MALE SLATY FLOWERPIERCER, ROUTE 219, WITHIN SEVERAL MILES OF ENTRANCE TO IRAZU VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK, CARTAGO PROVINCE, COSTA RICA, 10/3/2022 - NEW SPECIES # 1,045 TO LIFE LIST

     We can ID this bird as a male Slaty Flowerpiercer as follows:

• Upper mandible of bill is noticebly hooked and lower mandible is upturned (see 2nd photo)
• Overall plain gray, with head, wings we can see and tail a darker gray than light gray underparts
• Dark eyes

   The Slaty Flowerpiercer is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,045.