Help Expand Merlin in Guatemala
More than 150 recordings of each bird species are needed to train Merlin to identify a species by sound, but only 20% of bird species worldwide have enough recordings in eBird and the Macaulay Library.
You can help Merlin Sound ID learn new species and expand to new areas by making sound recordings, uploading them to eBird checklists, and tagging the background species audible in the recording.
Target Species
Updated: 5 June 2025
These species do not yet have the required 150 recordings to start training Merlin Sound ID to learn the species. With your help, we can reach 150+ for each species and be ready to add them to Sound ID!
- Guatemalan Flicker (Colaptes mexicanoides)
- Pacific Parakeet (Psittacara strenuus)
- Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis)
- Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notatus)
- Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula)
- White-eared Ground-Sparrow (Melozone leucotis)
- Stub-tailed Spadebill (Platyrinchus cancrominus)
- Blue-crowned Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia occipitalis)
- Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
- Gray-headed Dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps)
- Great Curassow (Crax rubra)
- Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)
- Northern Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)
- Gray-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major)
- Mountain Thrush (Turdus plebejus)
- Yucatan Flycatcher (Myiarchus yucatanensis)
- White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis)
- Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens)
- Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus)
- Yellow Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysopeplus)
- Rufous Piha (Lipaugus unirufus)
- Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove (Columbina minuta)
- Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
- Keel-billed Motmot (Electron carinatum)
- Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus)
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove (Paraclaravis mondetoura)
- Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
- Caribbean Dove (Leptotila jamaicensis)
- Bicolored Hawk (Astur bicolor)
- Double-striped Thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus)
- Yellow-breasted Crake (Laterallus flaviventer)
- African Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
- Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
- White-vented Euphonia (Euphonia minuta)
- Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica)