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Woo Hoo! You got it. @mvecht It is a female Jungle Bush Quail. Shot (with a camera ) in Ranthambhore n November 2019     and here is the male    

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I've always viewed the thread "Where was the picture taken" as an extension of this thread "Name the bird", except that the former had to have a picture of wildlife, not necessary a bird. I think both

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~ Dear Friends @Soukousand @Galana:   Thank you so much for your kind comments above. I'm grateful for your interest in the East Asian students who have enjoyed playing this game.  

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At the cost of getting laughed at, let me have a go:

Jungle babbler?

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Sitting in JKIA at present and passing the time with Safaritalk. Still basking in the glow of an unbelievable and incredibly lucky birding + mammal Safari...

 

@@kittykat23uk - is it a Red-capped Lark?

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My first thought when I saw this one is it is a cisticola, there not my favourite birds as they're pretty difficult so I wasn't in a rush to go for it. Having had a more thorough look I can say that while the surrounding foliage doesn't rule out India I'm inclined to think that Africa is far more likely and I would tend to think maybe somewhere in the South of the continent based solely on @@kittykat23uk's travel history. I'm still pretty sure it's a cisticola but I'm not absolutely certain which one but I'll take a stab at

 

Lazy cisticola C. aberrans

 

Not being good at indentifying cisticolas I may have it completely wrong.

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I believe that you are correct @@inyathi although I confess that cisticolas are not my strong suit too so happy to be corrected as well.

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inyathi

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Oh drat why did I have to get it right? Now I’ll have to find another good bird from somewhere. :D

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inyathi

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Okay here's a new one to have a go at.

 

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fiscal shrike

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inyathi, I'll put it as a house wren Troglodytes aedon

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@@fiscal shrike I didn't think that one would be too difficult but I thought it might take a bit longer yes it is a house wren at Iguaçu Falls in Brazil, over to you.

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Ah, perhaps I should have understood the rules beforehand. I have a few that could use with ID, but that would mean I would also have to know the answer. Patience, please.

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Well, as I haven't played in some time and then only a few days at that, I have some catching up to do. I have wandered through a few past pages and know I have my work cut out for me. 1. being that I don't use a DSLR so no match for many of you, and 2. I am still new to birding photography and tend to shoot with too much zoom. That being said, I'll use this one and see what transpires. If there is etiquette or rules I have missed, please let me know. It isn't the best quality, but I think there are enough identifiers. I am going for 'stump the pros' rather than photo quality.

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I see a number of checked out the photo. Is the quality that bad, or is it jsut not familiar? There is one poster here that I suspect might get it, but as working on my time zones rather than Europe time zones, I might just delay a bit beofre providing some direction. Unfortunately, I have no alternative photos.

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kittykat23uk

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Give it some time!

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kittykat23uk

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Is it a cauca guan?

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fiscal shrike

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As I had expected, Janzin got it. Andean Guan, reserva Yanacocha / Nono Road area on the west side of the Andes near Quito, Ecuador. February 2014. Canon SX30 bridge camera.

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I knew it was a Guan, the question was just which one :) But I have seen Andean Guan several times, and have some photos too (from Ecuador as well!) so I took a guess..the pale beak tip seemed like a good clue.

 

Uh-oh, now I have to come up with something....it gets harder and harder...I'll be back soon!

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fiscal shrike

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Janzin, I knew you had been in Ecuador, but I can tell that Africa is very well known, so I don't have a lot of options. Looking forward to your lovely photo option. I like some of the 'feathers only' posts.

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I doubt this will take long :rolleyes:

 

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fiscal shrike

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I have limited resource books, but will toss out Pink Breasted Lark....or at least a lark

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janzin

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Sorry @@fiscal shrike ...close but no cigar. A Lark is right, but now we need the right one. Those Larks can be tricky but I'm sure this group will get it quickly.

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hmmm is it too hard, or so easy that all the experts are deferring to others? :unsure:

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I was just about to ask whether it was time for a geographical hint, or to ask whether I could 'call a friend'.....But then I would never have considered that that Cisticola was anything but a Rufous capped lark. Any other angles?

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Okay as an educated guess I will say that this is Karoo long-billed lark Certhilauda subcoronata

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