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Cuba, February 2017 - Kingbird, Pewee, Blackbird/Cowbird & Flycatcher (1 Viewer)

Warixenjalka

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These photos are taken at La Terraza, western Cuba.

In 1st and 2nd I was thinking Loggerhead Kingbird, but can it be Gray Kb?

3rd: My thought is Cuban (Crescend-eyed) Pewee, but could it be some other Pewee?

4th and 5th: Cuban Blackbird or Shiny Cowbird? How you can easiest to separate them if you can't compare the size?
 

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I think bill in the last two images fit Shiny Cowbird better in size. Do make comparisons with photos online.

Regarding first two images, bill size reminds me more of Eastern Kingbird which I believe would be possible as a winter guest?

#3 is the right shape for a pewee, but image is very dark.

Niels
 
Thanks Niels.

1st photo Kingbirds tail looks similar to my book - Birds of the West Indies - the Cuban race of Loggerhead. How much the tail underside coloration has a variation on Kingbirds? Can I trust my book? It shows that Gray Kb has dark gray tailfeathers all the way to the tip and on Eastern only the outer feathers are dark/black. Loggerhead has white(ish) tip on tail.
 
1-2 Loggerhead Kingbird. Eastern Kingbird has much smaller bill, a distinct white tail tip, and is super rare anywhere in the Caribbean in winter.
3 Looks good for Cuban Pewee
4-5 Shiny Cowbird
Andy
 
The base of the kingbird's tail is white, which rules out Eastern. The entire outer edges of the outer tail feathers are white, which is also not an Eastern character, and the bill is too long for Eastern. I'm calling it a Loggerhead.

eta: cross-posted with Kratter.
 
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