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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Canoncan on February 08, 2015, 03:29:57 PM

Title: Swainsons or Gray-cheeked
Post by: Canoncan on February 08, 2015, 03:29:57 PM

I had always assumed this was a Swainsons taken last summer in Thickson Woods. Now that I review it, could it be a Gray-cheeked Thrush?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/canoncan/_MG_2502.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/canoncan/media/_MG_2502.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Swainsons or Gray-cheeked
Post by: thouc on February 08, 2015, 07:42:10 PM

With the lack of eye-ring, buffy chest and reddish tail (to exclude Hermit Thrush), I would say it is a Grey-cheeked Thrush.

/Thomas

Title: Re: Swainsons or Gray-cheeked
Post by: Canoncan on February 09, 2015, 07:34:45 PM

Thank you Thomas

Title: Re: Swainsons or Gray-cheeked
Post by: Iain on February 09, 2015, 09:09:46 PM

This bird strikes me as a Swainson's due to the buffy colour in the face.  Not sure if the lack of an eye-ring is enough to discount Swainson's as eye-rings tend to be variable in most species.

Iain

Title: Re: Swainsons or Gray-cheeked
Post by: Canoncan on February 13, 2015, 04:53:47 PM

I think there is enough there to be inconclusive one way or the other. thank you both.