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[Hong Kong] Please Help ID ..

Please Help ID ..

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黑尾塍鷸 Black-tailed Godwit
隨緣為經,量力為緯;有緣無力是枉然,有力無緣也徒然。

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Original posted by 9Wi at 13/04/2013 22:20
黑尾塍鷸 Black-tailed Godwit
female?  thanks again ..
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Original posted by wilsondring at 13/04/2013 22:32


female?  thanks again ..
juvenile.
隨緣為經,量力為緯;有緣無力是枉然,有力無緣也徒然。

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thank you ..
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In fact, this is winter plumage. Juvenile plumage would have more heavily patterned upperparts and more orange on the underparts. Most juveniles have moulted into winter plumage by about October/November. It may be a female - the bill looks very long - but it is difficult to be sure.

It looks like one of the wintering population, with pale plumage, large in size and a long bill with an extensive pink base. Most birds at Mai Po at the moment are migrants and most are in breeding plumage. These are smaller than the wintering population, but there are still a few of the larger birds around.

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