Lesser Whitethroat (Desert) - Jaswinder Waraich
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Surajpur Wetlands Bird Sanctuary
Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Map Coordinates: 28.5262355, 77.4900334
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

A couple of whitethroats were observed in a prosopis juliflora (vilayati keekar). Even from a distance, I could see that the birds had a pale forehead and crown as well sandy upperparts , features which I have not seen on any whitethroat earlier. The bill is finer and the size/body structure appeared to be on the smaller side. As seen in the images, there is a lack of contrast between the crown and the mantle , a pale forehead and crown, sandy egdes to coverts and secondaries , a fine bill and a 'plain-faced' appearance. Lesser whitethroat is ruled out . All the pointers support Desert whitethroat.

Technical information

Model
DMC-FZ1000
ISO
160
Focal length
146 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/4.0
Shutter speed
1/125 sec
Dimensions
1619 pixels x 1621 pixels
Original file size
922.07 KB