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Warbler for ID - Romania (1 Viewer)

Cristian Mihai

Cristian Mihai

Cristian Mihai
Pics taken by a friend, today, hilly are close to forest.
Thank you for help.
 

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I thought Icterine on first look, maybe the foliage and sunshine is creating the yellow tones? Doesn't the supercilium behind the eye and the bill fit this better?
 
Birders Reports said:
Pale area before eye is a good point to Icterine. Grey Icterine. No yellow on any pallida.
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Yes, I believe the yellow tones are real, enhanced by the lighting so a grey IW it is. The colours show pretty true on this photo in bright shade and I was intrigued by the grey wash on neck and breast sides..
 
AlinoVegano said:
I've never seen such a grey Icterine, but actually, I'm not that much experienced with that species. Nice learning, thanks.
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I've only seen one, in the UK a long time ago (1975) :eek!: There's something about head shape and facial expression that's different to Melodious (seen zillions) that I can't put my finger on.
 
Fall Icterines are very rarely seen in Spain, not sure if there are any records from Portugal. I've worked for years monitoring migration on Cabrera NP (a major migrant hotspot in the Balearics) and only recorded it once in Autumn, being otherwise a fairly common Spring migrant. Icterine migration follows a much more easterly route in Autumn (same happens with a few other species like Wood Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, Collared Flycatcher) so Fall plumages are rarely seen on this side of the Mediterranean. Juvenile Icterines, as the subject appears to be, look quite different to Spring birds and surely often get misidentified.
 
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