Caracol National Park Bird Checklist
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. 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.*

Tinamous: Tinamidae |
| 1 | Great Tinamou | Tinamus major |
| 2 | Slaty-breasted Tinamou | Crypturellus boucardi |
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae |
| 3 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra |
New World Quail: Odontophoridae |
| 4 | Spotted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus guttatus |
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae |
| 5 | Ocellated Turkey | Meleagris ocellata |
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae |
| 6 | Bare-throated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma mexicanum |
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae |
| 7 | Plumbeous Kite | Ictinia plumbea |
| 8 | Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus |
| 9 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus |
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae |
| 10 | Collared Forest-Falcon | Micrastur semitorquatus |
Owls: Strigidae |
| 11 | Guatemalan Screech-Owl** | Megascops guatemalae |
| 12 | Black-and-white Owl | Ciccaba nigrolineata |
Potoos: Nyctibiidae |
| 13 | Northern Potoo | Nyctibius jamaicensis |
Motmots: Momotidae |
| 14 | Tody Motmot | Hylomanes momotula |
| 15 | Keel-billed Motmot | Electron carinatum |
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae |
| 16 | American Pygmy Kingfisher | Chloroceryle aenea |
Toucans: Ramphastidae |
| 17 | Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus |
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae |
| 18 | Stub-tailed Spadebill | Platyrinchus cancrominus |
| 19 | Northern Royal-Flycatcher** | Onychorhynchus mexicanus |
Cotingas: Cotingidae |
| 20 | Lovely Cotinga | Cotinga amabilis |
Vireos: Vireonidae |
| 21 | Green Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius pulchellus |
Swallows: Hirundinidae |
| 22 | Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis |
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae |
| 23 | Black-throated Shrike-Tanager | Lanio aurantius |
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae |
| 24 | Rose-throated Tanager | Piranga roseogularis |
| 25 | Gray-throated Chat | Granatellus sallaei |
* 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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