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Post by des on Jan 4, 2013 10:36:39 GMT
Hard to be sure from this pic but probably Wood Sandpiper
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Post by des on Jan 3, 2013 18:57:36 GMT
Lovely pic. Hong Kong?
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Post by des on Jan 3, 2013 10:04:10 GMT
It is tough from this angle but most likely a female Handsome Sunbird
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Post by des on Dec 29, 2012 21:54:48 GMT
Fantastic photos as usual Ely. I look forward to getting to Coron one day. Your Blue-eared Kingfisher is a Common Kingfisher though. Rufous-backed KF is not an endemic species and the scientific names that you have for Rufous-tailed Tailorbird, Black-naped Monarch, Olive-backed Sunbird, Blue-headed Racquettail and Ruddy Kingfisher are not correct. Thank you Des for your appreciation. Jops mentioned to me about the Common Kingfisher and I said that I will wait for someone to holler about it. No excuses on the boo boos. How do you classify the Rufous-backed KF (Ceyx rufidorsa)? What are the correct scientific for the Olive-backed Sunbird Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia aurora), and Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon linea)? Thank you for your expertise. Rufous-backed occurs in other countries so it is not an endemic. The correct scientific name of Olive-backed Sunbird is Nectarinia jugularis. The Palawan endemic race of this is aurora, so it becomes Nectarinia jugularis aurora. Palawan Ruddy Kingfisher is Halcyon coromanda liane.
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Post by des on Dec 29, 2012 13:58:39 GMT
Fantastic photos as usual Ely. I look forward to getting to Coron one day. Your Blue-eared Kingfisher is a Common Kingfisher though. Rufous-backed KF is not an endemic species and the scientific names that you have for Rufous-tailed Tailorbird, Black-naped Monarch, Olive-backed Sunbird, Blue-headed Racquettail and Ruddy Kingfisher are not correct.
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Post by des on Nov 27, 2012 19:18:55 GMT
Congrats!
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Post by des on Nov 27, 2012 12:49:25 GMT
Excellent photos! The curlew is a Far Eastern Curlew though.
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Post by des on Nov 16, 2012 11:35:18 GMT
Superb photos as ever Ely. I think the Buzzing Flowerpecker may be a female Orange-bellied though. It looks a bit too yellow on the underparts, and the bill is rather deep-based. There are not many reference photos though
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Post by des on Nov 11, 2012 9:08:10 GMT
Although from the KG distribution it might seem to be johnstoniae, plumage-wise it looks like nigroluteus. But I think a lot more genetic work needs to be done on Philippine minivets...
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Post by des on Nov 10, 2012 22:13:25 GMT
Was the minivet up on Mt Apo too, Brian?
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Post by des on Oct 28, 2012 8:24:09 GMT
Lovely shots Ely. Are the violet tones of the kingfisher real? I have not noticed that before. Thank you Des for your comment. I processed this picture with the CS6 and on my laptop while in Bacolod. I repeated the process with the CS5 and on my desktop and there is a big difference. I take the blame for a faulty processing on my laptop with the CS6 which is entirely new to me. Here is the new picture and the violet tones are gone. Thank you for bringing up the subject matter. I have replaced the photo with this one. OK thanks Ely!
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Post by des on Oct 27, 2012 8:12:13 GMT
Lovely shots Ely. Are the violet tones of the kingfisher real? I have not noticed that before.
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Post by des on Oct 21, 2012 9:05:27 GMT
Bob, your in-flight shot shows a nice comparison of Red-necked Stints and Kentish Plover. Side by side we can see the relative sizes. I think it is most likely that the ?Greater Sand plover is a Kentish also, based on that. It works better for the neck collar too.
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Post by des on Oct 13, 2012 10:10:05 GMT
Excellent! Judging by the bill markings etc though, the tarictic is an adult in tail moult.
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Post by des on Oct 2, 2012 9:24:24 GMT
Interesting to see the underwing coverts of the IBKF and the young waterhens. and Grey-backed Tailorbird is hard enough to see, let alone photograph.
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Post by des on Sept 25, 2012 7:47:27 GMT
Nice! I would guess it is a young bird moulting into adult plumage
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Post by des on Sept 25, 2012 6:36:33 GMT
Great!
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Post by des on Sept 24, 2012 9:05:12 GMT
There is a proposal to split the 2 subspecies of this, but what should they be called? Mcgregor called them Long-tailed and Short-tailed Rufous Flycatcher. But if we keep Paradise the name gets very long... Suggestions please
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Post by des on Sept 20, 2012 12:00:15 GMT
By the way what was the exact date of your sighting? thanks
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Post by des on Sept 17, 2012 17:28:07 GMT
I should have written Chrysococcyx minutillus aheneus suggested in a new book to be split as Chrysococcyx poecilurus [presumably ssp aheneus]
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