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San Blas Foothills & Nusagandi Reserve
Bird Checklist

List of species recorded at this locale along with frequency of occurrence. The table indicates whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the locale. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorSBUC
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiSBUC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisSB 
4Muscovy DuckCairina moschataSB 

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

5Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsSB 
6Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensSB 
7Great CurassowCrax rubraSB 

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

8Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisSBFC
9Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisSB 
10Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusSBR

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

11Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusSB 

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

12Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensSB 

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

13Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianusSB 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

14AnhingaAnhinga anhingaSB 

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

15Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisSB 

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

16Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumSB 
17Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumSB 
18Great EgretArdea albaSB 
19Snowy EgretEgretta thulaSB 
20Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaSB 
21Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisSB 
22Green HeronButorides virescensSB 
23Agami HeronAgamia agamiSB 

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

24White IbisEudocimus albusSB 

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

25Black VultureCoragyps atratusNFR,SB 
26Turkey VultureCathartes auraNFR,SBC
27King VultureSarcoramphus papaNFR,SBFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

28Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisSB 
29Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusSB 
30White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusSB 
31Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusSB 
32Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaNFR,SBUC
33Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosusSBUC
34Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorSB 
35Plumbeous HawkLeucopternis plumbeusSBR
36Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusSBUC
37White HawkLeucopternis albicollisSB 
38Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitingaSBUC
39Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisSBUC
40/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusSB 
41Gray HawkButeo nitidusSBR
42Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusSB 
43Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusSBUC
44Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusSBUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

45Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiSBUC
46Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusSBUC
47Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusSB 
48Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansSBUC
49/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusSBR
50Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisSB 
51Bat FalconFalco rufigularisSBUC
52/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusSB 

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

53SunbitternEurypyga heliasSBUC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

54White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisSB 
55Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajaneaSBUC
56Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorSBVR
57/Sora/Porzana carolinaSBFC

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

58SungrebeHeliornis fulicaSBR

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

59Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaSB 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

60Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaSB 
61Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisSB 
62Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiSB 
63Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosaNFR,SBUC
64White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiSB 
65Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniSBUC
66Olive-backed Quail-DoveGeotrygon veraguensisSB 
67Purplish-backed Quail-DoveGeotrygon lawrenciiSBUC
68Russet-crowned Quail-DoveGeotrygon goldmaniSBR
69Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaSB 

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

70Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisSB 
71Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusSBR
72Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisSB 
73Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusNFR,SB 
74Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisNFR,SB 
75Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaSBFC
76Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephalaSBUC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

77Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaNFR,SB 
78Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiSBR
79Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniSB 

 
Owls: Strigidae

80Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiSB 
81Crested OwlLophostrix cristataSB 
82Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataSBUC
83Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumSB 
84Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataSBUC
85Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineataSBUC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

86Common NighthawkChordeiles minorSB 
87Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisSBUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

88Great PotooNyctibius grandisSBUC
89Common PotooNyctibius griseusSBUC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

90Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaSBUC
91White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisSBFC
92Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraSB 
93Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusSB 

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

94White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraSBUC
95White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaSB 
96Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutusSB 
97Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriSBUC
98Green HermitPhaethornis guySBC
99Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisNFR,SBC
100Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularisNFR,SB 
101Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiNFR,SBUC
102Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisSBFC
103Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiSBR
104Rufous-crested CoquetteLophornis delattreiSBUC
105Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaSBFC
106Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisSB 
107Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisSB 
108Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiSBR
109Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaNFR,SB 
110Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaNFR,SBUC
111Blue-chested HummingbirdAmazilia amabilisSBUC
112Snowy-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia edwardSBUC
113Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlSBR
114Violet-capped HummingbirdGoldmania violicepsSBFC
115Sapphire-throated HummingbirdLepidopyga coeruleogularisNFR,SB 
116Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julieSBFC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

117Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaSBUC
118Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusSBFC
119Western White-tailed Trogon
(White-tailed Trogon)
Trogon chionurusSBFC
120Northern Violaceous Trogon
(Gartered Trogon)
Trogon caligatusSBUC
121Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusSBUC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

122Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus coerulicepsSBR
123Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiSB 
124Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumSBFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

125Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataNFR,SB 
126Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaSB 
127Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaSBFC
128American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaSB 

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

129White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusSBUC
130Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisSBR
131Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusSBFC
132Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatusNFR,SBUC
133White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisSBFC
134White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusSBUC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

135Great JacamarJacamerops aureusNFR,SBUC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

136Spot-crowned BarbetCapito maculicoronatusSBUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

137Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusSBC
138Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisSBUC
139Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiNFR,SB 
140Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusNFR,SB 

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

141Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniNFR,SB 
142Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusNFR,SB 
143Stripe-cheeked WoodpeckerPiculus callopterusNFR,SB 
144Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusNFR,SB 
145Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusSBUC
146Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterSB 
147Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosSBFC

 
Sapayoa: Sapayoidae

148SapayoaSapayoa aenigmaNFR,SBR

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

149Tawny-throated LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusSB 
150Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensSB 
151Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisSB 
152Western Woodhaunter**Hyloctistes virgatusSBR
153Slaty-winged Foliage-gleanerPhilydor fuscipenneSBFC
154Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusSB 
155Plain XenopsXenops minutusNFR,SBFC
156Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaSBFC
157Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicaudaSBUC
158Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusNFR,SB 
159Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeSBUC
160Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransSBC
161Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusNFR,SBFC
162Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusSB 
163Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisSBR

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

164Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusSB 
165Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusSB 
166Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaNFR,SBC
167Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusSB 
168Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticepsNFR,SBUC
169Spiny-faced AntshrikeXenornis setifronsNFR,SBR
170Checker-throated AntwrenEpinecrophylla fulviventrisSB 
171White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisSBUC
172Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisSBUC
173Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulNFR,SB 
174Dull-mantled AntbirdMyrmeciza laemostictaSBUC
175Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspisSBFC
176Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesSB 
177Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniSBUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

178Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisSB 
179Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusSBUC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

180Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusNFR,SB 
181Thicket AntpittaHylopezus divesSB 

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

182Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriNFR,SBR

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

183Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusNFR,SBFC
184Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaSB 
185Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusSBUC
186Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiSB 
187Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterSBR
188Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisSBUC
189Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusNFR,SB 
190Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusSBUC
191Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimusSBUC
192Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusSBUC
193Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusSBC
194Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilarisSBUC
195Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumSB 
196Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant
(Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher)
Poecilotriccus sylviaSBR
197Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumSBUC
198Brownish TwistwingCnipodectes subbrunneusSB 
199Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescensSB 
200Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilisSBFC
201Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusSBUC
202Northern Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus mexicanusSB 
203Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusSB 
204Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusBL,NFR,SBUC
205|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiSBUC
206|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensSBUC
207Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusSB 
208/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensSB 
209Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusSB 
210Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusSBFC
211SirystesSirystes sibilatorSB 
212Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraSBUC
213Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferNFR,SB 
214Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisSBUC
215/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusSB 
216Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusSB 
217Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisSBFC
218Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisNFR,SBVR
219White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusSBFC
220Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusNFR,SB 
221Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusNFR,SBUC
222|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusSBUC
223Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaSBVR

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

224Blue CotingaCotinga nattereriiSBUC
225Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusNFR,SBR

 
Manakins: Pipridae

226White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraSBUC
227Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronataNFR,SBUC
228Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinusNFR,SBUC
229Green ManakinXenopipo holochloraNFR,SBR
230Golden-headed ManakinPipra erythrocephalaSBUC
231Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalisSBR

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

232Masked TityraTityra semifasciataSB 
233Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdinaSB 
234Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensSBR
235Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusSBFC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

236/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusSBR
237|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusSBFC
238Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisSB 
239Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusSBC
240Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusNFR,SBUC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

241Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisSB 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

242White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisSBUC
243Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaSBFC
244/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaSBFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

245Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisSBFC
246Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusSB 
247House WrenTroglodytes aedonSB 
248Stripe-throated WrenCantorchilus leucopogonNFR,SBR
249Plain WrenCantorchilus modestusSB 
250Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusNFR,SB 
251White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaSB 
252Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysSB 
253Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusSB 
254Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusSB 

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

255Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisSBUC
256Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusSBFC
257Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaSBFC
258Slate-throated GnatcatcherPolioptila schistaceigulaSBR

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

259|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusSBUC
260/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusSB 
261Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiNFR,SB 

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

262/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisSBUC
263Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusSB 

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

264/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisSB 
265/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaSB 
266/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaSB 
267/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaSB 
268/Tennessee Warbler/Oreothlypis peregrinaSB 
269|Cerulean Warbler|Setophaga ceruleaSBUC
270/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaSBFC
271/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaSB 
272Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaSBFC
273/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaSB 
274/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataSBVR
275Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaSBFC
276|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisSBUC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

277BananaquitCoereba flaveolaNFR,SB 

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

278White-eared ConebillConirostrum leucogenysSB 
279Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasNFR,SBC
280Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaSB 
281Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiSB 
282Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifronsNFR,SBUC
283White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusSB 
284Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiNFR,SBC
285White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusSB 
286Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusSB 
287Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotusSB 
288Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusNFR,SBC
289Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumNFR,SBFC
290Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataNFR,SBUC
291Gray-and-gold TanagerTangara palmeriSBVR
292Emerald TanagerTangara floridaNFR,SBC
293Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaSB 
294Speckled TanagerTangara guttataSBFC
295Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaNFR,SB 
296Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaSBUC
297Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvataNFR,SBFC
298Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaNFR,SB 
299Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaNFR,SB 
300Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaNFR,SBFC
301Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusNFR,SBFC
302Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusNFR,SBC
303Swallow TanagerTersina viridisSB 
304Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusSB 
305Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusSB 
306Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusSB 

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

307Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaNFR,SB 
308Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaSB 
309Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisSB 
310Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereusSB 
311Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensisSB 
312Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusSBR
313Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisNFR,SB 

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

314Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaSBFC
315/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraSBC
316|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaSBUC
317Olive Tanager
(Carmiol's Tanager)
Chlorothraupis carmioliNFR,SBC
318/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusSBUC
319Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoidesSBFC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

320Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaSB 
321Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusSB 
322Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisSB 
323Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusSB 
324Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterSB 
325/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaSBFC
326Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisSB 
327Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriSB 

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

328Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaNFR,SB 
329Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisNFR,SB 
330Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaNFR,SBFC
331White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaSBUC
332Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneaeNFR,SBUC

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2011 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** 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.


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