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Partial bird checklist of this site.

 
TINAMOUS: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus major
2Little TinamouCrypturellus soui

 
PELICANS: Pelecanidae

3Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae

4Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus

 
ANHINGAS: Anhingidae

5AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
FRIGATEBIRDS: Fregatidae

6Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae

7Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
8Great EgretArdea alba
9Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
10Snowy EgretEgretta thula
11Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
12Green HeronButorides virescens
13Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
14Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
15Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
16Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum

 
STORKS: Ciconiidae

17Wood IbisMycteria americana

 
IBIS, SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae

18White IbisEudocimus albus
19Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: Anatidae

20Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
21Muscovy DuckCairina moschata

 
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

22Black VultureCoragyps atratus
23Turkey VultureCathartes aura
24King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
OSPREY: Pandionidae

25OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae

26Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
27Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
28Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
29Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
30Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
31White HawkLeucopternis albicollis
32Common Black-HawkButeogallus anthracinus
33Mangrove Black-HawkButeogallus subtilis
34Gray HawkButeo nitida
35Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
36Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
37Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
38White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatus
39Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae

40Northern Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
41Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima
42Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
43Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
44Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
45Bat FalconFalco rufigularis

 
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae

46Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
47Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens

 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae

48Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajanea
49Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica

 
SUNBITTERN: Eurypygidae

50SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
JACANAS: Jacanidae

51Northern JacanaJacana spinosa

 
AVOCETS, STILTS: Recurvirostridae

52Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS: Charadriidae

53Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
54Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
55Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus

 
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae

56WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
57Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia
58WilletCatoptrophorus semipalmatus
59Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
60SanderlingCalidris alba
61Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
62Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus

 
GULLS: Laridae

63Laughing GullLarus atricilla

 
TERNS: Sternidae

64Royal TernSterna maxima

 
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae

65Rock PigeonColumba livia
66Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
67Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
68Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
69Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
70Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
71White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
72Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
73Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti
74Inca DoveColumbina inca
75Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosa
76White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
77Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassini
78Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana

 
PARROTS: Psittacidae

79Scarlet MacawAra macao
80Crimson-fronted ParakeetAratinga finschi
81Orange-fronted ParakeetAratinga canicularis
82Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
83Brown-hooded ParrotPionopsitta haematotis
84Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
85White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
86White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifrons
87Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
88Yellow-naped ParrotAmazona auropalliata
89Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa

 
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae

90Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
91Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
92Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
93Striped CuckooTapera naevia

 
BARN-OWLS: Tytonidae

94Barn OwlTyto alba

 
OWLS: Strigidae

95Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperi
96Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineata
97Crested OwlLophostrix cristata
98Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
99Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
100Striped OwlPseudoscops clamator

 
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae

101Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
102Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
103PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis

 
SWIFTS: Apodidae

104White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
105Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosa
106Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

107Bronzy HermitGlaucis aenea
108Western Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
109Little HermitPhaethornis longuemareus
110Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
111Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
112White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
113Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
114Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
115Blue-throated GoldentailHylocharis eliciae
116Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
117Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
118Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decora
119Mangrove HummingbirdPolyerata boucardi
120Steely-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia saucerrottei
121Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula
122Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
123Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris

 
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae

124Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
125Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdii
126Northern Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatus
127Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus
128Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena

 
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae

129Belted KingfisherCeryle alcyon
130Ringed KingfisherCeryle torquata
131Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
132Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
133American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea

 
MOTMOTS: Momotidae

134Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momota
135Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosa

 
JACAMARS: Galbulidae

136Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
PUFFBIRDS: Bucconidae

137White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
138White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis

 
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae

139Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantzii
140Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsonii

 
WOODPECKERS: Picidae

141Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchen
142Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
143Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
144Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
145Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis

 
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae

146Plain XenopsXenops minutus
147Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemus
148Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensis

 
WOODCREEPERS: Dendrocolaptidae

149Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatina
150Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
151Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicauda
152Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
153Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
154Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
155Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
156Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii

 
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae

157Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
158Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesi
159Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
160Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
161Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyrannina
162Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsul

 
ANTTHRUSHES, ANTPITTAS: Formicariidae

163Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis
164Spectacled AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatus

 
COTINGAS: Cotingidae

165Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus
166Turquoise CotingaCotinga ridgwayi
167Yellow-billed CotingaCarpodectes antoniae
168Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculata

 
MANAKINS: Pipridae

169Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacus
170White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo altera
171Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearis
172Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalis
173Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronata

 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

174Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe
175Southern Beardless TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
176Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
177Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
178Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
179Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
180Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimus
181Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
182Slate-headed Tody-TyrantPoecilotriccus sylvia
183Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
184Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
185Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilis
186Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominus
187Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatus
188Northern Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus mexicanus
189Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
190Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus
191Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
192Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
193Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
194Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
195Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
196Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
197Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
198Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
199Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
200Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensis
201Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
202Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
203Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
204Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
205Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
206Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
207Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
208Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
209Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
210Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
211Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
212White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
213Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseus
214Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae
215Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
216Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor

 
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae

217Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
218Purple MartinProgne subis
219Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
220Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
221Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
222Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
223Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
224Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
WRENS: Troglodytidae

225Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
226Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinucha
227Black-bellied WrenThryothorus fasciatoventris
228Rufous-breasted WrenThryothorus rutilus
229Riverside WrenThryothorus semibadius
230Rufous-and-white WrenThryothorus rufalbus
231Plain WrenThryothorus modestus
232House WrenTroglodytes aedon
233White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
234Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomela
235Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus

 
THRUSHES: Turdidae

236Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris
237VeeryCatharus fuscescens
238Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
239Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
240Clay-colored RobinTurdus grayi

 
GNATCATCHERS: Polioptilidae

241Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
242White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albiloris
243Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae

244Brown JayCyanocorax morio

 
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae

245Mangrove VireoVireo pallens
246Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
247Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
248Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
249Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
250Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
251Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus
252Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

253Tennessee WarblerVermivora peregrina
254Yellow WarblerDendroica petechia
255Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
256American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
257Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
258Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorus
259Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
260Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
261Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
262Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala
263Hooded WarblerWilsonia citrina
264Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifrons
265Buff-rumped WarblerBasileuterus fulvicauda

 
BANANAQUIT: Coerebidae

266BananaquitCoereba flaveola

 
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae

267Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
268White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothorax
269White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosus
270White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
271Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubica
272Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
273Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
274Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
275White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
276Cherrie's TanagerRamphocelus costaricensis
277Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
278Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
279Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
280Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
281Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
282Spotted-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitans
283Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
284Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvata
285Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta
286Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
287Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
288Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus
289Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus

 
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae

290Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
291Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
292Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereus
293Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
294Stripe-headed SparrowAimophila ruficauda
295Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae

296Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
297Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
298Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoides
299Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
300Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
301Painted BuntingPasserina ciris

 
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae

302Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
303Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
304Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
305Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus
306Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
307Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
308Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus microrhynchus


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