which subspecies of Jackdaw, SE Romania (1 Viewer)

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Earnest lad

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• Jun 22, 2019

• #1

Please can anyone advise whether the Jackdaw in the photo is of a different subspecies than what would be seen in the UK, and if so, in what way it would differ. I read that the Jackdaws in that part of the world are of a different ss but I cannot see a difference right now.

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Jun 22, 2019

• #2

From the brown in the wings, this is a young bird so it probably won't have fully developed the characteristics to allow racial ID?

 

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Earnest lad

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• Jun 22, 2019

• #3

Thank you for that advice.
In regard to thist photo here then, taken a day or two later, please can anything be gleaned?

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Jun 22, 2019

• #4

Not strikingly different from UK birds which themselves, vary markedly in the brightness of the grey hood.

 

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Earnest lad

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• Jun 22, 2019

• #5

Thank you. I guess in regard to the topic of Jackdaws, I need to study them more. Thanks again

 

Nutcracker

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• Jun 22, 2019

• #6

The subspecies breeding in Romania is Coloeus monedula soemmerringii; but differences from the UK breeding C. m. spermologus are subtle at best - they intergrade, and individuals resembling each subspecies can occur in the ranges of the other. So you may as well tick the subspecies on its location, but it isn't a very significant one (don't think it'll ever get split!).

 

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Earnest lad

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• Jun 22, 2019

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Thank you for that clarification. I shall tick it off as such then and retain the photos for future reference