Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsky Kray, Russia - ID by Video (1 Viewer)

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Alex Sofokl

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• Nov 30, 2014

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Hello! This summer, shot a video of two birds fight on the path in the woods near the city of Krasnoyarsk (Siberia, Russia). Help me identify, please, YouTube

 

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AllanM

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• Nov 30, 2014

• #2

They look like Siberian Blue Robin

 

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Alex Sofokl

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• Nov 30, 2014

• #3

Thanks for the answer! Look similar, but can it be nuthatches?

 

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AllanM

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• Nov 30, 2014

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Alex Sofokl said:

Thanks for the answer! Look similar, but can it be nuthatches?

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They are moving about a bit but I'll take another look!

 

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AllanM

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• Nov 30, 2014

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Alex Sofokl said:

Thanks for the answer! Look similar, but can it be nuthatches?

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Yes I think you may be right - I freeze framed near the end of the video and they do look more like Siberian nuthatch. My first reaction was nuthatch but they looked particularly brightly coloured. Pretty aggressive!!

 

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Alex Sofokl

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• Nov 30, 2014

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AllanM said:

Yes I think you may be right - I freeze framed near the end of the video and they do look more like Siberian nuthatch. My first reaction was nuthatch but they looked particularly brightly coloured. Pretty aggressive!!

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Yes, the video is not clear, I was worried when the shot was afraid that they will fly away
I also have doubts over-brightness. On book photos nuthatches look much dimmer.

 

Nutcracker

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• Nov 30, 2014

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Eurasian Nuthatches Sitta europaea - easily identifiable by the tail pattern; by location, they are the subspecies Sitta europaea asiatica (and not Siberian Nuthatch S. [e.] arctica).

 

Sherpa

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• Nov 30, 2014

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Agreed, but asiatica should be split too imo.

 

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Alex Sofokl

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• Dec 1, 2014

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Nutcracker said:

Eurasian Nuthatches Sitta europaea - easily identifiable by the tail pattern; by location, they are the subspecies Sitta europaea asiatica (and not Siberian Nuthatch S. [e.] arctica).

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Thank you very much, Nutcracker!

 

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Alex Sofokl

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• Dec 1, 2014

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Sherpa said:

Agreed, but asiatica should be split too imo.

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Sherpa, sorry, I don't not understand what you mean "split"?

 

Nutcracker

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• Dec 1, 2014

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Sherpa thinks it should be a species Sitta asiatica, instead of a subspecies Sitta europaea asiatica.

 

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Alex Sofokl

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• Dec 4, 2014

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Nutcracker said:

Sherpa thinks it should be a species Sitta asiatica, instead of a subspecies Sitta europaea asiatica.

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Nutcracker, thank you, now it is clear.

And, thank you all for your help!