2 unknown birds seen in Kona, Hawaii Oct 2018 (1 Viewer)

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GladysJo

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• Feb 19, 2020

• #1

Please help me identify these 2 unknown birds that I saw in Kona, Hawaii in Oct 0f 2018, both on the ground...

 

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nartreb

Speak softly and carry a long lens

• Feb 19, 2020

• #2

Saffron finch and a juvenile Paroaria.

There are two species of Paroaria introduced to Hawaii, I think both can be found on the Big Island. P. capitata and P coronata. I think yours is P. coronata: very yellow bill, no visible crest.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Feb 19, 2020

• #3

nartreb said:

Saffron finch and a juvenile Paroaria.

There are two species of Paroaria introduced to Hawaii, I think both can be found on the Big Island. P. capitata and P coronata. I think yours is P. coronata: very yellow bill, no visible crest.

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Looks like Yellow-billed?

 

pbjosh

missing the neotropics

• Feb 20, 2020

• #4

Absolutely Yellow-billed Cardinal (P capitata) for the second.

 

nartreb

Speak softly and carry a long lens

• Feb 20, 2020

• #5

Yeah, I wrote the opposite of what I meant, sorry.