hummingbird spp Yucatan (1 Viewer)

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captaincarot

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• Nov 16, 2019

• #1

hi there, it took this one back in may while visiting the yucatan peninsula,
i'm now more confused about which species it might be than i was when i took it.
any suggestions as to species

 

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Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Nov 16, 2019

• #2

What location?

 

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captaincarot

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• Nov 16, 2019

• #3

Larry Sweetland said:

What location?

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cozumel island i think

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Nov 16, 2019

• #4

captaincarot said:

cozumel island i think

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Then it must be Cozumel Emerald

 

njlarsen

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• Nov 16, 2019

• #5

Agree

Niels

 

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captaincarot

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• Nov 16, 2019

• #6

ok thanks

 

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THE_FERN

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• Nov 16, 2019

• #7

captaincarot said:

ok thanks

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Pretty sure this isn't an emerald. The bill is wrong (shape, colour) and the colour pattern for the endemic is different. Instead, suggest this is green-breasted mango, one of the other 2 species commonly recorded on the island (there is a fourth one there too but infrequently)

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Nov 16, 2019

• #8

THE_FERN said:

Pretty sure this isn't an emerald. The bill is wrong (shape, colour) and the colour pattern for the endemic is different. Instead, suggest this is green-breasted mango, one of the other 2 species commonly recorded on the island (there is a fourth one there too but infrequently)

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That makes more sense, forgot about that one :t:

 

njlarsen

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• Nov 17, 2019

• #9

So you are saying the orange color must be pollen? otherwise it doesn't make sense to me ...

Niels

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Nov 17, 2019

• #10

njlarsen said:

So you are saying the orange color must be pollen? otherwise it doesn't make sense to me ...

Niels

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That's what I assumed. Looks normal for pollen.

 

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captaincarot

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• Dec 5, 2019

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THE_FERN said:

Pretty sure this isn't an emerald. The bill is wrong (shape, colour) and the colour pattern for the endemic is different. Instead, suggest this is green-breasted mango, one of the other 2 species commonly recorded on the island (there is a fourth one there too but infrequently)

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that's actually the species i thought it was an emerald turned up on the same tree but was so close to my head it was inside the minimum focus distance, so i didn't actually manage to get a shot of one, despite getting absurdly good views

 

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arcadillor

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• Dec 6, 2019

• #12

green breasted mango