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South Africa Jan 2020 2nd group (1 Viewer)

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Another 5 that I'm having problems with.
1. ? - Ramsgate beach
2. White-throated Swallow? - Lake Eland Game Reserve, Oribi Gorge
3. ? - Lake Eland Game Reserve, Oribi Gorge
4. ? - Lake Eland Game Reserve, Oribi Gorge
5. ? - Lake Eland Game Reserve, Oribi Gorge

Thanks in advance for any help.
 

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1- Prinia i think, Tawny-flanked
2- White-throated Swallow imm. ?
3- Grey-backed Cisticola i think
4- Zitting Cisticola i think
5- Rufous-naped Lark
Jean
 
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Jean FRANCOIS said:
4- I think Kamba is right for a Wing Snapping. The tail is not suitable for a Zitting.
I'm thinking about the 3.
Jean
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Not sure it's safe to ID this, is it a juvenile, no white tail tips as there would be in both adult Zitting and W-s? Relative to W-s 'Chamberlain's LBJ's' states 'secretive, seldom perches openly' although the apprently black tail, is a feature in support but that could be deceptive as the bird looks damp?
 
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andyadcock said:
Not sure it's safe to ID this, is it a juvenile, no white tail tips as there would be in both adult Zitting and W-s? Relative to W-s 'Chamberlain's LBJ's' states 'secretive, seldom perches openly'.
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Andy, please read the previous post. Abraded tail tips mean this is an adult (a juv would be fully fresh), and starting tail moult (the new growing feather has the typical pattern).
 
RafaelMatias said:
Note the tips are heavily abraded (basically obliterated) and a new growing outer tail feather is just showing up on the right side.
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Indeed !
Do you conclude, as I initially thought, that this is a Zitting ?
For the other (3) i think, from the tail, that it could be a Zitting.
Jean
 
Jean FRANCOIS said:
Indeed !
Do you conclude, as I initially thought, that this is a Zitting ?
For the other (3) i think, from the tail, that it could be a Zitting.
Jean
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Zitting for me. The dark subterminal tail band is there (only the pale tips are gone) and I really can't see any clear difference from the ones I see around here in the "garden" :)
Other confusion species in SA differ in habitat, facial and tail patterns, tail length, etc...
 
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