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  1. J

    Egret photo ID, Niltava and Flycatcher song IDs, Guangxi, China

    I'm not sure what you say this photo could only be Great. Which features are you using to identify it? This bird is not in breeding plumage (hence the mostly yellow bill), but some individuals of both Great and Intermediate remain in non-breeding plumage all summer, presumably younger birds that...
  2. J

    Egret photo ID, Niltava and Flycatcher song IDs, Guangxi, China

    I think it is a Great Egret, although the plumes on the back seem very long and initially made me think of Intermediate. The legs and neck seem long and slender like Great though. The first recording sounds like a Drongo Cuckoo to me, which also have a song with rising notes. The second does...
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