Oh dear yes...the Flycatchers of CR. Can give you a hard time to identify indeed. But I simply love them, especially the Great Kiskadee, because of a very special reason. As a zookeeper, who worked for 30 years in the Dortmund Zoo in Germany, I reared 11 specimens by hand, who fall out of their nests in a big tropical greenhouse, where they were allowed to fly free and reproduced regularly. What a bird. Lovely, but so aggressive towards other birds... Thanks for sharing this one!
They’re an absolute menace 😅 Also… I had no idea that Kiskadees were flying freely in the greenhouse! Granted, last time I went there I’ll have been a teenager at most. That’s fascinating!
@@jabirustories when the "Amazonashaus" was opened in 1991, I started to learn zookeeping and later was responsable for this part of the zoo for 16 years. We had so many fascinating species there in the course of time: wrens, wood rails, yacanas, ducks, yellow seed eaters (Safranfinken), tanagers, woodpeckers...all flying around. So sad they closed the house and today it's just kind of an empty ruin ready to be replaced by something else...
Thanks! Nice to hear you found it helpful! I’ll start working on some of the more… “interesting” groups soon. I still find Myiarchus flycatchers very challenging, so they’re probably up next!
Hey, thanks for stopping by! I did two more videos in the series, on Myiarchus and Empidonax Flycatchers. Flycatchers can be worrisome but I’m sure you’ll have a great time over here :) What’s your itinerary?
@@jabirustories This is a late response, as I'm leaving tomorrow, but I will going to La Fortuna for three days and then to Manuel Antonio national Park for three days. I'll admit it's a family trip so I won't be birding all the time, though we do have stuff planned for birding. If you've spent time in either of these places, tips would be great!
@@AvocetR6 That's great, I'm sure you'll have a fantastic time! For La Fortuna, the go-to seems to be the Arenal Observatory Lodge, and it's a very special place, not only for birding but also generally for hiking. The other place that I always recommend to birders travelling with non-birders is the Bogarin Trails. It's famous for the sloths that are quite easy to see there, but you'll always have some good birds as well (I've found it to be very reliable for Black-and-White Owl). If you can sneak in a half-day trip to Cano Negro, that can be fantastic during the wet season as well! For dinner, I love Snapper's and Chifa La Familia Feliz. I'm not really familiar with Manuel Antonio to be honest, but if you're driving between the two, depending on your route Ceiba de Orotina can be a good stop-over. It's essentially a farm road, but a pretty good one for morning birding ;) Enjoy your time - and just let me know if I can help with something!
Sorry for the audio on this one - struggling a bit with the echo in an empty room after moving 😐
I’ll get it sorted for next week‘s video!
Thanks for sharing.
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Great video! Nice to have all that info in one place, the sounds and range maps are nice touches
I agree!! Hard to identify them. Thanks to take the time to explain 🙏🐥❤
Oh dear yes...the Flycatchers of CR. Can give you a hard time to identify indeed. But I simply love them, especially the Great Kiskadee, because of a very special reason. As a zookeeper, who worked for 30 years in the Dortmund Zoo in Germany, I reared 11 specimens by hand, who fall out of their nests in a big tropical greenhouse, where they were allowed to fly free and reproduced regularly. What a bird. Lovely, but so aggressive towards other birds...
Thanks for sharing this one!
They’re an absolute menace 😅
Also… I had no idea that Kiskadees were flying freely in the greenhouse! Granted, last time I went there I’ll have been a teenager at most. That’s fascinating!
@@jabirustories when the "Amazonashaus" was opened in 1991, I started to learn zookeeping and later was responsable for this part of the zoo for 16 years. We had so many fascinating species there in the course of time: wrens, wood rails, yacanas, ducks, yellow seed eaters (Safranfinken), tanagers, woodpeckers...all flying around. So sad they closed the house and today it's just kind of an empty ruin ready to be replaced by something else...
Thanks for sharing! Flycatchers can be tough to ID - Ben
Thanks a lot, Ben!
I’m already dreading doing a video on the Empidonax flycatchers 😅
Thanks, very useful.
Thanks! Nice to hear you found it helpful! I’ll start working on some of the more… “interesting” groups soon. I still find Myiarchus flycatchers very challenging, so they’re probably up next!
Yep, they are! Saw your latest video with the ? after the name 🙂@@jabirustories
Did you ever do more of these? I'm leaving for CR on the 28th and the flycatchers have me worried
Hey, thanks for stopping by! I did two more videos in the series, on Myiarchus and Empidonax Flycatchers.
Flycatchers can be worrisome but I’m sure you’ll have a great time over here :)
What’s your itinerary?
@@jabirustories This is a late response, as I'm leaving tomorrow, but I will going to La Fortuna for three days and then to Manuel Antonio national Park for three days.
I'll admit it's a family trip so I won't be birding all the time, though we do have stuff planned for birding.
If you've spent time in either of these places, tips would be great!
@@AvocetR6 That's great, I'm sure you'll have a fantastic time! For La Fortuna, the go-to seems to be the Arenal Observatory Lodge, and it's a very special place, not only for birding but also generally for hiking. The other place that I always recommend to birders travelling with non-birders is the Bogarin Trails. It's famous for the sloths that are quite easy to see there, but you'll always have some good birds as well (I've found it to be very reliable for Black-and-White Owl). If you can sneak in a half-day trip to Cano Negro, that can be fantastic during the wet season as well! For dinner, I love Snapper's and Chifa La Familia Feliz.
I'm not really familiar with Manuel Antonio to be honest, but if you're driving between the two, depending on your route Ceiba de Orotina can be a good stop-over. It's essentially a farm road, but a pretty good one for morning birding ;)
Enjoy your time - and just let me know if I can help with something!