Costa Rica flycatcher (1 Viewer)

Hamhed

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• Jan 19, 2011

• #1

Taken at about 1000 meters near Cariblanco on the Caribbean slope. My best guess is Least Flycatcher; without primary projection visible, some kind of Empidonax might have to be close enough.

Steve

 

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njlarsen

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• Jan 19, 2011

• #2

Sorry, can't help, but it looks like some pretty bad weather ...

Niels

 

Hamhed

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• Jan 19, 2011

• #3

Unfortunately, it was normal for our trip. The dry day we all had together in Sarapiqui was one of the best (dry and birdy) of our 16 day stay.

Steve

 

njlarsen

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• Jan 19, 2011

• #4

It certainly was good! I heard about the following morning which happened while we were driving towards Rancho Naturalista :eek!:

Niels

 

Birdingcraft

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• Jan 20, 2011

• #5

It looks like an Empid but I cant tell which.

 

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Ethan Gyllenhaal

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• Jan 20, 2011

• #6

My best guess for this guy would be Yellow-bellied. I've seen them this dull a few times before. The short bill and general "cute" look point towards either Least or Yellow-bellied. The throat also looks to have a yellowish tinge to it, and the eye ring looks fairly thin, but still well-defined. The eye ring also looks to have a yellowish tinge, which also supports the ID. Based on my Costa Rica guide, Yellow-bellied would also be the most common "american" empid there this time of year (I think).

Ethan

 

Birdingcraft

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• Jan 20, 2011

• #7

Ethan Gyllenhaal said:

My best guess for this guy would be Yellow-bellied. I've seen them this dull a few times before. The short bill and general "cute" look point towards either Least or Yellow-bellied. The throat also looks to have a yellowish tinge to it, and the eye ring looks fairly thin, but still well-defined. The eye ring also looks to have a yellowish tinge, which also supports the ID. Based on my Costa Rica guide, Yellow-bellied would also be the most common "american" empid there this time of year (I think).

Ethan

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You are right about Yellow-bellied being the most common migrant Empid in Costa Rica. In fact, they are almost the only Empid one sees! For whatever reason, this didnt jump out at me as being a Yellow-bellied but I think you are right. Looking closely at it, the eye ring does appear to be a bit peaked behind the eye, wings are a darker contrasting color, and it does have yellowish on the throat.

 

Hamhed

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• Jan 21, 2011

• #8

Researching the Yellow-belllied Flycatcher on the web, I am seeing many with little or no yellow. Not what I'm used to seeing here in North Carolina but I guess I'll have to adjust my id techniques for this bird.
Thanks for the help, Ethan and Patrick -

Steve