what is the name of this bird plsss

what is the name of this bird plsss

Wow, Radu, I don't recognize it from what I can see. Can you post an image that is not quite so close cropped? I think you'd have better luck with an answer if you could. Though, what I can see is pretty distinctive, so someone may recognize it.
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Deb

Something in a zoo, more details would help!

Resin

This message was edited Jul 13, 2011 9:17 AM

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Could you share the location of this bird? Country, state, etc? That is a helpful piece of info when you are ever asking someone to ID a bird for you. Habitat is also helpful. Marsh, forest...

Arawa & Panguna (Bougainville)

papua new guinea

I have searched extensively trying to locate a name for your bird. The only thing I found was the exact same picture you posted here and it was found at a tourist site. Is this a picture you took? If so, do you have any that show the whole bird? If this is not your own picture, ask the site you got it from. That will be the best thing to do.

Could it be a Rufous-collared Monarch? Scroll down to bird #6. http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/monarchs.html

Good call! Checked up in HBW, and that's very close, but Frilled Monarch is an even better fit. Only problem is, neither of these two occurs on Bougainville (both are from mainland New Guinea; Rufous-collared in the north, Frilled in the south and east), though an escape from captivity is always possible.

Resin

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This message was edited Jul 19, 2011 11:10 AM

There are many images of the Frilled Monarch which show white feathers around the neck and chest. This includes David Mules' image on DG bird files.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/calidris-photos/4956341937/

http://leesbird.com/2009/12/21/ians-bow-frill-necked-monarch/

http://www.ozanimals.com/Bird/Frilled-Monarch/Arses/telescopthalmus.html

This one shows a "Frilled Monarch" but the colouring is different to the dozens of images of Frilled Monarchs, that don't show any rufous feathering. I'm wondering about the accuracy of the couple of images showing the Frilled as having rufous feathering. http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=252382 Edited to add that this one certainly has a frill.

This message was edited Jul 19, 2011 7:19 AM

Male-female differences ;-)

Males are black-and-white, females brown with a white lower belly, and black cap and cheeks. The frill is erectile in both species, only showing when the bird is displaying (and I guess fearful, as in the in-hand bird).

The differences shown in HBW between females of Frilled and Ochre-collared, is that Frilled has black cheeks (same colour as the cap), while Ochre-collared has brown cheeks (intermediate between the cap and collar in tone). Otherwise they're the same (the two even used to be considered conspecific) though males show more difference.

Resin

Well, there you go. Thanks, Resin. You know, it didn't even cross my mind that it may be a male-female difference.