I agree: definitely base
of tail feathers, query upper tail coverts. I suppose we could look at
some Gungahlin specimens when next there. g
From: Philip
Veerman [
Sent: Wednesday, 27 January
2010 2:38 PM
To: 'Geoffrey Dabb'
Cc: 'Tun Pin
ONG'
Subject: Pied Currawong
Markings
And that
looks more like white at the base of the tail feathers than at the tips of the
upper tail coverts. I still think it likely to be both. Probably can only be
answered by looking at the bird in the hand.
-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey Dabb
[
Sent: Wednesday, 27 January 2010 1:17
PM
To:
Subject: FW:
[canberrabirds] Pied Currawong Markings
As it happens the below (left) juv curra crossed my
path this morning - showing what is perhaps the more usual
arrangement of white. Of course anyone dissatisfied with that state of
affairs can correct it with a stroke of the digital paintbrush
(right).
-----Original Message-----
From: Tun
Pin ONG [
Sent: Wednesday, 27 January 2010 8:58
AM
To: Philip Veerman
Cc: Frank Antram; Bruce Ramsay;
Canberrabirds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Pied Currawong
Markings
Hi all,
On Mon 25 Jan 2010 afternoon, I saw two currawongs (An
adult and a
dependent young) in Belconnen residential suburb. I
noticed the young
had no white markings at all at its rump area. Whereas the
parent had
only 2/3 of white crescent near the rump.
It seems that it is not uncommon, at least around
Canberra, to have
young currawong with complete lack of white crescent and
for adult to
have partial white at the base of tail.
More explanation on each photo can be found in following
link.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tunpin/tags/currawong/
Regards,
Tun Pin ONG
