Below is another of the young birds I have been finding while walking around Greens Bush down the Mornington Peninsula. To ID this one took some effort and fooled me a bit due to its rufous colouring – I was thinking Rufous Fantail or Rufous Whistler, or maybe something exotic. It was definitely a juvenile as it moved around a nearby bush in a deep rainforest glade along the track. It was quite curious and I tried to keep it interested by phishing and psstting so I could take a few images to check out later…any ideas? The previous juvenile to fool me was a young Eastern Yellow Robin.
Mystery Bird, Greens Bush, Mornington Peninsula National Park, Vic
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Hi, I noticed that clicking on the No.2 picture the link comments – juv Golden Whistler, which looking at the picture I first thought, but the tail is slightly rounded rather than straight for Golden Whistler. The whole gizz looks like a flycatcher with the slight crest & small slight size rather than a bulky of a whistler. It would be interesting to know what you decide in the end
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Thanks for the comments Amanda, I probably should renamed the file, it sort of gives it away….it is a Juvenile Golden Whistler…while there are plenty of Satin Flycatchers in the forest I have not seen any juveniles this season.
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Great shots Malt. Of what looks like a very juvenile Golden Whistler. If there are adults in that local habitat that would help confirm. They tend to be territorial. Enjoy your long weekend!
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Thanks Ashley, it is a young Golden Whistler…and there were nesting Golden Whistlers nearby as well…I was surprised that any juveniles hatched as the nest was surrounded by Fantailed Cuckoos for a week. I audio recorded at least 4 cuckoos calling from around the nest.
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