Identify subspecies by comparing hen heads. Look for differences in eye color, eye ring, and head shape. Use the ID table for specific differences in subspecies. Note: juvenile hen beaks begin yellow and turn black as they mature. Their eyes begin brown and lighten to creamy white, yellow or gold by subspecies as they age.

Vos=Vosmaeri; RS=Redsided; SI=Solomon island; Grand=Roratus;
Bk=Biaki; Mac=Macgillivrayi; Aru=Aruensis; Rie=Riedeli; Cor=Cornelia

Adult hens
Eye rings: SI-thick blue; RS-thin blue; Bk-blue; Aru-blue; Vos & Gd-none
Eye color: SI, RS, Bk, Aru-creamy; Vos-light /deep gold; Gd- yellow white

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