Help with these 3 please

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donnanags
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Help with these 3 please

The first photo was taken dharawal Natio al Park, just east of Campbelltown NSW and the 

Last 2 photos where taken at mt annan botanical gardens.

Donna

ihewman
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Your first bird is a Grey Shrike-thrush

The third bird appears to be a Brown Thornbill

The second bird is a Large-billed Scrubwren. The distinctive little black and white marking on the carpal joint is a feature shared between all scrubwrens... it is particularly useful in depicting LB Scrubwrens from gerygones and thornbills, as they don't have distinctive facial markings.

Brandon (aka ihewman)

donnanags
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Thank you so very much Brandon, I will now have a good look in my guides. These are both lifers for me.

regards Donna 

richman

I think the second one looks like a yellow thornbill. The pic seems to show cheek markings. In my pics I have seen dark pinkish to brown cheek markings.

ihewman
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Hmm... my mistake, as it seems that it is a Yellow Thornbill. I haven't seen one for a while and it must have slipped my mind. Forget the scrubwren, and make it a Yellow TB. :)

I have also noted that the LB Scrubwren has a pale-coloured bill, instead of black.

Brandon (aka ihewman)

donnanags
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Thank you all very much replies. Donna

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