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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Dinusaur on January 02, 2016, 12:09:16 PM

Title: More Mexican bird ID
Post by: Dinusaur on January 02, 2016, 12:09:16 PM

The following ones I took around the resort we were staying and also at an Eco Park in Riviera Maya, Mexico and having difficulty in definitely ID them. Hope some experts chime in.

1&2: Great Kiskadee on the left and Social Flycatcher on the right - am I right? There were quite a few birds with yellow belly that were difficult to distinguish. Social Flycatcher, Couch's Kingbird and Tropical Kingbird, for example.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5624/24046421121_0b539dc661_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CCUceB)
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5684/24046445621_a79be5ae32_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CCUjw2)

3. No idea. Looks like a mocking bird but it doesn't seem so.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1467/23501969653_dbae526456_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BNMJMk)

4. Cardinal on the left, what's on the right?
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5766/24102712736_bcb19e18b7_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CHSGLG)

5. A female Blue Grosbeak?
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5664/24128841395_1ca293b78c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CLbBUP)

6.No idea.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1554/23502067473_67b5912dc4_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BNNeRT)

7. Grassland Yellow Finch?
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5636/23502087373_0b343293f7_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BNNkLZ)

8. No idea.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1566/23500705284_9f23f14ccc_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BNFfVS)

9. A male Blue Grosbeak?
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5759/23502144833_fa90dfefe7_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BNNCRF)

10. No idea.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5684/24103993846_8a23b1f38b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CHZgAN)

Title: Re: More Mexican bird ID
Post by: Dr. John on January 02, 2016, 08:53:14 PM

3. looks like a northern mockingbird to me.
4. and 6. look like house finches (yellow variant)

-John

Title: Re: More Mexican bird ID
Post by: thouc on January 03, 2016, 12:56:05 AM

1&2 I think you are right.
3. Tropical Mockingbird is the mockingbird occurring in Yucatán
4 and 6 Agree with House Finch yellow variant
5 and 8 I think are female Indigo Bunting.
7 looks like a goldfinch. Lesser Goldfinch is the one occurring there.
9 is Blue Grosbeak.
10 Could be a Summer Tanager (female/immature)