Tailorbird/Babbler

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Tailorbirds and Babblers

A1 12 Jun 2022

FE 200-600/5.6-6.3 G

GM 600/4. 10 Sept 2022

Manfrotto Series 190

Berlebach Report 8013

GHFG1. 14 Dec 2021

WH-200II. 29 Jun 2024

Common Tailorbird

A skulking inhabitant of the understorey that is more often heard than seen. In both sexes, can be identified by a rufous forehead that does not extend beyond the eye abd a comparatively lonf tail. Its upperparts are olive green with whitish and prominant black streaks around the neck, particularly in males. Males have noticeably longer tail as well.

Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

Keppel Discovery Wetlands, 30 Jun 2022

f9 1/500. @600mm, TC 1.4x, ISO 4000, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Jalan Ulu Sembawang, 27 Sept 2024

f5.6 1/1250. ISO 6400, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 9 May 2024

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 4000, GM600 TC1.4x

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 9 May 2024

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 3200, GM600 TC1.4x

Ashy Tailorbird

An unmistakable grey tailorbird with a rufous head. Male plumage ashy grey, paler on upperparts, but has a darker grey patch on throat. Face is orange-rufous, contrasting with rest of plumage. Female white-throated, and shows white centre to underparts.

Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Mangrove Boardwalk

A7R4 APS-C mode, f6.3 1/500. @468mm, ISO 1600

MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2, 5 Jun 2021

f5.6 1/800. ISO 6400, GM600 TC1.4x, Eagle Point, 3 Aug 2023

Kingfisher Wetlands Wildlife Lookout, 25 Jul 2022

f9 1/1000. @600mm, TC 1.4x, ISO 8000

MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

A7R4, Full Frame, Woodlands Waterfront, 11 Aug 2021

f6.3 1/1250. @600mm, ISO 5000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Admiralty Park, Mangrove Forest, 17 May 2024

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 5000, GM600 TC1.4x

Admiralty Park, Mangrove Forest, 17 May 2024

f5.6 1/1250. ISO 6400, GM600 TC1.4x

Woodlands Waterfront Park, 29 Aug 2024

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 5000, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

Admiralty Park, Mangrove Forest, 10 May 2024

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 5000, GM600 TC1.4x

Admiralty Park, Mangrove Forest, 10 May 2024

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 4000, GM600 TC1.4x

Juvenile, Woodlands Waterfront, 5 Sept 2021

A6400, f6.3 1/1000. @600mm, ISO 6400, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Juvenile, Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve, next to Main Hide, 5 Apr 2024

f5.6 1/1250. ISO 4000, GM600 TC1.4x

Admiralty Park, Mangrove Forest, 10 May 2024

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 4000, GM600 TC1.4x

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Mangrove Boardwalk

A7R4 APS-C mode, f8 1/500. @600mm, ISO 6400

MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2, 7 Jun 2021

Dark-necked Tailorbird

A small tailorbird wutg a diagnostic black throat patch. Extensive orange-rufous on crown extends to lores and nape, more so than Common Tailorbird, and lacks the pale brow. Male has a black patch from neck to upper breast. Much of the upperparts olive-yellow. Female lacks the black patch which is replaced by faint streaking.

Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

Male, Ulu Sembawang, 4 Jul 2024

f5.6 1/1250. ISO 6400, GM600 TC1.4x

Male, Ulu Sembawang, 4 Jul 2024

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 6400, GM600 TC1.4x

Juvi, Ulu Sembawang, 4 Jul 2024

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 5000, GM600 TC1.4x

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

Familiar babbler with streaking on yellowish underparts. Upperparts olive-brown with rufous crown. Underparts mostly pale yellow. Dark brown streaking extends from throat to breast,but less boldly marked in young birds. Some birds may show bluish-grey skin around the eye.

Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah