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Post by Sylvia Ramos on May 15, 2008 12:36:34 GMT
Hi! Are the birds in these 2 pictures the same kind of bird? Both pictures were taken in Manila Yacht Club, on April 2008. I think they're gull billed terns? 1/250, 51/320, 5.6
taken with Panasonic DMC-FZ18
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Post by Romy Ocon on May 15, 2008 12:52:00 GMT
Hi Sylvia, excellent first photo post! These look like Whiskered Tern ( Chlidonias hybridus) molting into breeding plumage. Here's one in similar transition colors: And one in non-breeding plumage: Romy
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on May 15, 2008 12:56:13 GMT
Thanks Romy! That's right -- I was debating between whiskered and gull billed! But, the whiskered is the more common one.
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Post by Romy Ocon on May 15, 2008 12:59:30 GMT
Gull-billed Tern has a noticeably thicker bill.
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