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Partial bird checklist of this site.

 
TINAMOUS: Tinamidae

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonapartei

 
PELICANS: Pelecanidae

2Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
FRIGATEBIRDS: Fregatidae

3Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae

4Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
5Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis

 
STORKS: Ciconiidae

6Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

7Black VultureCoragyps atratus
8Turkey VultureCathartes aura
9King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
OSPREY: Pandionidae

10OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae

11Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
12Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
13Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
14Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
15Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosus
16Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
17Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
18Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
19Barred HawkLeucopternis princeps
20White HawkLeucopternis albicollis
21Common Black-HawkButeogallus anthracinus
22Mangrove Black-HawkButeogallus subtilis
23Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitinga
24Solitary EagleHarpyhaliaetus solitarius
25Gray HawkButeo nitida
26Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
27Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
28Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
29Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
30Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
31Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
32Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
33Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus

 
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae

34Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima
35Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
36Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
37Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
38American KestrelFalco sparverius
39Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
40Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae

41Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
42Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
43Black GuanChamaepetes unicolor
44Great CurassowCrax rubra

 
NEW WORLD QUAIL: Odontophoridae

45Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogon
46Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemus

 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae

47White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis

 
SUNBITTERN: Eurypygidae

48SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae

49WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
50Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
51Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia
52WilletCatoptrophorus semipalmatus

 
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae

53Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
54Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
55Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
56Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
57White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
58Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti
59Inca DoveColumbina inca
60White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
61Buff-fronted Quail-DoveGeotrygon costaricensis
62Chiriqui Quail-DoveGeotrygon chiriquensis
63Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violacea
64Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana

 
PARROTS: Psittacidae

65Great Green MacawAra ambigua
66Scarlet MacawAra macao
67Crimson-fronted ParakeetAratinga finschi
68Orange-fronted ParakeetAratinga canicularis
69Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanni
70Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineola
71Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
72Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensis
73Brown-hooded ParrotPionopsitta haematotis
74White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifrons
75Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis

 
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae

76Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
77Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
78Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
79Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygus

 
BARN-OWLS: Tytonidae

80Barn OwlTyto alba

 
OWLS: Strigidae

81Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperi
82Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkii
83Mottled OwlCiccaba virgata
84Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineata
85Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
86Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum

 
POTOOS: Nyctibiidae

87Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae

88PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
89Dusky NightjarCaprimulgus saturatus

 
SWIFTS: Apodidae

90Black SwiftCypseloides niger
91Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
92White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
93Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
94Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

95White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila
96Green HermitPhaethornis guy
97Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
98Little HermitPhaethornis longuemareus
99Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
100Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
101Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus
102Brown VioletearColibri delphinae
103Green VioletearColibri thalassinus
104Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
105Canivet's EmeraldChlorostilbon canivetii
106Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignis
107Coppery-headed EmeraldElvira cupreiceps
108Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximia
109Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
110Blue-throated GoldentailHylocharis eliciae
111Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
112Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
113Steely-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia saucerrottei
114White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucus
115Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaema
116Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula
117Magnificent HummingbirdEugenes fulgens
118Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
119Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantii
120Magenta-throated WoodstarCalliphlox bryantae
121Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
122Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintilla

 
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae

123Collared TrogonTrogon collaris
124Orange-bellied TrogonTrogon aurantiiventris
125Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus
126Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinno

 
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae

127Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
MOTMOTS: Momotidae

128Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momota
129Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum
130Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosa

 
JACAMARS: Galbulidae

131Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
BARBETS: Capitonidae

132Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcierii
133Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantzii

 
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae

134Blue-throated ToucanetAulacorhynchus caeruleogularis
135Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantzii
136Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus

 
WOODPECKERS: Picidae

137Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
138Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
139Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus
140Smoky-brown WoodpeckerVeniliornis fumigatus
141Golden-olive WoodpeckerPiculus rubiginosus
142Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
143Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis

 
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae

144Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythrops
145Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
146Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosus
147Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticeps
148Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrencii
149Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneus
150Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalaris
151Ruddy Foliage-gleanerAutomolus rubiginosus
152Tawny-throated LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanus
153Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularis

 
WOODCREEPERS: Dendrocolaptidae

154Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
155Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroa
156Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
157Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
158Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
159Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
160Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus
161Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
162Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
163Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillus

 
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae

164Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
165Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus
166Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
167Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
168Immaculate AntbirdMyrmeciza immaculata

 
ANTTHRUSHES, ANTPITTAS: Formicariidae

169Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis
170Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectus
171Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis
172Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatus

 
TAPACULOS: Rhinocryptidae

173Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifrons

 
COTINGAS: Cotingidae

174SharpbillOxyruncus cristatus
175Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollis
176Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculata

 
MANAKINS: Pipridae

177White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo altera
178Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearis

 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

179Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
180Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
181Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
182Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantzii
183Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
184Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
185Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus
186Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
187Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliaris
188Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimus
189Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
190Slate-headed Tody-TyrantPoecilotriccus sylvia
191Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
192Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris
193Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
194White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
195Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercus
196Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
197Dark PeweeContopus lugubris
198Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
199Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
200Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
201Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
202Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
203Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
204Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
205Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
206Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescens
207Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
208Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
209Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
210Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingi
211Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
212Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
213Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
214Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
215Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
216Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
217Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
218Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
219Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
220Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
221Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
222Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
223Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
224Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
225Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
226Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseus
227Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae
228Masked TityraTityra semifasciata

 
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae

229Purple MartinProgne subis
230Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
231Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
232Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
233Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
234Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
235Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
236Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
SILKY-FLYCATCHERS: Ptilogonatidae

237Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxantha

 
WAXWINGS: Bombycillidae

238Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum

 
DIPPERS: Cinclidae

239American DipperCinclus mexicanus

 
WRENS: Troglodytidae

240Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
241Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinucha
242Rufous-breasted WrenThryothorus rutilus
243Rufous-and-white WrenThryothorus rufalbus
244Plain WrenThryothorus modestus
245House WrenTroglodytes aedon
246Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceus
247White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
248Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
249Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomela

 
MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS: Mimidae

250Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis

 
THRUSHES: Turdidae

251Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanops
252Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris
253Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
254Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostris
255Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantzii
256Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanus
257Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
258Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
259Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
260Mountain RobinTurdus plebejus
261Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus
262Clay-colored RobinTurdus grayi
263White-throated RobinTurdus assimilis

 
GNATCATCHERS: Polioptilidae

264Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS: Muscicapidae

265White-throated RobinIrania gutturalis

 
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae

266White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosa
267Brown JayCyanocorax morio
268Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullata

 
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae

269Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
270Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
271Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
272Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
273Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
274Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
275Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceiceps
276Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
277Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus
278Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

279Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
280Tennessee WarblerVermivora peregrina
281Tropical ParulaParula pitiayumi
282Yellow WarblerDendroica petechia
283Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
284Yellow-rumped WarblerDendroica coronata
285Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virens
286Townsend's WarblerDendroica townsendi
287Hermit WarblerDendroica occidentalis
288Blackburnian WarblerDendroica fusca
289Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
290Cerulean WarblerDendroica cerulea
291Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
292American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
293Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorus
294OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
295Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
296Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
297Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
298Mourning WarblerOporornis philadelphia
299MacGillivray's WarblerOporornis tolmiei
300Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
301Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
302Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala
303Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
304Canada WarblerWilsonia canadensis
305Slate-throated WhitestartMyioborus miniatus
306Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatus
307Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
308Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifrons
309Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
310Buff-rumped WarblerBasileuterus fulvicauda
311WrenthrushZeledonia coronata

 
BANANAQUIT: Coerebidae

312BananaquitCoereba flaveola

 
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae

313Common Bush-TanagerChlorospingus ophthalmicus
314Sooty-capped Bush-TanagerChlorospingus pileatus
315Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
316Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubica
317Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
318Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
319Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
320White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
321Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus
322Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
323Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
324Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
325Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaei
326Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinis
327Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
328Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
329Elegant EuphoniaEuphonia elegantissima
330Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneae
331Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrys
332Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
333Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
334Rufous-winged TanagerTangara lavinia
335Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowii
336Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta
337Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus

 
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae

338Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
339Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
340Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereus
341Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolor
342Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivacea
343Slaty FinchHaplospiza rustica
344Peg-billed FinchAcanthidops bairdii
345Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbea
346Sooty-faced FinchLysurus crassirostris
347Yellow-thighed FinchPselliophorus tibialis
348White-naped Brush-FinchAtlapetes albinucha
349Yellow-throated Brush-FinchAtlapetes gutturalis
350Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchBuarremon brunneinucha
351Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
352White-eared Ground-SparrowMelozone leucotis
353Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
354Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae

355Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
356Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
357Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus
358Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogaster
359Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialis
360Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
361Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
362Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
363DickcisselSpiza americana

 
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae

364Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
365Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
366Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
367Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
368Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
369Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
370Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
371Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
372Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
373Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
374Montezuma OropendolaGymnostinops montezuma


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