G'Day all,
Following Jill Dennings posting I had a browse of Michael Morcombe's site
and went to the page concerning the WWBTern. I take the individual shown to
be a juvenile/immature bird - can anyone with a better knowledge of this
species confirm this and provide a better description (i.e. precise plumage,
e.g. first winter???)? I presume the photos with the waders are of the same
bird as the video-grab shots on the website.
Follow link to the tern page:
http://www.michaelmorcombe.com.au/birdinfo10.html
PS Grey Shrike-Thrush mimicry - the latest volume of HANZAB includes a
section on mimicry in this species, although it is short and only a few
model species are mentioned (Pied Currawong, Possum species, Golden
Whistler, Noisy Miner) so it seems little is known of mimicry in this
species.
Cheers, Dean
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