Cairns .November 2018 (1 Viewer)

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alring

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• Dec 5, 2018

• #1

Could this be Long Tailed Jaeger ? Seen from the promenade in Cairns , bathing. The heavily cropped picture shows the beak .

 

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Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Dec 5, 2018

• #2

I'd start with terns

 

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alring

Well-known member

• Dec 5, 2018

• #3

Larry Sweetland said:

I'd start with terns

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No terns have that beak , or do they ?

 

birdboybowley

Well-known member.....apparently so ;)

• Dec 5, 2018

• #4

Australian Gull-billed Tern

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Dec 5, 2018

• #5

birdboybowley said:

Australian Gull-billed Tern

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Say what!

Is that split now?

 

MJB

Well-known member

• Dec 5, 2018

• #6

andyadcock said:

Say what!

Is that split now?

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The Australian Bird Guide (Menkhorst et al 2017) states Australian ssp macrotarsa "may be split in future; given separate account here to encourage field separation." It reaches New Guinea as a non-breeder, but is quite different from affinis of Japan & China to Borneo, non-breeding to Australia.

HBW Alive treat macrotarsa as a separate species. I saw both last year at Broome, after being told to look out for them by Nigel Jackson.
MJB

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Dec 5, 2018

• #7

MJB said:

The Australian Bird Guide (Menkhorst et al 2017) states Australian ssp macrotarsa "may be split in future; given separate account here to encourage field separation." It reaches New Guinea as a non-breeder, but is quite different from affinis of Japan & China to Borneo, non-breeding to Australia.

HBW Alive treat macrotarsa as a separate species. I saw both last year at Broome, after being told to look out for them by Nigel Jackson.
MJB

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Thanks for that.

 

A

alring

Well-known member

• Dec 5, 2018

• #8

alring said:

Could this be Long Tailed Jaeger ? Seen from the promenade in Cairns , bathing. The heavily cropped picture shows the beak .

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Many thanks for all your help.

 

Tiraya

San Diego CA

• Dec 5, 2018

• #9

From a head-on view it sure has that capped look doesn't it? But definitely gull-billed tern. This is a good lesson to always take multiple photos, especially of the side of the head, where possible.