Why would WWBT de developing breeding plumage when they have just migrated from
their breeding grounds in the Northern hemisphere? Sounds an odd observation,
they were probably Whiskered Terns which do develop black on their belly and
chest and breed in Australia in spring!!!
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> On 14 Oct 2015, at 21:39, Simon <> wrote:
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> A colleague and I were visiting Yanga National Park in NSW today and
> identified what were certainly a number of white winged (black) terns
> (Chlidonias leucopeterus) in developing breeding plumage (black appearing on
> the lower chest and belly). They weren't on the Park's bird list.
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> There were other terns too, but too far away to ID.
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