Colombia, Rusty-margined Flycatcher or Great Kiskadee? (1 Viewer)

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MatzePutze

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• Jan 3, 2018

• #1

Hi,

I'm looking for someone, who can help me with the ID of the attached bird. It's the only picture, I took.

I took the picture end of January 2016 in Rio Claro Valley, Medellin, Colombia.

My first idea was Great Kiskadee untill somebody asked me, why it isn't a Rusty-margined Flycatcher.

Would be nice to learn more about Southern American birds.

Best regards,

Matze

 

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Peter C.

...just zis guy, you know?

• Jan 3, 2018

• #2

Definitely not Great Kiskadee, the bill is much too small!

It could be a Rusty-margined, I can't tell, but there are other species in Colombia with that same general appearance (I don't know which occur in Rio Claro), and it could be one of those.

 

mjh73

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• Jan 3, 2018

• #3

Agree, definitely not a Great Kiskadee (or a Lesser for that matter)

I've not seen Rusty-margined, but this looks a lot like a Social Flycatcher.

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Jan 3, 2018

• #4

Social for me too without checking the book



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njlarsen

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• Jan 4, 2018

• #5

Social and Rusty-margined are really similar, best told apart by voice according to one book I checked some time ago.

Rusty-margined seems more frequently reported from Medellin (poblado) according to ebird

Niels

 

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Dave B Smith

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• Jan 4, 2018

• #6

We can rule out Social Flycatcher. This bird shows the golden yellow (usually concealed) coronal stripe. This is consistent with Rusty-margined but inconsistent with Social which has a mostly red coronal stripe.

I also agree Lesser Kiskadee can be ruled out (by shorter bill).

Good way to distinguish Rusty-margined from other similar Flycatchers is that the white eyebrows do not meet on the rear crown. A photo of this would clear up any doubt.

 

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MatzePutze

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• Jan 4, 2018

• #7

Dave B Smith said:

We can rule out Social Flycatcher. This bird shows the golden yellow (usually concealed) coronal stripe. This is consistent with Rusty-margined but inconsistent with Social which has a mostly red coronal stripe.

I also agree Lesser Kiskadee can be ruled out (by shorter bill).

Good way to distinguish Rusty-margined from other similar Flycatchers is that the white eyebrows do not meet on the rear crown. A photo of this would clear up any doubt.

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Thanks for the detailed explaination. It was my first time in Southern America and the "yellow Flycatcher" drove me crazy. Best regards, Matze