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More museum Specimen help needed. (1 Viewer)

MLoyko

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There are about 9 birds I need help with now, I will give you the information we were given and what we thought might be close, then you can hopefully help me/us get the right ID.

1-4: Listed as Large Black-throated Emerald Hummingbird on the orig tag

5-6: Unknown no info given

7-10: Listed on tag as Emerald-throated Long-tailed trainbearer (irridescent green on throat.)

11-13: sunbird (suspected Green-headed)

14-17: only info given was Sunbird

18-20: listed as Canary-breasted Sunbird (we thought Brown-throated sunbird)

21-22: possible Blue-headed sapphire or White-chinned Sapphire

23-25: Rufous breasted hermit?

26-28: Yellow Oriole? Scientific name given on tag was Icterus xanthorus
 

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pics continued

more to come
 

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more

almost done
 

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I'm sorry

Just a few more :t:
 

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:)
 

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4 more and thats it
 

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1-4: Black-throated Mango.

5-6: Dwarf Whistler (Goldenface).

7-10: Black-tailed Trainbearer (but because of gorget & tail, not bill - S. races of Green-tailed are virtually as long-billed as Black-tailed)

11-13: Green-headed Sunbird

14-20: Brown-throated Sunbird.

21-23: White-chinned Sapphire.

24-26: Rufous-breasted or Bronzy Hermit. Based on colour of back and curvature of bill, I suspect the former, but the two species are very similar and probably can't be separated with absolute certainty from these photos.

27-29: Yellow Oriole.
 
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Thanks Rasmus, just curious about 14-20. There were two separate specimens, you sure they are the same specie? Could it be the just looked different because one is in better shape than the other? Would just like an explanation that's all.

You have more knowledge at these than I do.
 
Thanks Rasmus, just curious about 14-20. There were two separate specimens, you sure they are the same specie?

Only other species that look similar are Grey-throated Sunbird (sometimes considered a subspecies of Brown-throated) and Red-throated Sunbird, but the former has a pale greyish throat, and the latter has deep maroon-red auriculars. Neither match 14-20, leaving Brown-throated as the only option. The two specimens look pretty similar to me, though the first appears significantly more worn than the second (with the notable exception of the tail, where it is the other way around). There are also numerous subspecies of the Brown-throated, mainly differing in the tone of the male plumage, and I would not exclude the possibility that the two individuals represent different subspecies.
 
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