Subject: Asian Paradise-Flycatcher + Japanese Paradise Flycatcher?? [Print This Page] Author: kmatthew Time: 30/08/2008 15:55 Subject: Asian Paradise-Flycatcher + Japanese Paradise Flycatcher??
30/8/2008 Tai Po Kau
Canon 20D + 400mm f/5.6
The first one is an Asian, but the for the other bird...we identified it as a juv. Japanese at field due to the slightly purplish back, but looking back at my photos I am leaning more towards Asian now. Any suggestions??
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[ Last edited by kmatthew at 1/09/2008 08:56 ] Author: gary Time: 31/08/2008 00:52
I think "the other one" is a Japanese Paradise Flycatcher.
I can see red-violet color on its back.
And a close connection with the dark blue head and red-violet back without a grey neck like Asia Paradise Flycatcher.
I think the second one is an Asia Paradise Flycatcher because of the sharp demarcation between the black head and the grey breast.
[ Last edited by cywong at 31/08/2008 23:06 ] Author: kkoel Time: 31/08/2008 23:38
Nice series Matthew!
I'd go for Asian for #2 - to me Japanese has really uniform black-grey breast and little head gloss in any lighting - but Asian can definitely look dull in the shade too! Hence I think #1 is indeterminate since I can't see the breast!
[ Last edited by kkoel at 31/08/2008 23:41 ] Author: kmatthew Time: 1/09/2008 08:53
Thanks Cywong & Koel,
We first thought this was a Juv. Paradise Flycatcher when we saw it, we identified it as a juv. as we saw bits of yellow on the base of it's beak. We thought it was a Japanese due to the slightly purplish tint on it's back & we thought the juv. have more "washed out" colours.
[ Last edited by kmatthew at 1/09/2008 21:15 ] Author: HFCheung Time: 2/09/2008 20:14
As with Koel, an article in Taiwan says that the most easy feature is the blue glossy on the crown/head. Only asian has this blue glossy colour. Check the various photo galleries.
HF Cheung
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