Costa Rican conundrums (1 Viewer)

[Andy Adcock]

Just for The-Fern, as requested

 

[Daan van der hoeven]

#4 could be either Western or Eastern Wood-pewee, but cant be Id without voice

 

[Andy Adcock]

#4 could be either Western or Eastern Wood-pewee, but cant be Id without voice

Thanks, this confirms my original thoughts though Garrigues and Dean would dissent from your ID comment and point to bill colours for separation?

 

[Daan van der hoeven]

Thanks, this confirms my original thoughts though Garrigues and Dean would dissent from your ID comment and point to bill colours for seperation?

Sorry, didn't read that right
Indeed the dark colored bill throws me off, however I think paler throat and (relatively)dark ear coverts tells otherwise. However I could be wrong

 

[njlarsen]

I believe both Eastern and Western are variable. For example, Sibley writes best separated by voice, and shows quite a variation in amount of yellow/orange on the lower mandible in especially western.

Niels

 

[THE_FERN]

I think these [wood pewees] tend to be "balance of probability" unless you have the voice. There are characters to distinguish them and references differ in the impression they give about how robust these are. I'm personally happy to accept balance of probability unless it's something I've not seen before or it's v marginal one way or the other. I'll have a crack later if time / someone else doesn't get there first. Initial impression is last is western wood—dark bill and breast sides.

[Edit: my original request was for more pics of the individual you posted first, Andy—obviously the above are various different individuals. We were unsure whether that one was a tropical or wood-pewee, although I agree judging wing length there might be confounded by the angle]

 

[kahraba]

Can #2-3 be identified as Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ?

 

[Andy Adcock]

Can #2-3 be identified as Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ?

I defintely thought Flycatcher but this is too washed out for Yellow-bellied?

 

[kahraba]

I defintely thought Flycatcher but this is too washed out for Yellow-bellied?

I am unable to find a better candidate here... I have a couple of pics of very similar looking birds and I made Yellow-bellied out of them too, but perhaps you have other ideas ?
There are lots of pictures on the internet of alleged YBFC that look pretty washed out.

 

[THE_FERN]

I am unable to find a better candidate here... I have a couple of pics of very similar looking birds and I made Yellow-bellied out of them too, but perhaps you have other ideas ?
There are lots of pictures on the internet of alleged YBFC that look pretty washed out.

Seems ok to me

 

[Andy Adcock]

I am unable to find a better candidate here... I have a couple of pics of very similar looking birds and I made Yellow-bellied out of them too, but perhaps you have other ideas ?
There are lots of pictures on the internet of alleged YBFC that look pretty washed out.

I'll go with this as I have no better candidates, thank you.

We did see other Y-b F's but all looked like this....

 

[THE_FERN]

I'll go with this as I have no better candidates, thank you.

We did see other Y-b F's but all looked like this....

Some of this is due to lighting. For example, compare the orange lower mandible here with that in the earlier pics.