10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2013

Their taxonomic status long has been unclear due to their overall similarity and the fact that in eastern North America and Cuba, they hybridize. Clapper Rails , as currently defined by the AOU, occur along the coasts of North and South America and Caribbean islands, and inland in southern California and Arizona.

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Species North America Cuba Louisiana 211

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AUGUST 10, 2019

Anyone in North America might know them as Cosmopolitan Butterfly. The Painted Lady is thought to be one of the world’s most succesful butterflies with a range covering the globe apart from Antactica and South America. The Aristocrat group is not a recognised classification group.

Ireland 120

Ireland South America North America Groups 120

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2015

Taxa that could end up being split into one species occurring north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and one south of the isthmus. (2). A species that lives in both Costa Rica and South America but might be two separate species. (3). Check out recordings of Clapper Rail from North America and Costa Rica.

Costa Rica 204

Costa Rica Species South America America 204

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JULY 19, 2018

And what does it tell us, other than the obvious “head for South America” or perhaps Indonesia? 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 187

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 187

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Each autumn, nearly the entire breeding population of the Swainson’s Hawk migrates from the temperate zone of North America to wintering areas in South America. References: 1 Birds of North America Online. But that is another story. Birds Ferruginous Hawk Plumas Audubon Society raptors Swainson''s Hawk'

Nevada 160

Nevada North America Utah Oregon 160

10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2012

Actitus macularius , as spotties are known to the scientific set, are widespread across North America and winter across Central and South America, even as far south as Chile. When they are not getting ready to breed they are a pretty bland brown-and-white bird.

New Jersey 170

New Jersey North America Chile South America 170

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Guiding aside, Howell is a research associate at the California Academy of Sciences and the author of many books, including Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America (Princeton). Birds of Chile – A Photo Guide has 240 pages and more than 1,000 photos accompanied by a brief text to make bird ID easy.

Chile 193

Chile Birds South America North America 193

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2014

Scientists who attached tracking devices to 10 of the birds in 2012 were shocked to discover that one had flown west across the Atlantic Ocean, and eventually settled down on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in South America. Along the wayward route, the Phalarope made stops in Iceland, Greenland, the continental U.S.,

Iceland 179

Iceland South America Ecuador Stray 179

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2013

The series, which was four years in the making, follows birds across six continents, from eagles in North America to hummingbirds in South America, cockatoos in Australia, cranes in Asia, and flamingos in Africa. And many more!).

Downers 177

Downers France South America North America 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2019

The one migratory species, aptly named the Common Yellowthroat , can be seen almost anywhere in North America. Another one, the Masked Yellowthroat , can be found in five unconnected resident territories over much of South America. The Yellowthroat group is an odd collection of bird species.

Mexico 186

Mexico Bahamas South America Panama 186

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2021

So the only Patagonia I would choose to visit in the future, is the Patagonia to be found at the southern end of South America. If you live on the west coast of North America, Arizona is much closer. Consider the striking Berylline Hummingbird. But it can only be found as a vagrant in Arizona.

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Arizona Mexico Los Angeles Dallas 257

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2013

Perhaps because of threats to the ecosystems of the many places the Arctic Tern visits (Europe, Africa, South America, and North America), it may be on the decline. (You can learn more about their incredible journeys here.) . For example, over the past decade, the population in the Gulf of Maine has dropped by 40 percent.

Bald Eagle 177

Bald Eagle Pandas Puffins Bears 177

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The Brown Pelican occurs in both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America and northern South America. They nearly disappeared from North America between the late 1950s and early 1970s because of pesticides entering the food chain. Brown Pelicans in non-breeding plumage.

Pelicans 157

Pelicans North America Peru Fish 157

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

These are the largest nightjars in North America, significantly larger than Whip-poor-will or any of the nighthawks. A Chuck-will’s widow is extracted from a net at the South Florida Bird Observatory The size of the Chuck-will’s-widow is deceptive – until you get it in the hand.

Florida 231

Florida South America United States North America 231

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

This is when we might see the greatest variety and numbers of wood-warblers, where we can watch dizzying groups of swallows zip through the skies as kettles of Turkey Vultures , and Broad-winged and Swainson’s Hawks flow towards South America. How many Sinaloa Martins also fly this way?

Costa Rica 310

Costa Rica West Virginia New York South America 310

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Podilymbus podiceps is most certainly common in my experience, able to be seen consistently across varied habitats throughout nearly all of North America and much of South America. The Pied-billed Grebe , a most wondrous waterfowl, perfectly exemplify the distinction between common and mundane.

Texas 185

Texas South America 2011 North America 185

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For most avian migrants heading south towards Mexico, Central and South America, crossing thru the Arizona desert areas can provide very few water, food and resting areas. Virtually every species of duck from North America has been seen here at one time or another. One raft along had over 380 birds in it.

Mexico 130

Mexico Tucson Arizona Ducks 130

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.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica 2016 South America Panama 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2014

They gradually spread to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the southern coast of North America (before it was joined to South America) and gained the ability to pursue prey by diving in cool waters (see Pereira and Baker 2008 ).

Penguins 216

Penguins Puffins 2008 Sharks 216

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2011

House Wrens are found from Canada to the southern end of South America which makes them the most widespread bird in the Western Hemisphere, though there are several potential or rejected splits.

Mexico 196

Mexico South America North America Arizona 196

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2014

One of the two sub-species of Red Knot occurring in North America, the Rufa subspecies breeds in the Canadian Artic Region and migrates along the east or Atlantic coast of the United States. migration corridors from Argentina in the Southern tip of South America to Canada.

Endangered Species 160

Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2013

Though the Large-billed Tern is a bird of freshwater rivers, lakes, and marshes of South America it does wander to North America on very rare occasions. As you can see in the image below it has a very distinctive pattern on its wings, to say nothing of the big ol’ yellow bill stuck on the front of its face.

Trinidad 171

Trinidad New Jersey Nevada Illinois 171

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2013

Of all migratory birds breeding in North America, Swallow-tailed Kites are among the first to leave for the wintering grounds. Kites generally fly to Cuba and then over the ocean to arrive in the Yucatan Peninsula or areas further south. Swallow-tailed Kite near the Lake Okeechobee roost in Florida.

Florida 224

Florida Cuba Colombia 2004 224

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2011

They are species that breed in the US and then spend the winter in Central and South America, eating what’s avialable–especially fruit. Fruit is something that migratory birds could eat and worth trying in your yard in North America. This is a photo that my friend Larry Sirvio took in Belize.

Nigeria 242

Nigeria Birds Belize South America 242

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Manky Muscovy Ducks Manky Muscovy Ducks By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata ) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America.

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Ducks 2011 Deer New York 209

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 7, 2012

“ Untamed Americas ” is a high-definition miniseries event narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor Josh Brolin. In it we get to see some of the amazing places in the wild areas of North America, Central America and South America. The first of the series premiers June 10th, 2012.

America 100

America Sheep Penguins South America 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2012

It breeds across much of North America, is present year-round in the Caribbean, northern Central America, and the west coast of northern South America, and in winter is found across the rest of Central America. The Killdeer is a wide-ranging plover.

Eggs 175

Eggs America South America North America 175

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Though Buteo platypterus travel vast distances on their migration once they reach their wintering ground they tend to stay put until spring : A recent study attached satellite transmitters to the backs of four Broad-winged Hawks and followed them as they migrated south in the fall. square km (1 square mi).

New Jersey 194

New Jersey United States South America North America 194

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2012

The Old World’s Olivaceous Warbler is a dapper example of how drab this shade can be, while the Olivaceous Woodcreeper of Mexico and Central and South America dazzles in silvery green and flaming rufous.

Cameroon 160

Cameroon Comoros Africa Woodpeckers 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

The question is why these natives of rural areas in southern South America (east of the Andes) have been so spectacularly successful in establishing their colonies. This echoes their behavior in their native South America, where they are known as agricultural pests who will eat and destroy crops. Again, not very fussy!

Chicago 194

Chicago New York City New York Illinois 194

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2012

Moreover, Colombia remains the best destination to see many species that are very tough to find elsewhere in South America. Whilst a few of these tanager species migrate to North America, most species are sedentary and many of them have very fragmented and small ranges.

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Colombia Ecuador South America North America 238

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2012

Cliff Swallows migrate to North America from their wintering grounds in South America to nest in large colonies, sometimes numbering in the thousands. He and his wife had enjoyed the swallows for several years and they were appalled that the marina management were destroying them.

San Diego 165

San Diego illegal California South America 165

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2013

Although both species are widespread in North America as breeders in shrubby edge habitats, that is not the case in the southern half of the sunshine state (the more northerly race of Prairie Warbler is an uncommon breeder in the panhandle).

Florida 181

Florida Breeders Miami Tampa 181

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The Durango Highway is arguably one of North America’s great birding roads due to the great variety of habitats, the spectacular mountain scenery of the Sierra Madre Occidental, and the numerous Mexican endemics one can target. Thus, I looked forward to this second portion of the trip with great anticipation.

Mexico 185

Mexico Costa Rica Arizona Birds 185

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2011

They are currently heading south on their yearly migration to South America where they will winter, and during this migration, they can often be seen in large flocks with other swallows numbering in the hundreds or even thousands. References: 1 Birds of North America Online a.

South America 164

South America North America California Turtles 164

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

If this was America, we might not be concerned because starlings are an invasive species, at least in North America. The golden-winged warblers had just returned from South America to their breeding grounds in the mountains of Tennessee in 2013 when a massive storm was edging closer.

Science 151

Science Iraq Research Birds 151

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

It’s the sort of place where shorebirds congregate in impressive numbers, where migrating passerines skip southward clinging to the last bits of land before throwing themselves across the sea towards South America, where birders from across the mid-Atlantic make trips to enjoy the plenty. But wait, he says, there’s more!

North Carolina 160

North Carolina North America Fish America 160