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Abyssinian Wheatear - nominate race

Abyssinian Wheatear - nominate race - Male

Photographer

» Thomas Varto Nielsen

Location

» Jemma Valley

Country image taken

» Ethiopia

Date

» February, 2017

Equipment

» Canon 1D mk IV + 300/2,8 with 1,4 TC

Bird Species

»Oenanthe lugubris - Abyssinian Wheatear

Bird Species (French)

»Traquet d'Abyssinie

Bird Family

»Muscicapidae - Chats, Flycatchers, Robins, Wheatears, Akalats, Rock Thrushes, Palm Thrushes,Redstarts

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Some males have almost dark crown and some have almost white crown. I don't know if the variation is individual, due to wear or age related. Perhaps this bird with very dark crown is a sub-adult male? (juvenile birds do have dark crown)

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