ML398209301

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Continuing bird of uncertain parentage. Appears to be mostly Red-naped but with some red on chest, lack of obvious black “breast shield” under the red throat patch, and other characteristics that make it unlikely to be “pure” RN. Better photos today despite driving rain and very high ISO.1/4/24 changing to RNSS based on input from several sources including: I don't see anything on this bird that suggests it is a hybrid. Generally, I would advocate for erring on the side of caution but there is no reason to suspect this bird is a hybrid. As Steve Shunk commented, westside reports of RNSA all too often turn out to be hybrids, not because it is so difficult to eliminate that possibility, but because folks just don't know what to look for when trying to eliminate the possibility of a hybrid. In my experience, RNSA X RBSA hybrids always show some red on the sides of the head and that red is typically bleeding through the white striping on the face, which absolutely guarantees it is a hybrid. I see no red anywhere on the head of this bird other than where it should be on a 'pure' RNSA, thus I would be entirely comfortable calling it one. Dave Irons

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM

ISO

16000

Focal length

349 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/1250 sec

Dimensions

2426 pixels x 1617 pixels

Original file size

4.21 MB