This brown bird needs a name too

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tracviet2000
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This brown bird needs a name too

I took these pictures last week but have not be able to identify it. Please advise.

Thanks in advance,

Trac

HelloBirdy
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Maybe a shrikethrush?

Ryu
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Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera

Elsie
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I'd go with HelloBirdy and say a Rufous Shrikethrush

Hope this helps!

tracviet2000
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Thanks Ryu and Elsie. This looks like a female little shrike-thrush (Rufous shrike-thrush). It looks so much different from a male one, I almost pick it as another species. New thing to be learned everyday.

pacman
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yes, Little Shrikethrush, not sure what oyu mena about difference between male & female

here is a closer pic from Woodgate Qld in Nov '11

Peter

tracviet2000
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These are pictures of male Little Shrike-thrust I believe. At first I thought these are two different species but now they belong to a male (light brown) and a female Shrike-Thrust ( brownier colour). 

pacman
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Tracviet - I believe that these pics are of a thornbill, do you have a field guide?, if yes please look at the thornbills and tell me what you think

Peter

HelloBirdy
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My initial thoughts too, Peter. I just lacked the confidence to voice it :(

Brown or Inland Thornbill, depending on location. They should have been quite a bit smaller than your shrike-thrush

Ryu
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tracviet2000
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Yes you are right Peter, thanks for the correction.

zosterops
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Looks like Brown Thornbill. 

tracviet2000
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It matches with brown thornbill in my Bird Guide.

pacman
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pacman wrote:

Tracviet - I believe that these pics are of a thornbill, do you have a field guide?, if yes please look at the thornbills and tell me what you think

tracviet - on another thread you have said that you have the Pizzey & Knight field guide; have a look at the inside covers where there is a sketch of a representative bird of each family; initially you want to say that is a thornbill then go to the guide to see which thornbill

Peter

tracviet2000
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Thanks Peter. Now I can see a quicker way to search for a bird and how the book was organised.

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