Warbler ID Drakes Bay, Costa Rica. (1 Viewer)

[Mike Beer]

Hello can I have a ID on this bird photographed near Drakes Bay yesterday. I think its a Warbler not really sure.

Mike

 

[JWN Andrewes]

Cape May? Although with that shadow falling across it it bears passing resemblance to Carbonated Warbler!!

 

[Andy Adcock]

Would be a good record if it is?

Looks more like the much commoner Black-throated Green Warbler to me.

 

[Butty]

You may well have other photos of it? Multiple photos (including bad photos) are very often very useful, especially if given at the outset.

 

[Mike Beer]

Hello I have added 2 more pictures if it helps.

Mike

 

[Mike Beer]

You may well have other photos of it? Multiple photos (including bad photos) are very often very useful, especially if given at the outset.

I do have a few other photographs but the bird is facing the other way. Mike

 

[Brian J Small]

Prairie

 

[THE_FERN]

Prairie

Isn't the vent white, which I think is wrong for prairie?

edit: the wing bars look whitish too

 

[Brian J Small]

Isn't the vent white, which I think is wrong for prairie?

edit: the wing bars look whitish too

https://cdn.firespring.com/images/15b6e6c1-6b42-4ce2-84e2-6ccf1a065ec7.jpg

 

[Butty]

Additional photos well worth it - now we see face-pattern better, and white undertail-coverts.
Cape May warbler - Lacks the big yellow fore-supercilium and big yellow patch below eye. In non-grey plumages, has a yellow neck-side.
Black-throated green warbler - Would have white ground-colour to underparts, not as here.
Pine warbler - Lacks the big yellow fore-supercilium and big yellow patch below eye. Rare.
Prairie warbler - Has the big yellow fore-supercilium and big yellow patch below eye. And wing-bars. Rare - but looks right.

 

[AveryBartels]

Another for Prairie, reasons as outlined above by Butty. Nice find!