Parrots by Location (Americas, Africa, Australasia, Asia)
Most Distinctive / Best Known Birds of the Americas
Official US State Birds
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.
American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
Tanagers – Colorful birds mostly found in the tropics
Toucans / Aracaris / Toucanets – Brightly marked birds with large, often colorful bills
Europe
Featured as part of our Logo – is the European Bee-eater
Other Birds Found By Location
Africa: African Purple Swamphens (Porphyrio p. madagascariensis)
Madagascar (Africa)
Maluku Province (Indonesia)
Moluccan Islands (Indonesia)
New Caledonia (Oceania)
Solomon Islands (Oceania)
Locations will be expanded over time …
