Help with Some Birds Seen in Uruguay (1 Viewer)

[Garrulous Jay]

Having recently returned from a first trip to Uruguay (or anywhere else in Southern South America), I have quite a few photos which I would like some expert help with. I understand I can post three a day? So here goes with the first three which were all waders seen in February 2017 on the shores of the River Plate, just north of Montevideo at a location near Delta del Tigre.

 

[delia todd]

understand I can post three a day?

Hi GJ: the 3 per day request is for the Gallery only. In the forums, the only limit is for 5 per post, there is absolutely no limit to the number of pictures in a thread... nor in the forums.

... so 5 in the first post, another 5 in a reply and so on. However, for ID queries, it might help to 'group' your pictures, and if more convenient to the responders, it may be better to start separate threads.

I may not have explained that last too clearly, but the ID'ers may not notice you've added more images once they've replied. Take your hint from them and the response.

 

[KGS]

White-rumped Sandpiper, Pacific Golden Plover & Collared Plover

 

[flownek]

White-rumped Sandpiper, Pacific Golden Plover & Collared Plover

Isn't American Golden Plover much more likely in South America than Pacific? Should see the underwing/axillary to separate them properly.

 

[KGS]

Isn't American Golden Plover much more likely in South America than Pacific? Should see the underwing/axillary to separate them properly.

Of course, a slip.

 

[Garrulous Jay]

Thanks for that. I have lots more to post. I have found one of the golden plover flying and I hope that's of use.

 

[Garrulous Jay]

Delia, I want to post many more photos in the same thread but I cannot now see an upload symbol anywhere. Do I have to start a new thread?

 

[delia todd]

Hi GJ No, you don't! Just use the orange Post Reply button (bottom left), type your post then scroll down below the message pane and you'll see the Manage Attachment button.

If you use the Post Quick Reply message pane, you will then need to click on "Go Advanced" to get the Manage Attachments facility.

Hope that makes sense and helps. But don't be afraid to come back if it doesn't!

 

[Jos Stratford]

Just use the orange Post Reply button (bottom left)

It's a mauve-blue colour on my screen

 

[delia todd]

It's a mauve-blue colour on my screen

Ah!!! That explains a lot 3

How odd. I didn't realise those colours changed.

 

[Garrulous Jay]

More Uruguayan waders

Here's some more photos from my walk on the Uruguayan shores of the River Plate in February. I think I know all the waders now but would welcome confirmation. e.g. is the oyc American e.g.. H. palliatus? And there are three species of other terns in the Skimmer photo. I'm guessing snowy-crowned, Cayenne and the black crowned and black billed one is South American (S. hirundinacea)?

 

[Garrulous Jay]

Better terns photo

I'm guessing that the three terns and skimmers photo is too small to see so here's another attempt:

 

[THE_FERN]

Think the last tern (black billed, Crown) is common tern. I think I can see a bit of a red bill base, and it has a dark "shoulder". South American would have thicker bill and be uniformly pale

 

[RafaelMatias]

On this second batch you have:
#1: Speckled Teal and American Golden Plover
#2: Greater Yellowlegs and American Golden Plover
#3: American Oystercatcher and White-backed Stilts (Himantopus melanurus)
#4: Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone and White-rumped Sandpiper

 

[Fritz73]

I'm guessing that the three terns and skimmers photo is too small to see so here's another attempt:

Black Skimmer
Common Tern
Snowy-crowned Tern
Cabot's Tern

 

[Fritz73]

Agree with Rafael

 

[THE_FERN]

Not cayenne tern, then? Looks a better fit to me than Cabot's (i.e.what was sandwich ). Agree the others

 

[Garrulous Jay]

Rafael, how do you tell a speckled teal from a brown pintail? And Fritz73, none of your tern suggestions seem to include the one with the large all-yellow bill

 

[Nutcracker]

Not cayenne tern, then? Looks a better fit to me than Cabot's (i.e.what was sandwich ). Agree the others

Yep; but Cayenne is just a subspecies of Cabot's, so both answers are correct in their way :t:

 

[RafaelMatias]

Rafael, how do you tell a speckled teal from a brown pintail?

Speckled Teals have pretty much the same structure as Teal (be it Eurasian or Green-winged), very compact, small ducks. Even their calls are just "the same". Brown Pintail is a more elongated, less compact duck, with paler head/face, which makes the eye stand out, longer neck and more bulbous head. Among other differences, the uppertail coverts/rump area tends to contrast visibly with the back/mantle/scapulars only on Speckled Teal (as in your photo).