[out of region] Hoopoe query

[John Leonard <>]

On a recent trip in China*, in Yunnan I observed two Hoopoes. I have photos of 
both and one has pure white wing bars and the other pale pink (similar to the 
body colour).

I have consulted various sources but all seem a bit vague about whether the 
bird with the pinker wing-bars would be a female or an immature.

I wonder if anyone with experience of this sp in southern China might care to 
comment.

*unfortunately I didn't see many birds on this trip as it was a touristy type 
trip not a birding one, and southern China seems quite unbirdy (I only saw two 
raptors the whole trip, I mean two individuals, one black-shouldered kite and 
one black-faced kite =black kite).

John Leonard


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