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BAYANO VALLEY

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# Species:331
# Excl Vagrants:331
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:10
Habitat: Riverine woodland, scrub, savanna

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

1Little TinamouCrypturellus souiC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis?
3Muscovy DuckCairina moschataUC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps?
5Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensFC
6Great CurassowCrax rubraUC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

7Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia?
9Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
10Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaFC
11Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisFC
12Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti?
13Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa?
14Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana?
15Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violacea?
16White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?
17Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiUC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Greater AniCrotophaga major?
19Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
20Striped CuckooTapera naevia 
21Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?
22|Yellow-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus americanus?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

23Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis?

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

24Great PotooNyctibius grandisUC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

25Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

26White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora?
27Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutus?
28Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisC
29Pale-bellied HermitPhaethornis anthophilus?
30Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisFC
31Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti?
32Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisFC
33Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris?
34Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis?
35Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiUC
36Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edward?
37Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlR
38Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularis?
39Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis?
40Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciae?
41Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julieFC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

42Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaFC
43White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis?

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

44Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus?

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

45Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis?

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

46Wattled JacanaJacana jacana?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

47/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?
48/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?
49/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes?
50/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

51/Laughing Gull/Leucophaeus atricilla?
52/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcan?

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

53Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus?

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

54Wood StorkMycteria americanaUC

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

55Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens?

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

56AnhingaAnhinga anhinga 

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

57Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

58White IbisEudocimus albus?
59Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisFC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

60Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumUC
61Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumR
62Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumR
63Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius?
64Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea?
65Capped HeronPilherodius pileatusUC
66Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea?
67Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor?
68Snowy EgretEgretta thulaUC
69Striated HeronButorides striataFC
70Green HeronButorides virescens?
71Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis 
72Great EgretArdea alba 
73/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodias?
74#Cocoi Heron#Ardea cocoiR

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

75Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

76King VultureSarcoramphus papa?
77Black VultureCoragyps atratus?
78Turkey VultureCathartes auraC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

79/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

80Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii?
81White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus?
82Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis?
83Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus?
84Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus?
85Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus?
86Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosus?
87Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus?
88|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisUC
89(Plumbeous Kite)Ictinia plumbea?
90Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensUC
91Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus?
92Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis?
93Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga?
94Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
95White HawkPseudastur albicollis?
96Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusUC
97Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus?
98/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus?
99Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus?
100|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoni?
101Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus?

 
Owls: Strigidae

102Striped OwlAsio clamator?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

103Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaUC
104Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusFC
105White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurusFC
106Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus?
107Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellus?

 
Motmots: Momotidae

108Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescens?
109Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii?
110Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

111Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata?
112/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyon?
113Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona?
114Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana?
115Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

116White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus?
117Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisFC
118Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusFC
119Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatus 
120Gray-cheeked NunletNonnula frontalisUC
121White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusUC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

122Great JacamarJacamerops aureus?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

123Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus?
124Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus?
125Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

126Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus?
127Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani 
128Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus?
129Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkiiR
130Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos?
131Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
132Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus?
133Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochlorosR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

134Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansUC
135Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus?
136Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandollei?
137Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayFC
138Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?
139/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusR
140Bat FalconFalco rufigularisUC
141/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

142Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis?
143Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisFC
144Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus?
145Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisC
146Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa?
147Spectacled ParrotletForpus conspicillatusUC
148Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaUC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

149Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatus?
150Great AntshrikeTaraba majorUC
151Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusFC
152Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaC
153Black AntshrikeThamnophilus nigricepsUC
154Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus?
155Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisC
156Pacific AntwrenMyrmotherula pacifica?
157White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris?
158Rusty-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus fraterFC
159Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis?
160Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaC
161Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricans?
162Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsUC
163White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipes?
164Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulC
165Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorFC
166Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioides?

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

167Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriR

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

168Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

169Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

170Piping WoodcreeperDeconychura typicaUC
171Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaFC
172Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusFC
173Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeUC
174Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans?
175Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus?
176Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisR
177Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii?
178Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanusC
179Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusUC
180Double-banded GraytailXenerpestes minlosi?
181Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

182Choco ManakinCryptopipo litaeR
183Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutina?
184Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinus?
185Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisUC
186Golden-headed ManakinCeratopipra erythrocephalaR

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

187Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurata?
188Blue CotingaCotinga nattererii?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

189Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor?
190Masked TityraTityra semifasciata?
191Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus?
192Russet-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis stenorhynchaFC
193Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufusR
194Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusUC
195White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus?
196One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousFC

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

197Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus?
198Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusUC
199Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

200Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusFC
201Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusUC
202Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusUC
203Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumFC
204Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
205Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps?
206Western Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus aequinoctialisUC
207Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens?
208Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectus?
209Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris?
210Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
211Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillus?
212Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaFC
213Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatus?
214Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiUC
215Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataUC
216Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster?
217Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisFC
218Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps?
219Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvus?
220Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusUC
221Black-billed FlycatcherAphanotriccus audaxUC
222|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiUC
223|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virens?
224/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescens?
225Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola picaC
226Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusUC
227Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusFC
228Choco SirystesSirystes albogriseusUC
229Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraUC
230Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
231Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensis?
232/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus?
233Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus?
234Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor?
235Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaUC
236Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
237Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisC
238Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisUC
239White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusUC
240Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusFC
241|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventris?
242(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaius?
243Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusFC
244Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaFC

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

245Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesFC
246Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsUC
247Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataC
248/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons?
249|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceus?
250Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisFC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

251Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinis?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

252Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaFC
253/Northern Rough-winged Swallow/Stelgidopteryx serripennis?
254Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
255/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

256Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusFC
257White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata?
258White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

259Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus?
260Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus?
261White-headed WrenCampylorhynchus albobrunneusUC
262Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventris?
263Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusUC
264Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusFC
265Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusFC
266Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis?
267White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

268Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

269|Veery|Catharus fuscescens?
270Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

271Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla?
272Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisUC
273Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissa?

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

274Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaUC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

275Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna?
276Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris?
277Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus?
278Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri?
279Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisUC
280Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaC
281/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spurius?
282Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterFC
283Orange-crowned OrioleIcterus auricapillusUC
284/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbula?
285Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
286Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus?
287Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?
288Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

289/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensis?
290/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citrea?
291/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina?
292/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaUC
293/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosa?
294/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla?
295|Cerulean Warbler|Setophaga cerulea?
296Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
297/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaR
298/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castanea?
299/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca?
300Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaFC
301/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanica?
302Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiFC

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

303Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiFC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

304/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra?
305/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus?
306Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

307Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataUC
308White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusFC
309Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiR
310White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus?
311Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusFC
312Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
313Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
314Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataFC
315Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataUC
316Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola?
317Blue DacnisDacnis cayana?
318Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusC
319Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
320Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifronsUC
321White-eared ConebillConirostrum leucogenysUC
322Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaC
323(Ruddy-breasted Seedeater)Sporophila minuta?
324Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea?
325Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina?
326Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis?
327&Slate-colored SeedeaterlSporophila schistacea?
328BananaquitCoereba flaveolaUC
329Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusUC
330Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
331Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusC

 

 *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 Visitor31
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient9
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common1
CCommon21
FCFairly/Locally Common50
UCUncommon/Scarce61
RRare/Very Scarce15
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain182

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered0
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.