An other Wheatear ID in UAE. (1 Viewer)

peterarras

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• Oct 2, 2009

• #1

Hi,
here an other Wheatear, Red-tailed Wheatear? Male or female?
Any idea's.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
Peter.

 

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halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Oct 2, 2009

• #2

Red-tailed - but as to sex: Collins says Chrysopygia (which ssp. this is) have sexes alike.

 

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Howard King

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• Oct 2, 2009

• #3

Would say chrysopygia but in this light ..../..

 

peterarras

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• Oct 2, 2009

• #4

Thanks a lot guy's,
this one is stronger coloured as those ones which I saw last season.
Here a better picture from the same bird and one from last season.

 

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Nick Moran

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• Oct 2, 2009

• #5

peterarras said:

Thanks a lot guy's,
this one is stronger coloured as those ones which I saw last season.
Here a better picture from the same bird and one from last season.

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Three more pics here Peter:
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/6010182_kGBz9

Cheers
Nick Moran

 

peterarras

Well-known member

• Oct 2, 2009

• #6

Thank you very much Nick,
I'm here on Jebel Hafeet! Than this bird should be in a first winter plumage.
Cheers
Peter.

 

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Howard King

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• Oct 2, 2009

• #7

Your later picture is fantastic hope you are putting up in the gallery