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Bird ID please.

Chris Dees
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p.1 #1 · Bird ID please.

Can somebody help me with this bird?
I took this picture in the Ranthambore National Park in India. I tried to look it up in my book, the Field Guide to the Birds of Indian Subcontinent, but couldn't find it.

NIKON D800E 400 mm f/5.6 1/400 sec 250 ISO 0.0 EV

Jan 22, 2013 at 09:14 PM

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p.1 #2 · Bird ID please.

Great shot. Forgotten myself although I think I have a few shots of the same bird. Sorry!! Don

Jan 22, 2013 at 09:20 PM

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p.1 #3 · Bird ID please.

Except for the color - looks like a northern mockingbird from the US. Not sure if that helps any . . . .

Jan 22, 2013 at 09:24 PM

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p.1 #4 · Bird ID please.

acoll123 wrote:
Except for the color - looks like a northern mockingbird from the US. Not sure if that helps any . . . .

AFAIK there are no mockingbirds in India, but thanks.

Jan 22, 2013 at 09:39 PM

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p.1 #5 · Bird ID please.

Nice shot of whatever,

thought my Swedish ( with Europe included ) bird book would help, but no...

Lil

Jan 22, 2013 at 09:44 PM

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p.1 #6 · Bird ID please.

A great photo! Thank you for sharing.

I finally figured out that it's an Indian Robin. According to that article, they're quite variable in plumage dependent upon a north to south distribution.

It looked for all the world to be some sort of wren with that bill and posture but no. Looking at the way the black breast blends into his face got me thinking about the European Robin and, well, there you go.

Jan 23, 2013 at 12:44 AM

Chris Dees
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p.1 #7 · Bird ID please.

You're right John. The Indian Robin in my book looks different from this one. I checked several images and I agree, thanks.

I took a lot of pictures of birds I never saw before, so expect some more questions.

Jan 23, 2013 at 04:35 PM

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p.1 #8 · Bird ID please.

No idea, but its a cool shot

Jan 23, 2013 at 10:35 PM

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p.1 #9 · Bird ID please.

Cool shot with great detail and color tones Chris... well done.

Kirk

Jan 23, 2013 at 10:38 PM

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