http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com Pictures pulled from the folders of members. Copyright belongs to the photographer and any use of images should be confirmed before copying! NOTE: All jpg-files will be shown here, i.e. also book-covers and logos etc. daily 1 2006-02-19T15:38:59Z http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/louis_bird_pics/turdidae-thrushes-robins-wheatears-chats-akalats-alethe/IMG04551-OThrush-imm-head-sideView.jpg An immature bird. Subspecies: cannot be assigned with 100 % confidence with any published subspecies – most close to roehli and abyssinica. Show eye ring, (and spotted wing) and the weakly developed colour of the bill which in adult turns orange. Udzungwa Mts, 1991-92. Copyright ©; Louis A. Hansen. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:49:57Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/louis_bird_pics/turdidae-thrushes-robins-wheatears-chats-akalats-alethe/IMG04546-OThrush-adult-sideView.jpg An adult bird. Subspecies: cannot be assigned with 100 % confidence with any published subspecies – most close to roehli and abyssinica. Here the bill colour is fully developed as well as the eye ring. And the breast on the adult has turned towards a "medium brown" colour - very different from the young bird’s orange like colour. Do also note the dark lore which continues as a U-shape half way around the eye. Udzungwa Mts, 1991-92. Copyright ©; Louis A. Hansen. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:48:03Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/louis_bird_pics/turdidae-thrushes-robins-wheatears-chats-akalats-alethe/IMG04544-OThrush-adult-head-below.jpg An adult bird. Subspecies: cannot be assigned with 100 % confidence with any published subspecies – most close to roehli and abyssinica. Here the bill colour is fully developed as well as the eye ring. Note the difference of the throat pattern and colour from the immature bird. And the breast on the adult has turned towards a "medium brown" colour - very different from the young bird’s orange like colour. Udzungwa Mts, 1991-92. Copyright ©; Louis A. Hansen. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:49:57Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/louis_bird_pics/turdidae-thrushes-robins-wheatears-chats-akalats-alethe/IMG03633-OThrush-imm-wingBelow.jpg Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus) An immature bird. Subspecies: cannot be assigned with 100 % confidence with any published subspecies – most close to roehli and abyssinica. Surely not the best (dark forest with flash) but does show eye ring, and spotted wing. Note also the spotted breast - a feature very typical among all young thrushes in the world. Also note, the white central part of the throat - later this becomes streaky too. On request by The Bakers (from the Forum, to upload as many diagnostics of the birds as possible) I have also chosen to show the colour of the underwing. Udzungwa Mts, 1991-92. Copyright ©; Louis A. Hansen. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:49:57Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/louis_bird_pics/turdidae-thrushes-robins-wheatears-chats-akalats-alethe/IMG03632-OThrush-imm-frontV.jpg An immature bird. Subspecies: cannot be assigned with 100 % confidence with any published subspecies – most close to roehli and abyssinica. Surely not the best (dark forest with flash) but does show eye ring, and spotted wing. Note also the spotted breast - a feature very typical among all young thrushes in the world. Also note, the white central part of the throat - later this becomes streaky too. Udzungwa Mts, 1991-92. Copyright ©; Louis A. Hansen. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:49:57Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/louis_bird_pics/turdidae-thrushes-robins-wheatears-chats-akalats-alethe/IMG03629-OThrush-imm-sideview.jpg An immature bird. Subspecies: cannot be assigned with 100 % confidence with any published subspecies – most close to roehli and abyssinica. Surely not the best (dark forest with flash) but does show eye ring, and spotted wing and spotted breast - the latter a feature very typical among all young thrushes in the world. Also note, the raised "eyebrow" this is often seen among the "big/true" thrushes and the "small like/robins and the like" thushes. Udzungwa Mts, 1991-92. Copyright ©; Louis A. Hansen. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:49:57Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/louis_bird_pics/turdidae-thrushes-robins-wheatears-chats-akalats-alethe/IMG02742-OThrush-imm-front.jpg An immature bird. Subspecies: cannot be assigned with 100 % confidence with any published subspecies – most close to roehli and abyssinica. Surely not the best (dark forest with flash) but does show eye ring, and spotted wing. Note also the spotted breast - a feature very typical among all young thrushes in the world. Also note, the white central part of the throat - later this becomes streaky too. Udzungwa Mts, 1991-92. Copyright ©; Louis A. Hansen. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:49:56Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/louis_bird_pics/turdidae-thrushes-robins-wheatears-chats-akalats-alethe/IMG02740-OThrush-undervent.jpg An immature bird. Subspecies: cannot be assigned with 100 % confidence with any published subspecies – most close to roehli and abyssinica. Surely not the best (dark forest with flash) - please note the almost uniform white undervent - but this is only seen among the young and immature - later it becomes black streaked. Udzungwa Mts, 1991-92. Copyright ©; Louis A. Hansen. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:47:23Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/louis_bird_pics/turdidae-thrushes-robins-wheatears-chats-akalats-alethe/IMG02738-OThrush-imm-bite.jpg An immature bird. Subspecies: cannot be assigned with 100 % confidence with of any published subspecies – most close to roehli and abyssinica. Surely not the best (dark forest with flash) but does show eye ring, and spotted wing. Also to be noted is the almost uniform white undervent - see other photo too - but this is only seen among the young and immature - later it becomes black streaked. Udzungwa Mts, 1991-92. Copyright ©; Louis A. Hansen. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-05T05:52:48Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/louis_bird_pics/turdidae-thrushes-robins-wheatears-chats-akalats-alethe/IMG01493-OThrush-imm-sideView-poor.jpg An immature bird. Subspecies: cannot be assigned with 100 % confidence with of any published subspecies – most close to roehli and abyssinica. Surely not the best (dark forest with flash) but does show eye ring, and spotted wing. Udzungwa Mts, 1991-92. Copyright ©; Louis A. Hansen. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:47:44Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/henrik-kisbyes-bird-photos/1004-Grey-Kestrel-Serengeti-Tanzania-101108-4.jpg Relatively easy distinguishable from other falcons. A very dark grey bluish falcon. Here the large yellow eye ring and cere is visible. Serengeti, 10/11 2008. Copyright © Henrik Kisbye. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:47:01Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/henrik-kisbyes-bird-photos/1004-Cape-Teal-Momela-Lakes-Mount-Meru-Tanzania-151108-3.jpg Small to medium duck. Light coloured with a superb pink coloured bill in contrast to a grey head. Momela Lakes, Mount Meru, 15/11 2008. Copyright © Henrik Kisbye. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:47:35Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/henrik-kisbyes-bird-photos/0704-SteppeEagle-Lobo-Camp-Serengeti-Tanzania-091108-1.jpg Possible an immature bird. Note the darker under wing coverts in slight contrast to lighter coloured flight feathers. The irregular beige colour tip of these coverts and the not yet full developed dark trailing edge to the wing suggest an immature bird. Lobo Camp, 09/11 2008. Copyright © Henrik Kisbye. No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:47:11Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/henrik-kisbyes-bird-photos/0704-Lesser-Flamingo-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-081108-10.jpg To distinguish the lesser flamingo from the greater is not always easy, here in breeding plumage - look at the bill which is entirely dark and not only the tip as on the greater. Lake Natron, 08/11 2008. Copyright © Henrik Kisbye No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:49:56Z Image http://tanzaniabirdatlas.com/Members/Lahansen/henrik-kisbyes-bird-photos/0704-Lesser-Flamingo-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-081108-6.jpg Pink as only flamingos in Africa can be. Bill entirely dark contra the great which only has the tip dark. Lake Natron, 08/11 2008. Copyright © Henrik Kisbye No publisher Lahansen 2010-07-08T10:49:56Z Image