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# Species:360
# Excl Vagrants:360
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:2

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?
2Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereus?
3Little TinamouCrypturellus soui?
4Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatus?

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5Muscovy DuckCairina moschata?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata?
7Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacu?
8Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensis?

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

9Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensis?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Rock PigeonColumba livia?
11Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
12Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa?
13Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea?
14Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea?
15Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti?
16Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

17Greater AniCrotophaga major?
18Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniC
19Little CuckooCoccycua minuta?
20Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?
21\Dark-billed Cuckoo\Coccyzus melacoryphus?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

22Blackish NightjarNyctipolus nigrescens?
23Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis?
24Ladder-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacocerca?

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

25Great PotooNyctibius grandis?
26Common PotooNyctibius griseus?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

27White-chested SwiftCypseloides lemosiVR
28Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila?
29White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris?
30Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisC
31Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura?
32Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis?
33Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamata?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

34White-bearded HermitPhaethornis hispidus?
35Black-throated HermitPhaethornis atrimentalis?
36Blue-fronted LancebillDoryfera johannae?
37Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans?
38Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis?
39Ecuadorian PiedtailPhlogophilus hemileucurusUC
40Black-throated BrilliantHeliodoxa schreibersii?
41Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystina?
42Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus?
43Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiFC
44Gray-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus largipennis?
45Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcata?
46Golden-tailed SapphireChrysuronia oenoneFC
47Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriata?

 
Hoatzin: Opisthocomidae

48HoatzinOpisthocomus hoazin?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

49Blackish RailPardirallus nigricansUC
50Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus?
51Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica?
52Chestnut-headed CrakeRufirallus castaneiceps?
53Black-banded CrakeAnurolimnas fasciatus?
54Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius?
55Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis?

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

56Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanus?
57Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis?

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

58Wattled JacanaJacana jacana?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

59/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

60Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

61Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum?
62Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus?
63Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea?
64Snowy EgretEgretta thula?
65Striated HeronButorides striata?
66Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis?
67Great EgretArdea alba?

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

68Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatusVR

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

69Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
70Turkey VultureCathartes auraFC
71Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotus?
72King VultureSarcoramphus papa?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

73Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii?
74Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus?
75Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis?
76Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus?
77Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja?
78Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusUC
79Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus?
80Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosus?
81Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis?
82Slender-billed KiteHelicolestes hamatus?
83Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea?
84Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor?
85Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens?
86Slate-colored HawkButeogallus schistaceus?
87Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisC
88White HawkPseudastur albicollis?
89/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusUC
90Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus?

 
Owls: Strigidae

91Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba?
92Tawny-bellied Screech-OwlMegascops watsonii?
93Crested OwlLophostrix cristata?
94Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum?
95Mottled OwlStrix virgata?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

96Pavonine QuetzalPharomachrus pavoninus?
97Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridisC
98Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucui?
99Collared TrogonTrogon collarisFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

100Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

101Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataC
102Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaFC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

103Chestnut-capped PuffbirdBucco macrodactylus?
104Western Striolated-PuffbirdNystalus obamaiR
105Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularisR
106Black-fronted NunbirdMonasa nigrifrons?
107White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeus?
108Yellow-billed NunbirdMonasa flavirostris?
109Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosa?

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

110White-eared JacamarGalbalcyrhynchus leucotis?
111Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazaeUC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

112Scarlet-crowned BarbetCapito aurovirens?
113Gilded BarbetCapito auratus?
114Lemon-throated BarbetEubucco richardsoni?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

115Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianusUC
116Lettered AracariPteroglossus inscriptus?
117Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotisVR
118Many-banded AracariPteroglossus pluricinctus?
119Golden-collared ToucanetSelenidera reinwardtii?
120White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanus?
121Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinus?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

122Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayiUC
123Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus?
124Little WoodpeckerDryobates passerinus?
125Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos?
126Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusFC
127Waved WoodpeckerCeleus undatus?
128Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus?
129Chestnut WoodpeckerCeleus elegans?
130White-throated WoodpeckerPiculus leucolaemus?
131Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigulaR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

132Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans?
133Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus?
134Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?
135Black CaracaraDaptrius aterUC
136Bat FalconFalco rufigularis?
137Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusVR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

138Cobalt-winged ParakeetBrotogeris cyanoptera?
139Orange-cheeked ParrotPyrilia barrabandi?
140Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus?
141Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephala?
142Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosa?
143Orange-winged ParrotAmazona amazonica?
144Riparian ParrotletForpus crassirostris?
145Black-headed ParrotPionites melanocephalus?
146Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanuraFC
147Dusky-headed ParakeetAratinga weddellii?
148Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna?
149Military MacawAra militarisVR
150Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severus?
151White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

152Great AntshrikeTaraba major?
153Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus?
154Lined AntshrikeThamnophilus tenuepunctatusC
155Plain-winged AntshrikeThamnophilus schistaceus?
156Mouse-colored AntshrikeThamnophilus murinus?
157Black BushbirdNeoctantes niger?
158White-streaked AntvireoDysithamnus leucostictusR
159Foothill StipplethroatEpinecrophylla spodionotaFC
160Ornate StipplethroatEpinecrophylla ornata?
161Rufous-tailed StipplethroatEpinecrophylla erythrura?
162Moustached AntwrenMyrmotherula ignota?
163Stripe-chested AntwrenMyrmotherula longicauda?
164White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris?
165Gray AntwrenMyrmotherula menetriesii?
166Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis?
167Peruvian Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis peruviana?
168Gray AntbirdCercomacra cinerascens?
169Black AntbirdCercomacroides serva?
170Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescensFC
171Riparian AntbirdCercomacroides fuscicauda?
172Western Fire-eyePyriglena mauraFC
173Black-faced AntbirdMyrmoborus myotherinus?
174Spot-winged AntbirdMyrmelastes leucostigma?
175White-shouldered AntbirdAkletos melanoceps?
176White-cheeked AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspis?
177Spot-backed AntbirdHylophylax naevius?
178Scale-backed AntbirdWillisornis poecilinotus?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

179Ochre-striped AntpittaGrallaria dignissima?
180White-lored AntpittaMyrmothera fulviventris?
181Thrush-like AntpittaMyrmothera campanisona?

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

182Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis?
183Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisonaFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

184Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusUC
185Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa?
186Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus?
187Cinnamon-throated WoodcreeperDendrexetastes rufigula?
188Amazonian Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhia?
189Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus?
190Elegant WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus elegans?
191Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatus?
192Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus?
193Duida WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes duidae?
194Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans?
195Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia ruficaudata?
196Black-billed TreehunterThripadectes melanorhynchusFC
197Brown-rumped Foliage-gleanerAutomolus melanopezus?
198Eastern WoodhaunterAutomolus subulatus?
199Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemus 
200Orange-fronted PlushcrownMetopothrix aurantiaca?
201Plain SofttailThripophaga fusciceps?
202Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtataFC
203Dark-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albigularisC
204Dusky SpinetailSynallaxis moesta?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

205Green ManakinCryptopipo holochlora?
206Blue-capped ManakinLepidothrix coronata?
207Blue-rumped ManakinLepidothrix isidoreiFC
208White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus?
209Striolated ManakinMachaeropterus striolatus?

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

210Scarlet-breasted FruiteaterPipreola frontalisR
211Fiery-throated FruiteaterPipreola chlorolepidotaR
212Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus?
213Amazonian UmbrellabirdCephalopterus ornatusR
214Plum-throated CotingaCotinga maynana?
215Spangled CotingaCotinga cayana?
216Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferans?
217Bare-necked FruitcrowGymnoderus foetidus?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

218Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana?
219Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor?
220Masked TityraTityra semifasciataFC
221White-browed PurpletuftIodopleura isabellae?
222Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis?
223Chestnut-crowned BecardPachyramphus castaneus?
224White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

225Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus?
226Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus?
227Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisC
228Ecuadorian TyrannuletPhylloscartes gualaquizaeFC
229Buff-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus rufigularisR
230Black-and-white Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus capitalisR
231Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumC
232Yellow-browed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum chrysocrotaphum?
233Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens?
234Gray-crowned FlatbillTolmomyias poliocephalus?
235Olive-faced FlatbillTolmomyias viridiceps?
236Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaUC
237Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaUC
238Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatus?
239Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardii?
240Foothill ElaeniaMyiopagis olallaiR
241Mottle-backed ElaeniaElaenia gigasUC
242Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysopsC
243Slender-footed TyrannuletZimmerius gracilipes?
244Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthus?
245Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus?
246Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleriUC
247/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi?
248Blackish PeweeContopus nigrescens?
249/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulusC
250/Eastern Wood-Pewee/Contopus virens?
251Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans?
252Drab Water TyrantOchthornis littoralis?
253Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus?
254Large-headed FlatbillRamphotrigon megacephalumUC
255Citron-bellied AttilaAttila citriniventris?
256Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus?
257Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferFC
258Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox?
259Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa?
260Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusFC
261Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor?
262Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
263Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisC
264Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis?
265Dusky-chested FlycatcherMyiozetetes luteiventris?
266Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchoneti?
267Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus?
268Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius?
269Sulphury FlycatcherTyrannopsis sulphurea?
270Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusA
271/Eastern Kingbird/Tyrannus tyrannus?
272\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savana?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

273Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicus?
274Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceusFC
275Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

276Violaceous JayCyanocorax violaceusUC

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

277Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

278White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer?
279Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
280Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera?
281Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisFC
282White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialis?
283White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciata?
284Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

285Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus?
286Wing-banded WrenMicrocerculus bamblaFC
287Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickiiUC
288House WrenTroglodytes aedon?
289Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus?
290Coraya WrenPheugopedius coraya?
291White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta?
292Musician WrenCyphorhinus aradaUC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

293Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

294Speckled Nightingale-ThrushCatharus maculatusFC
295/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusC
296Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

297Golden-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia chrysopasta?
298White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta?
299Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris?
300Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterC
301Rufous-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia rufiventris?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

302Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsC
303Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

304Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisFC
305Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifronsC
306Green OropendolaPsarocolius viridis?
307Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusFC
308Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius?
309Ecuadorian CaciqueCacicus sclateri?
310Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaUC
311Casqued CaciqueCacicus oseryi?
312Orange-backed TroupialIcterus croconotus?
313Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
314Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

315/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia?
316/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata?
317Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda?
318/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

319/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraFC
320/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivacea?
321Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubica?
322Amazonian GrosbeakCyanoloxia rothschildii?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

323Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis?
324Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopis?
325Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianusUC
326White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusUC
327White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus?
328Fulvous Shrike-TanagerLanio fulvus?
329Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboC
330Masked Crimson TanagerRamphocelus nigrogularis?
331Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analisFC
332Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaeaFC
333Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
334Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
335Yellow-bellied TanagerIxothraupis xanthogastraUC
336Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctataFC
337Masked TanagerStilpnia nigrocincta?
338Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollisC
339Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicana?
340Paradise TanagerTangara chilensisC
341Opal-crowned TanagerTangara callophrys?
342Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFC
343Golden-eared TanagerTangara chrysotisUC
344Green-and-gold TanagerTangara schrankii?
345Swallow TanagerTersina viridisFC
346Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineata?
347Yellow-bellied DacnisDacnis flaviventer?
348Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaFC
349Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus?
350Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza?
351Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
352Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisC
353Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensisUC
354Black-billed Seed-FinchSporophila atrirostris?
355Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americanaUC
356Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa?
357BananaquitCoereba flaveolaC
358Yellow-shouldered GrosbeakParkerthraustes humeralis?
359Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusFC
360Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescensC

 

 *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 Visitor12
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common1
CCommon26
FCFairly/Locally Common33
UCUncommon/Scarce24
RRare/Very Scarce10
VRVery Rare4
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain261

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered0

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.