A few Passerines from Tiputini, Orellana, Ecuador March 23, 2024 (1 Viewer)

[Itspartypete]

I have a guess for these three. I think the first one is a Dusky-Capped Flycatcher, the second is a Cinnamon Becard, and the third is an antbird of some kind. Thank you for any help!

 

[njlarsen]

I assume by second bird you mean the middle two images. There seems to be way too much dark in the head for cinnamon becard in these. Female crested or female pink-throated seems better for these two images.
Niels

 

[pbjosh]

The first bird is a Myiarchus. If I remember you should have Short-crested and Dusky-capped in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Again if I remember correctly both will have dark undertails in that part of the world. Not sure I would ID the bird from that photo.

Second bird is a Becard but not Cinnamon as Niels mentions. I’ve not got a guide handy and don’t remember all the female plumages nor which Becards are in range there. Last bird could be the male of the same species though, looks more like a Becard to me than an Antbird.

 

[Itspartypete]

I assume by second bird you mean the middle two images. There seems to be way too much dark in the head for cinnamon becard in these. Female crested or female pink-throated seems better for these two images.
Niels

Yes, second bird was the 2nd and 3rd images. Only the Pink-Throated Becard is reported from here, so that narrows it down. Thank you!

 

[Itspartypete]

The first bird is a Myiarchus. If I remember you should have Short-crested and Dusky-capped in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Again if I remember correctly both will have dark undertails in that part of the world. Not sure I would ID the bird from that photo.

Second bird is a Becard but not Cinnamon as Niels mentions. I’ve not got a guide handy and don’t remember all the female plumages nor which Becards are in range there. Last bird could be the male of the same species though, looks more like a Becard to me than an Antbird.

The last bird was definitely different. He was tiny, sculking, and only stayed still for a second at any given time. For what it's worth, Merlin called it either a Plain-Winged or Mouse-Colored Antshrike (based on song), but I do not give Merlin much stock and would not ID based on that alone.

 

[THE_FERN]

The last bird was definitely different. He was tiny, sculking, and only stayed still for a second at any given time. For what it's worth, Merlin called it either a Plain-Winged or Mouse-Colored Antshrike (based on song), but I do not give Merlin much stock and would not ID based on that alone.

For me the last is definitely an "ant"-something based on shape. Plain-winged antshrike would fit. I'd go with that if it's between that and mouse-coloured based on colour. Personally I'd accept that id if there aren't too many similar-looking things around and given Merlin's call id but you may wish to be more stringent

 

[pbjosh]

The last bird was definitely different. He was tiny, sculking, and only stayed still for a second at any given time. For what it's worth, Merlin called it either a Plain-Winged or Mouse-Colored Antshrike (based on song), but I do not give Merlin much stock and would not ID based on that alone.

Those two Antshrikes would fit the somewhat more upright posture well. Vocally though similar they can certainly be told apart if you have the recording.

 

[THE_FERN]

Play with the curves to see what colour the eye of the antshrike is. If red then plain-winged, if greyish to honey colour then mouse-coloured

 

[Itspartypete]

Play with the curves to see what colour the eye of the antshrike is. If red then plain-winged, if greyish to honey colour then mouse-coloured

Eye looks maroon, so I'm leaning plain-winged. Still gonna investigate some other gray colored antbirds in the area, but thanks for all the help!