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    Ringed Sandpiper ID? - Chongqing, China

    Thanks Phil, unfortunately, we are unable to get more in from the photos, they only stayed there for just one day.
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    Ringed Sandpiper ID? - Chongqing, China

    The couple of curlew sandpipers was photoed on 22th May on the side of Yangtze River, in Chongqing, a city from southwest of China. one of them has a ring on the left tibia. The number on it maybe is AB20398C. It is not from China, if anyone knows more info about this, that would be very...
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    Loon ID please？ SW China

    That‘s why it is confused to me, red like back pattern and black like bill shape.
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    Loon ID please？ SW China

    This bird was discovered in the Yangtz River in Chongqing, Southwest of China in recent days.
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    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v3.0 (2013)

    Dear everyone, The latest version (v3.0) of the CBR Checklist of Birds of China is available online now. In this version, we implemented several changes: 1. Taxonomy and nomenclature was updated based on the IOC World Bird Names List v3.5; 2. Recent new records of birds in China were added...
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    Skua or Jaeger ID? Sichuan, China

    Hi guys, a Stercorarius sp. was encountered on 20th September, in west of China, can anyone confirm the ID of it please? Thanks! The coordinate of this location is N 31° 1'25.06", E104°10'36.17" Maybe it is the new bird record of Sichuan! Cheers!
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    Help needed in Bird ID from Guangxi

    In my opinion, it's a immature female Grey Bushchat.
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    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v2.0 (2011)

    Hello Richard, The China Bird Reports 2008-2009 may be available at the end of the year...the progress is slow.
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    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v2.0 (2011)

    Thanks Peter for your comparation works.
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    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v2.0 (2011)

    Yes, as your guess Richard, we based on the IOC but not totally obey it, this checklist shows our own opinions, and some of which differ from IOC. For one example, Reed PB, the distribution infos we know demonstrated below, Blue - heudei(presumed as the historical occurence area), Green -...
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    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v2.0 (2011)

    Thanks Daniel, it's indeed a spelling mistake, we will fix it in the next version. About the spp, we managed to but it's harder than what we think, I hope the next update could show more infos including ssp, but it really depends on the progress of our works. Wei Qian
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    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v2.0 (2011)

    Dear everyone, The current version (v2.0) of the CBR Checklist of Birds of China is available online now. In this version, we implemented several changes: 1. Taxonomy and nomenclature was updated based on the IOC World Bird Names List v2.8; 2. Recent new records of birds in China were added...
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    A strange Teal from southeastern China

    Thanks a lot!~:)
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    A strange Teal from southeastern China

    thanks, guys! The pic bellow is another one shooted in the same day but without the same time, does it look like the same individual as the formers, if someone think they are different ones, is this one a Green-winged Teal too? Thanks a lot!
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    A strange Teal from southeastern China

    Thanks for your opinions, CB and Chirs!|:D|
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