News - December 2009



Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Boat-billed Flycatcher
25-12-08 © Santiago Alemán
Some days ago the boat-billed flycatcher was reported as a new species. Weel, this photo, which was taken in October last year, shows this is the second year in a row this bird is registered here. Will the visit become a habit?

Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Guira Cuckoo
27-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
27-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Blue-black Grassquit
27-12-09 © Amelia Besana
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
Small-billed Elaenia
27-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
27-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo

The pair is builidng the nest. The male flies off in search for material and the female is giving shape to the cup

Masked Gnatcatcher
27-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo
Red-fronted Coot
Fulica rufifrons
Red-fronted Coot
27-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Gray-breasted Martin
08-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo
Gray-breasted Martin
08-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
08-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo
Freckle-breasted Thornbird
Phacellodomus striaticollis
Freckle-breasted Thornbird
22-12-09 © José Luis Merlo
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
08-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
House Wren
08-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo

A hole and some sticks are enough to build a nest


New bird species
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Boat-billed Flycatcher
22-10-09 © José Luis Merlo



Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
17-12-09 © José Luis Merlo

This female rosy-billed pochard has adopted this fulvous whistling-duck. The little whitling-duck clearly differs from her own offspring. Laying eggs every nos and them by birds which normally nest is known as facultative parasitism. Here the host is the rosy-billed pochard. Her duty is not as tedious as that of other hosts since ducks do not feed their ducklings. They only lead them to feeding grounds. 


Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
Striped Owl
12-12-09 © Jorge García Vicente
Striped Owl
12-12-09 © Jorge García Vicente
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
12-12-09 © José Luis Merlo
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
10-12-09 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Brown-chested Martin
10-12-09 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Brown-chested Martin
10-12-09 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
12-12-09 © José Luis Merlo
New family of ringed teal
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
10-12-09 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
10-12-09 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
10-12-09 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
10-12-09 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
10-12-09 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
12-12-09 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
12-12-09 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
06-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
House Sparrow
06-12-09 © Amelia Besana
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
Small-billed Elaenia
06-12-09 © Amelia Besana
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
06-12-09 © Amelia Besana
Tropical Kingbird
06-12-09 © Amelia Besana
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
House Wren
05-12-09 © José Luis Merlo
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
06-12-09 © Amelia Besana
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Red-eyed Vireo
06-12-09 © Carlos González Ledo