Differentiating Tasmanian Scrubwren and Tasmanian Scrubtit
I find this one tricky, and I don't think I have it 100% yet. Please comment any extra tips you have for differentiating these two Tassie bb's!
Side-by-side comparison
Left image Tasmanian Scrubwren by Michael Hatton from observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46495230
Right image Tasmanian Scrubtit, by margot_oorebeek from observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46695320
Tasmanian Scrubwren
The features I look for:
- Staring (angry-looking) eyes
- Face framed with pale triangular lines
- Dark lores (the region between the eye and bill on the side of the bird's head)
- Slim black-white-black-white lines on the wing
- Dark throat and chest
These features are clear in the following observations:
Left image by Michael Hatton from observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46495230
Right image by jsatler from observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5360699
Tasmanian Scrubtit
The features I look for:
- Soft (kind-looking) eyes
- Pale lores and/or pale eye-brow (in addition to or more-so than the pale triangular lines of the Scrubwren)
- White spots on the wing (rather than the black-white-black-white slim lines of the Scrubwren)
- Very pale throat and chest
These features are clear in the following observations:
Left image by margot_oorebeek from observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46695320
Right image by Brendan Costello from observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94092352
Left image by Jan Ebr from observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71971256
Right image by lowch from observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41024403