Tacarcuna Chlorospingus

A long-winged petrel, predominantly dark with a gleaming white belly. Throat patch often shows pale speckling, and birds sometimes appear distinctly pale-throated. Key identification feature is the prominent pale bar at the leading edge of the dark underwing between the elbow and body. Similar in pattern to Tahiti Petrel, but much smaller-billed and sometimes shows a pale throat. Usually flies with wings bent at the elbow, unlike the remarkably straight-winged Tahiti Petrel. Silent at sea.

Tiny, colorful bird of forest canopy. Males are bright bluish-purple with black wings, mask, and throat; females are mostly green with a blue whisker stripe, buffy throat, and white streaking on flanks. Both sexes have dark pink legs. Not common; found in canopy of lowland rainforest and forest edge, often with mixed species flocks. Probes flowers for nectar and also eats fruit. Calls are lisping and indistinct. Short bill distinguishes this species from Red-legged and Purple Honeycreepers, both of which are considerably more common; also note dark pink legs. Female is less streaked below than female Purple.

Handsome blue-and-black jay of tropical forests, woodlands, and gardens endemic to west Mexico. Usually in small groups, which can be noisy and conspicuous or very quiet and easily overlooked; often with Yellow-winged Caciques. Around the town of San Blas (in Nayarit, Mexico), appreciably larger Purplish-backed Jay occurs at southern end of its range (and northern end of San Blas Jay’s range). Purplish-backed is deep purplish blue on back and tail, not strikingly two-toned blue-and-black like San Blas Jay, and has bright yellow legs. Voices also very different. Purplish-backed occurs in mangroves and adjacent woodlands in and around town while San Blas Jay occurs in foothill forest of coffee plantations south of town.