The Brightly and Colorful Bee-eaters
Bee-eaters brightly colored birds of elegant form. They are characterized by having the median pair of tail feathers prolonged a couple of inches beyond...
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Identification
The white-winged dove measures 25–31 cm long. It is also known as the Mesquite Dove.  A medium-sized, heavy-bodied, broad-winged dove with a slightly graduated tail...
The Golden-Hooded Tanager
The Golden-hooded Tanager, also called Tangara Larvata is a medium-sized passerine bird, is a resident breeder from southern Mexico to western Ecuador. The adult...
Rufous-breasted wren: A Small Melodious Songbird
Habitat: Rufous-breasted wrens (Pheugopedius rutilus) live throughout the year in pairs that keep in contact by antiphonal singing as they forage through tall, lush,...
The Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius)
Appearance:
The Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) adult males and females are similar in plumage coloration. The head is black with a fine cream streak from...
White’s thrush (Zoothera aurea)
Besides the Blackbird and the European Song Thrush, the White's thrush (Zoothera aurea) is the only true old-world thrush native to Australia. This species has...
The Broad-billed Prion
The Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata) is one of the largest and most northward-ranging of the Southern Hemisphere prions. Its broad head, proportioned to hold...
Black-winged Stilt Facts
Black-winged Stilt Facts
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is spindly legs that not only give the bird its apt name but also control its feeding. It...
King of Saxony – The Bird-of-Paradise
The King of Saxony, or Alberti, has been described in the 1894 bulletin of the British Ornithologist’s Club by Adolf Bernard Meyer of the...
Yellow-throated euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)
The Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) ranges from southern Mexico to western Panama, through the lowlands of both coasts and into the highlands to an...