I know these are Thornbills but I'm not sure which type. I think they may be Striated Thornbills. The first one is at the Orange Botanic Gardens and the second one is at home on the farm (I know these photos aren't great but they are so fast).
Does anyone know or have any tips on identifying Thornbills?
Thanks.
Hi Akasha, at my place near Bathurst I get buff-rumped, Yellow-rumped, striated and weebills. The buff rumped have a very plain head, The yellow-rumped have markings around the eye and on top of the head and a paler breast, the striated have striations on the breast, and weebills have a white eyebrow without the yellow rump.
They are hard to figure out but are sedentary so you should be able to see them again in the same area.
I think the top one is a yellow-rumped with the marks on the head but I can't say with the bottom one, maybe striated or weebill.
To me they look like Yellow Thornbills.
Nice catch.
Hi GregL, I'm an hour south of Bathurst and I've seen Yellow-rumped and Buff-rumped Thornbills here. A bird survey was done last year and I was told there are Brown and Striated Thornbills here as well. These are the photos I've taken of the Yellow-rumped Thornbill:
and the Buff-rumped Thornbill:
Hi QLDBird, I couldn't decide between Yellow and Striated. I thought maybe the first one was a Yellow because of the orange/buff colour under the chin. And the second one could be a Striated because the top of it's head is lighter brown colour with white flecks. (I'm looking at my 2nd edition Pizzey Field Guide).
The photo below is one I took of a Yellow Thornbill at Munghorn Gap.
I've been using these photos to compare the others to.
Akasha, I don't think you can be certain with those pics, it is difficult enough with a good picture. I do think you should also consider weebills when id-ing thornbills, they are very similar and have a similar habitat.