Titel: Adult male in breeding plumage
Beskrivelse: Jeg har nu kigget grundigt på Indigobirds i Etiopien de seneste to år. Her har jeg bemærket at Village Indigobird af racen Ultramarina ofte har brune vinger. Ifølge Field guiden "Birds of the Horn of Africa" skulle denne race ha sorte vinger.
At ultramarina har brune vinger gør det ikke just lettere at skelne dem fra andre arter af Indigobirds. Det skal dog siges at de andre arter har tydelige/mere udbredt brunt i vingerne.
Det kan selvfølgelig ikke udelukkes at fuglen på billedet her i virkeligheden er en anden art end Village Indigobird. Dog sang den som Village, så jeg vil mene den er god nok!
In English:
Looking at hundreds of Village Indigobirds in Ethiopia the past 2 years I have noticed that ssp ultramarina often has a brown wing-panel. The "Field Guide to the birds of The Horn of Africa" states that it should have black wings.
However, compared with other species of indigobirds, Village indigobird still has less brown wings.
The ID of this bird should be close to 100%, since was heard singing like Village Indigobird.
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