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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Very interesting info, custard. Do you know where Frank saw the species and where the juvenile specimens were taken from? (Or any other specimens for that matter that aren’t held at Tring...?). A first hand account from Frank would be really good to hear.
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Peregrine Fund field staff might be able to visit Sianaka Forest late in 2018 to search for DT - hope they manage to do that and I'll look forward to the results...
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Great to hear Pete's take on this. Sianaka Forest would be the obvious place to start of course. I've asked the Peregrine Fund if they are interested in following this up. 'Dusky Ground-warbler' and 'Yellow-browed Ground-warbler' perhaps...?
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    [Just a correction to my post 24. Mantadia is very well known and visited by many birders. I was mixing it up with Mananara lodge, Anjozorobe...]
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Banded and Gurney’s Pittas fit this bill quite nicely. I can’t imagine that DT will prove to have their ‘extreme jizz’ but it would be wonderful if it did...! Yellowbrow, etc, were mentioned several times earlier in the thread, by the way.
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Have just noticed that in post 31, I passed on Tring data that one specimen was taken in 1924 and one in 1925. Would be quite a coincidence if both were at similar stages of moult and showed short, narrow tails when in fact DT doesn’t possess that feature. Almost impossible I would suggest. Am...
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Send me your private email address Josh with a PM...
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Hi, am pleased to report that Roy Hargreaves very kindly visited Tring this week and took the attached photos – 2 of Spectacled Tetraka and 3 of Dusky posted here. Thank you Roy. He comments: “When I saw the Dusky Tetraka specimens I was immediately struck by the tail structure as being the...
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Rafael, I would have thought they show the dark race of Spectacled but I can’t be sure. This is the problem, no-one knows exactly what Duskys look like or any fail-safe ID features. It’s also possible that the species doesn’t really exist and all records are simply of this Spectacled race...
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    I've had a very helpful reply from Tring. They hold 2 specimens taken from Sianaka Forest, one in 1924 and the other in 1925. I or a friend can visit to take photos (and also of Spectacled T of course for side by side comparison). I'm sure I can get that organised quite soon. So, watch this...
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    You make a very good point, jurek
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Josh, indeed, there are other claims out there. The 3 notes I posted just struck me as the more novel I'd come across re DT. I should also say, absolutely no disrespect intended to anyone contributing to this very interesting thread either... And those camera trap photos would be sooooo...
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    I guess most reading this will have read some or all of the 3 web post extracts I paste below. If not, do take a look. I don't think we should underestimate just how little is known about this species or how 'dubious' are most recent reports... Absolutely no disrespect intended to any of the 3...
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    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    I wondered too, temmie. We heard a couple of years ago that DT was being seen in forest somewhere north of Maroantsetra. Not really new to science though so could it be something else...? Would love to know either way.
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