Birdwatchers

Female Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus), Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)
Female Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus), Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Barred Antshrike

The Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus)is found in Mexico, through Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and a large part of South America east of the Andes as far south as northern Argentina, Bolivia  and Paraguay.

White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) perched in shrubs in Linden, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)
White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) perched in shrubs in Linden, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

White-winged Becard

The White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Pink-throated Becard (Pachyramphus minor) perched at Rs Farm, Yarrowkabra
(Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)
Pink-throated Becard (Pachyramphus minor) perched at Rs Farm, Yarrowkabra (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Pink-throated Becard

The Pink-throated Becard (Pachyramphus minor) is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana,  Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Pale-breasted Thrush – Georgetown
(Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Pale-breasted Thrush

The Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas) is found in wooded habitats in eastern and northern South America, from Colombia to Uruguay.

Grey-necked Wood Rail (Aramides cajaneus) at Buffalo Pond, near Karanambu Lodge, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke/www.kesterclarke.net)

Grey-necked Wood Rail

The Grey-necked Wood Rail (Aramides cajaneus) lives primarily in the forests, mangroves, and swamps of Central and South America.

Barn Owl

The Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is found almost everywhere in the world except for the polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalayas, most of Indonesia, and some Pacific islands The plumage on head and back is a mottled shade of grey or brown, the underparts vary from white to brown and are sometimes speckled with dark markings.

Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus) perched on a branch at Bounty Farm, Timehri (Photo by Kester Clarke/www.kesterclarke.net)

Cinnamon Attila

The Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus) is found in northern South America in the  Amazon Basin of Brazil and the Guianas.

Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) Botanical Gardens, Georgetown (Photo by Kester Clarke/www.kesterclarke.net)

Boat-billed Flycatcher

The Boat-billed Flycatcher  (Megarynchus  pitangua) breeds in open woodland with some tall trees from  Mexico south to Bolivia and Argentina, and through to Trinidad.

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) along the Mahaicony River, Guyana. (Photo by Kester Clarke/www.kesterclarke.net)

Black-crowned Night-Heron

The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) lives in fresh and salt-water wetlands throughout much of the world; North and South America from Canada as far south as northern Argentina and Chile, in the Falkland Islands, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) perched at Pandama Winery, Madewini, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Crimson-crested Woodpecker

The crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird  from Panama south to northern border regions of Argentina, and on  Trinidad.

A male Spot-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes punctipectus) perched on the Abary River trail, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Spot-breasted Woodpecker

The spot-breasted woodpecker is found in a wide variety of habitats such as rainforests, mangroves and swamp edges among others throughout Amazonia, the Guianas, Venezuela and Northern Colombia.

Swallow-winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa) at Kuru Kururu, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Swallow-winged Puffbird

The swallow-winged puffbird is a very distinctive and fairly common bird, most often encountered perched high on a dead branch along a riverbank, or on a telephone wire, and is typically observed in pairs, which are sometimes found in direct proximity to the neighbouring pair.

Cayenne Jay (Cyanocorax cayanus) near the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, Guyana. (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Cayenne Jay

The Cayenne Jay is a medium-sized jay with a mostly black head, bluish-purple wings and tail and a white belly.

Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) on a lotus seedpod in the Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Smooth-billed Ani

The smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani) is a large near passerine bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador,  Brazil, and northern Argentina.

Yellow-hooded Blackbird

The Yellow-hooded Blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) is locally common in freshwater marshes and wet grasslands along the Amazon River and some tributaries, and in low-lying regions and valleys from Colombia to northern Brazil.

Pale-breasted Spinetail

The Pale-breasted Spinetail  (Synallaxis albescens), is a passerine bird found in the tropical New World from Costa Rica  to Uruguay and in Trinidad and Tobago.

Dusky Parrot (Pionus fuscus) perched high in Rockstone Village, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Dusky Parrot

The Dusky Parrot (Pionus fuscus) can be found in northern South America, particularly in the Guianas, Venezuela and Brazil.

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