Identification guides for
separating confusion species
Many observers find
the identification of some shorebirds to be tricky at best, and quite often
extremely difficult. In several instances two species can look very much alike,
such as in the case of Greater and Lesser Sand Plovers, and Wandering and
Grey-tailed Tattlers.
In the coming weeks, identification
guides will be developed that feature locally-taken photographs. They will
address some of the commonly encountered
problems and offer advice and tips on how to solve them. Two such guides have
now been completed.
The following notes,
comparing similar species, may be of interest. They will shortly be incorporated within
existing guides or become the basis of new ones.
Greater
and Lesser Sand Plovers
Black-tailed
and Bar-tailed Godwits
Grey-tailed
and Wandering Tattlers
Common
Greenshank and Marsh Sandpiper
Great
and Red Knots
The first two identification
guides
compare the differences between Common Greenshank and Marsh Sandpiper, and Lesser and
Greater Sand Plovers.
Robert Inglis has
produced an identification guide to the egrets that occur in the region - follow
the link to Egret
Identification.
Robert's
other galleries may be viewed by clicking on 'Ptiloris' or 'Nature' near the top
left-hand corner of the page being viewed and then clicking on the icon of the
gallery to be viewed.
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