Pied or Eastern black eared wheatear, Jeddah (1 Viewer)

[ammadoux]

comparing to with what's in Europes birds book, my best guess is 1st winter male Pied.

please help.

thanks so much.

 

[dwatsonbirder]

Assuming those mantle feathers are adult, the brown tones to the mantle, nape and crown, along with the 'break' between the throat and the wing coverts should make this a 2cy (?) m eastern black-eared wheatear, but please caveat this as I've only seen this species in a similar state in early spring on one prior occasion!

 

[ammadoux]

Assuming those mantle feathers are adult, the brown tones to the mantle, nape and crown, along with the 'break' between the throat and the wing coverts should make this a 2cy (?) m eastern black-eared wheatear, but please caveat this as I've only seen this species in a similar state in early spring on one prior occasion!

thanks so much, but what do you mean by, 2cy ?

 

[dwatsonbirder]

thanks so much, but what do you mean by, 2cy ?

2nd calendar year - 1st winter after 1st Jan 👍🏼

 

[ammadoux]

2nd calendar year - 1st winter after 1st Jan 👍🏼

thanks so much.