<< return to “Wild Journal” Chestnut-sided Warbler Scientific Name: Setophaga pensylvanica Breeding birds show a yellow cap, a black triangle under the eye, a streaked back, and reddish-brown sides. They look remarkably different in fall, with a...
<< return to “Wild Journal” Buff-throated Saltator Scientific Name: Saltator maximus Fairly common in humid tropical lowlands. Favors forest edges, plantations, and dense second growth. Usually seen singly or in pairs, foraging quietly in flowering...
<< return to “Wild Journal” Bananaquit Scientific Name: Coereba flaveola Tiny, active, warbler-like bird of tropical and subtropical forest edge, woodland, and gardens. Feeds on nectar and fruit, and in some areas visits bird feeders. Variable...
<< return to “Wild Journal” Green Honeycreeper Scientific Name: Chlorophanes spiza Very attractive small tanager of humid tropical lowlands. Found in humid evergreen forest edges, plantations, and gardens; at times with mixed-species feeding flocks...
<< return to “Wild Journal” Golden-hooded Tanager Scientific Name: Stilpnia larvata Very attractive small tanager of humid tropical lowlands. Found in humid evergreen forest edges, plantations, and gardens; at times with mixed-species feeding flocks...
<< return to “Wild Journal” Palm Tanager Scientific Name: Thraupis palmarum Large, plain tanager, gray overall with hints of olive-green in good light; note contrasting black wings with paler patch at base of primaries. A habitat generalist often...
