wleepoin

Tai Po Kau
30th September, 2012

Not really sure about this bird as we found very few information on the Golden-spectacled Complex!
We are making a bold guess with our limited knowledge based on the below observations:
1) yellow complete eye-ring,
2) faint wing bar,
3) crown stripes start beyond forehead,
4) underpart yellow colour looks duller than affinis.

Any comments are most appreciated, please correct us if we are wrong.

Cheers
PWMK

[ Last edited by wleepoin at 2/10/2012 18:02 ]

twallace

30/9/2012
Tai Po Kau








Many thanks Ah Kwan & PWMK~~

gary

With my limited knowledge, all the listed features match Alstrom's Warbler Seicercus soror.
Quite nice photos.

Gary

lpaul

I think the following combination of features identifies this as Alstrom's Warbler:

Unbroken eye-ring
Black lateral crown stripes which only reach to above the eye
Pale (rather than blue-grey median crown stripe
Limited grey below lateral crown stripes
Dull underparts
Darker wash to sides of breast
Very indistinct wing bars
Very limited white in the outer tail feathers which does not inlcude a triangle of white extending towards the tail base

Date is also good, with Altrom's being an early migrant (already migrating through Thailand in mid-Sept)

wleepoin

Thank you Gary and Paul for your comments and confirmation, most appreciated.

Cheers
PWMK