Iora Help (1 Viewer)

TheMcNeills

Active member

• Jan 11, 2012

• #1

Just back from a fantastic trip to Sri Lanka and I recorded and photographed a bird I believe may be a Marshall's Iora. I understand that this would be a quite a good bird for Ceylon and would love some council. If you have experience, please take a look and give a listen.

Cheers,

Roger

 

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thirudevaram

Trapped in mist ***s

• Jan 11, 2012

• #2

Roger,

Marshall's will have a prominent black tail with white tips, do you have any more pic which shows the tail clearly?

 

TheMcNeills

Active member

• Jan 11, 2012

• #3

Only photo I'm affraid...

 

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Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• Jan 11, 2012

• #4

TheMcNeills said:

Only photo I'm affraid...

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Your photo looks like female Common Iora to me. Marshall's should not be expected to occur on Sri Lanka but I understand one of the birdguides there claims to see them. I don't know if this is right or not.

Steve

 

TheMcNeills

Active member

• Jan 13, 2012

• #5

Yes, that was my understanging too, but my local driver/guide stated that for the past 6 months or so he has been seeing Marshall's at this location. I have also been sent a few internet posts about populations of Marshall's now being found in Sri Lanka. I would have thought Common too, but the vocalisation really sounds Marshall esque...

 

Jeanie

Jeanie with one n.

• Jan 25, 2012

• #6

We too have just been to Sri Lanka. However, the bird that our guide identified as an Irora was very yellow with a single white stripe along the wing. Nothing like the usual wing pattern that we have seen in India.
Any thoughts?
Many thanks

 

mikeprince

Well-known member

• Jan 26, 2012

• #7

This is a female Common Iora: the greenish tail without obvious white is a giveaway.

Marshall's Iora does occur in SE Sri Lanka, rediscovered there in 2006 after 50ish years. It's also been rediscovered in various parts of S India too, where it can be locally common (and does co-occur with Common Iora).

 

Jeanie

Jeanie with one n.

• Feb 17, 2012

• #8

Have just bought the new Grimmett book. The Iora I was describing is a sub species: br multicolor. It is found in South India and Sri Lanka.