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Ecuador from Dec. 2018 (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Lanhua
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More precise location details for the birds would probably encourage people a bit more with IDs.
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
Yes, location often vital for id in a country like Ecuador
I'll make some suggestions: 1 Black-eared Hemispingus?, 2 (and maybe 4 and 5?) Golden-naped Tanager. Bird in post #2 Black-capped Tanager? .....
And .. when it comes to South America, there are actually very few people on Birdforum who help on the ID forum, with enough experience that you might be tempted to call them experts... compared to every other region.
I recently posted some relatively clear images of a pewee (Blackish or Smoke-coloured), hoping for a confident answer ... and didn't get one.
I'll make some suggestions: 1 Black-eared Hemispingus?, 2 (and maybe 4 and 5?) Golden-naped Tanager. Bird in post #2 Black-capped Tanager? .....
And .. when it comes to South America, there are actually very few people on Birdforum who help on the ID forum, with enough experience that you might be tempted to call them experts... compared to every other region.
I recently posted some relatively clear images of a pewee (Blackish or Smoke-coloured), hoping for a confident answer ... and didn't get one.
Well I'm not an expert but I agree with these. Just to add think 3 is female black-capped too: vent area is buffish in the putative Golden-naped tanagers but not for 3)
Peter C.
...just zis guy, you know?
I would second Andrew and Larry here - "Ecuador", while a small country compared to say, Germany, has so much diversity that moving just a hundred km. or so can make a huge difference in the compositions of the list of expected birds; but conversely, knowing exactly where a bird is can really help with identification.
