Brazil - Regua near RJ - 1 (1 Viewer)

[opisska]

In a remote corner of my hard drive, I found a collection of bird pictures from last July that I have completely forgotten about. Being a little rusty on South American birds, pardon me for obvious misIDs. All from REGUA, a swampy mildly forested area close to sea level near Rio.

1. Creamy-bellied thrush? Seems to be the only one in range which consistently lacks any remarkable features - or it could be female/juvenile of some other?

2. I can't do humminbirds ....

3. I was ready to scrap this one, but it has a pretty striking bill shape (like antpipits) - or it is just the angle?

4. This is a typical case of "run the whole book there and back, did not even probably guess a family correctly". Is it one of the small forest furnariids?

5. What is this - Eared dove without the "ear"?

 

[dacol]

1) C.-b. Thrush,
2) perhaps Black-throated Mango
3) A Becard, perhaps Black-capped
4) Crested Becards
5) Eared Dove, perhaps an immature

 

[opisska]

Thanks! The Becards are superinteresting, it would be my first venture into this whole family ever - and with two species at once!

 

[opisska]

Also adding another shot of #3, perhaps better for species ID once I know what to look for - shows the cap.