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Pyrocephalus obscurus
Vermilion colour with dark grey wings and eye stripe. Short pointed beak.
Hotel ground in Guadalajara, Mexico. Sitting on an African tulip flower tree...the flowers gave it stiff competition, colour-wise! The second shot shows both the bird and the flowers.
First time I ever saw this bird. Reportedly, its colour fades in captivity.
Spotted on Dec 2, 2019
Submitted on Dec 10, 2019
8 Comments
Thank you, Neil.My few days in Guadalajara ...actually the pre breakfast morning walk in the hotel grounds were priceless...it was a sprawling campus....many blocks just 2 stories high...lots of greenery and water plus breakfast buffet for opportunistic birds....I saw what we lost by having soul less steel and glass multi storeyed hotels. So many lifers, Neil, Mexico was magnificent.
Thank you Tukup, I was breathless for a moment when it flew in and rested on the branch.It sat there perfectly poised and composed for the camera.
This is such a beautiful spotting. Congratulations on your SOTW nomination, Sukanya.
Congratulations Sukanya, both on the nomination and on the new spotting for your list. Great series.
Thank you, Michael Sarill.
Really like the composition of the second photo with the bird on the tree and the orange blooms!
Beautiful !
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!