Need help identifying an antbird (1 Viewer)

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rickbking

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• Dec 29, 2010

• #1

Hi,
Dec 28, 2010: I just came back from CR with a photograph of a bird that I’m having a hard time identifying. I was near Ciudad Colon, which is about 10? miles west of San Jose.

I was able to get a very good photo with just a Panasonic Lumix - it has a zeiss lens - so even with an absolutely complete and clear photo I don’t know what it is. My best guess is some version of a bare-crowned antbird. I attached a photo, and I have others.

Thanks for any help!

 

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jaco

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• Dec 29, 2010

• #2

You'll probably get more responses in the Bird ID forum, but it looks like a Lesser Ground-cuckoo.

 

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Mike Penfold

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• Dec 29, 2010

• #3

Your photograph matches the Lesser Ground-Cuckoo in Stiles and Skutch (Plate 21), and Garrigues and Dean (page 102).

Mike

 

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rickbking

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• Dec 29, 2010

• #4

Thanks - without a doubt a lesser ground-cuckoo.

 

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rickbking

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• Dec 29, 2010

• #5

Thanks; without a doubt a lesser ground-cuckoo. I made an assumption because of the blue (what I thought was bare) area around the eye that looks what a lot of antbirds have ...

 

JJP

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• Dec 30, 2010

• #6

rickbking said:

Thanks; without a doubt a lesser ground-cuckoo. I made an assumption because of the blue (what I thought was bare) area around the eye that looks what a lot of antbirds have ...

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You would think an eye-ring like that would be indicative of something selectively following ground insects... but no-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o. They had to lump it with the cuckoos.

At least it had the good sense to be as uncommon as an antbird.

 

Hamhed

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• Dec 30, 2010

• #7

rickbking said:

Hi,
Dec 28, 2010: I just came back from CR with a photograph of a bird that I’m having a hard time identifying. I was near Ciudad Colon, which is about 10? miles west of San Jose.

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Good picture, Rickbking. Cool eye patch on that bird. It seems a little east of the range in G&D. If there is some kind of range expansion going on, it gives me hope I may see one in Alajuela in January.
Leaving snow and cold behind this afternoon; listening to Howlers and Clay-colored Robins by Friday evening -

Steve

 

njlarsen

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• Dec 31, 2010

• #8

Please upload to the gallery, it seems we only have one image in there :t:

Niels

 

Birdingcraft

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• Jan 1, 2011

• #9

Beautiful image of Leser ground Cuckoo!