Help identifying this bird

[jaapv]

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I can't figure it out. One of the Larks (female)? , A juvenile Yellow Wagtail?  I have no idea.

 

 

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[evikne]

Collared palm thrush?

[jaapv]

Although it is not mentioned in Newman's Birds of Southern Africa, the Internet certainly confirms this.  Is this an omission of Newman's or is it extending its range? My copy is twenty years old. Interesting.

[michali]

1 hour ago, jaapv said:

Although it is not mentioned in Newman's Birds of Southern Africa, the Internet certainly confirms this.  Is this an omission of Newman's or is it extending its range? My copy is twenty years old. Interesting.

I agree with @evikne  it is a Collared Palm Thrush. Where did you photograph the bird Jaap?

Roberts Bird Guide which I consider the bible of all bird guides lists its distribution as follows (screenshot from the Roberts Bird App):

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Edited April 14, 2023 by michali

[jaapv]

Majete Game Reserve, Malawi

[michali]

10 hours ago, jaapv said:

Majete Game Reserve, Malawi

That's well within its distribution range. N Kruger appears to be the most southern part of it range.

[jaapv]

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Thanks! My Newman is certainly out of date...  It doesn't even mention the bird. 

[evikne]

In case anyone is wondering how I identified the bird, I just uploaded the photo to Google Images. I don't really know anything about birds. 😄

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[stuny]

And a lovely shot of a lovely bird.  

[UliWer]

vor 8 Stunden schrieb jaapv:

Thanks! My Newman is certainly out of date...  It doesn't even mention the bird. 

My copy of the Newman's is the 7th Edition (undated but must be before 2000, as I used it then) and it shows the Collared Palm Thrush (Cichladusa arquata) on p. 330.