Ecuador - Alambi - Aug - Group 3 (1 Viewer)

Frozen-in-MN

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• Aug 29, 2014

• #1

A few more that I think are easier and I think I've got right but would love some confirmation.

These are all hummingbirds from the Alambi Cloudforest Reserve on the western slope at about 5100 ft.

#1 - White-whiskered Hermit? It's got the golden eyebrow and the white tips on the long tail.

#2 - Green-crowned Woodnymph? - Bright green head with violet breast.

#3 - Green-crowned Brilliant - all green with throat patch. Bluish tail.

#4 - Gorgeted Sunangel - white chest band.

 

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JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Aug 29, 2014

• #2

#4 looks more like a Woodstar than a Sunangel (the white band is rather broad and extends up the sides of the neck, and the tail seems long and slender). Sorry, don't have the resources to get any of them to species at the mo.

Cheers

James

 

Peter C.

...just zis guy, you know?

• Aug 29, 2014

• #3

1). Likely White-whiskered, although I can't tell it's not a Green based on just a back view.
2). Agree with Woodnymph.
3). Not sure
4). Agree with James. I think Purple-throated, partly based on range, and partly on the all-dark belly.

 

Frozen-in-MN

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• Aug 29, 2014

• #4

James and Peter - I agree on #4 - definitely a Woodstar which I have other pictures of right there.
I was working off the wrong checklist (one for Bellavista) and tried too hard to match it. It's supposed to be common at Bellavista - I'll have to recheck those photos to see if I got it elsewhere.

#1 - I went with White-whiskered Hermit since it's on the Alambi checklist and the Green Hermit is shown only on eastern slope.

#3 - Green-crowned Brilliant is common on the checklist. I've attached another view of this same bird as pic #5. It has the postocular white spot, the small violet-blue throat patch, and the blue-black tail that I was expecting. Hope this extra shot helps.

Thanks.

 

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Frozen-in-MN

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• Aug 29, 2014

• #5

James and Peter -

#6 attached below. This was the image I intended to call a Gorgeted Sunangel. Taken at Bellevista where it's listed as common. The white neck band is much more narrow.
Thoughts?

 

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Frozen-in-MN

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• Sep 1, 2014

• #6

Frozen-in-MN said:

#3 - Green-crowned Brilliant is common on the checklist. I've attached another view of this same bird as pic #5. It has the postocular white spot, the small violet-blue throat patch, and the blue-black tail that I was expecting. Hope this extra shot helps.

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Got some more feedback about this one - "Brilliants have heavier, slightly curved bill, which seems to rise out of the face".
I see that Western Emerald is common at Alambi where this was taken.
That one is all green, straight bill, and has the blue tail.

#3, #5 - Western Emerald? What do you think?

 

njlarsen

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• Sep 1, 2014

• #7

The woodnymph now has been lumped: http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crowned_Woodnymph

Niels