The first looks like a vireo to me. Where exactly in Costa Rica was it photographed?
The first looks like a vireo to me. Where exactly in Costa Rica was it photographed?
I wish Patrick or Eduardo would chime in on this one. Contra the Antshrike are (to my mind) the pale supra-loral and the pattern on the wing.
Niels
I think it might be something that isn't illustrated quite right in the field guide. For example, the supraloral pattern is seen in several tyrannid flycatchers.
It might also be that the answer is you are right - and that the female antshrike is variable in these features.
Niels
It might also be that the answer is you are right - and that the female antshrike is variable in these features.
Definitely agree with this (that it could be an antshrike), but the wing pattern just seems so wrong for that species. Looks pretty similar to a Mangrove Vireo IMO, but I could be wrong: http://www.wildaboutspain.com/uploads/1/3/8/8/13886304/9785-mangrove-vireo-small_orig.jpg
I have been checking and it was in a small patch of manglar.
The coordinates that I posted were not completely accurate because my GPS lost reception when I got under the trees.
The real position is around 300 meters south.
Accurate position (from Google Earth)
Latitude: 10° 8' 55.84" N
Longitude: 85° 3' 2.10" W
Altitude: 10 meters
Finca La Ensenada, Abangaritos, Puntarenas Province