Birdwatchers

Thrush-like Antpitta (Myrmothera campanisona) on a log at RsFarm, Yarrowkabra (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)
Thrush-like Antpitta (Myrmothera campanisona) on a log at RsFarm, Yarrowkabra (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Thrush-like Antpitta

The Thrush-like Antpitta (Myrmothera campanisona) is found in the Amazon Basin from eastern Colombia to the Guianas, south through Amazonian Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, to northern Bolivia.

Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) in the Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)
Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) in the Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Pale-vented pigeon

            The pale-vented pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) is found in the tropical Americas.

Sulphury Flycatcher (Tyrannopsis sulphurea) near the Laluni Access Road, Guyana. (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)
Sulphury Flycatcher (Tyrannopsis sulphurea) near the Laluni Access Road, Guyana. (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Sulphury Flycatcher

The Sulphury Flycatcher (Tyrannopsis sulphurea) is found in Trinidad, the Guianas, and other parts of South America.

A pair of Tropical Mockingbirds (Mimus gilvus) in Drill, Mahaicony. (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Tropical Mockingbird

The Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) is a resident breeding bird from southern  Mexico south to northern Brazil, and in the Lesser Antilles and other Caribbean  islands.

Bronzy  Jacamar

Bronzy Jacamar

The Bronzy Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in north-central South America in the Amazon Basin and the Guianas.

Female Black-throated Mango Hummingbird visiting a Banana Blossom. 
(Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Black-throated Mango

The black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) is a mainly South American hummingbird species. The male has glossy bright green upperparts.

Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana) perched on a branch at Sloth Island, Essequibo River. (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Black-tailed Tityra

The Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana) is a short-tailed robust bird with a long hook-tipped bill; like other tityras it has a peculiar vestigial ninth primary feather.

Capuchinbird

The Capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor) is a large thick-set suboscine passerine with a relatively heavy bill.

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) Botanical Gardens, Georgetown (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Muscovy Duck

The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico, Central, and South America.

Royal Tern taking off near the Kingston Jetty, Georgetown. (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Royal Tern

The Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) is found along ocean beaches. The adult Royal Tern has a slender orange bill, a short, forked tail, a black narrow, shaggy band around the back of head and a white forehead.

Female Bearded Tachuri, near Karanambu Lodge, North Rupununi, Guyana. (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Bearded Tachuri

The Bearded Tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis) is a near-threatened species that has a very local and disjunct distribution primarily across eastern South America.

A Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus) at Bounty Farm, Timehri. (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

The yellow-tufted is a small, mostly black woodpecker with a white rump, and an elaborate yellow facial tuft that extends from a yellow eye ring; it also has a red belly. Yellow-tufted

Southern House Wren (Troglodytes musculus) singing in the Botanical Gardens, Georgetown. (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Southern House Wren

  The Southern House Wren (Troglodytes musculus) is a common backyard bird, found over nearly the entire Western Hemisphere. This

Red-eyed Vireo

The red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus) is a small American songbird. It is somewhat warbler-like but not closely related to the New World warblers (Parulidae).

White-chinned Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla merula) under the Iwokrama Canopy Walkway. (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

White-chinned Woodcreeper

The white-chinned woodcreeper  (Dendrocincla merula) is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is found in  Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana,  Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and  Venezuela.

Bicoloured Wren

The Bicoloured Wren (Campylorhynchus griseus) is found from northern Colombia through Venezuela, interior Guyana and the extreme north of Brazil in Roraima.

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