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White-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris versicolurus

9" (23 cm). A small, stocky green parakeet with pointed tail and flash of yellow and white in wing.… read more

Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus

7" (18 cm). Typical adult barred above with black and yellow; rump and underparts green (occasionally blue). Tail long, pointed, and green.… read more

Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus

11" (28 cm). Bright green above and pale gray below, with scalloping on throat; dark blue primaries; long and pointed tail.… read more

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus

 

10 1/2-12 1/2" (27-32 cm). Jay-sized. A slender, long-tailed bird, brown above, white below, with large white spots on underside of tail, flash of rufous in wings. Bill slightly curved, with yellow lower mandible.… read more

Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus

 

12" (30 cm). Very similar to Yellow-billed Cuckoo; brown above, white below, but bill entirely black, wings brown, much less white at tips of tail feathers. Narrow red eye ring.… read more

Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor

 

12" (30 cm). Brown above, rich buff or tawny below, with black facial mask; curved bill. Tail long and graduated, with black-and-white spots at tip.… read more

Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani

 

14" (36 cm). Pigeon-sized. Black, with a very long tail half the length of the bird. Bill huge, with arched ridge and no grooves.… read more

Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris

12" (30 cm). Jay-sized. Black, with a very long tail half the length of the bird. Bill huge, with arched ridge and narrow grooves.… read more

Elegant Trogon
Trogon elegans

 

11-12" (28-30 cm). Hooked yellow bill, long, square-cut tail. Male, dark emerald-green upperparts, head, upper breast; white breast band; crimson belly, undertail coverts. Black terminal tail band. Female, brown underparts, white cheek patch; light bands on breast.… read more

Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon

 

13" (33 cm). A pigeon-sized bird, blue-gray above, white below, with bushy crest, dagger-like bill. Male has blue-gray breast band; female similar, but also has chestnut belly band.… read more

Ringed Kingfisher
Ceryle torquata

 

13" (33 cm). Pigeon-sized. Similar to Belted Kingfisher but larger, and with more chestnut on belly. Bushy crest and large, dagger-shaped bill. Blue-gray above, chestnut below with white collar. Female similar, but has gray band across upper breast.… read more

Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana

 

8" (20 cm). Starling-sized. Dark glossy green above, white below; male has broad rufous breast band, female has green breast band. Both sexes have white collar.… read more

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe

4" (10 cm). A nondescript, dull-colored bird with a tiny bill. Olive-gray above with pale buff wing bars; whitish below with dusky throat and breast.… read more

Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi (Contopus borealis)

 

7 1/2" (19 cm). Deep olive-brown, with dark sides of breast, flanks separated by white patch down center of breast. White feather tufts protrude from lower back at base of tail; tail broad and prominently notched.… read more

Greater Pewee
Contopus pertinax

 

7-7 3/4" (18-20 cm). Large-head with slight crest. Olive-brown above, slightly lighter below. Small light gray throat patch, yellow lower mandible, indistinct wing bars.… read more

Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus

 

6 1/2" (17 cm). Dull olive-gray above, slightly paler below, with 2 whitish wing bars. Empidonax flycatchers are smaller and usually have noticeable eye ring.… read more

Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens

 

6 1/2" (17 cm). Almost identical to Western Wood-Pewee, and best distinguished by voice. Empidonax flycatchers are smaller and usually have noticeable eye ring.… read more

Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum

 

5-6" (13-15 cm). Dull gray-green above, whitish below, with 2 dull white wing bars and narrow white eye ring (often not noticeable). Indistinguishable in appearance from Willow Flycatcher, best identified by voice, breeding habitat, and nest.… read more

Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis

 

5 1/2-6" (14-15 cm). Olive-brown above, with yellow throat and belly separated by dusky olive breast; elongated white eye ring and light wing bars. Fall birds may be duller. Bill long and wide, lower mandible bright yellow. See Cordilleran Flycatcher.… read more

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris

 

5 1/2" (14 cm). A very small flycatcher, olive-green above, yellowish below, including throat, with 2 white wing bars and yellowish eye ring. Other flycatchers (Acadian, Alder, Willow, and Least) have more whitish throats, underparts, and eye rings.… read more

Buff-breasted Flycatcher
Empidonax fulvifrons

 

4 1/2 -5" (11-13 cm). Olive above with rich buffy underparts, lighter on throat and belly; white eye ring and wing bars.… read more

Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii

 

5-5 1/2" (13-14 cm). Olive-gray above; light throat, dark gray breast, pale yellow belly. Conspicuous white eye ring and white wing bars. Narrow bill. Flicks wings and tail more vigorously than other similar species.… read more

Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus

 

5 1/4" (13 cm). Dull olive-gray above, whitish below, with 2 whitish wing bars and conspicuous white eye ring. Distinguished by voice and breeding habitat.… read more

Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri

 

5 1/4-6" (13-15 cm). Back gray with slight olive tinge; breast buffy, with light throat; belly very pale yellow. Narrow white eye ring and white wing bars; long tail.… read more

Cordilleran Flycatcher
Empidonax occidentalis

 

5 1/2-6" (14-15 cm). Identical in appearance to Pacific-slope Flycatcher; distinguishable only by voice and range.… read more

Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii

 

6" (15 cm). Distinguishable from Alder Flycatcher only by voice, breeding habitat, and nest. Other western Empidonax flycatchers have more conspicuous eye ring or are grayer above.… read more

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimus

5 1/4-6 1/2" (13-16.5 cm). A very small, gray-green to olive-brown bird with prominent light wingbars. Whitish to pale olive to yellowish below. Faint to no pale eye-ring. Lower bill light yellow to orange.… read more

Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens

 

6" (15 cm). Olive green above, whitish or sometimes yellow below (especially on flanks and belly), with distinct white eye ring. Identified chiefly by voice and habitat.… read more

Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii

 

5 1/2" (14 cm). Similar to other Empidonax flycatchers, but gray above, white below. Lower mandible flesh-colored. Eye ring not prominent. Slowly bobs its tail.… read more

Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens

 

8" (20 cm). Dull olive above, yellowish below. Like Brown-crested Flycatcher (and Great Crested, Myiarchus crinitus, of the East), but smaller and less colorful; back browner, throat and breast grayish white.… read more

Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus

 

9" (23 cm). Slightly crested. Brown above, with gray throat, yellow belly, rufous wings and tail, and pale brown at base of lower mandible.… read more

Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer

 

6 1/2 -7" (17-18 cm). A small Myiarchus flycatcher, with much brown, but no rufous on tail. Pale olive-brown above, grayish throat and breast, pale yellow belly.… read more

Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus

 

9 1/2" (24 cm). Olive above; yellow below; with cinnamon in wings, tail. Large, black bill, bright sulphur-yellow belly.… read more

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris

 

7 1/2 -8 1/2" (19-22 cm). A large, heavily streaked flycatcher. Upperparts buff-brown with brown streaks; underparts yellow with blackish streaks. Dark line across eye; dark "mustache." Tail and rump rufous.… read more

Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae

 

6 1/2" (17 cm). Sparrow-sized. Male gray above, with black cap and pale rose-red throat; whitish below. Female brown, paler below, with dusky grayish cap.… read more

Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus

 

10 1/2" (27 cm). A stocky, robin-sized flycatcher. Broad black bill; black-and-white striped head; olive-brown back; bright yellow underparts; rufous wings. Tail conspicuous in flight.… read more

Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus

 

6" (15 cm). Male has brilliant scarlet crown and underparts, with dark brown back, wings, and tail; female similar to male above but white below with dark streaks. Belly of females and immatures varies from pink to yellow to white.… read more

Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans

 

6-7" (15-18 cm). Slate-black except for white belly, undertail coverts, and outer tail feathers. Its tail-wagging, erect posture, and insectivorous feeding habits are helpful in field identification.… read more

Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe

 

7" (18 cm). Dull olive green without an eye ring or wing bars. Wags its tail.… read more

Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya

 

7-8" (18-20 cm). Dusky head, breast, and back, with darker wings and black tail. Light rust-colored belly and undertail coverts.… read more

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