Birds of Colombia

Ok; Colombia is the country with the largest number of spices according to several sources. (wikipedia says 1871)
A true birdwatching paradise !!
I was lucky enough to be in the northern region close to the border with Panama known as the Darien Gap where the jungle is gorgeous and all it's creatures too.
I have some pictures that I will share with you and hopefully somebody can tell me the names of this birds (cuz I don't know, sorry...)
Please forgive me for the quality of the shots. No pro here.....

Willy.

Edit: Could this be a Green Hermit??

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Here's a Ringed Kingfisher. I saw this bird in action and it was quite a treat. As you can see he's about to eat his catch.

Willy.

I saw this guy on the beach. Yellow crowned night heron.

Very nice pics Willy! love the Kingfisher.

I looked through some sites for Colombia today (quickly) but wasn't sure. Resin will have a look tomorrow.

Thanks Pelletroy !!

Another......This one was also fishing on the beach.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, juvenile (thank you Resin!!)

Thank you!!
Willy.

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This one guy will not stay still for more than 2"; it's very hard to get a good shot. Out of dozens of shots working in the jungle with very low light under the thick canopy this is the best I could do, sorry.....
I think it's a beautiful bird but don't know what it is called.
Black-chested Jay Cyanocorax affinis (thank you Resin!!)


Willy

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Another one.

Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus ( thank you Resin!!)

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And .... another one....

Greater Ani Crotophaga major (thank you Resin!!)

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One more....

one more......

Two more.....

The one in the back is a Great Egret.

Edit: And the one in front is a Wood Stork; Thank you Pelletory !!!!

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Another interesting one.....

White Ibis (thank you Resin!!)

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Here I finally got a decent shot (to my standards) of a common Black Vulture.

Both Cattle Egrets; breeding plumage in front, immature behind
Thank you Resin!!

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I hope I'm not boring you.......
Here's another decent shot. Please help me identify..... Thanks...
Probably Great-tailed Grackle, female (not 100% certain) (thank you Resin!!)

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One more on that palm tree....
One of: Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Lesser Kiskadee, White-ringed Flycatcher (thank you Resin!!)

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Brown Pelicans....

Just a few more and I will be done..... patience people....patience.....

How about this one; does anyone knows what it is?
Resin knows..... Tropical Kingbird

Thank you!!!

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And this one???

Last one for now; I have a couple more but I will have to leave it for later....

Thank you!!!
Willy.

Correct on the Cattle Egret.

Wood Stork with the other Great Egret

Thank you !!! appreciate your input..... I went back and edited the post to include the name of it.


Willy.

Here's a Southern Lapwing. Beautiful !!! I wish he would have looked at me to get a front shot of him.
When I was a kid I had a couple (Male & Female) as pets in my back yard (loose, not in cages); very smart birds. I had them trained to eat from my hand. We kept their wings clipped for some time so they would not fly away but after some time they liked it there and they always came back to spend the night in their cage (they did spend the night in a cage) so we stopped clipping their wings. Man... they were loud......
Definitely.... my favorite bird....

I've seen other photos of them, their beautiful!!

They truly are... I miss them. we don't get them here in the US.

Here's a Woodpecker.... Lineated Woodpecker (thank you Pelletory !!!)

That's 23 birds; only 1848 to go; help please......

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Could this be it?

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/drylin6760.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/lineatedwoodpecker.html&usg=__2qeCrSdaTmXVKasPFzjIcfKlHvk=&h=333&w=500&sz=34&hl=en&start=66&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=sCHFXEIx3h_oUM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwoodpeckers%2Bof%2Bsouth%2Bamerica%26start%3D63%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26ndsp%3D21%26tbs%3Disch:1

Wonderful pics Willy! I love the Egret one...wish we had Warblers here...
I don't see them til they migrate in the fall :(

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Here's a Green Heron

This is some kind of Hawk.
I apologize... this picture was taken at night and with flash. I was just resting outside on the hammock and happened to have the camera with me when I hear something in the dark landing a few feet from where I was. Surprisingly enough I was able to take a few shots before it flew away but unfortunately I did not have my external flash with me so I had to use the built in flash.

Willy.

Green Heron - yep.

Hawk - not sure

Resin

Wow... thanks a million Resin. Let me get to editing then...

Thank you!!!

How about this...

Royal Terns in winter plumage (thank you Resin!!)

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A couple of Muscovy Ducks..

I believe this is a Neotropic Cormorant

Plastic Mallards (thank you Resin!!)

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