Friday, October 14, 2022
MALE WHITE-WINGED TANAGER, RIO MACHO FOREST RESERVE, CARTAGO, COSTA RICA, 10/3/2022 - NEW SPECIES # 1,044 TO LIFE LIST
We can ID bird as a male White-winged Tanager as follows:
- Red underparts
- Black upperparts with two bright white wing bars
- Red head with black mask
The White-winged Tanager is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,044.
TROPICAL SCREECH-OWLS, PARQUE DE PARAISO, PARAISO, CARTAGO, COSTA RICA, 10/2/2022
We can ID these owls as Tropical Screech-Owls as follows:
- Underparts are gray-brown (we can't see upperparts) with many vertical black streaks, with numerous, narrower cross bars, creating a herringbone appearance
- Head is gray-brown with crown also having black streaks with herringbone appearance
- Face is promanately outlined in black
- Amber eyes
The Tropical Screech-Owl is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,043.
BUFFY-CROWNED WOOD-PARTRIDGE, CASA TANGARA DOWII RESERVE, CARTAGO, COSTA RICA, 10/2/2022 - NEW SPECIES #1042 TO LIFE LIST
We can ID this New World Quail as a Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge as follows:
- Whitish-buff forehead and throat
- Pinkish bare skin around eye
- Orange-reddish legs
- Dark and white striped underparts
- Brownish upperparts with whitish streaks
The Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,042.
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