Birds are a facet of travel, like tasting a region's food or learning about it's architecture. Look up in the sky when you travel, and ask yourself, 'What species of bird is that?' The act of asking that question is the act of keeping a bird life list. You don't need to be an avid birdwatcher to start a list. But the act of keeping one can become an amazing traveler's tool, helping you connect fragments of observed knowledge about botany, habitat and geography.
You cannot avoid birds as a traveler; they are the nearest thing to the most constant symbol of place wherever you go. They are in the city and in the country; they are in every habitat, including above the oceans far from land. You also cannot avoid birdwatchers wherever you go - they too are in the city and country, out there in the desert and above the ocean; a constant in travel. As a traveler, I have learned to appreciate both birds and the people who pursue them.
In the form of a bird life list, I've adopted the same passion and addiction as any birdwatcher out there, and I am not bothered by the strange way non-birdwatchers act around discussion of tallying a list of birds. However, I have always perceived birding differently than most birdwatchers. The way I approach it is not as a hobby, per se, but as an inseparable aspect of travel, as vital to the traveler's palette as tasting local food or talking to the locals.
Birding is a life-long lesson in biology, distribution and geography, and keeping a list of all the birds I have seen in my life pushes me to find new places and habitats on the road. A birdwatcher learns to see in a very different way than non-birders; making anybody who pursues birds on the road much more likely to observe things about a place than those who don't. I talk about this in my notes from the Bahia Palace in Marrakech, Morocco.
As of Harris's Sparrow, my bird life list includes 1,212 species, or about twelve percent of the species in the world. My Bird Life List is organized by taxonomy, and includes marker and watercolor sketches throughout.
I also keep a butterfly life list, a dragonfly life list, a reptile life list and an amphibian life list, although I continue to work on identifying these challenging identifications.
Great TinamouTinamus major
Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Ross's GooseAnser rossii
Graylag GooseAnser anser
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)Anser sp. (Domestic type)
BrantBranta bernicla
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Canada Goose (occidentalis/fulva)Branta canadensis occidentalis/fulva
Cackling/Canada GooseBranta hutchinsii/canadensis
Hawaiian GooseBranta sandvicensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Wood DuckAix sponsa
Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GadwallMareca strepera
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
American WigeonMareca americana
Hawaiian DuckAnas wyvilliana
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
Green-winged TealAnas crecca
Green-winged Teal (Eurasian)Anas crecca crecca
Andean TealAnas andium
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
CanvasbackAythya valisineria
RedheadAythya americana
Common PochardAythya ferina
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greater ScaupAythya marila
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Steller's EiderPolysticta stelleri
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Black ScoterMelanitta americana
scoter sp.Melanitta sp.
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
duck sp.Anatinae sp.
Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetula
Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacu
Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensis
Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii
Mountain QuailOreortyx pictus
Black-throated BobwhiteColinus nigrogularis
California QuailCallipepla californica
Gambel's QuailCallipepla gambelii
ChukarAlectoris chukar
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Erckel's FrancolinPternistis erckelii
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
Greater Sage-GrouseCentrocercus urophasianus
Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
Sooty GrouseDendragapus fuliginosus
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Ocellated TurkeyMeleagris ocellata
American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala
Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
European Turtle-DoveStreptopelia turtur
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Spotted DoveStreptopelia chinensis
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Inca DoveColumbina inca
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Greater AniCrotophaga major
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellus
Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygus
Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianus
Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
Hispaniolan Lizard-CuckooCoccyzus longirostris
Sand-colored NighthawkChordeiles rupestris
Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
Ladder-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacocerca
Common PoorwillPhalaenoptilus nuttallii
Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis
Great PotooNyctibius grandis
I love the mysterious potoos, and although I have only seen a few, I have managed to photograph each one. I write about them on my Potoo bird page.
Common PotooNyctibius griseus
Andean PotooNyctibius maculosus
Black SwiftCypseloides niger
White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudus
Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
Common SwiftApus apus
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis
Antillean Palm-SwiftTachornis phoenicobia
Fork-tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamata
White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus
Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutus
White-bearded HermitPhaethornis hispidus
Green HermitPhaethornis guy
Straight-billed HermitPhaethornis bourcieri
Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
Little HermitPhaethornis longuemareus
Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruber
Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
Purple-throated CaribEulampis jugularis
Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortis
Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenae
Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazo
Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescens
Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
Rivoli's HummingbirdEugenes fulgens
Mexican SheartailDoricha eliza
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri
Bahama WoodstarNesophlox evelynae
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costae
Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus
Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliope
Western EmeraldChlorostilbon melanorhynchus
Cuban EmeraldChlorostilbon ricordii
Broad-billed HummingbirdCynanthus latirostris
Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti
Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii
Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia
Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
SnowcapMicrochera albocoronata
Olive-spotted HummingbirdLeucippus chlorocercus
White-bellied EmeraldAmazilia candida
Blue-chested HummingbirdAmazilia amabilis
Charming HummingbirdAmazilia decora
Blue-vented HummingbirdAmazilia hoffmanni
Snowy-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia edward
Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensis
Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
Sapphire-throated HummingbirdLepidopyga coeruleogularis
Violet-bellied HummingbirdJuliamyia julie
Blue-throated GoldentailHylocharis eliciae
HoatzinOpisthocomus hoazin
King RailRallus elegans
Clapper RailRallus crepitans
Virginia RailRallus limicola
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventris
SoraPorzana carolina
Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Hawaiian CootFulica alai
American CootFulica americana
American Coot (Red-shielded)Fulica americana (Red-shielded)
Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca
Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis
LimpkinAramus guarauna
Pale-winged TrumpeterPsophia leucoptera
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
A spark bird is the bird that ignited your interest in learning to identify and find new birds. I remember my spark bird moment. I was at the Grand Opening of the Aquarium of the Pacific, a new aquarium in Long Beach, not far from my South Bay apartment. Despite being opening day, few were in attendance at the aquarium, and I felt like I had the whole place to myself. I was walking from one indoor exhibit to the next through an outdoor passage, and there, lo and behold, was a cage with these amazing, singularly elegant birds from Africa. Wait a minute, I thought, why are there African species at an aquarium dedicated to local ecosystems? When I read the exhibit panel, I was blown away. These animals were not from Mozambique or Madagascar or Tanzania! They were from California's desert lakes - the very places that I loved to visit. That moment, the idea that I could go out into my backyard and find something as exotic as this was one of my biggest traveling moments. Within a few months, I had spotted my first Black-necked Stilt on the shores of the Salton Sea.
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Black OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
European Golden-PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
Pied LapwingVanellus cayanus
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Collared PloverCharadrius collaris
Snowy PloverCharadrius nivosus
Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Mountain PloverCharadrius montanus
Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayi
Northern JacanaJacana spinosa
Wattled JacanaJacana jacana
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala
Red KnotCalidris canutus
SurfbirdCalidris virgata
RuffCalidris pugnax
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Rock SandpiperCalidris ptilocnemis
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Short-billed/Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus/scolopaceus
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked/Red PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus/fulicarius
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
WilletTringa semipalmata
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Common RedshankTringa totanus
South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudus
Common MurreUria aalge
Thick-billed MurreUria lomvia
RazorbillAlca torda
Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba
Marbled MurreletBrachyramphus marmoratus
Scripps's MurreletSynthliboramphus scrippsi
Ancient MurreletSynthliboramphus antiquus
Cassin's AukletPtychoramphus aleuticus
Rhinoceros AukletCerorhinca monocerata
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica
Horned PuffinFratercula corniculata
Tufted PuffinFratercula cirrhata
Tufted Puffins are easier to see than you think. In the spring and summer in Oregon, volunteers help people see these beautiful birds at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach. But you don't need to sit in front of a scope to see one. I like to stand in the surf and watch them from there. They key is to differentiate them from the other seabirds. They are small, and they fly like a football being thrown: fast and determined. Sometimes, they will drop low enough that you can see them up close from the surf. Get your feet wet, and you'll see them without the aid of somebody else's scope.
Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Sabine's GullXema sabini
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus
Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Gray GullLeucophaeus modestus
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Belcher's GullLarus belcheri
Heermann's GullLarus heermanni
Mew GullLarus canus
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Western GullLarus occidentalis
Yellow-footed GullLarus livens
California GullLarus californicus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Iceland Gull (glaucoides/kumlieni)Larus glaucoides glaucoides/kumlieni
I saw this species when birds of the North Pacific were still considered Thayer's Gulls. They were lumped together in 2017.
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Slaty-backed GullLarus schistisagus
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Aleutian TernOnychoprion aleuticus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Least TernSternula antillarum
Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Inca TernLarosterna inca
Black TernChlidonias niger
Common TernSterna hirundo
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
SunbitternEurypyga helias
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Arctic LoonGavia arctica
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
Common LoonGavia immer
Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilis
Black-footed AlbatrossPhoebastria nigripes
Fork-tailed Storm-PetrelOceanodroma furcata
Leach's Storm-PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoa
Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopus
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
Buller's ShearwaterArdenna bulleri
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostris
White StorkCiconia ciconia
JabiruJabiru mycteria
Wood StorkMycteria americana
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii
Peruvian BoobySula variegata
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Red-footed BoobySula sula
AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Brandt's CormorantPhalacrocorax penicillatus
Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocorax pelagicus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
European ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagus
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
Great EgretArdea alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Green HeronButorides virescens
I have photographed and written about Green Herons in several regions in Notes from the Road, as they were one of the first birds to spike my interest in habitat and distribution. Check out my piece on Bakers Bay, Bahamas, which includes a photo of a Green Heron in the Abacos, and my other Green Heron sketch from Costa Rica.
Striated HeronButorides striata
Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus
Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
White IbisEudocimus albus
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
Andean CondorVultur gryphus
King VultureSarcoramphus papa
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
Also called the Savannah Vulture. I saw my first at, you guessed, it, the best place to find vultures - a garbage dump in Mexico. Lesser Yellow-headed Vultures are spectacular birds, with dense and varied coloration on their featherless heads.
Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotus
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Osprey (carolinensis)Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
Slender-billed KiteHelicolestes hamatus
Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
Eurasian Marsh-HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Slate-colored HawkButeogallus schistaceus
Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
White HawkPseudastur albicollis
Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
Ferruginous HawkButeo regalis
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Barn OwlTyto alba
Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
Western Screech-OwlMegascops kennicottii
Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
Tawny-bellied Screech-OwlMegascops watsonii
Crested OwlLophostrix cristata
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
Northern Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium gnoma
Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
Mottled OwlCiccaba virgata
Spotted OwlStrix occidentalis
Barred OwlStrix varia
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurus
White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurus
Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdii
Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucui
Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus
Collared Trogon (Orange-bellied)Trogon collaris aurantiiventris/underwoodi
Masked TrogonTrogon personatus
Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
Cuban TodyTodus multicolor
Tody MotmotHylomanes momotula
Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii
Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum
Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosa
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda
White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralis
White-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila fusca
White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis
Brown NunletNonnula brunnea
Black-fronted NunbirdMonasa nigrifrons
White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeus
Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosa
White-eared JacamarGalbalcyrhynchus leucotis
White-throated JacamarBrachygalba albogularis
Brown JacamarBrachygalba lugubris
Yellow-billed JacamarGalbula albirostris
Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
White-chinned JacamarGalbula tombacea
Purplish JacamarGalbula chalcothorax
Great JacamarJacamerops aureus
Scarlet-crowned BarbetCapito aurovirens
Spot-crowned BarbetCapito maculicoronatus
Gilded BarbetCapito auratus
Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinus
Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantzii
Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotis
Many-banded AracariPteroglossus pluricinctus
Ivory-billed AracariPteroglossus azara
Curl-crested AracariPteroglossus beauharnaesii
Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
This is a sketch of a Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, a subspecies of the Yellow-throated Toucan.
White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanus
Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus
Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayi
Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideus
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruber
Cuban Green WoodpeckerXiphidiopicus percussus
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewis
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus
Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
Hispaniolan WoodpeckerMelanerpes striatus
Yucatan WoodpeckerMelanerpes pygmaeus
Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialis
Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
West Indian WoodpeckerMelanerpes superciliaris
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerDryobates borealis
Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
White-headed WoodpeckerDryobates albolarvatus
Arizona WoodpeckerDryobates arizonae
Red-stained WoodpeckerDryobates affinis
Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
Eurasian Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus
Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus
Scale-breasted WoodpeckerCeleus grammicus
Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus
Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)Colaptes auratus [cafer Group]
Gilded FlickerColaptes chrysoides
Black CaracaraDaptrius ater
Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus
Carunculated CaracaraPhalcoboenus carunculatus
Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus
Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima
Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
American KestrelFalco sparverius
MerlinFalco columbarius
Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
GyrfalconFalco rusticolus
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Scarlet-shouldered ParrotletTouit huetii
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiriri
Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
Cobalt-winged ParakeetBrotogeris cyanoptera
Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotis
Orange-cheeked ParrotPyrilia barrabandi
Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalis
Yellow-naped ParrotAmazona auropalliata
Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephala
White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifrons
Cuban ParrotAmazona leucocephala
This is a sketch of the Abaco Parrot, a subspecies of the Cuban Parrot or Cuban Amazon. I have written about this species often in my notes on the Abacos, and have seen them flourish on the island after years of conservation efforts. Despite the tragic effects of Hurricane Dorian on wildlife in the Northern Bahamas, the resident parrots survived because of their unique ability to burrow in limestone and hide deep inside trees during the worst weather on Earth.
Hispaniolan ParrotAmazona ventralis
Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosa
Orange-winged ParrotAmazona amazonica
White-bellied ParrotPionites leucogaster
Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana
Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularis
Dusky-headed ParakeetAratinga weddellii
Nanday ParakeetAratinga nenday
Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilatus
Blue-headed MacawPrimolius couloni
Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna
Scarlet MacawAra macao
Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterus
Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severus
Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschi
Scarlet-fronted ParakeetPsittacara wagleri
White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus
Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatus
Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesi
Plain-winged AntshrikeThamnophilus schistaceus
Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticeps
Cinereous AntshrikeThamnomanes caesius
Plain-throated AntwrenIsleria hauxwelli
Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventris
Pygmy AntwrenMyrmotherula brachyura
White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris
Long-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula longipennis
Gray AntwrenMyrmotherula menetriesii
Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescens
Riparian AntbirdCercomacroides fuscicauda
White-browed AntbirdMyrmoborus leucophrys
Black-faced AntbirdMyrmoborus myotherinus
Silvered AntbirdSclateria naevia
White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipes
Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul
Sooty AntbirdHafferia fortis
White-throated AntbirdOneillornis salvini
Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioides
Dot-backed AntbirdHylophylax punctulatus
Black-spotted Bare-eyePhlegopsis nigromaculata
Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannani
White-bellied AntpittaGrallaria hypoleuca
Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensis
Rusty-belted TapaculoLiosceles thoracicus
Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis
Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
White-chinned WoodcreeperDendrocincla merula
Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
Cinnamon-throated WoodcreeperDendrexetastes rufigula
Long-billed WoodcreeperNasica longirostris
Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Elegant WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus elegans
Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatus
Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
Plain XenopsXenops minutus
Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrencii
Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventris
Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsior
Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticeps
Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemus
Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
Parker's SpinetailCranioleuca vulpecula
White-bellied SpinetailMazaria propinqua
Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura
Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolata
White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo altera
Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronata
Orange-crowned ManakinHeterocercus aurantiivertex
Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacus
Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinus
Striolated ManakinMachaeropterus striolatus
Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalis
Golden-headed ManakinCeratopipra erythrocephala
Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurata
Amazonian UmbrellabirdCephalopterus ornatus
Turquoise CotingaCotinga ridgwayi
Spangled CotingaCotinga cayana
Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferans
Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana
Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
White-browed PurpletuftIodopleura isabellae
Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius
Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus
Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectus
Yellow-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes flavovirens
Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
Rusty-fronted Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus latirostris
Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
Yellow-browed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum chrysocrotaphum
Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceus
Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilis
Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvus
Slender-footed TyrannuletZimmerius gracilipes
Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercus
Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
Cuban PeweeContopus caribaeus
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii
Gray FlycatcherEmpidonax wrightii
Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri
Pacific-slope FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
Drab Water TyrantOchthornis littoralis
Plain-capped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola alpinus
Slaty-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris
Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
Rufous-tailed FlatbillRamphotrigon ruficauda
Cinnamon AttilaAttila cinnamomeus
Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingi
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
La Sagra's FlycatcherMyiarchus sagrae
Lesser KiskadeePitangus lictor
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalus
Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
Sulphury FlycatcherTyrannopsis sulphurea
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Couch's KingbirdTyrannus couchii
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatus
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostris
Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipes
Lesser GreenletPachysylvia decurtata
Golden-fronted GreenletPachysylvia aurantiifrons
White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
Thick-billed VireoVireo crassirostris
Mangrove VireoVireo pallens
Cuban VireoVireo gundlachii
Bell's VireoVireo bellii
Gray VireoVireo vicinior
Hutton's VireoVireo huttoni
Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
Cassin's VireoVireo cassinii
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
Hawaii ElepaioChasiempis sandwichensis
Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Northern ShrikeLanius borealis
Great Gray Shrike (Sahara)Lanius excubitor [elegans Group]
Canada JayPerisoreus canadensis
Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosa
White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosa
Brown JayPsilorhinus morio
Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinis
Green JayCyanocorax yncas
Yucatan JayCyanocorax yucatanicus
Violaceous JayCyanocorax violaceus
Pinyon JayGymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
California Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayAphelocoma woodhouseii
Mexican JayAphelocoma wollweberi
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia
Clark's NutcrackerNucifraga columbiana
Eurasian JackdawCorvus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Northwestern CrowCorvus caurinus
Cuban CrowCorvus nasicus
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Common RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Juniper TitmouseBaeolophus ridgwayi
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Great TitParus major
VerdinAuriparus flaviceps
Eurasian Penduline-TitRemiz pendulinus
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina
Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialis
White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciata
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
Purple MartinProgne subis
Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
Bahama SwallowTachycineta cyaneoviridis
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
Common House-MartinDelichon urbicum
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
WrentitChamaea fasciata
Zosterops sp.Zosterops sp.
Chinese HwameiGarrulax canorus
Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
Pygmy NuthatchSitta pygmaea
Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptila melanura
White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albiloris
Yucatan GnatcatcherPolioptila albiventris
Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus
Canyon WrenCatherpes mexicanus
House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pacific WrenTroglodytes pacificus
Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
Sedge WrenCistothorus platensis
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinucha
Yucatan WrenCampylorhynchus yucatanicus
Cactus WrenCampylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventris
Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilus
Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectus
Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictus
Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbus
Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestus
Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutus
Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadius
Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascens
White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalus
Musician WrenCyphorhinus arada
American DipperCinclus mexicanus
White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
Read about how I discovered the northern-most record of the Pearly-eyed Thrasher on Great Abaco, Bahamas.
Curve-billed ThrasherToxostoma curvirostre
Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
California ThrasherToxostoma redivivum
Crissal ThrasherToxostoma crissale
Sage ThrasherOreoscoptes montanus
Bahama MockingbirdMimus gundlachii
Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
Western BluebirdSialia mexicana
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides
Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendi
Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
PuaiohiMyadestes palmeri
Varied ThrushIxoreus naevius
VeeryCatharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus
White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis
Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventris
Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
Red-legged ThrushTurdus plumbeus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
PhainopeplaPhainopepla nitens
PalmchatDulus dominicus
African SilverbillEuodice cantans
Chestnut-breasted MuniaLonchura castaneothorax
Java SparrowLonchura oryzivora
Siberian AccentorPrunella montanella
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Italian SparrowPasser italiae
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
American PipitAnthus rubescens
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrys
Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
Golden-rumped EuphoniaEuphonia cyanocephala
Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissa
Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans
Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldi
White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta
Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneae
Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
Rufous-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia rufiventris
Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
ApapaneHimatione sanguinea
AnianiauMagumma parva
Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
Cassin's FinchHaemorhous cassinii
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Eurasian LinnetLinaria cannabina
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
European SerinSerinus serinus
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Lawrence's GoldfinchSpinus lawrencei
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
House BuntingEmberiza sahari
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Short-billed ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficauda
Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifrons
Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
Brewer's SparrowSpizella breweri
Black-throated SparrowAmphispiza bilineata
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
Lark BuntingCalamospiza melanocorys
Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
Fox Sparrow (Sooty)Passerella iliaca [unalaschcensis Group]
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)Junco hyemalis [oreganus Group]
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querula
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
Sagebrush SparrowArtemisiospiza nevadensis
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
Canyon TowheeMelozone fusca
Abert's TowheeMelozone aberti
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
Rufous-crowned SparrowAimophila ruficeps
Green-tailed TowheePipilo chlorurus
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha
Western SpindalisSpindalis zena
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons
Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
Olive OropendolaPsarocolius bifasciatus
Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotus
Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus
Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii
Orange OrioleIcterus auratus
Altamira OrioleIcterus gularis
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Tricolored BlackbirdAgelaius tricolor
Tawny-shouldered BlackbirdAgelaius humeralis
Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi
Cuban BlackbirdPtiloxena atroviolacea
Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus niger
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
Oriole BlackbirdGymnomystax mexicanus
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera
Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
Lucy's WarblerLeiothlypis luciae
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
Virginia's WarblerLeiothlypis virginiae
I picked up my 1229th life bird in Portland, Oregon. This bird summers in the American desert southwest, but winters on the Pacific coast of Mexico, and as far south as Belize. Somehow, an individual went the wrong way and ended up helping to keep Portland weird.
MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei
Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
Bahama YellowthroatGeothlypis rostrata
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea
Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
Olive-capped WarblerSetophaga pityophila
Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)Setophaga coronata coronata
Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
Bahama WarblerSetophaga flavescens
Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
Black-throated Gray WarblerSetophaga nigrescens
Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi
Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalis
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifrons
Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Painted RedstartMyioborus pictus
Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus
Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubica
Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicauda
Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioli
Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogaster
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus
Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides
Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
DickcisselSpiza americana
Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis
Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianus
Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosus
Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatrii
Black-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio aurantius
Flame-rumped Tanager (Lemon-rumped)Ramphocelus flammigerus icteronotus
Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Passerini's)Ramphocelus passerinii passerinii
Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Cherrie's)Ramphocelus passerinii costaricensis
Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus
Hooded Mountain-TanagerButhraupis montana
Lacrimose Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
Blue-winged Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
Blue-and-yellow TanagerPipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina
Masked TanagerStilpnia nigrocincta
Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornata
Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicana
Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis
Opal-crowned TanagerTangara callophrys
Rufous-winged TanagerTangara lavinia
Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
Green-and-gold TanagerTangara schrankii
Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta
Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus
Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus
Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventris
Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
Greater Antillean BullfinchMelopyrrha violacea
Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
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