Identity of bird in painting (1 Viewer)

[Mono]

I recently received this painting as a gift. Any ideas as to the species. It has me stumped. The Merlin app thinks it is Sooty Tern.

 

[birdboybowley]

Turaco sp 😉

 

[tconzemi]

Hmmm, I do not think it is a Sooty Tern
Maybe a Roadrunner Looneytunesi beepbeepi at sunset?

 

[Richard Prior]

Nonsense!
Looks spot on for a Red-winged Blackbird to me
(though I admit I have no experience of the species).

 

[tconzemi]

Nonsense!
Looks spot on for a Red-winged Blackbird to me

Yes, the white-headed, green-bellied subspecies indeed, anyway it is a very nice gift

 

[dantheman]

I was going for Green Mango ...


(Looks like it has just collided with a hard-boiled egg, with catastrophic consequences?)

 

[nartreb]

This nicely illustrates the difficulty of relying on photographs taken in dim light or at surprising angles, especially when the date and location are not given.

It is not a bird at all. Nor is it a plane. It is Superman, and his sidekick Supergirl, diving into a duckweed-covered pond. Supergirl has narrowly missed a large boulder at one end of the pond. Also visible are a haystack and a couple of fallen trees.

And two swans resting on the boulder. Either trumpeter or Tundra, can't be certain, but obviously not Mute.

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello Mono,
I agree with Tom, what a nice gift.

Yes, I agree with all, that the choosen colours represents rather the available colours and a successful attempt to bring in contrast in this bird.
Is it possible to place a "thumbs up"- button on this picture?

And: an interesting idea, to test the Merlin-App with this picture. Maybe the Cornell-Lab can benefit from this idea? Yes, thats a serious question. Why has the app identified it as a Sooty Tern?

And: thank you Mono for sharing the picture and this unconvential idea with us! Together with all the answers and Toms description of a species new to science. Such a nice and pleasant change. Thanks again for sharing!

 

[KC Foggin]

Nice to see this youngster is into birds already

 

[delia todd]

Please remember to state where and when the bird was seen.
🏃‍♀️

 

[dantheman]

I recently received this painting as a gift. Any ideas as to the species. It has me stumped. The Merlin app thinks it is Sooty Tern.

Looks like it could be a very (very) early Thorburn ... have you considered insuring it?

 

[Mono]

Thanks for all the comments, thought it would be a bit of fun. It was a thank you card, I accompanied some children from my wife's school on a trip to Leighton Moss.

Reception visit Leighton Moss – Levens CE School

www.levens.cumbria.sch.uk

 

[birdboybowley]

Looking at what won birdwatch artist of the year it coulda been a contender 😂

 

[rkj]

Clearly this is a male Summer Tanager in its first Spring that has molted its wing feathers to their adult red while still retaining its body feathers in their juvenile green. Some leucism is affecting the head. An early Audubon perhaps, rather than a Thorburn. The National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. might be interested.

 

[birdmeister]

Clearly this is a male Summer Tanager in its first Spring that has molted its wing feathers to their adult red while still retaining its body feathers in their juvenile green. Some leucism is affecting the head. An early Audubon perhaps, rather than a Thorburn. The National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. might be interested.

Summer Tanager would explain the large, pale bill!

 

[Dawsy]

I love both that you posted this and that so many people have suggested identifications.

 

[Jeff Woad]

Orange-winged Parrot?

JW

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Is this a BOC shot Mono. If so please post the original.

 

[RichieTwitchy]

Have we any more information on where this was seen and the best location for good views?

Even though I must admit I think I have this one ticked already.

 

[RichieTwitchy]

Dammit - just realised it was from a painting!