2011
The final winner of the Mystery Bird Competition 2011 is:
ROGER AHLMAN!!!
Roger identified 9 out of 12 mystery birds correctly!!! Outstanding score!!!
Nicely done Roger, congratulations!
Second place goes to Scott Olmstead & Jonas Nilsson, congratulations!
Third place goes to Joe Tobias & Tuomas Seimola, congratulations!
Click for full ranking here: 2011
See below the winners and solutions of each of the previous months of 2011:
Mystery Bird - December 2011
![Mystery Bird - December 2011 Mystery Dec](/images/Mystery_Dec.jpg)
Solution - December 2011
![Greyish Mourner - Dec 2011 Solution Dec](/images/Solution_Dec.jpg)
Greyish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
The final round for 2011 was very difficult but we got 2 winners:
Roger Ahlman & Jonas Nilsson; excellent job!
Other species that had been sent in:
Rufous-tailed Tyrant Knipolegus poecilurus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Agile Tit-Tyrant Anairetes agilis
Ranking 2011
Mystery Bird - November 2011
![Mystery Bird - November 2011 Mystery November 2011](/images/Mystery%20November%202011.jpg)
Solution - November 2011
![Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet Solution November 2011](/images/Solution%20November%202011.jpg)
Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet Mecocerculus minor
Flycatchers can be very tricky, but nevertheless we got three correct anwsers:
Roger Ahlman, Jonas Nilsson and Tuomas Seimola, congrats!
Other species that had been sent in:
White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Latest ranking click here!
Mystery Bird - October 2011
![Mystery Bird - Oct 2011 Mystery Oct](/images/Mystery_Oct.jpg)
Solution - October 2011
![Blue-browed Tanager Solution Oct](/images/Solution_Oct.jpg)
Blue-browed Tanager Tangara cyanotis
We got two winners for October: Roger Ahlman & Scott Olmstead very well done!
Other species that had been sent in:
Yellow-tufted Dacnis egregia
Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides
Mystery Bird - September 2011
![Mystery Bird - Sept 2011 mystery_sept_2011](/images/stories/mystery_sept_2011.jpg)
Solution - September 2011
![Western Sandpiper Solution Sept 2011](/images/Solution%20Sept%202011.jpg)
Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri
This month was not too hard. We got 5 winners:
Roger Ahlman, Tuomas Seimola, Scott Olmstead, Joe Tobias and Jonas Nilsson congrats!
Other species that had been sent in:
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Sanderling Calidris alba
Mystery Bird - August 2011
![Mystery August 2011 mystery_aug_2011](/images/stories/mystery_aug_2011.jpg)
Solution - August 2011
![Sandwich Tern solution_aug_2011](/images/stories/solution_aug_2011.jpg)
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
This month's mystery was nearly impossible...
However, we got one winner:
Tuomas Seimola, excellent job!
Other species that had been sent in:
Royal Tern Sterna maxima (2x)
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Mystery Bird - July 2011
![Mystery Bird - July 2011 mysterybird_july2011](/images/stories/mysterybird_july2011.jpg)
Solution - July 2011
![Tufted Tit-tyrant solution_july_2011](/images/stories/solution_july_2011.jpg)
Tufted Tit-tyrant Anairetes parulus
This mystery bird was difficult for sure....nevertheless we got three winners:
Roger Ahlman, Scott Olmstead and Jonas Nilsson!
Other flycatchers that had been sent in:
Agile Tit-tyrant Anairetes agilis
Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Mystery Bird - June 2011
![Mystery Bird - June 2011 mystery_june_2011](/images/stories/mystery_june_2011.jpg)
Solution - June 2011
![Guira Tanager solution_june_2011](/images/stories/solution_june_2011.jpg)
Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira
This round was tricky but most participants sent in the correct anwser:
Roger Ahlman, Scott Olmstead, Joe Tobias, Mathieu Waldeck,
Tuomas Seimola and Manuel Sánchez, felicitaciones!
Other species that had been sent in:
albino Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Mystery Bird - May 2011
![Mystery Bird - May 2011 mystery_feb2](/images/stories/mystery_feb2.jpg)
Solution - May 2011
![Scarlet-breasted Dacnis - female solution_feb2](/images/stories/solution_feb2.jpg)
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis Dacnis berlepschi
This round was very hard. There were no correct anwsers...
Species that had been sent in:
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps
Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza concolor
Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor
Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema
Lesser Seedfinch Oryzoborus angolensis
Mystery Bird - April 2011
![Mystery Bird - April 2011 mysterybird_april_11](/images/stories/mysterybird_april_11.jpg)
Solution - April 2011
![Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher solution_april_11](/images/stories/solution_april_11.jpg)
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
This round no less than six winners:
Joe Tobias, Matt Denton, Jonas Nilsson, Scott Olmstead,
Manuel Sanchez and Tuomas Seimola; good work!
Other species that had been sent in:
Scaly-throated Foliage-Gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps
Citron-bellied Attila Attila citriniventris
Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus
Mystery Bird - March 2011
![Mystery Bird - March 2011 mystery_bird_march](/images/stories/mystery_bird_march.jpg)
Solution - March 2011
![Rainbow-bearded Thornbill solution_march](/images/stories/solution_march.jpg)
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani
This hummer was correctly identified by: Roger Ahlman, Steve Davidson,
Byron Palacios, Scott Olmstead, Joe Tobias, Juan Manuel Carrion
and Carlos Rodriguez. Congrats!
Other species that had been sent in:
Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum
Mystery Bird - February 2011
![Mystery Bird - Feb 2011 mystery_feb](/images/stories/mystery_feb.jpg)
Solution - February 2011
![Solution - Feb 2011 - Scrub Tanager solution_feb](/images/stories/solution_feb.jpg)
Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina
This round was hard. We got two "Swedish" winners namely Jonas Nilsson and Roger Ahlman. Well done guys!
A wide variety of species that had been sent in:
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta
Ochre-breasted Tanager Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
Dull-coloured Grassquit Tiaris obscurus
Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
Mystery Bird - January 2011
![Mystery Bird - Jan 2011 mystery_bird_jan_2011](/images/stories/mystery_bird_jan_2011.jpg)
Solution - January 2011
![White-faced Nunbird solution_jan_2011](/images/stories/solution_jan_2011.jpg)
White-faced Nunbird Hapaloptila castanea
Great kick-off for 2011 with no less than 10 winners!
Jonas Nilsson, Roger Ahlman, Steve Davidson,
Byron Palacios, Manuel Sanchez, Scott Olmstead,
Avery Bartels, Joe Tobias, Mathieu Waldeck
and Carlos Rodriguez nicely done!
Other species that had been sent in:
Chestnut-bellied Cotinga Doliornis remseni
Ranking click here!
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