Crimson finch and unknown little bird

[Robert S]

Any help identifying the little bird appreciated.

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[merlinator]

golden-headed cisticola?

 

[Lance B]

Nice shots.

The first bird is possibly either a Crimson Finch - female - type evangelinae or Crimson Finch - type pheaton. The phaeton is more widespread in North Queensland and Nothern Territory and Northern WA. The evangelinae is only found in one tiny area of Northern Queensland. So, which variety depends on where you saw it.

The last three are either a Golden-headed Cisticola or Zitting Cisticola but hard to differentiate with the photos shown.

 

[Robert S]

golden-headed cisticola?

Thanks you may well be right.

 

[Robert S]

Nice shots.

The first bird is possibly either a Crimson Finch - female - type evangelinae or Crimson Finch - type pheaton. The phaeton is more widespread in North Queensland and Nothern Territory and Northern WA. The evangelinae is only found in one tiny area of Northern Queensland. So, which variety depends on where you saw it.

The last three are either a Golden-headed Cisticola or Zitting Cisticola but hard to differentiate with the photos shown.

Thanks Lance. Would appear it is the pheaton, all four photos were taken in Darwin.

 

[Lance B]

Thanks Lance. Would appear it is the pheaton, all four photos were taken in Darwin.

Aha. Yes, then as you say, probably the phaeton.

The Cisticola can still be either the Golden-headed Cisticola or Zitting Cisticola as they are both found in the Northern Territory also.

 

[Robert S]

Thanks again Lance. I'm still sorting through the photos I took in Darwin. Honey eaters are confusing because there are juveniles and adults. Will post them once I have them sorted.

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Beautiful photos Ibrahim.

 

[Robert S]

Thanks Elsa, glad you liked them.