Barbets48
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Yesterday I was birding in a local park in Baise, Guangxi and for the first time came upon a Paradise-flycatcher which was feeding in a small patch of dense trees. The bird was a female, stayed high up just under the canopy, and did not give me excellent views.
My observations were that the bird showed bright rufous coloration on the tail and wings, a fairly thick bill, and a grayish breast and belly.
Knowing this park well and never having seen it here before, the bird is almost certainly a migrant that was passing through.
I'm curious if anyone could provide any insight into whether the bird would most likely be a Blyth's or Amur Paradise-flycatcher. I've mostly ruled out Japanese on the basis of the breast and belly being a pretty uniform color, without any clearly demarcated line/change of color. But I'm unsure whether the range of Blyth's reaches as far East as Baise.
I attached a couple terrible photos that may not be much help (need to buy one of the ultra-zoom cameras some of you were recommending!).
Mike W.
My observations were that the bird showed bright rufous coloration on the tail and wings, a fairly thick bill, and a grayish breast and belly.
Knowing this park well and never having seen it here before, the bird is almost certainly a migrant that was passing through.
I'm curious if anyone could provide any insight into whether the bird would most likely be a Blyth's or Amur Paradise-flycatcher. I've mostly ruled out Japanese on the basis of the breast and belly being a pretty uniform color, without any clearly demarcated line/change of color. But I'm unsure whether the range of Blyth's reaches as far East as Baise.
I attached a couple terrible photos that may not be much help (need to buy one of the ultra-zoom cameras some of you were recommending!).
Mike W.
