female triller

["Mark Clayton" <>]

Elizabeth,

The White-winged Triller male does have an eclipse plumage that is fairly
similar to the female. It is generally a bit darker on the main flight
feathers than a female but can be hard to pick at any reasonable distance. A
bird calling in female plumage could be one such eclipse male bird.

Cheers,
Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth Compston  
Sent: Friday, 9 March 2012 6:03 PM
To: Birds Canberra
Subject: female triller


This morning, at Callum Brae Bill saw the female triller in the company of
another bird which he was unable to get a good look at.  Perhaps it was the
chick that she had raised.  Also, a triller was heard calling.  Is the call
of the female the same as the call of the male?

Elizabeth
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