Hi all
I have a photo of the western ssp of the Purple Swamphen up at ABID
http://www.aviceda.org/abid/newimages.php?action=latestimages&p=11&pagesize=1
If that link doesn’t work it’s on about the fourth line of the new images page.
http://www.aviceda.org/abid/newimages.php
Now this specimen has a lighter blue front than eastern birds, as ssp bellis is supposed to have, but it also has even paler blue, irregular patches too. I assume that these are some sort of discolouration, not typical for the ssp.
Could WA confirm this and I’ll emend my ambiguous note on ABID.
John Leonard ===============================
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