Posted by Luke Ormand on October 4, 2010 at 10:54 PM
I couldn't find anything that resembled this in the bird books I had, so I hope someone more familiar with Central American birds can help.
Photographed on an Island off the coast of El Salvador in June. There were a few of them hopping around in the trees making some noise. I apologize about the atrocious quality of this image...
- Luke
Posted by Hilke Breder on October 5, 2010 at 6:06 AM
Luke, looks like a flycatcher to me. Perhaps a Slate-headed Tody Flycatcher? Found a picture in my Peterson Mexican Birds that looks similar. With some imagination I think I see some white between the eye and the bill.
Hilke Breder
onejackdawbirding.blogspot.com
Posted by Luke Ormand on October 5, 2010 at 9:17 AM
Cindy, I would compare it to a nuthatch in size.
Posted by Jim DeWitt on October 5, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Luke -
If it is that small, then Hilke has a good call. Tody Flycatchers are about nuthatch-sized. The problem is that there are about 14 of them. Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus sylvia) is a good guess, based on location. As you say, the photo isn't ideal for ID.
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3 repliesPhotographed on an Island off the coast of El Salvador in June. There were a few of them hopping around in the trees making some noise. I apologize about the atrocious quality of this image...
- Luke
Hilke Breder
onejackdawbirding.blogspot.com
If it is that small, then Hilke has a good call. Tody Flycatchers are about nuthatch-sized. The problem is that there are about 14 of them. Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus sylvia) is a good guess, based on location. As you say, the photo isn't ideal for ID.