Mystery bird. Distant photo. Mumbai, India (1 Viewer)

satyachil

Tally ho!

• Nov 21, 2016

• #1

I caught this bird in a forest reserve sitting high atop a tree. This was the best I could do, I am afraid. The bird didnt move much and I had to unfortunately move away from the location.
Not much to go with but just in case someone could ID this.
Difficult to judge the size but perhaps in the 20 cm range.

 

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wintibird

André Weiss

Opus Editor

• Nov 21, 2016

• #2

It's a Chestnut-shouldered Petronia. Check here: http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-shouldered_Petronia

André

 

satyachil

Tally ho!

• Nov 21, 2016

• #3

Hmm. Grimmet-Inskipp2 tells me that the Chestnut Shouldered Petronia is around 13.5 cm. Slightly smaller than a House Sparrow.
This bird was definitely quite larger than a House Sparrow.

 

StuartReeves

Local rarity

• Nov 21, 2016

• #4

wintibird said:

It's a Chestnut-shouldered Petronia. Check here: http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-shouldered_Petronia

André

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That is also my impression of this bird.

 

wintibird

André Weiss

Opus Editor

• Nov 21, 2016

• #5

satyachil said:

Hmm. Grimmet-Inskipp2 tells me that the Chestnut Shouldered Petronia is around 13.5 cm. Slightly smaller than a House Sparrow.
This bird was definitely quite larger than a House Sparrow.

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Size can be very difficult to judge in the field, especially if there are no reference points around a bird (like when it's sitting on the top of a tree).

André

 

rockfowl

Mark Andrews

• Nov 21, 2016

• #6

satyachil said:

Hmm. Grimmet-Inskipp2 tells me that the Chestnut Shouldered Petronia is around 13.5 cm. Slightly smaller than a House Sparrow.
This bird was definitely quite larger than a House Sparrow.

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Size illusion - http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_Image_ID=123962&Bird_ID=2100&Bird_Family_ID=&Location=

 

satyachil

Tally ho!

• Nov 22, 2016

• #7

Cool. Lesson learned. Thanks for the id. This is a first time bird for me!