Ficedula - Flycatcher, Eastern Romania (1 Viewer)

lou salomon

the birdonist

• Apr 25, 2017

• #1

hi

https://rombird.ro/ro/obd/16150/alta-specie

any ficedula-fans out there? i traditionally have difficulties with these and considering the fact that recently there have been quite some records of semicollared fly in romania (with at 3 probable breeding locations in the last few years) i'd put this out here for discussion. photographed 3 days ago by cornel cotorgea in dobrogea (eastern romania, 15 km from black sea coast).

cheers

 

Tib78

Well-known member

• Apr 25, 2017

• #2

Probably no the most classic Pied as it has quite a large white front patch for instance, but I don't see anything really suggestive of Semi-collared flycatcher Lou. Beside, the fact that it is a grey-brown morph male is pretty diagnostic for Pied, AFAIK (happy to be proven wrong on that last point though).

 

lou salomon

the birdonist

• Apr 25, 2017

• #3

that's what my two ideas were, thibaut - an unusual male pied. can it be aged?

 

KenM

Well-known member

• Apr 25, 2017

• #4

Certainly an "unusual" male Pied with such an extensive fore-crown patch, pale rump, "semi-collar" and although an insignificant Greater Covert bar...clearly showing a much broader possibility?

Mmmmm.

 

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FaroeRagnar

Well-known member

• Apr 26, 2017

• #5

moulting male semi-collared flycatcher? compare it with this bird - http://www.vogelwarte.ch/assets/images/voegel/vds/artbilder/700px/4875_0.jpg

 

ApusApus

Well-known member

• Apr 26, 2017

• #6

My initial impression was Pied!


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