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Fledgling at Herdsman Lake, Perth, WA (1 Viewer)
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Alan henry
Well-known member
Singing Honeyeater would be my bet.
Aaaah!! Thank you Alan.... that does look a pretty good match.
sicklebill
well-known Cretaceous relic
Yep, Singing H.
Thanks so much for the confirmation Sicklebill. It's much appreciated.
I'd thought of a honeyeater but didn't know where to start looking!
I'd thought of a honeyeater but didn't know where to start looking!
Bruce Ramsay
Well-known member
Could i suggest its Brown Honeyeater, rather than Singing.
In my experience, juvenile Singing appear quite similar to adults whilst this photo shows a bird much more closely resembling juvenile Brown.
In my experience, juvenile Singing appear quite similar to adults whilst this photo shows a bird much more closely resembling juvenile Brown.
Thanks Bruce. I've been trying to find some pictures of one of a similar age to compare, but have failed to find any fledgling images so far.
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
I figured Brown too
Two all!
Need a tie-breaker now LOL
Need a tie-breaker now LOL
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
Looking at images on the net just now I saw an adult Singing feeding a juv, and the juv had the black mask like an adult. I'm even more convinced that this must be a Brown.
Thanks Larry.
Very grateful lad.
Very grateful lad.
Bruce Ramsay
Well-known member
Apart from Brown Honeyeater, there's not too many other possibilities in Perth for a bird that looks like that pictured. And because of several features, including the lack of an obvious white/yellow spot behind the eye, its pretty certainly a juvenile and not a female or non-breeding adult male.
Its definitely not a Singing Honeyeater, of any age. I'm reasonably familiar with the juveniles of that species, as they breed in my back garden area here in Perth and as Larry has pointed out, even just fledged, they have the black mark on the face and also, as i noted in my earlier post, they also look quite similar in other aspects to an adult.
Hope this is some help. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures of the young birds in my garden to share. The species is so common here that I seldom take photos of it any more and I've never actually had my camera ready when a juvenile has been around.
Good luck in your search to put a definitive name to the bird in the photograph. To my mind, its 100% certain to be a Brown Honeyeater as it conforms virtually identically to all the examples of that species which I have seen or photographed either here in Perth or in some other parts of Australia where the Brown Honeyeater ranges, but perhaps others may have greater insights to its conclusive identification.
Its definitely not a Singing Honeyeater, of any age. I'm reasonably familiar with the juveniles of that species, as they breed in my back garden area here in Perth and as Larry has pointed out, even just fledged, they have the black mark on the face and also, as i noted in my earlier post, they also look quite similar in other aspects to an adult.
Hope this is some help. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures of the young birds in my garden to share. The species is so common here that I seldom take photos of it any more and I've never actually had my camera ready when a juvenile has been around.
Good luck in your search to put a definitive name to the bird in the photograph. To my mind, its 100% certain to be a Brown Honeyeater as it conforms virtually identically to all the examples of that species which I have seen or photographed either here in Perth or in some other parts of Australia where the Brown Honeyeater ranges, but perhaps others may have greater insights to its conclusive identification.
Hi Bruce
Indeed... thanks very much for that response. I'm quite content to go with your expertise.
A Brown Honeyeater it is then.
Indeed... thanks very much for that response. I'm quite content to go with your expertise.
A Brown Honeyeater it is then.
Thanks very much John. Much appreciated.
Fledglings can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes, can't they.
Fledglings can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes, can't they.
sicklebill
well-known Cretaceous relic
Yep, fair enough, Agree with Brown Honeyeater, a good learning exercise and as you say juvs. can be problematic, I got misled by the blackish around the eye and was too hasty.
