Subject: 小仙鶲 Small Niltava [Print This Page] Author: Godwin-C Time: 20/01/2013 22:08 Subject: 小仙鶲 Small Niltava
Jan,2013 TPK
Author: Cassie Time: 20/01/2013 22:37
nice pic !!Author: cgeoff Time: 21/01/2013 08:58
This is Small Niltava. Well done though!
On which date did you see it?
GeoffC Author: Godwin-C Time: 21/01/2013 10:17
GeoffC,
On 18 Jan at TPK Author: HKBWS Vicky Time: 21/01/2013 14:30
The subject is revised to Small Niltava Author: lmichael Time: 21/01/2013 21:06
Nice pictures, but I wonder if it might be ex-captive, it seems to show some damage to the feathering above the bill. Do you have any photos which show the condition of the tail well.
Mike Leven Author: kkoel Time: 21/01/2013 23:05
Despite the obscurity of white crescent on the chest, this bird was much larger than a Bluetail in the field, with body proportions fitting the larger Niltavas. Also someone has taken shots of presumably the same bird last week showing the white crescent on her chest, normally obscured when her feathers are fluffed up:
This bird seems to be the female Niltava that has been sighted around the same spot in picnic area one for around 2 weeks already, and was variously considered as Fujian, Rufous-bellied or Vivid Niltavas by different birdwatchers, but none seems to fit the description perfectly.
Could this be a Rufous-bellied Niltava based on the lack of whitish belly shown by most female-type Fujian? The lack of obvious white cresent also seems to befit Rufous-bellied more than Fujian from the limited number of photos online.
Cheers,
Koel
[ Last edited by kkoel at 21/01/2013 23:09 ] Author: Beetle Time: 21/01/2013 23:30
