Posted by Esther Reichstein on February 18, 2017 at 15:58:32
I saw a bird while jogging (so no picture) in Boca near Yamoto and Congress in one of the ponds near our hotel. Most arresting was its face which had a bright red mask around the eyes. It was about the size of a gallinule and was standing near or in the water. It had a black sleek body but with a bright white stripe on the side near the underside of the wing. The neck was longish and had short black and white feathers that looked salt and pepper. The head was black with perhaps a very short black crown. What was most arresting was the red on its face to such an extent that I did not notice the beak. Can anyone identify the bird from this description?