Yass, NSW - this little guy flew in and sat on a chair just 2m from me this morning, at first I thought baby kookaburra but having googled a bit I think I'm wrong. Any ideas?
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It's definitely a juv. Butcherbird. I think Grey Butcherbird, but I could be wrong - Pied is the other option.
Thanks :)
Andrew Hennell
Yass, NSW
www.hennell.com.au
Actually I think maybe with that white neck collar going all the way around it might be a Pied.
Anyways, it's a butcherbird :)
Hi Andrew, I agree and think it is a Grey rather than Pied Butcherbird. The lighter spot between eye & beak and the barring seem more typical of the Grey. The extent of the neck collar is not so clear. There is a picture of a juvenile Pied in the current photo challenge of Family Trio. You may find it easier to decide after viewing that.
Sue
Thanks so much, I'm leaning towards grey.
Andrew Hennell
Yass, NSW
www.hennell.com.au
Grey Butcherbird - I believe that you can already see the white neck (from base of bill down) and this would already be showing as a bib on a Pied B - my pics here https://pacart.smugmug.com/Butcherbirds/
Peter
Yeah its a juvenile Grey Butcherbird. To add to pacman's comment, where you can see the grey barring on the belly in this photo would be white if it was a juvi Pied Butcherbird
LM