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Bird, What Is It

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Does anyone know what kind of this bird this is? My wife is a CNX native and has never seen one like before.

It was looking for insects but accepted rice when we threw it to him, which made us think he might be an escaped pet. So is he or is he not a native to the area?

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It looks like a Hoopoe to me

It looks like a Hoopoe to me

It is, indeed a Hoopoe, นกกะรางหัวขวาน in Thai. A fairly common bird throughout Thailand.

what a beauty,lucky for him it probably dosent taste very nice or the Thais would have eaten it,. :o

Doesn't even have to taste nice. They'll eat 'em anyway.

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It looks like a Hoopoe to me

It is, indeed a Hoopoe, นกกะรางหัวขวาน in Thai. A fairly common bird throughout Thailand.

Thanks everyone

Is this anything like the mysterious 'bird' falang drivers give other drivers?

Is this anything like the mysterious 'bird' falang drivers give other drivers?

Dont think even the Thais eat them! :o

I have seen Thais eating worms so why not this bird :o

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So here is another mystery bird I see every day early in the morning. It is very elusive and rarely flies. It would rather run through the brush. When other birds are at our feeders, it will fly in and then zig-zag around chasing all the other birds away. Stands about 10 inches tall, maybe a foot. Sorry the pics are so poor but like I said, it is elusive! Anybody know what it is? It has a beeping call to its young and is a lot of fun to watch. It has a very short bob tail.

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Just got a better pic! As I was sending out the posting, it came back.post-498-1218265875_thumb.jpg

White-breasted Waterhen, a common bird in SE Asia.

White-breasted Waterhen, a common bird in SE Asia.

That is indeed it! Thanks!

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