Edward woodwood
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below is an extensive list of potential splits and possibles etc for our upcoming trip to Arunachal Pradesh in 2007...
It's a minefield.
If anyone has any interesting info on any of these (especially the regional specialities and splits) just post a quick comment please. Or if you have a voice of any of those listed that we need it would be fantastic. The list itself is a fantastic (if rather informal) resource. Any help gratefully received... B
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>- Collared Treepie - (Got recording from Tam Dao)
>- Black-breasted Weaver
>- Finn’s Weaver
>- Spot-winged Grosbeak
>- Gold-naped Finch
>- Scarlet Finch
>- Sharpe’s Rosefinch (Carpodacus verreauxii; formerly part of
>Spot-winged Rosefinch ?C. rodopeplus) Does this occur in Arunachal Pradesh?
>- Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch ?C. thura
>- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch ?C. pulcherrimus
>- Himalayan Greenfinch ?black-faced South Annam Hills subspecies
>heinrichi
>- Black-faced Bunting (too late?)
>- Chestnut Bunting (too late?)
>- Robin Accentor
>- Fire-tailed Sunbird
>- Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
>- Beautiful Nuthatch Got recording
>- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (S. cinnamoventris, different from SE
>Asian neglecta)
>- Chestnut-vented Nuthatch (S. nagaensis nagaensis of South Assam
>Hills is somewhat distinct)
>- Wallcreeper
>- Brown-throated Treecreeper (C. discolor discolor, different from
>shanensis (Yunnan) and meridionalis in Da Lat)
>- Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
>- Yellow-cheeked Tit (P. s. subviridis from South Assam Hills, much
>duller than Himalayan nominate)
>- Rufous-fronted Tit
>- Yellow-vented Warbler (P. cantator)
>- Whistler’s Warbler (incl nemoralis)
>- Green-crowned Warbler (only possible in Eaglenest)
>- White-spectacled Warbler (East Himalayan nominate)
>- Gray-cheeked Warbler (East Himalayan form)
>- Gray-hooded Warbler (flavogularis from NE Arunachal and
>tephrodiras from South Assam Hills)
>- Broad-billed Warbler
>- Black-faced Warbler (A.s. flavimentalis)
>- Slaty-bellied Tesia
>- Blunt-winged Warbler (breeding stevensi)
>- Indian Reed-Warbler (formerly Clamorous; distinct Assam race
>amyae)
>- Thick-billed Warbler (too late?)
>- Chinese Bush-Warbler (wintering in Assam reeds, too late?)
>- Manchurian Bush-Warbler (scarce in winter, prob. too late)
>- Hume's Bush-Warbler (formerly Yellowish-bellied, but vocally very
>different from Chinese birds)
>- Himalayan and Manipur Aberrant Bush-Warbler (both probably
>distinct from Chinese birds)
>- Black-throated Prinia (species endemic, but both khasiana from
>South Assam Hills and nominate from Arunachal very distinct)
>- Swamp Prinia
>- Graceful Prinia (Assam reed race stevensi)
>- Ashy Prinia (Assam race inglisi, somewhat distinct in plumage)
>- Bristled Grassbird DO WE HAVE SONG OF THIS AND FOLLOWING
>SPECIES??? RARELY MENTIONED IN TRIP REPORTS... NO I DON'T, anyone else?
>- Rufous-rumped Grassbird
>- Golden-headed Cisticola (NE race tytleri is distinct within India;
>however, not sure how different from SE Asian ones, who cares, its a cisticola?!)
>- Black-breasted Parrotbill
>- Black-throated Parrotbill (distinct races: humii in Arunachal,
>poliotis in South Assam Hills)
>- Gray-headed Parrotbill (transfluvialis in South Assam Hills is
>reasonably distinct)
>- Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill (bakeri in NE India reasonably
>distinct)
>- Snowy-throated Babbler NEVER SEE IT MENTIONED IN TRIP
>REPORTS???? Yet to be recorded from the region, hasn't been seen away from Namdapha in India, apparently they are hyper elusive though and the fastest babbler on earth (Robson pers comm). You never know in Mishmi though
>- Marsh Babbler
>- Spot-throated Babbler (P. albiventre ignotum in Arunachal and P.a.
>albiventre in South Assam Hills could be different species, but
>voices undocumented)
>- Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler (Eaglenest)
>- Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler (Nagaland and Mishmi) Is this the correct placement for both Wedge-billed sp? I was unsure what would occur at Mishmi (As Sikkim occurs in Yunnan?). Got recording of Sikkim.
>- Long-billed Wren-Babbler Still to get a recording of the song, only got aggitated call
>- Mishmi Wren-Babbler
>- Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler (Eaglenest)
>- Spotted Wren-Babbler
>- Naga Wren-Babbler
>- Bar-winged Wren-Babbler (also very distinct races between
>Eaglenest and Namdapha area). Mmmm, maybe, compare the photos in Birding Asia Eaglenest article to mine from Sichuan, not as different as I thought, would eb interesting to compare recordings. I have neither thus far! Anyone else?
>- Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler (Meghalaya)
>- Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
>- Green Shrike-Babbler (E Him ssp P. x. xanthochlorus)
>- Indian White-hooded Babbler
>- Rufous Sibia (distinct eastern coloration)
>- Streak-throated Barwing (waldeni+poliotis S of Brahmaputra very
>distinct, Mishmi race approaches hybrids, Eaglenest birds could be
>hybrids with Hoary-throated Barwing A. nipalensis)
>- Nepal Fulvetta
>- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
>- Brown-throated (Ludlow’s) Fulvetta
>- Manipur Fulvetta (nominate manipurensis, possibly not distinct
>from Sa Pa birds). No fulvetta is distinct from each other
>- White-browed Fulvetta (very distinct austeni from South Annam
>Hills)
>- Yellow-throated Fulvetta
>- Rufous-vented Yuhina
>- White-naped Yuhina
>- Striated Yuhina (nominate castaniceps from South Assam Hills
>except Nagaland is quite distinct)
>- Fire-tailed Myzornis
>- Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler (nominate Arunachal very distinct,
>phayrei in South Assam Hills as well)
>- Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
>- Slender-billed Babbler (Assam reeds)
>- Jerdon's Babbler
>- Gray-sided Laughingthrush
>- Khasi Hills Gray-sided Laughingthrush RARELY MENTIONED IN
>REPORTS, BUT VERY DISTINCT!!!!!! Interesting, haven't read about them being seen in reports, will look into it
>- Striated Laughingthrush
>- Rufous-vented Laughingthrush
>- Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush
>- Yellow-throated Laughingthrush (only N to S Nagaland)
>- Striped Laughingthrush
>- Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
>- Bugun Liocichla - Got the recordings of it last week
>- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
>- Assam Laughingthrush
>- Scaly Laughingthrush (possibly distinct from West Tonkin birds?)
>- Brown-capped Laughingthrush
>- Blue-winged Laughingthrush
>- Bhutan Laughingthrush
>- Pale Blue Flycatcher (need to see Himalayan form, ok)
>- Large Blue Flycatcher
>- Blue-throated Flycatcher (need to see Himalayan form)
>- Pale-chinned Flycatcher
>- Ultramarine Flycatcher (distinct E Him form)
>- White-gorgeted Flycatcher ( S Assam Hill form should be same as SE
>Asia, but Eaglenest form distinct)
>- Jerdon’s Bushchat
>- White-tailed Stonechat (unnamed distinct Assam population)
>- Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin
>- Blue-fronted Robin
>- Gould’s Shortwing WHERE ON THIS TRIP???? Mmm, yet to be recorded from Eaglenest and Mishmi, but has to occur at Eaglenest, got a recording of it so we'll have to test it, mayeb a little early for vocal birds?
>- Rusty-bellied Shortwing WHERE ON THIS TRIP???? Eagelnest, not uncommon, April good time for them, March to early
>- Lesser Shortwing (Eaglenest form males blue, S Assam Hills males
>brown)
>- Long-billed Thrush - Still not got the recording, anybody else?
>- Plain-backed Thrush
>- Dusky Thrush (winter, too late?)
>- Gray-sided Thrush (winter, too late?)
>- Red-throated Thrush (winter, too late?) Probably for all
>- Purple Cochoa
>- Olive Bulbul - Really? Where does this occur for us? Can't wait!
>- Nepal House Martin
>- Gray-throated Sand Martin
>- Sand Lark
>- Bengal Bushlark
>- Blue-naped Pitta
>- Hooded Pitta (mainland race)
>- Pale-headed Woodpecker
>- Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
>- Rufous-necked Hornbill
>- Blue-eared Kingfisher
>- Blyth’s Kingfisher
>- Ward’s Trogon
>- Dark-rumped Swift
>- Hodgson’s Frogmouth
>- Mountain Scops Owl
>- Oriental Scops Owl - Certain split
>- Collared Scops Owl
>- Brown Wood-Owl (very likely different species from Sunda ones) I've already split it!
>- Forest Eagle-owl
>- Tawny Fish-owl
>- Eastern Grass Owl
>- Barn Owl (Indian race)
>- Oriental Bay Owl
>- Pied (=Jacobin) Cuckoo
>- Spotted Dove (South Assam Hills has race with unspotted back, your making me laugh now!)
>- Ashy Wood-Pigeon
>- Pale-capped Wood-Pigeon
>- Great Black-headed Gull
>- Long-billed Plover
>- Ibisbill
>- Masked Finfoot
>- Black-tailed Crake
>- Eastern Water Rail (only winter, too late?)
>- Mrs Hume’s Pheasant
>- Kaleej Pheasant (NE Indian race)
>- Sclater’s Monal (W Arunachal with all white tail, elsewhere banded
>tail) Yes, see Mathias Ritschfeld comments on this on OB posting earlier in the year. Very possible at Sela Pass. Banded tail birds possible at Mishmi
>- Satyr Tragopan (in Eagle’s Nest?) Yes
>- Blyth’s Tragopan
>- Manipur Bush-Quail RUMOURS OF RECENT REDISCOVERY, ARE
>WE GONNA GO TO THAT SITE???? Where is the site? Not sure how reliable the sighting was, Dibru-Saikhowa must be as good as anywhere
>- Yellow-legged Buttonquail (winter only, too late?)
>- Mountain Bamboo-Partridge
>- Common Hill-Partridge
>- Chestnut-breasted Hill-Partridge DO WE HAVE VOICE???? Nope!
>- White-cheeked Hill-Partridge
>- Rufous-throated Hill-Partridge (different races in South Assam
>hills and Himalayas)
>- Swamp Francolin
>- Peregrine (peregrinator, Indian race)
>- Red-headed Falcon
>- Amur Falcon
>- Pied Falconet
>- Pallid Harrier (winter, too late?)
>- Mountain Hawk-eagle
>- Bonelli’s Eagle
>- Baer’s Pochard (winter, too late?)
>- Falcated Duck (winter, too late?)
>- Baikal Teal (winter, too late?)
>- White-winged Duck - we have a chance, especially at Digboi. Nameri is the place for them,
>- White-bellied Heron WHERE ON THIS TRIP????? Possible along the Bramaputra anywhere, though especially Kaziranga, not likely though.
below is an extensive list of potential splits and possibles etc for our upcoming trip to Arunachal Pradesh in 2007...
It's a minefield.
If anyone has any interesting info on any of these (especially the regional specialities and splits) just post a quick comment please. Or if you have a voice of any of those listed that we need it would be fantastic. The list itself is a fantastic (if rather informal) resource. Any help gratefully received... B
:bounce: >- Collared Treepie - (Got recording from Tam Dao)
>- Black-breasted Weaver
>- Finn’s Weaver
>- Spot-winged Grosbeak
>- Gold-naped Finch
>- Scarlet Finch
>- Sharpe’s Rosefinch (Carpodacus verreauxii; formerly part of
>Spot-winged Rosefinch ?C. rodopeplus) Does this occur in Arunachal Pradesh?
>- Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch ?C. thura
>- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch ?C. pulcherrimus
>- Himalayan Greenfinch ?black-faced South Annam Hills subspecies
>heinrichi
>- Black-faced Bunting (too late?)
>- Chestnut Bunting (too late?)
>- Robin Accentor
>- Fire-tailed Sunbird
>- Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
>- Beautiful Nuthatch Got recording
>- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (S. cinnamoventris, different from SE
>Asian neglecta)
>- Chestnut-vented Nuthatch (S. nagaensis nagaensis of South Assam
>Hills is somewhat distinct)
>- Wallcreeper
>- Brown-throated Treecreeper (C. discolor discolor, different from
>shanensis (Yunnan) and meridionalis in Da Lat)
>- Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
>- Yellow-cheeked Tit (P. s. subviridis from South Assam Hills, much
>duller than Himalayan nominate)
>- Rufous-fronted Tit
>- Yellow-vented Warbler (P. cantator)
>- Whistler’s Warbler (incl nemoralis)
>- Green-crowned Warbler (only possible in Eaglenest)
>- White-spectacled Warbler (East Himalayan nominate)
>- Gray-cheeked Warbler (East Himalayan form)
>- Gray-hooded Warbler (flavogularis from NE Arunachal and
>tephrodiras from South Assam Hills)
>- Broad-billed Warbler
>- Black-faced Warbler (A.s. flavimentalis)
>- Slaty-bellied Tesia
>- Blunt-winged Warbler (breeding stevensi)
>- Indian Reed-Warbler (formerly Clamorous; distinct Assam race
>amyae)
>- Thick-billed Warbler (too late?)
>- Chinese Bush-Warbler (wintering in Assam reeds, too late?)
>- Manchurian Bush-Warbler (scarce in winter, prob. too late)
>- Hume's Bush-Warbler (formerly Yellowish-bellied, but vocally very
>different from Chinese birds)
>- Himalayan and Manipur Aberrant Bush-Warbler (both probably
>distinct from Chinese birds)
>- Black-throated Prinia (species endemic, but both khasiana from
>South Assam Hills and nominate from Arunachal very distinct)
>- Swamp Prinia
>- Graceful Prinia (Assam reed race stevensi)
>- Ashy Prinia (Assam race inglisi, somewhat distinct in plumage)
>- Bristled Grassbird DO WE HAVE SONG OF THIS AND FOLLOWING
>SPECIES??? RARELY MENTIONED IN TRIP REPORTS... NO I DON'T, anyone else?
>- Rufous-rumped Grassbird
>- Golden-headed Cisticola (NE race tytleri is distinct within India;
>however, not sure how different from SE Asian ones, who cares, its a cisticola?!)
>- Black-breasted Parrotbill
>- Black-throated Parrotbill (distinct races: humii in Arunachal,
>poliotis in South Assam Hills)
>- Gray-headed Parrotbill (transfluvialis in South Assam Hills is
>reasonably distinct)
>- Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill (bakeri in NE India reasonably
>distinct)
>- Snowy-throated Babbler NEVER SEE IT MENTIONED IN TRIP
>REPORTS???? Yet to be recorded from the region, hasn't been seen away from Namdapha in India, apparently they are hyper elusive though and the fastest babbler on earth (Robson pers comm). You never know in Mishmi though
>- Marsh Babbler
>- Spot-throated Babbler (P. albiventre ignotum in Arunachal and P.a.
>albiventre in South Assam Hills could be different species, but
>voices undocumented)
>- Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler (Eaglenest)
>- Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler (Nagaland and Mishmi) Is this the correct placement for both Wedge-billed sp? I was unsure what would occur at Mishmi (As Sikkim occurs in Yunnan?). Got recording of Sikkim.
>- Long-billed Wren-Babbler Still to get a recording of the song, only got aggitated call
>- Mishmi Wren-Babbler
>- Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler (Eaglenest)
>- Spotted Wren-Babbler
>- Naga Wren-Babbler
>- Bar-winged Wren-Babbler (also very distinct races between
>Eaglenest and Namdapha area). Mmmm, maybe, compare the photos in Birding Asia Eaglenest article to mine from Sichuan, not as different as I thought, would eb interesting to compare recordings. I have neither thus far! Anyone else?
>- Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler (Meghalaya)
>- Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
>- Green Shrike-Babbler (E Him ssp P. x. xanthochlorus)
>- Indian White-hooded Babbler
>- Rufous Sibia (distinct eastern coloration)
>- Streak-throated Barwing (waldeni+poliotis S of Brahmaputra very
>distinct, Mishmi race approaches hybrids, Eaglenest birds could be
>hybrids with Hoary-throated Barwing A. nipalensis)
>- Nepal Fulvetta
>- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
>- Brown-throated (Ludlow’s) Fulvetta
>- Manipur Fulvetta (nominate manipurensis, possibly not distinct
>from Sa Pa birds). No fulvetta is distinct from each other
>- White-browed Fulvetta (very distinct austeni from South Annam
>Hills)
>- Yellow-throated Fulvetta
>- Rufous-vented Yuhina
>- White-naped Yuhina
>- Striated Yuhina (nominate castaniceps from South Assam Hills
>except Nagaland is quite distinct)
>- Fire-tailed Myzornis
>- Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler (nominate Arunachal very distinct,
>phayrei in South Assam Hills as well)
>- Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
>- Slender-billed Babbler (Assam reeds)
>- Jerdon's Babbler
>- Gray-sided Laughingthrush
>- Khasi Hills Gray-sided Laughingthrush RARELY MENTIONED IN
>REPORTS, BUT VERY DISTINCT!!!!!! Interesting, haven't read about them being seen in reports, will look into it
>- Striated Laughingthrush
>- Rufous-vented Laughingthrush
>- Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush
>- Yellow-throated Laughingthrush (only N to S Nagaland)
>- Striped Laughingthrush
>- Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
>- Bugun Liocichla - Got the recordings of it last week
>- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
>- Assam Laughingthrush
>- Scaly Laughingthrush (possibly distinct from West Tonkin birds?)
>- Brown-capped Laughingthrush
>- Blue-winged Laughingthrush
>- Bhutan Laughingthrush
>- Pale Blue Flycatcher (need to see Himalayan form, ok)
>- Large Blue Flycatcher
>- Blue-throated Flycatcher (need to see Himalayan form)
>- Pale-chinned Flycatcher
>- Ultramarine Flycatcher (distinct E Him form)
>- White-gorgeted Flycatcher ( S Assam Hill form should be same as SE
>Asia, but Eaglenest form distinct)
>- Jerdon’s Bushchat
>- White-tailed Stonechat (unnamed distinct Assam population)
>- Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin
>- Blue-fronted Robin
>- Gould’s Shortwing WHERE ON THIS TRIP???? Mmm, yet to be recorded from Eaglenest and Mishmi, but has to occur at Eaglenest, got a recording of it so we'll have to test it, mayeb a little early for vocal birds?
>- Rusty-bellied Shortwing WHERE ON THIS TRIP???? Eagelnest, not uncommon, April good time for them, March to early
>- Lesser Shortwing (Eaglenest form males blue, S Assam Hills males
>brown)
>- Long-billed Thrush - Still not got the recording, anybody else?
>- Plain-backed Thrush
>- Dusky Thrush (winter, too late?)
>- Gray-sided Thrush (winter, too late?)
>- Red-throated Thrush (winter, too late?) Probably for all
>- Purple Cochoa
>- Olive Bulbul - Really? Where does this occur for us? Can't wait!
>- Nepal House Martin
>- Gray-throated Sand Martin
>- Sand Lark
>- Bengal Bushlark
>- Blue-naped Pitta
>- Hooded Pitta (mainland race)
>- Pale-headed Woodpecker
>- Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
>- Rufous-necked Hornbill
>- Blue-eared Kingfisher
>- Blyth’s Kingfisher
>- Ward’s Trogon
>- Dark-rumped Swift
>- Hodgson’s Frogmouth
>- Mountain Scops Owl
>- Oriental Scops Owl - Certain split
>- Collared Scops Owl
>- Brown Wood-Owl (very likely different species from Sunda ones) I've already split it!
>- Forest Eagle-owl
>- Tawny Fish-owl
>- Eastern Grass Owl
>- Barn Owl (Indian race)
>- Oriental Bay Owl
>- Pied (=Jacobin) Cuckoo
>- Spotted Dove (South Assam Hills has race with unspotted back, your making me laugh now!)
>- Ashy Wood-Pigeon
>- Pale-capped Wood-Pigeon
>- Great Black-headed Gull
>- Long-billed Plover
>- Ibisbill
>- Masked Finfoot
>- Black-tailed Crake
>- Eastern Water Rail (only winter, too late?)
>- Mrs Hume’s Pheasant
>- Kaleej Pheasant (NE Indian race)
>- Sclater’s Monal (W Arunachal with all white tail, elsewhere banded
>tail) Yes, see Mathias Ritschfeld comments on this on OB posting earlier in the year. Very possible at Sela Pass. Banded tail birds possible at Mishmi
>- Satyr Tragopan (in Eagle’s Nest?) Yes
>- Blyth’s Tragopan
>- Manipur Bush-Quail RUMOURS OF RECENT REDISCOVERY, ARE
>WE GONNA GO TO THAT SITE???? Where is the site? Not sure how reliable the sighting was, Dibru-Saikhowa must be as good as anywhere
>- Yellow-legged Buttonquail (winter only, too late?)
>- Mountain Bamboo-Partridge
>- Common Hill-Partridge
>- Chestnut-breasted Hill-Partridge DO WE HAVE VOICE???? Nope!
>- White-cheeked Hill-Partridge
>- Rufous-throated Hill-Partridge (different races in South Assam
>hills and Himalayas)
>- Swamp Francolin
>- Peregrine (peregrinator, Indian race)
>- Red-headed Falcon
>- Amur Falcon
>- Pied Falconet
>- Pallid Harrier (winter, too late?)
>- Mountain Hawk-eagle
>- Bonelli’s Eagle
>- Baer’s Pochard (winter, too late?)
>- Falcated Duck (winter, too late?)
>- Baikal Teal (winter, too late?)
>- White-winged Duck - we have a chance, especially at Digboi. Nameri is the place for them,
>- White-bellied Heron WHERE ON THIS TRIP????? Possible along the Bramaputra anywhere, though especially Kaziranga, not likely though.
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