PIEDRAS BLANCAS NATIONAL PARK
COSTA RICALOCALE
Area (ha): | 14,019 |
# Species: | 340 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 340 |
# Endemics: | 3 |
# Near Endemics: | 20 |
Species/100 ha: | 2.4 |
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 | Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher | Terenotriccus erythrurus |
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2 | Great Tinamou | Tinamus major |
3 | Little Tinamou | Crypturellus soui |
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4 | Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis |
5 | Muscovy Duck | Cairina moschata |
6 | /Blue-winged Teal/ | Spatula discors |
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7 | Gray-headed Chachalaca | Ortalis cinereiceps |
8 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens |
9 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra |
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10 | Crested Bobwhite | Colinus cristatus |
11 | Marbled Wood-Quail | Odontophorus gujanensis |
12 | Spotted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus guttatus |
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13 | Pale-vented Pigeon | Patagioenas cayennensis |
14 | Scaled Pigeon | Patagioenas speciosa |
15 | Short-billed Pigeon | Patagioenas nigrirostris |
16 | Inca Dove | Columbina inca |
17 | Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina |
18 | Plain-breasted Ground Dove | Columbina minuta |
19 | Ruddy Ground Dove | Columbina talpacoti |
20 | Blue Ground Dove | Claravis pretiosa |
21 | Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana |
22 | White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi |
23 | Gray-chested Dove | Leptotila cassinii |
24 | Gray-headed Dove | Leptotila plumbeiceps |
25 | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura |
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26 | Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis |
27 | Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor |
28 | Common Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis |
29 | /Chuck-will's-widow/ | Antrostomus carolinensis |
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30 | Common Potoo | Nyctibius griseus |
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31 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger |
32 | White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris |
33 | Costa Rican Swift | Chaetura fumosa |
34 | |Chimney Swift| | Chaetura pelagica |
35 | Vaux's Swift | Chaetura vauxi |
36 | Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift | Panyptila cayennensis |
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37 | White-necked Jacobin | Florisuga mellivora |
38 | White-tipped Sicklebill | Eutoxeres aquila |
39 | Bronzy Hermit | Glaucis aeneus |
40 | Band-tailed Barbthroat | Threnetes ruckeri |
41 | Green Hermit | Phaethornis guy |
42 | Long-billed Hermit | Phaethornis longirostris |
43 | Stripe-throated Hermit | Phaethornis striigularis |
44 | Purple-crowned Fairy | Heliothryx barroti |
45 | Veraguan Mango | Anthracothorax veraguensis |
46 | &White-crested Coquettel | Lophornis adorabilis |
47 | Plain-capped Starthroat | Heliomaster constantii |
48 | Magenta-throated Woodstar | Philodice bryantae |
49 | /Ruby-throated Hummingbird/ | Archilochus colubris |
50 | Violet-headed Hummingbird | Klais guimeti |
51 | Violet Sabrewing | Campylopterus hemileucurus |
52 | Crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica |
53 | White-tailed Emerald | Microchera chionura |
54 | Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia edward |
55 | Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl |
56 | Mangrove Hummingbird | Chrysuronia boucardi |
57 | Charming Hummingbird | Polyerata decora |
58 | Blue-throated Goldentail | Chlorestes eliciae |
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59 | Uniform Crake | Amaurolimnas concolor |
60 | Rufous-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides axillaris |
61 | Gray-cowled Wood-Rail | Aramides cajaneus |
62 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica |
63 | White-throated Crake | Laterallus albigularis |
64 | Gray-breasted Crake | Laterallus exilis |
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65 | Limpkin | Aramus guarauna |
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66 | Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa |
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67 | Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius |
68 | /Solitary Sandpiper/ | Tringa solitaria |
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69 | Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla |
70 | Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus |
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71 | Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus |
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72 | Wood Stork | Mycteria americana |
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73 | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens |
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74 | Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga |
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75 | Neotropic Cormorant | Nannopterum brasilianus |
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76 | Bare-throated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma mexicanum |
77 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius |
78 | Agami Heron | Agamia agami |
79 | /Least Bittern/ | Botaurus exilis |
80 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea |
81 | /Tricolored Heron/ | Egretta tricolor |
82 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
83 | Green Heron | Butorides virescens |
84 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
85 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
86 | /Great Blue Heron/ | Ardea herodias |
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87 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis |
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88 | King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa |
89 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus |
90 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
91 | Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture | Cathartes burrovianus |
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92 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus |
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93 | White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus |
94 | Hook-billed Kite | Chondrohierax uncinatus |
95 | Gray-headed Kite | Leptodon cayanensis |
96 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus |
97 | Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus |
98 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus |
99 | Bicolored Hawk | Astur bicolor |
100 | Double-toothed Kite | Harpagus bidentatus |
101 | \Plumbeous Kite\ | Ictinia plumbea |
102 | Crane Hawk | Geranospiza caerulescens |
103 | Black-collared Hawk | Busarellus nigricollis |
104 | Common Black Hawk | Buteogallus anthracinus |
105 | Great Black Hawk | Buteogallus urubitinga |
106 | Roadside Hawk | Rupornis magnirostris |
107 | Harris's Hawk | Parabuteo unicinctus |
108 | White Hawk | Pseudastur albicollis |
109 | Gray-lined Hawk | Buteo nitidus |
110 | /Broad-winged Hawk/ | Buteo platypterus |
111 | Short-tailed Hawk | Buteo brachyurus |
112 | |Swainson's Hawk| | Buteo swainsoni |
113 | Zone-tailed Hawk | Buteo albonotatus |
114 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
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115 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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116 | Crested Owl | Lophostrix cristata |
117 | Spectacled Owl | Pulsatrix perspicillata |
118 | Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium brasilianum |
119 | Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia |
120 | Striped Owl | Asio clamator |
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121 | Slaty-tailed Trogon | Trogon massena |
122 | Baird's Trogon | Trogon bairdii |
123 | Gartered Trogon | Trogon caligatus |
124 | Northern Black-throated Trogon | Trogon tenellus |
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125 | Lesson's Motmot | Momotus lessonii |
126 | Rufous Motmot | Baryphthengus martii |
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127 | Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata |
128 | /Belted Kingfisher/ | Megaceryle alcyon |
129 | Amazon Kingfisher | Chloroceryle amazona |
130 | American Pygmy Kingfisher | Chloroceryle aenea |
131 | Green Kingfisher | Chloroceryle americana |
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132 | White-necked Puffbird | Notharchus hyperrhynchus |
133 | White-whiskered Puffbird | Malacoptila panamensis |
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134 | Rufous-tailed Jacamar | Galbula ruficauda |
135 | Great Jacamar | Jacamerops aureus |
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136 | Red-headed Barbet | Eubucco bourcierii |
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137 | Fiery-billed Aracari | Pteroglossus frantzii |
138 | Yellow-throated Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus |
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139 | /Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/ | Sphyrapicus varius |
140 | Golden-naped Woodpecker | Melanerpes chrysauchen |
141 | Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus |
142 | Red-rumped Woodpecker | Dryobates kirkii |
143 | Pale-billed Woodpecker | Campephilus guatemalensis |
144 | Lineated Woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus |
145 | Rufous-winged Woodpecker | Piculus simplex |
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146 | Laughing Falcon | Herpetotheres cachinnans |
147 | Collared Forest-Falcon | Micrastur semitorquatus |
148 | Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon | Micrastur mirandollei |
149 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway |
150 | Red-throated Caracara | Ibycter americanus |
151 | Yellow-headed Caracara | Daptrius chimachima |
152 | /American Kestrel/ | Falco sparverius |
153 | Bat Falcon | Falco rufigularis |
154 | /Peregrine Falcon/ | Falco peregrinus |
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155 | Red-fronted Parrotlet | Touit costaricensis |
156 | Brown-hooded Parrot | Pyrilia haematotis |
157 | Blue-headed Parrot | Pionus menstruus |
158 | White-crowned Parrot | Pionus senilis |
159 | Red-lored Amazon | Amazona autumnalis |
160 | White-fronted Amazon | Amazona albifrons |
161 | Mealy Amazon | Amazona farinosa |
162 | Orange-fronted Parakeet | Eupsittula canicularis |
163 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao |
164 | Crimson-fronted Parakeet | Psittacara finschi |
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165 | Great Antshrike | Taraba major |
166 | Barred Antshrike | Thamnophilus doliatus |
167 | Black-hooded Antshrike | Thamnophilus bridgesi |
168 | Russet Antshrike | Thamnistes anabatinus |
169 | Plain Antvireo | Dysithamnus mentalis |
170 | Slaty Antwren | Myrmotherula schisticolor |
171 | Dot-winged Antwren | Microrhopias quixensis |
172 | Dusky Antbird | Cercomacroides tyrannina |
173 | Chestnut-backed Antbird | Poliocrania exsul |
174 | Zeledon's Antbird | Hafferia zeledoni |
175 | Bicolored Antbird | Gymnopithys bicolor |
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176 | Streak-chested Antpitta | Hylopezus perspicillatus |
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177 | Black-faced Antthrush | Formicarius analis |
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178 | Scaly-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus guatemalensis |
179 | Piping Woodcreeper | Deconychura typica |
180 | Tawny-winged Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla anabatina |
181 | Plain-brown Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla fuliginosa |
182 | Wedge-billed Woodcreeper | Glyphorynchus spirurus |
183 | Northern Barred-Woodcreeper | Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae |
184 | Cocoa Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus susurrans |
185 | Black-striped Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus |
186 | Spotted Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus erythropygius |
187 | Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii |
188 | Spot-crowned Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes affinis |
189 | Northern Plain-Xenops | Xenops mexicanus |
190 | Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner | Automolus exsertus |
191 | Western Woodhaunter | Automolus virgatus |
192 | Pale-breasted Spinetail | Synallaxis albescens |
193 | Slaty Spinetail | Synallaxis brachyura |
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194 | White-ruffed Manakin | Corapipo altera |
195 | Velvety Manakin | Lepidothrix velutina |
196 | Orange-collared Manakin | Manacus aurantiacus |
197 | Red-capped Manakin | Ceratopipra mentalis |
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198 | Lovely Cotinga | Cotinga amabilis |
199 | &Turquoise Cotingal | Cotinga ridgwayi |
200 | Rufous Piha | Lipaugus unirufus |
201 | Three-wattled Bellbird | Procnias tricarunculatus |
202 | &Yellow-billed Cotingal | Carpodectes antoniae |
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203 | Black-crowned Tityra | Tityra inquisitor |
204 | Masked Tityra | Tityra semifasciata |
205 | Northern Schiffornis | Schiffornis veraepacis |
206 | Cinnamon Becard | Pachyramphus cinnamomeus |
207 | White-winged Becard | Pachyramphus polychopterus |
208 | Rose-throated Becard | Pachyramphus aglaiae |
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209 | Tropical Royal-Flycatcher | Onychorhynchus coronatus |
210 | Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher | Myiobius sulphureipygius |
211 | Black-tailed Flycatcher | Myiobius atricaudus |
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212 | Golden-crowned Spadebill | Platyrinchus coronatus |
213 | Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | Mionectes oleagineus |
214 | Sepia-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon amaurocephalus |
215 | Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant | Myiornis atricapillus |
216 | Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant | Lophotriccus pileatus |
217 | Northern Bentbill | Oncostoma cinereigulare |
218 | Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher | Poecilotriccus sylvia |
219 | Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum |
220 | Eye-ringed Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus brevirostris |
221 | Yellow-olive Flatbill | Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
222 | Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma obsoletum |
223 | Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet | Ornithion semiflavum |
224 | Yellow Tyrannulet | Capsiempis flaveola |
225 | Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet | Tyrannulus elatus |
226 | Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster |
227 | Lesser Elaenia | Elaenia chiriquensis |
228 | Mistletoe Tyrannulet | Zimmerius parvus |
229 | Northern Tropical Pewee | Contopus bogotensis |
230 | /Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/ | Empidonax flaviventris |
231 | |Alder Flycatcher| | Empidonax alnorum |
232 | /White-throated Flycatcher/ | Empidonax albigularis |
233 | Northern Scrub-Flycatcher | Sublegatus arenarum |
234 | Bright-rumped Attila | Attila spadiceus |
235 | Rufous Mourner | Rhytipterna holerythra |
236 | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer |
237 | Panama Flycatcher | Myiarchus panamensis |
238 | /Great Crested Flycatcher/ | Myiarchus crinitus |
239 | Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus |
240 | Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua |
241 | Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis |
242 | Gray-capped Flycatcher | Myiozetetes granadensis |
243 | Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus |
244 | Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes luteiventris |
245 | (Piratic Flycatcher) | Legatus leucophaius |
246 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus |
247 | |Eastern Kingbird| | Tyrannus tyrannus |
248 | /Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/ | Tyrannus forficatus |
249 | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana |
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250 | Rufous-browed Peppershrike | Cyclarhis gujanensis |
251 | Scrub Greenlet | Hylophilus flavipes |
252 | Green Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius pulchellus |
253 | Tawny-crowned Greenlet | Tunchironis ochraceiceps |
254 | Lesser Greenlet | Pachysilvia decurtata |
255 | Mangrove Vireo | Vireo pallens |
256 | Brown-capped Vireo | Vireo leucophrys |
257 | /Philadelphia Vireo/ | Vireo philadelphicus |
258 | |Red-eyed Vireo| | Vireo olivaceus |
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259 | Brown Jay | Cyanocorax morio |
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260 | |Bank Swallow| | Riparia riparia |
261 | Mangrove Swallow | Tachycineta albilinea |
262 | |Purple Martin| | Progne subis |
263 | Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea |
264 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
265 | Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis |
266 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
267 | |Cliff Swallow| | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
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268 | Long-billed Gnatwren | Ramphocaenus melanurus |
269 | White-browed Gnatcatcher | Polioptila bilineata |
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270 | Scaly-breasted Wren | Microcerculus marginatus |
271 | Southern House Wren | Troglodytes musculus |
272 | Black-bellied Wren | Pheugopedius fasciatoventris |
273 | Isthmian Wren | Cantorchilus elutus |
274 | Riverside Wren | Cantorchilus semibadius |
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275 | |Gray-cheeked Thrush| | Catharus minimus |
276 | |Swainson's Thrush| | Catharus ustulatus |
277 | /Wood Thrush/ | Hylocichla mustelina |
278 | Clay-colored Thrush | Turdus grayi |
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279 | Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia luteicapilla |
280 | White-vented Euphonia | Euphonia minuta |
281 | Yellow-throated Euphonia | Euphonia hirundinacea |
282 | Thick-billed Euphonia | Euphonia laniirostris |
283 | Spot-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia imitans |
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284 | Rosy Thrush-Tanager | Rhodinocichla rosea |
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285 | Black-striped Sparrow | Arremonops conirostris |
286 | Costa Rican Brushfinch | Arremon costaricensis |
287 | Orange-billed Sparrow | Arremon aurantiirostris |
288 | White-naped Brushfinch | Atlapetes albinucha |
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289 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna |
290 | Red-breasted Meadowlark | Leistes militaris |
291 | Yellow-billed Cacique | Amblycercus holosericeus |
292 | Scarlet-rumped Cacique | Cacicus uropygialis |
293 | Black-cowled Oriole | Icterus prosthemelas |
294 | /Orchard Oriole/ | Icterus spurius |
295 | Yellow-tailed Oriole | Icterus mesomelas |
296 | /Baltimore Oriole/ | Icterus galbula |
297 | Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus |
298 | Bronzed Cowbird | Molothrus aeneus |
299 | Giant Cowbird | Molothrus oryzivorus |
300 | Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |
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301 | /Northern Waterthrush/ | Parkesia noveboracensis |
302 | /Golden-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora chrysoptera |
303 | Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia |
304 | /Prothonotary Warbler/ | Protonotaria citrea |
305 | /Tennessee Warbler/ | Leiothlypis peregrina |
306 | /Mourning Warbler/ | Geothlypis philadelphia |
307 | /Kentucky Warbler/ | Geothlypis formosa |
308 | /Yellow Warbler/ | Setophaga petechia |
309 | /Chestnut-sided Warbler/ | Setophaga pensylvanica |
310 | /Yellow-rumped Warbler/ | Setophaga coronata |
311 | Buff-rumped Warbler | Myiothlypis fulvicauda |
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312 | Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava |
313 | /Summer Tanager/ | Piranga rubra |
314 | |Scarlet Tanager| | Piranga olivacea |
315 | Red-crowned Ant-Tanager | Habia rubica |
316 | Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager | Driophlox atrimaxillaris |
317 | Black-faced Grosbeak | Caryothraustes poliogaster |
318 | /Rose-breasted Grosbeak/ | Pheucticus ludovicianus |
319 | Blue-black Grosbeak | Cyanoloxia cyanoides |
320 | Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea |
321 | /Indigo Bunting/ | Passerina cyanea |
322 | /Dickcissel/ | Spiza americana |
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323 | Gray-headed Tanager | Eucometis penicillata |
324 | White-throated Shrike-Tanager | Lanio leucothorax |
325 | Crimson-collared Tanager | Ramphocelus sanguinolentus |
326 | Scarlet-rumped Tanager | Ramphocelus passerinii |
327 | Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum |
328 | Scarlet-thighed Dacnis | Dacnis venusta |
329 | Blue Dacnis | Dacnis cayana |
330 | Shining Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes lucidus |
331 | Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus |
332 | Green Honeycreeper | Chlorophanes spiza |
333 | Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina |
334 | Ruddy-breasted Seedeater | Sporophila minuta |
335 | Thick-billed Seed-Finch | Sporophila funerea |
336 | Morelet's Seedeater | Sporophila morelleti |
337 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola |
338 | Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus |
339 | Cinnamon-bellied Saltator | Saltator grandis |
340 | Streaked Saltator | Saltator 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
Code | Description | ## |
// | Boreal Visitor | 35 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 1 |
|| | Transient | 11 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 3 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 1 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
[] | Accidental | 2 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 11 |
V | Vulnerable | 7 |
EN | Endangered | 1 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.