wkcheng

Please help to ID the birds.

#1

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21/04/2009 21:44

#2

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21/04/2009 21:44

#3

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#4

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21/04/2009 21:44

#1 and #2 are the same bird.

#3 and #4 are another one. When I saw it with orange and blue bill, I asked myself why chestnut-tailed starling appear in Tai Po Kau instead of Kowloon. However, when I look at the photos carefully and recognised that the orange colour is near its body, this silly thought is thrown away. From #4, hair near the bill was saw so I think that it is a flycatcher.

Sorry that all the photos are of low quailty.

Beetle

The first one (#1,#2) should be a Hainan Blue Flycatcher. i suggest you may have heard its song so you spot it among the trees?

The second one (#3,#4) Doesn't look like a starling nor a flycatcher. Could it be a Blue-winged Minla?

[ Last edited by Beetle at 21/04/2009 22:49 ]

Tony

I would agree 甲蟲's id on both birds.
Structure and colour match Blue winged Minla.

wkcheng

Thanks for both 甲蟲 and Tony. I have 2 more ticks on my list now.

Beetle

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Original posted by wkcheng at 22/04/2009 22:16
Thanks for both 甲蟲 and Tony. I have 2 more ticks on my list now.

Congratulations!
You should pay more attension to their behaviours in the future, which helps a lot in identifications.