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Hi All
For the last couple of days there has been an easily viewable covey/family
of three Brown Quail on the western edge of Lake Ginninderra,
not far south
of MacDermott Place.
Two of the birds are on the grey side of brown, while the third is very
much on the red side. Wondering whether the colour difference was an
indicator of immaturity or a sex difference I checked out a few field
guides. These pointed me in either or both directions; while Olsen x 2
& Crome state "Sexes similar, but female usually more heavily marked black.
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They mention a red morph. I am never sure what a
morph is, would one expect different morphs in the same
covey?
Given good views which are available should one be able to decide the sex
& maturity of the three birds?
or near by. The colour distinction in real life is at least as great as
that in the photos.
roger curnow
Apologies if this goes up twice, i am having some computer
problems.
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