Another unidentified bird, Wild Sumaco, Ecuador (1 Viewer)

[pbourdin]

A small, sharp-billed bird feeding on fruits in the orchard behind Wild Sumaco on July 19th. In company with several species of tanager and Purple Honeycreepers. Reminiscent of the flowerpeckers of south-east Asia. It was seen only briefly.

 

[cajanuma]

This looks like a female/imm Yellow-bellied Dacnis

 

[pbourdin]

There were a few Black-faced Dacnis in the flock, could it be that?

 

[cajanuma]

It could also be Black-faced but the eye color looks reddish-brown instead of yellowish, so I would still be leaning towards Yellow-bellied

 

[pbourdin]

It could also be Black-faced but the eye color looks reddish-brown instead of yellowish, so I would still be leaning towards Yellow-bellied

OK, thanks for the help!

 

[Thibaud]

For what it's worth, I'd lean more towards Black-faced.
In my experience, Yellow-bellied is dingier below, whereas the really pale underparts contrasting quite neatly with the gray head match better with what I'm used to in Black-faced.
As for eye color, the red or yellow, respectively, is usually quite striking. In this bird I'd call it pretty much intermediate. Combined with the pale base to the mandible, my guess would be that this is an immature bird.
(Also, looking at ebird bar charts, Black-faced seems to be vastly commoner than Yellow-bellied at Wildsumaco).

 

[KC Foggin]

I'm leaning towards an immature Yellow-bellied Dacnis.