SIERRA LLORONA
PANAMALOCALE
| # Species: | 334 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 334 |
| # Endemics: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics: | 6 |
| Habitat: Forest, gardens | |
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 | /Blue-winged Teal/ | Spatula discors |
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| 5 | Gray-headed Chachalaca | Ortalis cinereiceps |
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| 6 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 7 | Pale-vented Pigeon | Patagioenas cayennensis |
| 8 | Scaled Pigeon | Patagioenas speciosa |
| 9 | Short-billed Pigeon | Patagioenas nigrirostris |
| 10 | Ruddy Ground Dove | Columbina talpacoti |
| 11 | Blue Ground Dove | Claravis pretiosa |
| 12 | Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana |
| 13 | White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi |
| 14 | Gray-chested Dove | Leptotila cassinii |
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| 15 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani |
| 16 | Striped Cuckoo | Tapera naevia |
| 17 | Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana |
| 18 | |Yellow-billed Cuckoo| | Coccyzus americanus |
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| 19 | Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis |
| 20 | (Common Nighthawk) | Chordeiles minor |
| 21 | Short-tailed Nighthawk | Lurocalis semitorquatus |
| 22 | Common Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis |
| 23 | White-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis cayennensis |
| 24 | /Chuck-will's-widow/ | Antrostomus carolinensis |
| 25 | Rufous Nightjar | Antrostomus rufus |
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| 26 | Great Potoo | Nyctibius grandis |
| 27 | Common Potoo | Nyctibius griseus |
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| 28 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger |
| 29 | White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris |
| 30 | Band-rumped Swift | Chaetura spinicaudus |
| 31 | |Chimney Swift| | Chaetura pelagica |
| 32 | Short-tailed Swift | Chaetura brachyura |
| 33 | Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift | Panyptila cayennensis |
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| 34 | White-necked Jacobin | Florisuga mellivora |
| 35 | Green Hermit | Phaethornis guy |
| 36 | Long-billed Hermit | Phaethornis longirostris |
| 37 | Stripe-throated Hermit | Phaethornis striigularis |
| 38 | Purple-crowned Fairy | Heliothryx barroti |
| 39 | Black-throated Mango | Anthracothorax nigricollis |
| 40 | Rufous-crested Coquette | Lophornis delattrei |
| 41 | Long-billed Starthroat | Heliomaster longirostris |
| 42 | Garden Emerald | Chlorostilbon assimilis |
| 43 | Violet-headed Hummingbird | Klais guimeti |
| 44 | Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer | Chalybura urochrysia |
| 45 | White-vented Plumeleteer | Chalybura buffonii |
| 46 | Crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica |
| 47 | Scaly-breasted Hummingbird | Phaeochroa cuvierii |
| 48 | Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia edward |
| 49 | Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl |
| 50 | Sapphire-throated Hummingbird | Chrysuronia coeruleogularis |
| 51 | Blue-chested Hummingbird | Polyerata amabilis |
| 52 | Violet-bellied Hummingbird | Chlorestes julie |
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| 53 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus |
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| 54 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 55 | Southern Lapwing | Vanellus chilensis |
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| 56 | Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus |
| 57 | /Short-billed Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus griseus |
| 58 | /Spotted Sandpiper/ | Actitis macularius |
| 59 | /Solitary Sandpiper/ | Tringa solitaria |
| 60 | /Lesser Yellowlegs/ | Tringa flavipes |
| 61 | /Willet/ | Tringa semipalmata |
| 62 | /Greater Yellowlegs/ | Tringa melanoleuca |
| 63 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 64 | /Western Sandpiper/ | Calidris mauri |
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| 65 | /Laughing Gull/ | Leucophaeus atricilla |
| 66 | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis |
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| 67 | Wood Stork | Mycteria americana |
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| 68 | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens |
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| 69 | Neotropic Cormorant | Nannopterum brasilianus |
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| 70 | Fasciated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma fasciatum |
| 71 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius |
| 72 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea |
| 73 | Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea |
| 74 | Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor |
| 75 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
| 76 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 77 | Green Heron | Butorides virescens |
| 78 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 79 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 80 | /Great Blue Heron/ | Ardea herodias |
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| 81 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis |
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| 82 | King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa |
| 83 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus |
| 84 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
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| 85 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 86 | Hook-billed Kite | Chondrohierax uncinatus |
| 87 | Gray-headed Kite | Leptodon cayanensis |
| 88 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus |
| 89 | Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus |
| 90 | /Sharp-shinned Hawk/ | Accipiter striatus |
| 91 | /Northern Harrier/ | Circus hudsonius |
| 92 | Double-toothed Kite | Harpagus bidentatus |
| 93 | |Mississippi Kite| | Ictinia mississippiensis |
| 94 | (Plumbeous Kite) | Ictinia plumbea |
| 95 | Common Black Hawk | Buteogallus anthracinus |
| 96 | Savanna Hawk | Buteogallus meridionalis |
| 97 | Great Black Hawk | Buteogallus urubitinga |
| 98 | Roadside Hawk | Rupornis magnirostris |
| 99 | White Hawk | Pseudastur albicollis |
| 100 | Semiplumbeous Hawk | Leucopternis semiplumbeus |
| 101 | Gray-lined Hawk | Buteo nitidus |
| 102 | /Broad-winged Hawk/ | Buteo platypterus |
| 103 | Short-tailed Hawk | Buteo brachyurus |
| 104 | |Swainson's Hawk| | Buteo swainsoni |
| 105 | Zone-tailed Hawk | Buteo albonotatus |
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| 106 | Tropical Screech-Owl | Megascops choliba |
| 107 | Crested Owl | Lophostrix cristata |
| 108 | Spectacled Owl | Pulsatrix perspicillata |
| 109 | Central American Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium griseiceps |
| 110 | Mottled Owl | Strix virgata |
| 111 | Black-and-white Owl | Strix nigrolineata |
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| 112 | Slaty-tailed Trogon | Trogon massena |
| 113 | Black-tailed Trogon | Trogon melanurus |
| 114 | White-tailed Trogon | Trogon chionurus |
| 115 | Gartered Trogon | Trogon caligatus |
| 116 | Northern Black-throated Trogon | Trogon tenellus |
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| 117 | Whooping Motmot | Momotus subrufescens |
| 118 | Rufous Motmot | Baryphthengus martii |
| 119 | Broad-billed Motmot | Electron platyrhynchum |
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| 120 | Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata |
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| 121 | White-necked Puffbird | Notharchus hyperrhynchus |
| 122 | Black-breasted Puffbird | Notharchus pectoralis |
| 123 | Pied Puffbird | Notharchus tectus |
| 124 | White-whiskered Puffbird | Malacoptila panamensis |
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| 125 | Great Jacamar | Jacamerops aureus |
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| 126 | Collared Aracari | Pteroglossus torquatus |
| 127 | Yellow-throated Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus |
| 128 | Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus |
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| 129 | /Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/ | Sphyrapicus varius |
| 130 | Black-cheeked Woodpecker | Melanerpes pucherani |
| 131 | Red-crowned Woodpecker | Melanerpes rubricapillus |
| 132 | Crimson-bellied Woodpecker | Campephilus haematogaster |
| 133 | Crimson-crested Woodpecker | Campephilus melanoleucos |
| 134 | Lineated Woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus |
| 135 | Cinnamon Woodpecker | Celeus loricatus |
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| 136 | Laughing Falcon | Herpetotheres cachinnans |
| 137 | Collared Forest-Falcon | Micrastur semitorquatus |
| 138 | Barred Forest-Falcon | Micrastur ruficollis |
| 139 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway |
| 140 | Yellow-headed Caracara | Daptrius chimachima |
| 141 | /American Kestrel/ | Falco sparverius |
| 142 | Merlin | Falco columbarius |
| 143 | Bat Falcon | Falco rufigularis |
| 144 | /Peregrine Falcon/ | Falco peregrinus |
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| 145 | Orange-chinned Parakeet | Brotogeris jugularis |
| 146 | Brown-hooded Parrot | Pyrilia haematotis |
| 147 | Blue-headed Parrot | Pionus menstruus |
| 148 | Red-lored Amazon | Amazona autumnalis |
| 149 | Mealy Amazon | Amazona farinosa |
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| 150 | Fasciated Antshrike | Cymbilaimus lineatus |
| 151 | Barred Antshrike | Thamnophilus doliatus |
| 152 | Black-crowned Antshrike | Thamnophilus atrinucha |
| 153 | Spot-crowned Antvireo | Dysithamnus puncticeps |
| 154 | Checker-throated Stipplethroat | Epinecrophylla fulviventris |
| 155 | Pacific Antwren | Myrmotherula pacifica |
| 156 | White-flanked Antwren | Myrmotherula axillaris |
| 157 | Dot-winged Antwren | Microrhopias quixensis |
| 158 | Dusky Antbird | Cercomacroides tyrannina |
| 159 | Chestnut-backed Antbird | Poliocrania exsul |
| 160 | Bicolored Antbird | Gymnopithys bicolor |
| 161 | Spotted Antbird | Hylophylax naevioides |
| 162 | Ocellated Antbird | Phaenostictus mcleannani |
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| 163 | Streak-chested Antpitta | Hylopezus perspicillatus |
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| 164 | Black-faced Antthrush | Formicarius analis |
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| 165 | Scaly-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus guatemalensis |
| 166 | Plain-brown Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla fuliginosa |
| 167 | Wedge-billed Woodcreeper | Glyphorynchus spirurus |
| 168 | Northern Barred-Woodcreeper | Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae |
| 169 | Cocoa Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus susurrans |
| 170 | Black-striped Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus |
| 171 | Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii |
| 172 | Northern Plain-Xenops | Xenops mexicanus |
| 173 | Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner | Automolus ochrolaemus |
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| 174 | Lance-tailed Manakin | Chiroxiphia lanceolata |
| 175 | Velvety Manakin | Lepidothrix velutina |
| 176 | Golden-collared Manakin | Manacus vitellinus |
| 177 | Red-capped Manakin | Ceratopipra mentalis |
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| 178 | Purple-throated Fruitcrow | Querula purpurata |
| 179 | Blue Cotinga | Cotinga nattererii |
| 180 | Rufous Piha | Lipaugus unirufus |
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| 181 | Black-crowned Tityra | Tityra inquisitor |
| 182 | Masked Tityra | Tityra semifasciata |
| 183 | Speckled Mourner | Laniocera rufescens |
| 184 | Cinnamon Becard | Pachyramphus cinnamomeus |
| 185 | White-winged Becard | Pachyramphus polychopterus |
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| 186 | Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher | Myiobius sulphureipygius |
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| 187 | Golden-crowned Spadebill | Platyrinchus coronatus |
| 188 | Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | Mionectes oleagineus |
| 189 | Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant | Myiornis atricapillus |
| 190 | Southern Bentbill | Oncostoma olivaceum |
| 191 | Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum |
| 192 | Western Olivaceous Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis |
| 193 | Yellow-olive Flatbill | Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
| 194 | Yellow-winged Flatbill | Tolmomyias flavotectus |
| 195 | Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma obsoletum |
| 196 | Brown-capped Tyrannulet | Ornithion brunneicapillus |
| 197 | Yellow Tyrannulet | Capsiempis flaveola |
| 198 | Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet | Tyrannulus elatus |
| 199 | Forest Elaenia | Myiopagis gaimardii |
| 200 | Choco Elaenia | Myiopagis parambae |
| 201 | Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster |
| 202 | Lesser Elaenia | Elaenia chiriquensis |
| 203 | Mistletoe Tyrannulet | Zimmerius parvus |
| 204 | |Olive-sided Flycatcher| | Contopus cooperi |
| 205 | |Western Wood-Pewee| | Contopus sordidulus |
| 206 | Northern Tropical Pewee | Contopus bogotensis |
| 207 | |Eastern Wood-Pewee| | Contopus virens |
| 208 | /Acadian Flycatcher/ | Empidonax virescens |
| 209 | |Alder Flycatcher| | Empidonax alnorum |
| 210 | |Willow Flycatcher| | Empidonax traillii |
| 211 | Northern Scrub-Flycatcher | Sublegatus arenarum |
| 212 | Long-tailed Tyrant | Colonia colonus |
| 213 | Bright-rumped Attila | Attila spadiceus |
| 214 | Choco Sirystes | Sirystes albogriseus |
| 215 | Rufous Mourner | Rhytipterna holerythra |
| 216 | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer |
| 217 | Panama Flycatcher | Myiarchus panamensis |
| 218 | /Great Crested Flycatcher/ | Myiarchus crinitus |
| 219 | Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus |
| 220 | Lesser Kiskadee | Philohydor lictor |
| 221 | Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua |
| 222 | Rusty-margined Flycatcher | Myiozetetes cayanensis |
| 223 | Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis |
| 224 | Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus |
| 225 | |Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher| | Myiodynastes luteiventris |
| 226 | (Piratic Flycatcher) | Legatus leucophaius |
| 227 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus |
| 228 | |Eastern Kingbird| | Tyrannus tyrannus |
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| 229 | Scrub Greenlet | Hylophilus flavipes |
| 230 | Green Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius pulchellus |
| 231 | Golden-fronted Greenlet | Pachysilvia aurantiifrons |
| 232 | Lesser Greenlet | Pachysilvia decurtata |
| 233 | /Yellow-throated Vireo/ | Vireo flavifrons |
| 234 | |Red-eyed Vireo| | Vireo olivaceus |
| 235 | Yellow-green Vireo | Vireo flavoviridis |
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| 236 | Black-chested Jay | Cyanocorax affinis |
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| 237 | /Bank Swallow/ | Riparia riparia |
| 238 | Mangrove Swallow | Tachycineta albilinea |
| 239 | Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea |
| 240 | Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis |
| 241 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 242 | |Cliff Swallow| | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
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| 243 | Tawny-faced Gnatwren | Microbates cinereiventris |
| 244 | Long-billed Gnatwren | Ramphocaenus melanurus |
| 245 | White-browed Gnatcatcher | Polioptila bilineata |
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| 246 | Scaly-breasted Wren | Microcerculus marginatus |
| 247 | Southern House Wren | Troglodytes musculus |
| 248 | Black-bellied Wren | Pheugopedius fasciatoventris |
| 249 | Rufous-breasted Wren | Pheugopedius rutilus |
| 250 | Rufous-and-white Wren | Thryophilus rufalbus |
| 251 | Isthmian Wren | Cantorchilus elutus |
| 252 | Bay Wren | Cantorchilus nigricapillus |
| 253 | Buff-breasted Wren | Cantorchilus leucotis |
| 254 | White-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucosticta |
| 255 | Song Wren | Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus |
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| 256 | Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus |
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| 257 | |Veery| | Catharus fuscescens |
| 258 | |Gray-cheeked Thrush| | Catharus minimus |
| 259 | /Swainson's Thrush/ | Catharus ustulatus |
| 260 | Clay-colored Thrush | Turdus grayi |
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| 261 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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| 262 | Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Euphonia luteicapilla |
| 263 | White-vented Euphonia | Euphonia minuta |
| 264 | Thick-billed Euphonia | Euphonia laniirostris |
| 265 | Fulvous-vented Euphonia | Euphonia fulvicrissa |
| 266 | &Lesser Goldfinchl | Spinus psaltria |
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| 267 | Black-striped Sparrow | Arremonops conirostris |
| 268 | Orange-billed Sparrow | Arremon aurantiirostris |
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| 269 | |Bobolink| | Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
| 270 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna |
| 271 | Red-breasted Meadowlark | Leistes militaris |
| 272 | Crested Oropendola | Psarocolius decumanus |
| 273 | Chestnut-headed Oropendola | Psarocolius wagleri |
| 274 | Scarlet-rumped Cacique | Cacicus uropygialis |
| 275 | /Orchard Oriole/ | Icterus spurius |
| 276 | Yellow-backed Oriole | Icterus chrysater |
| 277 | Yellow-tailed Oriole | Icterus mesomelas |
| 278 | /Baltimore Oriole/ | Icterus galbula |
| 279 | Giant Cowbird | Molothrus oryzivorus |
| 280 | Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus |
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| 281 | /Ovenbird/ | Seiurus aurocapilla |
| 282 | /Northern Waterthrush/ | Parkesia noveboracensis |
| 283 | /Black-and-white Warbler/ | Mniotilta varia |
| 284 | /Prothonotary Warbler/ | Protonotaria citrea |
| 285 | /Tennessee Warbler/ | Leiothlypis peregrina |
| 286 | /Common Yellowthroat/ | Geothlypis trichas |
| 287 | /American Redstart/ | Setophaga ruticilla |
| 288 | |Cerulean Warbler| | Setophaga cerulea |
| 289 | /Magnolia Warbler/ | Setophaga magnolia |
| 290 | /Bay-breasted Warbler/ | Setophaga castanea |
| 291 | /Blackburnian Warbler/ | Setophaga fusca |
| 292 | Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia |
| 293 | /Chestnut-sided Warbler/ | Setophaga pensylvanica |
| 294 | /Palm Warbler/ | Setophaga palmarum |
| 295 | /Black-throated Green Warbler/ | Setophaga virens |
| 296 | Chestnut-capped Warbler | Basileuterus delattrii |
| 297 | |Canada Warbler| | Cardellina canadensis |
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| 298 | Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava |
| 299 | /Summer Tanager/ | Piranga rubra |
| 300 | |Scarlet Tanager| | Piranga olivacea |
| 301 | Red-throated Ant-Tanager | Driophlox fuscicauda |
| 302 | /Rose-breasted Grosbeak/ | Pheucticus ludovicianus |
| 303 | Blue-black Grosbeak | Cyanoloxia cyanoides |
| 304 | /Indigo Bunting/ | Passerina cyanea |
| 305 | /Dickcissel/ | Spiza americana |
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| 306 | Gray-headed Tanager | Eucometis penicillata |
| 307 | White-shouldered Tanager | Loriotus luctuosus |
| 308 | Tawny-crested Tanager | Tachyphonus delatrii |
| 309 | Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus |
| 310 | Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus |
| 311 | Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum |
| 312 | Golden-hooded Tanager | Stilpnia larvata |
| 313 | Plain-colored Tanager | Tangara inornata |
| 314 | Rufous-winged Tanager | Tangara lavinia |
| 315 | Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola |
| 316 | Scarlet-thighed Dacnis | Dacnis venusta |
| 317 | Blue Dacnis | Dacnis cayana |
| 318 | Shining Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes lucidus |
| 319 | Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus |
| 320 | Green Honeycreeper | Chlorophanes spiza |
| 321 | Sulphur-rumped Tanager | Heterospingus rubrifrons |
| 322 | Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola |
| 323 | Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina |
| 324 | (Ruddy-breasted Seedeater) | Sporophila minuta |
| 325 | Thick-billed Seed-Finch | Sporophila funerea |
| 326 | Variable Seedeater | Sporophila corvina |
| 327 | Yellow-bellied Seedeater | Sporophila nigricollis |
| 328 | &Slate-colored Seedeaterl | Sporophila schistacea |
| 329 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola |
| 330 | Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus |
| 331 | Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus |
| 332 | Black-headed Saltator | Saltator atriceps |
| 333 | Streaked Saltator | Saltator striatipectus |
| 334 | Slate-colored Grosbeak | Saltator 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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 45 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 19 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 2 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 4 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 1 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 6 |
| V | Vulnerable | 2 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| 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.