Flame robins at Campbell Park (was "Is this a Chestnut Teal?")

["Steve Read" <>]

Hi all

 

Is there any explanation why the two Flame Robins “with the nest near the Owlet Nightjar are plain brown birds”?  I’ve seen them as well and was confused.  Do young males breed in immature plumage?  Or is something else going on?

 

Steve

 

From: Con Boekel [
Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2014 3:42 PM
To:
Subject: Re: FW: [canberrabirds] Is this a Chestnut Teal?

 

Earlier in the year I found a pair of Flames (one a coloured male, the other a brown bird) building in Campbell Park. They also carried out a routine of what looked to be hopping sideways while facing each on the ground, with the male, from time to time, squatting on the ground.
This nesting attempt was abandoned. Today, also in Campbell Park, a male Flame fed something to a begging plain brown Flame. The latter looked to be a female rather than a juvenile. Given that the two with the nest near the Owlet Nightjar are plain brown birds, that would make a two and possibly three breeding attempts by Flames in Campbell Park this year.
Con



On 5/10/2014 2:55 PM, Geoffrey Dabb wrote:

Yes Robin -  looks like a pair, male in partial eclipse.  Number 99?

 

From: Robin Eckermann
Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2014 2:44 PM
To: m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");">
Subject: [canberrabirds] Is this a Chestnut Teal?

 

I met a few COGgers at CP this morning to learn the outcome of the debate as to whether the nest behind a flap of bark was occupied by a Flame Robin or a Scarlet Robin - those voting for Flame won the day. Whilst in the area, I snapped a couple of ducks on the pond, and at the time, dismissed them as Grey Teals. However, on taking a closer look at the pictures, I can't account for the dark head of the male. Its not green (as shown in all the reference books) ... but could this be a pair of Chestnut Teals?

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Regards ... Robin Eckermann

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