ID Help

[Andrew R Dapkins <>]

Australia Birders,

I have just returned from my lovely vacation to Sydney and I am having an ID dilemma on a Corvid.

While visiting Manly, Little Manly Point in particular, my son and I ran into what I am currently calling a Torresian Crow. It was not a full adult yet; no white eye. We both had a long close look at this individual and we where able to check the throat cackle, tail pattern and body composition and came to the conclusion and identified this individual as a Torresian. I would appreciate any confirmations on this from anyone that has seen Torresians in the Sydney area or have encountered this bird at that location. The field guide I was using does not show this bird as being that far south.

The only field guide I was using was Simpson and Days Field Guide to the Birds of Australia 7th Edition.

Any replies would be appreciated, thank you. Reply to

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