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Birds seen in the Great Barrier Reef/Macau (1 Viewer)
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Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
I'd suspect the two dark-backed terns are both Bridled (the left one definitely is, as you have already).
The crested tern is a Lesser Crested Tern; it has a full black cap, while on Greater, the forehead just above the bill is white at all times of the year.
The crested tern is a Lesser Crested Tern; it has a full black cap, while on Greater, the forehead just above the bill is white at all times of the year.
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Try Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus for bird #2-3 :t:
johnallcock
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As well as the crown pattern, I'd expect Greater Crested to be darker above and with a yellower (less orange) bill than this.
I agree that the Macau bird is a Masked Laughingthrush. (Still often included in Garrulax, depending on your list authority - there has been a lot of change in laughingthrush taxonomy in recent years!)
I agree that the Macau bird is a Masked Laughingthrush. (Still often included in Garrulax, depending on your list authority - there has been a lot of change in laughingthrush taxonomy in recent years!)
Andy Adcock
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Are you still in Macau, have you found the old cemetary?
Quite small but very quiet, we had Scaly Thrush, Chinese Blackbird, Chinese Gros and Red-flanked Blutail from memory.
Also, read some of the gravestones, very interesting, they're mainly sailors and one fell to his death on board ship through an open hatch!
https://kr.trip.com/travel-guide/macau/old-protestant-cemetery-78459/
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mjohnson0728
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Thank you all for your input.
Andyadcock , we stayed in the Cotai area and did not ventured to the old cemetery.
Andyadcock , we stayed in the Cotai area and did not ventured to the old cemetery.
