• @xylogxOP
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      22 years ago

      Thanks, I have trouble telling sometimes!

  • @changingfmh
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    52 years ago

    Looks like the female cardinal that’s outside my window every few days!

  • @Alterecho
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    42 years ago

    Maybe! Not an expert, but from what I see on the Merlin app it looks like non-breeding males also have that lighter pink coloration!

      • @Alterecho
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        42 years ago

        I can see why that’s confusing haha. No, non-breeding just means that the plumage is not the “mating” plumage for the bird. Birds molt roughly twice a year on average, and sometimes due to being a juvenile or other factors, they just don’t molt into their bright plumage for attracting mates. Usually this looks similar to the plumage of the bird during the winter, or like female plumage of the same species.

  • @xc2215x
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    22 years ago

    Most certainly so.