Gray bird near El Tundo, SW Ecuador (1 Viewer)

njlarsen said:

Hello All,
this was a bird chirping away in the top of the tree late afternoon, and a disturbed area - I am guessing around 1500 m asl. I took photos as the camera chose and a little more lighted, to different exposures included. There is also a video if anyone think the sound will do any good - Just be careful not to get seasick, I concentrated on the sound and not on keeping the camera absolutely still while taking it. Video link: https://youtu.be/T2kwp7kX7AY

Any ideas welcome
Niels

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njlarsen said:

Given that the above seems rather difficult, I thought I might add a second impossible bird to the same thread, given it was in the same location. This is a raptor that flew over in disappearing light. The photos came out essentially black on a gray background. This is a lightened image; it may indicate darker flight feathers compared to coverts in the wing, but I am not sure that is reliable.

thanks
Niels

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THE_FERN said:

Someone's going to correct me, but I wonder about broad-winged hawk. I think the overall shape is roughly right (are the wings too long?) and rules out the hoped-for grey-backed hawk.

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Andrew Whitehouse said:

I was thinking perhaps pale phase Short-tailed Hawk. There's a suggestion of the head pattern for that species and also the white, relatively unmarked underparts. Shape also seems reasonable.

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THE_FERN said:

i only rejected that because I thought the head pattern was not marked enough [in comparison with web photos where pretty much the whole of the head is dark]. I wasn't convinced that we could really tell what the underparts are like. But otherwise I agree: another reasonable candidate.

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