At least one of them is a juvenile, not sure about the other because of the
angles of the shots. But they are great photos. I and Darren Murphy studied
the physiological ecology of Spinifexbirds on Barrow Island from 1990 to 1993.
There were two breeding responses among the Barrow Island population of
Spinifexbirds - the usual spring breeding period (seasonal breeding) and after
summer cyclonic rains (opportunistic breeding).
Ambrose, S. J., and D. P. Murphy. 1994. Synchronous breeding of land birds on
Barrow Island, Western Australia, after cyclonic summer rains. Emu 94:55-58.
Since it has been a relatively wet summer in the Pilbara, it is not
unreasonable to expect juvenile Spinifexbirds to be present at this time.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Nikolas Haass
Sent: Friday, 22 March 2013 7:07 PM
To: martin cachard; Chris Shaw; birding-aus threads
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Eremiornis carteri Or Not
I agree with the ID - Megalurus carteri. The tail is a bit short (but
big-tailed enough to make it mega (big) urus (tail)) and the gape pale - are
they juv. Spinifexbirds?
Nikolas
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Nikolas Haass
Sydney, NSW
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Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Eremiornis carteri Or Not
Hi Chris,
yes your first thought is correct, they are indeed Spinifexbirds!!
cheers,
Martin Cachard
Cairns
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> I saw two birds in a shrub… actually in two shrubs and I reckon they are
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