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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 >>  birds ID please, I am the new starter
        
(Message started by: waterblowing on Nov 16^th, 2005, 12:35am)

Title: birds ID please, I am the new starter
Post by waterblowing on Nov 16^th, 2005, 12:35am

take some photos in NSW...but dont know what are they, plese help
No.1
http://lonican.sinaman.com/unknown/CHUI0080_RJ.JPG
No.2
http://lonican.sinaman.com/unknown/CHUI0121_RJ.JPG
No.3
http://lonican.sinaman.com/unknown/IMG_0818.JPG
No.4
http://lonican.sinaman.com/unknown/CHUI0194_RJ.JPG
No.5
http://lonican.sinaman.com/unknown/IMG_0991.JPG
No.6
http://lonican.sinaman.com/unknown/IMG_1033.JPG
thanks a lot

Title: Re: birds ID please, I am the new starter
Post by Falcon on Nov 16^th, 2005, 4:13am

1 and 2 are Greenshanks
3 is a Blue Rock Thrush
4 is a Siberian Stonechat
5 is a Dusky Shrike
6 is a Common Sandpiper
;)

Title: Re: birds ID please, I am the new starter
Post by waterblowing on Nov 16^th, 2005, 6:33am

thanks a lot , Falcon

Title: Re: birds ID please, I am the new starter
Post by zep on Nov 17^th, 2005, 9:38pm

Can we be sure that 3 is not a white-throated rock thrush??

Title: Re: birds ID please, I am the new starter
Post by Koel_Ko on Nov 19^th, 2005, 6:30am

White-throated Rock-thrush is a plump bird with dark mask and pale eyering. It is also confined to forests.

By contrast, Blue Rock Thrush frequents open areas, are slimmer in bill and has a long bill profile, as shown on this bird. ^^