2011/07/31

Unknown beauty

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NF Photo NF Photo 110131 on route to Fortuna, Costa Rica

I found this shot in the folder for Arenal area Jan 31:st. I still don´t know the spiecs,  but I kind of like the shot so,  here it  is. Hope you like it.
If you know he bird please tell me. Will save me a lot of time. :)

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2011/07/26

Brown Jay - cyanocorax morio - Psilorhinus morio

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Brown Jay, probably a young one 
NF Photo NF Photo 110129 at Linda Vista

Problems with ID:ing birds. One think that ID:ing a bird from these shots would be easy. Well. Maybe if you are a pro, but I am not. I think it is a Brown Jay. Pretty sure of that. But.....

In the book I have, the adult Brown Jay has grey legs, bill and eye-ring. The juvenile has yellow bill and eyering. The book don´t mention the legs of the juvie.  And scientific name is cyanocorax morio.

In the birdlist I recieved from the agency the scientific name of Brown Jay is
Psilorhinus morio. (This link goes to wiki.)

From animal pictures:
Brown Jays vary in plumage geographically: there are two main groups. Northern birds are almost completely dark brown, with lighter brown on the underparts. Southern birds are white-bellied and have bright white tips to the outer tailfeathers. The intergrade zone is in Veracruz.
Adults in both populations have black bills, legs, and feet. Immatures have yellow bare parts, including yellow eye-rings.
Seems like this bird has two scientific names and that the species is devided in two grops, a bit different in coloring of the belly. The intergrade zone is in Veracruz.

 So, my bird with black bill, yellow legs and eyering is probably a youngster from the south as the tail feathers have white tips. Or maybe it is a third spieces. Who knows?

World Bird Wednesday XXXVI
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2011/07/25

Louisiana Waterthrush - Seiurus motacilla

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 Louisiana Waterthrush - Seiurus motacilla
 NF Photo 110129 in the darkness of the river Sarapiqui in Costa Rica

About Louisiana Waterthrush at wiki
on youtube
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2011/07/23

Spotted Woodcreeper - Xiphorhynchus erythropygius

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Spotted Woodcreeper - Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
NF Photo NF Photo 110130 by the river

About Spotted woodcreeper on wiki. Almost no info at all. :( We found it at the same place as the Fasciated Tiger-Heron. Northern part of CR and Caribean side. A really "hard to get" bird. In all aspects. At least I found one video.



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2011/07/16

Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra

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Summer Tanager, female - Piranga rubra
NF Photo NF Photo 110129 at Gavilan Lodge

About Summer Tanger on wiki. In this article it ways it is not really a Tanager but belongs to the cardinal family (Cardinalidae)

BPW 151

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2011/07/15

Rufous-naped wren - Campylorhynchus rufinucha

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Rufous-naped wren - Campylorhynchus rufinucha
NF Photo NF Photo 110203 at La Ensenada

About Rufous-naped wren on wiki
on youtube

World Bird Wednesday XXXV
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No ID:s

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3)    Maybe Broad-winged H
Not clue

4)   Broad-winged Hawk
7)    No clue


9)    is it a trogon?  Photo 110129 Reserve Biologica le Selva
Squirrel Cuckoo

10) ?  110130 at Gavilan Lodge
Dusky-face Tanager
11)  Linda Vista 110130 Is it White-lined Tanager? or white shouldered?
Withe-shouldered Tanager

12) 110202  in Solimar. A tiger heron??? Or a Great Blue?
Bare-throated T.Heron

13) 110202,  2 birds on the ground in a medow before we came to Solimar ranch. I remember you thought they were special.
Plain-breasted G-Dove
14)  ?? in Solimar Tricolored Heron

15)  faciated tiger heron juv maybe?? also Solimar
Bare-T tiger Heron

16) What on earth is this???  Oropendola??



17)  110129 Reserve Biologica le Selva, a flycatcher??


18) Salines close to La Ensenada 110202 (roadside hawk??)


18) A bird sitting in a treetop. Flycatcher??  Salines close to La Ensenada 110202

19 unknown I think it is the same bird. La Ensenada 110203 it seems to have  a yellow top on head.

20) La Ensenada 110203 I remember these bids but I had the memory of a blue bird. It does not really fit the flycatchers as the black part goes much below the eye.

21) well, bad shot, but might be possible to  indentifie. La Ensenada in a treetop

22) among the flowers was this orange colored bird. La Ensenada 110203



23) La Ensenada 110203 Looks like a songbird

 24) La Ensenada 110203 on the countryside


25) La Ensenada 110203 on the countryside

26) NF Photo 110204 Tarcoles River , Jungle Crocodile safari

27) NF Photo 110204 Flycatcher maybe??  Villa lapas Mountain forest

28)  NF Photo 110207 morning Suria road

29) NF Photo 110207 morning Suria road

30) NF Photo 110207 morning Suria road

31) NF Photo 110207 morning Suria road

32) NF Photo 110207 Savegre

33)  NF Photo 110210 Rancho Naturalista   Baltimore Oriole female????

 34) NF Photo 110209 Naturalista



35)  NF Photo 110209  Naturalista
 
36) NF Photo 110213 Panama
 
37) NF Photo 110213 Panama
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2011/07/12

Clay-colored Thrush,robin - Turdus grayi

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Clay-colored Thrush,robin - Turdus grayi
NF Photo NF Photo 110130 At Linda Vista

The National bird of Costa Rica. Of all the colorfl ones they have, they chose a clay colored as National Bird. :)

About Clay-colored thrush at wiki
singing on youtube

World Bird Wednesday XXXIV
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Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus

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Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus (and someone I don´t know)
NF Photo NF Photo 110130 at Gavilan Lodge

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2011/07/09

Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus

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Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus
NF Photo NF Photo 110129 at Gavilan Lodge

Compared to the other birds at the "breakfast table" the Great Kiskadee seems to be rather large. Approx 23 cm. It seems like it got it´s name from its sounds. Kis-ka-dee.

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2011/07/06

Yellow-crowned Euphonia - Euphonia luteicapilla

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Yellow-crowned Euphonia, male having breakfast - Euphonia luteicapilla
NF Photo NF Photo 110130 at Gavilan Lodge

About Yellow-crowned Euphonia at Avian web
on youtube

World Bird Wednesday XXXIII

a new meetingplace for our winged friends. Starts on Thursdays at 20.00 Stockholm time.
I hope to see some butterflies, dragonflies and bugs. Birds are also welcome, of course, as any other "flying objects". Known or unknown. And, as I hope, from all over the world.
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2011/07/03

Fasciated Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma fasciatum

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Fasciated Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma fasciatum
NF Photo NF Photo 110130,  Rio san Jose in Costa Rica

About Fasciated Tiger-Heron on Ornithos, a little info and a video.
The Fasciated Tiger-heron is a Ciconiiforme bird from Ardeidae family.
Lengh - 25.6 in. / 65 cm.
Still not so much information about this bird. Birders call it a "ghost bird".
Lives around clean rivers and streams in the forest. Prefer rocky rivers. Lives alone and disappear quickly flying along the river when notice human presence.

BPW 149
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