It's a nice, male White-browed Scrubwren. That's what they look like up
north. They used to be called Buff-breasted Scrubwren. Maybe
Buff-bellied would be a better name!
Cheers, Chris.
On 6/20/2015 6:19 AM, Peter Shute wrote:
> Please see below.
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> Sent from my iPad
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> From: Adrian Brooks <<>>
> Date: 20 June 2015 6:02:36 pm AEST
> To: Peter Shute <<>>
> Subject: Eungella Honeyeater and help needed
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> We have been birding round Eungella for a couple of days and found the
> Eungella Honeyeater this morning.
>
> Two EH's came to feed at the top of a nearby Syzygium.
> The sun was just hitting the tops of the trees, 8.30-9.00 am.
> Liz got a reasonable proof shot.
>
> Yesterday we also heard calls but they were feeding very high up and
> difficult to locate.
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> [cid:B0C77B5F-CE1F-44D7-8CE1-374361EFE216]
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> Also can anyone confirm the identity of this bird which we found 5k from
> Eungella at Broken River carpark.
> It sat up on a tree and gave us an extended marvellous melodious song.
> We thought it was a Yellow-throated Scrub Wren but then it would be out of
> range.
> Also it has the white flashes on the wing like the White-browed we've seen.
> This bird has distinctly white throat and yellow underparts.
> It looks like a cross between a White-browed and Yellow-throated.
>
> [cid:2A84E11A-AD47-46D3-91CE-AAB0AFA3A4AF]
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> [cid:439B00E5-80FD-4E89-A0B4-391EDBB7177E]
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> Thanks,
>
> Adrian and Liz Brooks (Mooloolaba)
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