Robert Morley (British, 1857-1941) The Literary Critics, 1888 oil on panel, 25 x 30 in (63.5 x 76.2 cm) via Christies

ID: Ariel Toucan, a subspecies of the Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus ariel)

ARACARI HELPERS. PALE-MANDIBLED ARAÇARI Pteroglossus erythropygius Near Nest in Mindo in Northwestern Ecuador. por Peter W. Wendelken Via Flickr: PALE MANDIBLED ARAÇARI Pteroglossus erythropygius. Two adult Pale-mandibled Araçaris are perched 30 meters or so away from a nest hole at 10:51 AM on August 20, 2019. We believe that these two birds are helpers. The bird on the left is preening its right wing. Species that are cooperative breeders have adult offspring from a previous clutch of eggs that act as helpers in that they help their parents to raise their siblings. The helpers bring food to the nest and may also help to guard it from predators. The new, active nest hole of the helper's parents is located in a large tree on a mountainside just south of Mindo in northwestern Ecuador. At this nest we could hear what sounded like multiple young in the nest but the adults feeding them inserted their heads almost completely into the nest cavity to give the young food indicating that the young at this date were still relatively small. At one point we sighted three adults simultaneously, each with food in its bill, waiting to deliver the food to the young. And four adults were seen at one time either with food in their bill or perched within 30 meters or so of the nest hole. Food delivered included fruit and insects. The Pale-mandibled Araçari belongs to the family Ramphastidae and is found in western Ecuador and Perú. It is considered by some workers to be a subspecies of the COLLARED ARAÇARI Pteroglossus torquatus erythropygius. Unos ayudantes del Arasari Piquipálido Pteroglossus erythropygius están perchados cerca del nuevo nido de sus padres en un árbol grande en la faldas de una montaña al sur de Mindo en el noroccidente de Ecuador a las 10 y 51 de la mañana el 20 de agosto de 2019. For OPTIMAL DETAILED VIEWING of these helper Pale-mandibled Araçaris near the nest, VIEW THE COLOSSAL SIZE (3012 x 2000) using this direct Flickr link: www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/53199...

Magnolia warblers, like many other neotropical songbirds, migrate from their breeding grounds in the boreal forest to their wintering grounds in Central and South America.

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<gaaasp> since you responded to someone’s ask saying that you have hard time deciding sometimes, maybe, maybe one day if you’re out of ideas you’d like to draw a yellow-collared macaw? :3

🐦 #18 - Yellow-Collared Macaw

Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)

© Axel Fuentes-Moreno

Cormorant trees, Bourgoyen, Ghent, Belgium

Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)

© Axel Fuentes-Moreno

Day 3 Rio Grande!

Feat. A video of me releasing a ruby-crowned kinglet!

Neotropic Cormorant

This cormorant looks focused. I have a lot of unused photos of these birds, enough to last until I go south again.

"It's never too late. Don't focus on what was taken away. Find something to replace it and acknowledge the blessing you have. " - Drew Barrymore

Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)

© Axel Fuentes-Moreno

Summer Tanager by Lindell Dillon Via Flickr: An immature SUTA in the oaks of the Central Oklahoma Cross Timbers. Next year this bird will be solid red. Our beautiful world, pass it on.

Rufous Hummingbird by Gary Robinette Via Flickr: The "unconfirmed" but highly suspect out of range juvenile Rufous Hummingbird. Not that I'm an expert but it sure looks like one to me. A lot of buff on the throat and body as well as a small orange feather in the gorget. Green Spring Gardens

neotropic cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) by Vincent Bosson

Get Ready North American Birdwatchers... Name Changes Are Coming!

The AOS decided to change the common names of all birds named after people.

"Change all English names of birds that have been named after people and three additional names. This would include 152 English names on the NACC list and 111 on the SACC checklist; if the latter were to be changed, it should be done in close consultation with ornithologists from the Neotropics. To build AOS’s capacity to manage a new public process, conduct a pilot run of the name-change process, using <10 species names representing a broad cross-section of considerations and challenges..."

Info here: https://americanornithology.org/about/english-bird-names-project/english-bird-names-committee-recommendations/

via: The Institute for Bird Populations