Small cachinnans or... fuscus?

michal rycak · Post by **michal rycak** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 8:27 pm

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

JanJ · Post by **JanJ** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:31 pm

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

michal rycak · Post by **michal rycak** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:55 pm

Thanks Jan,
my first thoughts was pro cach, but some person mixed my minds about it

Michal

Ruud Altenburg · Post by **Ruud Altenburg** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:50 am

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!