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  1. pbjosh

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Fantastic, thank you so much for posting Andy. I'm curious if weights were recorded for the specimens to infer relative bulk in the field (hard to say how well their stuffed presentation reflects reality). As well it looks like one of the two Dusky Tetrakas is missing some tail feathers, which...
  2. pbjosh

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Hi Andy, I know of a few more claimed records of Dusky Tetraka or "possible/likely" Dusky Tetraka from the past few years. Some of them are very specious. One is from a very reputable birder/guide who had a pretty good observation in Masoala. I would be tempted to / would like to believe the...
  3. pbjosh

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    I can only relate that I have heard from a couple different sources that "recordings of Dusky Tetraka are not of Dusky Tetraka" or "recordings of Dusky Tetraka are worth skepticism." I apologize that I cannot offer more detail and can't really say how much stock I put in the whole thing. The...
  4. pbjosh

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Tapaculo, without trying to weigh in on identification (I don't claim to be an expert but plan to look at this bird more as I am also very interested in this puzzle), I would comment that your photo is of a clearly juvenile bird. Did you see adults with it? I will freely admit that I am in the...
  5. pbjosh

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Thanks for the input! I had not understood that to imply that the current guide (Hawkins, Safford & Skerrett) had correct art, and the art for the two species is very similar, despite the differences that are mentioned. Are there any photos of specimens around? Anyone know of any recordings...
  6. pbjosh

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Reviving a bit of an old thread here, apologies, but seemed a good place to put this - are there any photos or newer artwork of Dusky Tetraka in the past couple years? I'm not aware of any but I do not know that part of the world well nor follow it closely.
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