Olive Whistler

OLIVE WHISTLER Pachycephala olivacea

Walking in the bush behind the Kilmore Cricket Club yesterday, there was plenty of action. The beginning of winter gets everyone out and about.











I had seen these brown birds a number of times before and had it difficult to identify just who they were. There are larger than the other 'little brown birds' flitting among the cassinia bushes but not quite as large as the shrike thrushes.







 
A little like the rufous whistler but without the black edged white bib. This one has a bib but without any edging. A female rufous whistler? Too much tan in the colouring. Juvenile rufous whistler then? No, he has a tan chest but is a little more grey on the back and wings. This bird has  tan colouring across its back, wings and chest.





Maybe a female hooded robin? No white bib.












So I think it is an olive whistler. The tan colouring with a little sunlight, does look somewhat olive.