cthomas 20/11/2007 23:06
Little Bunting 小鵐
[img]http://imagesl.fotop.net/albums3/ThomasChan/Little_Bunting/nov_18_07_10.jpg[/img]
18/11/2007
Long Valley 塱原
Leica 800mm + 20D
ISO200 f5.6 1/50s
cthomas 18/12/2007 20:31
[img]http://imagesl.fotop.net/albums3/ThomasChan/Little_Bunting/dec_16_07_14.jpg[/img]
16/12/2007
Long Valley 塱原
Leica 800mm + 20D
ISO200 f5.6 1/400s
ajohn 20/12/2007 13:37
The second bird is a female black-faced bunting.
These show a good comparison between the two species: note how the little bunting is more rufous, especially on the ear coverts, and also has rufous on the front of the supercilium (before/above the eye). The underparts are whiter, with well-defined blackish streaking. Bill is slimmer and all grey.
In comparison female black-faced often seems fairly non-descript, with a (relatively) poorly marked head pattern and more diffuse streaking
cthomas 22/12/2007 20:57
[quote:aa99b861b3="ajohn"]The second bird is a female black-faced bunting.
These show a good comparison between the two species: note how the little bunting is more rufous, especially on the ear coverts, and also has rufous on the front of the supercilium (before/above the eye). The underparts are whiter, with well-defined blackish streaking. Bill is slimmer and all grey.
In comparison female black-faced often seems fairly non-descript, with a (relatively) poorly marked head pattern and more diffuse streaking[/quote]
Hi John,
Thanks for your professional identification!
Thomas.