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Small bush birds - Brisbane (1 Viewer)
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Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
Agree with Leaden Flycatcher for #1 (with the caveat that a similar sp might be in range, in which case habitat could be a clue). #2 is hard from the blurred image, but maybe a gerygone, though it is perhaps a bit bulky? again habitat could be a good clue.
Cutterpillar
Alexander
habitat: swampy forest with plenty of tall and small trees. These were captured in a same spot right next to the water edge.
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Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
was it coastal, and any more pics of the 2nd bird?
Mark Lew1s
My real name is Mark Lewis
Is the second one a Jacky Winter?
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
sounds good
Six trips to Australia, and quite a long list - five species of Fairy-wren, for example - but still have never seen one of this 'common, very widespread' species.
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
I was also surprised not to find Jacky Winters popping out of every bush in the land of Oz. Maybe it's something about the homely sounding name too, that makes you think they're gonna be common (like Willie Wagtail, which is common)
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sicklebill
well-known Cretaceous relic
Leaden Flycatcher and Large-billed Gerygone, you can see the eye cresecents
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
Aha, now the posture and choice of perch makes more sense! should have stuck with my initial hunch
Cutterpillar
Alexander
Large-billed idea works, but I would like to suggest both birds are Broad-billed Flycatchers male + female!
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1. According to my book, Broad-billed Flycatcher doesn't get outside the far north of Queensland - nowhere near Brisbane at all.
2. The female and the male of this species are similar to each other, and similar to female Leaden Flycatcher, so your second bird couldn't be the female of Broad-billed.
Cutterpillar
Alexander
I looked at this image
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~gfeldman/Large-billed_Flycatcher.html
Large-billed gerygones common distribution area also finishes about the same as broad-billed flycatchers (Mackay is some 900kms north from Brisbane)...
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~gfeldman/Large-billed_Flycatcher.html
Large-billed gerygones common distribution area also finishes about the same as broad-billed flycatchers (Mackay is some 900kms north from Brisbane)...
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Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
Interesting image, but it's of a bird in south america.
The first bird is a monarch flycatcher, and must surely be Leaden (though with an image as unclear as this, Satin might be a possibility on migration). Broad-billed is out of range.
For the other bird, well spotted, it does look as though Large-billed Gerygone is out of range too. I'm still not sure about that one, maybe it is a Jacky Winter after all, as I do think it looks too bulky for a gerygone. It's 3 Billion per cent certain that it isn't a monarch flycatcher, and is only very distantly related to the first bird.
sicklebill
well-known Cretaceous relic
Overwhelming probability of it being Leaden Fly at that site;
Good point about Large-billed, I should have checked where you were, so try Brown Gerygone, seems to fit pretty well
Good point about Large-billed, I should have checked where you were, so try Brown Gerygone, seems to fit pretty well
Cutterpillar
Alexander
site name is Mookin-bah (Lota, Brisbane area)
sicklebill
well-known Cretaceous relic
Lota is a good site for Mangrove Gerygone. so i think we have a winner.....
