Category: Passerine

A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines. Like Blackbirds, Finches, Flycatchers, Tanagers, Warblers, Sparrows, Wrens etc.

Black chested jay

The black chested jay is found in Colombia, northwestern Venezuela, Panama and far eastern Costa Rica. The attached image was taken in Panama.

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Bay Headed Tanager

The bay headed tanager (Tangara gyrola) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in Costa Rica, Panama, South America south …

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Green Honeycreeper

The Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) is a small bird in the tanager family. It is found in the tropical New World from southern Mexico …

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Black striped sparrow

The black striped sparrow (Arremonops conirostris) is a passerine bird which breeds from northern Honduras to western Ecuador, northern Brazil and Venezuela. The attached …

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Black chested jay (Cyanocorax affinis)

The Black chested jay (Cyanocorax affinis) is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Venezuela, image taken in Panama.

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Fasciated Anstshrike

The fasciated antshrike (Cymbilaimus lineatus) is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. …

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Southern House Wren

Southern House Wren image taken in Panama

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Snowy-crowned robin-chat

From Wikipedia: The snowy-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is also known as the snowy-headed robin-chat. …

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Spotted Woodcreeper

The spotted woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

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Green Jay

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) lives from southern USA to Central America and as well in parts of northern South America.

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Red Eyed Vireo

This red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus) photo was taken in Altos del Maria, Panama. The breeding habitat is open wooded areas across Canada and the …

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Chestnut-headed oropendola

The chestnut-headed oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri) can be found in the Caribbean coastal lowlands from southern Mexico to central Costa Rica, both slopes of southern …

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Thick-billed euphonia

The thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) of the order Passeriformes is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural …

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