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Snipe ID (Pakistan)
Hello everyone, hope you are well. Kindly help with ID of this snipe. The current proposal is Solitary Snipe (a winter migrant to the location) but we are not sure. I would really appreciate if you can provide key ID pointers because I'm very confused about it. Thanks in advance:) Location...- Azan Khan
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- #snipesofpakistan bird identification gallinago help id bird id tip identification request pakistan snipe id solitary snipe
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Canvasback (?) from Pakistan.
Hello everyone, hope you are well. I found this old photo on a Facebook hunting group. The guy who posted it provided the following details: "Memorable picture first,duck i hunt,in my hunting life was ringed,canvasback duck 29th october of 2000 in near shahdad kot the ring no is...- Azan Khan
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- canvasback ducks duck identification help identify id bird identification request pakistan pochard (m) rarity-lifer
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Seabirds ID Request - Pakistan
Hi everyone, can anyone help me ID these seabirds? Posting it on behalf of a friend. The first bird is a jaeger which apparently looks like Parasitic/Arctic Jaeger to me based on the two pointed tail feathers but I'd still like to see a a response regarding its correct identity, preferably with...- Azan Khan
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- #seabirdsidpakistan arctic/parasitic - jaeger/skua bird id flesh-footed shearwater identification request karachi pakistan pelagic persian shearwater seabird
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Drongo from Pakistan
Posting it on behalf of a friend, Atif Taj. Photos taken on 29 August, 2022 Location: Islamabad, Pakistan Can you please help me ID this drongo? It looks odd for both of the common species found in the country. It has certain features of Hair-crested Drongo but lacks the backward curls in tail...- Azan Khan
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- #drongosofpakistan ashy drongo confused drongo hair-crested drongo (dicrurus hottentottus) help ! ! ! id bird identification request pakistan pakistan.natire request
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Grey Francolin
- Bird Whisperer
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- grey francolin ortygornis pondicerianus pakistan
- Comments: 6
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Indian Roller
Another local resident here, which gets more vocal in summer and it becomes easier to spot it.- Bird Whisperer
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- coracias benghalensis pakistan
- Comments: 6
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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White-eared Bulbul
They are not as common as Red vented Bulbuls, but still they can be seen here often.- Bird Whisperer
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- pakistan pycnonotus leucotis white eared bulbul
- Comments: 8
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Confusing Blue-Magpie from Pakistan
Hi everyone, hope all are well. Can you please help me ID it? And share reasons why (why not) it is a Red-billed Blue-Magpie/ or Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie? I'd appreciate your valuable response to this post. Note: Red-billed Blue-Magpie hasn't been documented in Pakistan yet. Kind regards, Azan...- Azan Khan
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- #corvidsfrompakistan bird of pakistan birding birds id blue magpies help help identify identification identification request juvenile ? pakistan
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Bay Backed Shrike
It's another widespread resident breeder of Pakistan.- Bird Whisperer
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- bay backed shrike lanius vittatus pakistan
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Brown Rock Chat
It's a very common bird here and is mostly found in rocky area and old abandoned buildings.- Bird Whisperer
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- oenanthe fusca pakistan
- Comments: 10
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Ring-necked Dove
I found this little beauty outside our house and it came out of nowhere. I was lucky enough to grab a few shots before it flew away. We mostly have laughing doves in our area, but never seen any such dove around here. It would be nice if someone can ID it.- Bird Whisperer
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- pakistan ring-necked dove streptopelia capicola
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Great Barbet.
A beautiful bird... Similar to other barbets they too carve out holes inside trees to build their nests.- Bird Whisperer
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- pakistan psilopogon virens
- Comments: 5
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Leaf Warbler ID Pakistan
Hi everyone, can you please help me ID these Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopus sp)? I'd appreciate if you could provide keys too. Thanks! Image 1: Shogran, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | elevation 9,500+ feet. Image 2: Thandiani Top, Abbotabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | elevation below...- Azan Khan
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- bird of pakistan birds identification help identification please. identification request leaf warbler leaf warbler pakistan pakistan phylloscopus phylloscopuspakistan popular
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Buzzard ID request
Hi everyone. Is this a dark-morphed Common/Steppe Buzzard ? Can you please share main pointers for telling apart dark-morphed Common Buzzard from dark-morphed Long-legged Buzzard, Himalayan Buzzard and Upland Buzzard? Would really appreciate that. Thanks in advance :) Location: Islamabad...- Azan Khan
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- bird of pakistan buzzard pakistan buzzardsofpakistan common buzzard dark morph id bird identification identification help identification request pakistan pointers tips
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Flycatcher from Pakistan
Hi. Can you please confirm if it is really Brown-breasted Flycatcher? Its lower mandible isn't pale enough though. Your valuable feedback is required. Thanks :) Photos by Waja Sadiq Baloch November 2021 Karachi, Pakistan- Azan Khan
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- #flycatchersofpakistan bird of pakistan brown breasted flycatcher identification help identification request karachi pakistan sindh
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Swift ID request from Pakistan
Is it Pallid Swift? Location: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Date: Oct 2021 (Posting it on behalf of Sadiq Baloch)- Azan Khan
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- #swiftsofpakistan bird of pakistan birdsofpakistan identification help identification request pakistan pallid swift pallid swift apus pallidus swift
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Pipit ID from Pakistan
Can you please help me ID this pipit? First impression is Red-throated Pipit. Location: Pasni, Baluchistan, Pakistan. October 2021- Azan Khan
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- #pipitsofpakistan bird birds of pakistan identification help pakistan pipit pipit id red-throated pipit
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Larks ID from Pakistan
Identification requested for these larks species from Lahore, Pakistan. Would love to know their diagnostic ID pointers. Thanks :)- Azan Khan
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- birds of pakistan expert identification help identification request lark identification pakistan pakistan.natire pointers
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Thrush ID from Pakistan
Hi. Is this a normal 1st-winter male or a sub-adult female Red-throated Thrush? Or male Red-throated Thrush X Black-throated Thrush? Or male Red-throated Thrush X Naumann's Thrush? Or male Black-throated Thrush X Naumann's Thrush? Location: Shogran, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Date: April 2021...- Azan Khan
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- #thrushesofpakistan bird identification birds of pakistan birdsofpakistan himalayan birds hybrid identification request naumann's thrush pakistan thrush
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Phylloscopus Warbler ID from Pakistan
Hi everyone. I'm posting these photos for ID on behalf of a friend with his permission. Is this Green Warbler or Greenish Warbler? It was clicked at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan on 23 April, 2021. Both species are known to occur in Pakistan. Please do share some ID pointers too if that's okay. Much...- Azan Khan
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- bird of pakistan birdsofpakistan green warbler greenish leaf warbler identification identification request leaf warbler pakistan pakistan phylloscopus warbler
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Rosefinch (es) ID - Pakistan
Hi everyone, Could this be a Pink-browed Rosefinch, female? It was captured in Swat Valley, northern Pakistan. Beside this unidentified rosefinch, Common Rosefinch and Blyth's Rosefinch are also found in that area. Plus Rock Buntings & White-capped Buntings are also found there but its jizz...- Azan Khan
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- #rosefinch id bird of pakistan birdsofpakistan carpodacus finch id id finch identification identification request pakistan
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Shrike ID request From Distt Kotli, Azad Kashmir, NE Pakistan.
Hi everyone, I need ID pointers for this species. Could this be Long-tailed Shrike? The commonest shrike in Pakistan. Since it is lacking rufous tinge on the lower back, it is creating confusion for a layman me. Or could it be a Grey-backed Shrike, which is found not far on the other side of...- Azan Khan
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- bird id birdsofpakistan id help id please! identification help long tailed shrike pakistan pakistan.natire shrike shrike bird
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Little Forktail
Found near a stream in winter.- Zagham
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- bird enicurus scouleri forktail little forktail pakistan
- Comments: 4
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor ID Pakistan
This raptor was captured at Mithi, Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan. Not sure about the ID due to its paleness. These are the only photos. Sorry for their poor quality.- Azan Khan
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- birdsofpakistan eagle id identification help pakistan raptor
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