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Id Help - Sattal - 5 (1 Viewer)

mihir

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India
Request id help for these birds photographed at Sattal, India in Feb 2020
1) Mountain Hawk-eagle?
2)
3) Black-throated Thrush?
4) Green-tailed Sunbird?
5)
 

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1 is Himalayan Buzzard
2 Prob Pine Bunting
3 Black-throated Thrush
4 Green-tailed Sunbird
5 Red-vented Bulbul

How sure are you on #5? I see Red-vented Bulbuls every day and it doesn't really feel like one, though that's nothing definitive.
For one thing the feathers on the back are lighter with a dark lower edge whereas I believe Red-vented Bulbul should have darker feathers with a lighter lower edge. Example photo: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/166351261
Also think you would see at least a bit of the black head plus some of the white uppertail coverts.
Not really sure what it is, but doesn't seem like a Red-vented Bulbul to me.
 
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