Answer to Quiz #1
Okay yall, its the moment we've all been waiting for!!! The answer to which species of bird this is and who got it right, who got it wrong, and how many points everyone got.
As for this bird, all of us guessed a Hummingbird species, and it is obviously one. 8-P Now, which species? The major field mark is the buffy/rufous coloration of the underside. There are a number of species with this color, but also a number that do not. We can eliminate these species: Green Violet-ear, Green-breasted Mango, Buff-bellied and Berylline Hummingbirds (The BE and BB hummers have buffish cream undertail coverts and lower belly, but it doesn't reach up very far), Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Broad-billed Hummingbird, White-eared Hummingbird, Blue-throated Hummingbird, Magnificent Hummingbird, Plain-capped Starthroat, Costas Hummingbird, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and Annas Hummingbird. None of these were guessed except for Anna's Hummingbird. The remaining species:
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allens Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Xantus's Hummingbird
Bahama Woodstar
Lucifer Hummingbird
First off, we can eliminate Lucifer Hummingbird, for the bill is not curved enough. Also because of shape and head and tail patterning we can eliminate Xantus's Hummingbird. Lets focus on the tail now.
There is some rufous on the outer edge, and it is long and thick. We can remove Bahama Woodstar from the list because it has creamish outer tail feathers that trail all the way to the tip of the tail. This leaves a birders nightmare... the
Selasphorus and
Stellula Hummers!!!:eek!: The tail has a fairly decent amount of rufous and is long, and the body is large with a long tail, and with the overall jizz most of us were convinced that this is not a Calliope Hummingbird. This just leaves the Selasphorus. This birds rufous extends halfway down the tail-side, and isnt very "thin" or "tapered" or long tailed. Also the eye-line is more white than cream colored. Compared to the head, the bill isn't as long as it would be in the Allens/Rufous, so with these three things, it leaves the
Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Congratulations to all who got it and those who didn't will always have next time.:t:
Actually, this is kind of wierd... You'll see what I mean right below...
Participants who got it correct:
Prairiemerlin, a.k.a Neil
BUT, lots of people got points for getting bonus's right!o
Here are all the points:
Audubob- 1/2 point, guessed sex
Bebirder- 1 point, guessed bonus sex and plumage
Larry Lade- 1 point, guessed bonus sex and plumage
Prairiemerlin- 1 point, guessed quizbird correctly
Remember guys, bonus points are an easy way to get up on the points!
Incorrect guesses:
Rufous Hummingbird- 3 times
Anna's Hummingbird- 1 time
Calliope Hummingbird- 1 time
Allens Hummingbird- 1 time
Lucifer Hummingbird- 1 time
Xantus's Hummingbird- 1 time
Thanks for playing everyone, and the new quiz photo is coming soon!