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Subject: Goodson's Warbler 華南冠紋柳鶯 [Print This Page]

Author: cchristina    Time: 9/03/2008 16:21     Subject: Goodson's Warbler 華南冠紋柳鶯

2008.3.8
Ng Tung Chai, The Lower fall.




Author: cgeoff    Time: 10/03/2008 12:07

Given the deep yellow extending over the whole underparts, this looks more Sulphur-breasted Warbler.

Geoff
Author: cchristina    Time: 10/03/2008 19:19

Thanks Geoff!
Author: hgeorge    Time: 12/03/2008 18:24

For this bird, the lateral crown stripe and eyestripe is olive-green. It suggests that it is a Goodsons Leaf Warbler rather than Sulphur-breasted Warbler.

Another feature for Goodson's LW is the two distinct wing-bars. For Sulphur-breasted Warbler, the wing-bar is indistinct and you almost see only one thin wing-bar.

The colour of the underpart is variable between Goodson's LW and Sulphur-breasted W. For the identification of both species, head pattern is important for their ID.


Here is the Sulphur-breasted Warbler taken today at Tai Po Kau.

black lateral crown stripe


indistinct wing-bar





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