A YELLOW ZOSTEROPS SIGHTING AT SAWTELL

摘要

While photographing Yellow Thornbills at Boambee L ookout (30" 21.4' S, 153" 6.5T) Sawtell, in New South Wales on the morning of 22 February 2009, I spotted a solitary bird in a small tree off to the side of the main group and took one photograph of it. A flock of Silvereves were also in the vicinity. 1 reviewed the photograph later (including checking the colour balance) and realised that the bird in question was not a Thornhill at all, but clearly a specimen of the genus Zosierops with greenish yellow head, bright yellow underparts and olive/brown primaries and tail feathers. The bill is mid grey, though this is not obvious in the photo since most of the bill is in shadow, however it becomes more apparent when the exposure of the RAW image is increased. Also, the legs appear to be fairly pale.