Paul,
yes - squatter and chunkier when perched (and very distinctive
profile on dead trees, powerlines etc). They look bigger in flight.
I saw these two yesterday am from boat on Molonglo Reach (between
Hospice and Duntroon).
note the difference in beak colour (orangeish on lefthand one,
darker on right) which Geoffrey Dabb linked to breeding status on
this chatline (last year I think?)
Robin Hide
On 21/01/2012 11:44 AM, Paul T. wrote:
Howdy All,
Thank you everyone. Geoffrey's pics is spot on, and it's
something I've never seen before. Thanks also to the link with
the call sent privately...... aspects of that call were emphasised
and much more frog-like in the bird I saw here, but it definitely
all fits. Well that is definitely something I've never seen here
before.
Out of interest, how big actually IS the bird? I'm guessing that
it must be something like Red Wattle Bird size, but much shorter
tail and chuckier look? It was hard to tell against the sky with
nothing to judge it by, but it looked something like that sort of
size? I've looked up the numbers and it is apparently average of
about 6 or 7cm shorter than an RWB, but I am guessing that most of
that would be the much longer tail on the RWB? Which would put
the body size about the same? Like I said, not something I've
ever seen in person. For some reason I had in mind that
Dollarbirds were quite small, so I was surprised to see the 28cm
average size on the website I was sent (Thanks Robin).
Thanks again to all of you for your help. Sorry if it is common
and I "should have known" it already.
Cheers.
Paul T.
Higgins, ACT
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