Papagayo Costa Rica hummingbird (1 Viewer)

[Steve.Jonesy]

Could this image prove enough information for an identification?
Taken in early Feb on coast on a headland near Panama Beach

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[njlarsen]

Steely-vented Hummingbird is my best bet.
Niels

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

Steely-vented Hummingbird is my best bet.
Niels

I figured that was likely as I guess Blue-tailed is very unlikely to be here
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[njlarsen]

I figured that was likely as I guess Blue-tailed is very unlikely to be here
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According to the book yes. I would go to ebird.org/explore / species maps to check that the maps in the book has not been superseded.
Niels

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

According to the book yes. I would go to ebird.org/explore / species maps to check that the maps in the book has not been superseded.
Niels

Only seen in one place, Monteverde

 

[Larry Sweetland]

The central American form Blue-vented Hummingbird is split from Steely-vented, at least by IOC. I won't comment on the Id though!

 

[THE_FERN]

The central American form Blue-vented Hummingbird is split from Steely-vented, at least by IOC. I won't comment on the Id though!

Hmm very helpful. Now I know why there were no ebird records of steely-vented in CR, despite books saying it's there...

Oh well I guess a tick (if one cares about such things).

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

Hmm very helpful. Now I know why there were no ebird records of steely-vented in CR, despite books saying it's there...

Oh well I guess a tick (if one cares about such things).

I do as it’s fun😃 but are you saying it’s possibly Blue-vented rather than Steely?
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[THE_FERN]

I do as it’s fun😃 but are you saying it’s possibly Blue-vented rather than Steely?
Thanks guys

If we follow those taxonomies (i. e. Ebird and IOC). According to them you need to go to South America to see steely vented

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

If we follow those taxonomies (i. e. Ebird and IOC). According to them you need to go to South America to see steely vented

Well not according to my guide though it is quite old🤷

 

[Butty]

Mine's older. So there

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

😂

 

[THE_FERN]

Vallely and Dyer also don't have the split. I thought it odd that there were no ebird steely-vented records at the time.

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

Vallely and Dyer also don't have the split. I thought it odd that there were no ebird steely-vented records at the time.

Pardon?😳

 

[Larry Sweetland]

The split is only a few years old.

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

So my photo is most likely a blue-vented? Which isn’t in my book🤔

 

[njlarsen]

So my photo is most likely a blue-vented? Which isn’t in my book🤔

Yes. I should have remembered that split when I answered.

Niels

 

[Butty]

. . . a blue-vented? Which isn’t in my book

It is in your book. But your book calls it steely-vented hummingbird. Only the name has changed - and only for those people who choose to think that some populations that used to be classed as subspecies should now be classed as species.