Costa Rica ID help (1 Viewer)

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kingzig

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• Jul 10, 2017

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Need some confirmation on some birds from a recent trip to Costa Rica, if some of them are obvious, I apologize, new country for me! These are from San Gerardo de Dota, pacific side of the continental divide at 7000ft

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Jul 10, 2017

• #2

1 Volcano Hummingbird
2 Lesser (split from Green) Violetear
3 Probably Streak-headed Woodcreeper
4 Female White-throated Mountain Gem
5 Black-faced Solitaire


Others with access to their books will correct my errors



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AlinoVegano

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• Jul 10, 2017

• #3

I would say

1) I thought Speckled Hummingbird but seemingly not in Costa Rica (very common in Colombia), so I follow Andy and say Volcano Hummingbird
2) Lesser Violet-ear (I'm still saying Green Violet-ear in the field, time to update!)
3) Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (I see spots on crown but the photo is a bit blurred, I can be wrong)
4) White-throated Mountain Gem
5) Black-faced Solitaire

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Jul 10, 2017

• #4

AlinoVegano said:

I would say

1) Speckled Hummingbird

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What's this one, I don't remember that being in CR at all unless it's an alternative name for Volcano Hummer?

For 3 I think you mean Woodcreeper not Woodpecker.

 

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AlinoVegano

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• Jul 10, 2017

• #5

andyadcock said:

What's this one, I don't remember that being in CR at all unless it's an alternative name for Volcano Hummer?

For 3 I think you mean Woodcreeper not Woodpecker.

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Corrected for the woodcreeper, and I didn't check for the Speckled Hummer, I based on Colombia but I should have checked first. Thanks.

 

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screaming piha

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• Jul 10, 2017

• #6

The hummingbird looks like a Scintillant to me (habitat also suggests this rather than Volcano)

 

Andy Adcock

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• Jul 10, 2017

• #7

screaming piha said:

The hummingbird looks like a Scintillant to me (habitat also suggests this rather than Volcano)

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Wouldn't Scintillant have more rufous on the underparts rather than just the flanks? We saw Volcano in parks and gardens at the appropriate altitude.

Here are my pics of male and female Scintillant from April


http://www.surfbirds.com/gallery/share_photo.php?imgname=20170416142004335.jpg




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screaming piha

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• Jul 10, 2017

• #8

Nice photos!

Don't they both have rufous flanks and white belly?

 

Andy Adcock

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• Jul 10, 2017

• #9

screaming piha said:

Nice photos!

Don't they both have rufous flanks and white belly?

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That's my point, rufous flanks on Volcano, more rufous on the belly of Scintillant, not just the flanks.



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