ORANGE-CHINNED PARAKEET, AMMO DUMP PONDS,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

YELLOW-TAILED ORIOLE (ICTERUS MESOMELAS), AMMO DUMP PONDS,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

      We can ID this Oriole as a Yellow-tailed Oriole as follows:

• Tail is bright yellow and black.  It is the only Oriole with yellow on its tail.
• Head and neck are bright yellow with a black face and bib
• Wings are black with a prominent yellow band
• Back is black with a bright yellow rump

      The Yellow-tailed Oriole is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 882.

GREAT KISKADEE, AMMO DUMP PONDS,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

WATTLED JACANA WALKING ACROSS ROAD, AMMO DUMP PONDS,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

RUFESCENT TIGER-HERON EATING FISH (TIGRISOMA LINEATUM), AMMO DUMP PONDS,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

      We can ID this heron as a Rufescent Tiger-Heron as follows:

• Rufous head and neck
• Lores have three stripes running from the bill, yellow above and below, grey in center
• Blackish back and wings with fine wavy lines
• Upper bill is dark and lower bill is yellow
• Yellow iris

      The Rufescent Tiger-Heron is a new species to our Photographic Life List,which now stands at 881.

PURPLE GALLINULE, AMMO DUMP PONDS,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

RINGED KINGFISHER IN FLIGHT (MEGACERYLE TORQUATA), AMMO DUMP PONDS,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

      Even though this kingfisher was at quit a distance away, we can ID it as a Ringed Kingfisher as follows:

• Mostly rufous underparts (this differentiates it from the Belted Kingfisher)
• Grayish upperparts
• White throat and collar

      The Ringed Kingfisher is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 880.