[sirijay]

Trying to ID a couple of hummers and three other birds. All photos taken within the past three weeks. Please help.

20A: Taken in Boquete
30A: Taken somewhere between Panama City and El Valle. Female Yellow- bellied?
40A: Taken in Boquete - what is it?
Hummer 1A: Taken in Boquete - no idea
Hummer 2A: Taken in Boquete - female Scintillant?

Really appreciate your help.

[birdboybowley]

Without a handy fieldguide - 3 is a Tennessee Warbler

[Jeff hopkins]

Agree with Ads on #3.

#2 might be a female blue grosbeak.

And I'm pretty sure #5 is a scintillant hummer.

[njlarsen]

4 could be a mango, and in those parts that ought to mean Veranguan.
5 I don't think I can see enough to separate from Volcano on this view - if others can, how?

2 I am more in the Sporophila camp for this one also.

Niels

[sirijay]

On the second hummer (possible scintillant) i have posted a second image. This one is not as clear, but shows the tail to be primarily rufous - which I gather is a discriminating characteristics from the Volcano. Does this make sense given the new photo?

[njlarsen]

I assume these were too fast after each other to allow for two different birds? I had both species at Finca Lerida.

On the first bird it looks like there is a black subterminal band on the tail (indicating female or younger male type bird). This I cannot see in the second image (possibly a smudge on the tail feather that is out of focus). The second image, if the tip of the tail is intact, I would also agree should be a Scintillant (I think).

Niels

[sirijay]

Thanks Niels. They were taken literally within a minute or so. Hummers are so hard. Hope you take a few minutes to look at my other post of five photos of the same hummer - and I am still in a quandary!

[njlarsen]

I looked at that one yesterday and I am not confident in any one choice for it - sorry. Maybe if I have the time I can give it a second look tonight.

Niels

[Birdingcraft]

1. Looks like a female Thick-billed Euphonia.
2. Probably female Variable Seedeater. Yellow-bellied would be more yellowish but since we cant see the underparts very well, this is a tough call.
3. Yep, nice image of Tenn. Warbler.
4. Female White-tailed Emerald.
5. I agree with this being Scintillant because the tail appears to be mostly rufous and the subterminal band is narrow (its broad in Volcano).

[sirijay]

Thanks - there was a thick-billed male around (I think there was a nest), so this makes sense.