wgeoff

Is it Hainan ssp or lugens morph mentioned in Birds of Southeast Asia (Robson)?

Are these seen regularly around HK?

wgeoff

Yes, lugens morph Black-throated Laughingthrush.
I didn't realise they were regular around Hong Kong.

Are morph features transferred through breeding or are they just accidental occurrences?
If breeding (which I guess they must), what's the difference between a morph and a subspecies?

[ Last edited by wgeoff at 7/10/2014 15:23 ]

wgeoff

Yes, lugens morph are widespread in Central and East NT. So far I have found records as follows

Wonderland Villas – Matthew Kwan – 14/12/2007 – a group, one photo
Ho Chung area – Mike Turnbull (who is he?)
Kam Shan – 2002+ - Gary Chow
Kowloon Peak and Shatin Pass - George Ho
Shing Mun – Harry Miller – Feb 2014 – a photo
Yung Shue O – Dylan Thomas – 2013
Tai Po Kau Headland – Ruy Baretto
Ng Tung Chai – Mike Kilburn

Any others?

[ Last edited by wgeoff at 19/01/2015 08:29 ]