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Hmmm....the wings look too short for Yellow Warbler. I suspect it's an escape but I've no idea of what or from where!

Dave
 
The only thing that (reluctantly) springs to mind is a white-eye (Zosterops) though this does not resemble any white-eye I have ever seen-far too grey.
 
If the plant with the berries is Cornus alba, it should be about blue tit size.

Rasmus , I know what you mean, apart from the grey I also wasn´t too happy with the eyering of this bird; it didn´t look neat enough for the white-eye species I have seen in captivity in Europe.
 
The only eastern NW warbler that would even remotely spring to mind for me with that coloration is the eastern orange-crowned celata sup-species but then the eye-ring and lack of supercilium would appear to rule that out - if we were entering the world of fantasy the next best I could offer would be one of the western vermivora or juvie bachman's ;)
 
It looks to me as if there is some abnormal pigmentation. There are isolated olivey feathers on the mantle, so I wonder if these are the "true" colour.

Rob

Is the prominence of the eye-ring real or a photographic artifact?
 
Shape & bill isn't totally wrong for Tarsiger cyanurus...

However, according to my knowledge imm's of this species always are much browner (making the white throat stand out) and have at least a hint of the orange-brown flanks. Can't see tail on the photos I have been able to access.
 
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Hi,
From the eastern part of the world perspective, this bird reminds me of a Babbler species, something like a Fulvetta perhaps. Also, it appears that fruit is part of the diet, eliminating many contenders. But for all I know, this bird could be from another part of the world.
Sumit
p.s. New pic rules out Fulvetta but reminds me of Sibia and Bulbul.
 
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The swedish discussions are more and more turning into the eastern direction of the world. Some thoughts about fulvetta and babblers are welcome into the disussion.
/Micke
 
Hi all , found this photo on the web ( all credits to the photographer ) looks nearly right but the bill is a different colour and eyering not so extensive
 

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