BROWN TREMBLER, COROSSOL. GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024

 

FEMALE LESSER ANTILLEAN BULLFINCH, COROSSOL, GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024

   We can ID this bird as a female Lesser Antillean Bullfinch as follows:

• Brown head
• Gray under parts
• The little we can see of the wings is brownish
• Gray feet

   The Lesser Antillean Bullfinch is a new species to our eBird Photographic Life List.  Our eBird Life  List now stands at 1,125.

 

MONGOOSE, COROSSOL, GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024

 

AMERICAN KESTREL, CASCADE AUX ECREVISSES, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024

PEARLY--EYED THRASHER, COROSSOL, GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024

   We can ID this bird as a Pearly-eyed Thrasher as follows:

• Brownish head with contrasting white,staring round eye.
• Large horn-colored bill.
• Whitish underparts with dark streaks.
• Brown/gray upper parts.

   The Pearly-eyed Thrasher is a new species to eBird Photographic Life List.  Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,124.

 

PURPLE-THROATED CARIB, COROSSOL, GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024

   We can ID this hummingbird as a Purple-throated Carib as follows:

• Head, nape, back and what we can of the belly are black.
• Wings are iridescent turquoise.
• Bill is long and very down curved.
• Unfortunately we cannot see its throat.

   The Purple-throated Carib is a Lesser Antillean endemic known to most islands.

  The Purple-throated Carib is a new species to our eBird Photographic Life List.  Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,123.

 

BRIDLED QUAIL-DOVE CROSSING A ROAD, COROSSOL, GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2023

   We can ID this bird as a Bridled Quail-dove as follows:

• Dark grayish head with reddish eyes
• Grayish-brown wings
• Thick, white and horizontal streak underneath the eye
• Bill is two toned: pink at the base and cream at the tip
• You can see iridescent green, blue and purple on the nape, neck-sides and upper back.  This iridescence only shows in good light.

   This quail-dove is found on most islands in the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, as far south as St Lucia.

   The Bridled Quail-dove is a new species to eBird Photographic Life List.  Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,122.