Birds of Yucatan listed by their systematic.

Mittelsaeger Weibchen auf Lago Maggiore, Locarno. 2021-04-06 13.18.48 Northern Lago Maggiore
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-04-06.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
Personal notes: Zuerst gesehen in Lago Maggiore in Locarno. Jan 2022 auch als Wintergast am Pfaeffikersee. [Link]
Appearance and identification: In winter you can admire a few of these birds with the straggly tuft. [Link]
Habitats: River and lake
Looks similar to: Greater scaup.

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

Schnatterente am Greifensee bei Silberweide Es gab dutzende davon, dazwischen eine Krickente. 2021-02-08 15.45.18
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-08.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
In my mind this is the chocolate duck.
Etymology: The etymology of the word gadwall is not known, but the name has been in use since 1666.[9] [Link]
Nabu: Die Schnatterente fällt aber – wie ihr Name schon vermuten lässt – durch ihre Art der Nahrungssuche auf. Sie durchschnattert das Wasser mit ihrem Schnabel. [Link]
Chocolate bill, black-and-white pattern on head, shoulders, belly, sides of wings, chocolate patterned wings, black butt, a bit of white before the butt.
Appearance and identification: Nabu: Die Schnatterente ähnelt auf den ersten Blick so sehr der weiblichen Stockente, dass man diese schnell verwechseln kann. [Link]
Wintergast am Greifensee.
Calls: Males display-call a short dry rattling or croaking sound and some high whistling notes. Female quacking similar to Mallard, but drier and shriller. [Link]
Physical details: length=46-56 cm, wingspan=84-95 cm, weight=550-1000 g
Habitats: River and lake


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Schnatterenten, Moewen und an 29 Sekunden eindeutig ein Jet von Swiss, da wir in Neeracherried sehr nach am Kloten Flughafen sind, BirdNet schlaegt auch Teichrohrsaenger vor, wie auch ein Moewe-Typ aus Kalifornien. Source: Zoom H6 2021-10-24 13.12.46 Neeracherried (song?)

Wikipedia: Lesser scaup Source: OTHER 1200px-Lesser_scaup_-_Aythya_affinis.jpg
General: 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: Wood duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Wood_Duck_%28Aix_sponsa%29%2C_Parc_du_Rouge-Clo%C3%AEtre%2C_Brussels.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
The wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) is a species of perching duck found in North America. It is one of the most colorful North American waterfowl.^[2][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]

Die Zwergschneegans (Anser rossii), auch Ross-Schneegans, ist eine in Nordamerika einheimische Art der Feldgänse und gehört damit zu den echten Gänsen (Anserini). Sie wird zuweilen auch mit der Schneegans (Anser caerulescens), der Kaisergans (Anser canagicus) und der Streifengans (Anser indicus) in eine eigene Gattung mit dem wissenschaftlichen Namen Chen gestellt. Sie ist die kleinste der arktischen Gänse. Die Art wurde erstmals 1861 durch J. Cassin wissenschaftlich beschrieben. [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]

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: 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 (alternate) (Nannopterum brasilianum)

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]

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]

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 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]

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]

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]

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.

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]

American white pelican / Nashornpelikan (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Wikipedia: American white pelican Source: OTHER 1200px-American_White_Pelican.jpg
The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Central America and South America, in winter.^[2] [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]

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.

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?)

Tree swallow at Cromwell. 2022-04-29 12.44.58 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-14.
General: 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]

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]

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]

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]

Cave swallows at Izamal, from the name an unlikely city dweller but others also identify them as such. 2023-04-11 18.23.06 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-11.
The cave swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) is a medium-sized, squarish tailed swallow belonging to the same genus as the more familiar and widespread cliff swallow of North America. The cave swallow, also native to the Americas, nests and roosts primarily in caves and sinkholes. [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]

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]

Northern Cardinal, female. 2022-05-01 09.02.04 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-10.
The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a bird in the genus Cardinalis; it is also known colloquially as the redbird, common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal (which was its name prior to 1985). It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Minnesota to Texas, and south through Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. It is also an introduced species in a few locations such as Bermuda and Hawaii. Its habitat includes woodlands, gardens, shrublands, and wetlands. [more]


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Morning at Cherrywood Court - northern cardinal, gray catbirds, song sparrow. 2021-06-19 07.38.01 Cherrywood (song)

Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220503_104300 birdnet - Northern Cardinal - 2022-05-03 10:43:00 - Northern Cardinal - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-03 10.43.00 Cockeysville (song?)

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: Orange-breasted bunting Source: OTHER 1200px-Orange_Breasted_Butnin.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Wikipedia: Dickcissel Source: OTHER DickcisselA.jpg
General: 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: Blue bunting Source: OTHER Blue_Bunting%2C_male.jpg

Wikipedia: Black-faced grosbeak Source: OTHER 1200px-Caryothraustes_poliogaster.jpg
General: 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: 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]

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: 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: 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: American pipit Source: OTHER 1200px-Anthus_rubescens_-Harney_County%2C_Oregon%2C_USA-8.jpg
The buff-bellied pipit or American pipit (Anthus rubescens) is a small songbird found on both sides of the northern Pacific. It was first described by Marmaduke Tunstall in his 1771 Ornithologia Britannica.^[2] It was formerly classified as a form of the water pipit. It is known as "American pipit" in North America and "buff-bellied pipit" in Eurasia. [more]

Wikipedia: Chestnut munia Source: OTHER Lonchura_atricapilla_jagori_-Cebu-8-3c.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia, Australia.
introduced

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.
General: 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?)

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?)

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]

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]

Another yellow bird, probably a hooded oriole at Uxmal. 2023-04-07 15.44.14 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-07.
The hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus) is a medium-sized New World oriole. The male of this species ranges in color from a bright orange to a paler yellow, with a black back, face, tail and bib, with the wing containing two white bars. The female is more of an olive color with some yellow accents.^[2] [more]

Altamira oriole on second bird tour with Erik. 2023-04-16 06.37.22 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-31.
The Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis) is a New World oriole. The bird is widespread in subtropical lowlands of the Mexican Gulf Coast and northern Central America, the Pacific coast and inland. They have since spread to southern Texas, but this was not until 1939.^[2] [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: 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: Orange oriole Source: OTHER 1200px-Icterus_auratus_60726713.jpg
Endemic

The red-eyed bronzed cowbird at Chichen Itza. 2023-04-13 11.57.06 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-13.
General:
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: 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: 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: Swainson's warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Limnothlypis_swainsonii_4702971_%28cropped%29.jpg
Swainson's warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) is a small species of New World warbler. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Limnothlypis. Swainson's warbler was named after William Swainson, an English ornithologist. [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: 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: 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: Gray-throated chat Source: OTHER 1200px-Gray-throated_Chat_%28Granatellus_sallaei%29.jpg

Wikipedia: Worm-eating warbler Source: OTHER Worm-eating_Warbler.jpg
General: 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]

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: 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]

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]

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: 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: 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]

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]

Wikipedia: Northern waterthrush Source: OTHER Northern_Waterthrush%2C_Parkesia_noveboracensis.jpg
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]

Wikipedia: Tennessee warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Tennessee_Warbler_2.jpg
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]

Wikipedia: Virginia's warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Female_Virgina%27s_Warbler.JPG
Virginia's warbler (Leiothlypis virginiae) is a species of New World warbler. [more]

Lovely cotinga (Cotinga amabilis)

Wikipedia: Lovely cotinga Source: OTHER Cotinga_amabilisPZS1856P123A.jpg
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]

Rufous-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis erythrothorax)

Wikipedia: Rufous-breasted spinetail Source: OTHER 1200px-Synallaxis_erythrothorax_-_Rufous-breasted_Spinetail.jpg

Scaly-throated leaftosser (Sclerurus guatemalensis)

Wikipedia: Scaly-throated leaftosser Source: OTHER 1200px-Sclerurus_guatemalensis_1902.jpg
General: The scaly-throated leaftosser (Sclerurus guatemalensis) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. [more]

Buff-throated foliage-gleaner (Automolus ochrolaemus)

Wikipedia: Buff-throated foliage-gleaner Source: OTHER Buff-throated_Foliage-gleaner_%28Automolus_ochrolaemus%29_in_Costa_Rica.jpg
The buff-throated foliage-gleaner (Automolus ochrolaemus) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. [more]

Plain xenops (Xenops minutus)

Wikipedia: Plain xenops Source: OTHER 1200px-Xenops_minutus_-_Plain_xenops%3B_Restinga_de_Bertioga_State_Park%2C_S%C3%A3o_Paulo%2C_Brazil.jpg
The plain xenops (Xenops minutus) is a passerine bird which breeds in moist lowland forests in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, northeastern Argentina and central Brazil. [more]

Veery / Wilson-Drossel (Catharus fuscescens)

Wikipedia: Veery Source: OTHER 1200px-Catharus_fuscescens_CT.jpg
The veery (Catharus fuscescens) is a small North American thrush species, a member of a group of closely related and similar species in the genus Catharus, also including the gray-cheeked thrush (C. minimus), Bicknell's thrush (C. bicknelli), Swainson's thrush (C. ustulatus), and Hermit thrush (C. guttatus).^[2][3] Alternate names for this species include Wilson's thrush (named so after Alexander Wilson^[4]) and tawny thrush.^[5] Up to six subspecies exist, which are grouped into the eastern Veery (C. fuscescens fuscescens), the western Veery or Willow Thrush (C. fuscescens salicicolus), and the Newfoundland Veery (C. fuscescens fuliginosus).^[6] [more]

Gray-cheeked thrush / Grauwangendrossel (Catharus minimus)

Wikipedia: Gray-cheeked thrush Source: OTHER 1200px-Graycheekedthrush36.jpg
The grey-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus) is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species together with the veery and Bicknell's thrush;^[2] it forms a cryptic species pair with the latter. The grey-cheeked thrush is all but indistinguishable from Bicknell's thrush except by its slightly larger size and different song. The two were formerly considered conspecific.^[3] Of all the American spotted thrushes, the grey-cheeked has the most northern breeding range.^[4] [more]

Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)

Wikipedia: Swainson's thrush Source: OTHER 1200px-Catharus_ustulatus_-North_Dakota-8a.jpg
Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus), also called olive-backed thrush and russet-backed thrush, is a medium-sized thrush. It is a member of genus Catharus and is typical of it in terms of its subdued coloration and beautiful, ascending flute-like voice. Swainson's thrush was named after William Swainson, an English ornithologist. [more]

American robin / Wanderdrossel (Turdus migratorius)

American Robin intensely building a nest. 2022-04-26 16.58.36 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-11.
The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin^[2] because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering from southern Canada to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.^[3] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20210611_204253 birdnet 1616 - American Robin - 2021-06-11 20:42:53 - American Robin - Cockeysville.mp3 2021-06-11 20.42.53 Cockeysville (song?)

Clay-colored robin (Turdus grayi)

Lava hike clay colored thrush? national bird. 2018-03-01 17.09.44 Costa Rica
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-03-01.
The clay-colored thrush (Turdus grayi) is a common Middle American bird of the thrush family (Turdidae). It is the national bird of Costa Rica, where it is well known as the yigüirro (Spanish: [ʝi'ɣwiro]). Other common names include clay-colored robin.^[1] [more]

Mountain bluebird / Berghüttensänger (Sialia currucoides)

Wikipedia: Mountain bluebird Source: OTHER Mountain_Bluebird.jpg
The mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is a small migratory thrush that is found in mountainous districts of western North America. It has a light underbelly and black eyes. Adult males have thin bills and are bright turquoise-blue and somewhat lighter underneath. Adult females have duller blue wings and tail, grey breast, grey crown, throat and back. In fresh fall plumage, the female's throat and breast are tinged with red-orange, brownish near the flank contrasting with white tail underparts. Their call is a thin 'few'; while their song is warbled high 'chur chur'. It is the state bird of Idaho and Nevada. It is an omnivore and it can live 6 to 10 years in the wild. It eats spiders, grasshoppers, flies and other insects, and small fruits. The mountain bluebird is a relative of the eastern and western bluebirds. [more]

Wood thrush / Walddrossel (Hylocichla mustelina)

Wood thrush, magnificent singer. 2022-05-05 18.37.08 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-12.
The wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) is a North American passerine bird. It is closely related to other thrushes such as the American robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico. The wood thrush is the official bird of the District of Columbia.^[2] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220505_163615 birdnet - Wood Thrush - 2022-05-05 16:36:15 - Wood Thrush - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-05 16.36.15 Cockeysville (song?)

Least flycatcher / Gartentyrann (Empidonax minimus)

Least flycatcher on second outing near Rio Lagartos. 2023-04-16 06.39.50 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-16.
The least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus), (also called chebec, or chebecker, after the sound it makes), is a small insect-eating bird. It is the smallest Empidonax flycatcher in eastern North America. [more]

Acadian flycatcher / Buchentyrann (Empidonax virescens)

Wikipedia: Acadian flycatcher Source: OTHER Acadian_Flycatcher.jpg
The Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. [more]

Alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)

Wikipedia: Alder flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Empidonax_alnorum_CT2.jpg
The alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. The genus name Empidonax is from Ancient Greek empis, "gnat", and anax, "master". The specific alnorum is Latin and means "of the alders".^[2] [more]

Yellow-bellied flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)

Wikipedia: Yellow-bellied flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Yellow-bellied_Flycatcher_-_Empidonax_flaviventris.jpg
The yellow-bellied flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. [more]

Willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)

Wikipedia: Willow flycatcher Source: OTHER Southwestern_Willow_Flycatcher.jpg
The willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) is a small insect-eating, neotropical migrant bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. There are four subspecies of the willow flycatcher currently recognized, all of which breed in North America (including three subspecies that breed in California).^[2] Empidonax flycatchers are almost impossible to tell apart in the field so biologists use their songs to distinguish between them.^[3] The binomial commemorates the Scottish zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill. [more]

White-throated flycatcher (Empidonax albigularis)

Wikipedia: White-throated flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Empidonax_albigularis.jpg
The white-throated flycatcher (Empidonax albigularis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Eastern kingbird / Königstyrann (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Eastern kingbird. 2022-04-29 12.54.00 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-14.
Lanius tyrannus Linnaeus, 1758 [more]

Tropical kingbird / Trauertyrann (Tyrannus melancholicus)

Tropical kingbird tenative ID by MerlinBirdID, tail markings. 2018-02-16 16.21.26 Costa Rica
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-16.
The tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States through Central America, South America as far as south as central Argentina and eastern Peru, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Birds from the northernmost and southern breeding areas migrate to warmer parts of the range after breeding. [more]

Couch's kingbird (Tyrannus couchii)

Couch's kingbird is a city bird in Campeche. 2023-04-06 16.49.18 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-30.
Couch's kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) is a passerine tyrant flycatcher of the kingbird genus. It is found from southern Texas along the Gulf Coast to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, Belize and northern Guatemala. It is also found in the lower stretches of the Rio Grande Valley.^[2] [more]

Black phoebe / Schwarzkopf-Phoebetyrann (Sayornis nigricans)

Wikipedia: Black phoebe Source: OTHER 1200px-Black_Phoebe_in_the_Rain.jpg
The black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) is a passerine bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family. It breeds from southwest Oregon and California south through Central and South America. It occurs year-round throughout most of its range and migrates less than the other birds in its genus, though its northern populations are partially migratory. Six subspecies are commonly recognized, although two are occasionally combined as a separate species, the white-winged phoebe. [more]

Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica)

Wikipedia: Caribbean elaenia Source: OTHER 1200px-Caribbean_Elaenia.jpg
The Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae found in the West Indies and parts of Central America. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Yellow-bellied elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)

Wikipedia: Yellow-bellied elaenia Source: OTHER Flickr_-_Dario_Sanches_-_GUARACAVA-DE-BARRIGA-AMARELA_%28Elaenia_flavogaster%29.jpg
The yellow-bellied elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula through Central and South America as far as northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. [more]

Rose-throated becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae)

Xx Rose throated becard. 2023-03-31 09.59.56 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-31.
The rose-throated becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) is a medium-sized member of the family Tityridae. Its genus, Pachyramphus, has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae.^[2] This species was named in honour of Aglaé Brelay.^[3] [more]

Cinnamon becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus)

Wikipedia: Cinnamon becard Source: OTHER Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_Cinnamon_Becard_%28Pachyramphus_cinnamomeus%29_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg
The cinnamon becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus) is a passerine bird found in Latin America. [more]

Gray-collared becard (Pachyramphus major)

Wikipedia: Gray-collared becard Source: OTHER 1200px-Grey-collared_Becard%2C_La_Concordia%2C_Mexico_%2816372461294%29.jpg

Black-crowned tityra (Tityra inquisitor)

Wikipedia: Black-crowned tityra Source: OTHER Black-crowned_tityra.jpg
General: The black-crowned tityra (Tityra inquisitor) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae. [more]

Masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata)

Cahal pech resort masked tityra tentative ID by MerlinBirdID. 2018-02-05 17.22.32 Belize
First observed in Belize on 2018-02-05.
The masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher family, but evidence strongly suggests that it is better placed in Tityridae,^[2] where it is now placed by the South American Classification Committee. [more]

Ochre-bellied flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus)

Wikipedia: Ochre-bellied flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Mionectes_oleagineus_2.jpg
The ochre-bellied flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico through Central America, and South America east of the Andes as far as southern Brazil, and on Trinidad and Tobago. [more]

Ruddy-tailed flycatcher (Terenotriccus erythrurus)

Wikipedia: Ruddy-tailed flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Terenotriccus_erythrurus_-_Ruddy-tailed_flycatcher%3B_Rio_Branco%2C_Acre%2C_Brazil.jpg
The ruddy-tailed flycatcher (Terenotriccus erythrurus) is a small passerine bird in the family Tityridae. It breeds in lowlands from southeastern Mexico to northern Bolivia, north-central Brazil and the Guianas. This flycatcher ranges east of the Andes cordillera into the entire Amazon Basin of northern Brazil and the Guianas; to the west of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador into Central America. It is the only member of the genus Terenotriccus, but some authorities place it in genus Myiobius. However, it differs in voice, behaviour, and structure from members of that group. [more]

Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens)

Eastern wood pewee, last new bird we discovered - at the parking lot shortly before leaving, Oregon Ridge. 2021-06-19 09.34.10 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-19.
The eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens) is a small tyrant flycatcher from North America. This bird and the western wood pewee (C. sordidulus) were formerly considered to be a single species. The two species are virtually identical in appearance, and can be distinguished most easily by their calls. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220501_084450 birdnet - Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2022-05-01 08:44:50 - Eastern Wood-Pewee - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-01 08.44.50 Cockeysville (song?)

Northern tropical pewee (Contopus bogotensis)

Sulphur-rumped flycatcher (Myiobius sulphureipygius)

Wikipedia: Sulphur-rumped flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Myiobius_sulphureipygius_map.svg.png
General: The sulphur-rumped myiobius or sulphur-rumped flycatcher (Myiobius sulphureipygius) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tityridae. 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. [more]

Great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)

Wikipedia: Great crested flycatcher Source: OTHER Great_Crested_Flycatcher_RWD2.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-03-18.
The great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus Myiarchus in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent.^[2] It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely is found on the ground.^[3] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20210318_165219- birdnet 9 - Great Crested Flycatcher - 2020-02-25 18:26:45 - birdnet_mobile_5867288364_recording_15.wav.mp3 2021-03-18 16.52.19 Fehraltorf (song?)

Brown-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)

Brown-crested flycatcher in Holbox by a morning walk. 2023-04-21 07.30.58 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-07.
The brown-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. [more]

Dusky-capped flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)

Wikipedia: Dusky-capped flycatcher Source: OTHER Myiarchus-tuberculifer-001.jpg
The dusky-capped flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in forest and other woodland from southern Arizona, as well as the Chisos Mountains, Texas, south to northern Argentina and on Trinidad. It is resident in most of its range, but American breeders retreat to Mexico in winter. [more]

Yucatan flycatcher (Myiarchus yucatanensis)

Wikipedia: Yucatan flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Myiarchus_yucatanensis.jpg

Sepia-capped flycatcher (Leptopogon amaurocephalus)

Wikipedia: Sepia-capped flycatcher Source: OTHER Leptopogon_amaurocephalus_-Piraju%2C_Sao_Paulo%2C_Brazil-8.jpg
General: The sepia-capped flycatcher (Leptopogon amaurocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. [more]

Greenish elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata)

Wikipedia: Greenish elaenia Source: OTHER 1200px-Myiopagis_viridicata.jpg
The greenish elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Common tody flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)

Wikipedia: Common tody flycatcher Source: OTHER Common_Tody-Flycatcher.jpg
The common tody-flycatcher or black-fronted tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and northeast Brazil. [more]

Rufous mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra)

Wikipedia: Rufous mourner Source: OTHER Rufous_Mourner_-_Panama_H8O0032.jpg
The rufous mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southwestern Mexico to northwestern Ecuador. It was formerly believed to be a cotinga, but well-supported anatomical evidence has shown it to be related to tyrant flycatchers of the genera Myiarchus, Sirystes and Casiornis.^[2] [more]

Northern bentbill (Oncostoma cinereigulare)

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The northern bentbill (Oncostoma cinereigulare) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus)

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The royal flycatchers are a genus, Onychorhynchus, of passerine birds in the family Tityridae^[1][2] according to the IOC. Other taxonomic authorities including the AOU, Clements, and the IUCN, include it in Onychorhynchidae. Depending on authority, it includes a single widespread,^[1] or four more localized species.^[2] The specific epithet of the type species, coronatus, and the common name of all the species in this genus, royal flycatcher, refer to the striking, colourful crest,^[3] which is seen displayed very rarely,^[3] except after mating, while preening, in courtship as well as being handled.^[3] [more]

Stub-tailed spadebill (Platyrinchus cancrominus)

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The stub-tailed spadebill (Platyrinchus cancrominus) is a passerine bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is commonly found in tropical dry rainforests or tropical moist lowlands throughout Central America.^[2] First scientifically described in 1860, it was originally thought to be the same as Platyrinchus mystaceus but was later reclassified as a sympatric species. The stub-tailed spadebill may grow up to 9.5 cm (3.74 in) long and may weigh up to 12 g (0.42 oz). It has a white throat, yellow breast, and brown mantle and wings. The stub-tailed spadebill is most easily recognizable due to its stubby tail, broad bill, and its distinctive bird song. Some morphological differences like its greatly reduced crown differentiate it from other related species. [more]

Yellow-olive flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens)

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The yellow-olive flatbill or yellow-olive flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in tropical and subtopical forest and woodland in Central and South America, but over its range there are significant variations in plumage, iris-colour and voice, leading to speculations that more than one species is involved. Its plumage is overall greenish-yellow, the lores are whitish, the crown is often greyish and some subspecies have a dusky patch on the auriculars. The flat bill is black above and pale pinkish or greyish below; similar to the yellow-margined flatbill, but unlike the grey-crowned flatbill. [more]

Slate-headed tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus sylvia)

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The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus sylvia) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, and one of twelve in the genus Poecilotriccus. [more]

Eye-ringed flatbill (Rhynchocyclus brevirostris)

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The eye-ringed flatbill (Rhynchocyclus brevirostris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama, with a slight incursion into Colombia at the south end of its range. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. [more]

Streaked flycatcher / Südlicher Fleckenmaskentyrann (Myiodynastes maculatus)

Streaked flycatcher. 2020-02-20 14.53.44 Panama
First observed in Panama on 2020-02-20.
We saw this at Los Lagartos Restaurant on the grounds of Gamboa Rainforest Resort in Panama.
General: The streaked flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. [more]

Sulphur-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris)

Sulphur-bellied flycatcher, Ecotucan. 2023-04-01 09.30.12 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-01.
The sulphur-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southeasternmost Arizona of the United States (the Madrean sky islands region of Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and northern Sonora, Mexico) to Costa Rica. They are short distance migrants, spending winters in the eastern Andean foothills of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, and are passage migrants over the southern portions of Central America. [more]

Great kiskadee / Schwefelmaskentyrann (Pitangus sulphuratus)

Great kiskadee bird eating fruit. 2018-02-26 10.28.58 Costa Rica
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-26.
The great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus), called bem-te-vi in Brazil, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is the only member of the genus Pitangus. [more]

Northern beardless-tyrannulet (Camptostoma imberbe)

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The northern beardless tyrannulet (Camptostoma imberbe) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southeasternmost Arizona and Texas of the United States through Mexico and Central America to northwestern Costa Rica. [more]

Yellow-bellied tyrannulet (Ornithion semiflavum)

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The yellow-bellied tyrannulet (Ornithion semiflavum) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Bright-rumped attila (Attila spadiceus)

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The bright-rumped attila or polymorphic attila (Attila spadiceus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae). It breeds from northwestern Mexico to western Ecuador, Bolivia and southeastern Brazil, and on Trinidad. [more]

Piratic flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius)

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The piratic flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) is a passerine bird, the only member of the genus Legatus. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina. At least some birds from Central America and Trinidad are migratory, and this species also visits Tobago. [more]

Boat-billed flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)

Boat billed flycatcher has a much bigger beak than other yellow birds, photo at Ecotucan. 2023-03-31 08.05.34 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-31.
The boat-billed flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher, the only member of the monotypic genus Megarynchus. [more]

Social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)

MerlinBirdID suggests social flycatcher at botanical garden, Puerto Morelos 2. 2023-03-27 11.50.34 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-27.
The social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) is a passerine bird from the Americas, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae). [more]

Cozumel thrasher / Cozumelspottdrossel (Toxostoma guttatum)

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Endemic

Northern mockingbird / Gartenspottdrossel (Mimus polyglottos)

Northern mockingbird with its very long legs and tails, Cherrywood Court. 2021-06-17 05.53.30 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-17.
General: The northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a mockingbird commonly found in North America. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south during harsh weather. This species has rarely been observed in Europe. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Turdus polyglottos. The northern mockingbird is known for its mimicking ability, as reflected by the meaning of its scientific name, "many-tongued thrush". The northern mockingbird has gray to brown upper feathers and a paler belly. Its tail and wings have white patches which are visible in flight.^[2] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Probably northern mockingbird at Silversage Court, Hunt Valley. 2021-06-20 08.51.26 Maryland (song?)

Tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus)

Tropical mockingbird in Puerto Morelos. 2023-03-26 16.27.30 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-26.
The tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico south to northern Brazil, and in the Lesser Antilles and other Caribbean islands. The birds in Panama and Trinidad may have been introduced. The northern mockingbird (M. polyglottos) is its closest living relative, but the critically endangered Socorro mockingbird (M. graysoni) is also much closer to these two than previously believed .^[2] [more]

Grey catbird / Katzendrossel (Dumetella carolinensis)

Gray catbird. 2022-04-30 09.51.08 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-11.
The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), also spelled grey catbird, is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the "catbird" genus Dumetella. Like the black catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris), it is among the basal lineages of the Mimidae, probably a closer relative of the Caribbean thrasher and trembler assemblage than of the mockingbirds and Toxostoma thrashers.^[2][3] In some areas it is known as the slate-colored mockingbird.^[4] [more]


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Gray catbird weird song, Cherrywood Court. 2021-06-16 07.38.03 Cherrywood (song)

Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220503_083848 birdnet - Gray Catbird - 2022-05-03 08:38:48 - Gray Catbird - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-03 08.38.48 Cockeysville (song?)

Black catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris)

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House wren. 2022-05-05 08.41.48 Maryland
First observed in Cherrywood on 2021-06-17.
General: The house wren (Troglodytes aedon) is a very small songbird of the wren family, Troglodytidae. It occurs from Canada to southernmost South America, and is thus the most widely distributed native bird in the Americas.^[2] It occurs in most suburban areas in its range and it is the single most common wren. Its taxonomy is highly complex and some subspecies groups are often considered separate species. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220503_103153 birdnet - House Wren - 2022-05-03 10:31:53 - House Wren - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-03 10.31.53 Cockeysville (song?)

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The band-backed wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus) is a small songbird of the wren family. [more]

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Endemic

Carolina wren, Cromwell Valley Park. 2021-06-18 10.15.06 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-13.
General: The Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) is a common species of wren that is a resident in the eastern half of the United States of America, the extreme south of Ontario, Canada, and the extreme northeast of Mexico. Severe winters restrict the northern limits of their range while favorable weather conditions lead to a northward extension of their breeding range. Their preferred habitat is in dense cover in forest, farm edges and suburban areas. This wren is the state bird of South Carolina. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Carolina wren sings Figaro. Source: Zoom H6 2022-04-29 08.33.28 Maryland (song?)

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The white-breasted wood wren (Henicorhina leucosticta) is a small songbird of the wren family. It is a resident breeding species from central Mexico to northeastern Peru and Suriname. [more]

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The sedge wren (Cistothorus stellaris) is a small and secretive passerine bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is widely distributed in North America. It is often found in wet grasslands and meadows where it nests in the tall grasses and sedges and feeds on insects. The sedge wren was formerly considered as conspecific with the non-migratory grass wren of central and South America. [more]