1 Aguascalientes, Peru, October (1 Viewer)

[oleic]

Hi

Thanks in advance for ID help.
1 & 2 …Tyrannulet…
3 & 4 … Quetzal….

 

[payaminotom]

Your Quetzal is a female Golden Headed Quetzal the other bird... out of my league 😅

 

[Bewick]

Your Quetzal is a female Golden Headed Quetzal the other bird... out of my league 😅

What features are important in separating the golden headed from the pavonine quetzal? A little off-topic but just genuinely curious.

 

[THE_FERN]

I suspect the other is slaty-capped flycatcher (face pattern, rufous in wings etc)

 

[oleic]

Hi all

Agree with both.
The slaty capped flycatcher escaped my thoughts. But the black ear cap is visible on the pic.

Thanks

 

[THE_FERN]

What features are important in separating the golden headed from the pavonine quetzal? A little off-topic but just genuinely curious.

Extent of red/green on belly

 

[Bewick]

Extent of red/green on belly

Thanks

 

[AveryBartels]

What features are important in separating the golden headed from the pavonine quetzal? A little off-topic but just genuinely curious.

Another rason is elevation, they don't really overlap with Golden-headed being mid-upper elevations and Pavonine being in Amazonian lowlands,