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Red-throated? Red-breasted?

Red-throated? Red-breasted?

23 Dec 2007 @ Shek Kong.

Not sure is this a Red-throated F.albicilla or a Red-breasted F. parva


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This does look like Red-breasted parva, you can see the visual differences with this photo of the October Red-throated on Po Toi taken by Wallace.



Red-breasted should have a mostly pale lower mandible (mostly dark for Red-throated), buffish white underparts (darkish grey for Red-throated), brown upper tail coverts (dark brown/black for Red-throated), plain throat pattern, large buff tips to greater coverts (whitish for Red-throated).

I recorded the call of this October bird and it fitted commercial recordings of Red-throated so I am sure it is a Red-throated. You need to check the call notes of your bird to see if they fit Red-breasted or Red-throated to be sure which species yours is. In this sound clip, the first two calls are Red-throated and the second two are Red-breasted

http://www.geocities.com/geoffwelch46/RTRBFLYCHURR.mp3

Actually, your bird looks very similar to the November Po Toi Red-breasted (photo by Owen), so similar it could even be the same bird




I am not yet convinced all these birds are Red-breasted Flycatchers from the western palearctic. There seem to be too many of them and too few Red-throated. I think it will take time before we can establish how common they are.

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