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Author: ray Time: 22/11/2014 22:19 Subject: Help id pls

22/11/2014
Mai Po
Is it a Pied Harrier Juvenile?
Thx!

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Author: pitarhk Time: 22/11/2014 23:20

Pied Harrier adult

Author: Jonathmartinez Time: 23/11/2014 00:32

very interesting looking bird. Do you eventually have picture showing other angles or even better in flight?

Author: ray Time: 23/11/2014 09:11

Sorry! Jonathmartinez
I missed the shot when it flying away.
I took this picture in hide no.1 on pond #16/17.

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Author: Jonathmartinez Time: 23/11/2014 09:46

maybe others are having pictures of the same bird.
This bird to me is a juvenil Marsh Harrier showing some interesting features, especially on the head pattern...

Author: ray Time: 23/11/2014 10:36

According to the Birds of East Asia which published by
Princeton University Press.

Why it's not a Juvenile Pied Harrier?
Here is some relevant content.
Thank you!

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Author: ddavid Time: 23/11/2014 11:30

The following is a link to a photo of a juv Pied Harrier.

http://orientalbirdimages.org/bi ... p;Bird_Family_ID=96

Notice the facial pattern: dark throat of Pied c.f. creamy throat of the Mai Po bird. Pale crescent under the eye c.f. dark surround of the Mai Po bird.

Whether the Mai Po bird is Western Marsh Harrier or a Western/Eastern Marsh Harrier hybrid is another matter, however...

Author: ray Time: 23/11/2014 12:10

Thank you for your detail specify! David

Author: ray Time: 23/11/2014 16:37

Here Is another angle to show the nape for the bird.
I hope can heip to further id.
thx!

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Author: Jonathmartinez Time: 23/11/2014 17:10

it would be great if you could post any other pictures you're having of this bird.

Author: lpaul Time: 24/11/2014 14:59

I had the same bird at Lok Ma Chau this morning. It is either a Western Marsh Harrier or a hybrid.

Author: ray Time: 24/11/2014 21:12

I try to post this bird with different angles.
But sorry for poor quality and all of them were out of focus!
Hope to help you to identify.
Thank you!

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