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Small bird from Thailand (1 Viewer)
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Andy Adcock
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Black-headed Bulbul, should have a pale eye though so it's maybe not a full adult?
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Arend
Birder in Kathmandu
Nice puzzle. I might not have all the alternative birds available to me in books, but colors and bill seem to point at Green-tailed Sunbird. If that is true, then the tail is short because of moulting. Not sure whether tails moult so nicely as to look like regular short tails.
Thanks, Arend
Thanks, Arend
Andy, thank you for the comment. That was my first impression from the overall appearance too. Like you said it should have pale eyes. Also bill shape seems too thin?
Arend, that does make sense! I think the bill shape fits Nectariniidae spp. the most but I was confused by the tail. If your assumption that it's moulting in this way were true, I think this could be Green-tailed Sunbird. Thanks!
Arend, that does make sense! I think the bill shape fits Nectariniidae spp. the most but I was confused by the tail. If your assumption that it's moulting in this way were true, I think this could be Green-tailed Sunbird. Thanks!
robby thai
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Where was it taken? Green-tailed is quite restricted in range.
Andy Adcock
Worst person on Birdforum
Doesn't strike me as a Sunbird at all!!!
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Hi robby, unfortunately the man who asked didn't address where he took the photo, I'll update the location later when he reply back. Agree that GtS is very restricted, probably only found in Chiang Mai.
Andy, how about juv. Hooded Oriole? Is the bill too slim for this species?
Andy Adcock
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The wrong colour also, plus the hood is not extensive enough below the neck.
I'm sticking with the Bulbul
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johnallcock
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I think it's a sunbird - the bill shape and small size fit. Possibly Olive-backed given the tail length/shape and yellow underparts - the head pattern looks too dark, but maybe that's due to the angle.
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_Image_ID=45260&Bird_ID=2123&Bird_Family_ID=&Location=
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_Image_ID=45260&Bird_ID=2123&Bird_Family_ID=&Location=
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
Looks like a sunbird to me too, Olive-backed sounds sensible too
Andy Adcock
Worst person on Birdforum
https://www.google.com/search?q=oli...VKKcAKHSz6Bz4Q_AUoAXoECAAQAw&biw=1366&bih=631
Accepted, the light may be deceiving but the hood is in no way extensive enough?
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johnallcock
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That concerned me, that the bib did not seem very extensive onto the breast for ObS, but looking around I thought that photos like the one I linked showed that from a certain angle below the bird it sometimes doesn't seem as extensive as you might expect.
