A juvenile.
Wherever the distributions of the subspecies meet, individuals with features that are intermediate between races are common due to hybridization. Some of these intermediate populations have sometimes been awarded subspecies status, e.g. "R. v. theresae" for the population...
Well how do I describe the excitement at seeing this beauty the first time. Much smaller than what I had expected. They are only 30cm in size. I was glad this individual was happy to pose for a few photos.
This was one of the birds I had hoped I would see, and I was fortunate to see several...
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