FEMALE CROWNED WOODNYMPH (THALURANIA COLOMBICA), LA MESA RD,EL VALLE DE ANTON,COCLE PROVINCE,PANAMA, 5/24/2019

       Even though the colors of this hummingbird do not show in these photos, we can ID it as a female Crowned Woodnymph as follows:

• The Merlin photo app did ID this hummingbird as a Crowned Woodnymph
• We were in the range of the Crowned Woodnymph (the Violet-crowned Woodnymph subspecies)
• Fairly long, slightly downcurved  bill
• Whitish throat of the female
• White tipped tail of female (see second photo)

      The Crowned Woodnymph is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 861.

PALM TANAGER, LA MESA RD,EL VALLE DE ANTON,COCLE PROVINCE,PANAMA, 5/24/2019

YELLOW-BELLIED SEEDEATER (SPOROPHILA NIGRICOLLIS), LA MESA RD,EL VALLE DE ANTON,COCLE PROVINCE,PANAMA, 5/24/2019

       We can ID this bird as a Yellow-bellied Seedeater as follows:

• Black forehead, face, neck and upper breast (black hood)
• Pale yellow lower breast; rest of underparts is more whitish
• Olive back
• Short and thick bill

The Yellow-bellied Seedeater is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 860.

MALE & FEMALE YELLOW-FACED GRASSQUITS, LA MESA RD,EL VALLE DE ANTON,COCLE PROVINCE,PANAMA, 5/24/2019

    The first photo shows a male Yellow-faced Grassquit and the last two photos show a female.

 

OLIVE-STRIPED FLYCATCHER (MIONECTES GALBINUS), LA MESA RD,EL VALLE DE ANTON,COCLE PROVINCE,PANAMA, 5/24/2019

      We can ID this Tyrant Flycatcher as a n Olive-striped Flycatcher as follows

• Conspicuous whitish spot behind eye 
• Dull olive underparts with extensive streaking
• Brownish wings
• Two poorly defined, buffy wingbars
• Darker gray-olive head

      The Olive-striped Flycatcher is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 859.

KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN, LA MESA RD,EL VALLE DE ANTON,COCLE PROVINCE,PANAMA, 5/24/2019

CLOSUP OF OROPENDOLA NESTS THAT HAD FALLEN, LA MESA RD,EL VALLE DE ANTON,COCLE PROVINCE,PANAMA, 5/24/2019