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Post by steve pryor on Jan 27, 2008 11:46:14 GMT
Alex Loinaz of WBCP has photographed a possible new species of a gull at SRP in Cebu. Initial ID of Sir Steve is Larus vegae (Vega Gull). The bird is enormous in size and dwarfed the Philippine Ducks swimming along with it. If you are a member of BirdWatch Philippines, you can see the bird at the Photo section at the "A P L Birds 2008" album. The more we should protect SRP which will soon be developed into a commercial place. Eric, Just a note on the taxonomy of the bird, and on the incidence within Philippines, that is if I have correctly identified it. In the KG it is under Larus argentatus, with which it was formerly associated, and still is associated by some. There is one report from Luzon in 1896, so it would not be a new Country record.
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 27, 2008 9:21:29 GMT
Just another confirmation - good bird.
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 20, 2008 12:09:50 GMT
Yes, Romy you are right. With Lark sp. always compare first the bill length, thickness, curvature of culmen (culmen = the upper mandibular edge when seen on profile).
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 20, 2008 12:15:50 GMT
Yes, ID essentially correct. Very subtle differences. I would probably have said that this is a subadult female bird (persistance of juvenile bluish mantle without paler feather edges; few pale shaft streaks on the lower neck dorsally).
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 14, 2008 19:30:03 GMT
bookmarking - same reason as for the Snipe
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 11, 2008 12:23:40 GMT
The Sigmonster. Would certainly be wasted on me! Lucky if I can find my way around a little Nikon Coolpix L10!!!
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 11, 2008 7:49:52 GMT
Romy, Very nice! The G. torquatus pullus was my second guess. Markedly resemblant, the two - perhaps the olivaceus is a bit more "leggy". By the way, according to the "Rails", the family monograph, by Taylor and van Perlo, the pulli of neither of the two species, i.e., A. olivaceus; and G. torquatus, have been described.
Lest anyone feels too depressed by the misses on such possibles as the Coot or the Common Moorhen, or even Purple Swamphen, well, they have been described and I have them all as figures on Plates. So, I had the advantages of knowing a lot of them which I could eliminate, and then got it wrong anyway!
Now, at least all can see that I am not infallible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 10, 2008 17:58:56 GMT
Romy, and everyone else,
Pullus (pl. pulli) = downy young (already with down when they hatch = precocial young).
Fledgeling = refers to young birds as they acquire the flight feathers.
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 10, 2008 17:49:59 GMT
Romy, You are sticking me so high up on a pedestal - that you had better pass me the Oxygen mask!
There are lots of things not described and this includes the appearance of many of the pullus of the Rails in Phils. So, I will try and make an educated guess on this one - from the thick and rather short bill - totally black; and from the rather stout legs, etc., my best guess would be a pullus of genus Amaurornis - olivaceus?
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 14, 2008 19:29:19 GMT
Romy, Will try and have a look the latter part of the week. Right now I am heavily involved in updating the Phil bird Taxonomy and in the short term my free time is at a premium.
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 9, 2008 11:14:13 GMT
Thanks, Steve.... just to make sure I got it right, the ID is indeed Anas luzonica? Romy Yes, that is my take on it.
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 9, 2008 9:10:28 GMT
Yes, another case of amelanism. Looks wild-type, but who knows with Ducks! They are known (Ducks in general - not Anas luzonica in particular) to be very promiscuous!
Can you use Pied? No.
Pied is a term that can be used when speaking of a normal plumage colored bird. It means literally "black and white". A useful example in the Philippines would be an adult male Lalage nigra - that bird can be called Pied. Only black and white - and only with normal plumaged birds therefore...
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 8, 2008 16:10:33 GMT
Pixel, Please always location! The location is (or should be) alway part of determining the ID.
By location, I mean that I need Island and Province. Other more specific locations it is better not to give the ill-intentioned that might frequent this site.
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 8, 2008 7:47:47 GMT
This is a question - that about the spotting etc., that I will devolve to the Urquhart (the author of the Stonechats monograph) later tonight. Certainly they are Pied Bushchats - all in this thread
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 8, 2008 7:50:07 GMT
Needless confirmation - yes, Colasisi.
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 8, 2008 16:07:48 GMT
Hi Bobby, Keep trying! I know you want to find a hiaticula in the worst way! Count this guy out however, it is a juvenile C. dubius.
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 5, 2008 8:26:34 GMT
I don't see a photo. Give me a link.
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 8, 2008 16:02:45 GMT
Bobby, The second one looks like an immature alexandrinus in very worn plumage to me. I don't like the extent of the coloration on the malars, the limited extension of the white on the face, nor the thickness of the incomplete pectoral for it being a peronii.
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 8, 2008 15:44:33 GMT
Bobby, OK on the third one - Calidris ruficollis - non-breeding adult - Red-necked Stint.
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 8, 2008 15:37:07 GMT
Bobby, Yes, OK on the first one - Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) non-breeding adult.
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