Godwin-C

Jan,2013 TPK

Cassie

nice pic !!

cgeoff

This is Small Niltava. Well done though!

On which date did you see it?

GeoffC

Godwin-C

GeoffC,

On 18 Jan at TPK

HKBWS Vicky

The subject is revised to Small Niltava

lmichael

Nice pictures, but I wonder if it might be ex-captive, it seems to show some damage to the feathering above the bill. Do you have any photos which show the condition of the tail well.

Mike Leven

kkoel

Despite the obscurity of white crescent on the chest, this bird was much larger than a Bluetail in the field, with body proportions fitting the larger Niltavas. Also someone has taken shots of presumably the same bird last week showing the white crescent on her chest, normally obscured when her feathers are fluffed up:

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2643364

This bird seems to be the female Niltava that has been sighted around the same spot in picnic area one for around 2 weeks already, and was variously considered as Fujian, Rufous-bellied or Vivid Niltavas by different birdwatchers, but none seems to fit the description perfectly.

Could this be a Rufous-bellied Niltava based on the lack of whitish belly shown by most female-type Fujian? The lack of obvious white cresent also seems to befit Rufous-bellied more than Fujian from the limited number of photos online.

Cheers,
Koel

[ Last edited by kkoel at 21/01/2013 23:09 ]

Beetle

possibly the same bird in this post.

http://hkbws.org.hk/BBS/viewthre ... &extra=page%3D1

wcaptain

Ex-captive? But usually only males are involved in the bird trade.