More Flycatchers from Belize (1 Viewer)

[Robert D.]

Hi.....I am looking for some more help with flycatchers. All pictures were taken in December.

The first 4 were taken at Hopkins....they are all different birds. My best view is that they are Dusky-Capped Flycatcher.

The last bird was taken at Mountain Pine Ridge....I think it may be a Great-crested.

thanks

Rob

 

[Robert D.]

Hi....just bringing my previous post up to the front of the list again in the hope that some fresh eyes may have some thoughts on the birds.

thanks

Rob

 

[The_Partridge]

can't be Dusky-capped as they don't have rufous in the tail

nightmare genus

possibly Brown-crested

 

[H K]

Maybe a Phoebe

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[Peter C.]

Hi....just bringing my previous post up to the front of the list again in the hope that some fresh eyes may have some thoughts on the birds.

thanks

Rob

Agree that last one is a Great Crested, based on the darkness of the throat, and the intensity of the yellow in the belly.

Don't see any problem with the first birds being Dusky-capped, except that the throat is rather whiter than I'd expect.

Just taking photo #2 as an example: peaked dark-brown head, narrow cinnamon tertial edges, and narrow rufous wing-bars all match the description of the bird in Howell & Webb (1995). I also notice that the plate (41-2(b)) depicting the SE Mexican ssp. (lawrenci) does depict rufous edging on the outer webs of the retricies. This is, I presume, the one you'd expect in Belize.

Mind you, I'd still rather hear it. |=\|

 

[Robert D.]

Everyone thanks for your help and I would certainly agree that they are a nightmare genus....they have really tested me and all the credit to those that can readily ID the like ones in the field.

Its for the very reasons that Peter mentions (the description in Howell & Webb) that made me believe that the first few are the Dusky-capped lawrenci ssp. I understand that thats the one to be found in Belize.

thanks again

Rob