female Yellowhammer? (1 Viewer)

mb1848

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• Dec 21, 2011

• #1

Is this bird a female Yellowhammer? Photo is dated June 2011.

 

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fugl

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• Dec 21, 2011

• #2

Song Sparrow

 

Andy Hurley

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Opus Editor

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• Dec 21, 2011

• #3

hi mb,
I cant decide between Yellowhammer and Corn Bunting, the does not appear to be any white on tail and the bill appears heavy which point to Corn Bunting though.
You never mentioned where you took the photo, but I don't think it was in Santa Maria.

Andy

 

Andy Hurley

Gotta love nature!

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• Dec 21, 2011

• #4

Oh, I've just seen Fugl's reply, I assumed you were looking at a euro bird and I was trying to make it fit.

Andy

 

mb1848

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• Dec 21, 2011

• #5

Andy: "trying to make it fit" Me to! I have never seen a Song Sparrow with all this yellow. Does anyone know if this is one of the 29 subspecies? Or is it from eating caratinoids ? Or a known variant like the yellow House Finches???

 

Jane Turner

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• Dec 21, 2011

• #6

I'm not seeing yellow

 

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Dave Appleton

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• Dec 21, 2011

• #7

Jane Turner said:

I'm not seeing yellow

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Nope, there's no yellow to see here!

mb1848 said:

Does anyone know if this is one of the 29 subspecies?

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Undoubtedly!