A couple of little ones which I would be grateful for any ID on
Manys thanks in advance
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I would say Buff-rumped Thornbill had it been on the east coast, but they don't occur around there so another similar thornbill, and the second bird is a young petroica robin
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
The tree looks like a holly!
(A horrible weed. I have removed heaps of these thngs from my place in Olinda, Vic!)
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
Thanks Ryu, i say its a western Thornbill, not sure about other though. I dont think we get those sort of Robins here.
Yes Soakes I havent seen one of those tree for ages, they were very common when I was a kid in the 70 & 80s but rarely seen now thanks
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I would say, it's a female Flame Robin.
I have them in my garden.
M-L
Hi ML, shouldn't be a female Flame, not found in West Australia. No Robin expert, but maybe a Juvenile Red Capped or a juvenile or Female Scarlet (but white spot absent on forehead), could also be a Female Hooded, but perhaps not grey enough. Waiting for another expert to arrive!
Ryu is correct I think, as the term "petroica" include many Robin species, including all of those I suggest.
See link from wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroica
Dale Huonville, Tasmania
I think the second to be a Scarlet Robin. I'd also agree with Western Thornbill. The tree your refering to is a Western Woody Pear, a native found through the Darling escarpment and are still very common. Makes beautiful timber
This is the Woody Pear timber I used in a Longbow I made.
Muz
Well, I'll be hornswoggled. I stand corrected. The leaves look just like holly leaves!
I have heaps of them around here abd I hate them!
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
Thanks Muz and everyone else, googling the scarlett Robin female and i think your correct on that one
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On the plants side of things, there are actually quite a lot of natives that look quite like holly (and are often known as native hollies).
They will often have the species name ilicifolia/ilicifolium (meaning have leaves like the holly genus Ilex)
For example:
Cheers
Tim
Brisbane
And Grevillea ilicifolia.
Thanks, very interesting (although some of those are not really like holly).
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
I'm thinking the Thornbill is a Chestnut-rumped.
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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Not sure about that Shorty , Chestnut-rumped according to reference isnt usually found this far into the south west
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I am just looking at my guide and zooming in 400% on your pic, just a gut feeling.
As to it being not in range we have recorded many birds in Canberra that is out of range for them with our latest being an Apostlebird.
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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I wouldnt have a clue Shorty with the littles ones ID but I certainly hope your right :)
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