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Mrs Gould's Sunbird female and male 藍喉太陽鳥 雌雄

Mrs Gould's Sunbird female and male 藍喉太陽鳥 雌雄

Mrs Gould's Sunbird female 藍喉太陽鳥 雌鳥
Tai Po Kau 大埔滘
15-03-2015








Mrs Gould's Sunbird male 藍喉太陽鳥 雄鳥
KFBG  嘉道理農場
13-03-2015

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Very good shots

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I wonder if anyone would like to comment on the putative female Mrs Gould's Sunbird in these photos. Firstly, do people agree it Mrs Gould's? Secondly, is it female or possibly a juv male?

Personally, I'm not sure of the ID features of female/juv sunbirds and there seems to be some uncertainty among the people I've spoken to about these photos.

Any input would be most welcome.

David

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Original posted by ddavid at 18/03/2015 21:04
I wonder if anyone would like to comment on the putative female Mrs Gould's Sunbird in these photos. Firstly, do people agree it Mrs Gould's? Secondly, is it female or possibly a juv male?

Personally ...
I agree the photos showing a juv male, the red spot and the glossy forehead are evidences.

I guess this is the same bird which I saw in TPK on 13/5. There were two, besides this one, another one was much plain and I did call it as female Mrs Gould's.
I am just an inexperienced birder/ birdwatcher/ twitcher/ photographer with no long lens.

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