[obol] Re: id help requested: Hutton's Vireo or Ruby-crowned Kinglet?
- From: David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx>
- To: linda Fink <linda@xxxxxxxx>, OBOL Oregon Birders Online <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:15:36 +0000
Linda et al.,
Another really useful field mark (when you can't see the feet well) is the
blackish panel below the lower wingbars. Ruby-crowned Kinglet has it, while
Hutton's Vireo does not.
Here's an ID article about this pair of species that I wrote a couple years
ago.
http://www.birdfellow.com/journal/2013/08/29/birding_101_the_hutton_s_vireo_vs_ruby_crowned_kinglet_challenge
Dave
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