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Bird I.D. any guesses?

Discussion in 'Bird Taxidermy' started by byrdman, Nov 17, 2015.

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  1. Nov 17, 2015 #1
    byrdman

    byrdman Well-Known Member

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    what species?sub-species?
     

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  3. Nov 17, 2015 #2
    byrdman

    byrdman Well-Known Member

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    heres another
     

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  5. Nov 17, 2015 #3
    LTB

    LTB Member

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    Hi byrdman
    Maybe I'm wrong but first one looks like "water rail" (Rallus aquaticus)
    Second one I don't know :eek:
     
  6. Nov 17, 2015 #4
    txoutdoors

    txoutdoors Active Member

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    I think your right on the first LTB.

    I think the second is a long billed curlew.
     
  7. Nov 17, 2015 #5
    byrdman

    byrdman Well-Known Member

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    I know its a rail but not sure of the species,its from n.america so its not a water rail,its on 2" thick Styrofoam for a size reference
     
  8. Nov 17, 2015 #6
    txoutdoors

    txoutdoors Active Member

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    On the second also look at a Whimbrel. Both are very close to what you have.
     
  9. Nov 17, 2015 #7
    byrdman

    byrdman Well-Known Member

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    am hoping the second is an eskimo curlew
     
  10. Nov 17, 2015 #8
    rai_red

    rai_red Active Member

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    for me they look like a clapper rail and a curlew
     
  11. Nov 17, 2015 #9
    byrdman

    byrdman Well-Known Member

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    rai either a clapper or king rail but cant tell which it is
     
  12. Nov 17, 2015 #10
    Wouter

    Wouter Member

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    The one looks like a clapper rail or king rail, but there is something very odd about the second one. It looks like a duck's body with a pair of long legs and bill added.

    Wouter
     
  13. Nov 17, 2015 #11
    byrdman

    byrdman Well-Known Member

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    can anyone tell the difference between a king and clapper rail?
     
  14. Nov 17, 2015 #12
    Nancy C

    Nancy C Well-Known Member

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    Do you know where it was taken? Kings and clappers were recently divided into 5 different species.
     
  15. Nov 18, 2015 #13
    cambridge d.r.

    cambridge d.r. Member

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    Me thinks it's a Virginia Rail. Clapper Rail is larger, usually paler, with olive-brown shoulders.
     
  16. Nov 18, 2015 #14
    cambridge d.r.

    cambridge d.r. Member

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    On #2 Bristle-Thighed Curlew? I agree, that body looks like a duck, juvenile Hen G.W. Teal?
     
  17. Nov 18, 2015 #15
    rai_red

    rai_red Active Member

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    on a second few, you could be right with your teal-body,
    Rainer
     
  18. Nov 18, 2015 #16
    byrdman

    byrdman Well-Known Member

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    rail was from east coast n.carolina....not a Virginia rail...I have one of those mounted and this thing is 3 times as big....
     
  19. Nov 18, 2015 #17
    DL

    DL Well-Known Member

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    2nd one will get 2-5yrs Max out here.
     
  20. Nov 19, 2015 #18
    byrdman

    byrdman Well-Known Member

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    why would a bird mount get 2-5 yrs? not trying to sell it
     
  21. Nov 20, 2015 #19
    wildturkey58

    wildturkey58 Member

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    Given its brownish coloration I'd say King Rail - all the clapper rails i shot in NC were grayish. not sure on the other one.
     
  22. Nov 22, 2015 #20
    HUYE

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    post a picture of the head and mantle feathers and I can tell you what it is.
     
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