White-eye? Flyeater?

[Ding Carpio]

Got this last Sunday in our neighborhood (Antipolo) and not sure if it's a Lowland White-eye (but white around the eye's not that distinct) or a Golden-bellied Flyeater (but the belly's not that golden).

[Neon Rosell II]

Wow!! Nice captures of this highly active species.

It's an immature Golden bellied gerygone. The eye ring is present when young but when they mature it disappears.

If I remembered right, Ate Lyds brought this topic a while back when she shot a similar looking bird at Hardin which she mistook as a white-eye. Sir Steve was still active during that time and positively ID it as an immature Golden-bellied (flyeater) gerygone.

I miss Sir Steve's definitive IDs and comments.

[Lydia Robledo]

You mean this one. (Hardin ng Rosas)



If it is lowland white eye, the yellowish part is around the neck area, this one is almost the whole breast area. It can't be the yellowish --- because of location. Correct me if I am wrong, please. telyds

[Rene Calado Jr.]

Hello!

Yup, it looks like Golden-bellied Flyeater (Gerygone sulphurea).

Regards,

Wagtail

[Ding Carpio]

Thanks, Neon and teLyd. Now I recall the thread teLyd posted re the immature gerygone.

Now that you mentioned it, I miss Steve's comments, too.