Rufuos Whistler and Something Similar

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WhistlingDuck
Rufuos Whistler and Something Similar

Hi

These birds were in forest areas in reserves in western sydney. As usual some of my pics are not good.

Pics 1 and 2 - i think is a female rufous whistler?

Pics 3-5 are a different bird - best i can come up with is a grey shrike-thrush? but im more doubtful about that id.

Hope someone can help - thanks WD.

ihewman
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Golden Whistler female. Shrike-thrush have a much longer bill which is pale in colour... not black.

Brandon (aka ihewman)

dwatsonbb
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So Brandon, is the first bird (photo 1&2) a rufous whistler? I think this (photo 3-5) is a different bird than WD's other post, as the golden colour is not evident under the tail in these shots, as it was in the others.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

ihewman
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Yes, the first two birds are Rufous Whistlers.

Brandon (aka ihewman)

WhistlingDuck

Thanks brandon and dwatsonbb 

Pics 3-5 is different to my other post.

I posted here two other pics of the second bird (3-5), which do show a tiny pale lemon mark under the tail .... maybe that confirms the golden whistler id

GregL
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I think the second bird probably is a grey shrike-thrush.

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