Peter C.
...just zis guy, you know?
¡Hola, todos!
We were in Colombia the week before last. On Feb. 22, at the very end of our trip, we took a short taxi tour outside of Bogotá to the little town of La Calera. While there, we walked along a little creek that ran right through the middle of town, where we found a bird that has left us quite stumped.
Now, before anyone asks - yes, the attached is the only photo I got before it slipped away. Photo "a" is the original, cropped and resized, but not otherwise modified; the "b" photo, I have lightened a bit in PS.
However, before I took the photo, we got some good notes. It may be worth keeping in mind, however, that the bird was in shade for the entire duration of the observation, which could well have skewed our perception of its colours.
The following are our "raw" notes:
The bit about "mostly straight tail," by the way, was meant to refer to the shape of the tip of the tail - i.e. not significantly forked or rounded.
I am hoping that somebody with a knowledge of what is likely to be around La Calera in this sort of bird will chip in (as it were).
Tanks,
PC.
We were in Colombia the week before last. On Feb. 22, at the very end of our trip, we took a short taxi tour outside of Bogotá to the little town of La Calera. While there, we walked along a little creek that ran right through the middle of town, where we found a bird that has left us quite stumped.
Now, before anyone asks - yes, the attached is the only photo I got before it slipped away. Photo "a" is the original, cropped and resized, but not otherwise modified; the "b" photo, I have lightened a bit in PS.
However, before I took the photo, we got some good notes. It may be worth keeping in mind, however, that the bird was in shade for the entire duration of the observation, which could well have skewed our perception of its colours.
The following are our "raw" notes:
What I did not record, in these notes, was just how striking the cap contrast was with the face - it was the first thing I noticed about the bird. In North American terms, I would say it was a striking as that of a Gray Catbird's cap and face. Another thing we didn't record in writing was that we saw it foraging with a pair of Blackburnian Warblers, which gave us some indication as to size; just slightly smaller than they were.warbler [?]
short bill
dark cap
warbler, vireo face
yellow or buffy undertail
buffy wing-bars
pale breast
white chin
mostly straight tail
olive-green back
dark tail, lighter rump
The bit about "mostly straight tail," by the way, was meant to refer to the shape of the tip of the tail - i.e. not significantly forked or rounded.
I am hoping that somebody with a knowledge of what is likely to be around La Calera in this sort of bird will chip in (as it were).
Tanks,
PC.
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