RELATIONSHIPS OF AGE, MOULT AND PLUMAGE IN THE WHITE-CHEEKED HONEYEATER NEAR BEVERLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
| Posted: |
13/08/2021 |
| Author(s): |
Peter Congreve |
Wing and head/bill measurements of 415 White-cheeked Honeyeaters
Phylidonyris nigra taken at
initial capture and again at subsequent retraps are compared to establish growth patterns. A plumage
sequence from juvenile to adult is presented. Moult records are examined to ascertain the role moult
plays in the division of age classes into the three age groups of Juvenile. Immature and Adult. From
the analysis of these data. some changes are suggested in the application of the present age codes used
for banded birds, in order to relate them to the age groups and terms commonly used to describe age.
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