I'd agree with Carery, a first for Colombia, with one previous South American record (Argentina). Incredible!The lack of a collar plus the orange tinge to the breast make me think Siberian (or possible Tibetan) Sand Plover - an adult moulting into non-breeding plumage... Would that be a first for Colombia?
Seems the current first was discovered at the same location less than 2 weeks later ...The lack of a collar plus the orange tinge to the breast make me think Siberian (or possible Tibetan) Sand Plover - an adult moulting into non-breeding plumage... Would that be a first for Colombia?
Different individual too, given the worn appearance of your (?) earlier bird. Sensational find!Seems the current first was discovered at the same location less than 2 weeks later ...
Chorlitejo Mongol Chico/Siberian sand plover/Anarhynchus mongolus
Chorlitejo Mongol Chico/Siberian sand plover/Charadrius mongolusbirdscolombia.com
Niels
This is what I was thinking, didn't want to bite the bullet before others did. From my research a Siberian sand plover was seen in Quebec in July, in Massachusetts in august and in his exact area in September.The lack of a collar plus the orange tinge to the breast make me think Siberian (or possible Tibetan) Sand Plover - an adult moulting into non-breeding plumage... Would that be a first for Colombia?
There was a request for another image. I have only found one other image, of the exact the same angle and a slightly poorer focus.Edit- Any more pics?
Wow, thats pretty amazing... also this would be the actual first registration for the species in Colombia. Honestly, I think that one picture is fine.There was a request for another image. I have only found one other image, of the exact the same angle and a slightly poorer focus.
This would be only my second ever registration of this species, the first one in Australia in 2006.
Niels
Is there any ornithological body in Colombia that you could submit this record too? It's definitely worth doing.Here is the image after I did a little play with post processing. The above image was straight out of my camera, which always presents a somewhat flat image.
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My opinions as well, they look eerily similar.Photo of MA bird show it to be the same bird as discussed here