HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 (Moderators: BBS Moderators, Yat-tung YU)    Fujian Niltava 棕腹大仙鶲 « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Fujian Niltava 棕腹大仙鶲  (Read 844 times) BERNARD BBS Member BBS Senior Member I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 83 Fujian Niltava 棕腹大仙鶲 « on: Jan 27th, 2003, 12:36am » Quote Modify 379 Fujian Niltava 棕腹大仙鶲 Tai Po Kau 大埔滘 26/1/2003 Photographed in Tai Po Kau 大埔滘 dated 26 Jan 2003 about 3pm   http://www.geocities.com/hbirdk/F_NILTAVA.JPG   I saw this bird standing on a tree branch for a long time. It was located down on the slope near the end of red walk and was far away. It was well below eye level and I couldn't photograph the belly and throat in detail. Autofocusing was impossible as there were so many tree branches in between. I use manual focusing and only this picture is the clearest.     Is this a Fujian Niltava or a Hainan Blue Flycatcher or one of those escaped cage birds (such as Hill Blue Flycatcher etc.) ?? Its belly seems to be in orange color all the way down. The tip of the wings and tail seems to be in black colour.   Experienced birders please help me to identify. Thanks.   Bernard. « Last Edit: May 27th, 2004, 5:41pm by BBS Moderators » Logged Mike Turnbull Guest Re: Fujian Niltava 棕腹大仙鶲?? « Reply #1 on: Jan 27th, 2003, 9:38pm » Quote Modify Remove It's certainly a niltava, Bernard - apart from the overall "jizz", the distribution of shining blue areas on the forehead and sides of the crown and on the rump is characteristic of that group.   It's probably a Fujian (Fukien) Niltava, though separation from Rufous-bellied (sundara) is not easy. The books that I consult most frequently (Lekagul and Round: Birds of Thailand and Robson:Birds of South-east Asia) actually disagree on the differences in the amount of shiny blue on the shoulder, and it's never easy to make a judgement on in my experience, or to judge from photos, where we don't really know what light conditions were. I'd probably attach more significance to the rather buffish tone of the orange on the lower flanks, which suggests Fujian.   I saw one syself in TPK on Saturday - on the path that rises from where the blue trail crosses the stream - identified, to my satisfaction at least, on the underpart colouration, which I saw well. I also one in Ng Tung Chai on 11 January.   Mike Turnbull Logged BERNARD BBS Member BBS Senior Member I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 83 Re: Fujian Niltava 棕腹大仙鶲?? « Reply #2 on: Jan 28th, 2003, 11:23am » Quote Modify Dear Mike,   Thanks a lot for identifying this bird. Now I notice the buffish (or paler) orange tone on the lower flanks, which is not as solid orange as other similar Niltavas.     Next time I will try harder searching for this species and take better pictures.   Bernard Logged Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育 => Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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