10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

A couple of the biggest of bird families are restricted to the Americas. Perhaps a relic of times when lower sea levels may have resulted in more extensive areas of mangroves in Central America, modern times have it being very local and with a very limited range. A true gourmand, it requires flowers of the Tea Mangrove to thrive.

Costa Rica 209

Costa Rica Nicaragua Panama Honduras 209

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

And what does it tell us, other than the obvious “head for South America” or perhaps Indonesia? 9 Nicaragua (6.8 % – 781 sp. / Panama’s eight per cent is close to Nearctic (North America and Greenland with 8 %) and Palearctic (Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa with 10 %). It illustrates the bird richness per country.

Equatorial Guinea 190

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 190

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Part of a series of coordinated radio telemetry arrays, this station is found between other MOTUS stations in Nicaragua and Panama that automatically log data from radio transmitters attached to Alder Flycatchers, Cerulean Warblers , and other species.

Costa Rica 258

Costa Rica Nicaragua Birds Panama 258

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2020

The Yellow-green Vireo is another of those rare birds that winter in South America but only travels north as far as Mexico to breed. The Masked Tityra is a tropical bird found from Mexico to Nicaragua. However, there is no mistaking the male Red-headed Tanager with any other species. This one was a true lifer for me.

Mexico 235

Mexico Lamb Nicaragua Sparrows 235

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

It actually makes a lot of sense, the geographic features of the isthmus between North America (including Mexico, because Mexico is part of North America) and South America cut across political lines, as do birds. It is the first bird field guide to every country of Central America (plus the islands governed by those countries).

America 212

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 212

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2022

Shorebirds have left their northern tundra pools and boreal fens, August is when they pass through much of North America. In August these are the exciting habitats to visit, the mud flats and sewage treatment plants are where the bird action is happening.

Costa Rica 184

Costa Rica Eagles West Virginia Albatross 184

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Nicaragua 40

Nicaragua America Animal 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2013

Trinidad is the northern limit of the range of the Red-breasted Blackbird , though it is unclear if the occasional birds that show up in Tobago are wanderers from Trinidad or northern South America or are breeding there. You can also find Red-breasted Blackbirds in Costa Rica and Panama and south to Peru and Brazil.

Blackbirds 166

Blackbirds Trinidad Costa Rica Nicaragua 166

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2016

Birders concerned with ticking off bird species from a list in North America already know all about the AOU Supplement. In this case, it augments and clarifies previous knowledge regarding the classification of the birds in North America. However, like any supplement, this publication does provide something extra, something additional.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica 2016 South America Panama 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Endangered and awesome, it’s pretty easy to experience this big parrot in the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica from Tarcoles north to near Nicaragua. Formerly considered a parula, it turns out to be the sister species of the Crescent-chested Warbler , a high elevation species of Middle America with a similar song.

Costa Rica 202

Costa Rica Panama Birds Eagles 202

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2016

But, if you want to go further afield, fear not, there is some wonderful lowland forest birding up near Nicaragua and down south by Panama as well.

Costa Rica 165

Costa Rica San Jose Panama Birds 165

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Originally from India and the vicinity, it is believed that they had already undergone two major expansions – through Asia Minor in the 1600s, and then across Europe in the 1900s – when they first appeared in North America. Renato Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:36 am Nice post, the Collared Doves also make it to South America.

Montana 133

Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 133

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Howell and Jon Dunn list “overall size and structure” as the fundamental first step in gull identification in their classic Gulls of the Americas (though they then go on to describe endless variations of plumage patterns). This isn’t a new idea. Species Accounts. Gulls Simplified covers 25 species. Range Maps.

North America 195

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Ringer Anhinga and Darters (Anhingidae) The Anhinga and three darter species inhabit warm, freshwater regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. Share Your Thoughts « What is the National Bird of Nicaragua? Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus ), Nairobi, Kenya © David J. Thanks for visiting!

2011 151

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 151

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama make up Central America. Obviously, many (nearly all) of those birds exist outside that relatively small geographic area, up in to North America and down into South America. Know somebody going to Central America over winter break?

Antigua and Barbuda 114

Antigua and Barbuda El Salvador America Costa Rica 114

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2018

Central America is much smaller than the land encompassed within the borders of Canada and the USA. Given such limited geographical dimensions, one might be tempted to assume that Central America is pretty much the same, that the region is fairly homogenous in a number of ways. The Rufous-collared Robin is one of those birds.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica Guatemala Birds Nicaragua 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua, this tiny hummingbird is placed within its own genus microchera. Make sure you watch out for this little stunner if you happen to be in Central America. White-tipped Sicklebill NUMBER 12 The Sparkling Violetear occurs commonly throughout much of northern and western South America.

Colombia 279

Colombia Ecuador Bolivia Peru 279