Birding Neotropics

Bird Photography In Bolivia – A Trip Report

Glenn Bartley is back with yet another awesome trip bird photographic trip report from South America. This time birdwatching and photography in Bolivia. Last year Glenn did a long trip in Peru which was alson featured here on Birdingblogs.

Mom’s Feeder 2010 — Part 1 of 2

The famous banana feeder at my mom’s house has been abandoned by periods, but everytime it gets re-activated, birds seem to be looking forward and remember quickly!… Such was the […]

How to see the Sira Barbet

A new Barbet have been described from Sira Mountains, Sira Barbet Capito fitzpatricki, in the Auk. Here is explained how to see it.

Jamaica’s Endemic Subspecies #3

In this final blog on Jamaican birds, I’ll write about the last five endemic subspecies and give honorable mention to one more near-endemic. The Bananaquit is a familiar bird throughout […]

Jamaica’s Endemic Subspecies #2

Here’s yet another set of six species found as endemic subspecies on Jamaica. Which ones should be considered separate species? Let’s have a look. Greater Antillean Elaenia occurs here in […]

Jamaica’s Endemic Subspecies #1

So, now after having delineated 28 species of birds endemic to Jamaica (including the two forms of the Streamertail, currently lumped but he AOU), it’s time I start introducing the […]

Jamaica’s Endemic Birds Part 5

These final six endemic species of Jamaica fall at the end of the taxonomic order of birds (as listed by the American Ornithologists’ Union) and all but the last are […]

Jamaica’s Endemic Birds Part 4

This week I’ll discuss another five bird species endemic to Jamaica, the first half of the oscine passerines. Also called songbirds, these more “advanced” passerines don’t all actually have nice […]

Jamaica’s Endemic Birds Part 3

The next five Jamaican endemics I’ll talk about are all suboscine passerines. I’m a compulsive categorizer of everything, and it is so gratifying to know how birds sort themselves out […]

Jamaica’s Endemic Birds Part 2

In this second installment featuring Jamaica’s endemic bird species, I’ll complete the non-passerines, which includes some of the most exciting species on the island. The following photos are mostly digiscoped, […]

Jamaica’s Endemic Birds – The First Six

Rich Hoyer highlights endemics from Jamaica, including Black-billed Parrot, Yellow-billed Parrot, Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo, Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo, Ring-tailed Pigeon, and Crested Quail-Dove from his WINGS Birding Tours.

Bogota Sunangel Discovered?

This past week some exciting news from Colombia leaked. Six photos were published on Internet Birding Collection claiming to be the Bogota Sunangel. I for one, suspected that this was […]