Thread: Bird ID Please
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Old 08-01-2009, 08:30 PM
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Re: Bird ID Please

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Originally Posted by diggleken View Post
I think the most distinguishing feature in the field is the white supercilium (eye stripe) - it hits you more than other features and is diagnostic once you know its gold/firecrest.
Ken
To be pedantic eyestripe is not the same as supercilium. Firecrest has a black eye stripe with a white supecilium ABOVE the eye stripe.
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