Paradise Jacamar

Latest addition · #2,104

Paradise Jacamar

October 26, 2026

The quest

Photographing 5,000 of the world's bird species

There are over 10,000 bird species on Earth. My lifelong goal is to photograph at least half of them.

2,104 of 5,000 species

Newest Additions

All 2,104 species →

Yellow-crowned Amazon

Yellow-crowned Amazon

Oct 26, 2026

Spot-winged Antshrike

Spot-winged Antshrike

Oct 26, 2026

Plain-winged Antshrike

Plain-winged Antshrike

Oct 26, 2026

Black-eared Fairy

Black-eared Fairy

Oct 26, 2026

Chestnut-vented Conebill

Chestnut-vented Conebill

Oct 26, 2026

Paradise Jacamar

Paradise Jacamar

Oct 26, 2026

White-browed Purpletuft

White-browed Purpletuft

Oct 26, 2026

Horned Screamer

Horned Screamer

Oct 25, 2026

Family Quests

All families →

Birds are grouped into families. These are the ones I'm trying to complete.

Black-eared Fairy

Long-tailed Hermit

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Hummingbirds

Amazonian Pygmy-Owl

Tropical Screech-Owl

Crested Owl

Owls

Around the World

Bird species seen in each of the 24 countries I've birded

Species reported 1–49 50–99 100–199 200–399 400+

+ 14 more countries

🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 115
🇬🇹 Guatemala 104
🇫🇷 France 95
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 85
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 64
🇨🇼 Curaçao 62
🇮🇹 Italy 53
🇧🇸 Bahamas 45
🇨🇭 Switzerland 41
🇱🇧 Lebanon 40
🇨🇦 Canada 37
🇹🇷 Turkey 31
🇪🇹 Ethiopia 5
🇰🇭 Cambodia 1

By the Numbers

This year

133 of 100

I aim to photograph 100 new species every year.

This year's photos →

New species each year