Penguin Watch Talk

distinction of chicks

  • juliebugs1 by juliebugs1

    are these gentoo chicks?

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  • AvastMH by AvastMH moderator

    Hi juliebugs1! They are indeed Gentoo chicks 😃 Quite big though, they are just developing that typical white headmarking of the adults. Also they are just getting the black throat feathers of the adults. So it looks like they are about to fledge. They look pretty well fed!

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