Subject: [Plovers] Kentish Plover 環頸鴴 and Greater Sand Plovers 鉄嘴沙鴴 [Print This Page] Author: ckn Time: 13/04/2008 19:26 Subject: Kentish Plover 環頸鴴 and Greater Sand Plovers 鉄嘴沙鴴
Mai Po
11/4/2008
Kentish Plover 環頸鴴 (#1 only)
#1
Greater Sand Plover (#2-#4)
#2
#3
#4 Author: kmatthew Time: 13/04/2008 23:30
These are not Kentish Plovers, these are Greater Sand Plovers. Greater Sand Plovers bill looks larger and "heavier" than Kentish. Also, the bird/birds in photo 2-4 shows a thick connected breast band which is not a feature of Kentish, Kentish have a much thinner disconnected breast band all year round. The first one is a juv. or non-breeding?? I am guessing a juv. but not very sure...
Cheers
Matt 8) Author: ckn Time: 14/04/2008 09:39
[quote:3bbf070a2b="kmatthew"]These are not Kentish Plovers, these are Greater Sand Plovers. Greater Sand Plovers bill looks larger and "heavier" than Kentish. Also, the bird/birds in photo 2-4 shows a thick connected breast band which is not a feature of Kentish, Kentish have a much thinner disconnected breast band all year round. The first one is a juv. or non-breeding?? I am guessing a juv. but not very sure...
Cheers
Matt 8)[/quote]
Thanks Matthew.
But could the first one be a Kentish Plover, as the white collar band goes to the back (instead of ending at two sides as other Greater Sand Plovers)? :? Please advise. Thanks.
Cheers
KN
Add another photo of the same bird Author: kmatthew Time: 14/04/2008 10:57
Looking at the photos of the first bird again, I agree that there is a white collar ring around it's neck. But at first glance, the bill looks too big for a Kentish. I thought about the bird's angle to the camera which could distort the neck patterns, but I looked through a lot of images and no Greater Sand Plover have a white collar ring going this far back.
So yes, I will say you are right on this one, this is a Kentish Plover!! Sorry for the incorrect identification. ops: Author: ckn Time: 14/04/2008 11:22
[quote:a62eeefcd9="kmatthew"]Looking at the photos of the first bird again, I agree that there is a white collar ring around it's neck. But at first glance, the bill looks too big for a Kentish. I thought about the bird's angle to the camera which could distort the neck patterns, but I looked through a lot of images and no Greater Sand Plover have a white collar ring going this far back.
So yes, I will say you are right on this one, this is a Kentish Plover!! Sorry for the incorrect identification. ops:[/quote]
Thank you Matthew.
KN
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