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Birds of Guangdong Province, China (1 Viewer)

mjohnson0728

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Please help identify the following birds seen in the province of Guangdong in the last 2 weeks. Areas are the Baiyun Mountain and South China Botanical Gardens.
1. I don't have any clues.
2. Possibly a bulbul light-vented ?
3. Photos 3,4 and 5 are of the same bird, I though with different views may help in identifying. Is this possible a House Swift?

There are more photos but I think I am limited to 5 for each post.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Michael
 

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mjohnson0728 said:
Please help identify the following birds seen in the province of Guangdong in the last 2 weeks. Areas are the Baiyun Mountain and South China Botanical Gardens.
1. I don't have any clues.
2. Possibly a bulbul light-vented ?
3. Photos 3,4 and 5 are of the same bird, I though with different views may help in identifying. Is this possible a House Swift?

There are more photos but I think I am limited to 5 for each post.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Michael
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Light-vented/Chinese Bulbul for #1 and #2. Ought to be numerous in that area I would have thought. Agree with House Swift for #3-#5.

Steve
 
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SteveMM said:
Light-vented/Chinese Bulbul for #1 and #2. Ought to be numerous in that area I would have thought. Agree with House Swift for #3-#5.

Steve
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Hello SteveMM, after I replied to Andy39 I got your response and when I look closer at the photo no. 2, I agree with Light-vented Bulbul, the tip of the bill in my photo does not have a hook whereas the Large Woodshrike the bill has a hook at the end of bill.

Thank all for the feedback.
 
Birds in Guangdong province

Hello,

here are some more photos. Locations - Baiyun Mountain and South China Botanical Gardens.

1. Don't have any clues.
2. Plain Prinia possibly??
3. Common Tailorbird possibly??
4-5 Some sort of warbler.

Thanks again for your assistance.
 

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Post 1 #1&2 are definitely Light-vented Bulbul.
Large Woodshrike is very hard to find in Guangdong I think.

For post 6:
#1 Dusky Warbler I think but photo not too clear
#2 Agree, Plain Prinia
#3 Agree, Common Tailorbird
#4/5 Looks like another Dusky Warbler
 
Yes, I should have looked more carefully at the shape and extent of the white crown. It's also a remarkably hefty bill for a Bulbul! So this is nominate sinensis?
 
andyb39 said:
Yes, I should have looked more carefully at the shape and extent of the white crown. It's also a remarkably hefty bill for a Bulbul! So this is nominate sinensis?
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Thank you all for the feedback.

I hope I am not burdening you with all these questions.

Here some more photos.

1. I don't think it's a Rock Pigeon.
2 & 3 . Don't know, some type of warbler.
4. A thrush??
5. Have no clue.

Thanks again for your feedback.

Michael
 

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#1 - Look like Rock/Feral Pigeons to me I'm afraid.
#2&3 - Yellow-browed Warbler
#4 - Rufous-tailed Robin.
#5 - Looks odd but I'll suggest it's a Red-billed Starling.
 
rockfowl said:
#1 - Look like Rock/Feral Pigeons to me I'm afraid.
#2&3 - Yellow-browed Warbler
#4 - Rufous-tailed Robin.
#5 - Looks odd but I'll suggest it's a Red-billed Starling.
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Thanks Rockfowl for the feedback.

Here are some more photos I need help with.

1. A warbler ?
2. & 3. Red-rumped swallow??
4. & 5 Asian Brown Flycatcher ??

Thank you in advance for any feedback.

Michael
 

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mjohnson0728 said:
Thanks Rockfowl for the feedback.

Here are some more photos I need help with.

1. A warbler ?
2. & 3. Red-rumped swallow??
4. & 5 Asian Brown Flycatcher ??

Thank you in advance for any feedback.

Michael
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Female-type Daurian Redstart for the first one. Agree with the others.

Steve
 
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Female-type Daurian Redstart for the first one. Agree with the others.

Steve
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Thanks again for the feedback Steve.

Just a few more confirmation.

1. Swift , don't know which one it has a fork tail.
2&3 . Swallow, Barn?
4. Plain Prinia ?

Thanks for feedback.

Michael
 

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The swift in post #13 looks more like a House Swift to me. I would say that the wings are too short/broad and the tail too short/fork too shallow for Common Swift.
The white rump is not visible, but I think that's due to the angle and lighting.

Common Swift would be a major rarity - I'm not sure there are any previous records in Guangdong and there are only three records in Hong Kong.
 
johnallcock said:
The swift in post #13 looks more like a House Swift to me. I would say that the wings are too short/broad and the tail too short/fork too shallow for Common Swift.
The white rump is not visible, but I think that's due to the angle and lighting.

Common Swift would be a major rarity - I'm not sure there are any previous records in Guangdong and there are only three records in Hong Kong.
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Hello Johnallcock,

after receiving your feedback we did some investigations and we can up with the same conclusions. Definitely the photos are not the best. Swifts are so difficult to photograph.

Thank you very much for your feedback and help with identifying the birds.

Michael
 
mjohnson0728 said:
Hello Johnallcock,

after receiving your feedback we did some investigations and we can up with the same conclusions. Definitely the photos are not the best. Swifts are so difficult to photograph.

Thank you very much for your feedback and help with identifying the birds.

Michael
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I just found this photo and wanted to confirm whether this is Red-billed Blue Magpie - female?

Thanks,

Michael
 

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I just found this photo and wanted to confirm whether this is Red-billed Blue Magpie - female?

Thanks,

Michael
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This looks like a Plain-crowned Jay, which is/was regarded as a race of Eurasian Jay but is treated by HBW as a full species, Garrulus bispecularis - this would be sinensis. As well as a plain crown, it has a large blue secondary patch (white in Eurasian Jay).
 
andyb39 said:
This looks like a Plain-crowned Jay, which is/was regarded as a race of Eurasian Jay but is treated by HBW as a full species, Garrulus bispecularis - this would be sinensis. As well as a plain crown, it has a large blue secondary patch (white in Eurasian Jay).
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Hello andyb39,

Thank you for that comprehensive explanation because of this I had to rename my Eurasian Jay to the Plain-crowned Jay.

Thank you so much for you help.

Michael
 
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