Hi again Margaret,
If I was banding this bird I would call it
a 2nd year (2+ in banding terminology) male. It takes 3 years for
Rufous Whistler males to attain full plumage and your bird looks well on its
way. Juvenile males look more like females and have very heavy streaking and a
much paler bill.
Cheers,
Mark
From:
Margaret Leggoe [
Sent: Saturday, 12 December 2009
5:40 PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Sorry to
bother you all again.
Could
this rufous whistler be a juvenile male? I thought there were two birds
at this location (Callum Brae, SE corner, today), but the photos I have of the
male and female are very distinct, and this one looks like neither of them.
Margaret
Leggoe
