Whole Mess of Birds, Hospet, India (1 Viewer)

Sasquatch Fingers

International Man of Leisure

• Mar 9, 2016

• #1

A finch, an indistinct (to my eye) brown bird, another finch (male of the first?), a wagtail (would have said grey, but the supercilium looks pretty yellow), a yellow bird that may be in molt or otherwise just looks kind of scruffy, a shrike (long-tailed?), a very dark sunbird (purple sb?), and a reddish dove.

 

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Sasquatch Fingers

International Man of Leisure

• Mar 9, 2016

• #2

A finch, an indistinct (to my eye) brown bird, another finch (male of the first?), a wagtail (would have said grey, but the supercilium looks pretty yellow), a yellow bird that may be in molt or otherwise just looks kind of scruffy, a shrike (long-tailed?), a very dark sunbird (purple sb?), and a reddish dove.

 

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Sasquatch Fingers

International Man of Leisure

• Mar 9, 2016

• #3

Any suggestions on discerning the yellow and grey wagtails? They seem to both be yellow below and grey above...

 

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andyb39

Well-known member

• Mar 9, 2016

• #4

1. Indian Silverbill
3. Ashy-crowned Sparrow lark - presumably no. 2 is the female
4. Grey Wagtail
5. not sure - a weaver?
6. Long-tailed Shrike
7. Purple Sunbird
8. Laughing/Palm Dove

 

Sasquatch Fingers

International Man of Leisure

• Mar 9, 2016

• #5

Glad I got at least three right. I had the name silverbill in the back of my head from looking through a book many moons ago, due to the almost metallic looking beak, but wasn't sure if the memory was accurate or even real. Thanks.

 

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johnallcock

Well-known member

• Mar 9, 2016

• #6

5 is a Black-headed Bunting in heavy moult

 

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267

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• Mar 9, 2016

• #7

Last is laughing dove

 

Andy Adcock

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• Mar 9, 2016

• #8

Sasquatch Fingers said:

Any suggestions on discerning the yellow and grey wagtails? They seem to both be yellow below and grey above...

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Grey Wagtails are 'grey' on the back not the greenish colour of Yellow.

andy

 

Sasquatch Fingers

International Man of Leisure

• Mar 9, 2016

• #9

andyadcock said:

Grey Wagtails are 'grey' on the back not the greenish colour of Yellow.

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The greenish color on the yellows didn't really show well in my book. That's what I get for reading in poor light. Thanks.

 

RafaelMatias

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• Mar 9, 2016

• #10

andyadcock said:

Grey Wagtails are 'grey' on the back not the greenish colour of Yellow.

andy

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Legs are pink on Grey Wags and black on Yellow Wag, plus tail is proportionally much longer on Grey Wag.

 

Sasquatch Fingers

International Man of Leisure

• Mar 9, 2016

• #11

This will help me in the future, thanks a million, folks.

 

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Carol Baldock

Carol Rushton

• Mar 9, 2016

• #12

That's a nice shot of the male purple sunbird. I found that they didn't remain in one place long enough to snap a photograph
BW, Carol