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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺 >>  Banded BFS confused by field recognition in Taiwan
        
(Message started by: HKBWS Office on Dec 6^th, 2004, 10:04pm)

Title: Banded BFS confused by field recognition in Taiwan
Post by HKBWS Office on Dec 6^th, 2004, 10:04pm

For members' information. Message from Liu Liang-li about a mystery BFS in Taiwan.

----- Original Message -----
From: liangliliu
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 11:45 AM
Subject: more banded BFSs confused by field recognition in Taiwan

> Dear Friends,
>
> Colored rings and numbered rings could be broken after 6 years in the
> wilds. --hypothesis.
>
> 2 banded BFSs bave problems to recognize for the time being in Taiwan.
> One is recognized as T05 or A01. The other one may be A09, A12, T13, or
> T16.
>
> My conclusion as below:
>
> 1. BFS with green and red rings on left leg is T05 for sure. Please
> look at T05saved1999.jpg and T05noMetalring.jpg.  This bird is rescued by
> Mr. Huang, local people at Chi-Ku, and me, Leo, in 1999. It doesn't have a
> metal ring on right leg. Therefore, it won't be A01, because A01 has a
> metal ring on right leg in Simba's previous excel file.
>
> 2. White rings sometimes become yellow rings on pictures. We have many
> pictures proved this pheonmenon. BFS with red-yellow rings or with
> red-white rings, the 3rd photo of attached files, could be A09, A12, T13, or
> T16.
> According to the 5-year report of marked BFSs by Collin Chen, BFSA
> director,  T13 and T16 keep their company and visit Taiwan every year.  T16
> still has numbered ring. T13 has lost its numnered ring last year. Collin
> suggests the bird is T13.
> Because we haven't recorded any information of A09 or A12 for
> recent 7 years after banded in Hong Kong,  I would like to agree this bird
> is T13, with red and yellow rings.  Certainly, we will make more observation
> for sure.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Leo (Black-faced Spoonbill Communication Net,
> Taiwan, http://home.kimo.com.tw/lapueekou/ )
>

T05 no metal ring (Nov 2004, by Mr Wu)
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/Projectofficer/BFS/T05noMetalRing(200411Mr.Wu).jpg

T05 saved in 1999
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/Projectofficer/BFS/T05saved1999.jpg

A09 or A12 or T13 or T16 (5 Dec 2004, by Mr Wu)
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/Projectofficer/BFS/A09orA12orT13orT16(Dec52004MrWu).jpg

Title: Re: Banded BFS confused by field recognition in Ta
Post by HKBWS Office on Dec 6^th, 2004, 10:08pm

More messages, for members' information.

----- Original Message -----
From: "YU Yat Tung"
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 12:25 PM
Subject: RE: more banded BFSs confused by field recognition in Taiwan

> Dear Leo and all other friends,
>
> I think the bird, through to be A09 or A12, is not one of the Hong
> Kong's bird. It is because we have not put on any metal ring on the
> tibia of the bird. All the metal rings are put on the tarsus.
>
> There is also a sad news that one BFS was also found sick this morning.
> It is now in treatment already.
>
> Best regards,
> Tung

Title: Re: Banded BFS confused by field recognition in Ta
Post by HKBWS Office on Dec 6^th, 2004, 10:10pm

More messages, for members' information.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simba Chan"
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: more banded BFSs confused by field recognition in Taiwan

> Dear Leo and others,
>
> Thanks for the information. Sorry for the slow response as I have been
> terribly busy in November.
>
> Looking at the photo of the bird supposed to be A09/A12/T13orT16, don't you
> feel strange that the metal band is on the tibia, where the big color band
> should be placed? It seems natural for a bander to put a metal band on the
> tarsus when a big color band is put on the tibia.
>
> It is likely that the bird has never got a color band on the right leg.
> (Was the metal band of T13 put on the tibia?)
>
> Then, the only bird that is possible according to our knowledge is the one
> banded on 21 Dec 1998 with a metal band H101251 (H1) and Red-white bands on
> the left leg. As you said white may turn yellow over some years.
>
> The problem is, this bird was killed by botulism two years ago.
>
> Is it too early to tell a ghost story? Or, it could be banded by other
> people without notifies others.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Simba