Talk:Pin-tailed whydah

Male eclipse or female?

Because of the red beak I suspect that the "female" in fact is a male in eclipse plumage, shortly before or after moult. Reason:

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  male in breeding plumage - look at the red beak
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  male in breeding plumage
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  male in breeding plumage
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  male in winter plumage - beak slightly more red than that of the female
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  male in winter plumage - beak slightly more red than that of the female
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  female
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  female
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  I suspect this is a male eclipse - look at the red beak - also the stripes are a bit more prominent than in the females
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  another one, which I suspect is male - the beak is slightly too red, the stripes are a much more prominent than in the females

I am not absolutely shure - is there anyone who knows for shure wich is the correct sex of the birds? Kersti Nebelsiek (talk) 22:55, 28 December 2013 (UTC)