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anonymous_guy
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金眶行鳥 Little Ringed Plover?
« on: Aug 16th, 2005, 6:55am » |
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Is this the Little Ringed Plover in breeding plumage or the Long-Billed Plover?
Photo was taken 14/08/05
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Mike Kilburn
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Re: Plover ID Please
« Reply #1 on: Aug 16th, 2005, 9:55am » |
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The balance of probability strongly favours Little Ringed Plover, which breeds in small numbers and is present all year round, while Long-billed is a very rare inter visitor - with just two or three records.
It is also worth noting that there is considerable variation in LRPs. This one shows a strong broad superciliuim, the feature most reminiscent of Long-billed, but the bill is not long or thick enough.
Also Long-billed plover often shows a brown half collar below the black collar.
Cheers
Mike K
PS I cannot upload the pic, but if you send me a message on this website I will email you a pic of a Long-billed taken in Jiangxi a couple of years ago .
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anonymous_guy
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Re: Plover ID Please
« Reply #2 on: Aug 16th, 2005, 9:58am » |
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Thanks Mike - sorry about the quality of the pic.
Will get back there & see if I can get a better pic as it has been there 2 days running
Cheers
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