Flycatchers - Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (1 Viewer)

HelenB

Opus Editor and Expat from Cumbria

Opus Editor

• Sep 17, 2019

• #1

Early April this year, on the western edge of Corcovado National Park.

I think the first one is Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, but the second one has no wing bars and a different shaped bill. The photos were taken within a few seconds of each other, but they are obviously not the same species.

TIA

HelenB

 

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JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Sep 17, 2019

• #2

The second looks Mionectes - Ochre-bellied?

 

HelenB

Opus Editor and Expat from Cumbria

Opus Editor

• Sep 18, 2019

• #3

Thanks, JWN.

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Sep 18, 2019

• #4

Probably Yellowish for the first, you can just make out the small patch of bare skin, behind the eye.

 

HelenB

Opus Editor and Expat from Cumbria

Opus Editor

• Sep 18, 2019

• #5

Thanks, Andy. I had not thought of Yellowish, but now I’ve checked the field guide, that is definitely a possibility!

 

pbjosh

missing the neotropics

• Sep 19, 2019

• #6

Yellowish is a highland species and does not occur in the Osa Peninsula. The bill looks like a Tolmomyias to me.

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Sep 19, 2019

• #7

pbjosh said:

Yellowish is a highland species and does not occur in the Osa Peninsula. The bill looks like a Tolmomyias to me.

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I did have concerns over the bill shape I must confess.

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Sep 19, 2019

• #8

I'd still want to exclude Yellow-bellied, as it looks like an empid to me.

 

Motmot

Eduardo Amengual

• Sep 19, 2019

• #9

I've seen Yellow-bellieds in Costa Rica in many lowland areas such as Carara, La Selva, Osa, Cahuita...
Looks a good candidate to my eyes

 

Motmot

Eduardo Amengual

• Sep 19, 2019

• #10

Bill shape/colour looks fine too

 

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Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Sep 19, 2019

• #11

I've just realised that my last post might be taken the wrong way! I meant that I still think that Yellow-bellied is the likely option, therefore I'd need an explanation as to why it isn't one, before looking elsewhere.

 

HelenB

Opus Editor and Expat from Cumbria

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• Sep 19, 2019

• #12

Thanks, everyone.