Difference between female black-capped and blue-gray gnatcatcher in Puerto Vallarta? (1 Viewer)

[sandrinhalee]

Hi everyone,
I'm in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and today near the Jardin Botanico I saw this li'l bird. It looks like a female black-capped or blue-gray gnatcatcher -- from the pictures I have I cannot tell which it is. Can someone help me, and tell me how you figured it out? I tried to get pictures from all angles. Thanks!

Sandra

 

[sandrinhalee]

Ah, i just noticed on eBird that the black-capped is rare in this area, so I guess it's the blue-gray. I still wonder how one could tell.

 

[Larry Sweetland]

This looks like Blue-grey for me. Black-capped looks paler faced with less pronounced eye-ring, perhaps paler ups too, and prob more likely in drier thorn forest

 

[sandrinhalee]

Thanks, Larry!