Introduction

Plate

Rheas

Tinamous

Tinamous

Grebes

Albatrosses

Petrels

Petrels and Prions

Prions, Petrels and Shearwaters

Storm-petrels and Diving-petrels

Penguins

Tropicbirds, Boobies and Pelican

Cormorants, Anhinga and Frigatebirds

Herons and Bitterns

Ibises, Spoonbill, Storks, Flamingos and Screamers

Ducks, Swan and Geese

Ducks

Ducks

Ducks

Raptors (Vultures, Condor and Osprey)

Raptors (Kites)

Raptors (Harriers and Hawks)

Raptors (Hawks, Buzzard-eagle and Eagles)

Raptors (Hawks)

Raptors (Eagles and Hawk-eagles)

Raptors (Caracaras)

Raptors (Falcons, Forest-falcons and Kestrel)

Raptors (Chachalacas, Guans and Curassow)

Fowl (Wood-quail and Quail) and Crakes

Crakes and Rails

Gallinules and Coots

Sungrebe, Limpkin, Seriemas, Thick-knee, Lapwings and Plovers

Plovers and Dotterel

Oystercatchers, Stilt, Avocet, Jacana and Painted Snipe

Sandpipers, Curlew, Whimbrel, Godwits, Turnstone and Surfbird

Knot, Sanderling and Sandpipers

Dowitcher, Snipe, Phalaropes and Seed-snipe

Sheathbill, Jaegers, Skuas and Black Skimmer

Gulls

Terns

Terns

Doves and pigeons

Doves

Macaws, Parakeets and Parrot

Parakeets and Parrots

Cuckoos

Owls

Owls

Nighthawks and Nightjars

Nightjars

Potoos and Swifts

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

Trogons, Motmots, Kingfishers, Puffbirds and Jacamar

Toucans

Woodpeckers

Woodpeckers

Woodpeckers

Woodcreepers

Ovenbirds and allies (Miners and Earthcreepers)

Ovenbirds and allies (Cinclodes, Groundcreeper, Horneros, Reedhaunters, Wiretail, Rayaditos, Rushbird and Tit-spinetails)

Ovenbirds and allies (Tit-spinetails and Spinetails)

Ovenbirds and allies (Canasteros and Wren-spinetail)

Ovenbirds and allies (Thornbirds, Brush-runner, Firewood-gatherer, Treerunner and Cacholotes)

Ovenbirds and allies (Foliage-gleaners, Treehunter, Xenops, Treerunner, Leaftosser and Streamcreeper)

Antshrikes

Antvireos, Antwrens and Antbirds

Antbirds, Fire-eyes, Antthrushes, Antpittas and Gnateater

Tapaculos

Tyrants (Tyrannulets, Flycatchers and Elaenias)

Tyrants (Tyrannulets, Wagtail-tyrant, Tit-tyrants and Rush-tyrant)

Tyrants (Grass-tyrant, Tachuri, Doraditos, Pygmy-tyrants, Flycatchers, Bristle-tyrant, Tyrannulets)

Tyrants (Tyrannulets, Pygmy-tyrants, Tody-tyrant, Bamboo-tyrant, Tody-Flycatchers, Flatbill, Flycatcher and Spadevbills)

Tyrants (Flycatchers, Peewees, Chat-tyrants and Bush-tyrants)

Tyrants (Diucon, Monjitas and Shrike-tyrants)

Tyrants (Ground-tyrants and Negritos)

Tyrants (Black-tyrants, Water-tyrants and Marsh-tyrant)

Tyrants (Field-tyrant, Flycatcher, Grey-tyrant, Attila, Casiornis, Sirystes, Flycatchers and Kiskadees)

Tyrants (Flycatchers and Kingbirds)

Tyrants (Xenopsaris, Becards and Tityras)

Manakins, Cotingas (Berry-eaters, Fruitcrows, Bellbird), Sharpbill, Plantcutters and Jays

Swallows and Martins

Wrens, Dippers and Gnatcatchers

Thrushes and Mockingbirds

Pipits and Starlings

Vireos, Wood Warblers and Bananaquit

Tanagers (Conebills, Dacnis, Chlorophonia and Euphonias)

Tanagers

Tanagers

Saltators, Grosbeaks and Cardinals

Cardinal, Embezerine Finches (Chaco-finch, Brush-finches, Grassquits, Seedeaters and Seed-finch)

Emberizine Finches (Seedeaters and Grassquit)

Emberizine Finches (Pampa-finch, Grass-finches, Yellowfinches and Warbling-finches)

Emberizine Finches (Warbling-finches, Diuca-finches, Reedfinch and Flower-piercers)

Emberizine Finches (Sierra-finches and Sparrows)

Blackbirds, Cowbirds, Caciques and Oriole

Blackbirds, Marshbirds, Meadowlarks, Siskins and House Sparrow

A-E Silhouettes of raptors in flight

Annotated map of area followed by a distribution map for each bird

Bibliography and list of further reading

Indexes of English and scientific names