HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 (Moderators: BBS Moderators, Yat-tung YU)    白鶺鴒本地亞種 White Wagtail (race leucopsis)? « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: 白鶺鴒本地亞種 White Wagtail (race leucopsis)?  (Read 572 times) anonymous_guy2 BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 209 白鶺鴒本地亞種 White Wagtail (race leucopsis)? « on: Sep 16th, 2005, 11:17pm » Quote Modify Please. Light was very bright but face & throat showed very distinct pale yellow   « Last Edit: Sep 19th, 2005, 10:03pm by Koel_Ko » Logged Your inability to tolerate my ambiguity is compounding your neurosis Jz BBS Member BBS God I love God's creations!     Gender: Posts: 145 Re: Which Wagtail ? « Reply #1 on: Sep 18th, 2005, 12:03am » Quote Modify i got a similar one as well   anyone has an answer?   here's a side profile Logged anonymous_guy2 BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 209 Re: Which Wagtail ? « Reply #2 on: Sep 18th, 2005, 12:26am » Quote Modify Yep, seems it is a White Wagtail of a type known as Amur's Wagtail. Saw yr Eagle shot - nice Logged Your inability to tolerate my ambiguity is compounding your neurosis zep BBS Member BBS Junior Member I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 16 Re: Which Wagtail ? « Reply #3 on: Sep 18th, 2005, 10:28pm » Quote Modify I was puzzled by the breast patch, which only seems at home on a white wagtail, but the yellow seemed to rule that out.  Where do you find a description of the "Amur wagtail" ?? It doesn't seem to be in the usual sources Logged All general statements are false. Mike Kilburn Committee Member BBS God     Posts: 334 Re: Which Wagtail ? « Reply #4 on: Sep 19th, 2005, 12:14am » Quote Modify "Amur Wagtail" is a new name for the normal resident white wagtail in Hong Kong  - Motacilla alba leucopsis.   Don't know if the split from White Wagtail has been confirmed, or if it is just a new name for our commonest subspecies.     The yellow on the face is unusual, but not unknown and is commoner in juveniles.   The combination of white face and breast with small black chest patch is diagnostic.   The other common race, M.alba ocularis has a black line through the eye and more black on the throat. It is a migrant and winter visitor. Black-backed Wagtail, which occurs every year in winter also has a black line though the eye, and the males have more white in the wing than any other race.       Cheers   Mike K « Last Edit: Sep 19th, 2005, 12:18am by Mike Kilburn » Logged Mike Kilburn Vice Chairman Chairman - ConservationCommittee HKBWS zep BBS Member BBS Junior Member I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 16 Re: Which Wagtail ? « Reply #5 on: Sep 19th, 2005, 2:37pm » Quote Modify Thanks, Mike, that's very helpful. Logged All general statements are false. Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育 => Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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