Hi Vivien,
Raja and I observed a White-browed/Masked Woodswallow hybrid 27th December 2013
at Whoey Tank, Round Hill, NSW (Eremaea/Birdline NSW #160543). I am pretty sure
that Raja has some pictures of this bird. They are not yet uploaded to the
website but we will have a look for them and make them available.
Best wishes,
Nikolas
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Nikolas Haass
Brisbane, QLD
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From: Vivien Rolland <>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 9:18 AM
Subject: Possible White-browed/Masked woodswallow hybrid
Hi,
Yesterday 15th of october at Campbell Park (ACT) there was a group of 30+
White-browed and 5 Masked woodswallows in which I found a peculiar bird which I
now think is a male White-browed/Masked woodswallow hybrid.
The bird was perched quite low together with 2-3 White-browed Woodswallows and
I could see it for about 30 seconds. It had bright rufous underparts (like a
male White-browed Woodswallow) and a black eye/face/throat mask (like a male
Masked Woodswallow). There was a thin white line around the black mask that
turned into a thicker white band on its upper chest creating a neat contrast
with both black and rufous parts.
I only have HANZAB vol. 1 so far - still looking for all the other ones so if
you want to sell them contact me in private! - so I couldn't check whether it
mentions Woodswallow hybrids.
I therefore turned to the internet - always dangerous, I know!
Photo 544204-D at http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=576
displays a bird similar to what I saw yesterday (top bird obviously).
I am interested in information about woodswallow hybrids so I turn to
experienced Australian birders out there.
How common are Woodswallow hybrids? How much variation do they show? Are there
confirmed observations of female hybrids?
Thanks a lot for your help!
Cheers,
Vivien Rolland (Viv)
ACT
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