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# Species:299
# Excl Vagrants:299
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:31
Habitat: Middle elevation forest

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

1Great TinamouTinamus major
2Berlepsch's TinamouCrypturellus berlepschi
3Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
4Choco TinamouCrypturellus kerriae

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

5Baudo GuanPenelope ortoni
6Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii
7Great CurassowCrax rubra

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
9Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
10Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
11Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
12Dusky PigeonPatagioenas goodsoni
13Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
14Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
15Purple Quail-DoveGeotrygon purpurata
16Pallid DoveLeptotila pallida
17Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
19Striped CuckooTapera naevia
20Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
21Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

22Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
23Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
24Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyra

 
Swifts: Apodidae

25Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
26White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
27Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
28Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudus
29Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
30Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

31White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
32Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus
33Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri
34White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruqui
35Green HermitPhaethornis guy
36Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus
37Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
38Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
39Tooth-billed HummingbirdAndrodon aequatorialis
40Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
41Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
42Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
43Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula
44Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia
45White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii
46Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
47Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
48Purple-chested HummingbirdPolyerata rosenbergi
49Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

50White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

51Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

52Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
53/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

54Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

55Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

56Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

57Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
58Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
59Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
60Snowy EgretEgretta thula
61Striated HeronButorides striata
62Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
63Great EgretArdea alba
64Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

65Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

66Black VultureCoragyps atratus
67Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

68/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

69Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
70Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
71Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus
72Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
73Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
74Barred HawkMorphnarchus princeps
75Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
76Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeus
77/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

78Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
79Blue-tailed TrogonTrogon comptus
80White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurus
81Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
82Choco Black-throated TrogonTrogon cupreicauda

 
Motmots: Momotidae

83Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
84Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

85Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
86Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
87American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
88Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

89White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
90Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralis
91Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus
92Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatus
93White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis
94Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolata

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

95Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
96Great JacamarJacamerops aureus

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

97Spot-crowned BarbetCapito maculicoronatus
98Five-colored BarbetCapito quinticolor
99Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcierii

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

100Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinus

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

101Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygus
102Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
103Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
104Choco ToucanRamphastos brevis

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

105Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
106Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
107Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
108Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
109Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus
110Lita WoodpeckerPiculus litae

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

111Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
112Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
113Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
114Bat FalconFalco rufigularis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

115Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchra
116Saffron-headed ParrotPyrilia pyrilia
117Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
118Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalis
119Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosa

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

120Great AntshrikeTaraba major
121Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
122Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus
123Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticeps
124Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventris
125Moustached AntwrenMyrmotherula ignota
126Pacific AntwrenMyrmotherula pacifica
127White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris
128Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
129Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
130Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul
131Esmeraldas AntbirdSipia nigricauda
132Stub-tailed AntbirdSipia berlepschi
133Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoni
134Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolor
135Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannani

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

136Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatus
137Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

138Choco TapaculoScytalopus chocoensis

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

139Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

140Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
141Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
142Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
143Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus
144Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
145Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
146Plain XenopsXenops minutus
147Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosus
148Eastern WoodhaunterAutomolus subulatus
149Double-banded GraytailXenerpestes minlosi
150Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythrops
151Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura

 
Manakins: Pipridae

152Choco ManakinCryptopipo litae
153Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutina
154Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinus
155White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

156Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurata
157Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduliger
158Blue CotingaCotinga nattererii
159Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus
160Black-tipped CotingaCarpodectes hopkei

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

161Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
162Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
163Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufus
164Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

165Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
166Tawny-breasted FlycatcherMyiobius villosus
167Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

168Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus
169Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
170Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicus
171Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelni
172Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillus
173Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
174Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
175Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps
176Pacific FlatbillRhynchocyclus pacificus
177Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectus
178Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
179Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatus
180Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillus
181Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatus
182Choco ElaeniaMyiopagis parambae
183Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
184Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercus
185/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescens
186Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
187Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
188Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
189Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
190Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
191Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensis
192/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus
193Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
194Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
195Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
196Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
197White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatus
198Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchoneti
199Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
200Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
201Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
202Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
203|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

204Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotis
205Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata
206Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

207Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

208Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
209Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
210White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialis
211Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

212Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventris
213Slate-throated GnatcatcherPolioptila schistaceigula

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

214Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus
215House WrenTroglodytes aedon
216White-headed WrenCampylorhynchus albobrunneus
217Sooty-headed WrenPheugopedius spadix
218Stripe-throated WrenCantorchilus leucopogon
219Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
220White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
221Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

222White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

223Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

224/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
225Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus
226White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis
227Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

228Yellow-collared ChlorophoniaChlorophonia flavirostris
229White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta
230Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
231Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissa
232Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

233Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
234Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
235Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
236Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

237Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
238Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
239Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
240Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
241Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

242Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
243/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina
244Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
245Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
246/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castanea
247/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
248Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
249Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
250Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
251Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
252Choco WarblerMyiothlypis chlorophrys
253/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
254Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

255Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassinii

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

256/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
257Crested Ant-TanagerHabia cristata
258Lemon-spectacled TanagerChlorothraupis olivacea
259Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanni
260Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

261White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
262Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatrii
263White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
264Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerus
265Golden-chested TanagerBangsia rothschildi
266Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
267Purplish-mantled TanagerIridosornis porphyrocephalus
268Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
269Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
270Rufous-throated TanagerIxothraupis rufigula
271Gray-and-gold TanagerPoecilostreptus palmeri
272Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina
273Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
274Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
275Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornata
276Rufous-winged TanagerTangara lavinia
277Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
278Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
279Blue-whiskered TanagerTangara johannae
280Golden TanagerTangara arthus
281Emerald TanagerTangara florida
282Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
283Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta
284Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
285Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus
286Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
287Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
288Scarlet-browed TanagerHeterospingus xanthopygius
289Scarlet-and-white TanagerChrysothlypis salmoni
290Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
291Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
292Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
293Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
294Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
295BananaquitCoereba flaveola
296Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
297Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
298Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennis
299Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus

 

 *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.