bobolink2014 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 This is a black bird. I have 2 different birds, but I believe they are the same. My guess is a Fork-tailed Drongo only because I can't find other black birds in Zimbabwe. But I could be missing something. I couldn't really get a nice shot of a red-eye so that is why I'm hesitant and need some ID help. Thanks Pictures 1 & 2 are on bird Pictures 3-5 are the second bird. https://forums.whatbird.com/index.php?/gallery/image/794-zimbabwe-black-bird-pix-1png/ https://forums.whatbird.com/index.php?/gallery/image/790-zimbabwe-black-bird-pic-2png/ https://forums.whatbird.com/index.php?/gallery/image/791-zimbabwe-black-bird-pic-3png/ https://forums.whatbird.com/index.php?/gallery/image/792-zimbabwe-black-bird-pic-4png/ https://forums.whatbird.com/index.php?/gallery/image/793-zimbabwe-black-bird-pic-5png/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor L. Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Let me preface this by saying that I am no expert, and am merely scrolling through my Birds of the World subscription to try and find matches. The first bird reminded me first of a drongo, but doesn't match either of the species present. For the first bird, I am going to go with Southern Black Flycatcher. The second bird seems like it could be the same species. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobolink2014 Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Thanks for your efforts trying to find a match on this. I went through all the bird pictures in ebird in the area, and I just didn't have a good enough picture to tell. Maybe a flycatcher, it's been so long I can't tell if there was a water source near by. At the time, I didn't prepare myself enough in advance to try and see what I could be looking at. But I'm just grateful I had the opportunity to goto a country not often visited. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Bar Charts - eBird ML182249071 Fork-tailed Drongo Macaulay Library ML205993051 Sharpe's Drongo Macaulay Library Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamBird Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I don't really know Zim birds, but I've seen a lot of FTDRs. I'm not getting that vibe here. I agree with Trevor L. that the Southern Black Flycatcher is the best match, but would probably ultimately leave it unidentified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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