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Cuban Trogon
Priotelus temnurus (Temminck, 1825)
Priotelus temnurus, the Cuban trogon, is a distinctively plumaged bird endemic to Cuba and its nearby islands.
Hispaniolan Trogon
Priotelus roseigaster (Vieillot, 1817)
Priotelus roseigaster, the Hispaniolan trogon, is a trogon species endemic to Hispaniola, threatened by habitat loss.
White-tipped Quetzal
Pharomachrus fulgidus (Gould, 1838)
Pharomachrus fulgidus, the white-tipped quetzal, is a trogon species endemic to northern South America, with a stable population.
Crested Quetzal
Pharomachrus antisianus (d'Orbigny, 1837)
Pharomachrus antisianus, the crested quetzal, is an Andean forest bird rated Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Golden-headed Quetzal
Pharomachrus auriceps (Gould, 1842)
Pharomachrus auriceps, the golden-headed quetzal, is a trogon species found in montane forests of Central and South America that follows a shared-cavity-nesting breeding strategy.
Resplendent Quetzal
Pharomachrus mocinno La Llave, 1832
Pharomachrus mocinno, the resplendent quetzal, is the largest trogon found across Central American high elevation rainforests.
Eared Quetzal
Euptilotis neoxenus (Gould, 1838)
Eared quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus) is a trogon species native to North American montane forests with distinct plumage traits and feeding behavior.
Least Seedsnipe
Thinocorus rumicivorus Eschscholtz, 1829
Thinocorus rumicivorus, the least seedsnipe, is the smallest member of the Thinocoridae family with distinct physical traits, including male-specific markings.
Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
Thinocorus orbignyianus I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & R.Lesson, 1831
The grey-breasted seedsnipe is an Andean bird species with two distinct subspecies and defined plumage differences between males and females.
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
Attagis gayi I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & R.Lesson, 1831
Attagis gayi, the rufous-bellied seedsnipe, is a Andean alpine bird with three differently patterned subspecies across distinct South American ranges.
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii (Leisler, 1812)
Calidris temminckii is a small drab wader distinguished from similar species by yellow legs and white outer tail feathers.
Little Stint
Calidris minuta (Leisler, 1812)
Calidris minuta, the little stint, is a small wader with distinct identification features and feeds on small mud invertebrates.
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis (Coues, 1873)
Calidris ptilocnemis, the rock sandpiper, is a migratory shorebird with distinct physical traits and habitat preferences.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata (Horsfield, 1821)
Calidris acuminata, the sharp-tailed sandpiper, is a migratory wader that breeds in Siberia and mostly winters in Australasia.
Red Knot
Calidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calidris canutus, the red knot, is a long-distance migrating Arctic breeding sandpiper dependent on stopover food resources like horseshoe crab eggs.
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta (Middendorff, 1853)
Calidris subminuta, the long-toed stint, is a very small wader that breeds in Siberia and winters in southern Asia and Australasia.
Sanderling
Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764)
Calidris alba, the sanderling, is a small migratory wading bird that breeds in the Arctic and winters on coasts worldwide.
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus (Bonaparte, 1826)
Calidris himantopus, the stilt sandpiper, is a small migratory North American wading bird with distinct plumages and specific habitat preferences.
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii (Coues, 1861)
Calidris bairdii, or Baird's sandpiper, is a small migratory shorebird that breeds in the Arctic tundra and winters in western and southern South America.
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield, 1821)
Calidris tenuirostris, the great knot, is a large migratory shorebird that breeds in Siberian tundra and winters across southern Asia to Australia.
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776)
Calidris ruficollis, the red-necked stint, is a small migratory wader that breeds in Arctic eastern Eurasia and feeds on small invertebrates.
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri (Cabanis, 1857)
Calidris mauri, the western sandpiper, is a small shorebird that can be hard to distinguish from the similar semipalmated sandpiper.
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima (Brünnich, 1764)
Calidris maritima, the purple sandpiper, is a small Arctic-breeding migratory shorebird with distinct physical traits.
Dunlin
Calidris alpina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calidris alpina, the dunlin, is a small migratory wader with distinct plumage traits and philopatric southern subspecies in Northern Europe.
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