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
f5.6 1/2000. ISO 5000, GM600 TC1.4x, Jalan Ulu Sembawang, 20 Apr 2024
A6400, MacRitchie Reservoir, 20 Sept 2021
f6.3 1/1600 @600mm, ISO 5000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2
f5.6 1/1000. ISO 10000, GM600 TC1.4x, Admiralty Park, 19 Jul 2023
Juvi, Jalan Ulu Sembawang, 20 Apr 2024
f5.6 1/1600. ISO 6400, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1
Juvi, Jalan Ulu Sembawang, 29 Jul 2024
f5.6 1/500. ISO 5000, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II
Juvi, Jalan Ulu Sembawang, 29 Jul 2024
f5.6 1/800. ISO 6400, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II