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Id | 942 | ||||||||||||
Family | Gnatcatchers ~ Insektsnappere ~ Perlitas (Polioptilidae) | ||||||||||||
Species |
Black-capped Gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) Mexicosnerresmutte ~ Perlita Sinaloense ~ Svarthuvad Myggsnappare |
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Subspecies | nigriceps | ||||||||||||
Locality |
Parque La Campana (Colima), Mexico
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Date | 2011-12-27 | ||||||||||||
Sex, Age, Comment |
Basic plumage. Here you clearly see the characteristic tail pattern. Normally it is said that a long an dark bill is an indication of this species compared to Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. On this photo though you see a rather pale bill and when checking the bird on 940 you don't get the impression of a long-billed species. The Eye-ring also should be weaker on a Black-capped compared to Blue-gray but this individual shows a rather strong one of the kind. Therefore I think it is good advice only to rely on the voice and the tail pattern when trying to id these very similar species. |
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