help with ID of Cloncurry bird

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sue818
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help with ID of Cloncurry bird

Apologies for the quality but this is all I managed. The bird looks like a Whistler to me but is quite white on the breast and with only my phone app nothing seems to fit. It was at the Chinaman Reservoir in Cloncurry. Help appreciated, thanks

Sue

timrp
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I think its a Rufous Whistler.

Woko
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Female Rufous Whistler.

windshear
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Yep - definitely female rufous whistler. smiley

Love these cheery little guys. smiley

Elsie
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A female Rufous Whistler for me toosmiley

sue818
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Thaks everybody, I had not expected such a white breast as I have seen them more buff. Did not want to mislabel it when out of my comfort zone, Sue

ihewman
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It is a Rufous Whistler, although it appears to be a juvenile as the bird has heavier streaks than that of a typical adult female, and note also the yellow at the base of the mandible.

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