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# Species*:287
# Excl Vagrants*:287
# Endemics*:45
# Near Endemics*:5
*Based on partial or incomplete data.
Habitat: Coastal forest, bamboo, roadsides, gardens

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 globally 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.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Solitary TinamouTinamus solitarius?
2Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus?
3Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa?

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis?
5Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Dusky-legged GuanPenelope obscura?

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

7Spot-winged Wood-QuailOdontophorus capueira?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba liviaUC
9Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
10Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuroUC
11Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea?
12Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiFC
13Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaUC
14White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiUC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

15Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
16Striped CuckooTapera naeviaUC
17Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaUC
18Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphusUC
19/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanusUC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

20Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisUC
21Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusUC
22Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisUC
23Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquataUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

24Common PotooNyctibius griseus?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

25Sooty SwiftCypseloides fumigatus?
26Great Dusky SwiftCypseloides senex?
27White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris?
28Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisFC
29Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalisFC
30Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

31(Black Jacobin)Florisuga fuscaC
32Saw-billed HermitRamphodon naeviusFC
33Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruberFC
34Planalto HermitPhaethornis pretreiR
35Scale-throated HermitPhaethornis eurynome?
36(Black-throated Mango)Anthracothorax nigricollisUC
37Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusUC
38Festive CoquetteLophornis chalybeusFC
39Brazilian RubyHeliodoxa rubricaudaC
40Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystinaUC
41Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidusUC
42Violet-capped WoodnymphThalurania glaucopisC
43Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macrouraFC
44Sombre HummingbirdEupetomena cirrochlorisUC
45Versicolored EmeraldChrysuronia versicolorFC
46Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriataUC
47White-chinned SapphireChlorestes cyanusUC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

48Blackish RailPardirallus nigricans?
49Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorUC
50Slaty-breasted Wood-RailAramides saracura?

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

51LimpkinAramus guaraunaR

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

52Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisFC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

53/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?
54/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

55Kelp GullLarus dominicanus?
56Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisUC
57Royal TernThalasseus maximusR

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

58Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensUC

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

59Brown BoobySula leucogasterR

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

60Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

61Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax?
62Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea?
63Snowy EgretEgretta thula?
64Striated HeronButorides striata?
65Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis?
66Great EgretArdea albaFC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

67Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
68Turkey VultureCathartes auraFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

69Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus?
70Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus?
71Rufous-thighed KiteHarpagus diodon?
72Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor?
73Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensUC
74White-necked HawkButeogallus lacernulatus?
75Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
76Mantled HawkPseudastur polionotus?

 
Owls: Strigidae

77Long-tufted Screech-OwlMegascops sanctaecatarinaeUC
78Black-capped Screech-OwlMegascops atricapillaUC
79Least Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium minutissimumUC
80Mottled OwlStrix virgata?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

81Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridisUC
82Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucura?

 
Motmots: Momotidae

83Rufous-capped MotmotBaryphthengus ruficapillus?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

84Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

85Buff-bellied PuffbirdNotharchus swainsoni?
86Crescent-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila striataUC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

87Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

88Saffron ToucanetPteroglossus bailloni?
89Spot-billed ToucanetSelenidera maculirostris?
90Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinusUC
91Red-breasted ToucanRamphastos dicolorus?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

92White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus?
93Ochre-collared PiculetPicumnus temminckii?
94Yellow-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes flavifrons?
95White-spotted WoodpeckerDryobates spilogaster?
96Little WoodpeckerDryobates passerinusR
97Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusUC
98Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescensFC
99Yellow-throated WoodpeckerPiculus flavigulaR
100Campo FlickerColaptes campestrisUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

101Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansUC
102Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway?
103Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

104Brown-backed ParrotletTouit melanonotus?
105Plain ParakeetBrotogeris tiricaFC
106Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiririR
107Pileated ParrotPionopsitta pileata?
108Blue-bellied ParrotTriclaria malachitacea?
109Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximilianiFC
110Cobalt-rumped ParrotletForpus xanthopterygius?
111Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalisC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

112Spot-backed AntshrikeHypoedaleus guttatusUC
113Giant AntshrikeBatara cinerea?
114Tufted AntshrikeMackenziaena severaUC
115Chestnut-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus palliatusUC
116Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens?
117Star-throated AntwrenRhopias gularisUC
118Spot-breasted AntvireoDysithamnus stictothoraxFC
119Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis?
120Salvadori's AntwrenMyrmotherula minorUC
121Unicolored AntwrenMyrmotherula unicolorUC
122Rufous-margined AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatusC
123Ferruginous AntbirdDrymophila ferrugineaFC
124Bertoni's AntbirdDrymophila rubricollisUC
125Ochre-rumped AntbirdDrymophila ochropyga?
126Scaled AntbirdDrymophila squamataC
127Streak-capped AntwrenTerenura maculataFC
128White-shouldered Fire-eyePyriglena leucopteraFC
129Squamate AntbirdMyrmodenus squamosaUC

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

130Black-cheeked GnateaterConopophaga melanopsFC
131Rufous GnateaterConopophaga lineata?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

132Variegated AntpittaGrallaria varia?
133Speckle-breasted AntpittaCryptopezus nattereri?

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

134Spotted BamboowrenPsilorhamphus guttatusUC
135Slaty BristlefrontMerulaxis aterUC
136White-breasted TapaculoEleoscytalopus indigoticus?

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

137Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colmaUC
138Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisona?
139Such's AntthrushChamaeza meruloides?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

140South American LeaftosserSclerurus obscuriorUC
141Rufous-breasted LeaftosserSclerurus scansorFC
142Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusFC
143Plain-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla turdina?
144Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostris?
145Lesser WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus fuscusFC
146Scaled WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes squamatus?
147Plain XenopsXenops minutusUC
148Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansFC
149Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus?
150Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura?
151Pale-browed TreehunterCichlocolaptes leucophrusUC
152Black-capped Foliage-gleanerPhilydor atricapillusFC
153Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia lichtensteiniFC
154Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata?
155Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufum?
156White-eyed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus leucophthalmusFC
157Orange-eyed ThornbirdPhacellodomus erythrophthalmusUC
158Orange-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus ferrugineigulaUC
159Pallid SpinetailCranioleuca pallidaFC
160Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeusUC
161Rufous-capped SpinetailSynallaxis ruficapilla?
162Spix's SpinetailSynallaxis spixi?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

163Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareola?
164Swallow-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia caudataFC
165Pin-tailed ManakinIlicura militarisFC
166White-bearded ManakinManacus manacusFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

167Bare-throated BellbirdProcnias nudicollisUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

168Greenish SchiffornisSchiffornis virescens?
169Buff-throated PurpletuftIodopleura pipraR
170Chestnut-crowned BecardPachyramphus castaneus?
171White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus?
172Black-capped BecardPachyramphus marginatusR
173Crested BecardPachyramphus validusFC

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

174SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusUC
175Whiskered Flycatcher**Myiobius mastacalisUC
176Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

177White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus?
178Russet-winged SpadebillPlatyrinchus leucoryphusR
179Gray-hooded FlycatcherMionectes rufiventrisUC
180Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusFC
181Oustalet's TyrannuletPhylloscartes oustaleti?
182Bay-ringed TyrannuletPhylloscartes sylviolusUC
183Southern Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus eximius?
184Sao Paulo Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus paulistaR
185Eared Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis auricularis?
186Drab-breasted Pygmy-TyrantHemitriccus diopsUC
187Brown-breasted Pygmy-TyrantHemitriccus obsoletus?
188Eye-ringed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus orbitatusUC
189Hangnest Tody-TyrantHemitriccus nidipendulusUC
190Fork-tailed Pygmy-TyrantHemitriccus furcatusUC
191Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeiceps?
192Gray-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalumFC
193Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensFC
194Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaUC
195Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
196Gray-headed ElaeniaMyiopagis canicepsUC
197Planalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatusUC
198Gray-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseocapillaR
199Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus?
200Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleriFC
201Southern Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusUC
202Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatusUC
203/Vermilion Flycatcher/Pyrocephalus rubinus?
204Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta?
205Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusFC
206Large-headed FlatbillRamphotrigon megacephalum?
207(Rufous-tailed Attila)Attila phoenicurusUC
208Gray-hooded AttilaAttila rufusFC
209Grayish MournerRhytipterna simplexUC
210Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaUC
211Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusC
212Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
213Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis?
214(Streaked Flycatcher)Myiodynastes maculatusFC
215(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusFC
216(Variegated Flycatcher)Empidonomus variusFC
217(Tropical Kingbird)Tyrannus melancholicusC
218Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaUC

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

219Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis?
220Rufous-crowned GreenletHylophilus poicilotis?
221Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicusUC
222Chivi VireoVireo chiri?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

223White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa?
224Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
225(Brown-chested Martin)Progne taperaC
226(Southern Rough-winged Swallow)Stelgidopteryx ruficollisUC
227White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisUC
228Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

229Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

230House WrenTroglodytes aedonFC
231Long-billed WrenCantorchilus longirostrisUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

232Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas?
233Yellow-legged ThrushTurdus flavipesFC
234White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollisFC
235Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris?
236Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus?

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

237Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild?

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

238House SparrowPasser domesticus?

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

239Yellowish PipitAnthus chii?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

240Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica?
241Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea?
242Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia pectoralis?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

243Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

244White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliarisR
245Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusFC
246Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus?
247Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhousFC
248Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
249Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusR

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

250Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata?
251Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
252Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusFC
253White-browed WarblerMyiothlypis leucoblephara?
254Riverbank WarblerMyiothlypis rivularisUC

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

255Olive-green TanagerOrthogonys chloricterusFC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

256Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaFC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

257Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordidaR
258Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops?
259Flame-crested TanagerLoriotus cristatusFC
260Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatusC
261Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresiliusFC
262Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaFC
263Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca?
264Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanopteraFC
265Golden-chevroned TanagerThraupis ornataFC
266Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
267Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayana?
268Green-headed TanagerTangara seledonC
269Red-necked TanagerTangara cyanocephalaUC
270Brassy-breasted TanagerTangara desmarestiR
271Gilt-edged TanagerTangara cyanoventrisR
272Swallow TanagerTersina viridis?
273Black-legged DacnisDacnis nigripesR
274Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaFC
275Rufous-headed TanagerHemithraupis ruficapillaFC
276Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosumR
277Uniform FinchHaplospiza unicolor?
278Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaUC
279Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
280Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescensC
281Temminck's SeedeaterSporophila falcirostrisR
282Buffy-fronted SeedeaterSporophila frontalisR
283Pileated FinchCoryphospingus pileatusR
284BananaquitCoereba flaveolaFC
285Sooty GrassquitAsemospiza fuliginosus?
286Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis?
287Black-throated GrosbeakSaltator fuliginosusUC

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor3
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon14
FCFairly/Locally Common58
UCUncommon/Scarce76
RRare/Very Scarce24
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain114

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened16
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.