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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KnockerNorton" data-source="post: 1235183" data-attributes="member: 66452">With the hybirds that I generated (accidentally), the main thing was the rump - the white was unevenly distributed and not a solid white rump. Also the tails seem to be different between African and Indian, with Indian's being more pointed and slightly longer, although hybrids were somewhere inbetween and it was quite subtle (juvs also have shorter rounder tails). Indian also tend to be darker on the crown and paler on the face, with African looking more evenly coloured all over the head (which tends to be noticeaby scalloped at close range). Hybrids tend to look a lot like Indian, so rump is the best guide. If it's a hybrid it will almost certainly show something other than a clean white rump.Sexes are alike, although biometrics may turn up soemthing. I did notice that during the breeding season male Indian get a steely-blue sheen to the upper mandible. Females often had a pinkish hue to the bill, especially the lower mandible. It's probably not wholy reliable, but may useful if comparing lots of birds in the hand, and worth keeping notes on.</blockquote>