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Subject: Greater Coucal Juvenile 褐翅鴉鵑幼鳥 [Print This Page]

Author: twingsing Time: 23/10/2008 00:25 Subject: Greater Coucal Juvenile 褐翅鴉鵑幼鳥

濕地公園
19/10/2008

[ Last edited by twingsing at 23/10/2008 14:48 ]

Author: ajohn Time: 23/10/2008 12:18

This is in fact a juvenile Greater Coucal. Note that the body is blackish with pale bars - juvenile Lesser is brownish with obvious pale streaks (adult winter Lesser has a similar plumage to the juveniles):
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/view ... ght=Lesser%2BCoucal
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/view ... ght=Lesser%2BCoucal
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/view ... ght=Lesser%2BCoucal
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/view ... ght=Lesser%2BCoucal

The habitat is also a useful clue - Lesser is very much a bird of dry grassland/shrubland (mostly in the hills) which would be very unusual in mangroves, whereas Greater is one of the more regular species in mangrove habitat.

Author: twingsing Time: 23/10/2008 14:48

Thank you very much!!

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