Bird Identification/Verification from Costa Rica (1 Viewer)

mjohnson0728

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• Apr 16, 2014

• #1

We have done our analysis but would like to confirm our findings. These birds were seen just north of Jaco beach.

Sorry for the poor quality photos.

#1 Southern Beardless Tyrannulet.jpg
#2 Louisiana Thrush.jpg
#3 Panama Flycatcher.jpg
#4 Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift.jpg

Many thanks again.

 

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Last edited: Apr 17, 2014

Peter C.

...just zis guy, you know?

• Apr 18, 2014

• #2

1) Agree that this is one of the Beardless - tyrannulets, but can't say which from this view. I suppose Jaco may be out of range for Northern, I'm not sure though.

2) I suspect it is a Louisiana, based on the extent of the super. behind the eye, but don't really think you can be sure from this image.

3)??????????????????????????????????????
Looks like a flycatcher, all right, but not like any I can see in my Stiles & Skutch. Super-yellow TK?

4) Yes, very probably.

 

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DarkFireFalcon

Well-known member

• Apr 18, 2014

• #3

The unstreaked throat is good for Louisiana.

 

mjohnson0728

Well-known member

• Apr 18, 2014

• #4

Thank you all for the updates.
We though it may be a Panama Flycatcher based on Stiles & Skutch that it lacks rufous in the wings and tail.

Michael

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Apr 18, 2014

• #5

1 looks like a pewee to me (too long winged and long tailed for a Beardless Tyrannulet). I'd hesitate to say which species though.

I'd go for Tropical Kingbird on 3 - just an unusual angle.

 

Motmot

Eduardo Amengual

• Apr 18, 2014

• #6

Andrew Whitehouse said:

1 looks like a pewee to me (too long winged and long tailed for a Beardless Tyrannulet). I'd hesitate to say which species though.

I'd go for Tropical Kingbird on 3 - just an unusual angle.

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Agreed. 1 is a Pewee (poss Tropical) and 3 is a Tropical Kingbird.

 

mjohnson0728

Well-known member

• Apr 24, 2014

• #7

After looking at more photos and reading the description in the field guides we have decided to go with the Tropical Pewee.

Thank you all once again for helping identify these birds.

 

Birdingcraft

Well-known member

• Apr 24, 2014

• #8

Yes, probably a pewee for 1, maybe Louisiana for 2 but can't say for sure from the photo, agree on TK for 3, but White-collared Swift for 4 because it has a white collar as opposed to white throat of Lesser Swallow-tailed, forked tail instead of deeply forked tail or pointed tail when held shut of Lesser Swallow-tailed, and very long wings look better for White-collared.