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Pine Flycatcher (Empidonax affinis) Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) | |||||||||||||
Fyrreempidonax ~ Papamoscas Pinero ~ Tallempid | |||||||||||||
2004
(10 photos)
2015-12-07 Bosque Los Colomos (Guadalajara), Mexico
Subspecies: pulverius/trepidus Basically very similar to Hammond's Flycatcher with the greenish gray colors to the plumage, tear drop shaped eyering and long primary projection and relatively short tail. However, the bill is very different, Pine's being longer and broader and with bright orange lower mandible, which is very clear in these photos. Notice how different the bird appears depending on the position where it was photographed. The photos 1-4 are all from the same spot, but the two first are lightened less than 3-4, which gives it a more greenish appearance - a good example of how careful you should be when judging a bird only by a single picture. It's my first in Los Colomos. |
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2265
(3 photos)
2016-04-16 Las Joyas (Manantlán - jal), Mexico
Subspecies: pulverius Tentatively I'm calling this bird a Pine Flycatcher! We are in the department where also Dusky and Hammond belong. The biotop, mixed pine and oak, goes well with the Pine and Hammond, whereas Dusky normal likes more open and drier areas. It is difficult to judge proportions from this angle, however it doesn't look like the primary projection is very long, which goes best with Pine, and likewise the bill seems long and is rather pale below which is against Hammond . Least Flycatcher should have darker wings, more contrasting throat, and perhaps more smudge on the bill, and also a more complete eye ring and larger head. Didn't hear the bird. |
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2266
(4 photos)
2016-04-19 Las Joyas (Manantlán - jal), Mexico
Subspecies: pulverius Tentatively I say this species based on the same argumentation as used with 2265. |
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2560
(1 sounds)
2018-03-04 Carretera Pánuco (sin), Mexico
Subspecies: ? Saw several birds that made me doubt whether they were Pine or Hammond's. But this recording, to me, sounds like a Pine; the call not being as sharp toned as that of the Hammond. But admitting that I'm still not an expert on these differences, I could be wrong. If you think so, please let me know. |
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2986
(6 photos)
2019-03-06 El Terrero (col), Mexico
Subspecies: pulverius Another bird than 2985, but seen at the same spot. Rather greenish in some pictures almost resembling a Pacific-slope or Cordilleran but in others more grayish. The long straight-edged bill plus the long primary projection are good for Pine. Not sure if the very dusky wing bars are species related or just variation. |
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2985
(4 photos)
2019-03-06 El Terrero (col), Mexico
Subspecies: pulverius Long straight-edged bill is typical of the species. Is less greenish than Pacific-slope and Cordilleran and has a longer primary projection, which can be perceived here. This bird and 2986 were together and first detected by the call. Eagerly responding when doing playback. |
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3287
(10 photos)
2019-11-24 Bosque de Chapultepec (cdmx), Mexico
Subspecies: ? Perhaps not the easiest bird to identify with certainty, but I think the lower mandible is too pale and the bill too long for a Hammond and the shape is narrow which is good for Pine. The long primary project excludes Dusky. |