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# Species:334
# Excl Vagrants:334
# Endemics:3
# Near Endemics:16

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

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
4Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
5/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discors

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
7Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
8Great CurassowCrax rubra

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

9Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

10Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

11Rock PigeonColumba livia
12Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
13Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
14Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
15Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
16Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
17Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
18Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
19White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
20Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii
21White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

22Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
23\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naevia
24Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

25Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
26Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
27Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

28Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

29Black SwiftCypseloides niger
30Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherriei
31Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
32White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
33Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosa
34Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

35White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
36Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus
37Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri
38Green HermitPhaethornis guy
39Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
40Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
41Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
42Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensis
43<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilis
44Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
45Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis
46Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti
47Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
48Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
49Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
50Mangrove HummingbirdAmazilia boucardi
51Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularis
52Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decora
53Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciae

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

54Paint-billed CrakeMustelirallus erythrops
55Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolor
56Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
57Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
58White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis
59Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

60/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
61/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferus
62Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

63Northern JacanaJacana spinosa

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

64WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
65Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
66/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
67/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
68WilletTringa semipalmata
69/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
70/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
71/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

72Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
73Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
74Royal TernThalasseus maximus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

75Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

76Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

77AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

78Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

79Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

80Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum
81Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
82Agami HeronAgamia agami
83Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
84/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caerulea
85/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolor
86Snowy EgretEgretta thula
87Green HeronButorides virescens
88Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
89Great EgretArdea alba
90/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodias

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

91White IbisEudocimus albus
92Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

93Black VultureCoragyps atratus
94Turkey VultureCathartes aura
95King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

96/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

97Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
98White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
99Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
100Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
101Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
102Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
103Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus
104Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus
105Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosus
106Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
107Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
108Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
109Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
110Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
111White HawkPseudastur albicollis
112Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
113/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
114Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
115|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoni
116Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
Owls: Strigidae

117Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalis
118Crested OwlLophostrix cristata
119Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
120Mottled OwlStrix virgata
121Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

122Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
123Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdii
124Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
125Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

126Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

127Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
128/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyon
129Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
130American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
131Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

132White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
133White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

134Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

135Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantzii
136Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

137Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
138Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchen
139Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
140Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkii
141Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
142Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
143Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

144Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
145Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
146Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
147Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
148Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
149Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
150/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

151<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineola
152Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
153Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotis
154Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
155White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
156Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalis
157Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosa
158Scarlet MacawAra macao
159Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschi

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

160Great AntshrikeTaraba major
161Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
162Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesi
163Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus
164Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
165Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
166Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
167Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
168Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul
169Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolor

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

170Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatus

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

171Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

172Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensis
173Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicauda
174Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroa
175Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatina
176Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
177Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
178Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
179Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus
180Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
181Plain XenopsXenops minutus
182Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertus
183Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatus
184Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens
185Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura

 
Manakins: Pipridae

186Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutina
187Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacus
188Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalis

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

189<Turquoise Cotinga>Cotinga ridgwayi
190Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus
191Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatus
192<Yellow-billed Cotinga>Carpodectes antoniae

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

193Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
194Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
195Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacis
196Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
197White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
198Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

199Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus
200Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
201Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

202Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatus
203Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
204Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
205Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
206Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
207Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
208Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
209Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
210Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavum
211Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
212Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatus
213Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
214Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
215Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvus
216|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi
217|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulus
218Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
219|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virens
220/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventris
221|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescens
222/Willow Flycatcher/Empidonax traillii
223Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
224Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
225Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra
226Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
227Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensis
228/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus
229Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
230Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
231Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
232Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
233Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
234Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
235Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
236(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaius
237Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
238|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus
239/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatus
240Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

241Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipes
242Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus
243Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceiceps
244Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata
245/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons
246/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicus
247|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceus
248Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

249Brown JayPsilorhinus morio

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

250Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
251|Purple Martin|Progne subis
252Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
253Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
254Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
255Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
256/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

257Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
258White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

259Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus
260House WrenTroglodytes aedon
261Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventris
262Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutus
263Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadius
264White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

265Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

266|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatus
267/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelina
268White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis
269Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

270/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorum

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

271House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

272Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
273White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta
274Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
275Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

276Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
277Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

278Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
279Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris
280Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
281Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
282Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
283Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
284/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbula
285Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
286Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
287Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
288Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
289Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
290/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virens

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

291/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacilla
292/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensis
293/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera
294/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina
295/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphia
296/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosa
297/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla
298/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castanea
299/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia
300/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanica
301|Palm Warbler|Setophaga palmarum
302/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virens
303Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

304/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
305/Western Tanager/Piranga ludoviciana
306Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillaris
307/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus
308Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides
309/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyanea

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

310Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
311White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
312White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
313White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothorax
314Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
315Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
316Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
317Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttata
318Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
319Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
320Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta
321Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
322Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus
323Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
324Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
325Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
326Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
327Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
328Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
329Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
330Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
331<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistacea
332BananaquitCoereba flaveola
333Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
334Streaked 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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor41
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient10
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened10
VVulnerable5
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.