Couple of birds from a recent trip East.
1) Same bird New England National Park NSW, Bassian or Russet-tailed Thrush?
2) Cunamulla QLD
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#1 I think the small amount of white on the outer tail feather is diagnostic of Bassian Thrush.
#2 I think juvenile Jacky Winter, or possibly juvenile Hooded Robin, a better view of the undertail might help.
Hi Nick,
Pretty sure it's a R-T Thrush. The white along the edge of it's tail is suppose to be diagnostic of a R-T Thrush not a Bassian.
Plus I can't really see the anchor marks in it's secondary feathers, a bit hard to tell in the photos really.
no.2 no idea.
Kippa-ring, Qld.
Both Bassian & Russet-tailed have white on the outer tail feather, it's the amount of white that differs between the two, with the white on Russet-tailed extending much further up the shaft of the outer tail feather. Here's a pic of Russet-tailed for comparison.
Rick, have you got any more photos which show the bird more side on?
Hi Rick,
Steve might be right. I was looking at the lhs that shows white going all along the tail.
The rhs does look like a Bassian going by Micheal Morcombe Field Guide to Australian Birds and Stevens example of a Russet-tailed Thrush. You actually have a photo showing that tail feather sticking out, Rick. All the photos on Google I have looked at don't show it. Plus a lot of Bassian on there are Russet-tailed Thrush going by the marks on the secondary feathers. Ebird reports a lot of Bassian due to lack of white along the tail which is a very unreliable method. The anchor marks are the most reliable. I have a few photos of Russet-tailed Thrushes without any white markings along their tails. Thanks Steve for pointing that out.
Kippa-ring, Qld.