Spotted Redshank? [Mumbai, India] (1 Viewer)

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mihir

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• Nov 18, 2017

• #1

Is this spotted redshank? Photographed near Mumbai in Jan 2014

 

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dwatsonbirder

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• Nov 18, 2017

• #2

Common redshank of the race ussuriensis? These birds that winter in SE Asia are quite striking in comparison to the ones we see in Europe.

 

RafaelMatias

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• Nov 18, 2017

• #3

Agreed, Common Redshank, very long billed.

 

satyachil

Tally ho!

• Nov 19, 2017

• #4

How do you rule out spotted redshank here? The supercilium seems quite prominent and combine that with the rather long bill seems good for spotted?

 

tconzemi

Tom

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• Nov 19, 2017

• #5

satyachil said:

How do you rule out spotted redshank here? The supercilium seems quite prominent and combine that with the rather long bill seems good for spotted?

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Spotted has all dark upper mandible whereas Common (as here) has lower and upper mandible thus all base of bill reddish

 

satyachil

Tally ho!

• Nov 19, 2017

• #6

tconzemi said:

Spotted has all dark upper mandible whereas Common (as here) has lower and upper mandible thus all base of bill reddish

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Thanks. That's quite subtle. Good to know.

 

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johnallcock

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• Nov 19, 2017

• #7

As well as the bill pattern, there are also other differences e.g. overall brown tones, streaked head and breast, and the pattern of the scapulars/tertials, that point to this being a Common Redshank.