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KK Hui
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Red-throated Pipit?
« on: Mar 11th, 2006, 8:12pm » |
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TPK 10/03/2006 A Red-throated Pipit? Thanks! KK Hui FRPS www.geocities.com/kkhui_001
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miket
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Re: Red-throated Pipit?
« Reply #1 on: Mar 11th, 2006, 9:11pm » |
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KK, Can I suggest you look closely at the head pattern to solve this one. Mike Turnbull
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KK Hui
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Re: Red-throated Pipit?
« Reply #2 on: Mar 13th, 2006, 8:07am » |
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Thanks Mike for the hint! Unfortunately I don't have a good birder field guide for landbirds. Need some researching ... KK Hui FRPS www.geocities.com/kkhui_001
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HF_Cheung
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Re: Red-throated Pipit?
« Reply #3 on: Mar 15th, 2006, 9:56pm » |
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Dear KK, One key field mark is the while eyebrow that is broken at the end. A cross-check at the Bird of China photo gallary should help. http://www.cnbird.org.cn/ HF Cheung
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KK Hui
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Re: Red-throated Pipit?
« Reply #4 on: Mar 16th, 2006, 7:52am » |
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Thanks HF for the further clue! It points to an Orienfnl Tree Pipit Anthus hodgsoni. KK Hui FRPS www.geocities.com/kkhui_001
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Bob Thompson
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Re: Red-throated Pipit?
« Reply #5 on: Mar 16th, 2006, 10:05am » |
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Anthus hodgsoni = Olive-backed Pipit
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KK Hui
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Re: Red-throated Pipit?
« Reply #6 on: Mar 18th, 2006, 5:37pm » |
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on Mar 16th, 2006, 10:05am, Bob Thompson wrote:Anthus hodgsoni = Olive-backed Pipit |
| Thanks Bob! So the equation is ... Olive-backed Pipit = Orienfnl Tree Pipit = Anthus hodgsoni id solved! KK Hui FRPS www.geocities.com/kkhui_001
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