The top one is a bronze cuckoo. The second one might be a grey shrike thrush. The bottom one probably is a grey shrike thrush. You might be right about number 3 (it looks like one that was posted recently).
Aha! Now I know where to look in my book! Perhaps horsfields bronze-cuckoo from the eye-stripe. Pic of shrike-thrush in my book looks spot on too.
Thanks a lot!
MrT
Where did you take these images? Location always helps. In any case, 1 is a Horsefield's Bronze Cuckoo, 2 and 4 appear to be Grey Shrike-thrush, the juvenile is an Eastern Yellow Robin.
I think, the shape of the head in No 2 is not round enough for a shrike thrush? Could it be a female Brush cuckoo? They come barred and unbarred, don't they?
Thanks for helpful info. I could have been a bit more helpful by telling you I live on south coast of NSW (Wollongong). Birds 2,3,4 were seen in subtropical rainforest area on the coastal escarpment and bird 1 was seen in sand-dune plants by the beach.
Cheers
The top one is a bronze cuckoo. The second one might be a grey shrike thrush. The bottom one probably is a grey shrike thrush. You might be right about number 3 (it looks like one that was posted recently).
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
Aha! Now I know where to look in my book! Perhaps horsfields bronze-cuckoo from the eye-stripe. Pic of shrike-thrush in my book looks spot on too.
Thanks a lot!
Number three looks like a little bit older than this one,a juvenile Yellow Robin
M-L
Excellent. thanks araminta
Bird #2 might be a grey butcherbird.
MrT
Where did you take these images? Location always helps. In any case, 1 is a Horsefield's Bronze Cuckoo, 2 and 4 appear to be Grey Shrike-thrush, the juvenile is an Eastern Yellow Robin.
The beak on bird 2 is too large for a shrike thrush, and the eye is wrong.
I think, the shape of the head in No 2 is not round enough for a shrike thrush? Could it be a female Brush cuckoo? They come barred and unbarred, don't they?
M-L
I agree with Windhover for all 4/4. I think the bill in #2 looks bigger than it is because of the angle the photo was taken at.
Cheers,
Scott.
Thanks for helpful info. I could have been a bit more helpful by telling you I live on south coast of NSW (Wollongong). Birds 2,3,4 were seen in subtropical rainforest area on the coastal escarpment and bird 1 was seen in sand-dune plants by the beach.
Cheers