wcaptain

Released birds? The closest location to HK is Dinghushan (central Guangdong; correct me if I am wrong).

wcaptain

Hi Mike,

so, do you think it can naturally colonize in HK?

Captain

wcaptain

Mike,

Thanks. My concern is whether they can colonize in HK by themselves without interference of people.

Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush is supposed to be the decendents of release birds. I suppose it is very difficult for birds of low flying ability like laughing thrush colonizing HK. It is hard to image they can penetrate the concrete forest of Shenzhen.

Cheers,

Captain

wcaptain

Thanks Geoff and Mike.

I know from some websites in Chinese that religious wildlife/captive animal releases (food fish etc) are regularly organized by groups in Shenzhen and many parts of Guangdong.

The Chinese alliance of animal release (translation)
http://www.zhfs.org/
e.g. one bird release activity was organized at Futian, SZ on 26 Dec 2010
深圳福田区梅林慈悲放生小组12月26日（星期日）放生通知

http://www.zhfs.org/read.php?tid=50310&fpage=3


So, I share with Geoff that the origin of some birds at SZ is not entirely natural.


Other websites
http://fs.zgfj.cn/

http://www.fangshengwang.org/