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Partial bird checklist of this site.

 
TINAMOUS: Tinamidae

1Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeus

 
GREBES: Podicipedidae

2Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
3Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae

4Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus

 
ANHINGAS: Anhingidae

5AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
FRIGATEBIRDS: Fregatidae

6Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae

7Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
8Great EgretArdea alba
9Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
10Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
11Snowy EgretEgretta thula
12Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
13Green HeronButorides virescens
14Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
15Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
16Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
17Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum
18Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
19Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus

 
STORKS: Ciconiidae

20Wood StorkMycteria americana
21JabiruJabiru mycteria

 
IBIS, SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae

22White IbisEudocimus albus
23Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
24Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: Anatidae

25Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
26Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
27Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
28American WigeonAnas americana
29Northern PintailAnas acuta
30Blue-winged TealAnas discors
31Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
32Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris

 
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

33Black VultureCoragyps atratus
34Turkey VultureCathartes aura
35Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
36King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
OSPREY: Pandionidae

37OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae

38Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
39White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
40Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
41Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
42Northern HarrierCircus cyaneus
43Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
44Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
45Common Black-HawkButeogallus anthracinus
46Mangrove Black-HawkButeogallus subtilis
47Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitinga
48Harris' HawkParabuteo unicinctus
49Gray HawkButeo nitida
50Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
51Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
52Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
53Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
54White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatus
55Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae

56Northern Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
57Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
58Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
59American KestrelFalco sparverius
60MerlinFalco columbarius
61Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
62Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae

63Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
64Great CurassowCrax rubra

 
NEW WORLD QUAIL: Odontophoridae

65Lesser Razor-billed BobwhiteColinus cristatus

 
LIMPKIN: Aramidae

66LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae

67Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajanea
68SoraPorzana carolina
69Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
70Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
71American CootFulica americana

 
JACANAS: Jacanidae

72Northern JacanaJacana spinosa

 
AVOCETS, STILTS: Recurvirostridae

73Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
THICK-KNEES: Burhinidae

74Double-striped Thick-KneeBurhinus bistriatus

 
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS: Charadriidae

75Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
76Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
77Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia
78KilldeerCharadrius vociferus

 
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae

79WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
80Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
81Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
82Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
83Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia
84Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
85Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
86Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
87Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
88Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus

 
TERNS: Sternidae

89Royal TernSterna maxima
90Common TernSterna hirundo

 
SKIMMERS: Rynchopidae

91Black SkimmerRynchops niger

 
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae

92Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
93Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
94White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
95Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
96Plain-breasted Ground-DoveColumbina minuta
97Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti
98Inca DoveColumbina inca
99Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosa
100White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
101Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeiceps

 
PARROTS: Psittacidae

102Scarlet MacawAra macao
103Orange-fronted ParakeetAratinga canicularis
104Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
105White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifrons
106Yellow-naped ParrotAmazona auropalliata

 
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae

107Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
108Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
109Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
110Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
111Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
112Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygus

 
BARN-OWLS: Tytonidae

113Barn OwlTyto alba

 
OWLS: Strigidae

114Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperi
115Mottled OwlCiccaba virgata
116Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineata
117Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
118Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
119Striped OwlPseudoscops clamator

 
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae

120Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
121Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
122PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
123Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis

 
SWIFTS: Apodidae

124White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris

 
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

125Little HermitPhaethornis longuemareus
126Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
127Canivet's EmeraldChlorostilbon canivetii
128Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
129Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
130Steely-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia saucerrottei
131Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantii
132Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris

 
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae

133Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
134Northern Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatus
135Elegant TrogonTrogon elegans

 
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae

136Belted KingfisherCeryle alcyon
137Ringed KingfisherCeryle torquata
138Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
139American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea

 
MOTMOTS: Momotidae

140Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momota
141Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosa

 
PUFFBIRDS: Bucconidae

142White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus

 
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae

143Blue-throated ToucanetAulacorhynchus caeruleogularis
144Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus

 
WOODPECKERS: Picidae

145Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
146Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
147Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis

 
WOODCREEPERS: Dendrocolaptidae

148Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
149Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
150Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii

 
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae

151Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
152Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesi

 
MANAKINS: Pipridae

153Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearis

 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

154Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe
155Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
156Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
157Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
158Slate-headed Tody-TyrantPoecilotriccus sylvia
159Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
160Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
161Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
162Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
163Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
164Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
165Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
166Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
167Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingi
168Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
169Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
170Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
171Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
172Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
173Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
174Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
175Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
176Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
177Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae
178Masked TityraTityra semifasciata

 
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae

179Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
180Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
181Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
182Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
183Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
184Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
185Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
WRENS: Troglodytidae

186Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus rufinucha
187Banded WrenThryothorus pleurostictus
188Plain WrenThryothorus modestus

 
THRUSHES: Turdidae

189Clay-colored RobinTurdus grayi

 
GNATCATCHERS: Polioptilidae

190Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
191White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albiloris
192Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae

193White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosa

 
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae

194Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
195Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
196Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
197Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
198Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus

 
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

199Tennessee WarblerVermivora peregrina
200Yellow WarblerDendroica petechia
201Bay-breasted WarblerDendroica castanea
202Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
203OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
204Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
205Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala
206Canada WarblerWilsonia canadensis
207Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifrons

 
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae

208Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
209Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinis
210Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
211Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus

 
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae

212Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
213Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
214White-collared SeedeaterSporophila torqueola
215Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatus
216Stripe-headed SparrowAimophila ruficauda

 
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae

217Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
218Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
219Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
220Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
221DickcisselSpiza americana

 
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae

222Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
223Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
224Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
225Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
226Spotted-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralis
227Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus
228Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
229Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius


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