Hi All,
Can somebody help with the ID of these birds?
First two were taken August last year, Juvenile White plumed honeyeater maybe?
The rest yesterday, all at Laratinga wetlands app 30k South of Adelaide.
Cheers
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Hi rick,
Spot on, this is a juvenille White plumed honeyeater
Babybirdwatcher
Hm, Simpso&Day tells me , the juvenile White-plumed Honeyeater has an orange bill , the Yellow-plumed has an orange base of the bill.. What was the location you saw the bird?
Anyway, I'd love to have a book about "Juvenile Australian Birds", and how to ID them.
M-L
Thanks,
Have edited and added some more to save multiple posting, including what I now realise I should have put in the first place, time and location details.
Cheers
1 & 2: Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
3: Australian Reed-warbler
4: A young Purple swamphen
5: Buff-banded Rail
Thanks Nathan, much appreciated.
Yellow or White plumed Honeyeater?
Contradicting assessments
Cheers
White-plumed Honeyeater.
YP Honeyeater, notice they have streaks on the underside which are still prominant in a juvenile. As well as a lot more grey and black on the face.
WP Honeyeater lacks stripes and pure yellow face.
The other three birds are correct.
Brandon (aka ihewman)
Thanks all, much appreciated.
In my opinion, #4 is a young Dusky Moorhen. At this age, a Swamphen would have a much heavier bill.
The plot thickens. Now I'm really confused
Moorhen or Swamphen?
There is no plot to thicken.
100% Dusky Moorhen, as I said before.
M-L
I have hundreds of photos of juveniles, I'm not kidding........I don't know why I'm trying to tell you it's a Dusky Moorhen
M-L
M-L
I wasn't questioning your call Araminta, It was NathanY who called it as a young Purple Swamphen.
Thanks for everyones help. Please note smileys in text, they denote this is not so serious
Cheers.
I just had a juvenile White-plumed Honeyeater, like the one in your photos , hit my windows . Very sad , it didn't make it
M-L
That's sad, there such a cute bird.
Oh well, at least I got 2 of them right, haha