Name a Bird You've Seen 2 (1 Viewer)

[johnallcock]

If we're on Sturnidae, lets go a bit exotic with:
8508 Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

If we're on Sturnidae, lets go a bit exotic with:
8508 Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis

Oh, that sucks. I've seen that bird, but for some reason it wasn't on the list I was working from.

Guess I'll have to double check the unplayed list.

 

[Arbu]

8509 White-throated Grasswren. Has a striped breast.

 

[johnallcock]

8510 Chinese Grassbird.

 

[Arbu]

8511 Cambodian Laughingthrush. Chinese Grassbird has been recorded at Phnom Aoral, which is the stronghold of the laughingthrush.

 

[cajanuma]

8511 Cambodian Laughingthrush. Chinese Grassbird has been recorded at Phnom Aoral, which is the stronghold of the laughingthrush.

Cambodian Laughingthush has a contrasting brownish crown, so

8512 Bay-crowned Brushfinch

 

[Arbu]

Cambodian Laughingthush has a contrasting brownish crown, so

8512 Bay-crowned Brushfinch

8513 Pirre Bush Tanager. Another new world sparrow with brown on the head.

 

[cajanuma]

8513 Pirre Bush Tanager. Another new world sparrow with brown on the head.

Bush Tanagers aren't tanagers despite their name, so I will follow with a real tanager in spite of its name:

8514 White-browed Conebill

 

[johnallcock]

Bush Tanagers aren't tanagers despite their name, so I will follow with a real tanager in spite of its name:

8514 White-browed Conebill

What else is famous for a white brow? How about:

8515 Siberian Thrush

(Actually I'm surprised that this one doesn't seem to have gone yet!)

 

[Larry Sweetland]

What else is famous for a white brow? How about:

8515 Siberian Thrush

(Actually I'm surprised that this one doesn't seem to have gone yet!)

This has been discussed in this thread a long time ago too!

 

[cajanuma]

What else is famous for a white brow? How about:

8515 Siberian Thrush

A brilliant bird! I can only follow it with:

8516 Rufous-webbed Brilliant

 

[Jacana]

A brilliant bird! I can only follow it with:

8516 Rufous-webbed Brilliant

Jealous! I seem to remember that that was the only Hummer that I missed during my fieldwork in Manu. Not for a lack of trying...

 

[Arbu]

Jealous! I seem to remember that that was the only Hummer that I missed during my fieldwork in Manu. Not for a lack of trying...

8517 Coppery Metaltail

 

[cajanuma]

8518 Band-tailed Guan

 

[Arbu]

8519 Horned Guan

 

[johnallcock]

This has been discussed in this thread a long time ago too!

Really? I must confess I didn't read through all 10,000+ posts before joining in!

 

[cajanuma]

8519 Horned Guan

Wow! I definitely could have played the brilliant after this one as well. I will go with "birds named after ornaments on their heads" and play

8520 Masked Cardinal

 

[Jacana]

Really? I must confess I didn't read through all 10,000+ posts before joining in!

It was discussed in the context of being the last extant bird on the British list to be played.

 

[Larry Sweetland]

I wonder what the most surprising one left now is....

 

[cajanuma]

I wonder what the most surprising one left now is....

I've only got two left to play, but one is a fairly common, albeit local, and conspicuous species with a rather wide and well-birded range