Watch and listen to the dry, croaking sounds nasal squeals
I make and discover some interesting facts about me.

Source: Great egret [ARDEA Alba] [Video file]. (2020, September 29). Retrieved April 25, 2021.

I am a robust bird and measure between 35 to 48 cm in body length and my weight ranges between 135 and 250 g. I visit Zasqua because I like fresh and salt water bodies. I can be found in the dense vegetation along rivers, lakes and mangroves. I love eating crabs and other crustaceans, molluscs and small fish. In America I am found from United States and Canada to the north of Chile and Argentina through Central America and the Caribbean islands. I am also found throughout most of the African continent, Pacific islands, and Australia. 

Watch and listen as I stalk my prey in a swamp. 

Source: Moreno. J.S . 2010. Garcita Rayada (Butorides striatus). Wiki Aves Colombia. (R. Johnston, Editor). Universidad Icesi. Cali. Colombia.
Mr Ronjax (Director). (2012, June 21). Striated herons (“Socozhinho”) – Butorides striata [Video file]. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

My most representative physical feature is my very long tail, which can reach 13 cm in length in some specimens. I live in the humid and inland mountain forests of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru. When you see me eating, it’s most likely going to be fruits and insects, but mainly fruits. During courtship displays, I make snapping sounds with my long tails. I an always active and defensive, as I weave around, hovering at flowers at various heights.

Watch and listen to the beautiful sound I make standing on a tree. Isn’t it amazing?

Source: Mauroossa, (2019, September 21). Cometa Coliverde/Green-tailed Trainbearer/Lesbia nuna. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
Lesbia Nuna – green-tailed Trainbearer – Sibundoy putumayo [Video file]. (2015, April 15). Retrieved April 25, 2021.

Watch and listen to me snoring. It’s amazing!

Source: BBC (Director). (2015, February 10). Snoring hummingbird – super cute animals – bbc [Video file]. Retrieved April 24, 2021.

Mido entre 18 y 19 cm con un peso promedio de 42 g. Habito en bosques húmedos de montaña, bordes de bosque y bosques secundarios.  Me gusta comer frutos y insectos, pero principalmente frutos. Mi nido es en forma de copa y lo construyo con hierbas. Me gusta andar en parejas o grupos de entre 3 a 10 individuos. Generalmente nos vas a encontrar saltando activamente entre ramas externas o en el follaje terminal.

Watch and listen to the sounds I make when I am singing. 

Source: Moreno. J.S. 2012. Clarinero Primavera (Anisognathus somptuosus). Wiki Aves de Colombia.
(C. Arango, Editor). Universidad Icesi. Cali, Colombia.
Anisognathus igniventris | scarlet-bellied MOUNTAIN Tanager | Clarinero [Video file]. (2021, February 07).
Retrieved April 24, 2021. Available under a Creative Commons Licence.

Mido de 24cm a 29cm y peso de 125 a 138 g.  Me encuentro en Norteamérica desde Alaska hacia el sur por Centroamérica y las Antillas y en Suramérica desde Colombia hasta tierra del Fuego, excepto en la cuenca Amazónica. Cuatro de las 17 subespecies existentes se encuentran en Colombia. Me alimento principalmente de insectos y pequeños vertebrados como roedores. También de pequeños lagartos.

Listen to the American Krestrel sing. Have you heard it before?

Sources: Palacio, R. D.  2010.  Cernícalo (Falco sparverius).Wiki Aves Colombia. (C. Arango, Editor). Universidad ICESI. Cali. Colombia. 
Johndavis1995 (Director). (2020, July 25). Kestrel video and sound effect [Video file]. Retrieved April 24, 2021