Birds, Costa Rica, Part VII (December, 2016) (1 Viewer)

howiewu

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• Jan 3, 2017

• #1

Hi,

Continuing with my previous posts -- these pictures were taken in December 2016 in Costa Rica.


1 - 2: these were taken between December 26 and 28 in Bajos del Toro near the Central Valley of Costa Rica
3 - 5 were taken on December 31 in San Jose.

Here are my thoughts:

1. Black Vulture? The bird seems to be flying upside-down, was it doing some stunts?
2. Broad-winged Hawk?
3. Northern Waterthrush (I say Northern because of the not-so-clean throat, but I could be wrong .. I seem to always get them wrong)
4. female Yellow Warbler?
5. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird?

What do you think?
Thanks in advance,
Howard

 

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K

KGS

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• Jan 4, 2017

• #2

I don't think the Hummer is a Rufous-tailed (it e.g. lacks red basal half of bill). My guess is Scaly-breasted Sabrewing, but not quite sure.

 

Peter C.

...just zis guy, you know?

• Jan 4, 2017

• #3

Can't ID the hummer either, but I think you are right about the first four.

 

howiewu

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• Jan 4, 2017

• #4

This is the hummer digitally enlarged to 200%. Unfortunately this is all I got. Could this give any clue?

Edit: what I can make out is: it is a medium-sized hummingbird (not as tiny as mountaingems, for e.g.), with long wings that extend almost beyond the tail, and green/black or gray breast (certainly not white).

 

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njlarsen

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• Jan 4, 2017

• #5

On the proposed yellow warbler, the rear undertail coverts are white and the tail itself is dark. That area is usually yellow on all yellow warbler variants

Niels

 

Little SuperBirder

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• Jan 4, 2017

• #6

1-3: correct
4: Tennessee Warbler. Yellows are completely yellow underneath, have larger bills, etc.
5: Tough one... my best guess would be a Rufous-tailed in weird lighting, or an immature. Really not sure, though.

 

Birdingcraft

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• Jan 5, 2017

• #7

The hummingbird looks like a Scaly-breasted based on shape and the "sabre" wings.