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Japanese Paradise-flycatcher - immature male - Lamma

My first thought is immature female, but there is a single dark, slightly elongated tail feather... does this make it an immature male?
D7100 300 F/4
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[[i] Last edited by mguy at 12/05/2016 09:54 [/i]]

No reply.... so am going with immature male having been pointed in that direction

I think that you're probably right that it's an immature male, but I don't have too much experience with ageing these. This suggests that males may take at least 2 years to reach full breeding plumage - I never knew this before.

Thanks John... appreciate the reply