Hi Tom,
This looks like a female Blackcap [Sylvia atricapilla] to me. All the
pictures show the typical rufous cap.
Not sure about the normal range for Blackcap. Does anyone know if it
has strayed to Taiwan before?
Regards,
Dave Curtis
North Wales
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Tarrant <>
To: <>
Date: 28 June 1999 09:47
Subject: [UKBN] Mystery Bird
>G'day All,
>Have just received this interesting Mystery bird quiz from Birdchat
(US
>list) though the bird was photographed in Taiwan. Personally I think
it
>resembles a Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia) although I don't
>think Taiwan is within their range.
>Have a look at the photos (sadly I think the text is probably in
Chinese
>which will look like 'gobbledegook' on western PCs.)
>
>Here is the message:
>Dear birders,
>
>Here's an identification quiz for those would like a challenge. This
>bird
>(URL below) was photographed at Yehliao (northern Taiwan) this
spring.
>Does anyone have any thoughts on its identification? It may be one of
>the
>flycatchers illustrated in the new National Geographic guide.
>
>The picture is at:
>http://forum.coo.com.tw/176/index.phtml?id=929097995&browse_article=1
>
>Email: Wayne Hsu <>
>
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