Tanager Ecuador (1 Viewer)

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49bentley

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• Aug 8, 2018

• #1

Can someone please identify this bird? My first thought was a juvenile Glistening-green Tanager, but I have not been able find any similar pics on Google. Taken near Mashpi Amagusa Ecuador in July.
Thanks
Chris

 

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njlarsen

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• Aug 8, 2018

• #2

This bill looks very dainty, could it be one of the Dacnis species?

Niels

 

Jeff Hopkins

Just another...observer

• Aug 8, 2018

• #3

Green Honeycreeper female or immature?

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Aug 8, 2018

• #4

I think your original call of Glistening-green Tanager immature is good. It looks more the right shape for that species than for a Green Honeycreeper. Here's a picture of one where the plumage looks similar:
https://leesbirdblog.files.wordpres...ysa-phoenicotis-female-c2a9birdphotos-com.jpg

 

njlarsen

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• Aug 8, 2018

• #5

Andrew, that is a very small bill for a Tanager.

Niels

 

Andrew Whitehouse

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• Aug 8, 2018

• #6

njlarsen said:

Andrew, that is a very small bill for a Tanager.

Niels

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On which bird: the OPs or the one I posted? Glistening-green is quite a small billed tanager.

 

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49bentley

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• Aug 8, 2018

• #7

Thanks Andrew, Niels and Jeff. I think it might be a juvenile Glistening-green Tanager. The bill seems right. The Honeycreeper has a slightly decurved bill and eye is red. Its funny that google wouldn't have any pictures that match.

 

Andrew Whitehouse

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• Aug 8, 2018

• #8

49bentley said:

Thanks Andrew, Niels and Jeff. I think it might be a juvenile Glistening-green Tanager. The bill seems right. The Honeycreeper has a slightly decurved bill and eye is red. Its funny that google wouldn't have any pictures that match.

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Here's another picture that looks similar to your bird (and is from the same place!):
https://www.hbw.com/ibc/photo/glist...nicotis/glistening-green-tanager-chlorochrysa

 

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49bentley

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• Aug 8, 2018

• #9

Thanks Andrew. Definite match.

 

pbjosh

missing the neotropics

• Aug 8, 2018

• #10

I don't see anything wrong with it for Glistening-green Tanager on a superficial look. On bill shape it's not Green Honeycreeper readily. And lack of dark lores, blue on the head, red eye, pale on the bill and other things eliminate Blue Dacnis.

 

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Jim M.

Member since 2007

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• Aug 8, 2018

• #11

Andrew Whitehouse said:

Here's another picture that looks similar to your bird (and is from the same place!):
https://www.hbw.com/ibc/photo/glist...nicotis/glistening-green-tanager-chlorochrysa

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I don't disagree with the ID, but should note that I've found many mis-ID'd photos on that site in the past, so need to be cautious in relying on the labels there.

 

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49bentley

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• Aug 8, 2018

• #12

Thanks PBJosh and Jim.