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(Message started by: geoff_welch on Apr 25th, 2006, 5:28pm)
Title: Yellow-throated Bunting
Post by geoff_welch on Apr 25th, 2006, 5:28pm
http://www.geocities.com/geoffwelch46/ytb1http://www.geocities.com/geoffwelch46/ytb2

Po Toi, 24 April 2006

This female was there yesterday and still today. In case anyone thinks it must be a tame bird, I just struck lucky to get this close. It was actually well hidden in a bush. From what I have seen, it acts like a wild bird.
Title: Re: Yellow-throated Bunting
Post by geoff_welch on Apr 26th, 2006, 9:03am
For the benefit of anyone wanting to identify the subspecies of this bunting, I attach the best photos I have of the rest of it's plumage.
http://www.geocities.com/geoffwelch46/ytb3.jpghttp://www.geocities.com/geoffwelch46/ytb4.jpg

By comparison with the photo of a female Yellow-throated Bunting from Yunnan by John & Jemi Holmes on orientalbirdimages, I think this is not a western race elegantula (streaking is much lighter). So it should be one of the eastern migratory races.

That does not eliminate the possibility of an escape of course. As far as behaviour is concerned, the behaviour of this bird is quite distinctive. It seems to spend all it's time on the ground under the cover of low growth vegetation in a sandy field. When approached, it stays put, even running from leaf to leaf to avoid detection. It is very difficult to see until you are right on top of it, when it flies to the nearest bush and buries itself in the middle. Fortunately, the first time it did this for me, the bush was next to a wire fence and I was able to use the fence to prevent it seeing my approach and get quite close to it. On other occasions, it chose impossible bushes.
Title: Re: Yellow-throated Bunting
Post by cywong on Apr 29th, 2006, 4:12pm
Thank you for sharing the photos of this uncommon bird.


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