i have photographed a couple small birds playing in the speargrass by a small creek in southern kakadu NP. The birds i found were small arond 10cm shades of brown with red legs and beak? However when i viewed my photos some weeks later i found that there is a bird that is the same size but rather blue in colour? the photos have not been enhanced but cropped slightly as the birds were at a far distance.
Any help to id eather of the birds that would be great.
well it doesnt look like anyone can help me here, does anyone know of another website that i might be able to get some help to id these birds?
My guess: a golden-headed cisticola?
Taz
Hi lil666dvl, sorry, if people don't answer sometimes, it doesn't mean,they don't want to. As I live in Victoria, and other members might live somewhere else in this beautiful country full of wonderful birds, not everyone has seen all the birds, that are posted. To give a short answer, "I have not seen those birds before", and that's why I can't tell, what they are! Sorry,didn't want to offend you.
M-L
An apology from me too lil666dvl for not responding. I am a little out of my depth too.
I think they look 'honeyeater'-ish but I will consult my field guide tomorrow and try to come up with an answer for you.
Holly
about the one with the blue wings, i looked through my shole field guide and couldnt find anything that looked nearly like it.
the first ones look gerygone-ish but really cant tell
Cheers, Owen.
i mean my whole field guide. LOL
Cheers, Owen.
TO me it looks kind of thrush like but then again i could be completely wrong.
TO me it looks kind of thrush like but then again i could be completely wrong.
Actually Taz I think you may be right with the cisticola.
Owen, I don't think the wings are blue, I think it is the angle of the bird and the light hitting it - I think that is the white chest. I thought it was blue initially as well.