Thanks everyone for the feedback and the information. The three photos are all
the same bird. The second bird I didn't manage to get a shot of and it was that
individual that more or less convinced me that they were both Spinifexbirds.
The second individual was more characteristic, sitting with tail down; tail was
longer and had the distinctive rounded shape.
All the best
Chris
On 23/03/2013, at 9:42 AM, "Stephen Ambrose" <> wrote:
> 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
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> 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
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> Sydney, NSW
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> From: martin cachard <>
> To: Chris Shaw <>; birding-aus threads
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> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Eremiornis carteri Or Not
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> Hi Chris,
> yes your first thought is correct, they are indeed Spinifexbirds!!
> cheers,
>
> Martin Cachard
> Cairns
> 0428 782 808
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>> I saw two birds in a shrub… actually in two shrubs and I reckon they are
>> Spinifexbirds. And seeing there are legions of more knowledgable
>> Spinifexbird people than mois… Anyway they're on my blog.
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>> Chris Shaw
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>> My blog - "Top Birds and Everyfing" can be found on the following link
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>> http://topbirdsandeveryfing.typepad.com/top-birds-everyfing/
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>> “Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.” – Robert T. Kiyosaki
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