Buriram Expats
Buriram Province - General Category => Plants, Pets & Vets in Buriram => Topic started by: Prakhonchai Nick on March 21, 2011, 08:10:43 AM
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This is specifically for Isanbirder and TBWG
We have what would appear to be a Hummingbird nest in the garden, The parent birds resemble pictures on the internet
Three chicks which are constantly fed by the 2 parents . However it would seem that Thailand does not have Hummingbirds.
Any ideas what these might be, The nest is like an elongated tube suspended from a branch in an orange tree.
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Are they a maroon /redddy colour??
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More blue on the head of the one we think is the male. The female is rather plain
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I get a couple of maroon red birds very small with very long beaks in the garden,,,,The colour reminds me of the male bullfinch
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Regarding the nest ,,,,I found one like that hanging amongst the pomegranite bushes
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Could be a Sunbird of some sort,maybe a Purple-throated Sunbird maybe ???
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Or a Olive-backed Sunbird (male) ???
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Exactly the same Boloa except that it does not have a purple throat. the female is identical to photos of the female sunbird
Obviously a sunbird. I will check his undercarriage further!
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The first picture is a Purple Sunbird (I don't think there is a Purple-throated... but the English names tend to change a bit), and the second an Olive-backed. Both are common here, Olive-backed perhaps more likely in a garden. In Chiangmai I had an Olive-backed nest just outside my front door, so that I disturbed it every time I went out... and apparently it likes this kind of situation ! This morning I was watching a Purple feeding its young in the nest. Females, by the way, are very similar, olive above and yellow below; the Olive-backed is a brighter yellow.
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I think we probably have an Olive backed Sunbird. Three chicks a week old. Nesting outside the back door.
Thanks to all who contributed.
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I had Olive-backed Sun-bird's nesting in a bush by steps to my veranda ,they used to nip in and out so quickly it to me ages to figure out what they were as I'm no expert like isanbirder love5.........but do like to do a bit of bird watching whilst fishing :biggrin:
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I had Olive-backed Sun-bird's nesting in a bush by steps to my veranda ,they used to nip in and out so quickly it to me ages to figure out what they were as I'm no expert like isanbirder love5.........but do like to do a bit of bird watching whilst fishing :biggrin:
Sakut Buddha and CC tell me that a chair in a bar on Walking Street is an excellent location to view the whole plethora of Thai birds
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I had Olive-backed Sun-bird's nesting in a bush by steps to my veranda ,they used to nip in and out so quickly it to me ages to figure out what they were as I'm no expert like isanbirder love5.........but do like to do a bit of bird watching whilst fishing :biggrin:
Sakut Buddha and CC tell me that a chair in a bar on Walking Street is an excellent location to view the whole plethora of Thai birds
I wondered when this thread would start degenerating :laugh:
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I had Olive-backed Sun-bird's nesting in a bush by steps to my veranda ,they used to nip in and out so quickly it to me ages to figure out what they were as I'm no expert like isanbirder love5.........but do like to do a bit of bird watching whilst fishing :biggrin:
Sakut Buddha and CC tell me that a chair in a bar on Walking Street is an excellent location to view the whole plethora of Thai birds
I wondered when this thread would start degenerating :laugh:
2 hours, 24 minutes, Alan. Sad really, isn't it?
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irelandflag happy2
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2 hours, 24 minutes, Alan. Sad really, isn't it?
I had thanked all concerned and effectively closed the thread.
This was a natural progression following Boloa's thread, and an attempt to keep the posts flowing on BRE. love5
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I think isanbirder thinks your are a Booby Nick ...see you on the sea front :laugh: :laugh:
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I think I just spotted the Common (Dirty ) Bustard :D
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2 hours, 24 minutes, Alan. Sad really, isn't it?
I had thanked all concerned and effectively closed the thread.
This was a natural progression following Boloa's thread, and an attempt to keep the posts flowing on BRE. love5
smilenod......Banter style thumbup
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I had Olive-backed Sun-bird's nesting in a bush by steps to my veranda ,they used to nip in and out so quickly it to me ages to figure out what they were as I'm no expert like isanbirder love5.........but do like to do a bit of bird watching whilst fishing :biggrin:
Sakut Buddha and CC tell me that a chair in a bar on Walking Street is an excellent location to view the whole plethora of Thai birds
I wondered when this thread would start degenerating :laugh:
Well you should know by know,,,,,when Nick is active on here!! redman wildman
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What about the pair of maroon coloured ones I have here from time to time
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2 hours, 24 minutes, Alan. Sad really, isn't it?
I had thanked all concerned and effectively closed the thread.
This was a natural progression following Boloa's thread, and an attempt to keep the posts flowing on BRE. love5
Sorry, Nick. You would have to be a birdwatcher to know how irritating that very stale joke reiterated ad nauseam can become (by the way, it dates back 700 years); sometimes the irritation shows. I had hoped, as always on this kind of thread, that other people would put in queries... and indeed, I too wanted to find out what Nookie's little maroon birds were.
Nookie, is there any chance of a photo? I can't think of any birds that colour. The long beak suggests a sunbird of that kind, and I wondered about Brown-throated. Many sunbirds have metallic colours which look different in different lights.
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I think I just spotted the Common (Dirty ) Bustard :D
It doesn't look a bit like a Bustard, Al; where did you find it? You might find an 'aasvogel' if you try (Afrikaans for vulture).
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ib NOT A CHANCE OF GETTING A PHOTO,,,THEY ARE NOT AROUND EVERY DAY,sorry for caps,but the colouring is like a metallic maroon colour same features as the birds Nick has but a diff colour
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Hi Nookie
Arrived a bit late on the scene but it could be that your jobs are in fact Purple throated Sunbirds ~~~ whilst the do have purple throats the predominate colour is a dull red/maroon on the breast.
TBWG sawadi
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Still hoping to spot the exact colour of my bird -it disappears so quickly. In the meantime apologies to Isanbirder for the irritation caused. I am grateful to him and others for their input.
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I think I just spotted the Common (Dirty ) Bustard :D
It doesn't look a bit like a Bustard, Al; where did you find it? You might find an 'aasvogel' if you try (Afrikaans for vulture).
I think you will find its The Barred Buttonquail or Common Bustard-Quail (Turnix suscitator) so its more of a Quail than a Little bustard, :biggrin:
I under stand what you mean about the Aasvogel though Mike :laugh: maybe more of a pigeon though :laugh: :laugh:
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Hi Nookie
Arrived a bit late on the scene but it could be that your jobs are in fact Purple throated Sunbirds ~~~ whilst the do have purple throats the predominate colour is a dull red/maroon on the breast.
TBWG sawadi
I was using a different book, from which Purple-throated Sunbird has completely disappeared! It has now become Van Hasselt's Sunbird (informative, that), and has changed its scientific name as well. It seems to be a bit out of range, but anything is possible!
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Is this it Nookie ???
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Thanks, Alan; I can always rely on you to source the pics!
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Is this it Nookie ???
That the fella though I've never that close to one