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2009-04-30 Playa del Carmen (roo), Mexico
Subspecies: melanocephala Female, told by the tail pattern where the white fields unite on the male tail creating a big white patch. Also told by the dark upper bill. |
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2009-05-01 Camino Vigia Chico (roo), Mexico
Subspecies: melanocephala Male showing bright bill and greenish glistening back. |
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2016-01-07 Tikal PN, Guatemala
Subspecies: melanocephalus Male or female. The bright maxilla indicates a male, but female can show it too. The strong colors indicate a male, while the tail indicates a female; with the male the white fields blend together. This last feature is according to Howell & Webb, while the website Neotropical birds doesn't mention any differences between adult sexes regarding the tail. |