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# Species:288
# Excl Vagrants:288
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:1
Habitat: Lagoons, rivers, dry forest

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
3/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolor
4Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
5/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discors
6/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
7/American Wigeon/Mareca americana
8/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
9/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collaris
10/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinis

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

11Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetula

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

12Black-throated BobwhiteColinus nigrogularis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

13Rock PigeonColumba livia
14Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
15Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
16Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
17Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
18Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
19Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
20Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
21Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
22White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
23Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeiceps
24White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
25|Mourning Dove|Zenaida macroura

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

26Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
27Striped CuckooTapera naevia
28Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
29Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

30/Lesser Nighthawk/Chordeiles acutipennis
31Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
32Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
33Yucatan NightjarAntrostomus badius

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

34Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

35Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

36Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
37/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubris
38Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetii
39Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
40Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensis
41Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
42White-bellied EmeraldChlorestes candida

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

43Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventris
44/Sora/Porzana carolina
45Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
46/American Coot/Fulica americana
47Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
48Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruber

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

49SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

50LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

51/Black-necked Stilt/Himantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

52/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferus
53/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

54Northern JacanaJacana spinosa

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

55/Wilson's Snipe/Gallinago delicata
56/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
57/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
58/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
59/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
60|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollis
61/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla
62|Semipalmated Sandpiper|Calidris pusilla

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

63Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
64/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
65/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
66/Forster's Tern/Sterna forsteri

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

67Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
68/Pied-billed Grebe/Podilymbus podiceps

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

69JabiruJabiru mycteria
70Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

71Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

72AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

73Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritus
74Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

75White IbisEudocimus albus
76/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
77Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

78Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum
79Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
80Agami HeronAgamia agami
81Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus
82Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
83Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
84Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
85Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
86Snowy EgretEgretta thula
87Green HeronButorides virescens
88Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
89Great EgretArdea alba
90Great Blue HeronArdea herodias

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

91/American White Pelican/Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
92Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

93King VultureSarcoramphus papa
94Black VultureCoragyps atratus
95Turkey VultureCathartes aura
96Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

97/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

98White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
99Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
100Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
101/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsonius
102Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
103Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
104Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
105Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
106Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
107White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
108Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
109Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus

 
Owls: Strigidae

110Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

111Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
112Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

113Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
114/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyon
115Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
116American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
117Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

118White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

119Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
120Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

121/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus varius
122Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
123Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
124Yucatan WoodpeckerMelanerpes pygmaeus
125Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
126Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris
127Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
128Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
129Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
130Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

131Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
132Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
133/American Kestrel/Falco sparverius
134/Merlin/Falco columbarius
135Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
136Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
137/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

138White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
139Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
140Yellow-headed AmazonAmazona oratrix
141White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifrons
142Yellow-lored AmazonAmazona xantholora
143Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

144Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
145Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

146Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
147Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroa
148Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatina
149Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigaster
150Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
151Rufous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis erythrothorax

 
Manakins: Pipridae

152White-collared ManakinManacus candei

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

153Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
154Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
155Gray-collared BecardPachyramphus major
156Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

157Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
158Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
159Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
160Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
161Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
162Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe
163Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
164Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
165/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi
166Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
167|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virens
168/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventris
169|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescens
170/Least Flycatcher/Empidonax minimus
171Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
172Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
173Yucatan FlycatcherMyiarchus yucatanensis
174Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
175/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus
176Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
177Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
178Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
179Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
180Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
181Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
182Couch's KingbirdTyrannus couchii
183|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus
184Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

185Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
186Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata
187/White-eyed Vireo/Vireo griseus
188Mangrove VireoVireo pallens
189/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons
190/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicus
191/Red-eyed Vireo/Vireo olivaceus
192Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
193Yucatan VireoVireo magister

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

194Brown JayCyanocorax morio
195Green Jay**Cyanocorax luxuosus
196Yucatan JayCyanocorax yucatanicus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

197/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
198/Tree Swallow/Tachycineta bicolor
199Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
200Purple MartinProgne subis
201Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
202/Northern Rough-winged Swallow/Stelgidopteryx serripennis
203/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
204/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

205Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
206Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

207Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
208Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectus
209Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestus
210White-bellied WrenUropsila leucogastra
211White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

212Black CatbirdMelanoptila glabrirostris
213/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensis
214Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

215|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimus
216/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelina
217Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

218/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorum

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

219Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinis
220Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
221Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldi
222Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

223Botteri's SparrowPeucaea botterii
224Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
225Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatus
226Green-backed SparrowArremonops chloronotus
227Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

228Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
229Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
230Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
231Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
232/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spurius
233Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
234Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
235Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
236Altamira OrioleIcterus gularis
237/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbula
238Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
239Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
240Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
241Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
242/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virens

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

243/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapilla
244/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorum
245/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacilla
246/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensis
247/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanoptera
248/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia
249|Prothonotary Warbler|Protonotaria citrea
250/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina
251Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala
252/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosa
253/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichas
254/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrina
255/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla
256/Northern Parula/Setophaga americana
257|Magnolia Warbler|Setophaga magnolia
258|Bay-breasted Warbler|Setophaga castanea
259|Blackburnian Warbler|Setophaga fusca
260/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia
261/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanica
262/Palm Warbler/Setophaga palmarum
263/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronata
264/Yellow-throated Warbler/Setophaga dominica
265Grace's WarblerSetophaga graciae
266/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virens
267|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensis
268/Wilson's Warbler/Cardellina pusilla

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

269Rose-throated TanagerPiranga roseogularis
270/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
271|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivacea
272Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicauda
273Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
274/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus
275Blue BuntingCyanocompsa parellina
276/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyanea
277|Painted Bunting|Passerina ciris

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

278Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
279Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
280Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas
281Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
282Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
283Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
284Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
285Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
286Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
287Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
288Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandis

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor74
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient14
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.