GAME: name that bird!

[Galana]

No contest.

 

 

Worth the trip to Kunene. Lovely area. Palm Thrush, Cinderella Waxbill, and Angola Cave Chat.

Plus several others.

I should have been up there last month but now awaiting 2022. Fixed month as I want to see it 'green.

Edited May 7, 2021 by Galana

[mvecht]

Brahminy starling it is.  Photographed in Ranthambore. @Soukousover to you.

[Soukous]

Alright. 

If this shot does not enable identification I have other, more revealing, photos.

[Galana]

2 hours ago, Soukous said:

I have other, more revealing, photos.

I hope you mean of birds!

I think we are looking at 'tinktinkies' here. It would be nice to use Galana's Law with those Rufous wings but that would not be correct so my opening shot will be more aural than visual and linked to the very appropriate Afrikaans name Rooitinktinkie.    C. Rufilatus (which is close to Galana's Law too.)

[Soukous]

32 minutes ago, Galana said:

Afrikaans name Rooitinktinkie

 

I did have to look that one up as I had no idea what a 'tinkinkie' was. Sadly (for you at least) this is not one of those

Edited May 8, 2021 by Soukous

[mvecht]

@Soukoushow about Cape Grassbird?

[Soukous]

33 minutes ago, mvecht said:

@Soukoushow about Cape Grassbird?

 

and it goes straight back to you Michale

Cape Grassbird it is

[Galana]

Well at least I had the right country!

[Soukous]

1 hour ago, Galana said:

Well at least I had the right country!

 

well, the bed linen did give it away

[mvecht]

I was afraid I got it right! Try this one.

 

[Galana]

2 hours ago, mvecht said:

I was afraid I got it right!

I know the feeling.

Your new bird vexes me. Very reminiscent of a Bunting with that Malar stripe.

Not enough head pattern to be anything definite and too many similar species in look alike poses. viz  that darn Grassbird looking every inch a Cisticola.

There again I saw lots of stripey headed sparrows on my trip to California and some are very variable.

Let me remove one from the many to shorten the odds.

USA and South West has Sparrows like this in Sibley.

Song Sparrow?

[Soukous]

I'll suggest a Reed Bunting

[mvecht]

@SoukousI am sorry but it is not a Reed Bunting.

@Galana I agree on the Song Sparrow photographed in California.

[Soukous]

37 minutes ago, mvecht said:

I am sorry but it is not a Reed Bunting.

 

phew!

[Galana]

Better late than never here is my next offering.

It should not take long.

[Soukous]

The facial markings suggest a Crested Malimbe, but the white bits on the wings throw me

[inyathi]

@Galana This one could leave me red-faced if I get it wrong, but this is a black-billed barbet.

[mvecht]

@inyathi I think there is another barbet where Galana’s law actually applies

[mvecht]

@inyathi reading your reply I think you have a good alternative reply up your sleeve. 

[Soukous]

14 hours ago, mvecht said:

@inyathi reading your reply I think you have a good alternative reply up your sleeve. 

 

you mean like a Red-faced Barbet?

[Galana]

God you make this hard work.

[Galana]

Well come on both of you, indeed all three, know the answer so who picks it up?

It IS a Red-faced Barbet so rubrifacies all round?

Seen in Rwanda's Kagera NP.

On 5/10/2021 at 5:46 PM, mvecht said:

@inyathi I think there is another barbet where Galana’s law actually applies

Very true.

 

I know how to pick a winner.

The LAST one of you to guess this one right has to go again.

 

Edited May 12, 2021 by Galana
That'll teach ya!

[Soukous]

Mountain Greenbul

[mvecht]

Eastern mountain greenbul?

[Galana]

That got a response. So I am disallowing @mvecht's attempt to split into "Eastern". It is Kikuyensis and seen in Bwindi.

So by default it seems @inyathiwins the decider by being last. It is about right as he darn well new all along.

Over to you Rob.