Date: 4/7/26 9:33 pm From: Philip Unitt via groups.io <unitt...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Wing Street Piranga sp.
Dear friends,
Has anyone considered the possibility that this bird could be Foudia madagascariensis? Back in 1991 I got a call from a woman who said she had been seeing a pair of Vermilion Flycatchers around her house in La Mesa for about 6 weeks, then the male flew into a window and killed itself. I asked her to bring it to the San Diego Natural History Museum, and when I saw the specimen, what was my surprise to see it was not a Vermilion Flycatcher but a species of the weaver family from Madagascar. Now catalog number 47510 in the museum's research collection of birds. So there is a precedent.
Good birding,
Philip UnittSan Diego On Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 07:16:46 AM PDT, Mark Stratton via groups.io <zostropz...> wrote:
The Hybrids for Flame-colored and Western do have a cheek patch, I believe it's a lighter patch and maybe even greenish if I remember correctly. I didn't notice one on the Wing St. bird.
Mark StrattonEscondido
On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> wrote:
Has Western x Flame-colored Tanager hybrid been eliminated? I think some have showed up in AZ.
Susan Smith Seiurus Biological Consulting
Del Mar, CA
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On Monday, April 6, 2026 at 06:32:57 PM PDT, Andrew N via groups.io <floodshark...> wrote:
For record keeping sake, that bird has been floating around there for at least a week. Flew under the radar on Michelle H's checklist from the 30th. https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/checklist/S314926459 --
Susan Smith
Seiurus Biological Consulting
Del Mar, CA
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