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Tikkal, Guatemala 2017 (1 Viewer)

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All taken in January. i think 3 is a tropical kingbird and the 2 raptors are probably both Roadside Hawks
 

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Yes, Roadies for the raptors, Black-striped Sparrow for 4, 3 is most likely Tropical Kingbird but the less frequent but possible Couch's can only be excluded on call (so far as I know). Not sure off hand for the Myiarchus.
 
Suspect first is brown-crested flycatcher (assuming it occurs): rufous under-tail, brownish crest, pale head etc. Agree roadside hawks, 3 tropical Kingbird. Would have to find a guide to know the brush-finch: looks like what was stripe-headed before the splits
 
I agree the first image is a Myiarchus, but I would like to leave it at that
The sparrow looks to have brownish stripes in the head which would make it Olive.

Niels
 
Color of the stripes look different on my home = color corrected vs the non corrected monitor I am at now. They look brown on the color corrected one.

Niels
 
The stripes on the sparrow look black to me, and the back seems a fairly bright green. According to Neotropical Birds Online, Green-backed Sparrow is the expected species around Tikal (vs. Olive Sparrow)
 
Hi All,

As ovenbird43 noted, Green-backed is the expected Arremonops at Tikal. Also, the Myiarchus is a Great Crested Flycatcher. A bit weird to see it perched on a fence, but you can make out its long primary projection (for a Myiarchus), broad, wedged shaped edging on the upper tertial, and strong olive green tones to the upperparts.

Chris
 
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