Male Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis tamaulipensis, 10 in. / 25.4 cm. RARE within very limited range. Found in relatively open, arid woodlands with shrubby understory along the Rio Grande River.
Salineno, Starr County, Texas, United States.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (fulgens), Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens, 21 in. / COMMON. Found in flocks in shallow ponds. Locally COMMON in shallow ponds or flooded fields. Handheld.
Estero Llano Grande State Park, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.
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Tags: Dendrocygna autumnalis Anatidae Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl Birds of Texas ©bryanjsmith Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Grey-crowned Yellowthroat, Gray-crowned Yellowthroat, Geothlypis poliocephalia ralphi, 5.5 in. / 13.97 cm. VERY RARE visitor from Mexico. Dense grassy patches, stands of cane and overgrown fields. Handheld.
Estero Llano Grande State Park, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.
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Tags: Grey-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephalia New World Warblers Parulidae Birds of Texas ©bryanjsmith
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Green Jay, Cyanocorax yncas luxuosus, 10.5 in. / 26.67 cm. COMMON in dense brushy woods within limited, often low in dense foliage. Handheld.
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Fays Corner, Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.
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Tags: Birds of Texas Corvidae Crows, Jays and Magpies Cyanocorax yncas Green Jay ©bryanjsmith Cyanocorax luxuosus Cyanocorax yncas luxuosus
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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium brasilianum ridgwayi, 6.75 in / 17.15 cm. Handheld in heavy rain. Owl is grasping prey (probably a rat) whose tail can be seen hanging down in front of the perch.
El Canelo Ranch, Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, United States.
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Tags: Birds of Texas Strigidae Owls Glaucidium brasilianum Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl ©bryanjsmith
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