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White-necked Puffbird

The White-necked Puffbird is a mainly black and white bird, with a prominent black band separating the white chest and belly. It is found in forest and woodland from southern Mexico through Central America to the Chocó, northern Colombia (including Magdalena Valley), northern Venezuela, and the western and southern Amazon Basin.

Gray-crowned Palm-Tanager

The Gray-crowned Palm-Tanager or Gray-crowned Tanager is a woodland species endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

The Rufous-browed Peppershrike, a large, chunky vireo, widespread and often common in woodland, forest edge, and cultivation with some tall trees from Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Uruguay.

Black-crowned Palm-tanager

The Black-crowned Palm-tanager or Black-crowned Tanager is a stunning passerine species, endemic to the island of Hispaniola (split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in the Caribbean.

Yellowhammer

The Yellowhammer is a bright-colored passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia.

Pine Bunting

The Pine Bunting is a large brown bunting with a thick seed-eater's bill, often found in flocks in open forested areas. It breeds across much of temperate Asia, migrating south to central Asia, north India and southern China in winter.

Hispaniolan Trogon

The Hispaniolan Trogon is a brightly colored bird, endemic to Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in the Caribbean.

Cuban Trogon

The Cuban Trogon is very colorful bird with a green back, blue crown, red belly and beak, and white throat and chest. It is similar to the colors of the Cuban flag which is why it was chosen to be the national bird of Cuba.

Lavender Waxbill

The Lavender Waxbill is a tiny gray finch with a red tail and rump and a purplish bill. It is a common species of estrildid finch native to Central Africa and successfully introduced on Hawaii.

Spotted Puffbird

The Spotted Puffbird is a compact, medium-sized bird with a large head and bill. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Red-banded Fruiteater

The Red-banded Fruiteater is a plump, medium-sized bird with red-orange bill, legs and eyes. Its known range is restricted to the humid highland forests of the tepuis in the southeast of Venezuela and western Guyana.

Western Meadowlark

The Western Meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid bird, found across western and central North America.