Which warbler species? (1 Viewer)

[gholamhosseini]

Hi
Would you please help me in identification of these warblers? (attached files from S Iran)
Thanks in advance
Best wishes

 

[KenM]

I’m thinking Eastern Olivaceous Warbler for 1 and 2, will condider 4 and 5, suffice to say image 3 is a Lesser Whitethroat..and what a stunner! as to ssp I don’t know.

Cheers

 

[Julie50]

No idea on species - I’m not that good - but agree with Ken lesser white throat is fabulous as is the pic

 

[KenM]

Going back to images 4-5, I’m wondering if 4 is another Eastern Olivaceous and 5 is a Blackstart?

Cheers

 

[mummymonkey]

Might the last bird be a spotted flycatcher?

 

[andyb39]

I think we have to consider Sykes's for nos. 1 & 4 in this location. No.1 could be Eastern Olivaceous - the primary projection looks a little too long for Sykes's, the flight feathers seem darker than the rest of the wing and the primary tips are pale. On the other hand, the habitat - open thorny scrub - looks a little better for Sykes's. I wouldn't like to say which no.4 is. No.2 has just too long and heavy a bill for Sykes's, I think.

No.5 does indeed look like Spotted Flycatcher.

Gholam, can you let us know the exact location and the kind of habitat?

 

[CARERY]

1, 2 and 4 are Eastern Olivaceous Warblers for me - pp too long for Sykes's. Agree with Lesser Whitethroat complex and Spotted Flycatcher

 

[gholamhosseini]

Thanks all
Habitat for picture 1 and 2: mountainous area with many hills, thorny scrub and scattered trees on hills.
Habitat for picture 3,4 ,5: woody area surrounded by two mountains range (for 3 and 4 several kinds of tree and for 5 only Quercus; Zagros oak)

Best Regards

 

[kuzeycem]

Might I suggest Upcher's?

 

[Waxwings]

Is Red-breasted Flycatcher a possibility for number 5?

 

[CARERY]

Might I suggest Upcher's?

Indeed, after another look pic 1 does look more like an Upcher's (e.g. uneven tertial spacing), pic 2 should possibly better left unidentified, pic 4 still looks more EOW

Is Red-breasted Flycatcher a possibility for number 5?

I would say no, RBF would e.g. show a pale eye ring, distinct pale tipped tertials, darker uppertail coverts...

 

[andyb39]

Might I suggest Upcher's?

Yes, I must admit Upcher's is possible for no.1. I hadn't considered this species. Looking again, the pronounced pale wing panel contrasting to the darker primaries, contrasting dark centres to the tertials and a rather broad tail, becoming darker to the rear, point to this species.

I don't think no.2 is Upcher's, but agree with Roland that it's not really identifiable.

No.4 could possibly be Upcher's - there's a pale wing panel, the tertials are broad with pale edges and the tail has noticeable white edges. However, the supercilium looks too long and I can't rule out Eastern Olivaceous for this one.