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# Species:357
# Excl Vagrants:357
# Endemics:7
# Near Endemics:10
Habitat: Wetlands

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

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonapartei

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
4Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
5Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
6/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discors
7Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
8/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
9Andean TealAnas andium
10/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinis
11Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus
12Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
13Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

14Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

15Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

16Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
17Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

18Rock PigeonColumba livia
19Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
20Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
21Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
22Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
23Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
24Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
25Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
26Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
27White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
28Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

29Greater AniCrotophaga major
30Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
31Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
32Dwarf CuckooCoccycua pumila
33Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
34Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
35/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanus
36/Black-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus erythropthalmus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

37Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
38|Common Nighthawk|Chordeiles minor
39Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
40Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
41Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

42Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

43Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
44White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
45Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
46|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagica
47Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
48White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

49Green HermitPhaethornis guy
50Pale-bellied HermitPhaethornis anthophilus
51<Brown Violetear>Colibri delphinae
52Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
53Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
54Ruby-topaz HummingbirdChrysolampis mosquitus
55Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
56Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
57Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
58Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
59Bronze-tailed ThornbillChalcostigma heteropogon
60Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
61White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
62Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodor
63Short-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon poortmani
64White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii
65Indigo-capped HummingbirdSaucerottia cyanifrons
66Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
67Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciae

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

68Bogota RailRallus semiplumbeus
69Paint-billed CrakeMustelirallus erythrops
70Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
71Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanops
72SoraPorzana carolina
73Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
74American CootFulica americana
75Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
76White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

77LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

78Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

79Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanus
80/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferus
81Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

82Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

83/Wilson's Snipe/Gallinago delicata
84Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis
85|Wilson's Phalarope|Phalaropus tricolor
86Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
87/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
88/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
89/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
90Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
91Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
92|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotos

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

93/Laughing Gull/Leucophaeus atricilla
94Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

95AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

96Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

97Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
98Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus
99Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
100Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
101Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
102Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
103Snowy EgretEgretta thula
104Striated HeronButorides striata
105Green HeronButorides virescens
106Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
107Great EgretArdea alba
108/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodias

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

109Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
110Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

111Black VultureCoragyps atratus
112Turkey VultureCathartes aura
113Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

114/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

115Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
116White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
117Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
118Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
119Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
120|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensis
121Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
122Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
123Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
124White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
125Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
126Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
127/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
128Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
129|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoni

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

130Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

131Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
132Striped OwlAsio clamator
133Stygian OwlAsio stygius
134Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

135Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
136Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
137Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

138Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus
139Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatus
140Russet-throated PuffbirdHypnelus ruficollis

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

141Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

142Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
143Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
144Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
145Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
146Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkii
147Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
148Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros
149Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

150Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
151Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
152American KestrelFalco sparverius
153MerlinFalco columbarius
154Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
155Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
156Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

157Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
158Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
159Spectacled ParrotletForpus conspicillatus
160Brown-breasted ParakeetPyrrhura calliptera
161Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

162Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensis
163Bar-crested AntshrikeThamnophilus multistriatus
164Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
165Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
166White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipes

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

167Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
168Rusty-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula ferrugineipectus

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

169Pale-bellied TapaculoScytalopus griseicollis

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

170Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus
171Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
172Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
173Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
174Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
175Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
176Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
177Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtata
178Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
179Silvery-throated SpinetailSynallaxis subpudica
180Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae

 
Manakins: Pipridae

181White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

182Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

183White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

184Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
185Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
186Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
187Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
188Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris
189Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
190White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
191White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
192Northern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus incomtus
193Subtropical DoraditoPseudocolopteryx acutipennis
194Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
195Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
196Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis
197Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantzii
198Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
199Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps
200Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus
201Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
202Plumbeous-crowned TyrannuletPhyllomyias plumbeiceps
203Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
204/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi
205Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
206Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
207Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
208/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescens
209/Alder Flycatcher/Empidonax alnorum
210/Willow Flycatcher/Empidonax traillii
211Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
212Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarum
213Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
214Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurus
215Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
216White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
217Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola pica
218Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
219/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus
220Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
221Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
222Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
223Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
224Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
225Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
226|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventris
227Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
228Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
229|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus
230Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

231Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostris
232Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipes
233/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons
234Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
235Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
236Chivi VireoVireo chiri
237Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
238|Black-whiskered Vireo|Vireo altiloquus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

239Horned LarkEremophila alpestris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

240|Bank Swallow|Riparia riparia
241/Purple Martin/Progne subis
242Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
243Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
244Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
245Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
246Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
247/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
248|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

249House WrenTroglodytes aedon
250Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
251Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
252Apolinar's WrenCistothorus apolinari
253Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
254Bicolored WrenCampylorhynchus griseus
255Whiskered WrenPheugopedius mystacalis
256Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilus
257Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateri
258Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis
259Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa
260Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

261Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

262|Veery|Catharus fuscescens
263|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimus
264/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
265Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
266Yellow-legged ThrushTurdus flavipes
267Spectacled ThrushTurdus nudigenis
268Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
269Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
270Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

271Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
272Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
273Velvet-fronted EuphoniaEuphonia concinna
274White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta
275Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
276Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
277Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
278<Andean Siskin>Spinus spinescens
279<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

280Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
281Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
282Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
283White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinucha
284Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

285Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
286Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris
287Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
288/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spurius
289Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
290Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
291Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
292Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
293Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
294Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
295Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
296Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

297/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacilla
298Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
299/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia
300/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citrea
301/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina
302Masked YellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialis
303/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphia
304/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla
305Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
306Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
307/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castanea
308/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
309Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
310/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata
311Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattrii
312Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
313Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
314/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
315Golden-fronted RedstartMyioborus ornatus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

316/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
317/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivacea
318White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
319Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris
320/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

321Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
322Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus
323Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
324Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
325Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
326Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
327Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
328Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina
329Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
330Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornata
331Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
332Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus
333Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
334Rufous-browed ConebillConirostrum rufum
335Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayii
336Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
337White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
338Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
339Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
340Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
341Stripe-tailed Yellow-FinchSicalis citrina
342Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
343Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
344Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
345Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
346Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
347Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermedia
348Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
349Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
350Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
351Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
352Pileated FinchCoryphospingus pileatus
353BananaquitCoereba flaveola
354Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
355Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennis
356Olive-gray SaltatorSaltator olivascens
357Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus

 

 *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.