Kyrgyzstan - Red-mantled or Blyth's Rosefinch (1 Viewer)

[opisska]

Another iNaturalist suggestion is this Rosefinch from southen Kyrgyzstan (above Osh), which I has as Red-mantled, but it was suggested Blyth's to me - both species are very rarely reported in the area anyway, so either would be pretty interesting ... But which one is it?

 

[andyb39]

Are these photos of the same individual?

 

[opisska]

It's on the same tree, within seconds of each other, but that's obviously no guarantee. After 7 years, the photos and the times in them are the only information available

 

[andyb39]

In that case I'm leaning towards Blyth's, as the supercilium is distinct, the throat looks rather red and only the two innermost tertials have pale edges, but I'm far from sure as I've never seen either species.

 

[njlarsen]

You may not have thought to look here:

Red-mantled Rosefinch - BirdForum Opus

www.birdforum.net

Blyth's Rosefinch - BirdForum Opus

www.birdforum.net

Niels

 

[opisska]

Thanks for the inputs. It just seems pretty hard!

I was not really thinking much about going to Central Asia again soon, but it's so wonderfully underbirded, that I might - in such a case, I will bring a better lens this time