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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 >>  Little Grebe & White-breasted Waterhen 小鷿虒鳥&白胸苦惡鳥
        
(Message started by: Hendrix on Aug 19^th, 2003, 10:30pm)

Title: Little Grebe & White-breasted Waterhen 小鷿虒鳥&白胸苦惡鳥
Post by Hendrix on Aug 19^th, 2003, 10:30pm

002 Little Grebe 小鷿虒鳥
101 White-breasted Waterhen 白胸苦惡鳥
Tsim Bei Tsui 尖鼻咀
09/8/2003
is this juvenile Night Heron ? but it don't have white spot  ???

http://look.com.hk/wings/temp/004.jpg

is this some kind of  little grebe ?

http://look.com.hk/wings/temp/006.jpg

Title: Re: Night Heron & little grebe ?
Post by gjcarey on Aug 22^nd, 2003, 8:46am

The first one is a White-breasted Waterhen. The second is, indeed, a Little Grebe. It is moulting out of breeding into non-breeding plumage.

Geoff

Title: Re: Night Heron & little grebe ?
Post by Hendrix on Aug 22^nd, 2003, 10:48am

Thanks Geoff :)

I only have seen WB Waterhen once before.