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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 >>  白腰紅腰皆杓鷸 Eurasian/Australasian Curlew ??
        
(Message started by: isaac_chan on Aug 5^th, 2005, 9:23pm)

Title: 白腰紅腰皆杓鷸 Eurasian/Australasian Curlew ??
Post by isaac_chan on Aug 5^th, 2005, 9:23pm

Besides the pattern under the wings, is there any tips to distinguish between Eurasian Curlew 白腰杓鷸 and Far Eastern Curlew 紅腰杓鷸?

Eurasian Curlew 白腰杓鷸?
http://nature.kl.edu.tw/attachment.php?s=&postid=421856

Far Eastern Curlew 紅腰杓鷸?
http://nature.kl.edu.tw/attachment.php?s=&postid=421862

Title: Re: Any tips on distinguish between the Curlews
Post by Hendrix on Aug 19^th, 2005, 1:28pm

look their back :

白腰杓鷸 Curlew
http://www.look.com.hk/wings/waders/curlew/010.jpg

http://www.look.com.hk/wings/waders/curlew/011.jpg

D2X , AFS600/4 +1.4x , f7.1, 1/1250s, ISO 200 .

MPNR 30/04/05

紅腰杓鷸 Australlan Curlew

http://www.look.com.hk/wings/waders/curlew/012.jpg

http://www.look.com.hk/wings/waders/curlew/014.jpg

Title: Re: Any tips on distinguish between the Curlews
Post by isaac_chan on Aug 19^th, 2005, 6:25pm

Yes, the back is another major identity.

But how about when they are just standing?
e.g. http://nature.kl.edu.tw/attachment.php?s=&postid=435056

Quoted from this link:
http://nature.kl.edu.tw/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27753