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Silba fumosa ?
lguez
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Posted on 08-08-2025 10:12
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 Hi,

Is it Silba fumosa ?
This photo has been taken in Normandie (FRANCE)

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GPS Coord. : 49°38'50.226" N 0°9'18.36" E
Elevation : 36 m
City : Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Country : France
Date of shooting : 22/07/2025
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 I don't know how t o add another photo so I add it in this reply !
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Iain MacGowan
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 Yes I think so - the all black legs and the very orange fringe of the calypter (at the wing base) are indicative of this common species
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 Thanks for your quick reply,
Other question : with these photos could we know if it is a male or a female ?
 
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