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What’s That Bird? 2

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Video © M J Hunter © M J Hunter Red-faced/headed/throated Parrot Finch Erythrura psittacea Female is paler than the male There is an orange mutation Range – New Caledonia

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Video © M J Hunter © M J Hunter Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda Sex’s similar, but only males sing Range – West and Central Africa

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Video © M J Hunter © M J Hunter Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Finch Uraeginthus bengalus Females – have duller plumage and no cheek patches Range – drier regions of tropical sub-Saharan Africa

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Video © M J Hunter © M J Hunter Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Male – Adult male is red, with brown wings. Female has a brown chest. Both have yellow eye rings Range – Sub-Saharan African savannah, dry woodland

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Video © M J Hunter © M J Hunter The Black-rumped (Red-eared) Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes Males and Females look alike but only males sing Range – Across the central belt of sub-Saharan Africa

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Video © M J Hunter © M J Hunter Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda Male – Female has a smaller red face mask. There is a mutation with an orange face mask Range – Northern Australia

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Video © M J Hunter © M J Hunter Lavender Finch/Lavender Waxbill Estrilda caerulescens Males and Females look alike, but only males sing Range – Tropical West Africa

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Video © M J Hunter © M J Hunter Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolour Males and Females look alike Range – Coastal Indian Ocean, South East Asia and Northern Australia

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Video © M J Hunter © M J Hunter Strawberry Finch/Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Female – Male similar, but seasonally has bright scarlet breeding plumage Range - India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

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