West-central and Northwest Thailand, Feb/March 2016 |
From February 21 - March 05, 2016, Sheridan, Willlie Sekula and I spent fifteen days in the west-central, north-central, and northwest parts of Thailand, expertly led by Dave Sargeant of Chiang Mai.
We visited Pak Thale, Laem Pak Bia, Nong Pla Lai,
Kaeng Krachan, Bueng Boraphet, Mai Ping, Doi Inthanon, Mae Taeng, Chiang Dao, Fang, Doi Lang, and Doi Ang Kang.
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons). a number of birds -perhaps only those in basic plumage aspect - were darker above and had a gray rump and uppertail such that they were completely concolorous with the rest of the upperparts. I wonder which ssp. are found at this location: pusilla? sinensis? Frankly, I also wonder how saundersi could be detected/ruled out - ??:
