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*lifer, no matter which species, but heard only; singing from dense shrub understory on edge of closed forest at temple but not seen—I recognized it instantly since yesterday I helped NM with a recording of his from Incheon; this bird gave a clear response to Gray’s recording, both calls (initially) and song. Seemed too short with a quick delivery to seriously consider Sakhalin, but may need more in depth check of audio to be sure. With audio now added (31 May) and casual comparison of some Xeno-canto cuts, I think the ID is solid as Gray’s. Comments from Yann Muzika help confirm my impressions of Gray’s: “Again my experience is based only on hearing amnicola on breeding grounds in Hokkaido, but in listening to both your and Nial’s recordings, the immediate impression was that it was “odd” compared to amnicola, in that the pace sounds faster and the overall impression less “neat” than the typical song phrase of amnicola. Even though there is some variation of course between individuals, and excited birds will sound slightly faster than “quiet” ones, i’ve never heard any amnicola sounding quite like your recordings from Korea. That impression is also confirmed by listening to XC recordings, with fasciolatus being a better match to your recordings. The description of both species sounds in Birdsoftheworld actually sums up the differences pretty well.“
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