Saw it today. It did not seem to behave like a thornbill, was larger than a yellow thornbill and was walking along branches a bit like a treecreeper. It was also solo unlike yellow thornbills which when I see them are always in a group and making sounds. This one was silent while I was photographing it. Thanks.
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What was the location?
My first thought was that it is a kind of robin (general impression of shape and size).
But the third photo sort-of reminds me of a whistler...
It was in the Illawarra,NSW Andy. A little inland, not along the coast. Big trees all around.
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Just looked at other images of an Olive Whistler. May well be that Andy.Thanks.
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Definitely a Pachycephala of some kind (whistler). I think maybe an juvenile male Golden Whistler. Or a female or whichever. These bushbirds are a bit hard, I should really pay more attention. In any case, check Golden Whistler in your book Ace. :)
It has the eye of a whistler and the right wing markings plus the yellow wash underneath at the rear.
Definitely a female GW I say
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I'm with birdie on this one. it is probably an immature GW because of the orange bands on the wing.
Cheers, Owen.
Thanks for all your help guys. After looking at numerous photos I agree its a golden whistler. Although it can be a young male or a female right?
Akos: You guys and girls and google are my book. I have only just got into birding. Don't really have an ID book. What I normally do is try and use birdfinder, then when I think I have found it I look at google images for that bird name and make sure its what I got. :)
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Alex it sure cn be a young male or female but the males s=don't get their colours till later on. Good to see you have just gotten into birds and seem to be enjoying them.
Cheers, Owen.