Costa Rica Bird ID (1 Viewer)

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cpbatts

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• Feb 18, 2017

• #1

I took this photo on February 2016 in Cahuita, Costa Rica and cannot seem to get a positive ID. Amy help in identifying this bird would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Nutcracker

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• Feb 18, 2017

• #2

One of the Kingbirds; not sure which ones occur in Costa Rica.

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Feb 18, 2017

• #3

Surely it's a Tropical Kingbird?

 

Andy Adcock

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• Feb 18, 2017

• #4

Nutcracker said:

One of the Kingbirds; not sure which ones occur in Costa Rica.

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Only two, this one is Grey



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Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Feb 18, 2017

• #5

There are actually four kingbirds in my Costa Rica guides: Eastern, Western, Tropical, and Gray. This bird, while it does have a thick bill, has a rather yellow undertail area and many green feathers on the back.

cpbatts, do you have any other photographs or notes?

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Feb 18, 2017

• #6

Microtus said:

There are actually four kingbirds in my Costa Rica guides: Eastern, Western, Tropical, and Gray. This bird, while it does have a thick bill, has a rather yellow undertail area and many green feathers on the back.

cpbatts, do you have any other photographs or notes?

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I meant to say two Grey ones but even that would be innacurate!

This may be a young Tropical, pale fringing to feathers and on closer inspection, the back below the neck, seems to have olive coloure feathers moulting through?


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