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| To: | "Gary Davidson" <>, "birding-aus" <> |
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| Subject: | frigatebird id |
| From: | "Mike Carter" <> |
| Date: | Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:19:56 +1100 |
In my opinion you did get it right, that is a young Great Frigatebird. In
your bird, as in the Tanzanian bird, it is somewhat of a misnomer to call
them either axillary or 'wing-spurs' because they don't actually extend on
to the axillaries or underwings, being confined to the flank. So they are
just 'spurs'. If they were longer and extended onto the axillaries or
beyond, they would look narrow and pointed and the bird would be a Lesser
Frigatebird.
Mike Carter 30 Canadian Bay Road Mount Eliza VIC 3930 Tel (03) 9787 7136 |
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