Can any one work out what this bird is that was eating our grapes ?
I initially thought it was a female fig bird as we have a resident male who makes a lot of noise and is seen quite often. However, the more curved beak and lack of red eyes make me wonder.
Is it perhaps a juvenile Red Wattle Bird as we have quite a few of them around as well. But the beak looks a bit heavy and the speckled markings cover more of the body.
Image quality is not too good as it was taken with a hand held 500mm lens and has been cropped to about 1/8 - I couldn't get any closer before it flew away - but I hope someone can work out what it is.
Location: Maitland NSW.
Any suggestions welcome.
Cheers,
Geoff
I think you are right in thinking it's a" female Figbird". There is a blue ring around the eye, and no white tips on the tail, like the Wattlebirds have.
M-L
The pattern on the edge of the wings and the stripes on the chest look like in a femalse Figbirds too.
M-L