Miss Marge Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Just came back from California to visit family after 17 months. Captured this incredibly beautiful bird at the beach yesterday, July 14. Is it a Vireo or Warbler? Stunning! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 That's actually a white-eye, a bird from Asia. I don't remember if those are actual vagrants in California or typically escapees, or what. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstacks Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Melierax said: That's actually a white-eye, a bird from Asia. I don't remember if those are actual vagrants in California or typically escapees, or what. Edited July 16, 2021 by gstacks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marge Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Possibly a Japanese white-eye" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 It’s a Swinhoe’s White Eye, they were brought over as cage birds originally. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marge Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 They sure do look similar. Can I confirm Swinhoe's then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, Miss Marge said: They sure do look similar. Can I confirm Swinhoe's then? I think you can trust Connor. ? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marge Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Thanks Connor (and Sean). It's not listed in my Sibley's Birder's Life List and Field Guide Diary. I read up on it this morning. "In 2019 the IOC revised their taxonomy of white-eyes, which included recognizing the simplex subspecies of “Japanese White-eye” and several other taxa as Swinhoe’s White-eye; and reorganizing “Japanese White-eye”, which they now list as Warbling White-eye." This decision has now been followed by eBird in their eBird/Clements 2019 Taxonomy Update (August 7th). Introducing this revision, their entertaining recipe-style update states that: “Asian Zosterops have undergone a comprehensive, extensive, and confusing reorganization. Much of this is based on several studies that include an extensive genetic phylogeny for the taxa in south and east Asia…” This is a new realm for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, Miss Marge said: This is a new realm for me. Me too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Per the Sibley app. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, DLecy said: Per the Sibley app. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 11 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: It’s a Swinhoe’s White Eye, they were brought over as cage birds originally. This. They got introduced in the SoCal area and now are uncommon but increasing( in my experience). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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