tags: White-collared Seedeater, Sporophila torqueola, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Western White-collared Seedeater, Sporophila torqueola, discovered by the photographer and photographed at the Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 3 October 2008 [larger view].
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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It looks a lot like the White-collared Seedeater in Sibley, though the white collar is whiter on this bird than even the "bright adult" in the illustration. But that's the closest I can come up with.
Black-headed Grosbeak. Black head, of course, and proportionately large bill. Geographic range fits. I'm puzzled by the white malar, but could that be a white scapular we're seeing?