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Yes it probably is young. Some of the primaries are very old (looking brown rather than black). Adults would have done a complete moult in autumn and so all should look fresh now. Young birds do a post juvenile moult which often skips the inner 3 or so primaries
which by this stage are faded. Whether it hatched early spring or previous summer is another question.
Regards
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On 27 May 2025, at 10:27 pm, Brian Jones via Canberrabirds <> wrote:
On Tuesday 27 May 2025 at 10:24:37 pm AEST, Brian Jones <> wrote:
Is this a young bird just getting his adult plumage, given the white flecks on head and neck and the indistinct white bar on the wing?
Seen at Spring Creek, Sunday, in a group of (probably) five including two males.
Brian Jones
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