Re: Matheson


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Posted by Bill Pranty on 00:04:57 08/14/06

In Reply to: Matheson posted by Felipe G.

Hi Felipe,

The bird could be a cowbird, based on the bill shape, but it's tough to be certain from the photo. If it is a cowbird fledgling, it's unlikely to be a Shiny or a Brown-headed, based on the apparent solidly blackish underparts.

Young Shinys have pale underparts and brown wings with paler covert tips and two buffy wingbars.

Juvenile Brown-headeds are pale gray below with conspicuous dark streaking, and usually show a pale base to the lower mandible.

The Dec 2000 issue of _Birding_ contains photos of juvenile Shiny and Brown-headed cowbirds.


Best regards,

Bill Pranty
Bayonet Point, Florida



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