Eurasian Wren - Cheshire England - Is this a female? (1 Viewer)

[sbarnhardt]

This is an upload to the Eurasian Wren Opus article from back in March of 2007 of an image by a member listed as Steve Round.

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Wren

I really didn't expect to get a decent pic of this bird, it was 8:45pm and I had a converter on which gave me a 60th @ F5.6 hand held, it just goes to show that it is always worth taking the shot.

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Opus Article:
Eurasian Wren - BirdForum Opus
This image is ID'd in Opus as ssp T. t. indigenous.

It's in the position in the Opus article for the Eurasian Wren that I'd expect it to be a female, but I want to confirm that sex. It's not noted as that and so far I have had no luck finding ID information to determine that for myself. I need to determine if it's a female.




Thanks!
Barney

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

As far as I know Wren sexes have identical plumage...

 

[Butty]

It's in the position in the Opus article . . . that I'd expect it to be a female

Why? If it's not labelled as such, I wouldn't expect it to be.
Not sexable in the field.

 

[sbarnhardt]

Why? If it's not labelled as such, I wouldn't expect it to be.
Not sexable in the field.

I say that because of the usual order of images in an Opus article is the male is placed at the top (main position), the female in the 2nd position in the order of images in the article, the juvenile is normally the 3rd one down with others following. That is presuming there is a male, female, juvenile, etc. available to show in that order. If one, or the other, is not available then they may be moved up until there is one available at a later time and then they are moved to reflect the desired order.

 

[Butty]

Sure. But (I hope - nay, feel sure) they'd then be labelled as such.
Of course, if the body text has omitted to note that sexes are alike (which, again, seems unlikely), it should do.