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The table below lists species with restricted ranges or occur only locally in the country. It also shows species with threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN. Finally, it indicates whether the species is migratory, very rare, or accidental. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

Distribution Codes
E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); LC=Local; NE=Near Endemic; RR=Range Restricted

Presence Codes
/name/=Boreal Visitor; \name\=Austral Visitor; |name|=Transient Migrant
{name}=Very Rare, Casual, or Vagrant; [name]=Accidental

Status Codes
CR=Critically Endangered; EN=Endangered; V=Vulnerable; NT=Near Threatened

1Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensLC 
2Great CurassowCrax rubraLCV
3Black-throated BobwhiteColinus nigrogularisNE 
4Singing QuailDactylortyx thoracicusLC 
5Ocellated TurkeyMeleagris ocellataNENT
6Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusLC 
7Pinnated Bittern^Botaurus pinnatusRR 
8Least Bittern^Ixobrychus exilisLC 
9Reddish Egret^Egretta rufescensLCNT
10Agami HeronAgamia agamiLC 
11JabiruJabiru mycteriaLC 
12Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisLC 
13Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusLC 
14Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisLC 
15Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisLC 
16Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensLC 
17Solitary EagleHarpyhaliaetus solitarius NT
18Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisLC 
19Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
20Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaLCNT
21Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisRR 
22Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusLC 
23Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisLC 
24Black RailLaterallus jamaicensisLCNT
25Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisLC 
26Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajaneaRR 
27Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorLC 
28Spotted RailPardirallus maculatusLC 
29Purple Gallinule^Porphyrio martinicaLC 
30SungrebeHeliornis fulicaLC 
31LimpkinAramus guaraunaLC 
32|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominicaLC 
33Collared PloverCharadrius collarisLC 
34Northern JacanaJacana spinosaLC 
35|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Tryngites subruficollis NT
36Least Tern^Sternula antillarumLC 
37Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaLC 
38White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaLCNT
39Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerinaRR 
40Plain-breasted Ground-DoveColumbina minutaRR 
41Caribbean DoveLeptotila jamaicensisRR 
42Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniRR 
43Scarlet MacawAra macaoLC 
44Yellow-lored ParrotAmazona xantholoraNE 
45Yellow-headed ParrotAmazona oratrixRREN
46Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorLC 
47Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusLC 
48Crested OwlLophostrix cristataRR 
49Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataLC 
50Great Horned Owl^Bubo virginianusRR 
51Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineataLC 
52Stygian OwlAsio stygiusLC 
53Striped OwlPseudoscops clamatorLC 
54Yucatan PoorwillNyctiphrynus yucatanicusNE 
55Yucatan NightjarCaprimulgus badiusNE 
56Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisLC 
57Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriRR 
58Wedge-tailed SabrewingCampylopterus curvipennisLC 
59Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeRR 
60Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaLC 
61Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaLC 
62Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaRR 
63Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumRRV
64Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusRR 
65Yucatan WoodpeckerMelanerpes pygmaeusNE 
66Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicoides scalarisRR 
67Tawny-throated LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusLC 
68Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsLC 
69Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusLC 
70Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusRR 
71Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaRR 
72Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusRR 
73Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorRR 
74Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsRR 
75Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinicaRR 
76Paltry Tyrannulet^Zimmerius vilissimusRR 
77/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi NT
78Greater PeweeContopus pertinaxLC 
79/White-throated Flycatcher/^Empidonax albigularisLC 
80Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansLC 
81Yucatan FlycatcherMyiarchus yucatanensisNE 
82Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensLC 
83Plumbeous VireoVireo plumbeusRR 
84Yucatan VireoVireo magisterNE 
85Yucatan JayCyanocorax yucatanicusNE 
86Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow**Stelgidopteryx ridgwayiNE 
87Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusLC 
88Plain WrenThryothorus modestusLC 
89Sedge WrenCistothorus platensisRR 
90Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaRR 
91/Eastern Bluebird/Sialia sialisLC 
92Slate-colored SolitaireMyadestes unicolorRR 
93White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisRR 
94Black CatbirdMelanoptila glabrirostrisNENT
95/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera NT
96Tropical ParulaParula pitiayumiRR 
97Golden-cheeked WarblerDendroica chrysoparia EN
98|Cerulean Warbler|Dendroica cerulea V
99Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifronsRR 
100Common Bush-Tanager^Chlorospingus ophthalmicusRR 
101Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusRR 
102Slate-colored SeedeaterSporophila schistaceaLC 
103Yellow-faced Grassquit^Tiaris olivaceusLC 
104Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaLC 
105Green-backed SparrowArremonops chloronotusLC 
106Botteri's SparrowAimophila botteriiLC 
107Rusty SparrowAimophila rufescensRR 
108Rose-throated TanagerPiranga roseogularisNE 
109Flame-colored Tanager^Piranga bidentataLC 
110Blue Seedeater^Amaurospiza concolorLC 
111|Painted Bunting|Passerina ciris NT
112Orange Oriole^Icterus auratusNE 
113Altamira OrioleIcterus gularisRR 
114Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriLC 
115Elegant EuphoniaEuphonia elegantissimaLC 
116White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaLC 
117Red Crossbill^Loxia curvirostraLC 
118Black-headed SiskinSpinus notatusRR 
119Lesser Goldfinch^Spinus psaltriaRR 

^ edge of extensive range or more easily seen in other locales or countries.
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2009 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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