Costa Rica Bird ID (1 Viewer)

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cmh

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• Jun 14, 2019

• #1

Hi,

Can anyone help ID this bird seen in December in Costa Rica? It was on the Eastern side of CR, but I don't recall if it was on the coast near Cahuita or a bit further inland and higher elevation near Siquieres. It has a curiously crossed bill that makes me think it would be easy to ID, but I'm not finding it.

Thanks!

 

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dwatsonbirder

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• Jun 14, 2019

• #2

Looks a bit like Slaty antwren (from memory) with a bill deformity but I haven't got my books to hand...

 

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cmh

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• Jun 14, 2019

• #3

dwatsonbirder said:

Looks a bit like Slaty antwren (from memory) with a bill deformity but I haven't got my books to hand...[/QUOTE
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I looked it up and I think it is a White Flanked Antwren, which are common in eastern CR where I was.

https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/whfant2/overview

I'm surprised I didn't find it earlier, but I was thrown off by the bill deformity thinking it was a key characteristic.

Thanks!

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Motmot

Eduardo Amengual

• Jun 14, 2019

• #4

This is a Western Slaty Antshrike aka Black-crowned Antshrike, not an antwren.

 

dwatsonbirder

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• Jun 15, 2019

• #5

Motmot said:

This is a Western Slaty Antshrike aka Black-crowned Antshrike, not an antwren.

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I originally wrote antshrike eather than antwren, but thought the bill was too fine so changed my mind. I agree with Motmot though, western slaty antshrike.

 

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cmh

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• Jun 18, 2019

• #6

Thanks motmot and dwatsonbirder