chonki

White-rumped munia?




Common Koel?

wgeoff

White-rumped Munia and Crested Mynah - juvenile, no crest yet.

chonki

[quote:431f3e407b="wgeoff"]White-rumped Munia and Crested Mynah - juvenile, no crest yet.[/quote]

why is that a crest Myna instead of common Koel / some totally black Crow??
Is that the upper mandible tells its all?
(p.s. that white stripe on the bird body is indeed a grass reflecting the light, hope it is not distracting)

I wonder if that strange upper mandible is the characteristic of juvenile crested myna?...that strange mandible will eventually develop as part of the crest?

thank you very much...... ops:

wgeoff

The shape and location of the bird (in the grass) all suggest a Crested Myna rather than a Common Koel.

All the black crows in Hong Kong have dark coloured bills.

Yes, juvenile Crested Myna appear to have long upper mandibles because the tufts of feathers which cover half the upper mandible on an adult have not yet grown (although this one seems even longer than normal and may be a bit deformed). Look at the adult picture in Birds of Hong Kong and S China and imagine it without the crest.

The white stripe is a piece of grass, as you say, but I think you can just see the white wing mark on the bird just to the right and above that.

chonki

[quote:97d9f5bb34="wgeoff"]The shape and location of the bird (in the grass) all suggest a Crested Myna rather than a Common Koel.

All the black crows in Hong Kong have dark coloured bills.

Yes, juvenile Crested Myna appear to have long upper mandibles because the tufts of feathers which cover half the upper mandible on an adult have not yet grown (although this one seems even longer than normal and may be a bit deformed). Look at the adult picture in Birds of Hong Kong and S China and imagine it without the crest.

The white stripe is a piece of grass, as you say, but I think you can just see the white wing mark on the bird just to the right and above that.[/quote]

:shock:  :shock: oh!!
i missed that little detail!!!!

thank you very very much!! it is so rewarding