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wavethree

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• Jun 3, 2012

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http://postimage.org/image/jq7tvtz1t/
http://postimage.org/image/i0uz1fv01/

http://postimage.org/image/h3mcervuz/
http://postimage.org/image/7st8ee6eb/

 

Jacana

Will Jones

• Jun 3, 2012

• #2

Crimson-rumped Waxbill (I think!) and Asian Glossy Starling

 

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stonechat1

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• Jun 3, 2012

• #3

jacana said:

Crimson-rumped Waxbill (I think!) [...]

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Agree, no other waxbill species shows those white cheeks in combination with a red color shade on the wings.

 

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wavethree

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• Jun 4, 2012

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Another escapee, three escapees captured at this location already. This is an invasion!

 

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wavethree

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• Jun 4, 2012

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Asian Glossy Starling has red eyes, no?

 

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stonechat1

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• Jun 4, 2012

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wavethree said:

Asian Glossy Starling has red eyes, no?

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Correct, but only adults and not immatures like that in your image.

 

tombac

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• Jun 4, 2012

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Even immature birds seems to have red eyes. This must be a very young one(?) that yet havn't developed the red eye.

 

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stonechat1

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• Jun 4, 2012

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After a look in the book "Starlings and Mynas". They state that immature does have yellow, orange or red eyes. I guess those are the steps of changing the eye color from imm. to ad. birds - what would be logical in my opinion.
But I´m not familiar with this species and appreciate further informations.