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Bird in S'pore (1 Viewer)
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Dr Manjeet Singh
Dr.Manjeet Singh
I believe it is a Blue-throated Bee-eater-Merops supercilious..i am sure but i wouldnt bet on it..lol..hope some expert will i.d. the bird.regards.
lostinjapan
Well-known member
I think it is actually a Blue-tailed Bee-eater - Merops phillipinus.
Blue-cheeked don't occur in SE Asia and I think Blue-throated would have..well a blue throat and this bird doesn't. Also I think Blue-throated is scarce in Singapore.
Blue-tailed have orange lower throat and yellow upper throat.
I think they migrate through the area.
Cheers
Sean
Blue-cheeked don't occur in SE Asia and I think Blue-throated would have..well a blue throat and this bird doesn't. Also I think Blue-throated is scarce in Singapore.
Blue-tailed have orange lower throat and yellow upper throat.
I think they migrate through the area.
Cheers
Sean
viator
Well-known member
Sean is right that it is a Blue-tailed.
Blue-tailed have arrived in SG over the last month or so and are common. I saw around 20 this morning near home. The same area usually has a few Blue-throated for most of the year but they seem to prefer moving on when the Blue-tailed arrive.
Cheers
Mike
Blue-tailed have arrived in SG over the last month or so and are common. I saw around 20 this morning near home. The same area usually has a few Blue-throated for most of the year but they seem to prefer moving on when the Blue-tailed arrive.
Cheers
Mike
What about Blue-cheeked Bee-Eater??
I have no experience whit theese birds, but i am only trying to help
Squidoid is looking for an ID for a bird seen in Singapore. Just how does suggesting a species found no closer than central Asia in the breeding seasons and that winters in Afrian "help"?
BF has users from all around the world - if you've got no experience of the area, why not leave it to someone who has?
squidoid
Active member
Thanks and one more...
Hey folks thanks so much. There's a blue-tailed bee-eater in one of my books actually but I'm a newbie at this and the birds look so different from different angles, under lighting conditions. Viator/Mike, whereabouts do you live that you have such easy access to birds?
One more thing: is this an ashy tailorbird?
Hey folks thanks so much. There's a blue-tailed bee-eater in one of my books actually but I'm a newbie at this and the birds look so different from different angles, under lighting conditions. Viator/Mike, whereabouts do you live that you have such easy access to birds?
One more thing: is this an ashy tailorbird?
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viator
Well-known member
Hi Squidoid,
Yes thats an Ashy Tailorbird - I assume you were at EcoLake at the Botanical Gardens! You can almost always see Ashy Tailorbirds there!
I live on Meyer Rd, Katong - if I only have a couple of hours I walk over to the reclaimation land from Fort Rd i.e. what will be Marina East. Saw 41 species over there this morning which is about average.
Cheers
Mike
Yes thats an Ashy Tailorbird - I assume you were at EcoLake at the Botanical Gardens! You can almost always see Ashy Tailorbirds there!
I live on Meyer Rd, Katong - if I only have a couple of hours I walk over to the reclaimation land from Fort Rd i.e. what will be Marina East. Saw 41 species over there this morning which is about average.
Cheers
Mike
Edward woodwood
Member
yes it's an Ashy Tailorbird
the other is a Blue-tailed BE as already stated. Blue-throated are, as the name suggests blue throated, with no rufous present. Beautiful birds though and the gardens are a great place for both species.
regarding answering these queries, funnily enough i received an email the other day about a bird seen in Sri Lanka where opinion was apparently divided over Blue-cheeked or Blue-tailed. The guy above was only trying to help.
the other is a Blue-tailed BE as already stated. Blue-throated are, as the name suggests blue throated, with no rufous present. Beautiful birds though and the gardens are a great place for both species.
regarding answering these queries, funnily enough i received an email the other day about a bird seen in Sri Lanka where opinion was apparently divided over Blue-cheeked or Blue-tailed. The guy above was only trying to help.
Lots of people use these forums to learn, or so I keep being told. I'm not sure how other people giving them incorrect ID's based on no experience can be a "help"?
marie b
Well-known member
Indeed, we do. I feel that just the suggestion (which it was, really) of Bee-eater was probably a helpful nudge in the right direction for the poster.
Oblio
What's The Point?
Knowledge is a great thing. So is tact (defined below):
tact |takt|
noun
adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues
Oblio
Knowledge is indeed a great thing, and I really enjoy the threads when people share their knowledge - there is a lot out there! But still not quite sure I understand why it's a good thing to make wildly incorrect suggestions?
I've been to Singapore a few times and have been birdin out there, but never in winter so I didn't feel it right to suggest an ID that could well have been wrong and lead the user asking for help in the wrong direction - so on this thread I didn't actually put an ID forward 'cos I didn't think it would help.
OK maybe it wasn't the most tactful way to say it, but I think calling our poster a "difficult issue" is a bit harsh Oblio...
lostinjapan
Well-known member
Jeez glad I got the answer right for once!
OK, sorry, been a bit OTT, and nicely set myself up for a fall next time I get one wrong
Like all birders I of course c*ck it up, though I'm not afraid to call it and learn from it. Problem of being a talker I guess...
But you know, I've read so many posts recently that lead people in the wrong direction, it's a shame...
Dr Manjeet Singh
Dr.Manjeet Singh
Well people looks like i made a blunder ..in the common name ..lol...(Singh Brain..lol..:'D)..you see i knew it was a blue-tailed bee-eater..e.g...look at the scientific name is right..but while typing i wrote Blue-throated instead of Blue-tailed..senior movements or senility..lol..:'D..i leave that to you'll...as for leaving the bird I.D..to people who are experts in that area ..i wouldnt comment..because Tim Allwood has many times I.D. the birds from this area and a man of vast knowldge of bird of Asia..with wicked sence of humour..(sorry Tim...what true is true..lol..
..lol.)...As for those who make a mistake in I.D..a bird...keep IDing even if you make a mistake..for then how can we learn..by our mistakes only isnt it true..regards people..B Similar threads
