Id Borgainvillia hotel, San Jose, Costa Rice (1 Viewer)

[Mike Beer]

HelloI took this photograph on 4 March at the Bougainvillia hotel, San Jose. I have checked it on Merlin which states a Philadelphia Viro but it does not show in my book which maybe a few years out of date. Can I have a ID please. Mike

 

[dwatsonbirder]

Have a look at yellow-green Vireo Mike

 

[THE_FERN]

HelloI took this photograph on 4 March at the Bougainvillia hotel, San Jose. I have checked it on Merlin which states a Philadelphia Viro but it does not show in my book which maybe a few years out of date. Can I have a ID please. Mike

Which book? Philadelphia should be there I think

 

[THE_FERN]

Have a look at yellow-green Vireo Mike

No it's not this. Yellow-green looks more or less like red-eyed / Chivi vireo and very different to this. Philadelphia should be in the area as a northern winter migrant. Warbling should be a bit further north but I wouldn't be surprised if it's also there (ebird has it in CR). But this looks like Philadelphia to me.

 

[Mike Beer]

Which book? Philadelphia should be there I think

The book I have is 2015 photo guide to Birds of Costa Rica it shows 4 Vireo.s but not the Philadelphia for some reason.

 

[Mike Crawley]

I thought Philadelphia Vireo but I haven't seen that many

edit - my notebook tells me I saw a Philadelphia Vireo in that garden about 4 weeks ago

 

[dwatsonbirder]

No it's not this. Yellow-green looks more or less like red-eyed / Chivi vireo and very different to this. Philadelphia should be in the area as a northern winter migrant. Warbling should be a bit further north but I wouldn't be surprised if it's also there (ebird has it in CR). But this looks like Philadelphia to me.

I think @THE_FERN is correct, I'd somehow completely forgotten that the boreal vireos were migratory, and could only remember Yellow-green from my time there (July/August).

 

[Oldnintheway]

How can you rule out Tennessee Warbler from this pic? I was there in January and they were everywhere. And Merlin went 1 for 10 for me at Bougainvllia, I gave up!

 

[njlarsen]

How can you rule out Tennessee Warbler from this pic? I was there in January and they were everywhere. And Merlin went 1 for 10 for me at Bougainvllia, I gave up!

My impression from shape is Vireo. Tennessee Warbler should have white underside and especially undertail coverts, and I think the impression of yellow in this bird is real.

Niels

 

[THE_FERN]

How can you rule out Tennessee Warbler from this pic? I was there in January and they were everywhere. And Merlin went 1 for 10 for me at Bougainvllia, I gave up!

Not a Tennessee warbler. That always reminds me of a Eurasian chiffchaff which this doesn't. More concretely, this doesn't have the elongated warbler shape, bill wrong, small beady eye lost in face is wrong etc (and note Niels's comments)

 

[Paul Chapman]

Philly Vireo for me. Both those & Tennessees knocking around that garden.

All the best

Paul

 

[Oldnintheway]

Yes, I saw both, I think. Many more Tennessee. I wasn't arguing either way, I'm often amazed at some of the features you all pull from photos that I just can't see.

 

[Birdingcraft]

Looks good for Philadelphia Vireo- an expected species there.

 

[AveryBartels]

How can you rule out Tennessee Warbler from this pic? I was there in January and they were everywhere. And Merlin went 1 for 10 for me at Bougainvllia, I gave up!

Bill is a bit thick and lacks the prominent dark eye stripe of Tennessee.

Another for Philadephia Vireo.