Bird ID

[Paul Mahoney <>]

I guess that I am going to get hit hard on this one.
 
The field guide that I have here (I am in Tunis) says that they don't get there, but the evidence against this source is overwhelming.
 
The only reason that I ruled out Common Redstart was on the distribution map I was working with...
 
Certainly don't get Common Redstarts here though (two countries to the west) - all Redstarts are either Black (this bird is definitely not a Black Redstart) or Moussier's Redstart.
 
Thoroughly embarassed.
 
Paul
 

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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:13:35 +1100
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Bird ID
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How confident are you of the call that there are no common redstarts in Egypt?    Avibase shows them there, one of my European/N African field guides shows them on passage, and my favourite field guide to East Africa shows them wintering in Kenya!

martin

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Paul Mahoney <> wrote:

Redstart was my first guess too, but not a Common Redstart - not found in (or near) Egypt.  Only Redstart in Egypt is a Black Redstart, and this bird is too pale even for a female.
 
Thinking possibly female Hooded Wheatear, but habitat (judging from photo) is not right.
 
Paul
 
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:31:18 +1100
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> I don't have any reference books with me, but probably a Redstart of some sort - possibly a female Common Redstart, but I don't know whether they occur in Egypt.
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> Regards
> Frank Antram
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> From: "Lindsay Hansch"
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:46:09 +1100
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> > Can anyone help me with an ID of the enclosed bird please? The photo was
> > taken at Alexandria, Egypt. Characteristically, it was acting like a
> > flycatcher. And is about the same size as a Leaden/Satin Flycatcher. The
> > main visible feature was the prominent rufous rump.
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> > Regards
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> > Lindsay Hansch
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