Thursday, November 4, 2010

Is this a Finch’s Bulbul?

Kg. Lawar, Jeli, 16 October 2010

 

I’m not really sure of it’s ID but based on Craig Robson’s book, the closest match is a Finch’s Bulbul or is it Olive Bulbul or could it be an Olive-Winged Bulbul? Hope those experts out there could help me with the ID.

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Just couldn’t get clear shots of the back because the bird appeared right above me and I couldn’t back off on time …..

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Looking for some variations to their normal diet of fruits and berries, I supposed….

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Posted by Ari at 9:26 AM
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2 comments:

  1. Choy Wai MunNovember 4, 2010 at 3:01 PM

    Hi Ari, it is a Plain Sunbird. Good shots by the way.

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  2. AriNovember 4, 2010 at 9:17 PM

    Thanks for the ID Wai Mun, I was thinking it was from the Bulbul family based on it's size.

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