Snipe 1 - Bangkok, Thailand 6/10/18 (1 Viewer)

[BKKBen]

Hi all,

I need a little help with some snipes that I managed to capture some 'okay' pics of today at Lat Krabang rice paddies on the outskirts of Bangkok. I'm aware that Common, Pin-tailed, and Swinhoe's are possible, and the latter two are close to inseparable without decent pics of their tails (which I don't have), but was wondering if I could narrow these down (or positively ID them). None of the three birds appear to have a particular long bill that Common Snipes (a species I have previously seen around BKK) usually seem to have, but that may be down to the angle of the bird in the pics.

This is bird #1.

All ID tips and suggestions greatly appreciated,

Ben.

 

[peterarras]

Pin-tailed Snipe too!

 

[BKKBen]

Pin-tailed Snipe too!

Cheers, Peter.

I also posted on a Thai Waterbird ID site on Facebook, and one of the resident experts said that without clear shots of the outer tail feathers, he can't say for sure whether any of the birds is a Pin-tailed or Swinhoe's Snipe, but can say that they are all one of those two species.

Ben.

 

[rockfowl]

Cheers, Peter.

I also posted on a Thai Waterbird ID site on Facebook, and one of the resident experts said that without clear shots of the outer tail feathers, he can't say for sure whether any of the birds is a Pin-tailed or Swinhoe's Snipe, but can say that they are all one of those two species.

Ben.

That's correct, the two species cannot be identified without a clear image of the spread tail.

 

[BKKBen]

That's correct, the two species cannot be identified without a clear image of the spread tail.

Thanks for the confirmation of the information, Mark. Appreciated.

Ben.