Hello Joseph and others,
Thank you Chris for pointing out my error - a senior moment - as the pics on my
website clearly show, the white (or partially white, HANZAB) tail feathers are
the outer ones in female and young Broad-billed.
I don't think there's much doubt about it being a young bird - the gape is
heavily tumoured. The rectrices appear pointed as well.
Picture #1 gives me the impression that the rectrices are of even length -
there is a suggestion of white at the outer tips in both pics # 1 and #2 but I
would expect to see more white in a young Broad-billed.
So there is a possibility that it could be a Broad-billed but one thing is
clear, we'll never know for sure because the pictures are not good enough to be
diagnostic.
Graeme Chapman
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