Thailand - Yellow-bellied Prinia (1 Viewer)

[Aladdin]

Dear Members and bird watchers!

Birding yesterday in the Phraek Nam Daeng area, fish ponds and rice paddies. I spotted the bird on the attached pictures and I instantly reported it in my eBird checklist in my app.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S138619901

I was just whistling along never given the bird a second thought. Back home and I see that the bird have a red / black bill, something I have not seen before. I checked my old pictures and all of my birds have black bill.

I have three different field guides for Thailand. In my guide nothing about the bill is mentioned, just the pictures.

Anyone here seen a Yellow-bellied Prinia with a red and black bill?

Kind Regards and Happy Birding
Aladdin

 

[johnallcock]

The bird in the photo here is a Plain Prinia. As well as the pink base to the bill (typical in Plain), the bill is deeper than on Yellow-bellied, the head pattern is different (broader supercilium continuing above and behnid the eye) and there is no contrast in colour between the head and mantle.

 

[Aladdin]

The bird in the photo here is a Plain Prinia. As well as the pink base to the bill (typical in Plain), the bill is deeper than on Yellow-bellied, the head pattern is different (broader supercilium continuing above and behnid the eye) and there is no contrast in colour between the head and mantle.

Thank you johnallcock! Again!

Now I have lost track on the numbers of time you have helped me. It was so yellow so the Yellow-bellied was the only option for me. Of course, reflection from foliage and sun light/ shadow.

Highly appreciated!

Kind Regards and happy birding
Aladdin