There are hundreds if not thousands of these tiny black shells all over the tide line among the mangroves of this park. Almost all are smaller than half an inch and all black. In this picture there was a slightly larger one that had at 1 white stripe among the others, and one that was on top of a fallen mangrove leaf that made a nice picture..
A booby of some kind. It has blue feet but head and neck feathers appear to be darker than the blue footed booby.
Length: ~0.5cm Season : Rainy season Time : 4:45pm 15Jun2021 Frequency : Very Rare Life stage : Adult
Common name: Melon Fly
Scientific name: Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett, 1849), Tephritidae
A medium-sized woodpecker with black and white markings. Adult males have a red patch on the back of the head.
The underside was grey with black spots, the back and wings greyish brown with black barring. A grey patch behind the eyes and a light cinnamon brown cap. Males have red mustaches. At first, I thought this might be a Gilded Flicker but this location is too far north and there is a slight bit of red visible on the outer edges of the wings.
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