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Recent content by James Eaton
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Unknown East Asian warbler in northwest Australia?
Being very familiar with Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, I can confidently say it's not one, unfortunately. The harshness of the call would only be matched by Oriental Reed Warbler in a SEA context. Which doesn't sound much different to Australian/Clamorous taxa from Indonesia. To me, it's similar...- James Eaton
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Bluewinged or Javan leafbird - Bali Indonesia
Both Blue-winged and Javan Leafbirds would be escaped / released birds on Bali - neither are native to Bali. As Grahame mentions, it is a Blue-winged Leafbird. James- James Eaton
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Two passerines from the mountains of Tajikistan
Hi Phil - Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush for sure, mottled underparts etc. Second bird is a Black Redstart, too buff on underparts for White-winged + very narrow eye-ring. James- James Eaton
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Hiking Phnom Aural for Cambodian Laughingthrush
Day-tripping Aural for the laughingthrush is more-or-less impossible - no way would I recommend it. It's a hike that takes much of the day to reach the elevation of the bird, then you have to find it, and then walk back down. It's also a drive to/from the start of the trail to avoid a flat walk...- James Eaton
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- Forum: Information Wanted
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House Crows in Eastern Thailand
Laem Chabang has held 100+ birds for several years now. Otherwise, it's very common on Phuket, has been for decades. Both populations would have been ship-assisted. James- James Eaton
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- Forum: Live Bird News from around the World
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Possible for Hill blue flycatcher? from park in Bangkok, Thailand
Looks like a female Hainan Blue Flycatcher - orange not extensive enough down flanks for Hill.- James Eaton
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Leaf Warbler in Sichuan, China, July
Sichuan Leaf Warbler. For these guys, process of elimination makes life easier: 1) central crown stripe (yes - rules out Greenish, Large-billed, Hume's) 2) large vs small bill (small - so can't be Claudia's / Kloss's / Emei) 3) dark base to tertails (no - rules out Chinese) James- James Eaton
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Warblers in Sichuan China, July
Sichuan Leaf Warbler (See ear-covert pattern).- James Eaton
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Latest IOC Diary Updates
The Accipter carving-up was already implemented in the Indonesian Archipelago field guide few years ago, and I believe you're correct, as we used Tachyspiza nana in the book. James- James Eaton
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- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Waigeo ? Azure Dollarbird record 2019
Genetic evidence points to Australasian taxa being more closely related to Azure Dollarbird than Asian taxa, yes, though conclusion is a larger sample size required in Eastern Indonesia (as is so often the case, unfortunately). See...- James Eaton
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- Forum: Information Wanted
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Waigeo ? Azure Dollarbird record 2019
Phil - the resident race, waigiouensis, which appears to be uncommon, is extremely similar to Azure Dollarbird. I reviewed a paper a while ago rejecting a claim of Azure Dollarbird on Waigeo based on this - I would recommend details just how distinct waigiouensis is from other Oriental...- James Eaton
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- Forum: Information Wanted
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Honey-buzzard sp, Kazakhstan
I agree with comments above - European Honeybuzzard - I'm always surprised when I see EHB, how lightweight and well-proportioned they appear compared to OHB, even in photos. I've spent quite a bit of time in that area of the steppe, and not seen OHB - would be a nice vagrnt record. I see OHB...- James Eaton
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Uzbekistan Flycatcher
It's a very common migrant through Uzbekistan - I've seen passing through in numbers, especially at any desert oasis. James- James Eaton
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Leaf Warbler Identification - Lake Miyagase, Kanagawa, Japan
Brightening up the photo helps - it's an Eastern Crowned Warbler. Note - all orange lower mandible (Japanese would have large dark smudge) Supercilium shape (your bird tapers behind eye) and crown colour (greenish, no contrast with upperparts) rule out Sakhalin Also, undertail coverts can just...- James Eaton
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A