India Warbler ID-3 ... ? (1 Viewer)

[aloktewari]

Location : Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Dist. Nainital, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India.

Date : 14.11.2019 ; 4.21.38 pm and 4.21.41 pm

 

[andyb39]

Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler?

 

[aloktewari]

Alternative IDs ...

Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler?

Pale-footed Bush Warbler ... by any chance ... ?
Local guide suggested Grey-sided Bush Warbler ... !
Alok.

 

[andyb39]

It doesn't really look like either one. The main confusion species is Aberrant, I think.

 

[aloktewari]

Is the Brown-flanked BW, the final take ... ?
Alok.

 

[andyb39]

I'm not 100% sure, as I've only seen Brownish-flanked myself, but your bird looks pretty much like the one in the attachment. I had to screenshot the image as Pinterest just bombarded me with other images, the wretched site.

Aberrant normally has a yellowish cast - I think that would be apparent in images as good as this - and is longer-tailed, I think.

Grey-sided is an odd claim, as it has a contrasting chestnut crown and a buff supercilium, as well as a shorter tail.

Pale-footed, apart from the very pale legs, is a darker bird, deep brown on the crown in particular, has a distinct eyestripe and looks smaller due to the very short tail.

Having said all this I would appreciate a second opinion.

 

[aloktewari]

Thank you, Andy ...
Alok.

 

[Larry Sweetland]

I'd say Brownish-flanked is a good call

 

[aloktewari]

Thank you, Larry ...
Regards,
Alok.