Monday, December 10, 2018
GRAY-HEADED TANAGER, YAXCHILAN MAYAN RUINS,CHIAPAS,MEXICO, 11/10/2018
We can ID this tanager as a Gray-headed Tanager as follows:
- Bright yellow underparts
- Short, conical, black bill
- Bluish-gray head
- Whitish throat (see third photo)
- Yellow legs
- Wings we can see are greenish, but we can't see rest of upperparts
The Gray-headed Tanager is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 832.
NORTHERN-BARRED WOODCREEPER, YAXCHILAN MAYAN RUINS, CHIAPAS,MEXICO, 11/10/2018
We can ID this Woodcreeper as a Northern-barred Woodcreeper as follows:
- Overall brownish plumage - the wings are rufous (see second photo)
- Fine barring on head and nape. You can just make this out in the first photo if you look very closely. The Northern-barred Woodcreeper is the only Woodcreeper that has barring on the head and neck; others do have streaking
- Area between bill and eyes is dark, with whitish stripe below it
The Northern-barred Woodcreeper is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 831A.
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