Looks like Syrian to me. Seems to lack post auricular stripe connecting to black at back of head. Not sure about sex though. Difficult to tell in this picture.
Simon, that is why i posted it. the bird is far away and obscured. key features cannot be seen clearly, as if often the case in the field. but, sorry, it is not Syrian, it is Great Spotted. look at the undertail coverts and ventral area, very red, not pink. the extent of the post auricular stripe, which many folks concentrate on to separate these two species, is not always clear.
Hi Gerard
ReplyDeleteLooks like Syrian to me. Seems to lack post auricular stripe connecting to black at back of head. Not sure about sex though. Difficult to tell in this picture.
Sim
Simon, that is why i posted it. the bird is far away and obscured. key features cannot be seen clearly, as if often the case in the field. but, sorry, it is not Syrian, it is Great Spotted. look at the undertail coverts and ventral area, very red, not pink. the extent of the post auricular stripe, which many folks concentrate on to separate these two species, is not always clear.
ReplyDeleteOh well - hopefully I'll do better with the flamebacks!
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