Jacamar
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Today I saw a hummingbird that I am not able to firmly ID. I have narrowed it down to either the Black-throated Mango or the Green-throated Mango. Unfortunately, I did not see it long enough to notice the features that help seperate the two. Also unfortunately, I did not have a camera with me.
Anyhow, I am wondering if it is possible to ID it by habitat. I know it's not the best way, but I don't know what else to do.
I saw it in a housing development that is actually a large area of grass with low and medium height bushes and a few scattered trees. It is now the rainy season so much of the ground away from the road is under a few inches of water. There are many houses there, but there is still much of this scrubby, bushy, grassy habitat left. The hummingbird was sitting on the top of a leafless tree which was approximately 12 feet high. The closest forest of any kind is approximately half a mile away, with the exception of a narrow strip of trees and bamboo bordering a sugar cane field that was about 100 yards away. All the areas surrounding the housing development are either sugar cane fields or densely populated villages. Some of the other birds I saw there were-Yellow Oriole, Tropical Kingbird, Snail Kite, Lesser Kiskadee, White-tipped Dove, Tropical Mockingbird, Striated Heron, Shiny Cowbird, and a flock of over 100 Red-breasted Blackbirds.
There's my long description of the area. :brains: Is it possible to determine what bird it was by the habitat? If so, please help me.
Thanks.
Anyhow, I am wondering if it is possible to ID it by habitat. I know it's not the best way, but I don't know what else to do.
I saw it in a housing development that is actually a large area of grass with low and medium height bushes and a few scattered trees. It is now the rainy season so much of the ground away from the road is under a few inches of water. There are many houses there, but there is still much of this scrubby, bushy, grassy habitat left. The hummingbird was sitting on the top of a leafless tree which was approximately 12 feet high. The closest forest of any kind is approximately half a mile away, with the exception of a narrow strip of trees and bamboo bordering a sugar cane field that was about 100 yards away. All the areas surrounding the housing development are either sugar cane fields or densely populated villages. Some of the other birds I saw there were-Yellow Oriole, Tropical Kingbird, Snail Kite, Lesser Kiskadee, White-tipped Dove, Tropical Mockingbird, Striated Heron, Shiny Cowbird, and a flock of over 100 Red-breasted Blackbirds.
There's my long description of the area. :brains: Is it possible to determine what bird it was by the habitat? If so, please help me.
Thanks.