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Partial bird checklist of this site.

 
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae

1Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
2Great EgretArdea alba
3Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
4Snowy EgretEgretta thula
5Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
6Green HeronButorides virescens
7Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum

 
IBIS, SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae

8Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis

 
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: Anatidae

9Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis

 
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

10Black VultureCoragyps atratus
11Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae

12Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
13White HawkLeucopternis albicollis

 
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae

14Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens

 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae

15Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica

 
FINFOOTS: Heliornithidae

16SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
SUNBITTERN: Eurypygidae

17SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
JACANAS: Jacanidae

18Northern JacanaJacana spinosa

 
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae

19Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia

 
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae

20Rock PigeonColumba livia
21Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
22Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti
23Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassini

 
PARROTS: Psittacidae

24Great Green MacawAra ambigua
25Crimson-fronted ParakeetAratinga finschi
26Olive-throated (Aztec) ParakeetAratinga nana
27Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
28Brown-hooded ParrotPionopsitta haematotis
29White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
30Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
31Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa

 
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae

32Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
OWLS: Strigidae

33Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineata

 
SWIFTS: Apodidae

34Black SwiftCypseloides niger
35White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
36Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica

 
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

37Western Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
38White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
39Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
40Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
41Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis

 
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae

42Northern Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatus
43Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena

 
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae

44Ringed KingfisherCeryle torquata
45Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
46Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
MOTMOTS: Momotidae

47Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii

 
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae

48Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
49Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus
50Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsonii

 
WOODPECKERS: Picidae

51Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
52Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus
53Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis

 
WOODCREEPERS: Dendrocolaptidae

54Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
55Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii

 
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae

56Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatus
57Great AntshrikeTaraba major
58Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsul

 
COTINGAS: Cotingidae

59Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidus

 
MANAKINS: Pipridae

60White-collared ManakinManacus candei

 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

61Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps
62Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
63Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
64Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
65Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
66Masked TityraTityra semifasciata

 
WRENS: Troglodytidae

67Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
68Bay WrenThryothorus nigricapillus
69Plain WrenThryothorus modestus

 
THRUSHES: Turdidae

70Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
71Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina

 
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

72Buff-rumped WarblerBasileuterus fulvicauda

 
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae

73White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosus
74White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
75Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicauda
76Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
77Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
78Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
79Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
80Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldi
81Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
82Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus

 
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae

83Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereus
84Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris

 
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae

85Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus

 
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae

86Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
87Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
88Subtropical CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
89Montezuma OropendolaGymnostinops montezuma


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