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Billman
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Eurasian Marsh Harrier 白頭鷂 ??
« on: Sep 15th, 2006, 1:30pm » |
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The same wire of Nam Shan Farm 南山牧場
新疆省Xinjiang, 絲綢之路 The Silk Road.
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miket
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Re: Eurasian Marsh Harrier 白頭鷂 ??
« Reply #1 on: Sep 15th, 2006, 5:31pm » |
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Surely this is just a very fresh juvenile of perhaps a different race (govinder??) of a species very familiar to us in Hong Kong....Black Kite!
Mike Turnbull
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Re: Eurasian Marsh Harrier 白頭鷂 ??
« Reply #2 on: Sep 17th, 2006, 8:16pm » |
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Thanks Mike for correction.
Bill
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Paul Leader
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Re: Eurasian Marsh Harrier 白頭鷂 ??
« Reply #3 on: Sep 18th, 2006, 10:11am » |
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The race in Xinjiang is supposed to be linneatus i.e. the same as in HK; govinda is a south Asian taxon and is only known in China from Yunnan. However, having seen lots of Black Kites in Xinjaing I do not believe they are the same as HK birds; juveniles are much paler and more heavily marked than HK juveniles, and I think there are slight differences in structure with XJ birds having slightly more slender- and more pointed-wings.
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