Distant i.d. question

[David Hyde]

Hi CObirders, I just got a photo from  a friend visiting Brasil, he asks if I can identify the bird. It has the profile of a chacalaca, is large, glossy black with a bright red chin and a thin pale tail-end band. I guess I could wade through eBird, but I thought you guys would know the answer to this one. I don't have the photo because it is on my wife's phone. If this is an inappropriate post, my apologies

[David Suddjian]

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David Suddjian

Littleton, CO

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On Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM David Hyde <davidh...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi CObirders, I just got a photo from  a friend visiting Brasil, he asks if I can identify the bird. It has the profile of a chacalaca, is large, glossy black with a bright red chin and a thin pale tail-end band. I guess I could wade through eBird, but I thought you guys would know the answer to this one. I don't have the photo because it is on my wife's phone. If this is an inappropriate post, my apologies

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[Nathan Pieplow]

I'll just toss out this COBirds-friendly piece of advice for anyone in a similar situation: photos of unknown birds (and other living things) can be posted to iNaturalist, where both the AI algorithm and the human community are great at producing identifications.

iNat is also a place where you can get ID suggestions for unknown audio files. Same with xeno-canto.org.

Nathan Pieplow

Boulder

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