Peru - 2018 Final UFOs post!! (1 Viewer)

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Nickk

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• Nov 17, 2018

• #1

Finally went through my (what seemed to be endless) list from my trip back in April. Thanks to all that responded and to those that did not roll their eyes on some of the posts

These were previously posted but did not get any definitive suggestions

 

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Fritz73

Wat mutt, dat mutt!

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• Nov 18, 2018

• #2

1st reminds me of a juvenile Blue-Black Grassquit but I'm not sure...
2nd I thought first on the Speckled Hummingbird (or maybe the Peruvian Piedtail?), but wait for others replies because I'm no expert with Peruvian Hummers.

 

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THE_FERN

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• Nov 19, 2018

• #3

Fritz73 said:

1st reminds me of a juvenile Blue-Black Grassquit but I'm not sure...
2nd I thought first on the Speckled Hummingbird (or maybe the Peruvian Piedtail?), but wait for others replies because I'm no expert with Peruvian Hummers.

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First looks like a tanager to me.

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Nov 19, 2018

• #4

THE_FERN said:

First looks like a tanager to me.

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agree, maybe an unillustrated imm of something!

Hummer really tough without location or size! You posted lots from Manu rd area and Machu Picchu, so wondering could it be Rufous-booted Racket-tail?

 

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fbeeldens

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• Nov 19, 2018

• #5

Hi All,

for a (rufous-booted) rackettail I would expect to be able to see the boots in the first picture? My first impression was speckled hummingbird. Going by my notes, the ones from that area don't have (much in the way of) speckling.

first one: immature tanager? blue-black tanager perhaps?

 

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THE_FERN

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• Nov 19, 2018

• #6

fbeeldens said:

Hi All,

for a (rufous-booted) rackettail I would expect to be able to see the boots in the first picture? My first impression was speckled hummingbird. Going by my notes, the ones from that area don't have (much in the way of) speckling.

first one: immature tanager? blue-black tanager perhaps?

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Worth including the link to the previous discussion of these:

https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=367817​

You'll see I came to the same conclusion: blue-and-black tanager and (rufous-) booted racket-tail for the hummer. I think the rufous wash we can see might include the "boots". For speckled, I'd expect much more evidence of the long white post-ocular streak

 

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fbeeldens

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• Nov 20, 2018

• #7

'I think the rufous wash we can see might include the "boots". For speckled, I'd expect much more evidence of the long white post-ocular streak' - Hi, you're correct about the post-ocular stripe. that should be visible in the pictures.