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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Aug 22, 2009 3:21:22 GMT
Hi! Please help id this bird. The photo was taken in Coron, Palawan on August 14. I only saw this bird very briefly, and this is the best shot I have of it. Thanks! Sylvia  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Aug 22, 2009 3:47:01 GMT
Wow.... an exotic looking bird, looks like a tough ID case to crack, I suggest you post it at WBCP too, Sylvia.
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Post by Nilo Arribas Jr. on Aug 22, 2009 4:18:44 GMT
Hi Sylvia,
Do you have a photo showing the bill or portion of it?
Thanks.
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Aug 22, 2009 10:52:17 GMT
Ok, I posted it in WBCP .. no reply yet.
Nilo -- I took just 3 pics, and they all look like this!
I find the tail so interesting though.
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Post by Elvin Sansona on Aug 22, 2009 10:55:12 GMT
oppsss...we need more shots in other angles Ms Sylvia
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Aug 23, 2009 15:07:15 GMT
Wow!! This looks like a bird that's not int the books!! But it could be a White-Vented Shama with it's tail just growing back after a molt. The stance is that of a WVS. But it could be something else since you did not capture a whole bird to give a definitive ID.
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Aug 23, 2009 16:45:32 GMT
Hi guys. I think the bird is blue with reddish eyes. I can't find it in the book.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Aug 24, 2009 5:30:11 GMT
If the bird is blue with reddish eyes, then this could be the Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella).
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Post by steve pryor on Nov 12, 2009 14:59:00 GMT
Will need to meditate a while on this. Just a point of information, are we on Busuanga, or are we on Palawan. It matters.
A note to myself: (dark passeriformes range possibles)
Coracina striata difficilis - no, body not chunky enough
Dicrurus hottentottus palawanensis - no, tail doesn't grow out like this
Irena puella tweeddalei - no
Corvus enca pusillus - no
Copsychus niger - most likely, tail growing in on an immature/subadult
Aplonis panayensis panayensis - no
Gracula religiosa palawanensis -no
So, yes, I do agree with Ivan that Copsychus niger is the probable ID.
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Nov 13, 2009 3:55:10 GMT
Hi Steve, this was in Busuanga.
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Post by Ivan Sarenas on Nov 13, 2009 15:48:28 GMT
I'd go for WVS based on tail length alone. The adult Asian Fairy Blues I've seen have proportionally shorter tails. Also the base of the bill is not as chunky as that of the Bluebirds. Another clue could be that the blues in an AFB are unmistakably radiant unlike here where it seems to be a glossy blue-black. My amateur opinion anyway  |
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Post by steve pryor on Nov 14, 2009 8:27:56 GMT
bump, only because I modified the original post.
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