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Fasciated or Bare-throated Tiger Heron? (1 Viewer)
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Peter C.
...just zis guy, you know?
Wow, immature Tiger-herons are tough! I can't say, myself, which one this is, but just going by location and habitat, I think immature Rufescent can't be excluded either. According to Stiles & Skutch, that species "[h]aunts streams, sloughs, or swamps inside forests..."
The other two species (according to the authors, anyway) prefer rather different situations. Of course, as often been said before, birds can't read.
Peter
The other two species (according to the authors, anyway) prefer rather different situations. Of course, as often been said before, birds can't read.
Peter
Peter C.
...just zis guy, you know?
Wow, that second photo is good! I can understand the frustration...
But is it, though? I have never seen a Bare-throated in life, but looking at photos and paintings of them on-line, it looks like the throat should be more distinctly yellow.
That said, there is some variation (maybe a lot) within the photos I looked at - in some, the juvenile's throat does look almost white.
Complicating this is the fact that the juvs. are genuinely difficult to ID, so perhaps some of the variation is due to mis-identified birds.
But is it, though? I have never seen a Bare-throated in life, but looking at photos and paintings of them on-line, it looks like the throat should be more distinctly yellow.
That said, there is some variation (maybe a lot) within the photos I looked at - in some, the juvenile's throat does look almost white.
Complicating this is the fact that the juvs. are genuinely difficult to ID, so perhaps some of the variation is due to mis-identified birds.
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Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
But conversely, if you saw several adults, a juvenile is more likely to be from them, than from something else :t:
