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Post by Neon Rosell II on Nov 5, 2008 5:41:06 GMT
Taken at San Juan, Batangas Nov. 5, 2008 Little or Rufous-Neck Stint? feet are black from the other photos  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 5, 2008 13:13:59 GMT
Hehe.... sorry mate, water birds are my ID Waterloo.... try posting at WBCP too?
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Nov 5, 2008 14:46:19 GMT
Ok ID confirmed by Propjerry - Red-necked Stint ( Calidris ruficollis) woohoo another lifer!! Here's another photo  |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 5, 2008 17:34:47 GMT
Isn't the English name of Calidris ruficollis Rufous-necked Stint?
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Nov 6, 2008 0:33:29 GMT
Yes Tukayo, it's the same bird :-)
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Nov 6, 2008 1:23:45 GMT
Isn't the English name of Calidris ruficollis Rufous-necked Stint? ;D Bob, This is why the SN is a must when naming a bird as only the Kennedy et al. book still carries the Rufous prefix, Howard & Moore and Clements has the Red ;D all named SN Calidris ruficollis. These two lists has different number of birds listed for the Philippines. We are using The Clements 5th edition on our online database, which is nearer to the KG, then the 6th edition came which has 615 total species, 195 endemics, 68 globally threatened, 3 introduced. While Howard and Moore has 591, 176, 64, 3 respectively. It was only recently that it was brought to our attention that WBCP is using the Howard and Moore list. To avoid confusions we are going to carry the same convention, that will entail a revamp of the taxonomic arrangements and name changes in our database. Anyway, until we carry the said list, if the SN are the same and they flock together and the birds' feathers are the same they are the same bird ;D  |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 6, 2008 2:08:00 GMT
Thanks for the explanation, Neon. I just thought you guys were following Kennedy's. My Sibley-Monroe list indeed calls Calidris ruficollis as Red-necked Stint.  |
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