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Friday, March 22, 2024

MONGOOSE, COROSSOL, GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024






 

AMERICAN KESTREL, CASCADE AUX ECREVISSES, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024





PEARLY--EYED THRASHER, COROSSOL, GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024

   We can ID this bird as a Pearly-eyed Thrasher as follows:
  • Brownish head with contrasting white,staring round eye.
  • Large horn-colored bill.
  • Whitish underparts with dark streaks.
  • Brown/gray upper parts.
   The Pearly-eyed Thrasher is a new species to eBird Photographic Life List.  Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,124.




 

PURPLE-THROATED CARIB, COROSSOL, GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024

   We can ID this hummingbird as a Purple-throated Carib as follows:
  • Head, nape, back and what we can of the belly are black.
  • Wings are iridescent turquoise.
  • Bill is long and very down curved.
  • Unfortunately we cannot see its throat.
   The Purple-throated Carib is a Lesser Antillean endemic known to most islands.

  The Purple-throated Carib is a new species to our eBird Photographic Life List.  Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,123.



 

BRIDLED QUAIL-DOVE CROSSING A ROAD, COROSSOL, GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2023

   We can ID this bird as a Bridled Quail-dove as follows:
  • Dark grayish head with reddish eyes
  • Grayish-brown wings
  • Thick, white and horizontal streak underneath the eye
  • Bill is two toned: pink at the base and cream at the tip
  • You can see iridescent green, blue and purple on the nape, neck-sides and upper back.  This iridescence only shows in good light.
   This quail-dove is found on most islands in the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, as far south as St Lucia.

   The Bridled Quail-dove is a new species to eBird Photographic Life List.  Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,122.




 

BROWN TREMBLER, CASCADE AUX ECREVISSES, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024

   We can ID this bird as a Brown Trembler as follows:
  • Overall brown with a gray-tinged head and gray shading on breast and wings
  • Yellow-orange eye
  • Long, black and slightly down curved bill
  • Tail is cocked, which it often is
   A Lesser Antillean endemic found on St Vincent, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis and Martinique.

   The Brown Trembler is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,121.



 

SCALY-BREASTED THRASHER, CASCADE AUX ECREVISSES, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024 - NEW SPECIES TO EBIRD LIFE LIST

   Even though we did not get a good photo of this bird, between the two photos we did get, we can ID this bird as a Scaly-breasted Thrasher as follows:
  • Brown upperparts
  • Flanks are pale cream dappled with brown
  • Pale eye (see second photo)
  • Black bill (see first photo)
   The Scaly-breasted Thrasher is endemic to the Lesser Antilles.

   The Scaly-breasted Thrasher is a new species to our eBird Photographic Life List.  Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,120.