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Small cachinnans or... fuscus?
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 8:27 pm
by michal rycak
Hi,
i have mixed opions about these bird.
Pro cachinnans features - maybe little female: small, elongated bird, with rather white underwing, with white moons on primaries, on photo with spread wing there is someting like impressions of white window on primaries - left wing.
But some voices points it for eastern fuscus-complex bird.
Im curious about yours opinion of these bird.
Cheers
Michal
Re: Small cachinnans or... fuscus?
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:31 pm
by JanJ
Hello Michal.
From your description and by the looks of the juvenile gull - cachinnans would be the better choice. Not the first time nom. fuscus and cachinnans have been mixed up.
JanJ
Re: Small cachinnans or... fuscus?
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:55 pm
by michal rycak
Thanks Jan,
my first thoughts was pro cach, but some person mixed my minds about it
Michal
Re: Small cachinnans or... fuscus?
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:50 am
by Ruud Altenburg
It's a very dark specimen indeed, but note that it's already quite worn and moulting scapulars and wing coverts. LBBGs typically still look fresh at this time of year!
Re: Small cachinnans or... fuscus?
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:17 pm
by michal rycak
Another tricky for me bird form today spotted at Łubna.
I'm happy to read your opinions about it.
Cheers
Michal
Re: Small cachinnans or... fuscus?
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:53 pm
by Cristian Mihai
I see a LBBG, but I'm not able to decided about the subspecies.
Re: Small cachinnans or... fuscus?
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:49 pm
by lou bertalan
Cristian Mihai wrote:I see a LBBG, but I'm not able to decided about the subspecies.
it's a look-alike but still another very dark juv caspian gull - note the 2nd gen. scapulars!
all the best,
lou