Some Old Photos of My 2010 Thailand Trip - Part 2

by **hawkeyes** Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:49 pm

Here is another common migrant bird at Center Thailand, the Siberian Stonechat. The name itself indicates that the bird migrate (my interpretation might be wrong, perhaps forum members can explain the origin of this bird) from the Siberian region.

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1. Male Khao Yai National Park
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2. Male
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3. Female
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4. Male
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by **nelson khor** Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:05 pm

I like the 2nd post... nice with the bg

by **hawkeyes** Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:06 pm

nelson khor wrote:I like the 2nd post... nice with the bg

Thanks

by **Mr No Good** Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:45 am

2nd one good. Last one cannot la.... Bird On Head

by adolphkhor Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:14 am

all beautiful Big Smile

by BENCYF Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:05 am

Very nice and I can find a lot here in HK.
According to Wikipedia as below.
Distribution and ecology

The breeding range covers most of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], from about [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] 71°N in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] south to the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and southwest [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], and west to eastern [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] area. It also breeds in the far northeast of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], mainly in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] but occasionally as far west as [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].^{[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]}

The wintering range of the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is from southern [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] south to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], and west to northeast [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. On migration, small numbers reach as far west as western Europe, and exceptionally as far east as [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].^{[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]}

The Siberian Stonechat is [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. It breeds in open rough scrubland or rough grassland with scattered [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], from sea level to about 4,000 m [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] or more. The birds seem to avoid even cool [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] conditions and stay up north only during the hot [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. In the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] regions of the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] foothills of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], migrants can on occasion be seen foraging in fields and pastures more than 2,000 m [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], but most move further down and south to winter in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] regions.^{[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]}

Though it is not considered a distinct [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] by the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] as of yet, it is widespread and common and would not be considered a threatened species.