MALE PURPLE-THROATED FRUITCROW (QUERULA PURPURATA), PIPELINE ROAD,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

      We can ID this bird as a male Purple-throated Fruitcrow as follows:

• Overall black, except for purple-red throat patch. In the second photo, the patch is flared in display.  This happens fairly often.
• Pale, broad, whitish gray bill.

      The Purple-throated Fruitcrow is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 895.