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‘Ayah (Dad) !, I think it is a lifer’. That was what my son Ilyas told me after returning from his daily football game with friends. He said he had seen two ‘new’ birds and a nest. Curious, I asked him to bring me to the location the next morning. True enough there was a pair of ‘new’ birds and a bulb shaped nest on a branch overhanging a monsoon drain. After an ID check it turned out that these are Golden-bellied Gerygones (Gerygone sulphurea) , supposedly quite common birds although I’ve never come across the species before. Some refer to them as Flyeaters instead of Gerygones. A monotypic species meaning both male and female look very similar. These photos are of both sexes but sorry I’m not able to distinguish which is which.
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Congrats on your lifer....what an interesting find right in your neighborhood....
ReplyDeleteThey look like our Robin's only yellow breasts not red.Lovely little birds!
ReplyDeletelovely, I should ask you to take me there too!
ReplyDeleteCan we see a follow thru bro?
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Top class photos Madi of a species i had never heard of. And your boy did well to spot that small nest - good to hear you are making a birder of him.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Beautiful little bird which I have never heard before. Your son has a very good ID skills already.
ReplyDeleteBro, Please do not disturb the nest or get too close It may be abandoned unless eggs are laid inside. It is commonly seen in suburbs and jungle fringes...........
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Its not that rare, but not something easy to find when they don't call. Do keep an eye on the nest, see if any Little Bronze Cuckoo get out from the nest? The Gerygone is a popular host for the Little Bronze Cuckoo.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautifully crafted nest! Reminds me of a sunbird's nest somehow.
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