NOSARA/OSTIONAL AREA
COSTA RICALOCALE
| # Species: | 338 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 338 |
| # Endemics: | 2 |
| # Near Endemics: | 2 |
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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| 1 | Little Tinamou | Crypturellus soui |
| 2 | Thicket Tinamou | Crypturellus cinnamomeus |
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| 3 | Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis |
| 4 | Muscovy Duck | Cairina moschata |
| 5 | /Blue-winged Teal/ | Spatula discors |
| 6 | /American Wigeon/ | Mareca americana |
| 7 | /Lesser Scaup/ | Aythya affinis |
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| 8 | Plain Chachalaca | Ortalis vetula |
| 9 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens |
| 10 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra |
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| 11 | Spot-bellied Bobwhite | Colinus leucopogon |
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| 12 | Pale-vented Pigeon | Patagioenas cayennensis |
| 13 | Red-billed Pigeon | Patagioenas flavirostris |
| 14 | Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata |
| 15 | Short-billed Pigeon | Patagioenas nigrirostris |
| 16 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| 17 | Inca Dove | Columbina inca |
| 18 | Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina |
| 19 | Ruddy Ground Dove | Columbina talpacoti |
| 20 | Blue Ground Dove | Claravis pretiosa |
| 21 | White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi |
| 22 | Gray-headed Dove | Leptotila plumbeiceps |
| 23 | White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica |
| 24 | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura |
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| 25 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani |
| 26 | Groove-billed Ani | Crotophaga sulcirostris |
| 27 | \Striped Cuckoo\ | Tapera naevia |
| 28 | Lesser Ground-Cuckoo | Morococcyx erythropygus |
| 29 | Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana |
| 30 | /Mangrove Cuckoo/ | Coccyzus minor |
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| 31 | Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis |
| 32 | Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor |
| 33 | Common Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis |
| 34 | Rufous Nightjar | Antrostomus rufus |
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| 35 | Northern Potoo | Nyctibius jamaicensis |
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| 36 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger |
| 37 | Spot-fronted Swift | Cypseloides cherriei |
| 38 | White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris |
| 39 | Gray-rumped Swift | Chaetura cinereiventris |
| 40 | |Chimney Swift| | Chaetura pelagica |
| 41 | Vaux's Swift | Chaetura vauxi |
| 42 | Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift | Panyptila cayennensis |
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| 43 | Bronzy Hermit | Glaucis aeneus |
| 44 | Stripe-throated Hermit | Phaethornis striigularis |
| 45 | Green-breasted Mango | Anthracothorax prevostii |
| 46 | Talamanca Hummingbird | Eugenes spectabilis |
| 47 | Plain-capped Starthroat | Heliomaster constantii |
| 48 | /Ruby-throated Hummingbird/ | Archilochus colubris |
| 49 | Canivet's Emerald | Cynantus canivetii |
| 50 | Scaly-breasted Hummingbird | Phaeochroa cuvierii |
| 51 | Blue-vented Hummingbird | Saucerottia hoffmanni |
| 52 | Blue-tailed Hummingbird | Saucerottia cyanura |
| 53 | Cinnamon Hummingbird | Amazilia rutila |
| 54 | Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl |
| 55 | Mangrove Hummingbird | Chrysuronia boucardi |
| 56 | Blue-throated Goldentail | Chlorestes eliciae |
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| 57 | Spotted Rail | Pardirallus maculatus |
| 58 | Rufous-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides axillaris |
| 59 | Russet-naped Wood-Rail | Aramides albiventris |
| 60 | Gray-cowled Wood-Rail | Aramides cajaneus |
| 61 | /Sora/ | Porzana carolina |
| 62 | Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata |
| 63 | /American Coot/ | Fulica americana |
| 64 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica |
| 65 | Yellow-breasted Crake | Laterallus flaviventer |
| 66 | White-throated Crake | Laterallus albigularis |
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| 67 | Limpkin | Aramus guarauna |
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| 68 | Double-striped Thick-knee | Hesperoburhinus bistriatus |
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| 69 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus |
| 70 | /American Avocet/ | Recurvirostra americana |
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| 71 | American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus |
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| 72 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 73 | |American Golden-Plover| | Pluvialis dominica |
| 74 | /Killdeer/ | Charadrius vociferus |
| 75 | /Semipalmated Plover/ | Charadrius semipalmatus |
| 76 | Southern Lapwing | Vanellus chilensis |
| 77 | Wilson's Plover | Anarhynchus wilsonia |
| 78 | Collared Plover | Anarhynchus collaris |
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| 79 | Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa |
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| 80 | |Upland Sandpiper| | Bartramia longicauda |
| 81 | Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus |
| 82 | Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus |
| 83 | Hudsonian Godwit | Limosa haemastica |
| 84 | /Marbled Godwit/ | Limosa fedoa |
| 85 | /Short-billed Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus griseus |
| 86 | /Long-billed Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus scolopaceus |
| 87 | /Wilson's Phalarope/ | Phalaropus tricolor |
| 88 | Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius |
| 89 | |Red-necked Phalarope| | Phalaropus lobatus |
| 90 | Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius |
| 91 | /Solitary Sandpiper/ | Tringa solitaria |
| 92 | |Wandering Tattler| | Tringa incana |
| 93 | /Lesser Yellowlegs/ | Tringa flavipes |
| 94 | Willet | Tringa semipalmata |
| 95 | /Greater Yellowlegs/ | Tringa melanoleuca |
| 96 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 97 | /Red Knot/ | Calidris canutus |
| 98 | /Surfbird/ | Calidris virgata |
| 99 | Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea |
| 100 | /Stilt Sandpiper/ | Calidris himantopus |
| 101 | |Buff-breasted Sandpiper| | Calidris subruficollis |
| 102 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
| 103 | Dunlin | Calidris alpina |
| 104 | |Baird's Sandpiper| | Calidris bairdii |
| 105 | |White-rumped Sandpiper| | Calidris fuscicollis |
| 106 | /Least Sandpiper/ | Calidris minutilla |
| 107 | |Pectoral Sandpiper| | Calidris melanotos |
| 108 | /Western Sandpiper/ | Calidris mauri |
| 109 | /Semipalmated Sandpiper/ | Calidris pusilla |
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| 110 | Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus |
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| 111 | Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla |
| 112 | /Franklin's Gull/ | Leucophaeus pipixcan |
| 113 | /Ring-billed Gull/ | Larus delawarensis |
| 114 | /American Herring Gull/ | Larus smithsonianus |
| 115 | /Black Skimmer/ | Rynchops niger |
| 116 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus |
| 117 | Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus |
| 118 | /Least Tern/ | Sternula antillarum |
| 119 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica |
| 120 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 121 | Black Tern | Chlidonias niger |
| 122 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo |
| 123 | /Elegant Tern/ | Thalasseus elegans |
| 124 | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis |
| 125 | Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus |
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| 126 | Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus |
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| 127 | Jabiru | Jabiru mycteria |
| 128 | Wood Stork | Mycteria americana |
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| 129 | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens |
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| 130 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula |
| 131 | Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster |
| 132 | Blue-footed Booby | Sula nebouxii |
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| 133 | Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga |
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| 134 | Neotropic Cormorant | Nannopterum brasilianus |
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| 135 | White Ibis | Eudocimus albus |
| 136 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 137 | Green Ibis | Mesembrinibis cayennensis |
| 138 | Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja |
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| 139 | Bare-throated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma mexicanum |
| 140 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius |
| 141 | Pinnated Bittern | Botaurus pinnatus |
| 142 | /Least Bittern/ | Botaurus exilis |
| 143 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea |
| 144 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 145 | /Little Blue Heron/ | Egretta caerulea |
| 146 | /Tricolored Heron/ | Egretta tricolor |
| 147 | /Reddish Egret/ | Egretta rufescens |
| 148 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
| 149 | Green Heron | Butorides virescens |
| 150 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 151 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 152 | /Great Blue Heron/ | Ardea herodias |
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| 153 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis |
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| 154 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus |
| 155 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
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| 156 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 157 | White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus |
| 158 | Hook-billed Kite | Chondrohierax uncinatus |
| 159 | Gray-headed Kite | Leptodon cayanensis |
| 160 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus |
| 161 | Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus |
| 162 | \Plumbeous Kite\ | Ictinia plumbea |
| 163 | Crane Hawk | Geranospiza caerulescens |
| 164 | Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis |
| 165 | Barred Hawk | Morphnarchus princeps |
| 166 | Common Black Hawk | Buteogallus anthracinus |
| 167 | Great Black Hawk | Buteogallus urubitinga |
| 168 | Roadside Hawk | Rupornis magnirostris |
| 169 | Harris's Hawk | Parabuteo unicinctus |
| 170 | White-tailed Hawk | Geranoaetus albicaudatus |
| 171 | Gray Hawk | Buteo plagiatus |
| 172 | /Broad-winged Hawk/ | Buteo platypterus |
| 173 | Short-tailed Hawk | Buteo brachyurus |
| 174 | Zone-tailed Hawk | Buteo albonotatus |
| 175 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
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| 176 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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| 177 | Pacific Screech-Owl | Megascops cooperi |
| 178 | Crested Owl | Lophostrix cristata |
| 179 | Spectacled Owl | Pulsatrix perspicillata |
| 180 | Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium brasilianum |
| 181 | Mottled Owl | Strix virgata |
| 182 | Striped Owl | Asio clamator |
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| 183 | Black-headed Trogon | Trogon melanocephalus |
| 184 | Gartered Trogon | Trogon caligatus |
| 185 | Elegant Trogon | Trogon elegans |
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| 186 | Lesson's Motmot | Momotus lessonii |
| 187 | Turquoise-browed Motmot | Eumomota superciliosa |
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| 188 | Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata |
| 189 | /Belted Kingfisher/ | Megaceryle alcyon |
| 190 | Amazon Kingfisher | Chloroceryle amazona |
| 191 | American Pygmy Kingfisher | Chloroceryle aenea |
| 192 | Green Kingfisher | Chloroceryle americana |
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| 193 | White-necked Puffbird | Notharchus hyperrhynchus |
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| 194 | Collared Aracari | Pteroglossus torquatus |
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| 195 | Hoffmann's Woodpecker | Melanerpes hoffmannii |
| 196 | Pale-billed Woodpecker | Campephilus guatemalensis |
| 197 | Lineated Woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus |
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| 198 | Laughing Falcon | Herpetotheres cachinnans |
| 199 | Collared Forest-Falcon | Micrastur semitorquatus |
| 200 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway |
| 201 | Yellow-headed Caracara | Daptrius chimachima |
| 202 | /American Kestrel/ | Falco sparverius |
| 203 | Bat Falcon | Falco rufigularis |
| 204 | /Peregrine Falcon/ | Falco peregrinus |
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| 205 | Red-fronted Parrotlet | Touit costaricensis |
| 206 | Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis |
| 207 | Red-lored Amazon | Amazona autumnalis |
| 208 | Yellow-naped Amazon | Amazona auropalliata |
| 209 | White-fronted Amazon | Amazona albifrons |
| 210 | Orange-fronted Parakeet | Eupsittula canicularis |
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| 211 | Barred Antshrike | Thamnophilus doliatus |
| 212 | Dusky Antbird | Cercomacroides tyrannina |
| 213 | Spotted Antbird | Hylophylax naevioides |
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| 214 | Olivaceous Woodcreeper | Sittasomus griseicapillus |
| 215 | Ruddy Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla homochroa |
| 216 | Northern Barred-Woodcreeper | Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae |
| 217 | Cocoa Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus susurrans |
| 218 | Ivory-billed Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus flavigaster |
| 219 | Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii |
| 220 | Northern Plain-Xenops | Xenops mexicanus |
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| 221 | Long-tailed Manakin | Chiroxiphia linearis |
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| 222 | Black-crowned Tityra | Tityra inquisitor |
| 223 | Masked Tityra | Tityra semifasciata |
| 224 | White-winged Becard | Pachyramphus polychopterus |
| 225 | Rose-throated Becard | Pachyramphus aglaiae |
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| 226 | Tropical Royal-Flycatcher | Onychorhynchus coronatus |
| 227 | Black-tailed Flycatcher | Myiobius atricaudus |
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| 228 | Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | Mionectes oleagineus |
| 229 | Northern Bentbill | Oncostoma cinereigulare |
| 230 | Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher | Poecilotriccus sylvia |
| 231 | Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum |
| 232 | Yellow-olive Flatbill | Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
| 233 | Yellow-winged Flatbill | Tolmomyias flavotectus |
| 234 | Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma imberbe |
| 235 | Greenish Elaenia | Myiopagis viridicata |
| 236 | Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster |
| 237 | White-fronted Tyrannulet | Acrochordopus zeledoni |
| 238 | Mistletoe Tyrannulet | Zimmerius parvus |
| 239 | Northern Tropical Pewee | Contopus bogotensis |
| 240 | |Eastern Wood-Pewee| | Contopus virens |
| 241 | /Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/ | Empidonax flaviventris |
| 242 | |Acadian Flycatcher| | Empidonax virescens |
| 243 | |Alder Flycatcher| | Empidonax alnorum |
| 244 | /Willow Flycatcher/ | Empidonax traillii |
| 245 | Northern Scrub-Flycatcher | Sublegatus arenarum |
| 246 | Bright-rumped Attila | Attila spadiceus |
| 247 | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer |
| 248 | Panama Flycatcher | Myiarchus panamensis |
| 249 | Nutting's Flycatcher | Myiarchus nuttingi |
| 250 | /Great Crested Flycatcher/ | Myiarchus crinitus |
| 251 | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus |
| 252 | Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus |
| 253 | Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua |
| 254 | Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis |
| 255 | White-ringed Flycatcher | Conopias albovittatus |
| 256 | Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus |
| 257 | Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes luteiventris |
| 258 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus |
| 259 | /Western Kingbird/ | Tyrannus verticalis |
| 260 | |Eastern Kingbird| | Tyrannus tyrannus |
| 261 | /Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/ | Tyrannus forficatus |
| 262 | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana |
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| 263 | Rufous-browed Peppershrike | Cyclarhis gujanensis |
| 264 | Lesser Greenlet | Pachysilvia decurtata |
| 265 | Mangrove Vireo | Vireo pallens |
| 266 | /Yellow-throated Vireo/ | Vireo flavifrons |
| 267 | Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius |
| 268 | /Philadelphia Vireo/ | Vireo philadelphicus |
| 269 | |Red-eyed Vireo| | Vireo olivaceus |
| 270 | Yellow-green Vireo | Vireo flavoviridis |
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| 271 | White-throated Magpie-Jay | Cyanocorax formosa |
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| 272 | |Bank Swallow| | Riparia riparia |
| 273 | /Tree Swallow/ | Tachycineta bicolor |
| 274 | Mangrove Swallow | Tachycineta albilinea |
| 275 | Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea |
| 276 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
| 277 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 278 | |Cliff Swallow| | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
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| 279 | Long-billed Gnatwren | Ramphocaenus melanurus |
| 280 | White-browed Gnatcatcher | Polioptila bilineata |
| 281 | White-lored Gnatcatcher | Polioptila albiloris |
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| 282 | Rufous-backed Wren | Campylorhynchus capistratus |
| 283 | Banded Wren | Thryophilus pleurostictus |
| 284 | Rufous-and-white Wren | Thryophilus rufalbus |
| 285 | Cabanis's Wren | Cantorchilus modestus |
| 286 | Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys |
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| 287 | |Gray-cheeked Thrush| | Catharus minimus |
| 288 | |Swainson's Thrush| | Catharus ustulatus |
| 289 | /Wood Thrush/ | Hylocichla mustelina |
| 290 | Clay-colored Thrush | Turdus grayi |
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| 291 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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| 292 | Scrub Euphonia | Euphonia affinis |
| 293 | Yellow-throated Euphonia | Euphonia hirundinacea |
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| 294 | Stripe-headed Sparrow | Peucaea ruficauda |
| 295 | Olive Sparrow | Arremonops rufivirgatus |
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| 296 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna |
| 297 | Yellow-billed Cacique | Amblycercus holosericeus |
| 298 | /Orchard Oriole/ | Icterus spurius |
| 299 | Streak-backed Oriole | Icterus pustulatus |
| 300 | Spot-breasted Oriole | Icterus pectoralis |
| 301 | /Baltimore Oriole/ | Icterus galbula |
| 302 | Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus |
| 303 | Bronzed Cowbird | Molothrus aeneus |
| 304 | Melodious Blackbird | Dives dives |
| 305 | Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |
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| 306 | /Ovenbird/ | Seiurus aurocapilla |
| 307 | /Louisiana Waterthrush/ | Parkesia motacilla |
| 308 | /Northern Waterthrush/ | Parkesia noveboracensis |
| 309 | Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia |
| 310 | /Prothonotary Warbler/ | Protonotaria citrea |
| 311 | /Tennessee Warbler/ | Leiothlypis peregrina |
| 312 | Gray-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis poliocephala |
| 313 | /Mourning Warbler/ | Geothlypis philadelphia |
| 314 | /Common Yellowthroat/ | Geothlypis trichas |
| 315 | /American Redstart/ | Setophaga ruticilla |
| 316 | /Yellow Warbler/ | Setophaga petechia |
| 317 | /Chestnut-sided Warbler/ | Setophaga pensylvanica |
| 318 | Chestnut-capped Warbler | Basileuterus delattrii |
| 319 | Buff-rumped Warbler | Myiothlypis fulvicauda |
| 320 | |Canada Warbler| | Cardellina canadensis |
| 321 | Wilson's Warbler | Cardellina pusilla |
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| 322 | Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava |
| 323 | /Summer Tanager/ | Piranga rubra |
| 324 | |Scarlet Tanager| | Piranga olivacea |
| 325 | /Western Tanager/ | Piranga ludoviciana |
| 326 | /Rose-breasted Grosbeak/ | Pheucticus ludovicianus |
| 327 | Blue-black Grosbeak | Cyanoloxia cyanoides |
| 328 | Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea |
| 329 | /Indigo Bunting/ | Passerina cyanea |
| 330 | /Painted Bunting/ | Passerina ciris |
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| 331 | Gray-headed Tanager | Eucometis penicillata |
| 332 | Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus |
| 333 | Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum |
| 334 | Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus |
| 335 | Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina |
| 336 | Variable Seedeater | Sporophila corvina |
| 337 | Morelet's Seedeater | Sporophila morelleti |
| 338 | Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus |
*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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 71 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 2 |
| || | Transient | 20 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 2 |
| [] | Accidental | 4 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 9 |
| V | Vulnerable | 4 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.