A few from Trinidad
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A few from Trinidad

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nkwali

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A few from Trinidad - taken at the Asa Wright Nature Centre. Great place for birding.

If I've got the names wrong, please weigh in.
Black-throated mango

black-throated mango by Nkwali, on Flickr

White-necked jacobin
white-necked jacobin by Nkwali, on Flickr

Purple honeycreeper
purple honeycreeper by Nkwali, on Flickr

Trinidad motmot
motmotA by Nkwali, on Flickr

Green honeycreeper
green honeycreeper by Nkwali, on Flickr

Violaceous euphonia
violaceous euphonia by Nkwali, on Flickr

Blue-chinned emerald
emerald by Nkwali, on Flickr

Bearded bellbird
bearded bellbird by Nkwali, on Flickr

And from Caroni swamp
Scarlet Ibis
Scarlet ibis by Nkwali, on Flickr
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Very nice set.
Asa Wright Nature Centre should be on every birders' bucket list.
Usually the first letters in the name are in Capitals eg. Black-throated Mango.  The Blue-chinned Emerald is also known as the Blue-chinned Sapphire.
Great photo of the Bearded Bellbird.  They are usually very high up in the canopy and hidden among the branches.
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Quote from: "winz"
Very nice set.
Asa Wright Nature Centre should be on every birders' bucket list.....
Yep, added this to my bucket list. What a great set of birds. What is the odd-one in the middle of these scarlet Ibises? A lone male or a lone female?
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It would be an immature Scarlet Ibis starting to acquire adult plumage.

Very nice collection of birds there!
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Wow very nice.  Love the Purple Honeycreeper and the Scarlet Ibisees.
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Today is a good day to bird!


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Thanks all!

A couple of follow ups
There were about 4 male bearded bellbirds staking out territory - at one point there were three of them in the same tree (in bad lighting).
Asa Wright does a fantastic job of providing guides to help spot birds in the area, lots of trails to explore and they have a great verandah overlooking a valley. Aside from the hummingbirds and honeycreepers, lots of birds were spotted from the verandah including several different species of tanagers, trogons, parrots, antshrikes, flycatchers and raptors and the list goes on. The area is also home to two different manakin species with their own leks...lots to see.
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