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La Selva Biological Station
Bird Checklist

List of species recorded at this locale along with frequency of occurrence. The 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 locale. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorFC
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiFC
3Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiFC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisFC
5Muscovy DuckCairina moschataUC
6/Blue-winged Teal/Anas discorsR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

7Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsC
8Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensFC
9Great CurassowCrax rubraR

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

10Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotis 
11Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatus 
12Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusVR

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

13Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

14Wood StorkMycteria americanaR

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

15Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensR

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

16Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianusC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

17AnhingaAnhinga anhingaFC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

18Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusR
19/Least Bittern/Ixobrychus exilisR
20Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumR
21Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumUC
22Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumUC
23/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasUC
24Great EgretArdea albaFC
25Snowy EgretEgretta thulaC
26/Little Blue Heron/Egretta caerulea 
27/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolor 
28Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisA
29Green HeronButorides virescensC
30Agami HeronAgamia agamiR
31Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxUC
32Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusR

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

33Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisUC
34Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja 

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

35Black VultureCoragyps atratusA
36Turkey VultureCathartes auraA
37King VultureSarcoramphus papaUC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

38/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

39Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisUC
40Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusUC
41Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusUC
42White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus 
43Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisR
44Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusFC
45|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisR
46\Plumbeous Kite\Ictinia plumbeaFC
47/Northern Harrier/Circus cyaneus 
48Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosusUC
49/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusUC
50Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensVR
51Barred HawkLeucopternis princepsFC
52Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusFC
53White HawkLeucopternis albicollisUC
54Common Black-HawkButeogallus anthracinusUC
55Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitingaR
56Solitary EagleHarpyhaliaetus solitariusVR
57Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisFC
58/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusC
59Gray HawkButeo nitidusFC
60Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusUC
61|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniFC
62Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusR
63/Red-tailed Hawk/Buteo jamaicensisR
64Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisVR
65Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusR
66Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusR
67Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

68Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisR
69Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiVR
70Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusR
71Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayFC
72Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansFC
73/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusUC
74|Merlin|Falco columbariusR
75Bat FalconFalco rufigularisUC
76/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusUC

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

77SunbitternEurypyga heliasUC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

78White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisC
79Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisR
80Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajaneaUC
81Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorR
82Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaUC
83Common GallinuleGallinula galeataUC

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

84SungrebeHeliornis fulicaUC

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

85LimpkinAramus guaraunaVR

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

86/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferus 

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

87Northern JacanaJacana spinosaFC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

88Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius 
89/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaUC
90/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaUC
91/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

92Rock PigeonColumba liviaA
93Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisA
94Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaUC
95Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisC
96#Ruddy Pigeon#Patagioenas subvinacea 
97Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisC
98Mourning DoveZenaida macroura 
99Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiFC
100Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosaUC
101White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiA
102Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniFC
103Olive-backed Quail-DoveGeotrygon veraguensisUC
104Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

105Crimson-fronted ParakeetAratinga finschiFC
106Olive-throated ParakeetAratinga nanaC
107<Great Green Macaw>Ara ambiguusUC
108Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisC
109Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisFC
110White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisA
111Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisC
112Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

113Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaC
114/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanusR
115|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusVR
116\Striped Cuckoo\Tapera naeviaUC
117Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiVR
118Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisA

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

119Barn OwlTyto albaR

 
Owls: Strigidae

120Vermiculated Screech-Owl**Megascops vermiculatusUC
121Crested OwlLophostrix cristataUC
122Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataFC
123Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsR
124Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataFC
125Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineataUC
126Striped OwlPseudoscops clamatorR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

127Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusUC
128Common NighthawkChordeiles minorR
129Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisC
130/Chuck-will's-widow/Caprimulgus carolinensisR

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

131Great PotooNyctibius grandisUC
132Common PotooNyctibius griseusR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

133Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiVR
134Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaFC
135White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
136|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaFC
137Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisC
138Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisFC
139Great Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila sanctihieronymiVR

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

140White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraFC
141White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaR
142Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusUC
143Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriUC
144Green HermitPhaethornis guy 
145Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisFC
146Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularisC
147Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiFC
148Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiFC
149Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiR
150Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeUC
151<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisR
152Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula 
153Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisR
154/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisVR
155Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiFC
156Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiUC
157Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaFC
158Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaFC
159SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataR
160Blue-chested HummingbirdAmazilia amabilisFC
161Blue-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia cyanuraX
162Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlA
163Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaX
164Blue-throated GoldentailHylocharis eliciaeR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

165Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusR
166Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaFC
167Northern Violaceous Trogon
(Gartered Trogon)
Trogon caligatusC
168Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusFC
169#Collared Trogon#Trogon collaris 

 
Motmots: Momotidae

170Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus coeruliceps 
171Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiFC
172Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

173Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
174/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonUC
175Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaFC
176Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaFC
177Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaVR
178American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

179White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusUC
180Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusUC
181White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisR
182White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusR

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

183Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaFC
184Great JacamarJacamerops aureusVR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

185Blue-throated Toucanet**Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis 
186Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusC
187Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisR
188Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiC
189Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusA

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

190Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniA
191/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusR
192Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatusUC
193Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplexFC
194Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusR
195Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusFC
196Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusFC
197Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

198Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisUC
199Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraFC
200Western Woodhaunter**Hyloctistes virgatus 
201Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusUC
202Plain XenopsXenops minutusC
203Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaFC
204Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaR
205Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicaudaR
206Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusC
207Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeFC
208Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransFC
209Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusUC
210Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusUC
211Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiA
212Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusUC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

213Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusFC
214Great AntshrikeTaraba majorFC
215Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusUC
216Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaUC
217Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusR
218Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis 
219Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticeps 
220Checker-throated AntwrenEpinecrophylla fulviventrisUC
221White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisR
222Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisUC
223Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyranninaFC
224Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsR
225Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulC
226Immaculate AntbirdMyrmeciza immaculataFC
227Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspisUC
228Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesR
229Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

230Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisFC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

231Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusUC
232Thicket AntpittaHylopezus divesR

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

233Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusR
234Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaFC
235Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataR
236Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterA
237#Olive-striped Flycatcher#Mionectes olivaceusUC
238Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusC
239Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusR
240Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimusC
241Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusFC
242Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareUC
243Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant
(Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher)
Poecilotriccus sylviaUC
244Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumA
245Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsFC
246Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisUC
247Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescensA
248Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilisUC
249Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusR
250Northern Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus mexicanusR
251Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusUC
252Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusUC
253Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisR
254|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiUC
255|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusC
256|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensFC
257Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusC
258/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisC
259|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescensUC
260|Alder Flycatcher|Empidonax alnorumUC
261/Willow Flycatcher/Empidonax trailliiUC
262White-throated FlycatcherEmpidonax albigularisX
263Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusVR
264Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusFC
265Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusFC
266Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraFC
267Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferA
268/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusUC
269Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusA
270Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaC
271Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisA
272Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisC
273White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusFC
274Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusR
275Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisFC
276Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusC
277Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusA
278/Western Kingbird/Tyrannus verticalisVR
279|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

280Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataUC
281Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisR
282Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisR
283Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusFC
284Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusUC
285<Snowy Cotinga>Carpodectes nitidusFC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

286White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraUC
287White-collared ManakinManacus candeiC
288Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearis 
289White-crowned ManakinPipra pipra 
290Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalisFC
291Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseiceps 

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

292Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorC
293Masked TityraTityra semifasciataA
294Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdinaR
295Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensVR
296Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusC
297White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusUC
298Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseus 
299/Rose-throated Becard/Pachyramphus aglaiaeR

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

300/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsA
301Warbling VireoVireo gilvusVR
302/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusFC
303|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusC
304Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisFC
305Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceicepsC
306Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusA
307Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusUC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

308Brown JayPsilorhinus morioA

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

309Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennisC
310Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisA
311Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaC
312Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaC
313|Bank Swallow|Riparia ripariaUC
314/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaA
315|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaUC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

316Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusC
317Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisFC
318House WrenTroglodytes aedonA
319Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusC
320Plain WrenCantorchilus modestusC
321Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusFC
322White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaC
323Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusFC
324Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusUC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

325Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisR
326Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusC
327Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaA

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

328#Black-faced Solitaire#Myadestes melanops 
329|Veery|Catharus fuscescensR
330|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusR
331|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatusC
332/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaFC
333Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusUC
334Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiA
335White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis 

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

336/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisUC

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

337/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumVR

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

338/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaUC
339/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumUC
340/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisA
341/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaUC
342Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaC
343/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraR
344/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraUC
345/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaUC
346/Tennessee Warbler/Oreothlypis peregrinaA
347Nashville WarblerOreothlypis ruficapillaVR
348/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasUC
349Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaFC
350/MacGillivray's Warbler/Geothlypis tolmieiUC
351/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaUC
352/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosusUC
353Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaFC
354/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaR
355/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaFC
356/Cape May Warbler/Setophaga tigrinaVR
357Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaUC
358Northern ParulaSetophaga americanaVR
359/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaVR
360/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaUC
361/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca 
362/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaC
363/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaA
364Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataR
365/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataR
366/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virens 
367Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaFC
368|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisUC
369Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaR
370/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensUC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

371BananaquitCoereba flaveolaA

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

372Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiFC
373White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxUC
374White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusFC
375Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatrii 
376White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusC
377Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusC
378Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiA
379Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusA
380Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumA
381Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataFC
382#Silver-throated Tanager#Tangara icterocephalaUC
383Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFC
384Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaVR
385Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvataA
386Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaUC
387Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaFC
388Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
389Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusFC
390Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusFC
391Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescensFC
392Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusA
393Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsC
394Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

395Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaC
396Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaA
397White-collared SeedeaterSporophila torqueolaUC
398Nicaraguan Seed-FinchOryzoborus nuttingiUC
399Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereusFC
400Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusC
401Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisC
402Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

403/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraC
404|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaFC
405Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicaudaC
406Olive Tanager
(Carmiol's Tanager)
Chlorothraupis carmioliR
407Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterFC
408Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisVR
409/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusUC
410Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoidesFC
411Blue GrosbeakPasserina caeruleaVR
412/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaR

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

413Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusR
414Red-breasted BlackbirdSturnella militarisR
415Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaFC
416Melodious BlackbirdDives divesFC
417Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusA
418Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusC
419Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusFC
420Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasFC
421/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusUC
422Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasUC
423/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaA
424Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusFC
425Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisFC
426Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriC
427Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaA

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

428Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaFC
429Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiFC
430White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaUC
431Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneae 

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

432House SparrowPasser domesticusC

* 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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