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Author: kkchang168 Time: 4/09/2013 01:05 Subject: Mai Po Access Road 2013-09-02

White-cheeked Starling 20+
Red-billed Starling 10+
Chinese Grosbeak 1 (Juvenile)
Eurasian Collared Dove 3

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Author: wilsondring Time: 4/09/2013 11:43

to me, it looks like a female yellow-billed (chinese) Grosbeak but I also cannot tell the difference between Japanese and the Yellow-Billed .. can someone cast more light on this photo? cheers

Author: kmike Time: 4/09/2013 19:55

Japanese doesn't breed anywhere near Hong Kong Wilson, making the issue rather easier to resolve!

Cheers
Mike

Author: kkchang168 Time: 4/09/2013 23:46

Am I wrong? I have marked it as Chinese Grosbeak. I think it is a Juvenile Female, right?

Author: kmike Time: 5/09/2013 06:50

Chinese and Yellow-billed is the same species. So your labeling is correct.

I don't think you can tell whether its a male or a female on such a young bird.

Cheers
Mike

Author: kkchang168 Time: 5/09/2013 23:01

Thanks very much.

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