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Thailand 2 hrs south of bangkok last week (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Ian Silvester
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rockfowl
Mark Andrews
Ian,
Two hours south of Bangkok isn't really that helpful. These are clearly forest birds so to narrow it down further, a location would help especially if altitude is involved. Were these taken at Kaeng Krachan or near vicinity?
Black-naped Monarch and a Cyornis flycatcher female, would suggest Chinese Blue.
Two hours south of Bangkok isn't really that helpful. These are clearly forest birds so to narrow it down further, a location would help especially if altitude is involved. Were these taken at Kaeng Krachan or near vicinity?
Black-naped Monarch and a Cyornis flycatcher female, would suggest Chinese Blue.
200 meters high
map attached it was taken in a hide were the yellow mark and pin is hope this helps
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2 more from the same sequence
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Bryon Wright
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Hi Ian and others,
anybody else think #5 is a specific, type of Tickell's? This sort of Tickell's is so different from the ones usually portrayed. It is found in
in differing habitats as a resident. The extremely paler loral area and blue iridescence on the female is also a feature of this type of Tickell's. The Tickell's in South India looks closer to Chinese Blue Flycatcher. Normally associate Tickell's in the Thai Peninsula with secondary coastal forest and have never seen it this far north at this elevation as given on the map. All have a barely perceptible hooked tip to the bill, but Tickell's has a miniature, woodshrike like hooked tip, to the bill that can clearly be seen in photos #5. Anybody else know of this type from the Peninsula?
anybody else think #5 is a specific, type of Tickell's? This sort of Tickell's is so different from the ones usually portrayed. It is found in
in differing habitats as a resident. The extremely paler loral area and blue iridescence on the female is also a feature of this type of Tickell's. The Tickell's in South India looks closer to Chinese Blue Flycatcher. Normally associate Tickell's in the Thai Peninsula with secondary coastal forest and have never seen it this far north at this elevation as given on the map. All have a barely perceptible hooked tip to the bill, but Tickell's has a miniature, woodshrike like hooked tip, to the bill that can clearly be seen in photos #5. Anybody else know of this type from the Peninsula?
one more and last one that I have
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Grahame Walbridge
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Ian,
I am assuming they are the same individual in all 4 images?
Female indochina Tickell's Blue. Note grey/blue-toned upperparts, and sharply demarcated pale orange breast and absence of rufous tones in tail. This form is widespread across Thailand and is the form that occurs at KK.
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_Image_ID=87857&Bird_ID=2636&Bird_Family_ID=&Location=
I assume Bryon is referring to sumatrensis which occurs further south in S. Thailand and Malaysia.
Grahame
I am assuming they are the same individual in all 4 images?
Female indochina Tickell's Blue. Note grey/blue-toned upperparts, and sharply demarcated pale orange breast and absence of rufous tones in tail. This form is widespread across Thailand and is the form that occurs at KK.
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_Image_ID=87857&Bird_ID=2636&Bird_Family_ID=&Location=
I assume Bryon is referring to sumatrensis which occurs further south in S. Thailand and Malaysia.
Grahame
rockfowl
Mark Andrews
I agree, amazing variation in the images. :smoke:
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Grahame Walbridge
Well-known member
Ian,
The penny took a while to drop but I am fairly certain we are dealing with two species of cyornis in this sequence of four images; species A (images 2 & 3) and species B (images 3 & 4).
A. Note obvious grey-brown breast sides similar in tone to upperparts which would suggest Hainan Blue.
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_Image_ID=64775&Bird_ID=2646&Bird_Family_ID=&Location=
B. Tickell's Blue. see earlier comments.
Grahame
The penny took a while to drop but I am fairly certain we are dealing with two species of cyornis in this sequence of four images; species A (images 2 & 3) and species B (images 3 & 4).
A. Note obvious grey-brown breast sides similar in tone to upperparts which would suggest Hainan Blue.
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_Image_ID=64775&Bird_ID=2646&Bird_Family_ID=&Location=
B. Tickell's Blue. see earlier comments.
Grahame
rockfowl
Mark Andrews
Agreed.
