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cywong
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Please help to identify this warbler.
« on: Oct 9th, 2006, 10:06pm » |
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Is this an Oriental Reed Warbler or a Thick-billed Warbler?
Mai Po 04/10/06
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Re: Please help to identify this warbler.
« Reply #1 on: Oct 9th, 2006, 10:36pm » |
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For me, despite weak (non-existent?) super, this is still Oriental Reed and it has nothing at all of distinctive Shrike-like jizz of Thick-billed - bill is too long and forehead too flat. Also, I'm not experienced with birds in the hand, but I think the wings are a bit too long for Thick-billed, and as a result you can see too many primary tips for Thick-billed, but that's just an impression, only verified by a quick glance at Plate 82 of Robson's Birds of South-east Asia.
Mike Turnbull.
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Re: Please help to identify this warbler.
« Reply #2 on: Oct 10th, 2006, 12:26am » |
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Whichever it is, its a lovely photograph.
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cywong
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Re: Please help to identify this warbler.
« Reply #3 on: Oct 11th, 2006, 10:51pm » |
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Thanks for miket's reply and detailed explanation.
Thanks for Andrew's kind words.
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