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Discussion => General Discussions => Topic started by: Saracen on July 22, 2013, 10:43:27 AM

Title: Brown vs Black Mockingbirds
Post by: Saracen on July 22, 2013, 10:43:27 AM

I just got back from a jaunt down to Oklahoma and Texas and saw some new birds for my list. Several species (as one would expect) are far more prevalent there - one being mockingbirds. Up here I've only ever seen grey/black/white mockingbirds. In Texas I frequently saw both grey/black/white mockingbirds but also brown/light brown/white variants. I googled this with limited success. Is this a gender difference? Juvenile vs mature? Species vs Subspecies?

Title: Re: Brown vs Black Mockingbirds
Post by: thouc on July 22, 2013, 01:29:16 PM

My guess would be juveniles.