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Margarops fuscatus
Adult male has brown upperparts and crown, with streaked effect due to darker feather centres. Wings and tail are darker, blackish-brown. Secondary outer webs are edged rufous, and tertials are tipped white. Uppertail coverts show white centre and tips. Outer rectrices are broadly white-tipped. Underparts, including chin and throat, are whitish streaked brownish. White belly shows only indistinct markings. On the head, crown is brown streaked darker brown. Head sides and face are mottled darker. Bill is robust and horn-coloured. Eyes are pale grey-white, similar to pearls. Legs and feet are pale brown to grey. Both sexes are similar in plumage, but female is slightly larger and heavier than male. Juvenile resembles adults.
Tree on beach near near Baths, Virgin Gorda, BVI.
Spotted on Mar 16, 2015
Submitted on Apr 6, 2015
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