Belize Bird Checklist
List of all species known to occur in the country. 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 country. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.
Tinamous: Tinamidae |
| 1 | Great Tinamou | Tinamus major | CB,MB,PH,TK |
| 2 | Little Tinamou | Crypturellus soui | CB,HV,MB,PH
TK |
| 3 | Slaty-breasted Tinamou | Crypturellus boucardi | CB,MB,PH,TK |
| 4 | Thicket Tinamou | Crypturellus cinnamomeus | TK |
Ducks: Anatidae |
| 5 | Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis | CT |
| 6 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | |
| 7 | Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
| 8 | Snow Goose | Chen caerulescens | |
| 9 | Muscovy Duck | Cairina moschata | CT |
| 10 | American Wigeon | Anas americana | |
| 11 | Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| 12 | /Blue-winged Teal/ | Anas discors | CT |
| 13 | Cinnamon Teal | Anas cyanoptera | |
| 14 | Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata | |
| 15 | Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
| 16 | Green-winged Teal** | Anas carolinensis | |
| 17 | /Ring-necked Duck/ | Aythya collaris | CT |
| 18 | Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | |
| 19 | Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | |
| 20 | Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | |
| 21 | Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus | |
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae |
| 22 | Plain Chachalaca | Ortalis vetula | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 23 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 24 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | CB,MB,TK |
New World Quail: Odontophoridae |
| 25 | Black-throated Bobwhite | Colinus nigrogularis | CT |
| 26 | Spotted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus guttatus | HV |
| 27 | Singing Quail | Dactylortyx thoracicus | |
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae |
| 28 | Ocellated Turkey | Meleagris ocellata | MB,TK |
Grebes: Podicipedidae |
| 29 | Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus | TK |
| 30 | /Pied-billed Grebe/ | Podilymbus podiceps | CT |
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae |
| 31 | American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | |
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae |
| 32 | Sooty Shearwater | Puffinus griseus | |
| 33 | Manx Shearwater | Puffinus puffinus | |
| 34 | Audubon's Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri | |
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae |
| 35 | White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | |
Storks: Ciconiidae |
| 36 | Jabiru | Jabiru mycteria | CT |
| 37 | Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | CT,MB,TK |
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae |
| 38 | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | |
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae |
| 39 | Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | |
| 40 | Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
| 41 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | |
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 42 | Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | CT |
| 43 | Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | |
Anhingas: Anhingidae |
| 44 | Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga | CT |
Pelicans: Pelecanidae |
| 45 | American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
| 46 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | TK |
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae |
| 47 | Pinnated Bittern | Botaurus pinnatus | |
| 48 | American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | |
| 49 | Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | |
| 50 | Bare-throated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma mexicanum | CT,MB |
| 51 | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | CT |
| 52 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | CT,MB |
| 53 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | CT |
| 54 | Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | CT,MB,TK |
| 55 | Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | CT |
| 56 | Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens | |
| 57 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | CT,MB,TK |
| 58 | Green Heron | Butorides virescens | CT,TK |
| 59 | Agami Heron | Agamia agami | CB,CT |
| 60 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | CT |
| 61 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | CT |
| 62 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | CT |
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae |
| 63 | White Ibis | Eudocimus albus | CT |
| 64 | Scarlet Ibis | Eudocimus ruber | |
| 65 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus | CT |
| 66 | Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja | CT |
New World Vultures: Cathartidae |
| 67 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 68 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 69 | Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture | Cathartes burrovianus | CT |
| 70 | King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa | CB,HV,MB,TK |
Osprey: Pandionidae |
| 71 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus | CT |
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae |
| 72 | Gray-headed Kite | Leptodon cayanensis | |
| 73 | Hook-billed Kite | Chondrohierax uncinatus | MB |
| 74 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | HV,MB,TK |
| 75 | White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus | |
| 76 | Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis | CT |
| 77 | Double-toothed Kite | Harpagus bidentatus | MB |
| 78 | Mississippi Kite | Ictinia mississippiensis | |
| 79 | Plumbeous Kite | Ictinia plumbea | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 80 | Black-collared Hawk | Busarellus nigricollis | CT |
| 81 | Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
| 82 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | |
| 83 | Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | |
| 84 | Bicolored Hawk | Accipiter bicolor | |
| 85 | Crane Hawk | Geranospiza caerulescens | TK |
| 86 | White Hawk | Leucopternis albicollis | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 87 | Common Black-Hawk | Buteogallus anthracinus | |
| 88 | Great Black-Hawk | Buteogallus urubitinga | CT,MB |
| 89 | Harris's Hawk | Parabuteo unicinctus | |
| 90 | Solitary Eagle | Harpyhaliaetus solitarius | |
| 91 | Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 92 | Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | |
| 93 | Gray Hawk | Buteo nitidus | CB,MB,PH |
| 94 | Short-tailed Hawk | Buteo brachyurus | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 95 | Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | |
| 96 | White-tailed Hawk | Buteo albicaudatus | |
| 97 | Zone-tailed Hawk | Buteo albonotatus | |
| 98 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
| 99 | Crested Eagle | Morphnus guianensis | |
| 100 | Harpy Eagle | Harpia harpyja | TK |
| 101 | Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus | CB,MB,TK |
| 102 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus | TK |
| 103 | Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus melanoleucus | |
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae |
| 104 | Barred Forest-Falcon | Micrastur ruficollis | MB,PH,TK |
| 105 | Collared Forest-Falcon | Micrastur semitorquatus | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 106 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | |
| 107 | Laughing Falcon | Herpetotheres cachinnans | CT,HV,MB,TK |
| 108 | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
| 109 | Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
| 110 | Aplomado Falcon | Falco femoralis | |
| 111 | Bat Falcon | Falco rufigularis | CT,MB,TK |
| 112 | Orange-breasted Falcon | Falco deiroleucus | HV,TK |
| 113 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae |
| 114 | Sunbittern | Eurypyga helias | |
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae |
| 115 | Ruddy Crake | Laterallus ruber | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 116 | Gray-breasted Crake | Laterallus exilis | |
| 117 | Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | |
| 118 | Clapper Rail | Rallus longirostris | |
| 119 | Rufous-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides axillaris | |
| 120 | Gray-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides cajanea | CT,MB,TK |
| 121 | Uniform Crake | Amaurolimnas concolor | |
| 122 | Sora | Porzana carolina | |
| 123 | Yellow-breasted Crake | Porzana flaviventer | |
| 124 | Spotted Rail | Pardirallus maculatus | |
| 125 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | TK |
| 126 | Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | CT |
| 127 | /American Coot/ | Fulica americana | CT |
Finfoots: Heliornithidae |
| 128 | Sungrebe | Heliornis fulica | CT |
Limpkin: Aramidae |
| 129 | Limpkin | Aramus guarauna | CT,TK |
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae |
| 130 | Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| 131 | American Golden-Plover | Pluvialis dominica | |
| 132 | Collared Plover | Charadrius collaris | |
| 133 | Snowy Plover | Charadrius nivosus | |
| 134 | Wilson's Plover | Charadrius wilsonia | |
| 135 | Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
| 136 | /Killdeer/ | Charadrius vociferus | CT |
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae |
| 137 | American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | |
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae |
| 138 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | |
| 139 | American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | |
Jacanas: Jacanidae |
| 140 | Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa | CT,TK |
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae |
| 141 | /Spotted Sandpiper/ | Actitis macularius | CT,MB |
| 142 | /Solitary Sandpiper/ | Tringa solitaria | CT |
| 143 | Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | |
| 144 | Willet | Tringa semipalmata | |
| 145 | Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | |
| 146 | Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | |
| 147 | Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
| 148 | Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus | |
| 149 | Hudsonian Godwit | Limosa haemastica | |
| 150 | Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | |
| 151 | Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
| 152 | Red Knot | Calidris canutus | |
| 153 | Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| 154 | |Semipalmated Sandpiper| | Calidris pusilla | CT |
| 155 | Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | |
| 156 | /Least Sandpiper/ | Calidris minutilla | CT |
| 157 | White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | |
| 158 | Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | |
| 159 | Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
| 160 | Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
| 161 | Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | |
| 162 | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Tryngites subruficollis | |
| 163 | Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | |
| 164 | Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | |
| 165 | Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | |
| 166 | Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | |
| 167 | Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae |
| 168 | Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | |
| 169 | Bonaparte's Gull | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | |
| 170 | Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | |
| 171 | Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | |
| 172 | Black-tailed Gull | Larus crassirostris | |
| 173 | Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
| 174 | Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | |
| 175 | Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | |
| 176 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
| 177 | Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| 178 | Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | |
| 179 | Least Tern | Sternula antillarum | |
| 180 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica | CT |
| 181 | /Caspian Tern/ | Hydroprogne caspia | CT |
| 182 | Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | |
| 183 | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | |
| 184 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
| 185 | /Forster's Tern/ | Sterna forsteri | CT |
| 186 | Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus | |
| 187 | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | |
| 188 | Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger | |
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae |
| 189 | Great Skua | Stercorarius skua | |
| 190 | Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
| 191 | Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | |
| 192 | Long-tailed Jaeger | Stercorarius longicaudus | |
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae |
| 193 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | CB,CT |
| 194 | Pale-vented Pigeon | Patagioenas cayennensis | CB,CT,MB |
| 195 | Scaled Pigeon | Patagioenas speciosa | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 196 | White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | |
| 197 | Red-billed Pigeon | Patagioenas flavirostris | CB,CT |
| 198 | Short-billed Pigeon | Patagioenas nigrirostris | CB,MB,TK |
| 199 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
| 200 | White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | |
| 201 | Zenaida Dove | Zenaida aurita | |
| 202 | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
| 203 | Inca Dove | Columbina inca | |
| 204 | Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina | |
| 205 | Plain-breasted Ground-Dove | Columbina minuta | |
| 206 | Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | CT,MB,TK |
| 207 | Blue Ground-Dove | Claravis pretiosa | CB,MB,TK |
| 208 | White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | CT,MB |
| 209 | Gray-headed Dove | Leptotila plumbeiceps | HV,MB,TK |
| 210 | Caribbean Dove | Leptotila jamaicensis | |
| 211 | Gray-chested Dove | Leptotila cassini | MB |
| 212 | Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana | MB,TK |
Parrots: Psittacidae |
| 213 | Olive-throated Parakeet | Aratinga nana | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 214 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | CB,MB |
| 215 | Brown-hooded Parrot | Pyrilia haematotis | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 216 | White-crowned Parrot | Pionus senilis | HV,MB,TK |
| 217 | White-fronted Parrot | Amazona albifrons | CT,TK |
| 218 | Yellow-lored Parrot | Amazona xantholora | |
| 219 | Red-lored Parrot | Amazona autumnalis | CT,HV,MB,TK |
| 220 | Mealy Parrot | Amazona farinosa | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 221 | Yellow-headed Parrot | Amazona oratrix | CT |
| 222 | Yellow-naped Parrot | Amazona auropalliata | |
Cuckoos: Cuculidae |
| 223 | Squirrel Cuckoo | Piaya cayana | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 224 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | |
| 225 | Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | |
| 226 | Black-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | |
| 227 | Striped Cuckoo | Tapera naevia | CT,TK |
| 228 | Pheasant Cuckoo | Dromococcyx phasianellus | |
| 229 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | |
| 230 | Groove-billed Ani | Crotophaga sulcirostris | CB,CT,MB |
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae |
| 231 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
Owls: Strigidae |
| 232 | Guatemalan Screech-Owl** | Megascops guatemalae | MB,TK |
| 233 | Crested Owl | Lophostrix cristata | |
| 234 | Spectacled Owl | Pulsatrix perspicillata | CB,MB,PH |
| 235 | Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
| 236 | Central American Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium griseiceps | MB |
| 237 | Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium brasilianum | HV,PH |
| 238 | Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | |
| 239 | Mottled Owl | Ciccaba virgata | MB,TK |
| 240 | Black-and-white Owl | Ciccaba nigrolineata | MB,TK |
| 241 | Stygian Owl | Asio stygius | HV |
| 242 | Striped Owl | Pseudoscops clamator | |
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae |
| 243 | Short-tailed Nighthawk | Lurocalis semitorquatus | |
| 244 | /Lesser Nighthawk/ | Chordeiles acutipennis | MB |
| 245 | Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | MB |
| 246 | Common Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 247 | Yucatan Poorwill | Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus | |
| 248 | Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgus carolinensis | |
| 249 | Yucatan Nightjar | Caprimulgus badius | |
| 250 | Eastern Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus | |
Potoos: Nyctibiidae |
| 251 | Northern Potoo | Nyctibius jamaicensis | CT,MB |
Swifts: Apodidae |
| 252 | Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | TK |
| 253 | White-chinned Swift | Cypseloides cryptus | |
| 254 | Chestnut-collared Swift | Streptoprocne rutila | |
| 255 | White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | HV,MB,TK |
| 256 | Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | |
| 257 | Vaux's Swift | Chaetura vauxi | MB,TK |
| 258 | White-throated Swift | Aeronautes saxatalis | HV |
| 259 | Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift | Panyptila cayennensis | MB,TK |
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae |
| 260 | White-necked Jacobin | Florisuga mellivora | CB,MB,TK |
| 261 | Band-tailed Barbthroat | Threnetes ruckeri | |
| 262 | Long-billed Hermit | Phaethornis longirostris | CB,MB,TK |
| 263 | Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit) | Phaethornis striigularis | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 264 | Brown Violetear | Colibri delphinae | |
| 265 | Purple-crowned Fairy | Heliothryx barroti | TK |
| 266 | Green-breasted Mango | Anthracothorax prevostii | TK |
| 267 | Black-crested Coquette | Lophornis helenae | |
| 268 | Long-billed Starthroat | Heliomaster longirostris | |
| 269 | Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird | Tilmatura dupontii | |
| 270 | /Ruby-throated Hummingbird/ | Archilochus colubris | HV,MB |
| 271 | Canivet's Emerald | Chlorostilbon canivetii | TK |
| 272 | Emerald-chinned Hummingbird | Abeillia abeillei | |
| 273 | Scaly-breasted Hummingbird | Phaeochroa cuvierii | CB,MB,PH,TK |
| 274 | Wedge-tailed Sabrewing | Campylopterus curvipennis | CB,MB,TK |
| 275 | Violet Sabrewing | Campylopterus hemileucurus | MB |
| 276 | Violet-crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica | |
| 277 | Stripe-tailed Hummingbird | Eupherusa eximia | |
| 278 | White-bellied Emerald | Amazilia candida | CB,CT,MB,PH
TK |
| 279 | Azure-crowned Hummingbird | Amazilia cyanocephala | HV,PH |
| 280 | Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 281 | Buff-bellied Hummingbird | Amazilia yucatanensis | CT |
| 282 | Cinnamon Hummingbird | Amazilia rutila | |
| 283 | Blue-throated Goldentail | Hylocharis eliciae | |
Trogons: Trogonidae |
| 284 | Slaty-tailed Trogon | Trogon massena | CB,MB,PH,TK |
| 285 | Black-headed Trogon | Trogon melanocephalus | CB,CT,HV,MB
PH,TK |
| 286 | Northern Violaceous Trogon
(Gartered Trogon) | Trogon caligatus | CB,MB,PH,TK |
| 287 | Collared Trogon | Trogon collaris | MB,PH |
Motmots: Momotidae |
| 288 | Tody Motmot | Hylomanes momotula | CB,MB,TK |
| 289 | Blue-crowned Motmot | Momotus coeruliceps | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 290 | Keel-billed Motmot | Electron carinatum | MB |
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae |
| 291 | Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata | CB,CT,MB |
| 292 | /Belted Kingfisher/ | Megaceryle alcyon | CT,MB |
| 293 | Amazon Kingfisher | Chloroceryle amazona | CB,MB |
| 294 | Green Kingfisher | Chloroceryle americana | CB,CT,MB |
| 295 | American Pygmy Kingfisher | Chloroceryle aenea | CT |
Puffbirds: Bucconidae |
| 296 | White-necked Puffbird | Notharchus hyperrhynchus | TK |
| 297 | White-whiskered Puffbird | Malacoptila panamensis | PH,TK |
Jacamars: Galbulidae |
| 298 | Rufous-tailed Jacamar | Galbula ruficauda | CB,MB,TK |
Toucans: Ramphastidae |
| 299 | Emerald Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus prasinus | MB,TK |
| 300 | Collared Aracari | Pteroglossus torquatus | CB,MB,PH,TK |
| 301 | Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | CB,MB,PH,TK |
Woodpeckers: Picidae |
| 302 | Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | CT,HV |
| 303 | Black-cheeked Woodpecker | Melanerpes pucherani | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 304 | Yucatan Woodpecker | Melanerpes pygmaeus | CT |
| 305 | Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Melanerpes aurifrons | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 306 | /Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/ | Sphyrapicus varius | HV,MB |
| 307 | Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picoides scalaris | CT |
| 308 | Smoky-brown Woodpecker | Picoides fumigatus | MB,PH,TK |
| 309 | Golden-olive Woodpecker | Colaptes rubiginosus | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 310 | Chestnut-colored Woodpecker | Celeus castaneus | CB,MB,TK |
| 311 | Lineated Woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 312 | Pale-billed Woodpecker | Campephilus guatemalensis | CB,MB,TK |
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae |
| 313 | Tawny-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus mexicanus | |
| 314 | Scaly-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus guatemalensis | MB,TK |
| 315 | Rufous-breasted Spinetail | Synallaxis erythrothorax | CB,CT,MB |
| 316 | Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia variegaticeps | CB,HV |
| 317 | Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner | Philydor rufum | |
| 318 | Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner | Automolus ochrolaemus | CB,MB,TK |
| 319 | Plain Xenops | Xenops minutus | CB,MB,TK |
| 320 | Tawny-winged Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla anabatina | MB,TK |
| 321 | Ruddy Woodcreeper | Dendrocincla homochroa | CB,MB,TK |
| 322 | Olivaceous Woodcreeper | Sittasomus griseicapillus | HV,MB,TK |
| 323 | Wedge-billed Woodcreeper | Glyphorynchus spirurus | CB,HV,MB |
| 324 | Strong-billed Woodcreeper | Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus | TK |
| 325 | Northern Barred-Woodcreeper | Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae | MB,TK |
| 326 | Ivory-billed Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus flavigaster | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 327 | Spotted Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus erythropygius | |
| 328 | Streak-headed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes souleyetii | CT |
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae |
| 329 | Great Antshrike | Taraba major | |
| 330 | Barred Antshrike | Thamnophilus doliatus | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 331 | Western Slaty-Antshrike | Thamnophilus atrinucha | |
| 332 | Russet Antshrike | Thamnistes anabatinus | |
| 333 | Plain Antvireo | Dysithamnus mentalis | |
| 334 | Slaty Antwren | Myrmotherula schisticolor | |
| 335 | Dot-winged Antwren | Microrhopias quixensis | CB,MB,TK |
| 336 | Dusky Antbird | Cercomacra tyrannina | CB,MB |
| 337 | Bare-crowned Antbird | Gymnocichla nudiceps | |
Antthrushes: Formicariidae |
| 338 | Black-faced Antthrush | Formicarius analis | CB,MB,TK |
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae |
| 339 | Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet | Ornithion semiflavum | MB,TK |
| 340 | Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma imberbe | TK |
| 341 | Greenish Elaenia | Myiopagis viridicata | CT,MB,TK |
| 342 | Caribbean Elaenia | Elaenia martinica | |
| 343 | Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Elaenia flavogaster | CB,CT,HV,MB |
| 344 | Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | Mionectes oleagineus | CB,MB,TK |
| 345 | Sepia-capped Flycatcher | Leptopogon amaurocephalus | MB,TK |
| 346 | Paltry Tyrannulet | Zimmerius vilissimus | |
| 347 | Northern Bentbill | Oncostoma cinereigulare | CT,MB,TK |
| 348 | Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant
(Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher) | Poecilotriccus sylvia | CB,CT,MB |
| 349 | Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum | CB,CT,HV,MB |
| 350 | Eye-ringed Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus brevirostris | MB,TK |
| 351 | Yellow-olive Flycatcher | Tolmomyias sulphurescens | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 352 | Stub-tailed Spadebill | Platyrinchus cancrominus | CB,MB,TK |
| 353 | White-throated Spadebill | Platyrinchus mystaceus | |
| 354 | Northern Royal-Flycatcher** | Onychorhynchus mexicanus | CB,MB,TK |
| 355 | Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher | Terenotriccus erythrurus | TK |
| 356 | Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher | Myiobius sulphureipygius | CB,MB,TK |
| 357 | /Olive-sided Flycatcher/ | Contopus cooperi | MB |
| 358 | Greater Pewee | Contopus pertinax | |
| 359 | |Eastern Wood-Pewee| | Contopus virens | MB,TK |
| 360 | Tropical Pewee | Contopus cinereus | CB,CT,MB |
| 361 | /Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/ | Empidonax flaviventris | MB,TK |
| 362 | Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | |
| 363 | Alder Flycatcher | Empidonax alnorum | |
| 364 | Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | |
| 365 | White-throated Flycatcher | Empidonax albigularis | |
| 366 | /Least Flycatcher/ | Empidonax minimus | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 367 | Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | |
| 368 | Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | |
| 369 | Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | CT,TK |
| 370 | Bright-rumped Attila | Attila spadiceus | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 371 | Rufous Mourner | Rhytipterna holerythra | MB,TK |
| 372 | Yucatan Flycatcher | Myiarchus yucatanensis | CT |
| 373 | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 374 | /Great Crested Flycatcher/ | Myiarchus crinitus | MB,TK |
| 375 | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus | MB,TK |
| 376 | Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 377 | Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 378 | Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 379 | Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus | CB,TK |
| 380 | Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes luteiventris | CB,MB,TK |
| 381 | Piratic Flycatcher | Legatus leucophaius | CB,MB |
| 382 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 383 | Couch's Kingbird | Tyrannus couchii | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 384 | Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannus vociferans | |
| 385 | Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | |
| 386 | |Eastern Kingbird| | Tyrannus tyrannus | CB,MB,TK |
| 387 | Gray Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis | |
| 388 | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | |
| 389 | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana | CT,MB |
Cotingas: Cotingidae |
| 390 | Lovely Cotinga | Cotinga amabilis | CB |
| 391 | Rufous Piha | Lipaugus unirufus | MB |
Manakins: Pipridae |
| 392 | White-collared Manakin | Manacus candei | CB,MB,TK |
| 393 | Red-capped Manakin | Pipra mentalis | CB,HV,MB,TK |
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae |
| 394 | Black-crowned Tityra | Tityra inquisitor | MB,TK |
| 395 | Masked Tityra | Tityra semifasciata | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 396 | Thrush-like Schiffornis | Schiffornis turdina | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 397 | Speckled Mourner | Laniocera rufescens | |
| 398 | Cinnamon Becard | Pachyramphus cinnamomeus | MB,TK |
| 399 | White-winged Becard | Pachyramphus polychopterus | MB |
| 400 | Gray-collared Becard | Pachyramphus major | |
| 401 | Rose-throated Becard | Pachyramphus aglaiae | CB,CT,MB |
Vireos: Vireonidae |
| 402 | /White-eyed Vireo/ | Vireo griseus | HV,MB,TK |
| 403 | Mangrove Vireo | Vireo pallens | CT,MB,TK |
| 404 | /Yellow-throated Vireo/ | Vireo flavifrons | MB,TK |
| 405 | Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo plumbeus | |
| 406 | [Blue-headed Vireo] | Vireo solitarius | TK |
| 407 | Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | |
| 408 | /Philadelphia Vireo/ | Vireo philadelphicus | MB |
| 409 | /Red-eyed Vireo/ | Vireo olivaceus | CB,MB,TK |
| 410 | Yellow-green Vireo | Vireo flavoviridis | MB |
| 411 | Black-whiskered Vireo | Vireo altiloquus | |
| 412 | Yucatan Vireo | Vireo magister | |
| 413 | Tawny-crowned Greenlet | Hylophilus ochraceiceps | MB,TK |
| 414 | Lesser Greenlet | Hylophilus decurtatus | CB,MB,TK |
| 415 | Green Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius pulchellus | MB |
| 416 | Rufous-browed Peppershrike | Cyclarhis gujanensis | CT |
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae |
| 417 | Brown Jay | Psilorhinus morio | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 418 | Green Jay | Cyanocorax yncas | HV,MB |
| 419 | Yucatan Jay | Cyanocorax yucatanicus | CT,MB |
Swallows: Hirundinidae |
| 420 | /Northern Rough-winged Swallow/ | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 421 | Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow** | Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi | |
| 422 | Purple Martin | Progne subis | MB |
| 423 | Caribbean Martin | Progne dominicensis | |
| 424 | Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea | CT,MB,TK |
| 425 | /Tree Swallow/ | Tachycineta bicolor | CT |
| 426 | Mangrove Swallow | Tachycineta albilinea | CB,CT |
| 427 | Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | |
| 428 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica | CT,MB |
| 429 | Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
| 430 | Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva | |
Wrens: Troglodytidae |
| 431 | Band-backed Wren | Campylorhynchus zonatus | CB,TK |
| 432 | Spot-breasted Wren | Pheugopedius maculipectus | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 433 | House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | CB,CT,MB |
| 434 | Plain Wren | Cantorchilus modestus | CT,HV |
| 435 | Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | TK |
| 436 | Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | |
| 437 | Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | TK |
| 438 | White-bellied Wren | Uropsila leucogastra | TK |
| 439 | White-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucosticta | CB,MB,TK |
| 440 | Nightingale Wren | Microcerculus philomela | |
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae |
| 441 | Long-billed Gnatwren | Ramphocaenus melanurus | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 442 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | CT,HV,MB,TK |
| 443 | Tropical Gnatcatcher | Polioptila plumbea | MB |
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae |
| 444 | /Eastern Bluebird/ | Sialia sialis | HV |
| 445 | Slate-colored Solitaire | Myadestes unicolor | |
| 446 | Veery | Catharus fuscescens | |
| 447 | Gray-cheeked Thrush | Catharus minimus | |
| 448 | |Swainson's Thrush| | Catharus ustulatus | MB,TK |
| 449 | /Wood Thrush/ | Hylocichla mustelina | CB,MB,TK |
| 450 | Clay-colored Thrush | Turdus grayi | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 451 | White-throated Thrush | Turdus assimilis | MB,TK |
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae |
| 452 | /Gray Catbird/ | Dumetella carolinensis | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 453 | Black Catbird | Melanoptila glabrirostris | CT |
| 454 | Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
| 455 | Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus | CB,CT,HV |
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae |
| 456 | American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
Waxwings: Bombycillidae |
| 457 | /Cedar Waxwing/ | Bombycilla cedrorum | MB |
New World Warblers: Parulidae |
| 458 | /Ovenbird/ | Seiurus aurocapilla | CB,MB,TK |
| 459 | /Worm-eating Warbler/ | Helmitheros vermivorum | CB,MB,TK |
| 460 | /Northern Waterthrush/ | Parkesia noveboracensis | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 461 | /Louisiana Waterthrush/ | Parkesia motacilla | CB,MB |
| 462 | /Black-and-white Warbler/ | Mniotilta varia | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 463 | /Blue-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora cyanoptera | MB,TK |
| 464 | /Golden-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora chrysoptera | MB,TK |
| 465 | |Prothonotary Warbler| | Protonotaria citrea | CT,MB |
| 466 | Swainson's Warbler | Limnothlypis swainsonii | |
| 467 | /Tennessee Warbler/ | Oreothlypis peregrina | CB,MB,TK |
| 468 | Orange-crowned Warbler | Oreothlypis celata | |
| 469 | Nashville Warbler | Oreothlypis ruficapilla | |
| 470 | Virginia's Warbler | Oreothlypis virginiae | |
| 471 | Connecticut Warbler | Oporornis agilis | |
| 472 | /Common Yellowthroat/ | Geothlypis trichas | CB,CT,HV,MB |
| 473 | Mourning Warbler | Geothlypis philadelphia | |
| 474 | /Kentucky Warbler/ | Geothlypis formosus | MB,TK |
| 475 | Gray-crowned Yellowthroat | Geothlypis poliocephala | |
| 476 | /Hooded Warbler/ | Setophaga citrina | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 477 | /American Redstart/ | Setophaga ruticilla | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 478 | Cape May Warbler | Setophaga tigrina | |
| 479 | Cerulean Warbler | Setophaga cerulea | |
| 480 | /Northern Parula/ | Setophaga americana | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 481 | Tropical Parula | Setophaga pitiayumi | |
| 482 | |Magnolia Warbler| | Setophaga magnolia | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 483 | |Bay-breasted Warbler| | Setophaga castanea | MB |
| 484 | |Blackburnian Warbler| | Setophaga fusca | MB |
| 485 | /Yellow Warbler/ | Setophaga petechia | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 486 | /Chestnut-sided Warbler/ | Setophaga pensylvanica | CB,MB,TK |
| 487 | Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | |
| 488 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | Setophaga caerulescens | |
| 489 | Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | |
| 490 | Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus | |
| 491 | /Yellow-rumped Warbler/ | Setophaga coronata | MB,TK |
| 492 | /Yellow-throated Warbler/ | Setophaga dominica | CT,MB |
| 493 | Prairie Warbler | Setophaga discolor | |
| 494 | Grace's Warbler | Setophaga graciae | CT,HV |
| 495 | Townsend's Warbler | Setophaga townsendi | |
| 496 | Hermit Warbler | Setophaga occidentalis | |
| 497 | Golden-cheeked Warbler | Setophaga chrysoparia | |
| 498 | /Black-throated Green Warbler/ | Setophaga virens | CT,HV,MB,TK |
| 499 | Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons | HV |
| 500 | Golden-crowned Warbler | Basileuterus culicivorus | MB,TK |
| 501 | Canada Warbler | Cardellina canadensis | |
| 502 | /Wilson's Warbler/ | Cardellina pusilla | CB,MB |
| 503 | /Yellow-breasted Chat/ | Icteria virens | CB,CT,HV,MB |
Bananaquit: Coerebidae |
| 504 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | CB,MB |
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae |
| 505 | Gray-headed Tanager | Eucometis penicillata | CB,MB,TK |
| 506 | Black-throated Shrike-Tanager | Lanio aurantius | MB,TK |
| 507 | Crimson-collared Tanager | Ramphocelus sanguinolentus | CB,HV,MB,PH |
| 508 | Passerini's Tanager | Ramphocelus passerinii | CB,MB |
| 509 | Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 510 | Yellow-winged Tanager | Thraupis abbas | CB,MB,TK |
| 511 | Golden-hooded Tanager | Tangara larvata | CB,HV,MB |
| 512 | Green Honeycreeper | Chlorophanes spiza | CB,MB |
| 513 | Shining Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes lucidus | |
| 514 | Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 515 | Grayish Saltator | Saltator coerulescens | CT,MB |
| 516 | Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus | CB,HV,MB |
| 517 | Black-headed Saltator | Saltator atriceps | CB,HV,MB,TK |
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae |
| 518 | Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina | MB |
| 519 | Slate-colored Seedeater | Sporophila schistacea | |
| 520 | Variable Seedeater | Sporophila corvina | CB,MB |
| 521 | White-collared Seedeater | Sporophila torqueola | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 522 | Thick-billed Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus funereus | CB,MB |
| 523 | Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus | CB,HV,MB |
| 524 | Grassland Yellow-Finch | Sicalis luteola | |
| 525 | Orange-billed Sparrow | Arremon aurantiirostris | CB,MB |
| 526 | Olive Sparrow | Arremonops rufivirgatus | CT |
| 527 | Green-backed Sparrow | Arremonops chloronotus | MB,TK |
| 528 | Rusty Sparrow | Aimophila rufescens | HV |
| 529 | Botteri's Sparrow | Peucaea botterii | |
| 530 | Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | CT |
| 531 | Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida | |
| 532 | Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | |
| 533 | Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | |
| 534 | Lark Bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys | |
| 535 | Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
| 536 | Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | |
| 537 | Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | |
| 538 | Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | |
| 539 | White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |
| 540 | Common Bush-Tanager | Chlorospingus ophthalmicus | |
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae |
| 541 | Rose-throated Tanager | Piranga roseogularis | TK |
| 542 | Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava | HV |
| 543 | /Summer Tanager/ | Piranga rubra | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 544 | |Scarlet Tanager| | Piranga olivacea | MB |
| 545 | Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | |
| 546 | Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | |
| 547 | White-winged Tanager | Piranga leucoptera | |
| 548 | Red-crowned Ant-Tanager | Habia rubica | HV,MB,PH,TK |
| 549 | Red-throated Ant-Tanager | Habia fuscicauda | CB,CT,HV,MB
PH,TK |
| 550 | Black-faced Grosbeak | Caryothraustes poliogaster | CB,MB,TK |
| 551 | Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | CT |
| 552 | /Rose-breasted Grosbeak/ | Pheucticus ludovicianus | CT,HV,MB |
| 553 | Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | |
| 554 | Gray-throated Chat | Granatellus sallaei | |
| 555 | Blue Seedeater | Amaurospiza concolor | |
| 556 | Blue-black Grosbeak | Cyanocompsa cyanoides | CB,MB |
| 557 | Blue Bunting | Cyanocompsa parellina | TK |
| 558 | /Blue Grosbeak/ | Passerina caerulea | HV,MB |
| 559 | /Indigo Bunting/ | Passerina cyanea | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 560 | |Painted Bunting| | Passerina ciris | TK |
| 561 | |Dickcissel| | Spiza americana | TK |
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae |
| 562 | Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | |
| 563 | Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | CT |
| 564 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | |
| 565 | Melodious Blackbird | Dives dives | CB,CT,HV,MB
TK |
| 566 | Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | CB,CT,HV,TK |
| 567 | Bronzed Cowbird | Molothrus aeneus | CT,MB,TK |
| 568 | Giant Cowbird | Molothrus oryzivorus | TK |
| 569 | Black-cowled Oriole | Icterus prosthemelas | CB,CT,MB,PH
TK |
| 570 | /Orchard Oriole/ | Icterus spurius | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 571 | Hooded Oriole | Icterus cucullatus | CT,MB |
| 572 | Yellow-backed Oriole | Icterus chrysater | HV |
| 573 | Yellow-tailed Oriole | Icterus mesomelas | CT,HV,MB,PH |
| 574 | Orange Oriole | Icterus auratus | |
| 575 | Altamira Oriole | Icterus gularis | CT |
| 576 | /Baltimore Oriole/ | Icterus galbula | CB,CT,MB,TK |
| 577 | Yellow-billed Cacique | Amblycercus holosericeus | CB,CT,HV,MB |
| 578 | Chestnut-headed Oropendola | Psarocolius wagleri | |
| 579 | Montezuma Oropendola | Psarocolius montezuma | CB,CT,MB,TK |
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae |
| 580 | Scrub Euphonia | Euphonia affinis | CT,MB,TK |
| 581 | Yellow-throated Euphonia | Euphonia hirundinacea | HV,MB,TK |
| 582 | Elegant Euphonia | Euphonia elegantissima | |
| 583 | Olive-backed Euphonia | Euphonia gouldi | CB,HV,MB,TK |
| 584 | White-vented Euphonia | Euphonia minuta | |
| 585 | Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | |
| 586 | Black-headed Siskin | Spinus notatus | HV |
| 587 | Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | |
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae |
| 588 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
* 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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