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CERRO JEFE

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# Species:324
# Excl Vagrants:324
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:14
Habitat: Roadsides, dry forest, scrub

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

3Muscovy DuckCairina moschata?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps?
5Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens?
6Great CurassowCrax rubra?

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

7Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctus?
8Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotis?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Rock PigeonColumba livia?
10Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
11Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa?
12Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris?
13Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti?
14Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa?
15Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana?
16Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violacea?
17White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?
18Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii?
19Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrencii?
20Russet-crowned Quail-DoveZentrygon goldmani?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

21Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
22Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

23(Common Nighthawk)Chordeiles minor?
24Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis?
25Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufus?

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

26Common PotooNyctibius griseus?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

27Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila?
28White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris?
29Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudus?
30|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagica?
31Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura?
32Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

33White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora?
34White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila?
35Green HermitPhaethornis guy?
36Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris?
37Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis?
38Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti?
39Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis?
40Rufous-crested CoquetteLophornis delattrei?
41Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula?
42Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris?
43Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis?
44Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti?
45Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia?
46White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii?
47Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica?
48Violet-capped HummingbirdGoldmania violiceps?
49Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edward?
50Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl?
51Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularis?
52Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis?
53Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julie?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

54Common GallinuleGallinula galeata?

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

55Wattled JacanaJacana jacana?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

56/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

57Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus?

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

58SunbitternEurypyga helias?

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

59Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

60Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

61Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum?
62Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea?
63Green HeronButorides virescens?
64Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis?
65Great EgretArdea alba?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

66King VultureSarcoramphus papa?
67Black VultureCoragyps atratus?
68Turkey VultureCathartes aura?

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

69/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

70Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii?
71Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis?
72Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus?
73Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus?
74Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus?
75Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus?
76Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus?
77|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensis?
78(Plumbeous Kite)Ictinia plumbea?
79Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
80White HawkPseudastur albicollis?
81Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeus?
82/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus?
83Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus?
84|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoni?
85Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus?

 
Owls: Strigidae

86Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalis?
87Mottled OwlStrix virgata?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

88Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena?
89Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus?
90Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellus?

 
Motmots: Momotidae

91Tody MotmotHylomanes momotula?
92Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii?
93Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

94Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana?

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

95Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus?
96White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis?

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

97Spot-crowned BarbetCapito maculicoronatus?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

98Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus?
99Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilis?
100Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus?
101Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

102Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani?
103Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus?
104Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogaster?
105Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos?
106Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
107Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus?
108Stripe-cheeked WoodpeckerPiculus callopterus?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

109Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis?
110Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?
111/American Kestrel/Falco sparverius?
112MerlinFalco columbarius?
113Bat FalconFalco rufigularis?
114/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

115Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimus?
116Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis?
117Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotis?
118Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus?
119Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis?
120Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa?
121Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

122Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus?
123Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha?
124Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus?
125Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis?
126Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticeps?
127Spiny-faced AntshrikeXenornis setifrons?
128Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventris?
129White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris?
130Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor?
131Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis?
132Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina?
133Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul?
134Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolor?
135Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioides?
136Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannani?

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

137Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleri?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

138Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatus?

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

139Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis?
140Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillus?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

141Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus?
142Piping WoodcreeperDeconychura typica?
143Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroa?
144Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa?
145Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus?
146Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae?
147Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans?
148Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus?
149Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius?
150Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillus?
151Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus?
152Slaty-winged Foliage-gleanerNeophilydor fuscipenne?
153Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatus?
154Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemus?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

155Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolata?
156White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo altera?
157Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutina?
158Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinus?
159Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalis?

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

160Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurata?
161Blue CotingaCotinga nattererii?
162Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

163Masked TityraTityra semifasciata?
164Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus?
165Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacis?
166Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescens?
167Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus?

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

168Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius?
169Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

170Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus?
171Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus?
172Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus?
173Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceum?
174Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
175Western Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus aequinoctialis?
176Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens?
177Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectus?
178Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
179Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillus?
180Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola?
181Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster?
182Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis?
183Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvus?
184Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus?
185|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperi?
186|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulus?
187Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis?
188|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virens?
189/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescens?
190Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans?
191Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus?
192Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus?
193Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra?
194Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
195/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus?
196Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus?
197Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
198Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis?
199Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis?
200White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatus?
201Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus?
202|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventris?
203(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaius?
204Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?
205|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus?
206Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

207Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus?
208Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata?
209/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons?
210/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicus?
211|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceus?
212Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

213Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
214Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
215/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?
216|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonota?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

217Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventris?
218Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus?
219White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

220Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus?
221Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus?
222Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventris?
223Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutus?
224Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus?
225Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis?
226White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta?
227Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys?
228Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalus?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

229/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensis?
230Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

231Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater?
232|Veery|Catharus fuscescens?
233|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimus?
234/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus?
235/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelina?
236Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus?
237Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi?

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

238/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorum?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

239Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla?
240White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta?
241Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris?
242Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissa?
243Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneae?
244&Lesser GoldfinchlSpinus psaltria?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

245Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis?
246Tacarcuna ChlorospingusChlorospingus tacarcunae?
247Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris?
248Black-headed BrushfinchArremon atricapillus?
249Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

250Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna?
251Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus?
252Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri?
253Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis?
254Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela?
255Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater?
256Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas?
257/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbula?
258Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
259Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?
260Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

261/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapilla?
262/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacilla?
263/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensis?
264/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera?
265/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia?
266/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citrea?
267/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina?
268/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphia?
269/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosa?
270/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla?
271/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnolia?
272/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castanea?
273/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca?
274Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia?
275/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanica?
276Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataVR
277/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronata?
278Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominicaVR
279/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virens?
280Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattrii?
281Tacarcuna WarblerBasileuterus tacarcunae?
282Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda?
283|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensis?
284/Wilson's Warbler/Cardellina pusilla?

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

285Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassinii?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

286Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava?
287/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra?
288|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivacea?
289Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicauda?
290Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioli?
291/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus?
292Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

293Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata?
294White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus?
295Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatrii?
296White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus?
297Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotus?
298Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus?
299Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
300Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
301Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttata?
302Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata?
303Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornata?
304Rufous-winged TanagerTangara lavinia?
305Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola?
306Emerald TanagerTangara florida?
307Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala?
308Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta?
309Blue DacnisDacnis cayana?
310Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus?
311Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus?
312Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza?
313Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelas?
314Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
315Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea?
316Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina?
317Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis?
318&Slate-colored SeedeaterlSporophila schistacea?
319BananaquitCoereba flaveola?
320Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus?
321Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
322Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps?
323Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus?
324Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus?

 

 *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 Visitor34
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient14
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant2
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon0
FCFairly/Locally Common0
UCUncommon/Scarce0
RRare/Very Scarce0
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain323

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened13
VVulnerable2
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.