tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post116002612531996431..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: Tasmanian Vs Brown ThornbillBirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1160128309708776732006-10-06T20:51:00.000+11:002006-10-06T20:51:00.000+11:00I often struggled to separate these two - a lot of...I often struggled to separate these two - a lot of the time I wasn't confident enough to call possible Tasmanians. But the slightly more orange primary panel in the wing in the Tasmanian is another useful guide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1160101457531914242006-10-06T13:24:00.000+11:002006-10-06T13:24:00.000+11:00I'm working on fixing comments.I'm working on fixing comments.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1160094842380084412006-10-06T11:34:00.000+11:002006-10-06T11:34:00.000+11:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1160081961203607772006-10-06T07:59:00.000+11:002006-10-06T07:59:00.000+11:00We tend to rely on the belly and undertail coverts...We tend to rely on the belly and undertail coverts - white and 'fluffy' in the Tasmanian, and cream/beige and smoother in the Brown. Also, the tail seems proportionately longer in the Tasmanian. Calls provide little help, as both are so varied and so similar. Habitat in mainland Tassie provides a bit of a clue, with Tasmanian preferring the wetter, denser forests, though we have recorded Tasmanians at the Royal Hobart Botanic Gardens. Also, on Flinders and Maria Islands, at least, where Tasmanians are the more common, and Browns virtually non-existent, the Tasmanians seem to inhabit a wide variety of habitat types. On the whole, a very confusing pair!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com