Redstart Pakistan (1 Viewer)

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Himalaya

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• Dec 9, 2017

• #1

Taken at 2000m baove sea level near Quetta this week - Rufous Backed breeds here and the grey-ishness appears to suggest that species more to me. Common Redstart ruled out? had whitish throat too.

 

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halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Dec 9, 2017

• #2

Pale fringes to tertials suggest Rufous-backed to me - but I've no experience of the species.

 

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Grahame Walbridge

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• Dec 9, 2017

• #3

halftwo said:

Pale fringes to tertials suggest Rufous-backed to me - but I've no experience of the species.

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Agree, combination of pale-edged tertials, white-tipped greater coverts (mc's are obscured) eyering and darker ear coverts look good for Eversmann's/Rufous-backed.

http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_Image_ID=2968&Bird_ID=2565&Bird_Family_ID=&Location=

The tail pattern is wrong for female White-throated as there is far too much rufous...their rectrices are dark brown for the distal half.

Grahame

 

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Himalaya

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• Dec 9, 2017

• #4

Thanks. Another birder suggested Common Redstart but habitat, altitude and time of year completely wrong. I also could not see why it was not a Rufous Backed Redstart but good to get more opinions when questions have been raised.

 

birdboybowley

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• Dec 10, 2017

• #5

Rufous-backed is a real sh*t name for Eversmann's......and so forgettable because of it

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Dec 10, 2017

• #6

birdboybowley said:

Rufous-backed is a real sh*t name for Eversmann's......and so forgettable because of it

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Still better than calling it Rufous-tailed Redstart though 3