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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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Dusky Indigobird?

 

No.

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Sorry for the quality but the light was poor and the bird wasn´t very close:

 

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I think that when the species is unveiled you´re going to kick yourselves...

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2 minutes ago, pedro maia said:

Sorry for the quality but the light was poor and the bird wasn´t very close:

thanks, much better

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13 minutes ago, pedro maia said:

I think that when the species is unveiled you´re going to kick yourselves...

 

It would certainly help if we knew what style of bed linen it prefers 

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It would certainly help if we knew what style of bed linen it prefers 

 

I wouldn´t know that but it would probably prefer a room with a Bible...

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Much better. So we are in Europe after all and there is no central stripe on the crown just a parting?

I thought we had ruled out sparrows but is this Spanish Sparrow or even, dare I suggest  it House Sparrow?.

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4 minutes ago, Galana said:

Much better. So we are in Europe after all and there is no central stripe on the crown just a parting?

I thought we had ruled out sparrows but is this Spanish Sparrow or even, dare I suggest  it House Sparrow?.

 

It´s not a sparrow, you should have faith in my words.

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2 minutes ago, pedro maia said:

you should have faith in my words.

Oh I do, I do!:(

Confirm Europe with those Briars?

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1 minute ago, Galana said:

Oh I do, I do!:(

Confirm Europe with those Briars?

 

What are Briars?

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is it a Bunting?

 

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4 minutes ago, Soukous said:

is it a Bunting?

 

 

No

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11 minutes ago, pedro maia said:

What are Briars?

Briars. Sometimes called Blackberries when fruiting. Thorny rambling growth visible to the right of the bird as we look at it.

What Brer Rabbit got thrown into.:P

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6 minutes ago, Galana said:

Briars. Sometimes called Blackberries when fruiting. Thorny rambling growth visible to the right of the bird as we look at it.

What Brer Rabbit got thrown into.:P

 

Ok, we are in Europe.

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So to recap.

Europe. A seed eater's bill and not a Sparrow or Bunting and obviously none of the what should now be non existent Widows, Whydahs etc.,

It's a funny looking lark to me which apart from a Portugese exotic is about all that remains.

We need a Bible badly for somebody to swear on!

 

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Short-toed Lark??

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4 minutes ago, Soukous said:

Short-toed Lark??


no

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5 minutes ago, Galana said:

So to recap.

Europe. A seed eater's bill and not a Sparrow or Bunting and obviously none of the what should now be non existent Widows, Whydahs etc.,

It's a funny looking lark to me which apart from a Portugese exotic is about all that remains.

We need a Bible badly for somebody to swear on!

 


Not a lark.

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Not a Sparrow, Lark, Bunting or Finch but in Europe?

I don't think there is anything else.

 

I can't find a Bible so after you with the Webley, Martin.

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2 minutes ago, Galana said:

Not a Sparrow, Lark, Bunting or Finch but in Europe?

I don't think there is anything else.

 

I can't find a Bible so after you with the Webley, Martin.

 

You may have to pick it up off the floor as I won't be in any state to hand it to you :blink:

 

@pedro maiaI think Fred & I have exhausted our options and as no-one else seems to be playing we might have to give you a victory on this one. So tell us, what is it?

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Ok guys, time to unveil the species, while in Africa you were close but you forgot the bishops, I gave a few clues, faith, byble, but wasn’t enough, it’s a female or a juvenile Yellow-crowned bishop, they are quite common here and right now the males are in full breeding plumage but a picture of a male would be to easy.

 

This one was fun :P.

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Like I said. Another Portugese exotic escape.

Ah well. It kept the old grey matter working which is no bad thing.

 

 

No escapes on "Where was the photo taken." WYSIWYG":P

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3 hours ago, Galana said:

Like I said. Another Portugese exotic escape.

Ah well. It kept the old grey matter working which is no bad thing.

 

 

No escapes on "Where was the photo taken." WYSIWYG":P


it’s not an escape, they have several established populations here and that shouldn’t prevent you to guess while thinking it was in Africa <_<.

 

Tomorrow I’m going to search for eagles so over to any of you guys.

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25 minutes ago, pedro maia said:

it’s not an escape,

They were introduced into Spain some years ago but have prospered.

Good luck with the Eagles.

If nobody minds I will fill the void and re-start with that non Australian Thornbird I posted earlier...

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But help out with this.

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So what is it?

 

 

 

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My two cents' worth:  as long as it's not a cage bird, I don't have a problem with allowing exotics in the game.   

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