Flame-faced Tanager (24)Tangara parzudakii Sue Bishop Ecuador Date taken: Mar 12 2025 #Mindo #Sachatamia #Pichincha Province Date uploaded: Jul 10 2025 Comments (1): Brian Morin: Nice capture. The head colour is striking.
Lesson's Motmot (25)Momotus lessonii Sue Bishop Panama Date taken: Mar 6 2025 #El Valle de Anton #Cocle province Date uploaded: Jul 9 2025 Write comments
Buff-throated Saltator (10)Saltator maximus Ahmad Shah Panama Date taken: Mar 3 2025 El Valle de Anton, Cocle Province. Date uploaded: Jul 9 2025 Write comments
Cave Swallow (3)Petrochelidon fulva Chris United States (Texas) Date taken: Jul 3 2025 Details: inflight Not a great one but a documentation photo more than anything. Penitas Library, Penitas. Date uploaded: Jul 8 2025 Comments (3): Brian Morin: Not bad at all considering the difficulty of getting flight shots of swallows.Sue Bishop: Very hard to get swallows in flight. Good find!
White-tailed Kite (6)Elanus leucurus Chris United States (Texas) Date taken: Jul 3 2025 Details: inflight Over Bentson Rio Grande Sanctuary Date uploaded: Jul 8 2025 Comments (1): Brian Morin: A nice addition to the trip. Hard to believe one has spent a few weeks near Quebec City.
Tropical Kingbird (25)Tyrannus melancholicus Chris United States (Texas) Date taken: Jul 1 2025 Merlin Bird ID helped with the audio at Bentson Rio Grande Sanctuary. A nice Canada Day surprise. Date uploaded: Jul 8 2025 Comments (1): Sue Bishop: Nice find indeed.
Couch's Kingbird (2)Tyrannus couchii Chris United States (Texas) Date taken: Jul 2 2025 Thanks to Merlin Bird ID, the sound identification while in the field is transformed forever. Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR, Yturria Tract. Date uploaded: Jul 8 2025 Comments (3): Brian Morin: That also confirms the species compared with the similar Cassin's Kingbird.Sue Bishop: Great find!
Groove-billed Ani (8)Crotophaga sulcirostris Chris United States (Texas) Date taken: Jul 5 2025 Another lifer - and just as we were about to wrap up with not many birds around, 3 Groove-billed Anis flew in calling away and enjoying the breeze in the high heat and humidity. Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR, La Puerta Tract. Date uploaded: Jul 7 2025 Comments (2): Brian Morin: Good find and nice setting.Sue Bishop: Good one. Texas sure has a lot of tropical birds!
Varied Bunting (1)Passerina versicolor Chris United States (Texas) Date taken: Jul 2 2025 Details: female Out for a brief moment from the dense brush, the elusive Varied Bunting made an appearance. A male had been in the same area, and so hopefully they managed to nest. Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR, Yturria Tract sector. Date uploaded: Jul 7 2025 Comments (2): Sue Bishop: Congrats on the first upload of this species.Ahmad Shah: Superb first upload.
Andean Emerald (39)Amazilia franciae Sue Bishop Ecuador Date taken: Mar 12 2025 #Mindo #Pichincha Province #Sachatamia Date uploaded: Jul 7 2025 Write comments
