Needs Confirmation
Scarlet and White Tanager
22 January 2012 11:15
Copyright: monacoeye • All rights reserved • Ecuador, March 2011
Bird name: Scarlet and White Tanager
Latin: Chrysothlypis salmoni
Other: Tángara escarlatiblanca (Es)
Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers
Range: Colombia, Ecuador
Similar: Hepatic Tanager, Summer Tanager
Another unconfirmed record shot - this time of a possible Scarlet-and-white Tanager at the Mirador Rio Blanco in northwest Ecuador. Scarlet-and-white Tanagers do look similar to this - red body with black edging to wings and white belly - but from this angle Summer Tanager or Hepatic Tanager are also both possible.
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Ochre Breasted Tanager
20 January 2012 00:05
Copyright: monacoeye • All rights reserved • Milpe, Ecuador, March 2011
Bird name: Ochre Breasted Tanager
Latin: Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
Other: Tangara pechiocrácea (Es)
Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers
Range: Colombia, Ecuador western slope
Similar: Dusky Bush Tanager, other female tanagers
The Ochre-breasted Tanager is fairly nondescript, and can be difficult to identify. It has a heavy, dark bill and generally ochre colouring elsewhere, slightly warmer colours below and darker above, and grey irises.
See below for same bird without flash.More photos...
Spotted Palm Thrush
26 March 2010 11:10
Photos copyright: AS/monacoeye • Lake Manyara • Oct 2009 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Spotted Morning Thrush
Latin: Cichladusa guttata
Other:
Family: Muscicapidae • Palm Thrushes
The Spotted Morning-thrush is found in eastern sub-Saharan Africa. These were seen at Lake Manyara and Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania.
The Spotted-morning thrush is identified by its strongly spotted chest. Here also with rufous tail.
This ID probably needs confirmation…
More photos...Red Chested Sunbird
26 March 2010 11:10
Photos copyright: AS/monacoeye • Lake Victoria • Oct 2009 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Red Chested Sunbird
Latin: Cinnyris erythrocerca
Other: Nectarinia erythrocerca
Family: Nectariniidae • Sunbirds
The Red-chested Sunbird is found in eastern sub-Saharan Africa.
This presumed Red-chested Sunbird was seen in Tanzania at Lake Victoria. The red chest is not visible on the above photo, but can be seen on the original photo.More photos...
Lesser Blue Eared Glossy Starling
26 March 2010 11:08
Photos copyright: AS/monacoeye • Lake Nakaru • Oct 2009 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Lesser Blue Eared Glossy Starling
Latin: Lamprotornis chloropterus
Other: Lesser Blue Eared Starling
Family: Sturnidae • Starlings
This is probably a Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling but there is a similar, larger, bird: the Greater Blue-eared Starling.More photos...
White Browed Coucal *
17 March 2010 16:40
Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Tanzania • Oct 2009
Bird name: White Browed Coucal *
Latin: Centropus superciliosus *
Other: Rainbird
Family: Cuculidae • Coucals
* ID needs confirmation
This presumed White-browed Coucal was photographed near Lake Victoria, in Tanzania.More photos...