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Subject: [Hong Kong] ID please! Thanks! [Print This Page]
Author: zhaohong    Time: 16/01/2014 14:04     Subject: ID please! Thanks!

Please ID.
Photo taken in Mai Po.



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Author: subbuteo    Time: 16/01/2014 17:39

immature common moorhen

Dylan
Author: zhaohong    Time: 16/01/2014 21:05

Thanks! It's difficult to identify the immature birds.
Author: ajohn    Time: 17/01/2014 08:54

If you look for the white stripe on the flanks and the white patches under the tail, these are both useful for identifying moorhens, including adults and immatures.
Author: zhaohong    Time: 17/01/2014 13:03

Thanks for the explanation.



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