G'day Ben
In immature Pied Herons the white comes down a lot further than in
the adult and is evident on the leading edge of the wings in one of
my photos from PAU in PNG. The Morcombe Field Guide says size is the
main identifier but also does not show the white on the wing - but I
trust my photo as we used to get a lot of imm birds on the university
campus.
Happy birding
Mike Tarburton
On 01/01/2007, at 8:18 PM, Ben Bright wrote:
Could someone please help me out with some herion id. I'm fairly
sure what I am looking are immature pied herons - 5 in total (Weipa
area, FNQ), although as described in Slater's pied herons aren't
supposed to have white spots on wings while in flight (as like the
white necked). These birds are similar in size to pieds but vary
in the amount of white on their head and all have white spots on
their wings - visible in flight and at rest.
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