Joe
first impressions (on a v. quick look) are on non-breeding Fairy Terns. I'd
expect Little to show darker tips to the underside of the last few primaries
and be darker on the upperside too. They also look too pale to me for Little
and the bare part colouration is more Fairy coloured. Interested in others
thought.
Rob Morris
Brisbane, Australia
> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:34:45 +1000
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Tern ID, Fairy vs Little
>
> Hi all,
>
> I took some pics of 3 Terns at Werribee on the weekend. I think they're
> Little Terns but I'm not absolutely sure. The 3rd pic is bigger (about
> 500kb) than the others (less than 200kb) so will take a little longer to
> download.
>
> Fairy Tern for:
> Non-breeding yellow black tipped bill and yellow legs.
> Very pale.
>
> Little Tern for:
> Dark wing tips and wing edge.
> Heavy streaking on head.
>
> Any comments welcome.
>
> http://www.gilmours.com.au/other/tern1.jpg
> http://www.gilmours.com.au/other/tern2.jpg
> http://www.gilmours.com.au/other/tern3.jpg
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joe Gilmour
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