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[Rails] Water Rail 普通秧雞

This picture shows very clearly the difference between "Eastern" Water Rail - like this one - which has a dark brown eye-stripe and Western Water Rail - the one at Mai Po last month- which had an all-blue face.

Western also has no barring on the undertail coverts, but this group of  pictures does not show that so well, while this bird shows barring  - on pic no. 4.

Compare with the pic here to see the difference.

Cheers
Mike K

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Mike KilburnVice Chairman, HKBWSChairman, Conservation Committee

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