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Indobirder · Nov 26, 2014

I don't have a field guide for this area so appreciate all assistance.
1. common moorhen?
2. no clue
3. prinia?
4. snipe sp.
5. same snipe
6. brown shrike, right?
7. great myna?
8. prinia?
9. pipit
10. cuckoo?
11. pipit
12. same pipit as 11
13. black drong?
14. imm scaly-breasted munia?
15. scaly-breasted munia?
16. no clue
17. woodpecker sp.
18. cuckoo
19. same cuckoo
20. starling sp.
21. flycatcher?
22. blue-tailed bee-eater?
23. pink-necked pigeon
24. imm pink necked pigeon?

i have more pictures of all, if needed.
thanks a tonne! :t:

Indobirder · Nov 26, 2014

Indobirder · Nov 26, 2014

even more (#11-15)

Indobirder · Nov 26, 2014

and more... (#16-20)

Indobirder · Nov 26, 2014

... (21-24)
thanks again

Larry Sweetland · Nov 26, 2014

randomly looking at a few!
2. Common Moorhen
3. Ashy Tailorbird
6 and 7 correct, though I'd call the Myna White-vented
8. Common Tailorbird
14. probably, defo a munia
15. yes
16. Ashy Minivet?
20. Asian Glossy Starling
21. either Asian Brown or Brown-streaked Fly
22. yes

birdboybowley · Nov 26, 2014

I'd've gone Pheasant-tailed Jacana for 2.....

Larry Sweetland · Nov 26, 2014

birdboybowley said:
I'd've gone Pheasant-tailed Jacana for 2.....

aha, could well be

birdboybowley · Nov 26, 2014

4 & 5 Snipe seems to show a white trailing egde which would make it Common
10 Prob Plaintive
16 Ashy Minivet
17 Grey-capped Pygmy-Wood
18 & 19 maybe Violet?
22 Agree

Larry Sweetland · Nov 26, 2014

23 agree too

Indobirder · Nov 28, 2014

thanks,
so we have the following left/unconfirmed:
1.
2. either common moorhen or pheasant-tailed Jacana
9. pipit
10. plaintive? cuckoo
11. pipit
12. same pipit as 11
13. black? drongo
18 & 19. violet? cuckoo
21. asian brown flycatcher or brown streaked flycatcher

new pictures attached are (2, 13, 18/19, 21)
I am not completely sure that the first pic (2) is the same bird as in my earlier 2.
thanks for looking.

johnallcock · Nov 28, 2014

1 & 2 are both Common Moorhen. 2 seems a bit pale around the face, but everything else looks right for an immature moorhen (you can see the white undertail on both photos).

The snipe looks more like Pintail/Swinhoe's to me, at least on the ground view. I'm not sure the suggestion of a white trailing edge isn't an artifact from light shining through the feathers - it doesn't look clearly marked enough for Common to me.

Both cuckoos look like Cacomantis to me. I think the new photos support this. Probably Plaintive, but I'm not sure about ruling out other possibilities.

I think the pipits are Paddyfield. The second bird (#11/12) looks like one to me, and I think the first bird is as well.

I'd agree with Black Drongo.

I don't know how to separate Asian Brown and Brown-streaked Fly so I'll leave that one.

peterarras · Nov 28, 2014

Hi,
4. and 5. I would more go for Pin-tailed Snipe!
Cheers
Peter.

Larry Sweetland · Nov 28, 2014

Agree with John's input, but need a bit of persuading that the juv drongo is safely identifiable as Black from this pic. Tail fork appears shallow, and eg, some subspp of Ashy can be very dark.

Indobirder · Nov 28, 2014

here are some other drongo pictures (most likely not the same bird). are these black? these birds are bothering me

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