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ABARY RIVER

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# Species*:143
# Excl Vagrants*:143
# Endemics*:0
# Near Endemics*:0
*Based on partial or incomplete data.
Habitat: Lowland forest, mangroves, fields, sugarcane plantations

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.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1/White-cheeked Pintail/Anas bahamensisR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

2Rock PigeonColumba livia?
3Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
4Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina?
5Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti?
6White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

7Greater AniCrotophaga majorC
8Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
9Striped CuckooTapera naevia?
10Little CuckooCoccycua minuta?
11Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

12Common PotooNyctibius griseusFC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

13Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamataC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

14Green-throated MangoAnthracothorax viridigulaUC
15White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris?
16Plain-bellied EmeraldChrysuronia leucogasterFC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

17Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisUC
18Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusFC

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

19LimpkinAramus guarauna?

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

20/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola?
21/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatus?

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

22Wattled JacanaJacana jacana?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

23/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusFC
24/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusC
25/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?
26/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes?
27/Willet/Tringa semipalmataFC
28/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca?
29/Sanderling/Calidris alba?
30/White-rumped Sandpiper/Calidris fuscicollis?
31/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla?
32/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

33Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla?
34Black SkimmerRynchops niger?
35Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex?
36Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica?
37Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis?

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

38Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

39Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

40Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaUC
41Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax?
42Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus?
43Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaC
44Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorC
45Snowy EgretEgretta thulaC
46Striated HeronButorides striataC
47Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis?
48Great EgretArdea alba?
49Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi?

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

50Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

51Turkey VultureCathartes aura?
52Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus?

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

53/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

54Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoniUC
55Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensFC
56Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis?
57Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis?
58Rufous Crab HawkButeogallus aequinoctialisFC
59Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis?
60Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
61Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusFC

 
Owls: Strigidae

62Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

63Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
64Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaFC
65American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea?
66Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaFC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

67Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

68Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilis?
69White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogasterFC
70White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratusFC
71Blood-colored WoodpeckerDryobates sanguineusFC
72Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos?
73Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigulaFC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

74Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans?
75Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?
76/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

77Festive AmazonAmazona festiva?
78Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephala?
79Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica?
80Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinus?
81Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax?
82Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

83Great AntshrikeTaraba majorFC
84Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensisFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

85Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusUC
86Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picusFC
87Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus?
88Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensFC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

89White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

90Spotted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum maculatumC
91Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
92Painted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum pictum?
93Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventrisFC
94Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
95Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinus?
96Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster?
97\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostrisUC
98Pale-tipped TyrannuletInezia caudataFC
99Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumFC
100Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola pica?
101Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox?
102Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusFC
103Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusC
104Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor?
105Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
106Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
107\White-throated Kingbird\Tyrannus albogularis?
108Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?
109Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisFC
110\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savana?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

111Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicus?
112Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralisC
113/Black-whiskered Vireo/Vireo altiloquusUC

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

114Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

115White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer?
116Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
117Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
118/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

119Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

120Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

121Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

122Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

123Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris?
124Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularisFC
125Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
126Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?
127Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubrisA
128Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalusC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

129/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisC
130/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaUC
131/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaUC
132/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaFC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

133Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis?
134Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo?
135Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
136Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
137Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayana?
138Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicana?
139Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolorFC
140\Lined Seedeater\Sporophila lineola?
141Great-billed Seed-FinchSporophila maximiliani 
142Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americanaFC
143Olive-gray SaltatorSaltator olivascensFC

 

 *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 Visitor21
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common1
CCommon13
FCFairly/Locally Common29
UCUncommon/Scarce9
RRare/Very Scarce1
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain89

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable1
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.