Kep, Cambodia in June, 2019 - Bird on a wire (1 Viewer)

[BobbyJim]

I've identified much of what I saw in Cambodia but I'm stumped again. I have considered a female pied bushchat and it was that size. However, my previous photos of this bird show a much lighter and streaked breast. Please put me out of my misery. Incidentally it had a very strange gait and flitted around on the wire before stopping to sing it's little heart out!

 

[Andy Adcock]

I'd say it's a Flycatcher, note the rictal bristles (spikes at the base of the bill) in pic 3.

 

[HouseCrow]

edit: upright posture and short primaries are no good for flycatcher (i think)

cheers,
Gerben

 

[sicklebill]

Looks like a female type Pied Bushchat to me

 

[Andy Adcock]

Looks like a female type Pied Bushchat to me

Seems to have a large eye for a Bushchat though behaviour would probably suggest it, what was the habitat, open field it will be a Bushchat.........

 

[BobbyJim]

Thank you for all your replies. To answer Andy's last question I thought it easier to upload a photo. The bird was photographed less than 20 metres away from the tractor.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Hmm, doesn't rule out a flycatcher to me on habitat alone and it's also a large bill for a Bushchat.

 

[Larry Sweetland]

Looks like a female type Pied Bushchat to me

And me

 

[rockfowl]

Looks like a female type Pied Bushchat to me

Agreed

 

[arcadillor]

pied bushchat