Saying hello and need help with Australian bird ID (3 Viewers)

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Polcon

New member

• Nov 17, 2015

• #1

Hello everyone. Having a son on Australia I have been lucky enough to visit twice and managed to get some birding in. Everything was new to me but I have managed to ID virtually everything I saw from bird guides but one eludes me. Attached is a photo of something that looks like a grass or emu wren but the field guides don't show anything in those categories with such a prominent supercilious. Any ideas gratefully received. Photo attached.

 

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delia todd

If I said the wrong thing it was a Senior Moment

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Opus Editor

Supporter

• Nov 17, 2015

• #2

Hi Polcon and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.

I've moved your post to the ID forum; I'm sure someone will soon be along to help you.

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Nov 17, 2015

• #3

Welcome to BirdForum. I think this bird is a Striated Fieldwren. It's either that or something similar. It might help to know whereabouts in Australia the photo was taken, as the fieldwrens tend to be quite specific to location and habitat.

 

Larry Lade

Moderator

• Nov 17, 2015

• #4

Another welcome to the BirdForum Polcon. Glad to have you aboard.
*Sorry, I can not help you with an ID to the bird you photographed, but others should be along shortly to help out with the ID.

 

Chris Benesh

So much work, so little time...so let's go birding

• Nov 17, 2015

• #5

Andrew Whitehouse said:

Welcome to BirdForum. I think this bird is a Striated Fieldwren. It's either that or something similar. It might help to know whereabouts in Australia the photo was taken, as the fieldwrens tend to be quite specific to location and habitat.

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I agree with Striated Fieldwren.

Chris

 

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Polcon

New member

• Nov 17, 2015

• #6

Many thanks for prompt replies. It does seem the closest match and I did see it at Loch Ard near Port Campbell in South Australia which fits in with the distribution maps in the field guides.