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Thread ID: 125703	2012-07-14 01:49:00	Help me identify this bird	Greg (193)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1288384	2012-07-14 01:49:00	I need help to get at least the common name for the bird in the attached image. A pair of them hang around our lawn (especially when I'm feeding the sparrows). The image ain't great, mainly because my camera's 4x optical zoom is inadequate, but you'll get the idea. It's about the size of a finch; the colour is kinda khaki/olive green on his back, and light brown underneath. The distinguishing feature is the almost complete yellow colour around the eyes. I sorta thought it was called a yellow eye, but according to this website (www.nzbirds.com) there's no such bird. Any ideas please?	Greg (193)
1288385	2012-07-14 01:54:00	Might be a rifleman?	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1288386	2012-07-14 01:56:00	It is a Silver Eye aka Wax Eye .....Maori name Tauhou	Terry Porritt (14)
1288387	2012-07-14 01:56:00	Commonly known as Waxeye or Silvereye en.wikipedia.org	Lawrence (2987)
1288388	2012-07-14 01:58:00	I would say it's a Waxeye, those guys call them Silvereye. www.nzbirds.com	Agent_24 (57)
1288389	2012-07-14 02:06:00	Yep it's a Waxeye. :)	Trev (427)
1288390	2012-07-14 02:22:00	Silvereye	Nick G (16709)
1288391	2012-07-14 02:34:00	You guys are awesome! It's been a titgetter (aka something that gets on my tits 'cos it's been bugging me for ages). Thanks tons!	Greg (193)
1288392	2012-07-14 02:51:00	You guys are awesome! It's been a titgetter (aka something that gets on my tits 'cos it's been bugging me for ages). Thanks tons!	Greg (193)
1288393	2012-07-14 02:53:00	Hmm. After a second look at Wikipedia's page it seems that it's not what we thought. The circular colour around the bird's eyes is definitly yellow - not white nor silverish at all. Have I encountered a new sub-species?	Greg (193)
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