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  1. metroplex

    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.
  2. metroplex

    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...
  3. metroplex

    Loon ID please？ SW China

    That‘s why it is confused to me, red like back pattern and black like bill shape.
  4. metroplex

    Loon ID please？ SW China

    This bird was discovered in the Yangtz River in Chongqing, Southwest of China in recent days.
  5. metroplex

    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...
  6. metroplex

    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!
  7. metroplex

    Help needed in Bird ID from Guangxi

    In my opinion, it's a immature female Grey Bushchat.
  8. metroplex

    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.
  9. metroplex

    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v2.0 (2011)

    Thanks Peter for your comparation works.
  10. metroplex

    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 -...
  11. metroplex

    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
  12. metroplex

    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...
  13. metroplex

    A strange Teal from southeastern China

    Thanks a lot!~:)
  14. metroplex

    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!
  15. metroplex

    A strange Teal from southeastern China

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

    A strange Teal from southeastern China

    Thank you very much! phil! That's very detailed analyses. I think he would very happy to hear your conclusion! thanks again!
  17. metroplex

    A strange Teal from southeastern China

    Hi guys, one of my friends got a photo of a Teal (doubtable Green-winged) from thousands of Eurasian Teals at Aotou Mangrove Reserve, Guangdong in southeastern coast of China on Feb 5, 2011. He was confused that the vertical bar on the breast side is not white enough, and just shoot from one...
  18. metroplex

    Paper help!

    I'm writing a short note about Luscinia obscura, and I believe nearly all materials with this species were obtained except the Goodwin's, but also thank you very much for searching it to help me!~ Thanks again!
  19. metroplex

    Paper help!

    Hello everyone! I'm searching for a paper below: Goodwin, D. and C. Vaurie (1956). "Are Luscinia pectardens (David & Oustalet) and Luscinia obscura (Berezowsky & Bianchi) colour phases of a single species?" Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club 76: 141-143. I can't find it through any...
  20. metroplex

    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v1.0.1 (2010)

    Hi Richard, The China Bird Report 2008 and 2009 will be published as bound volume, may be available in Jan or Feb the next year. Wei Qian
  21. metroplex

    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v1.0.1 (2010)

    Thanks for your reviewing, Richard. These are the notes we posted on the URL of google sites before: "In this arena of taxonomic “splits”, the CBR checklist of birds of China presents the most up-to-date information of bird species that have been recorded in China. The new checklist covers...
  22. metroplex

    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v1.0.1 (2010)

    Richard, Points taken. Perhaps it's better to acknowledge that the list has taken account of IOC work! My thaks also to Wei Qian. MJB I don't think a list of province names instead of any natural range is helpful for understanding the distribution of these birds, even it will be more...
  23. metroplex

    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v1.0.1 (2010)

    The latest version v1.2 was available on the website: https://sites.google.com/site/cbrchinabirdlist/
  24. metroplex

    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v1.0.1 (2010)

    The latest version v1.1 was available on the website: https://sites.google.com/site/cbrchinabirdlist/
  25. metroplex

    The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v1.0.1 (2010)

    Very appreciate for your indication, it seems we made some mistakes. We'll check it out and continue reviewing. Thanks for giving us more review and suggestions.:t:
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