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Area (ha):121
# Species:318
# Excl Vagrants:318
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:1
Species/100 ha:262.8
Habitat: Primary 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

1Great TinamouTinamus major
2Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
3Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardi
4Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
6Muscovy DuckCairina moschata

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

7Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetula
8Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
9Great CurassowCrax rubra

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

10Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

11Rock PigeonColumba livia
12Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
13Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
14Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
15Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
16Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
17Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
18Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
19Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
20Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
21Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
22White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
23Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii
24Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeiceps
25White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

26Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
27Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellus
28Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
29|Yellow-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus americanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

30/Lesser Nighthawk/Chordeiles acutipennis
31Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
32Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

33Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

34Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
35White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
36Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
37Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

38White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
39Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
40Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
41Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
42Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
43/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubris
44Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetii
45Wedge-tailed SabrewingPampa curvipennis
46Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus
47Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
48Azure-crowned HummingbirdSaucerottia cyanocephala
49Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensis
50Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
51White-bellied EmeraldChlorestes candida

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

52Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolor
53Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventris
54Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruber

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

55LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

56/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

57Northern JacanaJacana spinosa

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

58/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
59/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
60/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

61Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

62Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

63AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

64Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

65Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum
66Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
67Agami HeronAgamia agami
68Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
69Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
70Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
71Snowy EgretEgretta thula
72Green HeronButorides virescens
73Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
74Great EgretArdea alba
75Great Blue HeronArdea herodias

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

76Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

77King VultureSarcoramphus papa
78Black VultureCoragyps atratus
79Turkey VultureCathartes aura
80Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

81/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

82White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
83Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
84Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
85Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
86Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
87Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus
88Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus
89Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
90Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
91Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
92Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
93Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
94Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
95White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
96White HawkPseudastur albicollis
97Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
98|Broad-winged Hawk|Buteo platypterus
99Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
100/Zone-tailed Hawk/Buteo albonotatus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

101Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

102Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalae
103Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
104Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseiceps
105Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
106Mottled OwlStrix virgata
107Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata
108Striped OwlAsio clamator

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

109Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
110Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
111Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
112Collared TrogonTrogon collaris

 
Motmots: Momotidae

113Tody MotmotHylomanes momotula
114Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

115Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
116/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyon
117Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
118American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
119Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

120White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
121White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

122Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

123Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinus
124Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
125Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

126Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
127Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
128Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
129Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
130Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
131Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus
132Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

133Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
134Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
135Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
136/American Kestrel/Falco sparverius
137Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
138/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

139Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotis
140White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
141Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
142White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifrons
143Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa
144Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

145Great AntshrikeTaraba major
146Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
147Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
148Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

149Mayan AntthrushFormicarius moniliger

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

150Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensis
151Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
152Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroa
153Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatina
154Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
155Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
156Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigaster
157Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
158Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus
159Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularis
160Rufous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis erythrothorax

 
Manakins: Pipridae

161White-collared ManakinManacus candei
162Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalis

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

163Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

164Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
165Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
166Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
167Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacis
168Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
169White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
170Gray-collared BecardPachyramphus major
171Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

172Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus
173Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

174Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominus
175Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
176Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
177Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
178Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
179Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
180Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris
181Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
182Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe
183Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavum
184Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
185Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
186/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi
187Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
188|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virens
189/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventris
190|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescens
191/Least Flycatcher/Empidonax minimus
192Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
193Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
194Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
195Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra
196Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
197/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus
198Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
199Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
200Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
201Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
202Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
203Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
204Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
205Couch's KingbirdTyrannus couchii
206|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus
207/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatus
208Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

209Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
210Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus
211Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceiceps
212Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata
213/White-eyed Vireo/Vireo griseus
214Mangrove VireoVireo pallens
215/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons
216/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicus
217/Red-eyed Vireo/Vireo olivaceus
218Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

219Brown JayCyanocorax morio
220Green Jay**Cyanocorax luxuosus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

221/Tree Swallow/Tachycineta bicolor
222Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
223Purple MartinProgne subis
224Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
225/Northern Rough-winged Swallow/Stelgidopteryx serripennis
226/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
227/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

228Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
229White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata
230Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

231Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
232Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
233Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectus
234White-bellied WrenUropsila leucogastra
235White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

236/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensis
237Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

238|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatus
239/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelina
240White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis
241Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

242Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinis
243Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
244Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldi

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

245Green-backed SparrowArremonops chloronotus
246Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

247Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
248Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
249Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
250Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
251Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
252/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spurius
253Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
254Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
255Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
256/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbula
257Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
258Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
259Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
260Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
261/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virens

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

262/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapilla
263/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorum
264/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacilla
265/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensis
266/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera
267/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanoptera
268/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia
269|Prothonotary Warbler|Protonotaria citrea
270/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina
271/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosa
272/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichas
273/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrina
274/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla
275|Cerulean Warbler|Setophaga cerulea
276/Northern Parula/Setophaga americana
277|Magnolia Warbler|Setophaga magnolia
278|Bay-breasted Warbler|Setophaga castanea
279|Blackburnian Warbler|Setophaga fusca
280/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia
281/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanica
282/Black-throated Blue Warbler/Setophaga caerulescens
283/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronata
284/Yellow-throated Warbler/Setophaga dominica
285/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virens
286Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
287/Wilson's Warbler/Cardellina pusilla

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

288/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
289|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivacea
290Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
291Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubica
292Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicauda
293Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogaster
294/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus
295&Blue SeedeaterlAmaurospiza concolor
296Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides
297Blue BuntingCyanocompsa parellina
298/Blue Grosbeak/Passerina caerulea
299/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyanea
300|Painted Bunting|Passerina ciris

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

301Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
302Black-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio aurantius
303Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus
304Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
305Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
306Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas
307Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
308Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
309Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
310Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
311Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
312Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
313Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
314BananaquitCoereba flaveola
315Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
316Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
317Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
318Cinnamon-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 Visitor53
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient13
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered0
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.