Brown-billed Scythebill

Brown-billed Scythebill

<< return to “Wild Journal” Image credit: © Andrew Spencer Brown-billed Scythebill Scientific Name: Campylorhamphus pusillus In typical woodcreeper fashion, this bird is mostly warm brown with streaks on the head and breast. Look for the notably...
Green Hermit

Green Hermit

<< return to “Wild Journal” Image credit: © Fernando Burgalin Sequeria Green Hermit Scientific Name: Phaethornis guy Large hummingbird with long white-tipped central tail feathers. Male is entirely blue-green; female has gray belly, green back, and...
Spectacled Owl

Spectacled Owl

<< return to “Wild Journal” Image credit: © William Orellana (Beaks and Peaks) Spectacled Owl Scientific Name: Pulsatrix perspicillata Uncommon but unmistakable. Very large spectacular owl of humid evergreen forest in tropical lowlands and foothills....
Blue-vented Hummingbird

Blue-vented Hummingbird

<< return to “Wild Journal” Image credit: © Frank Salmon Blue-vented Hummingbird Scientific Name: Saucerottia hoffmanni Fairly small dark hummingbird, green overall with dark blue tail. Straight, medium-length bill. Copper rump and absence of rufous...
Black-crested Coquette

Black-crested Coquette

<< return to “Wild Journal” Image credit: © Jean Bonilla Black-crested Coquette Scientific Name: Lophornis helenae Tiny, insect-like hummingbird of humid tropical forest and edge in foothills and lowlands; infrequently seen. Feeds quietly at all...
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