twingsing 23/10/2008 00:25
Greater Coucal Juvenile 褐翅鴉鵑幼鳥
濕地公園
19/10/2008
[img]http://images5.fotop.net/albums5/billman/oct_08/IMG_1605.jpg[/img]
[img]http://images5.fotop.net/albums5/billman/oct_08/IMG_1681.jpg[/img]
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ajohn 23/10/2008 12:18
This is in fact a juvenile Greater Coucal. Note that the body is blackish with pale bars - juvenile Lesser is brownish with obvious pale streaks (adult winter Lesser has a similar plumage to the juveniles):
[url]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/viewthread.php?tid=3335&highlight=Lesser%2BCoucal[/url]
[url]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/viewthread.php?tid=3304&highlight=Lesser%2BCoucal[/url]
[url]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/viewthread.php?tid=3173&highlight=Lesser%2BCoucal[/url]
[url]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/viewthread.php?tid=1260&highlight=Lesser%2BCoucal[/url]
The habitat is also a useful clue - Lesser is very much a bird of dry grassland/shrubland (mostly in the hills) which would be very unusual in mangroves, whereas Greater is one of the more regular species in mangrove habitat.
twingsing 23/10/2008 14:48
Thank you very much!!