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Yellow Wagtail - subspecies ID - Romania (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Cristian Mihai
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Cristian Mihai
Cristian Mihai
Jan-Paul Charteris
Sussex birder and budding moth enthusiast
Looks like a perfectly good thunbergii
Stunning bird though
Jan
Stunning bird though
Jan
lou salomon
the birdonist
i have to agree, looks like a textbook thunbergii. if there where some dark smudges on breast i would be even more happy to call it the nordic ssp. beacause certain feldegg hybrids indeed "mimic" thunbergii. usually there is some greenish on nape though in such ind. also, this is the time for thunbergii to pass romania (and central europe), later than feldegg which is there by the last decade of march.
very probably a thunbergii, chris, with a small concern towards the hybrid direction. i think thunbergii calls different. it is worth noting vocalisations.
very probably a thunbergii, chris, with a small concern towards the hybrid direction. i think thunbergii calls different. it is worth noting vocalisations.
Cristian Mihai
Cristian Mihai
Thank you for ID and comments Jan & Lou.
JANJ
Well-known member
Hi Cristian.
Many very good Yellow Wagtail images.
I agree that the birds here are best called thunbergi.
As mentioned earlier some blackis headed thunbergi can be very similar to feldegg.
Usually they differ from feldegg by greyish lower nape, lack of sharp border and lacking jet-black and gloss on the head. Importantly, the nape feature is best seen from behind, almost invisible from a side view! Fyrther more, tha black on feldegg often continues down on upper mantle.
http://www.tarsiger.com/gallery/index.php?pic_id=jawetus1221548543&lang=eng
JanJ
Many very good Yellow Wagtail images.
I agree that the birds here are best called thunbergi.
As mentioned earlier some blackis headed thunbergi can be very similar to feldegg.
Usually they differ from feldegg by greyish lower nape, lack of sharp border and lacking jet-black and gloss on the head. Importantly, the nape feature is best seen from behind, almost invisible from a side view! Fyrther more, tha black on feldegg often continues down on upper mantle.
http://www.tarsiger.com/gallery/index.php?pic_id=jawetus1221548543&lang=eng
JanJ
Cristian Mihai
Cristian Mihai
Thank you for comments JanJ.
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