Good observation of 1 very cooperative Brown-Chested Jungle Flycatcher at the Lenin Park. Many close-ups. A bird which didn't make big difference between me and the trunks. Clearly not the one seen last thursday at the same place, which was not easy to approach. And for an another reason : the BCJF of thursday had obvious yellowish lower mandibule, but this one had a blackish one. So some problems of identification and the impression - unfortunately wrong - during some minutes to be in front of a new species of Jungle Flycatcher.
" First winter BCJF : dark lower mandibule tip, warm buff greater cover/tertial tips" (ROBSON).But here, it's more than the lower mandibule tip which is dark, but the two-thirds !
One of the things I've noticed about this bird was its special hunting technique, which was not really "Flycatcher style" but more "Robin style". It was perched on the lowest branches, for rather long periods of observation (30-40 seconds, sometimes much more). It flew down and catched all its preys on the ground, I never seen it capturing something in the air like the other Fly.
I also seen it killing big preys (looks like caterpillars) by hitting them several times on its perch (like a Common Kingfisher stun a fish by hitting its head on a branch, but with a movement back and forth right-left). Photo below.
Sebastien
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Thanks Sebastian,
ReplyDeleteSome great photos as always and an interesting bird. I agree, Brown-chested.
In the botanical gardens this morning not so much:
One each of Dark-sided, Brown and Paradise Flycatchers, as well as a few Phylloscs.
Simon
Hi all,
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A good camera, big zoom, very light - 350 g - and an acceptable quality of images as you can see - not for a publication on the National Geographic but for good ``souvenirs`` it`s ok. Only 350 dollars...
And send pics on the blog !
Cheers
Sebastien