Sunday, March 24, 2024
SCALY-BREASTED MUNIAS: JUVENILE MOLTING TO ADULT PLUMAGE & ADULT, CHEMIN DE CHOUCHOU, LAMENTIN, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024 - NEW SPECIES TO LIFE LISTTO OUR EBIRD PHOTOGRAPHIC LIFE
The first photo shows a juvenile Scaly-breasted Munia starting to molt into adult plumage. The second photo shows an adult Scaly-breasted Munia. These two Munias were part of a flock of about 40 who flew into some trees. We can ID these birds as Scaly-breasted Munias as follows:
- Very thick, dark, conical bill
- Adult in second photo has a rich, brown head and what we can see of its back is brown.
- In the second photo of the adult you can see some of its distinctive scale-like, black and white markings on its breast and flanks.
- The juvenile in the first photo has brownish upperparts and pale underparts.
- The juvenile in the first photo is beginning to show some of the scale-like, black and white markings on its chest.
The Scaly-breasted Munia is native to southern Asia, but escapees from captivity have established wild populations in several parts of the world, including Guadaloupe.
The Scaly-breasted Munia is a new species to our ebird Photographic Lfe List. Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,126.
Friday, March 22, 2024
FEMALE LESSER ANTILLEAN BULLFINCH, COROSSOL, GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024
We can ID this bird as a female Lesser Antillean Bullfinch as follows:
- Brown head
- Gray under parts
- The little we can see of the wings is brownish
- Gray feet
The Lesser Antillean Bullfinch is a new species to our eBird Photographic Life List. Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,125.
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