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Swift-tailed kite

The swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) is an elanid kite which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. It was formerly named Falco forficatus.

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Cuban Amazon

National Bird of the Cayman Islands

The Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala) also known as Cuban Parrot or the Rose-throated Parrot, is found in woodlands and dry forests of Cuba, the Bahamas and Cayman Islands in the Caribbean.

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American Oystercatcher

American Oystercatcher painting

The American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), occasionally called the American Pied Oystercatcher is found on the Atlantic coast of North America from New England to northern Florida, where it is also found on the Gulf coast, and south to northern South America. It is found also in the Pacific coast of Mexico, Central America and northern South America.

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Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher

Paradise Kingfisher is a bird drawing by Artmagenta

Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher

The Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera danae), also known as the Russet Paradise Kingfisher. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Carolina Wren

The Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) is resident in the eastern half of the USA, the extreme south of Ontario, Canada, and the extreme northeast of Mexico.

Red-whiskered bulbul

The red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) is a resident frugivore found mainly in tropical Asia.

Amazon Kingfisher

The Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) is a resident breeding bird in the lowlands of the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentina, with at least one bird having strayed north to Texas.

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Cape Starling

The Cape Starling, Red-shouldered Glossy-starling or Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Hill Myna or Beo

Hill Myna

Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa), also called Beo, is a bird found in the three subspecies that vary in size: large, medium and small. Best known of these three is the small Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa indica) which originated from India, this bird is about 25 cm long and it is usually the one who kept in captivity. The large Hill Myna is coming from Indonesia. The Hill Mynan is monogamous (live in pairs), but when it is not breeding season, they like to live in flocks. What makes Hill Myna popular as a caged bird is its ability to learn to imitate sounds, noises, words and short sentences.

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Eastern Whip-poor-will

The Eastern Whip-poor-will, (Antrostomus vociferus), is a nightjar bird from North and Central America. The whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen because of its superior camouflage. It is named onomatopoeically after its song.

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Canyon Wren

The Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) ranges from southern British Columbia in the Okanagan Valley and western and southern Idaho and southern Montana south through central Wyoming, Colorado throughout much of Mexico south to western Chiapas. It occurs east to southwest Oklahoma and in the Edwards Plateau of west-central Texas. Disjunct populations occur in the Black Stupidss of southwest South Dakota, northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana. During the winter season the distribution is generally the same, however; concentrations may occur in the Chihuahuan Desert of southeast Texas.

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Barred Warbler

The Barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria) nests in large parts of eastern Europe and the temperate regions of Asia.

Sandwich Tern

The Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus / Sterna sandvicensis) occurs in Europe, Asia, North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Most of the population are migratory birds.

House Wren

The House Wren, (Troglodytes aedon) occurs from Canada to southernmost South America, and is thus the most widely distributed bird in the Americas.

Blue Jay

The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is resident bird through most of eastern and central United States and southern Canada, although western populations may be migratory.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) ha it's habitat in coniferous forests in North America.

Northern Mockingbird

Florida's State Bird

The Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) breeds in southeastern Canada, the United States, northern Mexico, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and the Greater Antilles.
The bird is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.

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Black-capped Chickadee

The Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) is a small, North American songbird in the tit family. It is the state bird of both Maine and Massachusetts in the United States, and the provincial bird of New Brunswick in Canada.

Common Flicker

The Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate.

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Collared pratincole

The collared pratincole or common pratincole (Glareola pratincola) is found in the warmer parts of Europe, southwest Asia and Africa. It is migratory, wintering in tropical Africa.

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