Birds of Central America in taxonomic hierarchy

Mother and 4 of 9 babies on the Pfäffikersee 2020-05-20 09.12.44 Pfäffikersee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-05-20.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa.
Common waterbird at Pfäffikersee
Etymology: Der heutige Name kann als Hinweis auf ihre Brutplätze verstanden werden, zu denen auf Stock gesetzte Weiden, Weidengebüsch oder auch Reisighaufen gehören. ['Stock' wird weiter erklärt: Als Stockausschlag bezeichnet man bei Bäumen und Sträuchern Triebe, die nach dem Verlust der primären Sprossachse neu aus dem Stumpf oder Stubben (der dann „Stock“ genannt wird) austreiben.] [Link]
The name 'was derived from the Old French malart or mallart for "wild drake"' [Link]
Vocalization: Female: A distinct coarse, laughing quacking; "haaa ha ha ha ha ha", with first note accented and then descending in pitch. Male: a more silent, very nasal "rriib". [Link]
Calls: Display call a high-pitched short whistle. [Link]
Physical details: length=50-65 cm, wingspan=81-98 cm, weight=750-1450 g
Habitats: River and lake

Krickente am Aa-Bach beim Südende des Pfäffikersee 2021-01-26 15.41.54 Pfäffikersee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-26.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
Wintergast am Teich am Aa-Bach beim Südende des Pfäffikersee
Etymology: Die hellen «krrik»-Rufe der stimmfreudigen Erpel verhalfen dieser Art zu ihrem deutschen Namen. [Link]
Vocalization: Male: characteristic, short, highly resonant and metallic "plytt". A bit similar to Pintail, but higher pitched and lacking accompanying whistling sound. Female: various quacking sounds generally quicker paced, more nasal and noticeably higher pitched than Mallard. [Link]
Physical details: length=34-38 cm, wingspan=58-64 cm, weight=200-450 g
Habitats: River and lake


Call: Blup blup, fast wie vom Computer generiert, fur mich nohe Noten (obwohl Sonogram nur 2.5 KHz zeigt)
Krickente Ruf von XenoCanto

♫ Krickente Ruf von XenoCanto Source: XENOCANTO XC619133-Krickente von Peter Bosman, Belgium.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),

Loeffelenten am Greifensee bei Silberweide Es gab dutzende davon, dazwischen eine Krickente. 2021-02-08 15.20.36
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-08.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa.
Wintergast am Greifensee.
PK: white, black, rust-brown, yellow eyes, black spoonbill, red legs.
Vocalization: Male is characteristic and most often heard: A hoarse nasal knocking sound "took took", often staccato or disyllabic. Female similar to Mallard but flatter and more creaking. [Link]
Physical details: length=44-52 cm, wingspan=70-84 cm, weight=470-800 g
Habitats: River and lake

Spiessente Paar. 2022-02-05 13.14.54 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-02-05.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
Long tailfeathers make the name obvious, also a thin white stripe from the white neck up the back of the head.
Vocalization: Female: similar to Mallards coarse laughing sound, but with a more emphasized first "haaa", and a more silent accelerating subsequent "laugh". Male: Pleasant, resonant "plop" similar to Teal, but lower pitched, richer, mellower and not so metallic. Accompanied by a higher pitched, slightly raspy whistling "aiiooo" rising and falling in pitch. [Link]
Physical details: length=51-66 cm, wingspan=51-66 cm, weight=500-1100 g
Habitats: River and lake

Wikipedia: American wigeon Source: OTHER 1200px-Anas_americana_-_drake.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: The American wigeon (Mareca americana), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly assigned to Anas, this species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian wigeon. Mareca is from the Brazilian-Portuguese word Marréco for a small duck and americana refers to America.^[2][3] [more]

Wikipedia: Lesser scaup Source: OTHER 1200px-Lesser_scaup_-_Aythya_affinis.jpg
The lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the little bluebill or broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill. The origin of the name scaup may stem from the bird's preference for feeding on scalp—the Scottish word for clams, oysters, and mussels; however, some credit it to the female's discordant scaup call as the name's source.^[2] It is apparently a very close relative of the Holarctic greater scaup or "bluebill" (A. marila), with which it forms a superspecies.^[3][4] The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin, affinis "related to", from its resemblance to the greater scaup.^[5] [more]

Wikipedia: Ring-necked duck Source: OTHER Aythya-collaris-001.jpg
The ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes.^[2] The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin collaris, "of the neck" from collum, "neck".^[3] [more]

Wikipedia: Muscovy duck Source: OTHER MuscovyDuck.jpg
The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico and Central and South America. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United States, particularly in Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, the Big Island of Hawaii, as well as in many other parts of North America, including southern Canada. Feral Muscovy ducks are found in New Zealand, Australia, and in parts of Europe. [more]

Wikipedia: Masked duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Masked_duck_%28Nomonyx_dominicus%29.jpg
The masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus) is a tiny stiff-tailed duck ranging through the tropical Americas. They are found from Mexico to South America and also in the Caribbean. Primarily not migratory, masked ducks are reported as very uncommon vagrants in the southernmost United States, along the Mexican border and in Florida. As of 2000, the conservation status for masked ducks in Texas is 3,800 birds.^[2] On April 1, 1962, it was recorded from Lowndes County, Georgia, where it was photographed by Alexander Wetmore.^[3] [more]

Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors)

Wikipedia: Blue-winged teal Source: OTHER 1200px-Blue-Winged_Teal.jpg
The blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) is a species of bird in the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. One of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America, where it breeds from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, and south to northern Texas. It winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and south into the Caribbean islands and Central America. [more]

Black billed whistling duck. 2020-02-19 07.35.22 Panama
First observed in Panama on 2020-02-19.
We saw this on the Pipeline Road near Gamboa, Panama - see tiger heron for more on that.
General: Anas arborea Linnaeus, 1758 [more]

Wikipedia: Fulvous whistling-duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendrocygna_bicolor_wilhelma.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a species of whistling duck that breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern United States, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent. It has plumage that is mainly reddish brown, long legs and a long grey bill, and shows a distinctive white band across its black tail in flight. Like other members of its ancient lineage, it has a whistling call which is given in flight or on the ground. Its preferred habitat consists of wetlands with plentiful vegetation, including shallow lakes and paddy fields. The nest, built from plant material and unlined, is placed among dense vegetation or in a tree hole. The typical clutch is around ten whitish eggs. The breeding adults, which pair for life, take turns to incubate, and the eggs hatch in 24–29 days. The downy grey ducklings leave the nest within a day or so of hatching, but the parents continue to protect them until they fledge around nine weeks later. [more]

Wikipedia: White-faced whistling-duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendrocygna_viduata_upright.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: South America, Africa.
Anas viduata Linnaeus, 1766 [more]

Wikipedia: Black-bellied whistling-duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Whistling_duck_flight02_-_natures_pics-edit1.jpg
The black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), formerly called the black-bellied tree duck, is a whistling duck that breeds from the southernmost United States, Mexico, and tropical Central to south-central South America. In the US, it can be found year-round in peninsular Florida, parts of southeast Texas, coastal Alabama and seasonally in southeast Arizona, and Louisiana's Gulf Coast. It is a rare breeder in such disparate locations as Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina, though it is now a common breeder in parts of central Florida. There is a large population of several hundred that winter each year in Audubon Park in uptown New Orleans, Louisiana. Since it is one of only two whistling duck species native to North America, it is occasionally just known as the "whistling duck" or "Mexican squealer" in the southern USA. [more]

Neotropic cormorant / Olivenscharbe (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)

Wikipedia: Neotropic cormorant Source: OTHER 1200px-Phalacrocorax_brasilianus_%28Costa_Rica%29.jpg
The neotropic cormorant or olivaceous cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) is a medium-sized cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from the middle Rio Grande and the Gulf and Californian coasts of the United States south through Mexico and Central America to southern South America, where it is called by the Indian name of biguá. It also breeds on the Bahamas, Cuba and Trinidad. It can be found both at coasts (including some mangrove areas) and on inland waters. There are at least two subspecies: P. b. mexicanus from Nicaragua northwards and P. b. brasilianus further south. In Peru the neotropic cormorant is used by the Uru people for fishing. [more]

Great egret / Silberreiher (Ardea alba)

Silberreiher in Deutschland, von WikiCommons Von Andreas Eichler, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59954907 Source: OTHER Wikicommons 2016.10.30--Silberreiher.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-24.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
Auf dem Heimweg von Schwanden haben wir bei Benken ganz weisse Reiher gesehen. Laut ornitho.ch waren sie Silberreiher.
Bei den meisten Quellen heisst es, sie sind in der Schweiz nur Durchzüger oder Wintergäste. Aber laut Balzari und Gygax, brüten auch einige Vögel am Lac Neuchatel seit 2013.
Vocalization: Silent outside breeding ground. [Link]
Calls: In colonies various harsh calls like a dry, and mechanical "kerrrrrrr", and a very nasal "geet" or "ga-geet ga-geet" are heard. [Link]
Physical details: length=85-102 cm, wingspan=140-170 cm, weight=960-1030 g
Habitats: Wetland


Call: Partly an awkward quack: uck uck. Rattles. Deep-toned urrr. Higher-toned trill.
Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),

Great blue heron / Kanadareiher (Ardea herodias)

Great blue heron. 2022-04-28 18.15.08 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-17.
General: The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to coastal Spain, the Azores, and areas of far southern Europe. An all-white population found in south Florida and the Florida Keys is known as the great white heron. Debate exists about whether this represents a white color morph of the great blue heron, a subspecies of it, or an entirely separate species.^[2][3] The status of white individuals known to occur elsewhere in the Caribbean, and very rarely elsewhere in eastern North America, is unclear.^[3] [more]

Cocoi heron / Cocoireiher (Ardea cocoi)

Wikipedia: Cocoi heron Source: OTHER 1200px-Cocoi_heron_%28Ardea_cocoi%29_Pantanal.JPG
The cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) is a species of long-legged wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae found across South America. It has predominantly pale grey plumage with a darker grey crest. A carnivore, it hunts fish and crustaceans in shallow water. [more]

Black-crowned night-heron / Nachtreiher (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Wikipedia: Black-crowned night-heron Source: OTHER 1200px-BCNH_CMCNJ_for_Wiki.png
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where it is replaced by the closely related nankeen night heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact). [more]
Calls: Most commonly hear call is a nasal, soft croaking "roack", like cross between Raven and frog. [Link]
Physical details: length=58-65 cm, wingspan=105-112 cm, weight=500-800 g
Habitats: Wetland

Snowy egret / Schmuckreiher (Egretta thula)

Snowy egret at John's Pass, Madeira Beach, Florida. 2023-09-27 11.51.14 Florida
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
General: The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, which is a diminutive of aigron, 'heron'. The species name thula is the Araucano term for the black-necked swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782.^[3] [more]

Little blue heron / Blaureiher (Egretta caerulea)

Wikipedia: Little blue heron Source: OTHER 1200px-Egretta_caerulea_-Cananeia%2C_Sao_Paulo%2C_Brasil-8.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron belonging to the family Ardeidae. [more]

Tricolored heron / Dreifarbenreiher (Egretta tricolor)

Beautiful tricolored heron near Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 10.04.30 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas; in the Atlantic region, it ranges from the northeastern United States, south along the coast, through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, to northern South America as far south as Brazil. In the Pacific region, it ranges from Peru to California, but it is only a nonbreeding visitor to the far north. [more]

Reddish egret / Rötelreiher (Egretta rufescens)

Elegant reddish egret near Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 10.05.52 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder in Central America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States, and Mexico.^[2] There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade. [more]

Yellow-crowned night heron / Krabbenreiher (Nyctanassa violacea)

Yellow-crowned night heron in Manzanillo, Costa Rica. 2020-03-13 09.00.32 Costa Rica
First observed in Costa Rica on 2020-03-13.
The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), is one of two species of night herons found in the Americas, the other one being the black-crowned night heron. It is known as the "bihoreau violacé" in French and the "pedrete corona clara" in Spanish. [more]

American bittern / Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel (Botaurus lentiginosus)

Wikipedia: American bittern Source: OTHER 1200px-Botaurus_lentiginosus_28079.JPG
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the northern and central parts of the United States, and wintering in the U.S. Gulf Coast states, all of Florida into the Everglades, the Caribbean islands and parts of Central America. [more]

Pinnated bittern / Südamerikanische Rohrdommel (Botaurus pinnatus)

Wikipedia: Pinnated bittern Source: OTHER 1200px-Botaurus_pinnatus.jpg
The pinnated bittern (Botaurus pinnatus), also known as the South American bittern, is a large member of the heron family (Ardeidae) found in the New World tropics. Like the other Botaurus bitterns, its plumage is mostly buffy-brown and cryptically patterned. Though it is a widespread species, it is rarely seen – presumably due to its skulking habits – and much about its life history remains little known. [more]

Cattle egret / Kuhreiher (Bubulcus ibis)

Cow-plus-cattle egret. 2020-03-07 15.17.34 Panama
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-27.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard two of its subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century. [more]
Vocalization: Usually silent away from breeding ground. In the colonies a chorus of various coarse sounds can be heard. Most distinct is a disyllabic "rick-rack". Other sounds includes short, guttural utterings, or drawn, harsh shrieks. [Link]
Physical details: length=48-53 cm, wingspan=90-96 cm, weight=300-400 g


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC353848 - Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis - flight call - sevilla, andalucía, Spain. Source: XENOCANTO XC353848 - Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis - flight call - sevilla, andalucía, Spain.mp3 Spain (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,

Green-backed heron (Butorides striata)

Striated heron. 2024-02-22 11.31.30 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-22.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, South America, Africa, Asia.



Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC791519 - Striated Heron - Butorides striata - song, sounds like Ow plus pi-rol lhl, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. Source: XENOCANTO XC791519 - Striated Heron - Butorides striata - song, sounds like Ow plus pi-rol lhl, Copperbelt Province, Zambia.mp3 (song)

Green heron / Grünreiher (Butorides virescens)

Green heron. 2023-04-16 08.37.04 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-16.
General: The green heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek -oides, "resembling", and virescens is Latin for "greenish".^[2] [more]

Boat-billed heron / Kahnschnabel (Cochlearius cochlearius)

Boat billed heron in Cahuita, Costa Rica. 2020-03-17 16.57.49 Costa Rica
First observed in Costa Rica on 2020-03-17.
The boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), colloquially known as the boatbill, is an atypical member of the heron family, and was formerly placed in a monotypic family, the Cochlearidae. It lives in mangrove swamps from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil. It is a nocturnal bird, and breeds semicolonially in mangrove trees, laying two to four bluish-white eggs in a twig nest. [more]

Least bittern / Amerikanische Zwergdommel (Ixobrychus exilis)

Wikipedia: Least bittern Source: OTHER Ixobrychus_exilis.jpg
The least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas. [more]

Fasciated tiger heron / Streifenreiher (Tigrisoma fasciatum)

Fasciated tiger heron. 2020-02-19 06.59.06 Panama
First observed in Panama on 2020-02-19.
We saw this on a guided tour of the Pipeline Road near Gamboa, Panama, which is named after an oil pipeline built to ensure supply during World War II, but never actually put into service, and now providing access to Soberania National Park.
General: The fasciated tiger heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is present in southern Central America and parts of northern and central South America, where its natural habitat is rivers. [more]

Bare-throated tiger-heron / Nacktkehlreiher (Tigrisoma mexicanum)

Wikipedia: Bare-throated tiger-heron Source: OTHER 1200px-Tigrisoma_mexicanum_3.jpg
The bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) is a wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, found from Mexico to northwestern Colombia, with one recorded sighting from the United States in Hidalgo County, Texas.^[2] It is 80 cm (31 in) in length and weighs 1,200 g (42 oz). [more]

Rufescent tiger-heron / Marmorreiher (Tigrisoma lineatum)

Wikipedia: Rufescent tiger-heron Source: OTHER 1200px-Rufescent_tiger_heron_%28Tigrisoma_lineatum%29.JPG
The rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is found in wetlands from Central America through much of South America. [more]

Agami heron (Agamia agami)

Wikipedia: Agami heron Source: OTHER Agami_Heron_%28Agamia_agami%29.jpg
The agami heron (Agamia agami) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeding bird from Central America south to Peru and Brazil. It is sometimes known as the chestnut-bellied heron, and is the only member of the genus Agamia (Reichenbach, 1853). In Brazil it is sometimes called Soco beija-flor, meaning 'hummingbird heron', thanks to its unique coloration pattern.^[2] [more]

Capped heron / Kappenreiher (Pilherodius pileatus)

Wikipedia: Capped heron Source: OTHER 1200px-Kappenreiher_Pilherodius_pileatus.jpg
The capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus) is a water bird endemic to the neotropics, inhabiting rainforest from the center of Panama to the south of Brazil.^[2] It is the only species of the genus Pilherodius, and one of the least known of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is superficially similar to the group of the night herons, but is active during daytime or at twilight.^[3] [more]

American anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Wonderful patterns of an anhinga near RIo Lagartos. 2023-04-15 08.57.48 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.

Great frigatebird / Bindenfregattvogel (Fregata minor)

Wikipedia: Great frigatebird Source: OTHER 1200px-Male_greater_frigate_bird_displaying.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The great frigatebird (Fregata minor) is a large seabird in the frigatebird family. There are major nesting populations in the tropical Pacific (including the Galapagos Islands) and Indian Oceans, as well as a tiny population in the South Atlantic. [more]

Magnificent frigatebird / Prachtfregattvogel (Fregata magnificens)

Magnificent frigatebirds in Puerto Morelos. 2023-03-26 13.47.02 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-26.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) or man o' war is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres (35–45 in) and wingspan of 2.17–2.44 m (7.1–8.0 ft) it is the largest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters off America, between northern Mexico and Perú on the Pacific coast and between Florida and southern Brazil along the Atlantic coast.^[1] There are also populations on the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific and the Cape Verde islands in the Atlantic. [more]

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Brown pelican, Madeira Beach, Florida. 2023-09-27 11.48.26 Florida
First observed in Panama on 2020-03-08.
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands. The nominate subspecies in its breeding plumage has a white head with a yellowish wash on the crown. The nape and neck are dark maroon–brown. The upper sides of the neck have white lines along the base of the gular pouch, and the lower fore neck has a pale yellowish patch. The male and female are similar, but the female is slightly smaller. The nonbreeding adult has a white head and neck. The pink skin around the eyes becomes dull and gray in the nonbreeding season. It lacks any red hue, and the pouch is strongly olivaceous ochre-tinged and the legs are olivaceous gray to blackish-gray. [more]

Red-billed tropicbird / Rotschnabel-Tropikvogel (Phaethon aethereus)

Wikipedia: Red-billed tropicbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Red-billed_tropicbird.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) is a tropicbird, one of three closely related species of seabird of tropical oceans. Superficially resembling a tern in appearance, it has mostly white plumage with some black markings on the wings and back, a black mask and, as its common name suggests, a red bill. Most adults have tail streamers that are about two times their body length, with those in males being generally longer than those in females. The red-billed tropicbird itself has three subspecies recognized, including the nominate. The subspecies mesonauta is distinguished from the nominate by the rosy tinge of its fresh plumage, and the subspecies indicus can be differentiated by its smaller size, more restricted mask, and more orange bill. This species ranges across the tropical Atlantic, eastern Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The nominate is found in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the subspecies indicus in the waters off of the Middle East and in the Indian Ocean, and the subspecies mesonauta in the eastern portions of both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans and in the Caribbean. It was one of the many species described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. [more]

Brown booby / Weißbauchtölpel (Sula leucogaster)

Wikipedia: Brown booby Source: OTHER 1200px-Atob%C3%A1-pardo.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The brown booby (Sula leucogaster) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, of which it is perhaps the most common and widespread species.^[3] It has a pantropical range, which overlaps with that of other booby species. The gregarious brown booby commutes and forages at low height over inshore waters. Flocks plunge-dive to take small fish, especially when these are driven near the surface by their predators. They only nest on the ground, and roost on solid objects rather than the water surface.^[3] [more]

Red-footed booby / Rotfußtölpel (Sula sula)

Wikipedia: Red-footed booby Source: OTHER Sula_sula_by_Gregg_Yan_01.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The red-footed booby (Sula sula) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. Adults always have red feet, but the colour of the plumage varies. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings. They are found widely in the tropics, and breed colonially in coastal regions, especially islands. The species faces few natural or man-made threats, although its population is declining; it is considered to be a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). [more]

Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)

Wikipedia: Masked booby Source: OTHER 1200px-Starr_080606-6808_Coronopus_didymus.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The masked booby (Sula dactylatra), also called the masked gannet or the blue-faced booby, is a large seabird of the booby and gannet family, Sulidae. First described by the French naturalist René-Primevère Lesson in 1831, the masked booby is one of six species of booby in the genus Sula. It has a typical sulid body shape, with a long pointed yellowish bill, long neck, aerodynamic body, long slender wings and pointed tail. The adult is bright white with black wings, a black tail and a dark face mask; at 75–85 cm (30–33 in) long, it is the largest species of booby. The sexes have similar plumage. This species ranges across tropical oceans, except in the eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific. In the latter, it is replaced by the Nazca booby (Sula granti), which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of masked booby. [more]

Nazca booby / Nazcatölpel (Sula granti)

Wikipedia: Nazca booby Source: OTHER 1200px-Nazca-Booby.jpg
The Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, native to the eastern Pacific. First described by Walter Rothschild in 1902, it was long considered a subspecies of the masked booby until recognised as distinct genetically and behaviorally in 2002. It has a typical sulid body shape, with a long pointed orange-yellow bill, long neck, aerodynamic body, long slender wings and pointed tail. The adult is bright white with black and white wings, a black tail and a dark face mask. [more]

Blue-footed booby / Blaufußtölpel (Sula nebouxii)

Wikipedia: Blue-footed booby Source: OTHER Blue-footed-booby.jpg
The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is a marine bird native to subtropical and tropical regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is one of six species of the genus Sula – known as boobies. It is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet, which is a sexually selected trait. Males display their feet in an elaborate mating ritual by lifting them up and down while strutting before the female. The female is slightly larger than the male and can measure up to 90 cm (35 in) long with a wingspan up to 1.5 m (5 ft).^[2] [more]

Peruvian booby / Guanotölpel (Sula variegata)

Wikipedia: Peruvian booby Source: OTHER Fou.varie1.jpg
The Peruvian booby (Sula variegata) is an endemic bird of the Peruvian current, and an important predator of the marine community to which it belongs.^[3] Its distribution is much less widespread than other closely related booby species. It is the most abundant seabird species that inhabits the Peruvian coast^[4] and the second most important guano-producing seabird. During the mid-twentieth century, the Peruvian booby population reached 3 million birds.^[5] [more]

Glossy ibis / Brauner Sichler (Plegadis falcinellus)

Sichler nach ornitho, Brauner Sichler nach Wikipedia oder Plegadis falcinellus, Neeracherried. Source: WIKIPEDIA 20220904_071146-DSC_0059 Sichler nach ornitho, Brauner Sichler nach Wikipedia oder Plegadis falcinellus, Neeracherried.JPG 2022-09-04 07.11.46
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-09-04.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle" and referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.^[2] [more]
Vocalization: Generally silent away from breeding ground. Dry, crow-like "garr garr", may be heard occasionally in flight. At breeding ground various guttural grunts, and piping, hissing sounds. [Link]
Physical details: length=55-65 cm, wingspan=80-95 cm, weight=530-768 g

White-faced ibis / Brillensichler (Plegadis chihi)

Wikipedia: White-faced ibis Source: OTHER White-faced_Ibis_Great_Salt_Lake_1.jpg
General: The white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) is a wading bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. [more]

Roseate spoonbill / Rosalöffler (Platalea ajaja)

Roseate spoonbills near Rio Lagartos. 2023-04-15 08.56.42 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, the Gulf Coast of the United States,^[2][3] and from central Florida's Atlantic coast^[4] at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, adjoined with NASA Kennedy Space Center at least as far north as South Carolina's Myrtle Beach.^[5] [more]

White ibis (Eudocimus albus)

White ibises in flight, St Petersburg. 2023-09-23 19.16.50 Florida
First observed in Florida on 2023-09-23.

Green ibis / Grünibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis)

Wikipedia: Green ibis Source: OTHER 1200px-Green_ibis_%28Mesembrinibis_cayennensis%29.JPG
The green ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis), also known as the Cayenne ibis, is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. It is the only member of the genus Mesembrinibis. [more]

Barn swallow. 2022-05-05 09.41.44 Maryland
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-16.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
Die langen Schwanzfedern vom Rauchschwalbe und anderen geben auch dem Schmetterling Schwalbenschwanz seine deutschen Namen.
Etymology: In früheren Jahrhunderten flogen sie vielfach durch die Öffnungen im Giebel ein und aus, durch die auch der Rauch des Herdfeuers abzog. So erhielten sie den Namen Rauchschwalben. [Link]
Appearance and identification: Rauchschwalbes Bauch ist etwas braun rot, nicht weiss wie der von der Mehlschwalbe - was wahrscheinlich Quelle der zwei Namen ist. [Link]
Song: Characteristic calls and song. Song a sparkling, squeaky energetic improvisation with interspersed contact calls, often with diagnostic ending; an electric and drawn-out "su-eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr". [Link]
Calls: Contact call a short and sharp "weet" or "kee-weet". [Link]
Physical details: length=17-19 cm, wingspan=32-34 cm, weight=16-22 g
Habitats: Settlement
Looks similar to: Common house martin.

Song: General: Squeaky with occasional buzzes, usually heard in flock.
Song: Kann melodisch sein wenn einzeln gehört statt viele zusammen. [Link]
Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, fast, Frequency: 2-6 KHz
Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Barn swallows on the hunt, some quite high. 2020-08-18 13.01.00 Luppmen (song?)

Wikipedia: White-thighed swallow Source: OTHER 1200px-Neochelidon_tibialis_1894.jpg
General: The white-thighed swallow (Neochelidon tibialis) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. Its genus, Neochelidon, is monotypic. [more]

Tree swallow at Cromwell. 2022-04-29 12.44.58 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-14.
The tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) is a migratory bird of the family Hirundinidae. Found in the Americas, the tree swallow was first described in 1807 by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot as Hirundo bicolor. It has since been moved to its current genus, Tachycineta, within which its phylogenetic placement is debated. The tree swallow has glossy blue-green upperparts, with the exception of the blackish wings and tail, and white underparts. The bill is black, the eyes dark brown, and the legs and feet pale brown. The female is generally duller than the male, and the first-year female has mostly brown upperparts, with some blue feathers. Juveniles have brown upperparts, and a grey-brown-washed breast. The tree swallow breeds in the US and Canada. It winters along southern US coasts south, along the Gulf Coast, to Panama and the northwestern coast of South America, and in the West Indies. [more]

Wikipedia: Violet-green swallow Source: OTHER Tachycineta_thalassina_-San_Luis_Obispo%2C_California%2C_USA_-male-8_%281%29.jpg
The violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) is a small North American passerine bird in the swallow family. These aerial insectivores are distributed along the west coast from Alaska to Mexico, extending as far east as Montana and Texas. With an appearance very similar to the tree swallow, these individuals can be identified by the white rump side-patches that appear to separate their green back and purple tail. Violet-green swallows are secondary cavity nesters, found in a number of habitats including deciduous and coniferous forest. In addition to nesting in tree holes within these habitats, they are also widely observed nesting in the cracks of large cliffs.^[2] [more]

MerlinBirdID says Mangrove swallow Bacalar. 2023-03-30 16.55.16 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-30.
The mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) is a passerine bird in the swallow family that breeds in coastal regions from Mexico through Central America to Panama. It has blue-green upperparts, blackish flight feathers, a white rump, a black tail, and white underparts. It can be identified by the supraloral white streak, the white line near its eye, which only occurs in two other species of Tachycineta: the violet-green swallow and the white-rumped swallow. The sexes, although similar in plumage, differ slightly in size. The juveniles have grey-brown upperparts and white-washed underparts. This swallow's song is generally described as a soft trilling, with a rolled jeerrt call, and a sharp alarm note. [more]

Could be a wild guess - MerlinBirdID says purple martin - it says identification features are (in part) best left unidentified. 2023-04-01 14.20.30 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-01.
The purple martin (Progne subis) is the largest swallow in North America. Despite their name, purple martins are not truly purple. Their dark blackish-blue feathers have an iridescent sheen caused by the refraction of incident light^[2] giving them a bright blue to navy blue or deep purple appearance. In some light they may even appear green in color. [more]

Wikipedia: Brown-chested martin Source: OTHER Progne_tapera_-Rio_Grande_do_Sul-8a.jpg
The brown-chested martin (Progne tapera) is a species of passerine bird in the swallow family. [more]

MerlinBirdID says gray-breasted martin, Ecotucan. 2023-04-01 08.59.26 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-31.
The grey-breasted martin (Progne chalybea) is a large swallow from Central and South America. [more]

Northern rough-winged swallow. 2022-05-01 09.39.08 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2022-05-01.
The northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) is a small, migratory swallow. It is very similar to the southern rough-winged swallow, Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. [more]

Arenal hike southern rough-winged swallow tentative ID by MerlinBirdID. 2018-02-28 10.47.32 Costa Rica
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-28.
The southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) is a small swallow. It was first formally described as Hirundo ruficollis by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1817 in his Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle.^[2] [more]

Bank swallow. 2024-01-26 15.58.58 Thailand
First observed in Thailand on 2024-01-26.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The sand martin (Riparia riparia) or European sand martin, bank swallow, and collared sand martin in India, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean countries and across the Palearctic to the Pacific Ocean. It is a Holarctic species also found in North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, South America, and the Indian Subcontinent. [more]
Song: Song a primitive improvisation on the contact call. [Link]
Calls: Contact call a mono- or disyllabic "trrrrt". Similar to House Martin but more raucous and less crisp, with less rolling r's, and with stable pitch throughout. Alarm call similar to House Martin; a sharp plaintive "tseep", but somewhat purer and more drawn. [Link]
Physical details: length=12 cm, wingspan=26-29 cm, weight=11-16 g
Habitats: Wetland


Song: Fast raspy one-noter.
Song attributes: Melody: non-musical, fast, Frequency: 1-7 KHz Special sounds: rasp
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC344092 - Sand Martin - Riparia riparia - raspy song but note, does not sing often.mp3 (song)

Wikipedia: Cliff swallow Source: OTHER Petrochelidon_pyrrhonota_-flight_-Palo_Alto_Baylands-8.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: The cliff swallow or American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins.^[2] The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek; Petrochelidon originates from the petros meaning "rock" and khelidon "swallow", pyrrhonota comes from purrhos meaning "flame-coloured" and -notos "-backed".^[3] [more]

Wikipedia: Blue-and-white swallow Source: OTHER Pygochelidon_cyanoleuca_-Capao_do_Leao%2C_Rio_Grande_do_Sul%2C_Brazil-8.jpg
The blue-and-white swallow (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca) is a passerine bird that breeds from Nicaragua south throughout South America, except in the deserts and the Amazon Basin. The southern race is migratory, wintering as far north as Trinidad, where it is a regular visitor. The nominate northern race may have bred on that island.^[2] [more]

Pair of house sparrows in a tree near Zürichstrasse, Fehraltorf 2020-04-11 07.54.30 Luppmen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-05-14.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America (introduced), South America, Africa, Asia.
One of the most common birds anywhere in Europe and North America. In Fehraltorf there are 5 house sparrows for every one tree sparrow. Eugene Schieffelin brought house sparrows and starlings to North Ameria. As a Shakespeare fan, it is often claimed that he wanted to introduce all species to North America that are mentioned in Shakespeare, but apparently this is not supported by any records
Found practically everywhere. Often on the ground or on your table in a cafe (they're very bold) or in groups in bushes and hedges
Song: Song a primitive, monosyllabic, or slightly disyllabic "chilp", hard to distinguish from Tree Sparrow. [Link]
Calls: Most calls very similar to Tree Sparrow, but lacks said species' distinct high pitched call (chew-itt), and alarm call is less dry and raucous. [Link]
Physical details: length=14-15 cm, wingspan=21-25 cm, weight=24-38 g
not sexually dimporphic.
No breeding plumage Identifying characteristics: Youth: beak = yellow (Makes it look like a finch)
Habitats: Settlement


Song: An monotone chirping. Mainly 2-5 KHz with higher overtones.
Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: 2-5 KHz Singing season: 01-01 - 08-31 Dawn chorus start, 30 minutes before dawn.
Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20200507_071255 birdnet 457 - good one note recording - House sparrow.mp3 2020-05-07 07.12.55 Luppmen (song?)

Wikipedia: Lesser goldfinch Source: OTHER 1200px-%E2%99%82_lesser_goldfinch.jpg
General: The lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) is a very small songbird of the Americas. Together with its relatives the American goldfinch and Lawrence's goldfinch, it forms the American goldfinches clade in the genus Spinus sensu stricto. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-bellied siskin Source: OTHER 1200px-Carduelis_xanthogastra_-Manizales%2C_Caldas%2C_Colombia-8.jpg
The yellow-bellied siskin (Spinus xanthogastrus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It breeds from Costa Rica south to southern Ecuador, central Bolivia and the highlands of northwestern Venezuela. [more]

Red-legged honeycreeper. 2020-02-21 07.42.10 Panama
First observed in Panama on 2020-02-21.
We saw this on the grounds of Gamboa Rainforest Resort, a hotel at the old U.S. administrative center for the Panama Canal. You can spend hours watching birds and wildlife just around the hotel.
General: The red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) is a small songbird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It is found in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, and on Cuba, where possibly introduced. It is also rarely found in southern Texas.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Shining honeycreeper Source: OTHER Cyanerpes_lucidus.jpg
The shining honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) is a small bird in the tanager family. It is found in the tropical New World in Central America from southern Mexico to Panama and northwest Colombia. It is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the purple honeycreeper (C. caeruleus), but the two species breed sympatrically in eastern Panama and northwest Colombia. [more]

Wikipedia: Purple honeycreeper Source: OTHER 1200px-Purple_honey_creeper_%28Cyanerpes_caeruleus_longirostris%29_male.jpg
The purple honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus) is a small Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in the tropical New World from Colombia and Venezuela south to Brazil, and on Trinidad. A few, possibly introduced birds have been recorded on Tobago. [more]

Wikipedia: Swallow tanager Source: OTHER Swallow_Tanager_%28Tersina_viridis%29..jpg
The swallow tanager (Tersina viridis) is a species of Neotropic bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Tersina. It is found widely throughout South America, from eastern Panama to far northern Argentina. The species is sexually dimorphic: the female is a yellow-green and the male a turquoise blue with a small deep black face and upper throat patch. [more]

Wikipedia: Painted bunting Source: OTHER Passerina_ciris-20090208.jpg
The painted bunting (Passerina ciris) is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae, that is native to North America. The bright plumage of the male only comes in the second year of life; in the first year they can only be distinguished from the female by close inspection. [more]

Wikipedia: Indigo bunting Source: OTHER Passerina_cyaneaAAP086CA.jpg
The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter.^[2] It often migrates by night, using the stars to navigate.^[3] Its habitat is farmland, brush areas, and open woodland.^[4] The indigo bunting is closely related to the lazuli bunting and interbreeds with the species where their ranges overlap. [more]

Wikipedia: Blue grosbeak Source: OTHER 1200px-Blue_Grosbeak_by_Dan_Pancamo.jpg
The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), is a medium-sized North American passerine bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is mainly migratory, wintering in Central America and breeding in northern Mexico and the southern United States. The male is blue with two brown wing bars. The female is mainly brown with scattered blue feathers on the upperparts and two brown wing bars. [more]

Wikipedia: Dickcissel Source: OTHER DickcisselA.jpg
Emberiza townsendi
Emberiza townsendii (lapsus)
Spiza townsendi
Spiza townsendii (lapsus)
(see text) [more]

Wikipedia: Rose-breasted grosbeak Source: OTHER RosebreastedGrosbeak08.jpg
The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is primarily a foliage gleaner.^[2] Males have black heads, wings, backs, and tails, and a bright rose colored patch on their white breast. Males and females exhibit marked sexual dimorphism. [more]

Wikipedia: Black-thighed grosbeak Source: OTHER Black-thighed_Grosbeak.jpg
The black-thighed grosbeak (Pheucticus tibialis) is a large seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, which is endemic to the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. [more]

Wikipedia: Black-faced grosbeak Source: OTHER 1200px-Caryothraustes_poliogaster.jpg
The black-faced grosbeak (Caryothraustes poliogaster) is a large seed-eating bird in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae), which is a resident breeding species from south-eastern Mexico to eastern Panama. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-green grosbeak Source: OTHER 1200px-Yellow-Green_Grosbeack.jpg
The yellow-green grosbeak (Caryothraustes canadensis) is a species of grosbeak in the family Cardinalidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Blue-black grosbeak Source: OTHER 1200px-Cyanocompsa_cyanoides.jpg
The blue-black grosbeak (Cyanoloxia cyanoides) is a species of songbird in the family Cardinalidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Botteri's sparrow Source: OTHER 1200px-Aimophila_botterii.jpg
Botteri's sparrow (Peucaea botterii) is a medium-sized sparrow. [more]

Wikipedia: Stripe-headed sparrow Source: OTHER Stripe-headed_Sparrow_%288263582955%29.jpg
The stripe-headed sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) is an American sparrow which breeds from Pacific coastal south-western Mexico, including the transverse ranges, Cordillera Neovolcanica to Pacific coastal northern Costa Rica. [more]

Wikipedia: Golden-browed chlorophonia Source: OTHER 1200px-Chlorophonia_callophrys_06.jpg
The golden-browed chlorophonia (Chlorophonia callophrys) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. It is uncommon in subtropical or tropical moist montane forest above 750 m (2,460 ft) elevation. [more]

Wikipedia: White-vented euphonia Source: OTHER Euphonia_minuta_-_White-vented_Euphonia_%28male%29%3B_Manacapuru%2C_Amazonas%2C_Brazil.jpg
The white-vented euphonia (Euphonia minuta) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Thick-billed euphonia Source: OTHER 1200px-Thick-billed_euphonia_%28Euphonia_laniirostris_crassirostris%29_male.jpg
The thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, formerly placed in the Thraupidae. [more]

MerlinBirdID says yellow-throated euphonia, Ecotucan. 2023-04-01 07.58.10 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-01.
The yellow-throated euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) is a species of songbird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in southeastern Mexico and throughout Central America with its range stretching from Belize south to western Panama. It inhabits primarily both humid and dry regions where it prefers the forest edge, open woodland, and shaded plantations. It has two subspecies, the nominate subspecies Euphonia hirundinacea hirundinacea and Euphonia hirundinacea gnatho. This finch is a small bird with pointed wings and a short bill and short tail. Males of this species have dark glossy blue-black upperparts excluding a yellow forecrown, and bright yellow underparts, while females have olive green upperparts and whitish-gray breast and lower parts. It has a shrill song that alternates between high-pitched and moderately pitched and appears to be able to mimic some calls of other birds. [more]

Wikipedia: Elegant euphonia Source: OTHER Euphonia_elegantissima.jpg
The elegant or blue-hooded euphonia (Euphonia elegantissima) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. [more]

Wikipedia: Tawny-capped euphonia Source: OTHER Tawny-capped_Euphonia.jpg
The tawny-capped euphonia (Euphonia anneae) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Wikipedia: Olive-backed euphonia Source: OTHER Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_Olive-backed_Euphonia_%28Euphonia_gouldi%29_male.jpg
The olive-backed euphonia (Euphonia gouldi) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in the Caribbean lowlands and foothills from southern Mexico to western Panama. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-crowned euphonia Source: OTHER 1200px-Euphonia_luteicapilla.jpg
The yellow-crowned euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama, and is perhaps the most common euphonia in its range.^[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest. It can be found on occasion in the canopy of small forests.^[3] [more]

Wikipedia: Scrub euphonia Source: OTHER 1200px-Euphonia_affinis_godmani.jpg
The scrub euphonia (Euphonia affinis) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Spot-crowned euphonia Source: OTHER 1200px-Spot-crowned_Euphonia_Euphonia_imitans_%2C_male_-_Flickr_-_gailhampshire_%282%29.jpg
The spot-crowned euphonia (Euphonia imitans) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Wikipedia: Orange-bellied euphonia Source: OTHER Orange-bellied_Euphonia_-_Ecuador_S4E5535_%2822621854444%29.jpg
The orange-bellied euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster) is a species of bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. They were formerly considered tanagers (Thraupidae). It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. [more]

Wikipedia: Fulvous-vented euphonia Source: OTHER 1200px-Euphonia_fulvicrissa_1902.jpg
The fulvous-vented euphonia (Euphonia fulvicrissa) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, formerly placed in the Thraupidae [more]

Wikipedia: Yellowish pipit Source: OTHER Anthus_lutescens_-Argentina-4.jpg
The yellowish pipit (Anthus lutescens) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. [more]

Wikipedia: Tricolored munia Source: OTHER 1200px-Tricoloured_munia_%28cropped%29.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Asia.
The tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca) is an estrildid finch, native to Bangladesh,^[2] India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and southern China. The species has also introduced to the Caribbean, in Trinidad, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Venezuela. This species, like the chestnut munia has been known as the black-headed munia. Immature birds have pale brown upperparts, lack the dark head found in adults, and have uniform buff underparts that can be confused with immatures of other munias such as the scaly-breasted munia. [more]

Red winged blackbird, female. 2022-05-03 10.27.30 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-14.
The red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North America and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala, with isolated populations in western El Salvador, northwestern Honduras, and northwestern Costa Rica. It may winter as far north as Pennsylvania and British Columbia, but northern populations are generally migratory, moving south to Mexico and the southern United States. Claims have been made that it is the most abundant living land bird in North America, as bird-counting censuses of wintering red-winged blackbirds sometimes show that loose flocks can number in excess of a million birds per flock and the full number of breeding pairs across North and Central America may exceed 250 million in peak years. It also ranks among the best-studied wild bird species in the world.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} The red-winged blackbird is sexually dimorphic; the male is all black with a red shoulder and yellow wing bar, while the female is a nondescript dark brown. Seeds and insects make up the bulk of the red-winged blackbird's diet. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220501_101845 birdnet - Red-winged Blackbird - 2022-05-01 10:18:45 - Red-winged Blackbird - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-01 10.18.45 Cockeysville (song?)

Wikipedia: Eastern meadowlark Source: OTHER 1200px-Sturnella_magna_-Mexico-8.jpg Mexico
First observed in Panama on 2020-03-02.
The eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) is a medium-sized icterid bird, very similar in appearance to the western meadowlark. It occurs from eastern North America to South America, where it is also most widespread in the east. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20200302_220235 birdnet 24 - Eastern Meadowlark - 2020-03-02 22:02:35 - Eastern Meadowlark - Bajo Boquete.mp3 2020-03-02 22.02.35 Panama (song?)

Wikipedia: Red-breasted meadowlark Source: OTHER Red-breasted_blackbird.jpg
The red-breasted meadowlark (Leistes militaris) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It was formerly named red-breasted blackbird but is not closely related to the red-winged blackbird group.^[2] [more]

Great-tailed grackle. 2018-02-19 16.00.04 Costa Rica
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-12.
The great-tailed grackle or Mexican grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) is a medium-sized, highly social passerine bird native to North and South America. A member of the family Icteridae, it is one of 10 extant species of grackle and is closely related to the boat-tailed grackle and the extinct slender-billed grackle.^[2] In the southern United States, it is sometimes simply referred to as "blackbird" or (erroneously) "crow"^[3] due to its glossy black plumage, and similarly it is often called cuervo ("crow") in some parts of Mexico, although it is not a member of the crow genus Corvus, nor even of the family Corvidae. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20210318_165218- birdnet 16 - Great-tailed Grackle - 2020-02-25 18:35:12 - birdnet_mobile_5867288364_recording_22.wav.mp3 2021-03-18 16.52.18 Fehraltorf (song?)

Wikipedia: Nicaraguan grackle Source: OTHER 1200px-Thirsty_%288387794451%29.jpg
The Nicaraguan grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis) is a species of passerine bird belonging to the genus Quiscalus, a genus of grackles in the New World blackbird family, Icteridae. It is found only in Nicaragua and northernmost Costa Rica. [more]

Wikipedia: Scarlet-rumped cacique Source: OTHER Cacicus_uropygialis_-Panama-8.jpg Panama
The scarlet-rumped cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) is a passerine bird species in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from eastern Honduras to Panama and in the Pacific lowlands of South America from western Colombia south to Ecuador, and in the lower reaches of the northern Andes. There are several subspecies, some of which have been proposed for elevation to full species status. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-rumped cacique Source: OTHER Yellow-rumped_Cacique_-_Pantanal_-_Brazil_H8O2199_%2823593614830%29.jpg
The yellow-rumped cacique (Cacicus cela) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds in much of northern South America from Panama and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil. However, they have been sighted as far north as Nayarit state in Mexico. [more]

MerlinBirdID says yellow-billed cacique and notes pale ivory-yellow bill and staring yellow eyes. 2023-04-02 11.17.28 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-02.
The yellow-billed cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is a species of cacique in the family Icteridae. It is monotypic within the genus Amblycercus.^[2] There is some question as to whether or not it is a true cacique.^[3][4] [more]

Wikipedia: Melodious blackbird Source: OTHER Dives_dives_-Belize-4.jpg Belize
The melodious blackbird (Dives dives) is a New World tropical bird. [more]

Wikipedia: Bobolink Source: OTHER Bobolink%2C_Mer_Bleue.jpg
The bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) is a small New World blackbird and the only member of the genus Dolichonyx. An old name for this species is the "Rice Bird", from its tendency to feed on cultivated grains. Adults are 16–18 cm (6.3–7.1 in) long with short finch-like bills and weigh about 1 oz (28 g). Adult males are mostly black with creamy napes and white scapulars, lower backs, and rumps. Adult females are mostly light brown with black streaks on the back and flanks, and dark stripes on the head; their wings and tails are darker. The bobolink breeds in the summer in North America and southern Canada, often wintering in South America. Considered a pest by some farmers, the numbers of these birds are declining and are a species at risk throughout Canada. [more]

Black-cowled oriole in Manzanillo, Costa Rica. 2020-03-12 09.34.56 Costa Rica
First observed in Costa Rica on 2020-03-12.
The black-cowled oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is common and widespread in the Caribbean lowlands and foothills from southern Mexico to western Panama. It lives primarily in humid or semihumid forest, as well as in clearings, along forest edges, in plantations, in semi-open areas with scattered trees and bushes, and in gardens. The adult male is black, with yellow on the belly, shoulder, rump, wing lining, and crissum. The female's plumage varies depending on location. In the south of its range, it is similar to that of the male. In the north, its crown and upperparts are olive-yellow, while its face, throat, upper breast, wings, and tail are black. [more]

Baltimore oriole at Cromwell. 2022-04-29 12.40.24 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-18.
The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of Lord Baltimore. Observations of interbreeding between the Baltimore oriole and the western Bullock's oriole, Icterus bullockii, led to both being classified as a single species, called the northern oriole, from 1973 to 1995. Research by James Rising, a professor of zoology at the University of Toronto, and others showed that the two birds actually did not interbreed significantly.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Orchard oriole Source: OTHER 1200px-Orchard_Oriole_by_Dan_Pancamo_1.jpg
The orchard oriole (Icterus spurius) is the smallest species of icterid. The subspecies of the Caribbean coast of Mexico, I. s. fuertesi, is sometimes considered a separate species, the ochre oriole or Fuertes's oriole. [more]

Wikipedia: Spot-breasted oriole Source: OTHER Icterus_pectoralis.jpg
The spot-breasted oriole (Icterus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. [more]

Wikipedia: Streak-backed oriole Source: OTHER Streaked-BackedOriole.jpg
The streak-backed oriole (Icterus pustulatus) is a medium-sized species of passerine bird from the icterid family (the same family as many blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, and others, including the New World orioles). It is native to Central America and Mexico and is an occasional visitor to the United States.^[1] [more]

Yellow-tailed oriole. 2023-04-16 08.22.10 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-16.
The yellow-tailed oriole (Icterus mesomelas) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from southern Mexico to western Peru and northwestern Venezuela; in Peru it also lives in a river valley corridor. [more]

Wikipedia: Orange-crowned oriole Source: OTHER 1200px-Orange-crowned_Oriole_f2.jpg
The orange-crowned oriole (Icterus auricapillus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in eastern Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-backed oriole Source: OTHER 1200px-Toche_Pareja.jpg
The yellow-backed oriole (Icterus chrysater) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. [more]

Wikipedia: Shiny cowbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Shiny_cowbird_%28Molothrus_bonariensis%29_male.JPG
The shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds in most of South America except for dense forests and areas of high altitude such as mountains.^[1] Since 1900 the shiny cowbirds' range has shifted northward, and it was recorded in the Caribbean islands as well as the United States, where it is found breeding in southern Florida.^[2] It is a bird associated with open habitats, including disturbed land from agriculture and deforestation.^[1] [more]

The red-eyed bronzed cowbird at Chichen Itza. 2023-04-13 11.57.06 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-13.

The bronzed cowbird (once known as the red-eyed cowbird, Molothrus aeneus) is a small icterid. [more]

Wikipedia: Giant cowbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Molothrus_oryzivorus.jpg
The giant cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) is a large passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It may have relatively recently colonised the latter island. [more]

Montezuma oropendola from below. 2020-03-02 08.20.18 Panama
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-27.
The Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) is a New World tropical icterid bird. It is a resident breeder in the Caribbean coastal lowlands from southeastern Mexico to central Panama, but is absent from El Salvador and southern Guatemala. It also occurs on the Pacific slope of Nicaragua and Honduras and northwestern and southwestern Costa Rica. It is among the oropendola species sometimes separated in the genus Gymnostinops. The English and scientific names of this species commemorate the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II. [more]

Wikipedia: Crested oropendola Source: OTHER 1200px-Crested_oropendola_%28Psarocolius_decumanus_insularis%29.jpg
The crested oropendola also known as the Suriname crested oropendola or the cornbird (Psarocolius decumanus) is a New World tropical icterid bird. It is a resident breeder in lowland South America east of the Andes, from Panama and Colombia south to northern Argentina, as well as on Trinidad and Tobago. If the genus Gymnostinax for the Montezuma oropendola and its closest relatives were considered valid, this species would probably belong in that genus (Price & Lanyon 2002). [more]

Wikipedia: Chestnut-headed oropendola Source: OTHER 1200px-Psarocolius_wagleri_-near_Rancho_Naturalista%2C_Cordillera_de_Talamanca%2C_Costa_Rica-8.jpg
Psarocolius waglerii (lapsus) [more]

Wikipedia: Black oropendola Source: OTHER 1200px-Psarocolius_guatimozinus_1902.jpg
The black oropendola (Psarocolius guatimozinus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae (New World blackbirds). It is found in Colombia and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. [more]

Wikipedia: Golden-winged warbler Source: OTHER Golden-winged_Warbler_NGM-v31-p308-C.jpg
The golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) is a New World warbler. It breeds in southeastern and south-central Canada and in the Appalachian Mountains in northeastern to north-central United States. The majority (~70%) of the global population breeds in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Manitoba. Golden-winged warbler populations are slowly expanding northwards, but are generally declining across its range, most likely as a result of habitat loss and competition/interbreeding with the very closely related blue-winged warbler, Vermivora cyanoptera. [more]

Wikipedia: Blue-winged warbler Source: OTHER Vermivora_cyanoptera_-North_Berwick%2C_Maine%2C_USA-8.jpg
The blue-winged warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) is a fairly common New World warbler, 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long and weighing 8.5 g (0.30 oz). It breeds in eastern North America in southern Ontario and the eastern United States. Its range is extending northwards, where it is replacing the very closely related golden-winged warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera. [more]

Wikipedia: Rufous-capped warbler Source: OTHER Rufous-capped_Warbler_-_Panama_H8O8781_%2823053413302%29.jpg
The rufous-capped warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons) is a New World warbler native from Mexico south to much of Central America, rarely occurring as far north as southeastern Arizona and south Texas. [more]

Wikipedia: Golden-crowned warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Flickr_-_Dario_Sanches_-_PULA-PULA_%28Basileuterus_culicivorus%29_%283%29.jpg
The golden-crowned warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus) is a small New World warbler. [more]

Wikipedia: Costa Rican warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Three-striped_Warbler.jpg
The black-eared warbler or Costa Rican warbler (Basileuterus melanotis) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the three-striped warbler and the Tacarcuna warbler. [more]

Wikipedia: Black-cheeked warbler Source: OTHER Basileuterus_melanogenys_-Costa_Rica-6.jpg
The black-cheeked warbler (Basileuterus melanogenys) is a New World warbler, resident breeding bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. [more]

Wikipedia: Pirre warbler Source: OTHER Pirre_Warbler.jpg
The Pirre warbler (Basileuterus ignotus) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is found in the borderline area of Panama and Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. [more]

Wikipedia: Kentucky warbler Source: OTHER Oporornis_formosus_FWS.jpg
The Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) is a small species of New World warbler. It is a sluggish and heavy warbler with a short tail, preferring to spend most of its time on or near the ground, except when singing. [more]

MerlinBirdID suggests common yellowthroat - Kohunlich. 2023-04-03 10.51.28 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-03.
The common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) is a New World warbler. It is an abundant breeder in North America, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico. The genus name Geothlypis is from Ancient Greek geo, "ground", and thlupis, an unidentified small bird; thlypis is often used in the scientific names of New World warblers. The specific trichas is also from Greek; trikhas is a kind of thrush, the word being derived from trikhos, "hair".^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Mourning warbler Source: OTHER Oporornis_philadelphiaAAP100CB1.jpg
The mourning warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Mourning warblers are native to eastern and central North America as well as some countries in Central America.^[2] They are neotropical migrants and tend to be found in dense second growth forests.^[3] They are under the Wood-warbler category, which consists of arboreal and terrestrial colorful passerines. Wood warblers are in the order Passeriformes, which are perching birds including more than half of all bird species, and the family Parulidae which also includes the Common Yellowthroat, Black and White Warbler, Nashville Warbler, ovenbird, and American Redstart. They are very similar to the MacGillivray's Warbler in appearance, especially in females and immature birds, but their breeding range does not overlap into the west.^[4] [more]

Wikipedia: Macgillivray's warbler Source: OTHER Geothlypis_tolmiei_Hungry_Horse_MT_1%2C_crop.jpg
MacGillivray's warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) is a species of New World warbler. These birds are sluggish and heavy warblers, preferring to spend most of their time on, or near the ground, except when singing. [more]

Wikipedia: Gray-crowned yellowthroat Source: OTHER Grey-crowned_Yellowthroat_-_cropped.jpg
The grey-crowned yellowthroat (Geothlypis poliocephala) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Wikipedia: Olive-crowned yellowthroat Source: OTHER Olive-crowned_Yellowthroat_-_South_Ecuador_S4E9098_%2822648743247%29.jpg
The olive-crowned yellowthroat (Geothlypis semiflava) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-breasted chat Source: OTHER Yellow-Breasted-Chat-Oregon.jpg
The yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens) is a large songbird found in North America, and is the only member of the family Icteriidae. It was once a member of the New World warbler family, but in 2017, the American Ornithological Society moved it to its own family. Its placement is not definitely resolved. [more]

Wikipedia: Wilson's warbler Source: OTHER Wilsonia_pusilla.jpg
Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) is a small New World warbler. It is greenish above and yellow below, with rounded wings and a long, slim tail. The male has a black crown patch; depending on the subspecies, that mark is reduced or absent in the female. It breeds across Canada and south through the western United States, and winters from Mexico south through much of Central America. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. [more]

Wikipedia: Canada warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-8G7D5475-Canada.jpg
The Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis) is a small boreal songbird of the New World warbler family (Parulidae). It summers in Canada and northeastern United States and winters in northern South America. [more]

Wikipedia: Worm-eating warbler Source: OTHER Worm-eating_Warbler.jpg
The worm-eating warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) is a small New World warbler that breeds in the Eastern United States and migrates to southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America for the winter. [more]

Black and white warbler, Ecotucan, Bacalar. 2023-03-30 17.30.48 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-27.
The black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) is a species of New World warbler, and the only member of its genus, Mniotilta.^[2] It breeds in northern and eastern North America and winters in Florida, Central America, and the West Indies down to Peru. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Collared redstart Source: OTHER 1200px-Myioborus_torquatus_Santa_Elena.JPG
The collared whitestart (Myioborus torquatus), also known as the collared redstart, is a tropical New World warbler endemic to the mountains of Costa Rica and western-central Panama.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Slate-throated redstart Source: OTHER 1200px-Slate-throated_whitestart_%28Myioborus_miniatus_aurantiacus%29.jpg
The slate-throated whitestart or slate-throated redstart (Myioborus miniatus) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae native to Central and South America.^[1][2] [more]

MerlinBirdID suggest a prothonotary warbler, at botanical garden, Puerto Morelos. 2023-03-27 11.50.22 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-27.
The prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It is the only member of the genus Protonotaria.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Ovenbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Ovenbird_RWD2011b.jpg
The ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family (Parulidae). This migratory bird breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America, many Caribbean islands, Florida and northern Venezuela.^[2][3] [more]

Wikipedia: Black-throated blue warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Black-throated_Blue_Warbler%2C_Parc_%C3%89coforestier_de_Johnville%2C_Quebec%2C_Canada.jpg
The black-throated blue warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) is a small passerine bird of the New World warbler family. Its breeding ranges are located in the interior of deciduous and mixed coniferous forests in eastern North America. Over the cooler months, it migrates to islands in the Caribbean and Central America. It is very rarely found in western Europe, where it is considered to be a non-indigenous species. The black-throated blue warbler is sexually dimorphic; the adult male has a black face and cheeks, deep blue upperparts and white underparts, while the adult female is olive-brown above and light yellow below. [more]

Wikipedia: Cape may warbler Source: OTHER Dendroica_tigrina_FWS.jpg
The Cape May warbler (Setophaga tigrina) is a species of New World warbler. It breeds in northern North America. Its breeding range spans all but the westernmost parts of southern Canada, the Great Lakes region, and New England. It is migratory, wintering in the West Indies. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe, with two records in Britain as of October 2013. The English name refers to Cape May, New Jersey, where George Ord collected the specimen later described by Alexander Wilson. This species was not recorded again in Cape May for another 100 years, although it is now known as an uncommon migrant there.^[2] [more]

Palm warbler by Windham Hill Inn, Vermont. 2023-10-03 10.42.20 New England
First observed in New England on 2023-10-03.
The palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. [more]

Wikipedia: Cerulean warbler Source: OTHER Dendroica-cerulea-002.jpg
The cerulean warbler (Setophaga cerulea) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Adult males have pale cerulean blue and white upperparts with a black necklace across the breast and black streaks on the back and flanks. Females and immature birds have greyer or greenish upperparts, a pale stripe over the eye, and no streaking on the back and no neck. All of these birds have wing bars and a thin pointed bill. They are found in deciduous forests of eastern North America during the breeding season and then migrate to forested mountain areas in South America. The species is considered threatened with an IUCN status of near threatened, indicating it does not face any imminent threat of extinction in the wild. [more]

Wikipedia: Chestnut-sided warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendroica-pensylvanica-003.jpg
The chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) is a New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America and in southern Canada westwards to the Canadian Prairies. They also breed in the Great Lakes region and in the eastern United States. [more]

Wikipedia: Blackburnian warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendroica-fusca-001.jpg
The Blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca) is a small New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina. [more]

Yellow warbler, male of one of the mangrove subspecies, feeding off coconuts used just to sell the milk as a refreshing drink. 2023-04-21 07.08.16 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-21.
The yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a New World warbler species. Yellow warblers are the most widespread species in the diverse genus Setophaga. The species can be found throughout most of North America and migrates to wintering grounds from southern California to the Amazon region, Bolivia, and Peru. [more]

Wikipedia: Blackpoll warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendroica_striata_MN.jpg
The blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) is a New World warbler. Breeding males are mostly black and white. They have a prominent black cap, white cheeks and white wing bars. The blackpoll breeds in forests of northern North America, from Alaska throughout most of Canada, to the mountains of New York and New England. They are a common migrant through much of North America. In fall, they fly south to the Greater Antilles and the northeastern coasts of South America in a non-stop long-distance migration over open water, averaging 2500 km, one of the longest distance non-stop overwater flights ever recorded for a migratory songbird. Rare vagrants to western Europe, they are one of the more frequent transatlantic passerine wanderers. [more]

Possibly a female American redstart at Maya site Becan. 2023-04-03 12.11.18 Yucatan
First observed in Cockeysville on 2022-05-02.
The American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is a New World warbler. It is unrelated to the Old World (common) redstart. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220502_085740 birdnet - American Redstart - 2022-05-02 08:57:40 - American Redstart - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-02 08.57.40 Cockeysville (song?)

Wikipedia: Hooded warbler Source: OTHER Wilsonia_citrina_%28Belize%29.jpg
The hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina) is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America and across the eastern United States and into southernmost Canada (Ontario). It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. Hooded warblers are very rare vagrants to western Europe. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20210613_064404 birdnet 1638 - No confident detection, wild guess hooded warbler or yellow backed warbler - No confident detection - Cockeysville.mp3 2021-06-13 06.44.04 Cockeysville (song?)

Wikipedia: Northern parula Source: OTHER Northernparalua20.jpg
First observed in Cockeysville on 2022-05-01.
The northern parula (Setophaga americana) is a small New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida.^[2] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220501_090658 birdnet - Northern Parula - 2022-05-01 09:06:58 - Northern Parula - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-01 09.06.58 Cockeysville (song?)

Wikipedia: Magnolia warbler Source: OTHER Dendroica_magnolia_MN.jpg
The magnolia warbler (Setophaga magnolia) is a member of the wood warbler family Parulidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Pine warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendroica_pinus.jpg
The pine warbler (Setophaga pinus) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. [more]

Wikipedia: Bay-breasted warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendroica-castanea-001.jpg
The Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) is a small species of songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is one of thirty-four species in the diverse genus Setophaga.^[2] Like all songbirds, or passerines, the species is classified in the order Passeriformes. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-rumped warbler Source: OTHER Audubon%27s_Warbler_Setophaga_auduboni.jpg
The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a regular North American bird species that can be commonly observed all across the continent. Its extensive distribution range connects both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. as well as Canada and Central America, with the population concentrating in the continent's northern parts during the breeding season and migrating southwards to southern North and Central America in Winter. The species generally prefers coniferous forests or mixed coniferous-deciduous forests as its breeding habitat, while during the winter it can be found inhabiting more open areas such as shrublands that offer food resources. The diet of the yellow-rumped warbler is based primarily on insects, though the species does eat fruits such as juniper berries as well, especially in winter. [more]

Wikipedia: Hermit warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Hermit_Warbler_%28Dendroica_occidentalis%29.jpg
The hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) is a small perching bird. It is a species of New World warbler. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-throated warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Yellow-throated_Warbler_2.jpg
The yellow-throated warbler (Setophaga dominica) is a small migratory songbird species breeding in temperate North America. It belongs to the New World warbler family (Parulidae).^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Prairie warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Prairie_warbler_%28Setophaga_discolor_paludicola%29_male_J.jpg
The prairie warbler (Setophaga discolor) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. [more]

Wikipedia: Black-throated green warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-BlackthroatedGreenWarbler08.jpg
The black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. [more]

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Townsend's warbler (Setophaga townsendi) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. [more]

Wikipedia: Tropical parula Source: OTHER Parula_pitiayumi_-Piraju%2C_Sao_Paulo%2C_Brazil-8.jpg
The tropical parula (Setophaga pitiayumi) is a small New World warbler. It breeds from southernmost Texas and northwest Mexico (Sonora) south through Central America to northern Argentina, including Trinidad and Tobago. This widespread and common species is not considered threatened by the IUCN.^[1] [more]

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The wrenthrush or zeledonia (Zeledonia coronata) is a species of nine-primaried oscine which is endemic to Costa Rica and western Panama. The species was first described by Robert Ridgway in 1907.^[2] Neither a wren nor a thrush (and unrelated to both), it has a short tail, rounded wings and elongated tarsi. [more]

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The northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis^[2]) is one of the larger New World warblers and one of the Nearctic-Neotropical migratory songbirds.^[3] It breeds in the northern part of North America in Canada and the northern United States including Alaska. This bird is migratory, wintering in Central America, the West Indies and Florida, as well as in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. It is a very rare vagrant to other South American countries and to western Europe. [more]

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The Tennessee warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) is a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in southern Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The specific name peregrina is from Latin peregrinus "wanderer".^[2] [more]

MerlinBirdID suggests orange-crowned warbler, which has many different color variations. 2023-04-20 11.26.48 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-20.
The orange-crowned warbler (Leiothlypis celata) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. [more]

Wikipedia: Nashville warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Vermivora_ruficapilla_Winema_National_Forest_%28cropped%29.jpg
The Nashville warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) is a small songbird in the New World warbler family, found in North and Central America. It breeds in parts of the northern and western United States and southern Canada, and migrates to winter in southern California and Texas, Mexico, and the north of Central America. It has a gray head and a green back, and its underparts are yellow and white. [more]

Yellow-billed cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae)

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The yellow-billed cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat destruction. [more]

Black-tipped cotinga (Carpodectes hopkei)

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The black-tipped cotinga (Carpodectes hopkei), also known as the white cotinga, is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in the Chocó region, from southeastern Panama to northwestern Ecuador ; its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The male, being white, is conspicuous, but in general it is an uncommon species. [more]

Bare-necked umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis)

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The bare-necked umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and Panama. Umbrellabird populations moved from highlands to lowlands and vice versa, as was proposed by Stiles (1985, 1988), and supported previous observations that male umbrellabirds return to the same breeding area every year. Bare-necked umbrellabirds live only in forests and their diet consists mainly of fruits. [more]

Lovely cotinga (Cotinga amabilis)

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The lovely cotinga (Cotinga amabilis) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in North and Central America from southern Mexico through Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and Nicaragua to Costa Rica with reports from western Panama. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. The male is a bright turquoise blue while the female is greyish-brown with pale underparts. Because of its total population size and wide range, this species is not yet considered vulnerable.^[2] [more]

Turquoise cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi)

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The turquoise cotinga or Ridgway's cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Costa Rica and western Panama. Its natural habitats are tropical moist forests and plantations from the lowlands into lower mountain regions. It is threatened by deforestation. [more]

Blue cotinga / Nördliche Prachtkotinga (Cotinga nattererii)

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The blue cotinga (Cotinga nattererii) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Colombia, north-west Ecuador, eastern and central Panama and western Venezuela in tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. In relation to range and population size this species is not considered to be vulnerable.^[2] [more]

Rufous piha (Lipaugus unirufus)

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The rufous piha (Lipaugus unirufus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.^[1] [more]

Sharpbill / Flammenkopfbekarde (Oxyruncus cristatus)

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The sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus) is a small passerine bird in the family Tityridae. Its range is from the mountainous areas of tropical South America and southern Central America (Panama and Costa Rica). [more]

Three-wattled bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus)

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The three-wattled bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus) is a Central American migratory bird of the cotinga family. The sexes are very dis-similar in appearance. The male has a white head and throat and the remaining plumage is chestnut brown. From the base of his beak dangle three long, slender, black wattles that he uses in display. The female has olive plumage with yellowish streaked underparts and a yellow vent area. [more]

Purple-throated fruitcrow (Querula purpurata)

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The purple-throated fruitcrow (Querula purpurata) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is the only species of the genus Querula.^[2] It is native to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama and most of the northern half of South America, its habitat being humid lowland forest where it feeds mainly on insects and fruit. It is a glossy black, medium-sized bird and the male has a purple-red throat patch. It nests in close vicinity with other birds of its species. Its population is in decline, but it is a common species with a very wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". [more]

Red-faced spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops)

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The red-faced spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. [more]

Coiba spinetail (Cranioleuca dissita)

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The Coiba spinetail (Cranioleuca dissita) is a Furnariid endemic to Coiba Island, Panama. This primarily arboreal species is fairly common within its range. Despite this, it may be considered vulnerable due to its small range. It is not rated by IUCN. [more]

Slaty spinetail (Synallaxis brachyura)

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The slaty spinetail or slaty castlebuilder, (Synallaxis brachyura), is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from northern Honduras to western Ecuador and east-central Brazil. [more]

Pale-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis albescens)

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The pale-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis albescens), is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from Costa Rica to Uruguay,^[2] and in Trinidad. [more]

Wedge-billed woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus)

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The wedge-billed woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus), is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from southern Mexico to northern Bolivia, central Brazil and the Guianas; it is absent from the Pacific coastal areas except between Costa Rica and Ecuador. It is the only member of the genus Glyphorynchus. [more]

Sharp-tailed streamcreeper (Lochmias nematura)

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The sharp-tailed streamcreeper (Lochmias nematura) is a passerine bird of South America belonging to the family Furnariidae, the ovenbirds. It is the only member of the genus Lochmias. The species is also known as the streamside streamcreeper.^[2] [more]

Streak-breasted treehunter (Thripadectes rufobrunneus)

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The streak-breasted treehunter (Thripadectes rufobrunneus) is a passerine bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama in Central America. [more]

Slaty-winged foliage-gleaner (Philydor fuscipenne)

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The slaty-winged foliage-gleaner (Philydor fuscipenne) is a perching bird species in the ovenbird family (Furnariidae). [more]

Beautiful treerunner (Margarornis bellulus)

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The beautiful treerunner (Margarornis bellulus) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. [more]