I was planning to go to Peru in 2022 but there were riots and road closures in the areas we were planning to go. So at the last minute I went back to Colombia and saw some other places.
Unfortunately, there was a lot of overlap, so I did not get a lot of new birds on the trip. However, many areas now have set up feeding stations and several were built for photography. I used the same guide Pablo Florez and I had my daughter with me on the trip this year.
However on the bright side, the setups for photography and the number of places that had feeders allowed me to get many improved photos of birds I had mediocre photos previously.
These are the last photos from this 2022 trip.
There were 4 icterids (blackbirds) on the trip. The endemic 12" Red-bellied Grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster) is a top target bird in Colombia. It is an easy ID.
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| Red-bellied Grackle |
The 8.5" Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater) has a yellow to orange body and black face, wings and tail.
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| Yellow-backed Oriole |
The 19" Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius augustifrons) is an olive bird with a browner back.
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| Russet-backed Oropendola |
The 8" female Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) is all gray with the typical round bill of icterids. The male would be all black.
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| Shiny Cowbird |
The 9" Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) is similar to our mockingbird. However it is the only mockingbird in Colombia so is an easy ID.
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| Tropical Mockingbird |
The 5" Sulphur-rumped Myiobius (Myiobius sulphureipygius) is a dull yellow olive bird. It was formerly in the flycatcher family, but was moved to the becard family.
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| Sulphur-rumped Myiobius |
And the last is the male 7.5" Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus). This is a familiar bird to US birders as he occurs in western USA. The ID is easy. But this was the closest I have been to this bird - 6 feet away.
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| Acorn Woodpecker |
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