Am I missing something here? On my quick look at 2 relevant books, I find the
subspecies alisteri is the one in south east Australia (from South Australia to
SE Qld). Thus pretty much all the Grey Fantails in our region are that one.
Thus you are reporting the one we always see here.
Philip
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On Behalf Of Terry Bell via Canberrabirds
Sent: Tuesday, 9 March, 2021 10:13 PM
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Subject: [Canberrabirds] Grey fantail spp alisteri
The Terriers x 2 visited the Jerrabomberra wetlands on Monday afternoon to
discover a hive of activity very close between the car park and first hide.
I suppose you could call it an early MFF with a profusion of small birds.
Although the species I am describing was was often within 5 metres I was unable
to photograph it due to constant movement and thick undergrowth.
Like all of I have frequently observed grey fan tails over a lifetime of
birding activity without giving them any particular scrutiny. However , one
bird really attracted my attention because it did not appear to have much grey
plumage at all .
As I remarked to senior birder T 1 , the underparts were clearly coloured a
soft fawn shade.
Now at home and after checking with my field guide ( Menkhorst ) I consider the
bird in question belongs to the Alisteri sub species.
I would be interested to learn whether any more experienced COG members could
confirm my initial identification.
Sent from my iPad
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