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Parrots by Location (Americas, Africa, Australasia, Asia)

Most Distinctive / Best Known Birds of the Americas

Official US State Birds

Bald Eagles

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These fish-eating raptors are found in North America. This is the national bird and national animal of the USA.

Small Blue Birds found in North America:

Small Blue Birds (includes various small, blue birds found in America)
Eastern Bluebirds Sialia sialis (eastern and parts of central USA)
Western Bluebirds Sialia mexicana (western USA)
Mountain Bluebirds Sialia currucoides (western USA, favoring elevated areas)
Indigo Buntings, Passerina cyanea (mostly eastern, some central and southwestern states)
Lazuli Buntings, Passerina amoena (Canada, western and Central USA and Mexico)

Medium-sized Blue Birds of the Americas:

Blue Jays (Southern Canada and in the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains)
Western Scrub-Jays (Western North America)
Scrub-Jays (Western USA, Mexico and Central America, one population in Florida)
Steller’s Jays (Rocky Mountain region of Canada and USA south into Mexico south to Nicaragua in Central America)
Unicolored Jays (Southern Mexico east to Honduras)
Mexican Jays (Southwestern USA, Texas, USA and Mexico)
Island Scrub-Jays (Santa Cruz Island off southern California)
Western Scrub-Jays (Western USA, southern USA, Mexico)
Florida Scrub-Jays (Florida, USA)

Small Yellowish or Yellow Birds:

American Goldfinches (Carduelis tristis) – or simply Goldfinches
Lawrence’s Goldfinches (Carduelis lawrencei)
Evening Grosbeaks (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Siskins
Pine Siskins (Carduelis pinus)
Yellow Warblers (Setophaga petechia)

Other Color / Well-known Birds found in North America:

Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus)

Cardinals – Brightly plumaged birds found in North and South America

Flamingos – Four flamingo species occur in the Americas and two species in the Old World

Hummingbirds – The tiny little nectar-feeding birds, which includes the smallest bird alive – the Bea Hummingbird

Muscovy Ducks – These unusual ducks originate from South America, but sighting are reported from just about every corner of the world. With thousands of bird species in the world, a good 5% of all e-mail communications with web visitors are about these birds.

Other Ducks / Geese

Painted Buntings

American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

Tanagers – Colorful birds mostly found in the tropics

Toucans / Aracaris / Toucanets – Brightly marked birds with large, often colorful bills

Woodpeckers