Michael´s Eighth Year

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219/G219) Lesson's Seedeater (Sporophila bouvronides) / Weißbartspelzer

 

Moca Moca. IDed by presence of (much more distinctive) male which I could not get.

 

 

 

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220/G220) Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia) / Streifenkuckuck

 

Mahaica River. A widespread but rather shy Cuckoo. My second sighting, the first was last year in Ecuador.

 

 

 

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221/G221) Little Cuckoo (Coccycua minuta) / Rötelkuckuck

 

Mahaica River. Very similar to the Squirrel Cuckoo but much smaller and relatively shorter-tailed.

 

 

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222/G222) Grey-Breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis) / Amazonasralle

 

Mahaica River. A lot of patience was needed for this one - extreme skulker.

 

 

 

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223/G223) Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari) / Maguaristorch

 

Mahaica River. Apart from the face pattern very similar to our European White Stork.

 

 

 

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224/G224) Western Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) / Kuhreiher

 

Mahaica River. Almost forgot to take a photo. Cattle egrets were first sighted in the Americas on the boundary of Guiana and Suriname in 1877, having apparently flown across the Atlantic Ocean.

 

 

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225/G225) Lesser Yellow-Headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) / Savannen-Gelbkopfgeier

 

Mahaica River. The 4th South American Vulture this trip.

 

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226/G226) Long-Winged Harrier (Circus buffoni) / Weißbrauenweihe

 

Mahaica River. A lifer. Quite a striking Harrier.

 

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227/G227) Rufous Crab Hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis) / Rotbauchbussard

 

Mahaica River. A purely coastal raptor. A near threatened species.

 

 

A juvenile (EDIT: It is not, actually an immature White-Tailed Hawk, this photo was flagged late November on ebird. Does not change the overall count though.)

 

 

 

Edited December 3, 2023 by michael-ibk

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228/G228) American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) / Erzfischer

 

Mahaica River. Super delighted about this one - new Kingfisher for me. Shy and hid quite deep inside but fortunately could find an angle to get through.

 

 

 

 

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229/G229) White-Bellied Piculet (Picumnus spilogaster) / Weißbauch-Zwergspecht

 

Mahaica River. Piculets are miniature Woodpeckers. Male and female.

 

 

 

 

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230/G230) Green-Rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus) / Grünbürzel-Sperlingspapagei

 

Mahaica River. Tiny Parrots, perfectly camouflaged with their all-green plumage.

 

 

 

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231/G231) Black-Crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) / Schwarzgesicht-Ameisenwürger

 

Mahaica River. The most common Antbird this trip. Very vocal and therefore relatively easy to find. Male and female.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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232/G232) Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) / Bindenameisenwürger

 

Mahaica River. Already seen in Costa Rica. An immature male - the adults have red eyes.

 

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233/G233) Yellow-Chinned Spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus) / Gelbkinn-Riedschlüpfer

 

Mahaica River. Spinetails are generally quite tough to get but this species was quite bold. Always in pairs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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234/G234) Cinereous Becard (Pachyramphus rufus) / Graubekarde

 

Mahaica River. Named after the plumage of the female. The German name ("Grey Becard") sticks to the male.

 

 

 

 

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235/235) Spotted Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum maculatum) / Fleckenbrust-Todityrann

 

Mahaica River. Photographers´s friend - a very bold bird.

 

 

 

 

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236/G236) Yellow-Bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) / Gelbbauch-Olivtyrann

 

Mahaica River. The most common Elaenia in Guyana. A widespread bird.

 

 

 

 

 

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237/G237) Black-Capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) / Rohrspötter

 

Mahaica River. Unmistakable thrasher-like species found in lowland marshy habitats from extreme eastern Panama to northern Argentina.

 

 

 

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238/G238) Red-Breasted Meadowlark aka Blackbird (Leistes militaris)

 

Mahaica River. A bird of open fields.

 

 

 

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239/G239) Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) / Trauergrackel

 

Mahaica River. Common in northern South America and the Lesser Antilles.

 

 

 

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240/G240) Blue-Black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) / Jacarinitangare

 

Mahaica River. A quite common and widespread bird, have seen it both in Ecuador and Costa Rica.

 

 

 

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241/G241) Wing-Barred Seedeater (Sporophila americana) / Wechselspelzer

 

Mahaica River. Sparrow-sized bird of disturbed habitats; common in coastal areas and along lower reaches of large rivers.

 

 

 

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242/G242) Olive-Grey aka Olivaceous Saltator (Saltator olivascens) / Olivsaltator

 

Mahaica River. Despite the common name, adults have at best only a slight olivaceous tinge.

 

 

 

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243/G243) Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) / Prachtfregattvogel

 

Georgetown. Steals food from other seabirds.