Bocas del Toro birds (2 Viewers)

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kittywake

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• Jan 22, 2013

• #1

Hi Everyone,
I'm new on this forum and I hope to find help with some bird names. In December I've spent some time in Bocas del Toro , Panama, and took pictures of birds. With the help of the field guide (Angehr and Dean) I'm trying to find out what they're called but can't find all of them .
Are their any people who know these birds?
Thanks.

 

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JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Jan 22, 2013

• #2

The first one is a female (immature male?) Shining or Purple Honeycreeper, not sure how to tell them apart. The second looks like an Ochre-bellied Flycatcher.

Cheers

James

 

Birdingcraft

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• Jan 22, 2013

• #3

Hey nice image of Ochre-bellied Flycacther! That hyperactive understory species is really tough to capture. Female Shining Honeycreeper for the first bird. Female Purple has buff on the throat and face, lacks gray crowns, and is more yellow below. I think Purple also occurs much further east in Panama.

 

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kittywake

Well-known member

• Jan 23, 2013

• #4

Thank you so much , James and Patrick, for your contribution. I've looked up the Honeycreeper in the Fieldguide: Shiny Honeycreeper also resides in North west Panama, the Purple H. lives in Eastern P. So let's settle for the female Shining Honeycreeper.
Thanks for the compliment about the picture of the Ochre bellied Flycatcher. I'll probably need some more help defining the birds on my pictures.
Anna

 

njlarsen

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• Jan 23, 2013

• #5

Anna, welcome to birdforum! I hope you will explore other parts of the site, such as the gallery ...
Niels

 

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kittywake

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• Jan 23, 2013

• #6

Hi Niels, Thank you for pointing that out to me: looks interesting!