Explore the Birds of the Americas

Search our growing library of bird species accounts to explore the natural history of a range of species, from albatrosses to warblers. Learn about the conservation issues facing birds throughout North America, the bold action ABC takes to conserve birds and habitats, and how you can get involved.

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American Redstart perched on branch. Photo by Owen Deutsch.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla
Least Concern
Decreasing
42 million
Parulidae
Antioquia Brushfinch. Photo by Yovanny Ochoa.

Antioquia Brushfinch

Atlapetes blancae
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
109 individuals
Sparrows
Araripe Manakin. Photo by Ciro Albano.

Araripe Manakin

Chiroxiphia bokermanni
Critically Endangered
Decreasing
~800
Manakins
Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant. Photo by Fabrice Schmitt.

Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant

Anairetes alpinus
Endangered
Decreasing
150–700
Tyrant Flycatchers

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans
Least Concern
Increasing
5,000,000
Tyrant Flycatchers
A bright blue Cerulean Warbler perched on a branch of rain covered leaves in soft overcast light. Photo by Ray Hennessy

Cerulean Warbler

Setophaga cerulea
Near Threatened
Decreasing
530,000
Parulidae - Warblers

Cochabamba Mountain Finch

Poospiza garleppi
Near Threatened
Decreasing
270-2,700
Tanagers
Gray-bellied Comet. Photo by Johansen Guevara Cohayla.

Gray-bellied Comet

Taphrolesbia griseiventris
Endangered
250–1,000
Hummingbirds
South America
Groove-billed Ani. Photo by David McQuade, Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga sulcirostris
Least Concern
Increasing
2,000,000
Cuculidae
Hudsonian Godwit. Photo by Greg Homel, Natural Elements Productions.

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica
Vulnerable
50,000-70,000
Sandpipers
North America
South America
James's Flamingo forward facing portrait by Tom Meaker, Shutterstock

James's Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Near Threatened
Stable
106,000
Flamingos
Marsh Antwren. Photo by Karlla Barbosa.

Marsh Antwren

Formicivora paludicola
Critically Endangered
150–700
Antbirds
South America