unknown hummingbird and passerine from Costa Rica (1 Viewer)

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eptesicus

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• Oct 12, 2013

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Hi folks

Could You help me in identification of the hummingbird from mist forest of Poas Volcano, Costa Rica, August 2013? I carefully checked all hummingbird plates in Collins Birds of Mexico and Central America - with no effect. Sorry for poor quality of photos - if I had better, I would probably identify them by myself

 

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eptesicus

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• Oct 12, 2013

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Another problematic bird for Costa Rica. A passerine from lowland rain forest of Corcovado NP, Osa Peninsula, near La Sirena ranger station.

 

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eptesicus

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• Oct 12, 2013

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another photo from a different angle

 

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eptesicus

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• Oct 12, 2013

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and the last photo of the same bird

 

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ntbirdman

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• Oct 12, 2013

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Your hummingbird is a Fiery-throated Hummingbird. The second bird is a Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager, a species almost entirely restricted to the Osa Peninsula, an awesome find!

 

njlarsen

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• Oct 12, 2013

• #6

Female Fiery-throated Hummingbird seems likely for the first one. The second one does not ring a bell right now

Niels

PS: I did not see NTBirdmans answer before posting mine. It seems you did not succeed in uploading a couple of additional photos?

 

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eptesicus

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• Oct 12, 2013

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Many thanks, ntbirdman. You convinced me that my Collins should be thrown into fire ;-) The species shown in the photos only barely resemble their counterparts in the book :-(

 

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eptesicus

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• Oct 12, 2013

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njlarsen said:

It seems you did not succeed in uploading a couple of additional photos?

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indeed

 

ntbirdman

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• Oct 12, 2013

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eptesicus said:

Many thanks, ntbirdman. You convinced me that my Collins should be thrown into fire ;-) The species shown in the photos only barely resemble their counterparts in the book :-(

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I can't really comment on the Collins guide (although sample plates online leave much to be desired), but you can't go wrong with Garrigues and Dean:
http://www.amazon.com/Birds-Costa-Rica-Tropical-Publications/dp/080147373X/