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Can I have a confirmation for Scopoli's Shearwater? (SW Portugal) (1 Viewer)
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RafaelMatias
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It's a really bad angle to evaluate the pattern of the underside of the primaries Silviu. Do you have any more pics at all of this bird? From what I can see here Cory's is not ruled out.
The grey underside of the primaries in Calonectris is reflective of light, like "silk" and in certain angles it may look paler than it is. I see some contrast between the clearly white under primary coverts and the primary bases that should not be so obvious in Scopoli's. Interestingly there was a Scopoli's recorded at Sagres I believe in October (it should be quite regular, but frequent records are still lacking).
The grey underside of the primaries in Calonectris is reflective of light, like "silk" and in certain angles it may look paler than it is. I see some contrast between the clearly white under primary coverts and the primary bases that should not be so obvious in Scopoli's. Interestingly there was a Scopoli's recorded at Sagres I believe in October (it should be quite regular, but frequent records are still lacking).
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