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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Bird Identification 鳥類辨識 >>  Please help to identify this warbler.
        
(Message started by: cywong on Oct 9^th, 2006, 10:06pm)

Title: Please help to identify this warbler.
Post by cywong on Oct 9^th, 2006, 10:06pm

Is this an Oriental Reed Warbler or a Thick-billed Warbler?

Mai Po 04/10/06
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/cywong/IMG_1188.jpg

Title: Re: Please help to identify this warbler.
Post by miket on Oct 9^th, 2006, 10:36pm

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.

Title: Re: Please help to identify this warbler.
Post by Andrew on Oct 10^th, 2006, 12:26am

Whichever it is, its a lovely photograph.

Title: Re: Please help to identify this warbler.
Post by cywong on Oct 11^th, 2006, 10:51pm

Thanks for miket's reply and detailed explanation.

Thanks for Andrew's kind words.