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Clay-colored Thrush

The Clay-colored Thrush, formally known as the Clay-colored Robin is the national bird of Costa Rica, where it is well known as the Yigüirro. It is a large thrush that is relatively unremarkable in appearance.

Black-throated Sparrow

The Black-throated Sparrow is a small American sparrow primarily found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Summer Tanager

The Summer Tanager is a medium-sized American songbird. It was formerly placed in the tanager family, it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family. Its plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.

Black-chinned Sparrow

The Black-chinned Sparrow is a small, long-tailed, pale gray sparrow with a contrasting brown back and a small pink bill. That is generally found in chaparral, sagebrush, arid scrublands, and brushy hillsides.

Orchard Oriole

The Orchard Oriole is the smallest species of icterid. They are slim songbirds, larger than warblers and vireos. They have medium-length tails, rounded heads, and a straight, sharply pointed bill.

Hooded Oriole

The Hooded Oriole is a fairly large songbird with longer and more delicate body than other orioles. They also have long rounded tails and longish necks. They are found in the Rio Grande valley in Texas and south through Mexico to Oaxaca and Veracruz.

House Wren

The House Wren is a very small songbird and the most widely distributed bird in the Americas.

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush

The Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush is a songbird of Central America and parts of eastern Mexico.  It is usually elusive and heard far more often than seen.

Crissal Thrasher

The Crissal Thrasher is a large, long-tailed birds with a curved bill. It is found in the Southwestern United States to central Mexico.

Scarlet Tanager

The Scarlet Tanager is a medium-sized American songbird with fairly stocky proportions.

Bell’s Sparrow

The Bell's Sparrow is a medium-sized sparrow of the western United States and northwestern Mexico.

Black-cowled Oriole

The Black-cowled Oriole is an attractive black-and-yellow oriole of humid tropical lowlands. It is found in the eastern half of mainland Central America.