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LA SELVA FIELD STATION

COSTA RICA
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Area (ha):1,600
Altitude (m):35-150
# Species:475
# Excl Vagrants:383
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:9
Species/100 ha:23.9
Habitat: Primary rainforest

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 majorFC
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiFC
3Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiUC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4<Black-bellied Whistling-Duck>Dendrocygna autumnalisR
5<Muscovy Duck>Cairina moschataR
6/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsR
7American WigeonMareca americanaX

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

8Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsUC
9Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensFC
10Great CurassowCrax rubraUC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

11Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusX
12Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisX
13Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusX

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

14Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusX

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

15Rock PigeonColumba liviaX
16Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisUC
17Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaR
18Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisUC
19Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisA
20Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiA
21Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaUC
22Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaR
23Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaX
24Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisUC
25White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiUC
26Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiFC
27Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiX
28White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaX
29Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraX

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

30Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisUC
31\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naeviaUC
32Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiVR
33Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaC
34|Yellow-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus americanusR
35|Mangrove Cuckoo|Coccyzus minorR
36|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

37|Lesser Nighthawk|Chordeiles acutipennisUC
38|Common Nighthawk|Chordeiles minorUC
39Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusFC
40Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisA
41/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensisR

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

42Great PotooNyctibius grandisUC
43Common PotooNyctibius griseusR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

44<Black Swift>Cypseloides nigerR
45<Spot-fronted Swift>Cypseloides cherrieiUC
46<Chestnut-collared Swift>Streptoprocne rutilaUC
47White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
48Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisA
49|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaFC
50<Vaux's Swift>Chaetura vauxiR
51Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisFC
52Great Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila sanctihieronymiVR

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

53White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraFC
54White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaR
55Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusFC
56Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriFC
57Green HermitPhaethornis guyX
58Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisA
59Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisA
60Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeX
61Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiUC
62Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiUC
63Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiR
64Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeUC
65Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaX
66Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisR
67|Ruby-throated Hummingbird|Archilochus colubrisR
68Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiFC
69Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaFC
70Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaA
71SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataUC
72Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisX
73Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiR
74Blue-tailed HummingbirdSaucerottia cyanuraX
75Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaX
76Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlA
77Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisFC
78Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

79Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorUC
80Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusFC
81Common GallinuleGallinula galeataX
82Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaR
83Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruberVR
84White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisC
85Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisUC

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

86SungrebeHeliornis fulicaUC

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

87LimpkinAramus guaraunaVR

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

88/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusR

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

89Northern JacanaJacana spinosaUC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

90Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaX
91/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusA
92/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaR
93/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesUC
94Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaX

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

95Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusX

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

96Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusVR

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

97SunbitternEurypyga heliasUC

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

98<Wood Stork>Mycteria americanaR

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

99Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensX

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

100AnhingaAnhinga anhingaUC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

101Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

102Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumR
103Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumR
104Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumUC
105Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusR
106Agami HeronAgamia agamiR
107Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusR
108Least BitternIxobrychus exilisX
109<Yellow-crowned Night Heron>Nyctanassa violaceaR
110Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxX
111/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caeruleaC
112/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolorR
113Snowy EgretEgretta thulaUC
114Green HeronButorides virescensUC
115Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisA
116Great EgretArdea albaUC
117/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasUC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

118Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisUC
119Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaX

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

120Black VultureCoragyps atratusA
121Turkey VultureCathartes auraA
122King VultureSarcoramphus papaUC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

123/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusUC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

124White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusR
125Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusR
126Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisUC
127(Swallow-tailed Kite)Elanoides forficatusUC
128Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisVR
129Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaX
130Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusUC
131Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusR
132Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusX
133Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusR
134Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisX
135Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisX
136Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusFC
137|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisUC
138(Plumbeous Kite)Ictinia plumbeaR
139Northern HarrierCircus hudsoniusX
140Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusX
141Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorR
142Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensVR
143Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusR
144Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaX
145Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusX
146<Barred Hawk>Morphnarchus princepsR
147Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisR
148White HawkPseudastur albicollisR
149Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusUC
150Gray HawkButeo plagiatusX
151Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusR
152/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusA
153Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusUC
154|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniFC
155|Zone-tailed Hawk|Buteo albonotatusR
156Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisX

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

157Barn OwlTyto albaR

 
Owls: Strigidae

158Crested OwlLophostrix cristataFC
159Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataUC
160Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsUC
161Mottled OwlStrix virgataUC
162Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataUC
163Striped OwlAsio clamatorR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

164Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoX
165Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusR
166Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaA
167Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusX
168Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusC
169Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellusFC
170Collared TrogonTrogon collarisX

 
Motmots: Momotidae

171Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiX
172Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiA
173Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumX
174Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumA

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

175Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataUC
176|Belted Kingfisher|Megaceryle alcyonR
177Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaUC
178American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaUC
179Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaFC
180Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaX

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

181White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusFC
182Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusUC
183White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisUC
184White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusR

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

185Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaA
186Great JacamarJacamerops aureusX

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

187Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiX

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

188Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusX
189Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusC
190Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisX
191Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusA
192Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

193Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusX
194Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniA
195Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusUC
196Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisFC
197Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusUC
198Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusUC
199Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusFC
200Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexFC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

201Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansFC
202Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusR
203Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiVR
204Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisX
205Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayUC
206Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusX
207Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaX
208American KestrelFalco sparveriusX
209MerlinFalco columbariusX
210Bat FalconFalco rufigularisUC
211/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

212Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineolaX
213Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisC
214Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisFC
215Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusX
216White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisA
217Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisC
218Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaC
219Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaC
220<Great Green Macaw>Ara ambiguusUC
221Scarlet MacawAra macaoR
222Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiUC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

223Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusFC
224Great AntshrikeTaraba majorUC
225Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusUC
226Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaFC
227Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusX
228Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisX
229Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticepsUC
230Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisUC
231White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisUC
232Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisUC
233Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaUC
234Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsR
235Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulC
236Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniX
237Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorUC
238Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesUC
239Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniUC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

240Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusR
241Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

242Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

243Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisR
244Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicaudaX
245Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaX
246Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaUC
247Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusA
248Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeFC
249Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransFC
250Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusUC
251Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusR
252Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusUC
253Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiC
254Plain XenopsXenops minutusC
255Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisR
256Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusX
257Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraUC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

258White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraUC
259White-collared ManakinManacus candeiA
260White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraX
261Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisA

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

262Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataUC
263#Bare-necked Umbrellabird#Cephalopterus glabricollisUC
264Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisX
265Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusUC
266#Three-wattled Bellbird#Procnias tricarunculatusUC
267<Snowy Cotinga>Carpodectes nitidusUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

268Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorUC
269Masked TityraTityra semifasciataC
270Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisX
271Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensVR
272Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusA
273White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusUC
274|Rose-throated Becard|Pachyramphus aglaiaeR

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

275Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus?
276Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusR
277Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusX

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

278Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsX
279Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusX
280#Olive-streaked Flycatcher#Mionectes olivaceusUC
281Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusA
282Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusX
283Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisX
284Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusA
285Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareUC
286Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaUC
287Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumA
288Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsFC
289Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisUC
290Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensC
291Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusFC
292Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusUC
293Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaFC
294Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataR
295Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterUC
296Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaR
297Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusA
298Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisX
299|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiUC
300|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusUC
301Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisA
302|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensA
303/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisC
304|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescensR
305|Alder Flycatcher|Empidonax alnorumUC
306|Willow Flycatcher|Empidonax trailliiUC
307White-throated FlycatcherEmpidonax albigularisX
308|Least Flycatcher|Empidonax minimusR
309Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansUC
310Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusFC
311Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusA
312Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraFC
313Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferC
314/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusUC
315Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusC
316Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaA
317Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisA
318Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisC
319White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusFC
320Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusX
321(Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher)Myiodynastes luteiventrisUC
322(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusC
323Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusC
324/Western Kingbird/Tyrannus verticalisVR
325|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusFC
326Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusX

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

327Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusR
328Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsR
329Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataA
330White-eyed VireoVireo griseusVR
331/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsUC
332|Warbling Vireo|Vireo gilvusVR
333|Philadelphia Vireo|Vireo philadelphicusR
334|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusC
335(Yellow-green Vireo)Vireo flavoviridisFC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

336Brown JayPsilorhinus morioUC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

337|Bank Swallow|Riparia ripariaUC
338Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolorX
339Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaUC
340|Purple Martin|Progne subisR
341Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaUC
342/Northern Rough-winged Swallow/Stelgidopteryx serripennisUC
343Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisC
344Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaX
345|Barn Swallow|Hirundo rusticaA
346|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaA

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

347Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisR
348Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusC
349White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataA

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

350Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaR
351Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusFC
352House WrenTroglodytes aedonA
353Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusC
354Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisFC
355Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusA
356Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoniC
357Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusA
358White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaA
359Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusR

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

360/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

361#Black-faced Solitaire#Myadestes melanopsR
362|Veery|Catharus fuscescensR
363|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusUC
364|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatusC
365/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaA
366#Pale-vented Thrush#Turdus obsoletusUC
367#White-throated Thrush#Turdus assimilisR
368Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiA

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

369/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumVR

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

370House SparrowPasser domesticusUC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

371Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaA
372White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaUC
373Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinaceaX
374Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiA
375#Tawny-capped Euphonia#Euphonia anneaeR

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

376Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusX
377Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisC
378Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

379BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusX
380Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaX
381Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusFC
382Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriUC
383Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaA
384Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisFC
385Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasFC
386/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusR
387Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasR
388/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaA
389Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisR
390Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusUC
391Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusUC
392Melodious BlackbirdDives divesR
393Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusX
394/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensR

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

395/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaUC
396/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumR
397/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaUC
398/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisC
399/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraUC
400/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraR
401/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaUC
402|Prothonotary Warbler|Protonotaria citreaR
403/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaA
404Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaVR
405Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaUC
406MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmieiX
407/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaFC
408/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaUC
409Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaUC
410|Common Yellowthroat|Geothlypis trichasR
411/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaR
412/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaUC
413/Cape May Warbler/Setophaga tigrinaVR
414|Cerulean Warbler|Setophaga ceruleaR
415Northern ParulaSetophaga americanaVR
416/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnolia?
417/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaUC
418/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaUC
419/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaC
420/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaA
421Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataR
422Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumX
423/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataR
424/Yellow-throated Warbler/Setophaga dominicaR
425/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensR
426Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaA
427|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisFC
428|Wilson's Warbler|Cardellina pusillaR

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

429Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

430/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraC
431|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaUC
432White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraX
433Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicaudaC
434Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioliX
435Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterFC
436#Black-thighed Grosbeak#Pheucticus tibialisUC
437/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusUC
438Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesFC
439/Blue Grosbeak/Passerina caeruleaR
440/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaR
441Painted BuntingPasserina cirisX
442DickcisselSpiza americanaX

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

443White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusFC
444Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiX
445White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusUC
446White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxX
447Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusUC
448Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiA
449Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusA
450Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
451Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataA
452Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataUC
453#Rufous-winged Tanager#Tangara laviniaR
454#Bay-headed Tanager#Tangara gyrolaUC
455#Emerald Tanager#Tangara floridaR
456#Silver-throated Tanager#Tangara icterocephalaFC
457#Scarlet-thighed Dacnis#Dacnis venustaUC
458Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaFC
459Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusFC
460Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusUC
461Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
462Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasX
463Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaUC
464Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaUC
465Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingiUC
466Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaA
467Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiUC
468Slate-colored SeedeaterSporophila schistaceaX
469BananaquitCoereba flaveolaA
470Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusUC
471Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusA
472Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsC
473Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisUC
474Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusX
475Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusUC

 

 *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 Visitor66
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient23
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant9
[]Accidental1

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common56
CCommon37
FCFairly/Locally Common51
UCUncommon/Scarce134
RRare/Very Scarce91
VRVery Rare12
XAccidental/Vagrant1
?Uncertain92

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened17
VVulnerable10
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered1

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.