Final Post for El Valle, Panama (1 Viewer)

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rpharvey

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• Jun 10, 2018

• #1

Two more from El Valle de Anton.

The first seems to have the yellow cap extending behind the eye so it makes me think either a Thick-Billed Euphonia or a Yellow-Crowned Euphonia. I think the depth of the cap should rule out the more common Yellow-Throated Euphonia. Thoughts?

The second photo I have no reasonable idea on but the bright red eye is certainly interesting.

 

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Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Jun 11, 2018

• #2

The second photo is of a hawk, kite, or falcon.

 

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birdmeister

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• Jun 11, 2018

• #3

I think the raptor might be a Double-toothed Kite.

 

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rpharvey

Well-known member

• Jun 11, 2018

• #4

I'm inclined to agree with you. I've gone through every raptor with a red eye with a back anything like that and compared them with range maps and it looks narrowed down to a Double-Toothed Kite. Thanks for the tip.

If anyone disagrees, please let me know.

I assume no speculation on the first bird?

 

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THE_FERN

Well-known member

Opus Editor

• Jun 11, 2018

• #5

Thick - billed euphonia: yellow - crowned doesn't have a yellow throat

 

pbjosh

missing the neotropics

• Jun 11, 2018

• #6

Exactly on the Euphonia - yellow throat makes it Thick-billed Euphonia.

On the raptor, structure and the tail banding look good for Double-toothed Kite. I don't think that Roadside Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, or Broad-winged Hawk should show tail banding like that at any age, and the kind of small, square head is something I associate with Double-toothed Kite. There's a lot of geographic variation in some of those species, however, and I haven't been in Central America in years, and I'm not looking at any field guides at the moment, so all caveats offered

 

Motmot

Eduardo Amengual

• Jun 11, 2018

• #7

Agree the raptor's a Double-t. Kite