[obol] Re: Klamath Co. Ibis photos
- From: Hendrik Herlyn <hhactitis@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 22:01:48 -0700
I agree with Dave - I don't see any reason to believe this is not a pure
Glossy. Great find!
Hendrik
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 9:42 PM, David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Noah,
>
> I can't see anything about this bird that suggests it's a hybrid. The face
> pattern looks perfect for a Glossy.
>
> Dave Irons
>
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> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:33:30 -0700
> Subject: [obol] Klamath Co. Ibis photos
> From: noah.strycker@xxxxxxxxx
> To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'd be interested in any informed opinions on this bird, which was along
> Township Road this morning with a couple hundred White-faced Ibis:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/86916960@N07/
>
> I was deliberately scanning though every ibis in the field, hoping for a
> Glossy (perfect time for one to show up, and the flock was close to the
> road in great light), when this one stuck out.
>
> Things to note:
>
> 1. Facial skin is blue-gray, not pinkish red as all the White-faced
> obviously showed.
>
> 2. Lacks any of the white facial edging of a White-faced in breeding
> plumage.
>
> 3. Legs were slightly darker, except for the ankle joint, which was
> pinkish. (This is easiest to see in the 4th photo, comparing with three
> pink-legged White-faced Ibis in the background.)
>
> 4. Eye seemed darker in the field, though some of the photos show it as
> reddish.
>
> For these reasons, I don't think it's a pure White-faced Ibis. I
> understand, from various sources, that hybrids should be considered
> (although I can't find any references to proven hybrids, just speculation
> on birds that appear halfway in between)...
>
> Thoughts, anyone?
>
> Noah Strycker
>
>
>
>
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