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Blue-grey Gnatcatcher / Tanager (Mexico, April 2015) (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Vagabren
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They look ok to me, Brenda. I'm not familiar with the second one though.
Jeff Hopkins
Just another...observer
Both correct, Brenda.
TLeukering
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Ditto, ditto
TLeukering
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It has been suggested to me to consider Black-capped for the gnatcatcher, due to the bird's long bill. I had assumed that the pic was taken at least somewhere in the vicinity of the place with the tanager, so had automatically ruled out Black-capped on range, alone. However, there was no provided indication that the two pix were, indeed, taken in the same area. So, because Mexico is a very large and VERY diverse country, a bit-more-precise location would be more than simply helpful in sussing the ID of the bird. How 'bout it?
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On this page is a link to a PDF that contains a bilingual list of birds of the Chichen Itza area: http://www.ecoyuc.com.mx/es/articles.php?aid=32&task=detail.
There are two gnatcatchers there: Blue-gray and White-lored.
Niels
There are two gnatcatchers there: Blue-gray and White-lored.
Niels
Here is a list by same author (B MacKinnon) updated in 2012 for the Rio Lagartos Bioshphere (only 150 kms away from Chitzen).
http://www.birdingyucatan.com/Documents/list.pdf
Only difference is the addition of a Long-billed Gnatwren, still no Black-capped though.
http://www.birdingyucatan.com/Documents/list.pdf
Only difference is the addition of a Long-billed Gnatwren, still no Black-capped though.
