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Siberian Accentor - Mossy Hill, Mainland Shetland, Scotland - 10 October 2016 (1 Viewer)
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Paul Chapman
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Paul Chapman
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Paul Chapman
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Paul Chapman
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wolfbirder
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Great photos Paul. Love the head on ones that show the intricacy of the colours on the head. At first glance it just looks like a contrast of peachy-orange and jet black, but at closer inspection you can see that the crown is broad and charcoal-coloured, and bordered by jet-black stripes on either side, it also has sexy white eyebrows.
I thought initially the Yorks bird may be the same as the Shetland bird, but in duller light.
Is there much/any difference between plumage of male and female?
I thought initially the Yorks bird may be the same as the Shetland bird, but in duller light.
Is there much/any difference between plumage of male and female?
Paul Chapman
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Nick
Many thanks.
Svensson simply says:-
Sex - Only extremes can be picked out without a series of specimens at hand for comparison.
Male - Sides of crown brownish-black to Blackish.
Female - Sides of crown dark brown.
Age - It might be that 1Y birds are less vividly rufous on mantle/back on average than adult, but this needs verification.
I had read somewhere though that ageing may be possible by eye colour?
All the best
Many thanks.
Svensson simply says:-
Sex - Only extremes can be picked out without a series of specimens at hand for comparison.
Male - Sides of crown brownish-black to Blackish.
Female - Sides of crown dark brown.
Age - It might be that 1Y birds are less vividly rufous on mantle/back on average than adult, but this needs verification.
I had read somewhere though that ageing may be possible by eye colour?
All the best
Nutcracker
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Applies to Dunnock, so may well apply to Siberian Dunnock too :t:
