Lists and Photo Galleries of Birds during Focus On Nature Tours

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LISTS and PHOTO GALLERIES
of BIRDS

NOTING THOSE FOUND DURING
PREVIOUS FOCUS ON NATURE TOURS

FOLLOWING HERE ARE LINKS TO LISTS WITH SOME PHOTOGRAPHS
OF BIRDS AT VARIOUS PLACES WHERE OVER THE YEARS
THERE HAVE BEEN FOCUS ON NATURE TOURS.

FROM THE LINKS BELOW OTHER LINKS CAN BE REACHED RELATING TO OTHER NATURE
SUCH AS MAMMALS, BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS, DRAGONFLIES and DAMSELFLIES,
AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES, MARINE LIFE, and PLANTS.

Links:

North America

the Caribbean

Mexico

Central America

South America

Europe

Japan

The LEAST BITTERN has been seen during FONT tours
in Argentina, Brazil, the Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico,
and in the United States in Arizona, Delaware, Texas.
(Photo by Doris Potter)

Additional links:

A listing of Upcoming Focus On Nature Tours

A Directory of Photos in this Website

NORTH AMERICA

The drake HOODED MERGANSER
is one of the most beautiful of North American ducks.
Of the 3 species of mergansers that occur in North America,
only the HOODED MERGANSER is exclusively American.
(photo by Howard Eskin)

North America, A Bird List in 6 Parts,
with lots of info and some PHOTOS

(983 species, over 750 during FONT tours)

North America Birds Part #1: Grouse to Anhinga

North America Birds Part #2: Condor to Shorebirds

North America Birds Part #3: Jaegers to Cuckoos

North America Birds Part #4: Owls to Flycatchers

North America Birds Part #5: Shrikes to Pipits

North America Birds Part #6: Olive Warbler to Buntings

A Photo Gallery of Birds that would be Rare in North America

The RUFOUS-CAPPED WARBLER is a rarity north of Mexico.
This bird was photographed during a FONT Tour in August 2010.
(photo by Marie Gardner)

REGIONAL NORTH AMERICA BIRD LISTS

ALASKA

Alaska Birds
noting those during FONT Tours
a list with some photos

ARIZONA

A male VERMILION FLYCATCHER
(photo by Howard Eskin)

Arizona, A Bird List in 2 Parts, with PHOTOS:

Arizona Birds, Part #1: Quails to Becard

Arizona Birds, Part #2: Flycatchers to Buntings

Southern Arizona Birds, a list without photos

Hummingbirds throughout the Americas
including photos of those in Arizona

BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRDS
Above, a male; below, a female.
(upper photo by Larry O'Meallie,
lower photo by Doris Potter,
during a FONT tour in Arizona)

CALIFORNIA

California, A Bird List, with PHOTOS

California Birds
including those during
the FONT West Coast USA Tours
in mostly September

COLORADO
and nearby NEBRASKA, KANSAS,
OKLAHOMA, & WYOMING

The DUSKY GROUSE is one of the 7 grouse species
that have been seen during FONT tours in April
in Colorado & nearby states.
(photo by Alan Brady)

Birds of Colorado and Nearby States,
A List in 2 Parts, with PHOTOS:

Colorado Birds, Part #1: Quails to Woodpeckers

Colorado Birds, Part #2: Flycatchers to Buntings

Birds during FONT Tours in the Spring
in Colorado & Nearby States,
a list without photos

The Grouse of Colorado & Nearby States

A male PINE GROSBEAK
photographed during a FONT tour in Colorado.

DELAWARE,
MARYLAND, VIRGINIA

Birds of the Delmarva Peninsula
a list with some photos

NEBRASKA

Nebraska Birds in the Spring:
a list without photos

NORTH CAROLINA

A male PAINTED BUNTING
(photograph by Clair de Beauvior)

North Carolina Birds
A List with some PHOTOS

TEXAS
and nearby NEW MEXICO

Texas and nearby New Mexico,
A Bird List in 2 Parts, with PHOTOS:

Texas & nearby New Mexico Birds,
Part #1: Quails to Becard

Texas & nearby New Mexico Birds,
Part #2: Flycatchers to Buntings

WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State Birds
during the FONT West Coast USA Tour
in September

the CARIBBEAN

The BANANAQUIT occurs on virtually
every island in the Caribbean.
(photo by Marie Gardner)

Birds of the Caribbean (or West Indies),
A List in 2 Parts, with PHOTOS:
(Including those during FONT Tours
on over a dozen islands)

Caribbean Birds, Part #1: Guineafowl to Hummingbirds

Caribbean Birds, Part #2: Trogons to Buntings

Rare Birds of the Caribbean Today
& Others in that Region that No Longer Exist
(including Macaws, Parrots, & Parakeets)

Hummingbirds throughout the Americas
including photos of some in the Caribbean

A female ANTILLEAN CRESTED HUMMINGBIRD
photographed during a FONT Tour in the Lesser Antilles
(photo by Marie Gardner)

REGIONAL CARIBBEAN BIRD LISTS
without photos

Cayman Islands Birds

Birds of Hispaniola:
the Dominican Republic & Haiti

Jamaica Birds

Lesser Antilles Birds
including:
Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda,
Dominica, Guadeloupe,
Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent

Puerto Rico Birds

An all-black race of the BANANAQUIT
is seen during FONT tours
on the island of Saint Vincent
(photo by Marie Gardner)

MEXICO

Mexico, A Bird List in 3 Parts,
with PHOTOS

(990 species, about 600 during FONT Tours)

Mexico Birds, Part #1: Tinamous to Shorebirds

Mexico Birds, Part #2: Jaegers to Woodpeckers

Mexico Birds, Part #3: Manakins to Buntings

REGIONAL MEXICO BIRD LISTS
without photos

Cozumel Island Birds

Sonora Birds

Birds of the Yucatan Peninsula
and nearby Campeche

A male MEXICAN SHEARTAIL
photographed during a FONT Tour.
Of the many species of hummingbirds during our tours
from Alaska to southern Chile,
this Mexican endemic has one of the most restricted of ranges,
in a narrow coastal strip only about a kilometer wide.
(photo by Marie Gardner)

CENTRAL AMERICA

One of the two very rare HORNED GUANS
we saw together during one of our tours in Guatemala.
(Photo during our tour by Josue de Leon,
one of our guides)

Central America, A Bird List in 4 Parts,
with PHOTOS:

Central America Birds, Part #1: Tinamous to Doves

Central America Birds, Part #2: Macaws to Woodpeckers

Central America Birds, Part #3: Manakins to Thrashers

Central America Birds, Part #4: Thrushes to Buntings

Hummingbirds throughout the Americas
including photos of some in Central America

The WHITE-EARED HUMMINGBIRD
is commonly seen during FONT Tours
in the mountains of Guatemala

A male GRAY-TAILED MOUNTAIN-GEM
in the mountains of southern Costa Rica

REGIONAL CENTRAL AMERICA BIRD LISTS
without photos

BELIZE

Belize Birds during FONT Tours

COSTA RICA

An adult COMMON POTOO with its chick
photographed in Costa Rica

Costa Rica Birds
noting those during FONT tours

(866 species, with 721 during FONT Tours)

Costa Rica Birds during FONT tours in the Summer

GUATEMALA

Guatemala Birds
noting those during FONT tours

(713 birds, with 557 during FONT tours)

HONDURAS

Honduras Birds
noting those during FONT tours

Birds & some Other Nature in Honduras
during FONT Tours

The MONTEZUMA OROPENDOLA,
a bird that's always a pleasure to see & hear

PANAMA

Panama Birds
noting those during FONT Tours

(975 birds, with 596 during FONT tours)

SOUTH AMERICA

During the Austral Summer in South America,
the FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER
is a common & conspicuous bird in southern South America.
During the Austral Winter, it is common
in the northern part of the continent.

REGIONAL SOUTH AMERICA BIRD LISTS

ARGENTINA

Argentina, A Bird List in 2 Parts, with PHOTOS:

(965 species, about 700 during FONT Tours)

Argentina Birds, Part #1: Tinamous to Flycatchers

Argentina Birds, Part #2: Antshrikes to Grosbeaks

Two photos of the LONG-WINGED HARRIER,
both taken during FONT tours.
The species has commonly been seen during our tours
in Argentina and in far-southern Brazil and Uruguay.
(these photos in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
by Marie Gardner)

BRAZIL
AND NEARBY BOLIVIA,
PARAGUAY, & URUGUAY

The colorful CHANNEL-BILLED TOUCAN,
this form in southeastern Brazil.

Brazil
and nearby Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay,
A Bird List in 4 Parts, with PHOTOS:

(1,725 species, 1,065 during FONT Tours)

Brazil Birds, Part #1: Tinamous to Doves

Brazil Birds, Part #2: Macaws to Flycatchers

Brazil Birds, Part #3: Antshrikes to Woodcreepers

Brazil Birds, Part #4: Vireos to Grosbeaks

Rare Birds of Brazil
with some PHOTOS

Hummingbirds throughout the Americas
including photos of some in Brazil

The HOODED VISORBEARER,
a hummingbird endemic to Brazil

Another hummingbird endemic to Brazil
is the SAW-BILLED HERMIT,
seen during FONT Tours
in the southeastern part of the country.

REGIONAL BRAZIL BIRD LISTS
without photos

Birds of the Amazon Basin
including Brazil, Ecuador, & Venezuela

Birds of Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul
including the Pantanal & adjacent Bolivia

Birds of Minas Gerais
& adjacent Espiritu Santo

Birds of Rio Grande do Sul
including adjacent Uruguay

Birds of Southeast Brazil
(Sao Paulo & Rio de Janeiro states)

The colorful YELLOW-FRONTED WOODPECKER
photographed during a FONT Tour in southeastern Brazil
(photo by Rosemary Lloyd)

CHILE

When we saw this bird of the Andes
during the first FONT Tour in Chile in 1990,
it was called the DIADEMED SANDPIPER-PLOVER.
When we saw it during our Chile tour in 2009,
and now, it's the DIADEMED PLOVER.

Chile: A Bird List in 2 Parts, with PHOTOS

(450 species, 345 during FONT Tours)

Chile Birds, Part #1: Tinamous to Coots

Chile Birds, Part #2: Thick-knee to Saltator

Albatrosses & Other Seabirds off the Coast of Chile
with some PHOTOS

The BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS
is as much at home in the air (above)
as it is on the water (below), maybe more so,
Both of these photos were taken during FONT Tours in Chile.
(upper photo by Alan Brady: lower photo by Bjorn Johansson)