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Partial bird checklist of this site.

 
TINAMOUS: Tinamidae

1Little TinamouCrypturellus soui

 
GREBES: Podicipedidae

2Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
3Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
PELICANS: Pelecanidae

4Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
ANHINGAS: Anhingidae

5AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae

6Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
7Great EgretArdea alba
8Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
9Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
10Snowy EgretEgretta thula
11Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
12Striated HeronButorides striata
13Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
14Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
15Least BitternIxobrychus exilis

 
IBIS, SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae

16White IbisEudocimus albus
17Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
FLAMINGOS: Phoenicopterid

18Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis

 
SCREAMERS: Anhimidae

19Horned ScreamerAnhima cornuta

 
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: Anatidae

20Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
21Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
22Comb DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
23White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
24Blue-winged TealAnas discors
25Cinnamon TealAnas cyanoptera
26Masked DuckNomonyx dominica

 
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

27Black VultureCoragyps atratus
28Turkey VultureCathartes aura
29King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
OSPREY: Pandionidae

30OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae

31Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
32Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
33Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
34Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
35Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
36Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
37Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
38Gray-backed HawkLeucopternis occidentalis
39Mangrove Black-HawkButeogallus subtilis
40Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitinga
41Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
42Harris' HawkParabuteo unicinctus
43Gray HawkButeo nitida
44Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
45Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
46Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae

47Northern Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
48Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
49Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
50American KestrelFalco sparverius
51MerlinFalco columbarius
52Bat FalconFalco rufigularis

 
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae

53Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera
54Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens

 
LIMPKIN: Aramidae

55LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae

56White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis
57Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris
58Brown Wood-RailAramides wolfi
59Spotted RailPardirallus maculatus
60Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
61Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus

 
JACANAS: Jacanidae

62Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
OYSTERCATCHERS: Haematopodidae

63American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus

 
AVOCETS, STILTS: Recurvirostridae

64Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS: Charadriidae

65Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia
66KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
67Collared PloverCharadrius collaris

 
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae

68Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
69Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
70Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
71Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
72Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia
73SanderlingCalidris alba
74Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
75Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
76Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
77Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
GULLS: Laridae

78Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
79Gray-hooded GullLarus cirrocephalus
80Laughing GullLarus atricilla
81Franklin's GullLarus pipixcan

 
TERNS: Sternidae

82Gull-billed TernSterna nilotica
83Elegant TernSterna elegans
84Royal TernSterna maxima
85Common TernSterna hirundo
86Peruvian TernSterna lorata
87Black TernChlidonias niger

 
SKIMMERS: Rynchopidae

88Black SkimmerRynchops niger

 
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae

89Rock PigeonColumba livia
90Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
91Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
92West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
93Plain-breasted Ground-DoveColumbina minuta
94Ecuadorian Ground-DoveColumbina buckleyi
95Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti
96Croaking Ground-DoveColumbina cruziana
97Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosa
98White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
99Pallid DoveLeptotila pallida
100Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana

 
PARROTS: Psittacidae

101Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severa
102Red-masked ParakeetAratinga erythrogenys
103Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis
104Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhopterus
105Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
106Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus
107Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis

 
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae

108Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
109Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
110Gray-capped CuckooCoccyzus lansbergi
111Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
112Little CuckooPiaya minuta
113Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
114Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
115Striped CuckooTapera naevia

 
BARN-OWLS: Tytonidae

116Barn OwlTyto alba

 
OWLS: Strigidae

117Mottled OwlCiccaba virgata
118Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineata
119Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
120Pacific Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
121Striped OwlPseudoscops clamator

 
POTOOS: Nyctibiidae

122Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae

123Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
124PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
125Anthony's NightjarCaprimulgus anthonyi

 
SWIFTS: Apodidae

126White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
127Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
128Tumbes SwiftChaetura ocypetes
129Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

130Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri
131White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruqui
132Baron's HermitPhaethornis baroni
133Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
134White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
135Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
136Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
137Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
138Emerald-bellied WoodnymphThalurania hypochlora
139Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julie
140Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
141Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilia amazilia
142Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis
143Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
144Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
145Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micrura
146Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus

 
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae

147Northern Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatus
148Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurus

 
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae

149Ringed KingfisherCeryle torquata
150Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
MOTMOTS: Momotidae

151Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momota

 
PUFFBIRDS: Bucconidae

152White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
153White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis

 
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae

154Pale-mandibled AracariPteroglossus erythropygius

 
WOODPECKERS: Picidae

155Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
156Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
157Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerVeniliornis callonotus
158Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkii
159Golden-olive WoodpeckerPiculus rubiginosus
160Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
161Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis

 
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae

162Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeus
163Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura
164Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothorax
165Plain XenopsXenops minutus
166Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans

 
WOODCREEPERS: Dendrocolaptidae

167Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
168Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
169Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
170Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris

 
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae

171Great AntshrikeTaraba major
172Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
173Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
174Checker-throated AntwrenMyrmotherula fulviventris
175Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyrannina
176Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricans
177White-backed Fire-eyePyriglena leuconota
178Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsul
179Immaculate AntbirdMyrmeciza immaculata
180Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspis

 
ANTTHRUSHES, ANTPITTAS: Formicariidae

181Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillus

 
TAPACULOS: Rhinocryptidae

182Elegant Crescent-chestMelanopareia elegans

 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

183Southern Beardless TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
184Tumbesian TyrannuletPhaeomyias tumbezana
185Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
186Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacens
187Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
188Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
189Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
190Tawny-crowned Pygmy-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
191Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
192Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
193Brownish FlycatcherCnipodectes subbrunneus
194Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
195Pacific Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus occidentalis
196Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
197Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus
198Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus
199Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
200Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis
201Vermillion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
202Short-tailed Field-TyrantMuscigralla brevicauda
203Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta
204Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus
205Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
206Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
207Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
208Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii
209Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
210Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularis
211Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
212Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
213Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseus
214Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurus
215One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous

 
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae

216Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
217Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
218Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
219Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
220Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris
221Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
WRENS: Troglodytidae

222Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
223Speckle-breasted WrenThryothorus sclateri
224Bay WrenThryothorus nigricapillus
225Superciliated WrenThryothorus superciliaris
226House WrenTroglodytes aedon

 
MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS: Mimidae

227Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus

 
THRUSHES: Turdidae

228Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
229Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reevei
230Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris

 
GNATCATCHERS: Polioptilidae

231Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
OLD WORLD SPARROWS: Passeridae

232House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae

233Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
234Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
235Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

236Tropical ParulaParula pitiayumi
237Yellow WarblerDendroica petechia
238Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis
239Gray-and-gold WarblerBasileuterus fraseri

 
BANANAQUIT: Coerebidae

240BananaquitCoereba flaveola

 
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae

241Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
242White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosus
243Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
244Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerus
245Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
246Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
247Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturata
248Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
249Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollis
250Yellow-tufted DacnisDacnis egregia
251Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza

 
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae

252Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentus
253Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
254Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
255Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana
256Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telasco
257Large-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus crassirostris
258Lesser Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensis
259Dull-colored GrassquitTiaris obscura
260Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
261Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
262Black-capped SparrowArremon abeillei
263Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris

 
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae

264Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus
265Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus

 
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae

266Peruvian MeadowlarkSturnella bellicosa
267Scrub BlackbirdDives warszewiczi
268Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
269Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
270Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
271Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
272Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
273Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela


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