tmichael

Arctic Warbler, I think Matthew (bill patterning, leg colour, amongst other features), but which taxon (species?!) borealis, xanthodryas or examinandus?

Looks quite unusually yellowish below to me. Paul Leader may have some thoughts.

Link to relevant paper extract:

http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10 ... 35?journalCode=jorn

Mike Turnbull

[ Last edited by tmichael at 2/05/2010 23:06 ]

tmichael

Hi Matthew,

Just a bit paler really, I think, and lacking any kind of grey tone which these seem to have I think.

Really the key (for me) is the dark patch on the distal part of the lower mandible, and the genuinely greenish-yellow overall coloration.

I saw one today that had hardly any wingbar like this one, but I didn't think it looked as yellowish as this one.

Mike