Photo ID of Blyth's/Oriental and Amur Paradise Flycatcher in Singapore (1 Viewer)

[SeeToh]

Just sharing my photographic observation of two paradise flycatchers which I managed to shoot up close in Singapore.

I compared the photos with the illustration of the Asian Paradise Flycatcher found in David Wells' The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Volume 2 (attached) before this species was split 3 ways into Blyth's/Oriental, Amur and Indian.

I am of the view that the 2 images of this Paradise Flycatcher (same bird) is a female Blyth's or Oriental Paradise Flycatcher from its paler (one colour tone) face/throat/upperbreast and darker crown.

 

[SeeToh]

The next 2 images should be Amur Paradise Flycatcher from its all black face/throat/crown which contrast markedly with its paler upper breast. From the dark hind nape and short tail, I reckoned this is a first winter male.

 

[viator]

Hi See Toh,

Nice photos and agree with your conclusions.

 

[Grahame Walbridge]

Hi See Toh,

Nice photos and agree with your conclusions.

Very instructive images See Toh.

Grahame,

 

[Larry Sweetland]

Very instructive images See Toh.

Grahame,

yes indeed.

I'm willing to bet I'm one of many who wished they'd paid more attention to Asian Paradise Flycatchers on winter trips to SE Asia!

 

[SeeToh]

Hi See Toh,

Nice photos and agree with your conclusions.

Thanks Mike.

My next challenge will be to determine whether the resident Blyth's/Oriental subspecies of Peninsula Malaysia (T. affinis affinis) occurs in Singapore.

Cheers

See Toh

 

[Bryon Wright]

Paradise flycatchers singapore

See Toh,
thanks for this information. I think mine are orientalis but they are not as confiding as yours appear to be? Mine are are also supressed by GRTDrongo.
Do all the birds in Singapore make that same, rapid chip note?

 

[SeeToh]

See Toh,
thanks for this information. I think mine are orientalis but they are not as confiding as yours appear to be? Mine are are also supressed by GRTDrongo.
Do all the birds in Singapore make that same, rapid chip note?

The Paradise Flycatchers rarely call when in Singapore.

 

[Nutcracker]

Are these photos from Singapore taken by Lip Kee identifiable between Terpsiphone affinis and T. incei, please?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/1858339623/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/1859150882/ (same individual)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/1859178678/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/1858297493/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/1859136570/

 

[Nutcracker]

Anyone?

 

[viator]

First 3 Amur, last 2 Blyth's - note the last two have even grey chest and head rather than the contrasting grey/black.

 

[Grahame Walbridge]

Agree with viator. The first three images probably relate to the same individual.

Grahame

 

[Nutcracker]

Excellent, thanks!

Edit: all 5 now correctly labelled at wiki commons, available for use under their creative commons licenses :t: