Many thanks, PAUL.

Fine photo of what I thought was still termed
Eurasian Golden O.

Has O. kundoo been established as a species?

DANSK
Er O. kundoo nu en selvst. art?

KR / VH ......... C.

Dear Carsten,
Untill recently consiered to be conspecific with Oriolus oriolus. Seperated in "Birds of South Asia" by Rasmussen and Anderton (2005. Oriolus kundoo has among other distinguishing characteristics a longer lighter red bill, and more black behiend the eye. Vocalizations also differ.

Tak MVH Paul

Many thanks, PAUL, for prompt respons.

I enjoyed Indian kundoo in the spring in
gardens and vicinity :

Enjoyable voice much like European.
NOT shy in gardens (3 m above my desk).
More agile/acrobatic - sliding and climbing
in canopy - than I've seen 'Europeans'.

ps: RASMUSSEN is hardly one of our
prime politicians, but a compatriot?
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DANSK
Tak, PAUL, for seneste om 'Indisk pirol'.

D. Indiske kan synes mere adræt i trækronerne
(glider ned gn. hængende løv) end vores egen.

ps: Spørgsmål om RASMUSSENs ID, re Sydasiens
fugle, 2005.

B rgds./ VH ........... C.

Rasmussen must be Pamela, top expert in taxonomy of the birds in South Asia: http://museum.msu.edu/ResearchandCollections/Profiles/?show_profile=11

Tak, MICHAEL.

Jeg haaavde jo så småt forventet, at det
var vores ORIENTsejler-finder og -connaisseur,
¤¤¤ STIG R. ¤¤¤¤, der stod bag...

Ja, Pamela, har et fornemt CV og arbejder i
Michigan, der under den store transatlantiske
(e- & im)migration tiltrak mange danske.
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ENGLISH
Thx, MICHAEL. The family name of Asia-expert
PAMELA, in Michigan, may originate in the
former influx and nesting of Danish agrarians
in this N.amr. region.

Smil(e) ............ C.