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Warblers in Indiana, september
sanderling replied to sanderling's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Unfortunately that's the only shot I have of it! Was checking the guidebook and realised Kirtland's Warbler looked rather similar from the underside, is that unlikely for the area? -
Stumped: looks like a pigeon or dove species
sanderling replied to RLHOWARD's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Looks like a rock pigeon to me. -
Warblers in Indiana, september
sanderling replied to sanderling's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks! Always appreciate your help. -
Took several warblers back from September in West Lafayette, Indiana but had difficulties IDing them. For the first set of pictures (fourth picture unsure if its the same individual), I'm leaning towards bay-breasted but I'm unsure for the rest. Appreciate any help in IDing these warblers, thanks.
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Raptor from Indiana
sanderling replied to sanderling's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
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Hi all, saw these raptors in West Lafayette, Indiana in July. Photos 1-3 are of one individual, photos 4-5 are of a second individual, not sure if they are the same one. Are they both red-shouldered hawks? I'm aware the first individual appears to have a buffy crescent across the outer primaries, which indicates red-shouldered, but I'm rather inexperienced with raptors and would like to hear from others.
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HI all, would appreciate help in IDing the sparrows - not very sure if there are one or two species here. Thanks in advance.
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The taxonomy of Asian Buteos is rather complicated currently and it is quite difficult to differentiate the exact Buteo species given the degree of overlap in their ranges and plumage differences. Based on range (HBW), Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus) should be the most likely option in Thailand, although the paper below states that the Buteo japonicus from their native range in Japan look very different from the typical ones found in Thailand, which they propose are of a different subspecies under the Common Buzzard. Himalayan Buzzard is also possible (based on plumage) although HBW does state that Thailand is out of range. From what I've read in my attempts to identify the buzzards I saw in Thailand, there doesn't seem to be any consensus on the ranges of various species/subspecies and how they are split. Personally, I was unable to satisfactorily identify the buzzards I saw in Thailand myself. If you're interested, this is the paper that gives a good overview of the Buteo complex in Asia: http://www.caluta.liitin.net/Caluta/Caluta4.pdf. But also, I'm not an expert on raptors and this is just my two cents based on my readings. Cheers!
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Share Your Best Photo of the Day
sanderling replied to bearcat6's topic in Photo Sharing and Discussion
White-crowned Sparrow -
Gray cheeked or Swainson's thrush? Indiana
sanderling replied to sanderling's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
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Share Your Best Photo of the Day
sanderling replied to bearcat6's topic in Photo Sharing and Discussion
Allen's Hummingbird -
sparrows/finches in california
sanderling replied to sanderling's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Just curious, are there any diagnostic features for the finch? It seems to lack streaking and just appears very nondescript. -
Hi all, saw these 4 birds in an urban area by the beach in California, would appreciate any help in IDing all of them (excluding the blackbirds).
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rufous hummingbird? Arizona
sanderling replied to sanderling's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks, I might try that out. Meanwhile still open to any guesses if anyone is willing to give a shot! -
rufous hummingbird? Arizona
sanderling replied to sanderling's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks! Yeah it's a little tricky separating the females/juveniles... Was wondering if the tail feathers are wide enough to be a rufous -
Took this bird in Tuscon and initially thought it was a female rufous but am unsure of the ID. Tried to include as many tail pics as possible, apologies for the low quality.
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white-tailed kite? california
sanderling replied to sanderling's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
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Hi all, took this kite in California in Nov, was wondering if it was a white-tailed kite? underside of wings and tail look dark but thinking if that is an effect of the lighting. Thanks in advance.
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looks good for a carolina wren!
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Hi all, saw this gull at Santa Cruz, California. Guessing it is a juvenile western gull but the beak seems to be of a weird colour, just wanted to confirm the ID. Thanks!