elkvalleybirders Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Hello everyone 🙂 It's been a while since I've posted on here, but I'm hoping to get your help with bird ID's from Jamaica in January. Most of the pictures that I am struggling with are REALLY bad quality..... I apologize! ID's may not even be possible, but I thought I would give posting on here a shot anyway. The first bird was a swallow or swift high up above the resort in the evening.... Possible Antillean Palm-Swift? Second bird..... Great-tailed Grackle? Third bird...... This is a hard sell!..... I'm pretty sure it was a Cuckoo of some kind. All you can see in the picture I have taken is the SUPER blurred, long tail of the bird. (In the center of the photo.) You can kind of see the white circular pattern on the tail though, which makes me think either Mangrove Cuckoo or Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo. The white edging on the tail, and the behavior, (moving really quickly along the tree branches), make me think Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo? I also heard the bird call, and I would say it was the Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo call..... Thanks for taking a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) Hello! Um. 😐 Well I’ve seen worse photos IDed so don’t lose hope. Actually the third one might be unidentifiable. Edited March 7 by Snake Fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I’m assuming the second bird is a Greater Antillean Grackle. I’m unfamiliar with the region so not sure if there are other species to consider. The first bird strikes me as a type of swift, but that’s just an educated guess. Pass on the third, but likely unidentifiable. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1. Tree Swallow? 2. Greater Antillean Grackle IMO. 3. Unidentifiable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: 1. Tree Swallow? I doubt that can be definitively said. Also there are Blue-and-white Swallows I guess. Not sure if they are present in Jamaica. Edited March 7 by Snake Fingers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 3 minutes ago, Snake Fingers said: I doubt that can be definitively said. Also there are Blue-and-white Swallows I guess. Not sure if they are present in Jamaica. They aren't in Jamaica. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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