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Title: 柳鶯 Warbler Post by 祖葉 on Oct 10th, 2004, 10:22pm Warbler 柳鶯 Mongkok 旺角 10/10/2004 Sorry for the poor quality since he jumps and jumps so fast in shadow. And I still not identify which type of Warbler he is. But I sure he is a wild bird http://photopower.org/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=120 http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/joeyip/joeyip_032.jpg |
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Title: Re: 柳鶯 Warbler Post by M Kilburn on Oct 11th, 2004, 8:45am You can clearly identify this common winter visitor from this photo. Your location is interesting - usually it is found in forests such as Tai Po Kau and Ng Tung Chai. It has a very short tail, pink feet and and a big supercilium - check out the photo guide and the Field guide - these features will be the most important ones to answer your question. Cheers Mike |
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Title: Re: 柳鶯 Warbler Post by madsen122020 on Oct 11th, 2004, 5:40pm I think it is Pallas's Leaf Warbler or Sakhalin Leaf Warbler ??? ??? |
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Title: Re: 柳鶯 Warbler Post by guest on Oct 11th, 2004, 7:26pm on 10/11/04 at 17:40:05, madsen122020 wrote:
What a guess!! Though Mike has given a lot of hints, it is not correctly identified. |
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Title: Re: 柳鶯 Warbler Post by pippenho on Oct 11th, 2004, 7:36pm Let me guess, it is Asian Stubtail Warbler. 1.Very short tail. 2. Scally pattern on head. 3. Stand on floor. 4. Long pale pinkish legs ;D |
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Title: Re: 柳鶯 Warbler Post by 祖葉 on Oct 11th, 2004, 8:06pm Thank for your kindly hints. I guess short-tailed bush warbler 鱗頭樹鶯. ? Last year, I saw similar bird in Kowloon chai park in Kowloon City and King's Park in Mongkok. Hope I will meet them there again. |
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Title: Re: 柳鶯 Warbler Post by Lynx on Oct 11th, 2004, 9:32pm Joe, For more hints, could you please describe the call (voice) of this bird? This is an important factor to identify warblers. My guess is that it is the same as the one I photographed last year 8) http://www.9014316.com/birds/221_2197_dusky_warbler.jpg |
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Title: Re: 柳鶯 Warbler Post by 路人甲 on Oct 11th, 2004, 10:21pm I don't think the two are the same. As the tail of the bird in your photo is longer than that in 祖葉's photo. I think 祖葉's one is Asian Stubtail Warbler but I can't identify Lynx's one. Can anyone tell me what it is and how to identify it? Thank you very much!! |
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Title: Re: 柳鶯 Warbler Post by PL on Oct 12th, 2004, 3:22am I agreed with 路人甲, they are two different Warblers. I guess 祖葉's one is Short-tailed Bush Warbler and Lynx's one is Dusky Warbler. Can any one let us know the answer? Thanks a lot! |
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Title: Re: 柳鶯 Warbler Post by pippenho on Oct 12th, 2004, 8:04am Dusky Warbler +1 |
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Title: Re: 柳鶯 Warbler Post by M Kilburn on Oct 12th, 2004, 10:30pm PL You are right. The first one is a Short-tailed Bush Warbler - two were in Ng Tung Chai this morning - th first time I have seen this species this autumn The second one is a Dusy Warbler. As you point out the tail is longer - this is the most obvious difference between these two species. Also, the supercilium of Dusky Warbler is not so strong in front of the eye as Short-tailed Bush Warbler. If you look carefully you will also see that the leg colour is not a pale on Dusky Warbler, and the bill is shorter. In the field you may also notice that the tome of plumage is different - STB warbler is a warm rich chestnut brown, while Dusky is a rather dull cold greyish brown. Such differences are small and need some practice. One other useful feature - habitat: Dusky is most often found in farmland or wetland areas, while STB is generally a forest-dwelling species. However this is only useful as a general guideline - on migration bth species may turn up in a variety of habitats - this morning I saw a Dusky about 25 metres away from where an STB was calling! (near the Man Duk Yuen Archway in Ng Tung Chai) The calls are also different, but I find it difficult to writethem in way which is helpful, so I will not comment on that. Cheers Mike |
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