CINNAMON-RUMPED SEEDEATER, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this bird as follows:

• Black cap to below eyes
• White collar
• Black breast band
• Cinnamon belly

   The Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  The Life List now stands at 1,098.

 

MALE BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE BIRD

    We can ID this warbler as a male Black-throated Gray Warblet as follows:

• Black crown, below eye and throat.
• White around the chin and above the eye (you can see a little bit of this white in first photo).
• Whitish underparts with black streaks on the flank.

   The Black-throated Gray Warbler is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  The ebird Life List now stands at 1,097.

YELLOW-WINGED CACIQUE (MEXICAN CACIQUE), RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this bird as a Yellow-winged Cacique (also known as Mexican Cacique) as follows:

• Mostly black with contrasting bright yellow large wing patch, undertail coverts and undertail.
• Ivory colored bill (see second photo).
• In the second photo you can see its raised crest.

   The Yellow-winged Cacique is endemic to the West coast of Mexico and the northernmost edge of Guatemala.

   The Yellow-winged Cacique is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,096.

RUFOUS-BACKED ROBIN (RUFOUS-BACKED THRUSH), RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this bird as a Rufous-backed Robin (also known as Rufous-backed Thrush) as follows:

• Merlin identified this bird as a Rufous-backed Robin.
• Yellow bill
• Rufous breast and flanks
• White throat with black streaks
• White belly

   The Rufous-backed Robin is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  The ebird Life List now stands at 1,095.

 

SINALOA WREN, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this wren as a Sinaloa Wren as follows:

• Bold white eyebrow
• Black streak behind eye
• Sides of neck have black and white streaks
• Brown underparts and tail

   The Sinaloa Wren is endemic to Western Mexico.

   

   The Sinaloa Wren is a new species to our ebird Photographic Lfe List. The ebird Life List now stands at 1,094.

 

SAN BLAS JAYS, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID these birds as San Blas Jays as follows:

• Blue back, rump, wings and tail.
• Remaining plumage is black.
• Black legs
• Yellow eyes

   The San Blas Jay is endemic to Western Mexico.

   The San Blas Jay is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  The ebird Life List now stands at 1,093.

 

THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this tyrant flycatcher as a Thick-billed Kingbird as follows:

• Dark, thick bill
• Gray head
• White throat
• White breast and yellow belly and undertail coverts
• Grayish tail
• As much as we can see of the underparts is grayish-brown

   The Thick-billed Kingbird is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  The ebird Life List now stands at 1,092.