I'm not sure it is quite that simple!
I thought the pale lores were a female feature, not found in males.
As for the tail, I am having trouble figuring out exactly what is going
on, but for sure, it is the OUTER rectrices which might be completely
white in Broad-bills, not the centrals. But is that a consistent
feature? And is the outer Rectrix visible anyway? There does seem some
suggestion of a sharply defined white tip on the right side, which might
not be so good for Leaden.
That weird shot of it with the wing spread is rather confusing with
respect to the tail, but does seem to suggest that either a lot of
rectrices are missing, or the central feathers are growing in, which
might counter the argument about tail shape. I am just not sure what
those feathers on the left are - rectrices or the far wing turned inside
out!
Is the appearance of the gape enough to be sure it is a young bird?
I think it could do with some more discussion!
Cheers, Chris.
On 1/16/2015 10:40 PM, Graeme Chapman wrote:
Hello Joseph,
The first of your pics is remarkably good for a hand-held digiscope setup.
Martin is correct - the lack of pale lores and the even length rectrices make
it a Leaden Flycatcher - Broad -bills have graduated tail feathers and pale
lores.
The heavily tumoured gape make it a very young bird. An ideal diagnostic
picture would have been with the bird front-on and we would have seen the
central rectrices which are all white in the Broad-billed.
There's a good range of pictures dealing with this issue on my website -
www.graemechapman.com.au
Cheers
Graeme Chapman
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