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Bird ~ IDENTIFICATION ~ post your photo for ID

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‎M Posted 18 years ago

Do you have photos in your photostream of birds with unknown IDs? If so, this is the place to post them.

No doubt, one of the many experts at Birds Photos will be able to IDentify the species for you.

Note: For help on pasting a picture into this thread, see the Topic "How to paste a photo into the discussion threads."

• Please provide information about the location, time of year, etc. in either the post or on the photograph's description.

• If the member who kindly IDentified the species for you left only one of the names, you may search with that name under Wikipedia to find the other name.
Ex.: Someone IDentifies a bird as an American Robin, the common name. Go to wikipedia.org and search for "American Robin". Up front the entry should give the binomial name, Turdus migratorius.

Instructions for Bird ID Help
• Either leave respond to the post in this thread or leave a comment on the photograph with the common species name.

• You may, also, insert this to the bottom of your comment: (Seen in <a href="https://flickr.com/groups/birdsphotos">Birds Photos</a>)

Do you have photos in your photostream of birds with unknown IDs? If so, this is the place to post them.

No doubt, one of the many experts at Birds Photos will be able to IDentify the species for you.

Note: For help on pasting a picture into this thread, see the Topic &quot;<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/birdsphotos/discuss/72157605955749498/">How to paste a photo into the discussion threads</a>.&quot;

• Please provide information about the location, time of year, etc. in either the post or on the photograph's description.

• If the member who kindly IDentified the species for you left only one of the names, you may search with that name under <a href="http://wikipedia.org" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> to find the other name.
 Ex.: Someone IDentifies a bird as an American Robin, the common name. Go to <a href="http://wikipedia.org" rel="nofollow">wikipedia.org</a> and search for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Robin" rel="nofollow">&quot;American Robin&quot;</a>. Up front the entry should give the binomial name, Turdus migratorius.

Instructions for Bird ID Help
 • Either leave respond to the post in this thread or leave a comment on the photograph with the common species name.

• You may, also, insert this to the bottom of your comment: (Seen in &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/groups/birdsphotos&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Birds Photos&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)

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‎M Posted 18 years ago

Is this Tawny Pipit?

cheerful view [deleted] Posted 18 years ago

This parrot was photographed in Israel and I would appreciate if someone will help me identifying it:

Many thanks!

Donny Doyle Photography Posted 18 years ago

The second photo is a Macaw.

WindyCreek Photography Posted 18 years ago Edited by WindyCreek Photography (member) 18 years ago

These two birds were photographed in a marsh in SW Montana. Could you tell me what type of birds they are?

"Birds" by WindyCreek Photography [?]

bored addition [deleted] Posted 18 years ago

1st bird - no idea!!!!!

2nd bird is a Green winged macaw (Ara chloroptera)

3rd birds are juvenile Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis)

Arenaria2008 Posted 18 years ago

1st bird: this is indeed a Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris).
The yellow legs, the dark lore and the dark median coverts (just visible) are things that only fits this species.

Bluewater 1 Posted 17 years ago Edited by Bluewater 1 (member) 17 years ago

What is this guy called ?

and this one.

Bluewater 1 Posted 17 years ago

^^^Thanks .

MoodyGoat Posted 17 years ago Edited by MoodyGoat (member) 17 years ago

This bird was photographed in Illinois Beach State Park. It looks like a Curve Billed Thrasher, but if it is, it's lost! Anyone know for sure? (thanks in advance).

rongto Posted 17 years ago

I am thinking it is a Black-Billed Cuckoo, but hard to tell for sure.

angry taste [deleted] Posted 17 years ago

NO IDEA

sorry i don't know any thing about the bird and it was in a zoo so i don't know where it's from

clairer_rut Posted 17 years ago

looks like an Oriole but the color of its underparts are copper almost the same coloring as a Robins

Thank you

clairer_rut Posted 17 years ago

picture of the underside of its wing

poecile1123 Posted 17 years ago

looks like an adult male orchard oriole to me

Linda DV Posted 17 years ago

I need some help with this one

www.flickr.com/photos/lindadevolder/2617178269/

Thanks

kalole92 Posted 17 years ago Edited by kalole92 (member) 17 years ago

These two were in the West Palm Beach Zoo & I have no idea what they are. Look like they are a pair, but not sure.

JayClark Posted 17 years ago

These 2 look like Rollers, the 2nd could be a Lilac-breasted roller.

kalole92 Posted 17 years ago

Thank you Jay, I checked Wikipedia and it looks like that.

tasteful connection [deleted] Posted 17 years ago

I took this in New jersey...what kind of birds are they?

John Elias Photography Posted 17 years ago

I thought this was a sharp shinned hawk hunting in Okaloacoocheee Slough. Taken on July 12th at almost dark...I now am leaning toward a broad winged hawk...any help will be appreciated.

Sharp Shinned Hawk Okaloacoocheee Slough

striped advice [deleted] Posted 17 years ago

Is this a female nothern cardinal?

mrBobBaker Posted 17 years ago

Looks like it.

Pyrografika Posted 17 years ago

This little guy was trying to learn to fly when we spotted him on the Northern Washington coast. Anyone recognize him?

Varanos Posted 17 years ago

I took this picture a few months ago, and still don't know the name of this bird. Any help would be appreciated.

mattpevear Posted 17 years ago

That is a junco

Jagadeesh SJ Posted 17 years ago

Took this picture in Kerala, India..

Varanos Posted 17 years ago

mattpevear, was that in response to my bird?

BoBi- Posted 17 years ago

Hi,

Can anyone ID this flock of birds taking off in Kenya?

Place: Kenya, Mtwapa, Jumba Ruins, the Indian Ocean
Date: 01/05/2008

Thanks :c), BoBi

Caber1 Posted 17 years ago

What kind of SParrow is this. Taken in Western NY in early October?

Thanks!

cute grade [deleted] Posted 17 years ago

caber1

id say thats a tree sparrow
but im sure someone with some more knoledge would
be able to id it for certain

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago

That's a female House Sparrow.:-)

Caber1 Posted 17 years ago

Thanks

ivanpics Posted 17 years ago

BoBi - tricky, esp as it is in Kenya but they could be curlew sandpiper with one turnstone (the one toward the left about a third of the way up with white on the middle back. They seem a similar size and the white rump and white wing bars would suggest this but not 100% (apart from the turnstone!)

aaron lee howard Posted 17 years ago

look like you have oystercatcher and turnstone

air maxx Posted 17 years ago

In hong kong, help me please

Robert Wienand - www.krugerparksafari.com Posted 17 years ago

Looks like a Sulpher-crested Cockatoo to me.

❁bluejay 2006❁ Posted 17 years ago

A red-tailed hawk or....?

[]0eter howard Posted 17 years ago

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‎M Posted 17 years ago

This is Greenfinch (Female) or juvenile.

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‎M Posted 17 years ago

bluejay2006 i think this is a Cooper young.

agreeable veil [deleted] Posted 17 years ago

I can't make my mind up about this pair, taken on the Norfolk coast back in August. Can anyone help?

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago

robkirby12: These are Dunlins,Calidris alpina,Juveniles.

agreeable veil [deleted] Posted 17 years ago

Thanks for that, big help.

fallacious eggnog [deleted] Posted 17 years ago

hello everyone!!! i just today shot these in Palo Alto, south of San Francisco at the Waylands Preserve.... does anyone know what species this is? thanks in advance!!!

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Questionable Ethics Posted 17 years ago

Bird with long thin beak and long tongue

Not sure what this is...

_pauls Posted 17 years ago Edited by _pauls (member) 17 years ago

fototaker - the top one looks like some kind of stilt and the bottom one some kind of avocet.

unfortunately I'm only really familiar with british birds so cant really help more than that.

SpooAddicts & the SpooCrew Posted 17 years ago Edited by SpooAddicts & the SpooCrew (member) 17 years ago

The top one looks like a Black Necked Stilt and the second looks like a American Avocet in winter dress

Sriniv Posted 17 years ago

Can someone identify this bird please, I took this picture in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Sriniv Posted 17 years ago

cpringle Posted 17 years ago

The second one looks like a long tailed shrike

cpringle Posted 17 years ago

and the first one appears to be a brahminy starling

rpwinston1 Posted 17 years ago

Photographed on the Costa Blanca in Spain this November.

v for vikram Posted 17 years ago

i found this small bird in India......

Brisco's Posted 17 years ago Edited by Brisco's (member) 17 years ago

Can someone please identify this. It landed on the fence in my garden (uk) which is very rare so i just grabbed my cam so i could snap it before it flew away so i could find out what it was. The quality is poor but someone should be able to help. Thank you in advance.

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‎M Posted 17 years ago

I think this is young Northern Goshawk

jmrd40 Posted 17 years ago

I really don't know what this is. can anyone help? it was taken at the lincoln park zoo and i know it was some pigeon and its name started with n, but it just escaped me

jmrd40 Posted 17 years ago

never mind i got my answer

Astrid Sibbes Posted 17 years ago Edited by Astrid Sibbes (member) 17 years ago

What kind of bird is this? I took this picture in the Netherlands

purple price [deleted] Posted 17 years ago

Darter? Some type of Cormorant?

Taken in Perth, Western Australia

kind show [deleted] Posted 17 years ago

I took this in New Mexico at Bosque Del Apache this week.

Chris Macey Posted 17 years ago Edited by Chris Macey (member) 17 years ago

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The pictures were taken on November 25, 2008 at the Deer Creek Golf Course, Deerfield Beach, Florida. There were two pair on the golf course. Their call was a loud honking and a less louder growling cackle. One of one of the pairs, one with large white side patches, was very aggressive toward the other pair. Please let me know what kind of bird they are.

mrsminib Posted 17 years ago

They look like Egyptian Geese

Mike Ashton Posted 17 years ago

I think this is a Sombre Tit?
Taken in central Bulgaria, mid November.

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago

@Mike Ashton: No,it's a Coal Tit,(Parus ater) :-)

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago

@Chris Macey: Yes,Egyptian Geese.:-)

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago

@bmthomas:it's a Common Snipe,Galinago galinago.:-)

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago

@Astrid Sibbes: It's a Ruff,Philomachus pugnax,(Kemphaan in Dutch):-)

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago

@Brisco's: It's a juvenile Northern Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis.:-)

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heady connection [deleted] Posted 17 years ago

help with these three would be greatly appreciated !

[]0eter howard Posted 17 years ago Edited by []0eter howard (member) 17 years ago

can you help i.d the 2 birds plz

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago Edited by NatuurfotoRien (member) 17 years ago

@vip223:

Black-headed Gull,Spotted Redshank,and Oystercatcher.:-)

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago Edited by NatuurfotoRien (member) 17 years ago

@Peter.howard56:
First one:Linnet,second one: Common Whitethroat.:-)

[]0eter howard Posted 17 years ago

thank you natuurfotorien:))

heady connection [deleted] Posted 17 years ago

great thanks NatuurfotoRien !

Dennis Akio Posted 17 years ago

I took this picture in the Southeast of Brazil.

rpwinston1 Posted 17 years ago Edited by rpwinston1 (member) 17 years ago

I think this is a juvenile Brambling (or female). Can anyone confirm? Thanks.

sd60 Posted 17 years ago

Can anyone ID this Hawk... not the sharpest shot as shot out off vehicle window. This fella was pretty large for a local hawk.. Any guesses??

sd60 Posted 17 years ago

Kumasan Posted 17 years ago

Can anyone confirm this bird?

I thought it might be a Phainopepla (phainopepla nitens), but not sure. Thanks in advance.

animalwelfare101 Posted 17 years ago

This is suppose to be a chicken. But does not resemble any of the other ones. Its personality is amazing, very intelligent. It came from a shelter in Bronx. She wont hang out with the other chicken/ roosters. she only likes hanging out with the deer and goat. Any clue her species and personal experiences.

Thank you

www.flickr.com/photos/33581609@N07/

karisrene Posted 17 years ago Edited by karisrene (member) 17 years ago

sd60... where was this hawk shot taken? If in the proper range, I would say a Rufous Morph Swainson's Hawk. They are about the size of a Red-tailed Hawk, but are typically summer residents that migrate to S. America. That said, if it was taken in November, you could have a straggler, or one that decided to stick around, which they will sometimes do if food is abundant. It really depends on where you are...

ivanq Posted 17 years ago

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivanq/3214479300/sizes/o/]

Anyone know what this small bird is?

I couldn't get very close to this little guy at all. Pic was taken at Bitter Lakes Refuge in New Mexico in January '09. From his actions I think he prays on insects.

Pic is terrible but was the best I could do under the circumstances.

karisrene Posted 17 years ago

Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludocvicianus)

frozenjester Posted 17 years ago

i shot this in water reserve in Singapore..there are two kinds of bird in the photo

please help me =)

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago

@fstop4-0:
Looks like Common Cranes,two adults and one juvenile.I think it is Grus grus.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Crane

Harry Lei Posted 17 years ago

This parrot is commonly seen in Florida:

Any one know its name?

Harry Lei Posted 17 years ago

this bird has long leg to walk in shallow rivers.

Appreciated if you can tell me its name. The photo was took in Australia.

dziemian05 Posted 17 years ago

Hi ! :)

karisrene Posted 17 years ago

It would help to know where these were taken. The top one looks like a Juvenile Northern Goshawk. The bottom one could be one of many, it is hard without body markings. They don't appear to be the same bird. Both are gorgeous shots! :)

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago

@Leihcw:I think it's one of these:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Himantopus_himantopus?uselang=nl

Harry Lei Posted 17 years ago

Thank you NatuurfotoRien!!!

ivanq Posted 17 years ago

Bendire's Thrasher?
Backyard visitor. Not sure if I've ID'd this bird correctly. If I'm right this is a new bird for us.

ivanq Posted 17 years ago

Here's another one.

At first I thought this might be a Chipping or Tree sparrow but the speckles on the breast seem to prove otherwise. Photo taken at long distance so not as clear as I'd like but it was a new bird for me.

Angus 2009 Posted 17 years ago

This duck was hanging out by the pool in Lanzarote in April. Anyone know what it is? My books are all British Isles & Europe.

images_of_nature Posted 17 years ago

Help?

NatuurfotoRien Posted 17 years ago

@Images of nature:
Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_Bird

dudley72 Posted 17 years ago

can anyone id this bird
it was taken near doncaster south yorkshire

thank you

Carlos Patrício Posted 17 years ago

I need some help on ID of this gull...

ivanq Posted 17 years ago

I took this photo from a bridge over the Rio Hondo in New Mexico. The pic is terrible because not only is it at 500mm but way to far away from my vantage point. I couldn’t even see the yellow on this very small bird as it flitted about just above the flowing water. I looked in the one book that I have (National Audubon Field Guide Western Region) and I was unable to find a match although it may be in there. Appreciate any help.

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivanq/3249750146/sizes/o/]

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