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Dusky Tapaculo
The fourth tapaculo species of my central Chile trip, this one was in matorral, hopping about in the tangled branches of some oak-like trees- Thibaud
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- chile dusky tapaculo scytalopus fuscus tapaculo
- Comments: 5
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Black-spotted barbet couple
A lovely barbet of the Guianan shield, I snapped several photos of one individual before realizing that the other one was right next to it, and I moved a bit to get both in the same shot.- Thibaud
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- capito niger guyane
- Comments: 3
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Ancash Tapaculo
One of Peru's many endemic tapaculos, mostly found in Ancash, as its name indicates.- Thibaud
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- ancash ancash tapaculo peru scytalopus affinis
- Comments: 6
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Comment by 'Thibaud' in media 'Magellanic Tapaculo'
Ah well in fairness that whole magellanicus group, i.e. the silvery species that are found above the treeline (Ancash, Paramo, Neblina, etc), are much easier than their cloud forest relatives!- Thibaud
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Magellanic Tapaculo
Of course, tapaculos that are found above the treeline are usually the easiest species to see, but this one was particularly bold, and I even saw it hopping on rocks just by a creek, like a miniature dipper!- Thibaud
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- chile scytalopus magellanicus tapaculo
- Comments: 8
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Ash-breasted tit-tyrant
A emblematic species of Peruvian Polylepis forests, this beautiful little flycatcher is unfortunately quite rare and endangered- Thibaud
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- anairetes alpinus ancash ash-breasted tit-tyrant peru
- Comments: 4
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Red-billed Woodcreeper
A pretty rare woodcreeper, we were lucky to hear its characteristic dawn song, and it came flying out after a bit of playback.- Thibaud
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- french guiana guyane hylexetastes perrotii red-billed woodcreeper
- Comments: 4
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Fulvous Antshrike
A very sneaky Amazonian antbird, I believe this is the first photo for Peru!- Thibaud
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- frederickena fulva fulvous antshrike peru san martin
- Comments: 5
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Variegated tinamou
Probably the prettiest tinamou I've seen! Luckily, it was one of these occasions where it walked slowly away from me, instead of exploding practically from underfoot like a snipe and disappearing in the distance. It walked maybe 10 meters downhill and then appeared to be quite curious, popping...- Thibaud
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- crypturellus variegatus madre de dios peru tinamou
- Comments: 5
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant
A ubiquitous little flycatcher in the understorey of French Guiana, on my last day I finally ran into a cooperative bird!- Thibaud
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- french guiana lophotriccus lophotriccus galeatus
- Comments: 5
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Flammulated Pygmy-Tyrant
As ebird says, this little bamboo specialist actually looks duller than its name suggests haha. Still, I was pleased to finally run into one!- Thibaud
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- hemitriccus flammulatus los amigos madre de dios peru
- Comments: 4
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Chestnut-shouldered antwren
A tricky canopy antwren, much more easily heard than seen!- Thibaud
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- antwren euchrepomis humeralis madre de dios peru thamnophilidae
- Comments: 4
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Dusky-throated Antshrike
A bird with an unusually extensive black throat patch- Thibaud
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- allpahuayo mishana antshrike loreto peru thamnomanes ardesiacus
- Comments: 4
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Woodstar from Cundinamarca, Colombia
Hmm unfortunately I don't remember! Damn woodstars...- Thibaud
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Woodstar from Cundinamarca, Colombia
Hi everybody, I was in central Colombia last November and made a couple visits to the famous Jardin Encantado, west of Bogota. I was hoping for Gorgeted Woodstar, and the lovely owner pointed out a male with an incomplete gorget, but still clearly distinct from the White-bellied Woodstar that...- Thibaud
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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White-browed Hawk
I was quite lucky with this rare hawk (which was a lifer). I heard it calling persistently and finally spotted it high up in a massive castaña tree. But I was with a bunch of students, so I only got a few shots before it took off. The next day I returned alone and played a recording, and soon...- Thibaud
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- leucopternis kuhli madre de dios peru white-browed hawk
- Comments: 8
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Humaita Antbird
A notoriously skulking antbird, in Peru restricted to palm swamps in the southeast, I was lucky that the male was singing or I never would have even thought to look for it in the minuscule wetland (which had at most 5 palm trees) right behind the house where we were staying.- Thibaud
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- humaita antbird madre de dios myrmelastes humaythae peru
- Comments: 5
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Striated Antbird
A skulking little bamboo specialist, easily heard but significantly harder to see, it only showed itself for a couple seconds before vanishing in the bamboo again.- Thibaud
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- antbird drymophila devillei peru striated antbird
- Comments: 5
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Comment by 'Thibaud' in media 'Bicoloured Antvireo'
Oooh that's a good bird!- Thibaud
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White-lined antbird (male)
A lovely antbird found in bamboo thickets in southeastern Peru, I finally encountered this very responsive male who posed very nicely for me!- Thibaud
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- antbird madre de dios myrmoborus lophotes peru
- Comments: 5
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner
A lovely bird of varzea forests, I had a couple of encounters with it last year, first on the Colombian side of the border, and then in Peru, where I found a family group accompanying a mixed flock that allowed for a few photos!- Thibaud
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- foliage-gleaner loreto peru philydor pyrrhodes varzea
- Comments: 6
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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1 Tambopata, madre de dios, Peru, october
Tricky photos! The second bird might be a Grayish Mourner. Since it appears to be singing, I imagine you would have known if it were a Screaming Piha! The first one looks like one of the many lowland Foliage-gleaners. Maybe Rufous-tailed? The marked eyebrow and grayish cap fit, as well as the...- Thibaud
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Unexpected snipe in cloud forest - central Peru
Thanks for weighing in! I asked a few Peruvian friends and none would come out definitively in favor of one or the other. Wonder if the two species will end up being lumped again at some point...- Thibaud
- Post #3
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A