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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 >>  Re: Probable Plain-tailed Warbler
        
(Message started by: PWMK on Oct 10^th, 2004, 10:51pm)

Title: Re: Probable Plain-tailed Warbler
Post by PWMK on Oct 10^th, 2004, 10:51pm

Tai Po Kau
9th Oct 2004
Morning, around 9:30am
Blue walk, sharp U-turn

Tech Stuff: Canon 10D, 400mm 5.6

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pwmk/pwmk_029.jpg

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pwmk/pwmk_027.jpg

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pwmk/pwmk_026.jpg

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pwmk/pwmk_025.jpg

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pwmk/pwmk_028.jpg

The features are as follows :
- greenish upperparts and bright yellow belly
- complete yellow eyering
- no wing-bars
- forehead greenish
- median crown-stripe in pale grey mix with some green
- lateral crown-stripes in greyish black gradually narrows towards the bill, also shows some grey along the lower border
- little white on outertail feathers
- white under tail

Since we do not have much informations on the Golden Spectacled complex, please experience birders correct us if the above is wrong, & let us know more about this species, thanks very much.

* We must thank Paul Leader on giving us help on the identification of this bird.

Title: Re: Probable Plain-tailed Warbler
Post by Uncle_Tall on Oct 11^th, 2004, 11:26pm

What a wonderful finding and great pictures of this bird in the wild.

I know nothing about the Golden-spectacled Warbler complex. So I turned to books. There is description of this bird from Craig Robson's book on SE Asia birds where Bianci and Grey-hooded warblers are also illustrated. The Avifauna of Hong Kong also got one page for these birds.

Title: Re: Probable Plain-tailed Warbler
Post by PWMK on Oct 12^th, 2004, 10:30pm

Thank you Uncle Tall, we too have these 2 books.

PWMK ::)

Title: Re: Probable Plain-tailed Warbler
Post by George_Ho on Oct 13^th, 2004, 5:07pm

A similar bird have been seen briefly in the bird wave on Blue Walk today .
~ no wing-bar ~ forehead greenish ~ pale grey and black crown-stripes

Mountain Tailorbird , Asian Paradise Flycatcher and Eastern Crowned Warbler have also been seen in the bird wave .