Colluricincla harmonica

Grey Shrikethrush at Alpine, NSW

Request use of media

Identification history

Colluricincla harmonica	29 Dec 2019	natureguy
Colluricincla harmonica	26 Dec 2019	natureguy
Unidentified	26 Dec 2019	JanHartog

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

6 comments

natureguy wrote:

26 Dec 2019

Hi Jan, do you have any other pics of the bird? My inclination is that it is a juvenile Grey Shrike-Thrush but I would like to see a better view of the head.

If you have any other pictures, especially of the head, you can upload them here by editing the sighting (top right of screen) and adding up to 5 pictures.

Thanks, Luke.

JanHartog wrote:

26 Dec 2019

Hi Luke I'm sorry I don't have more pictures. I also thought of a Grey Shrikethrush. But I found the pattern of the stripes a bit strange / strong. The rest of the bird indeed is not clearly visible.
Thanks Jan

BLSHFour wrote:

26 Dec 2019

This bird is difficult to diagnose. It is not a GST as suggested. The beak is too strong and the striations are wrong. One possibility is a juvenile Olive Backed Oriole...the beak, eye and striations all fit as does the body shape. For the sake of accuracy we may have to leave it in limbo.

natureguy wrote:

27 Dec 2019

BLSH Four. The bird is greyer than any Oriole I have seen. It also seems to have a rufous eyebrow, distinctive of a juvenile Grey Shrike-Thrush. See the following link to Google images of juvenile Grey Shrike-Thrush. Quite a few of the birds look similar to this one. Olive-backed Oriole was on my radar and is definitely still a possibility. Hope this helps. Luke

https://www.google.com/search?q=juvenile+grey+shrike-thrush&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBAU846AU846&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQtJjryNTmAhWq6nMBHdxjAQ8Q_AUoAXoECA4QAw&biw=1366&bih=657#imgrc=_

natureguy wrote:

29 Dec 2019

I sent this picture to a few fellow birding friends who all agreed on a Juvenile/immature Grey Shrike-Thrush based on several things.

1. Rufous eyebrow can be just seen when you zoom in (never observed in Olive-backed Oriole.
2. Grey plumage consistent with usual Grey Shrike-thrush.
3. Body shape seems more like a Shrike Thrush than an oriole.

Thanks everyone for your effort with this sighting. Luke.

JanHartog wrote:

30 Dec 2019

Thanks everyone. Jan

Please Login or Register to comment.