South Thailand passerine id help please (1 Viewer)

[bhutjoe]

Hi, these photos were taken on Nov 25 at about 3pm in a field near to the Hat Yai airport. At first I thought it was a brown shrike but now that I have relooked at the photos the bill still says shrike to me but I am puzzled by the apparant eye ring and lack of an "eye stripe" or any contrast in colours on the side of the face. Any suggestions welcome
thank you in advance
steve

 

[johnallcock]

It's definitely a shrike and I think you're right with Brown Shrike, even though not all the features are visible. I think the confusion is caused because there is a branch blacking the view of the dark ear covert 'mask', which is normally the most obvious feature of the head.

 

[bhutjoe]

Thank you John for that. much appreciated.
steve

 

[KC Foggin]

Shrike for me as well but that's as far as I go

 

[Deb Burhinus]

I agree with John, that this looks good for Brown Shrike - part of the mask can be seen as a darker area behind the eye.

 

[bhutjoe]

Thank you Deb and KC for taking the time to look at these photos. Your comments much appreciated.
steve