Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Tuesday 12th February 2019, 02:37
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I think that the snipe is Pin-tailed/Swinhoe's...
I think that the snipe is Pin-tailed/Swinhoe's (I'm not sure you can say which from this, unless there is a difference in range). The pale wing panel fits better than for Common, plus the underparts...
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Thursday 7th February 2019, 15:23
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Replies: 3
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They also appear to have different patterns on...
They also appear to have different patterns on the central tail feathers, maybe the second bird has replaced the central tail (although I agree with Grahame that most tail feathers look like a 1st...
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Thursday 7th February 2019, 09:21
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Replies: 8
Views: 231
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Thursday 7th February 2019, 09:13
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Replies: 8
Views: 231
Compare with the females here, with streaked...
Compare with the females here, with streaked crown and little white on the cheeks:
http://strix.main.jp/?p=320
Rather different from the head pattern of Tristram's, which has a well-defined white...
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Thursday 7th February 2019, 07:02
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Replies: 6
Views: 412
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Thursday 7th February 2019, 06:54
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Replies: 8
Views: 231
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Tuesday 5th February 2019, 08:38
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Replies: 2
Views: 154
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Monday 4th February 2019, 00:41
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Replies: 4
Views: 169
1. Masked Laughingthrush
2. Daurian Redstart...
1. Masked Laughingthrush
2. Daurian Redstart female
3. Long-tailed Shrike
4. Daurian Redstart male
Daniel, if you do ever want to see Masked Laughingthrush, come to Hong Kong. They are very common,...
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Saturday 2nd February 2019, 14:52
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Replies: 6
Views: 281
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Saturday 2nd February 2019, 06:47
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Replies: 8
Views: 224
HBW splits Masked Bunting (Emberiza personata)...
HBW splits Masked Bunting (Emberiza personata) from Black-faced, Masked being the taxon that occurs in Japan. Not all lists follow this taxonomy - IOC and eBird still treat this taxon as part of...
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Friday 1st February 2019, 14:25
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Replies: 12
Views: 304
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Friday 1st February 2019, 13:01
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Replies: 12
Views: 304
I'm not entirely sure on this picture, but I...
I'm not entirely sure on this picture, but I think it may be a Broad-billed Sandpiper. It's only just larger than the stints, with a well-marked head pattern and quite a long bill.
There are also a...
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Friday 1st February 2019, 09:47
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Replies: 5
Views: 207
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Thursday 31st January 2019, 06:34
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Replies: 3
Views: 129
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Thursday 31st January 2019, 06:32
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Replies: 5
Views: 157
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Wednesday 30th January 2019, 02:56
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Replies: 19
Views: 646
Check some of the posts in this old thread:...
Check some of the posts in this old thread: https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=266259&highlight=emberizidae
Especially the tree linked in Laurent's post #8. Laurent's barcoding tree finds...
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Tuesday 29th January 2019, 12:14
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Replies: 18
Views: 319
It's not a recent change, it's been...
It's not a recent change, it's been White-throated for many years. In fact I think this was the name used since the first version of the IOC list (and before that by various authors). Personally I...
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Tuesday 29th January 2019, 07:32
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Replies: 18
Views: 319
White-throated is the name that's usually used...
White-throated is the name that's usually used for the combined species before splitting the Philippine endemic (and is still used by IOC, who haven't yet accepted the split). To my mind, it would...
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Forum: Birds & Birding
Friday 25th January 2019, 07:46
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Replies: 154
Views: 4,473
Personally I really like the name Bornean...
Personally I really like the name Bornean Shade-dweller. I'm quite tempted to go to Borneo and look for that, much more than I would be Eyebrowed Jungle-Flycatcher.
Leaf-toiler is a name that I...
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Tuesday 22nd January 2019, 00:19
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Replies: 18
Views: 345
Populations of simplex in much of China are...
Populations of simplex in much of China are migratory, and I think many birds winter in SE Asia. It should occur in much of Vietnam and it is probably this species that James saw in Laos. I don't...
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Monday 21st January 2019, 23:59
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Replies: 16
Views: 494
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Wednesday 16th January 2019, 10:41
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Replies: 14
Views: 309
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Tuesday 15th January 2019, 04:43
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Replies: 2
Views: 169
It's a Common House Martin.
The pale feathers...
It's a Common House Martin.
The pale feathers that you can seen in the crown and upperparts are old feathers that have not yet been replaced during the moult and are bleached by the sun. The...
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Tuesday 15th January 2019, 00:18
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Replies: 14
Views: 281
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Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
Monday 14th January 2019, 14:33
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Replies: 2
Views: 141
1 - Drongos, probably Black.
2 - Brown Shrike,...
1 - Drongos, probably Black.
2 - Brown Shrike, but I think an adult rather than juv
3 - Barn Swallow
4 - A Swamphen. I think the local taxon is Black-backed (viridis) after the split.
5 - I agree...
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