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(Message started by: cupid on Nov 10^th, 2003, 10:27pm)

Title: Zitting Cisticola 棕扇尾鶯
Post by cupid on Nov 10^th, 2003, 10:27pm

343 Zitting Cisticola 棕扇尾鶯
Long Valley 塱原
09/11/2003
Hi!
Is it a Siberian Stonechat?
http://www.pbase.com/image/23129250.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/cupid/cupid_17.jpg

Thank you very much!

Wilson

Title: Re: Stonechat?
Post by Mike Kilburn on Nov 11^th, 2003, 8:33am

Hi wilson

This is a Zittign Cisticola (or Fantail warbler, to give it its older name)

Youcan see the head is flat not rounded and the bill is rather thin - unlike sTone chat which has a rounded head and thicker , shorter bill.

Mike

Title: Re: Stonechat?
Post by cupid on Nov 11^th, 2003, 4:04pm

Thank you very much ;D

Wilson