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Yellow-eyed Babbler (?) in Udawalawa, Sri Lanka I am not 100% confident on this identification. I ploughed through my entire book of Sri Lanka birds, and this is the match I found by size and color of the eye. Still it looks somewhat different from other photos of the species, therefore I am not entirely sure. Asia,Chrysomma sinense,Sri Lanka,Udawalawa,Yellow-eyed Babbler Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Yellow-eyed Babbler (?) in Udawalawa, Sri Lanka

I am not 100% confident on this identification. I ploughed through my entire book of Sri Lanka birds, and this is the match I found by size and color of the eye. Still it looks somewhat different from other photos of the species, therefore I am not entirely sure.

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    It's a tricky one, I was not so sure at first but cannot find anything else. Maybe a juvenile? Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Good point. Here's such a juvenile:

      http://nagpurbirds.org/files/pictures/DSC_7420.jpg

      A better match in color, but this time the beak brings doubt :)       Posted 10 years ago

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The Yellow-eyed Babbler

The Yellow-eyed Babbler is a passerine bird species found in groups in open grass and scrub in south Asia. The common name refers to its traditional placement in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae although the genus ''Chrysomma'' forms a clade along with the parrotbills and ''Sylvia'' warblers within the family Sylviidae.

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Uploaded Jun 18, 2015. Captured Nov 16, 2014 15:49.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO2000
  • 400mm