Lima Wetland Birds (2 posts, 10 images) (1 Viewer)

rylirk · Mar 10, 2020

Hi all, all these photos were taken at the Pantanos de Villa wetland reserve in southern Lima, Peru. My guesses:

1. I think these are Puna Ibis, although it looks like Black-Faced Ibis may be more expected at coastal sites?
2. Pretty sure this is pied-billed grebe, just confused by the lack of, well, a pied bill... other PBGs on site (of which there were many) all had the pied bill.
3. Semipalmated sandpipers?
4. No clue, some kind of yellow-finch? Saffron is common elsewhere in Lima, but this looks different to me?
5. Tropical kingbird perhaps?

rylirk · Mar 10, 2020

6. a dark Harris' Hawk?
7. No clue. Female of 4 perhaps?
8. Juv. Great Grebe?
9. Some kind of cardinal? Juv. red-crested perhaps?
10. Same as 5? Looks a bit large-headed for a kingbird to me though. Bran-Coloured Flycatcher?

njlarsen · Mar 10, 2020

6 seems like a snail kite to me, and 10 a colorless Vermilion Flycatcher?

Niels

THE_FERN · Mar 10, 2020

rylirk said:
Hi all, all these photos were taken at the Pantanos de Villa wetland reserve in southern Lima, Peru. My guesses:

1. I think these are Puna Ibis, although it looks like Black-Faced Ibis may be more expected at coastal sites?
2. Pretty sure this is pied-billed grebe, just confused by the lack of, well, a pied bill... other PBGs on site (of which there were many) all had the pied bill.
3. Semipalmated sandpipers?
4. No clue, some kind of yellow-finch? Saffron is common elsewhere in Lima, but this looks different to me?
5. Tropical kingbird perhaps?

1) Ebird checklist only has puna.
2) Pied-billed grebe
3) Probably. Suggest that's a better fit than Western based on bill shape.
4) Grassland yellow-finch
5) Vermilion flycatcher

THE_FERN · Mar 10, 2020

rylirk said:
6. a dark Harris' Hawk?
7. No clue. Female of 4 perhaps?
8. Juv. Great Grebe?
9. Some kind of cardinal? Juv. red-crested perhaps?
10. Same as 5? Looks a bit large-headed for a kingbird to me though. Bran-Coloured Flycatcher?

6) Agree Harris hawk: snail kite is not in that part of Peru [=in Amazonia], bill too hefty and not hooked enough for that species.
7) Female chestnut-throated seedeater
8) Probably. Shape wrong for the other 2 common grebes there.
9) Male chestnut-throated seedeater [note chestnut throat...]
10) Vermilion flycatcher

njlarsen · Mar 10, 2020

Strange that Snail Kite would not be on the coastal side of the mountains in Lima given how common they are in Western Ecuador.

Niels

rylirk · Mar 10, 2020

RE: the ibis; yes only the Puna is on the eBird checklist, but I believe that's solely because of my checklist which currently identifies these birds as Puna

Black-faced does not flag as rare.

Kratter · Mar 10, 2020

njlarsen said:
Strange that Snail Kite would not be on the coastal side of the mountains in Lima given how common they are in Western Ecuador.

Niels

All depends on availability of their prey: apple snails. Probably way too dry in Lima area (average 6 mm year rainfall/year) for apple snails. Western Ecuador is much much much wetter, over 1000 mm rainfall/year.

Larry Sweetland · Mar 10, 2020

Agree with The Fern's ideas in posts 4 and 5. Pass on the Ibis, and wouldn't necessarily rely on ebird for that one as people will have reported what they expect to see thanks to what ebird's told them is there!

THE_FERN · Mar 11, 2020

Larry Sweetland said:
Agree with The Fern's ideas in posts 4 and 5. Pass on the Ibis, and wouldn't necessarily rely on ebird for that one as people will have reported what they expect to see thanks to what ebird's told them is there!

Can't remember what I saw when was there. Looking again and paying more attention, These must be puna. Bill and shape is wrong for black-faced, which Peru aves reckons is rare

Larry Sweetland · Mar 11, 2020

THE_FERN said:
Can't remember what I saw when was there. Looking again and paying more attention, These must be puna. Bill and shape is wrong for black-faced, which Peru aves reckons is rare

Doh! yes, I was thinking of White-faced Ibis (not Black-faced), which would be very like Puna in a shot like this, but just looked at the field guide and WFI would appear to be only a vagrant. Or is it?

smiths · Mar 11, 2020

The sandpipers in #3 are Least Sandpipers.

THE_FERN · Mar 11, 2020

smiths said:
The sandpipers in #3 are Least Sandpipers.

Perhaps... What reason do you suggest? I can't tell from the pic if the legs are yellowish, and the bill looks thick, straight and blunt [favours semi-].

smiths · Mar 11, 2020

To name but one thing, the scapulars show extensive dark centers, even though these are still winter feathers.

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