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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 >>  Birds in Tibet - Pleas help ID
        
(Message started by: felixcat on Aug 27^th, 2006, 10:05pm)

Title: Birds in Tibet - Pleas help ID
Post by felixcat on Aug 27^th, 2006, 10:05pm

All of them were captured at Rongbuk Monastery (絨布寺) (http://www.fotop.net/felixcat/BirdsEBC)

1.
http://images4.fotop.net/albums4/felixcat/BirdsEBC/J9G8000.jpg

2.
http://images4.fotop.net/albums4/felixcat/BirdsEBC/J9G7869.jpg

3.
http://images4.fotop.net/albums4/felixcat/BirdsEBC/J9G7917.jpg

Title: Re: Birds in Tibet - Pleas help ID
Post by Mike Kilburn on Aug 28^th, 2006, 12:21am

The first bird is a juvenile Guldenstadt's Redstart (sometimes known as White-winged Redstart, but this is a very boring name!) This big beautiful Redstart loves high altitudes more than any other redstart.

The next two pix are both juvenile Horned Larks. This has a much more interesting alternative name - Batman - because of the black mask and small black horns shown by adult birds.

Did yu manage to photograph any of the endemic Tibetan species?

Cheers
Mike K

Title: Re: Birds in Tibet - Pleas help ID
Post by felixcat on Aug 28^th, 2006, 11:13pm

Thanks Mike for ID and sharing.

I wish I could have captured other bird photos than those I posted but these are what I can have in a sightseeing package tour. I think it is necessary to have another trip for solely birding there ;).