The place where it was seen certainly doesn't fit Tawny Grassbird either.
There is a bit of colouration detectable in the vent and it is definitely a
young bird (yellowish gape). My initial impression was a Jacky Winter but
without any streaked underparts on a young bird it is unllikely to be this. The
tail is quite long and narrow and their is a faint supercilium.
Rufous Songlarks are common around Quirindi and that's where my money is.
Mick
----- Original Message ----
From: Nikolas Haass <>
To: Graham Turner <>; Baus <>
Sent: Tuesday, 4 March, 2008 12:40:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Fw: Friday tricky piccy
To me the bird looks like a juv. Rufous Songlark (juv. because there seems to
be a lot of yellowish in the gape area)
Tail shape doesn't fit to Tawny Grassbird; head shape, bill shape, lack of
moustache pattern and lack of white/translucent outer rectrices don't fit to
pipits.
Nikolas
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Nikolas Haass
Sydney, NSW
----- Original Message ----
From: Graham Turner <>
To: Baus <>
Sent: Monday, March 3, 2008 5:10:21 PM
Subject: Fw: [Birding-Aus] Fw: Friday tricky piccy
Peter Shute has kindly posted the picture on his flickr page and it can be
found at
m("N00/2307079030/","//www.flickr.com/photos/29752866");">http:.
The picture was taken near Quirindi, near Tamworth in northern NSW.
Cheers
Graham Turner
> wrote on Monday, 3 March 2008 4:44
> PM:
>
>> It seems that this is a trickier piccy than usual and all the
>> respondents have differing views on what it is. Does anyone have a
>> website where I can post this picture so that more people can see it?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Graham Turner
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