Re: Dollarbird now at Booragoon Lake Perth WA

["Greg & Val Clancy" <>]

Hi Frank,

Thanks for the reply.  I was only going on my viewing of one photo taken at 
some distance and it certainly looked like a juvenile to me.  You have the 
advantage of personally seeing the bird.  HANZAB does say, however, that 
juveniles may have a violet tinge to the centre of the throat.  I banded a 
few juvenile Dollarbirds a few years back and they were quite variable in 
the amount of red at the base of the bill, some being quite reddish.
Are there any other photos available?


Regards

Greg Clancy