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Milpe Bird Sanctuary
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

1Little TinamouCrypturellus souiMBSR

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

2Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythropsMBSR
3Dark-backed Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanonotusMBSR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

4Great EgretArdea albaMBSR
5Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMBSR
6Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisMBSUC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

7Black VultureCoragyps atratusLB,MBSC
8Turkey VultureCathartes auraMBSC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

9/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMBSR

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

10Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMBSUC
11Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMBSR
12Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusLB,MBSC
13Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMBSUC
14Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosusMBSR
15Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorMBSR
16Plumbeous HawkLeucopternis plumbeusMBSR
17Barred HawkLeucopternis princepsMBSUC
18Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisMBSC
19Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMBSR
20Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMBSR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

21Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMBSFC
22Plumbeous Forest-FalconMicrastur plumbeusMBSR
23Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusMBSR
24Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMBSUC
25Bat FalconFalco rufigularisMBSUC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

26White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisMBSR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

27Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaMBSC
28Pallid DoveLeptotila pallidaMBSR
29White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenataMBSR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

30Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanuraMBSC
31Red-masked ParakeetAratinga erythrogenysMBSR
32Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusMBSR
33Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchraMBSR
34Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterusMBSC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

35Little CuckooCoccycua minutaMBSUC
36Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaMBSC
37Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusMBSR
38Striped CuckooTapera naeviaMBSC
39Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniMBSC

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

40Barn OwlTyto albaMBSR

 
Owls: Strigidae

41Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingensMBSR
42Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalisMBSR
43Crested OwlLophostrix cristataMBSR
44Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataMBSUC
45Cloud-forest Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nubicolaMBSUC
46Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataMBSR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

47Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusMBSR
48Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMBSFC
49Choco PoorwillNyctiphrynus rosenbergiMBSR

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

50Common PotooNyctibius griseusMBSUC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

51Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaMBS 
52White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMBSC
53/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagicaMBSR
54Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusMBSR
55Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisMBSC
56Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisMBSUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

57White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaMBSUC
58White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquiLB,MBSC
59Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularisMBSUC
60Wedge-billed HummingbirdSchistes geoffroyiMBSUC
61Tooth-billed HummingbirdAndrodon aequatorialisMBSR
62Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMBSUC
63Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiLB,MBSUC
64Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoniMBSR
65Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodiiMBSR
66Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjaminiMBSUC
67Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaLB,MBSC
68Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisMBSR
69Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombusMBSR
70Purple-throated WoodstarCalliphlox mitchelliiMBSR
71Green-crowned WoodnymphThalurania fannyiLB,MBSC
72Andean EmeraldAmazilia franciaeLB,MBSFC
73Purple-chested HummingbirdAmazilia rosenbergiMBSR
74Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlLB,MBSC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

75Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsMBSUC
76Choco Trogon
(Blue-tailed Trogon)
Trogon comptusMBSC
77Western White-tailed Trogon
(White-tailed Trogon)
Trogon chionurusMBSR
78Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusMBSR
79Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMBSUC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

80Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiMBSUC
81Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMBSUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

82Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatusMBSUC
83White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMBSR
84Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataMBSR

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

85Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMBSUC

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

86Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinusMBSUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

87Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygusMBSUC
88Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMBSC
89Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiMBSUC
90Choco ToucanRamphastos brevisMBSC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

91Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusMBSUC
92Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniLB,MBSUC
93Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatusMBSUC
94Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerVeniliornis callonotusMBSR
95Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMBSFC
96Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMBSUC
97Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterMBSR
98Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensisMBSUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

99Pacific Hornero**Furnarius cinnamomeusMBSFC
100Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMBSFC
101Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsLB,MBSC
102Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMBSUC
103Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiMBSUC
104Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMBSC
105Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMBSC
106Western Woodhaunter**Hyloctistes virgatusMBSUC
107Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor rufumMBSC
108Uniform TreehunterThripadectes ignobilisMBSR
109Plain XenopsXenops minutusMBSC
110Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMBSC
111Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusMBSVR
112Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMBSC
113Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMBSFC
114Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMBSR

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

115Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMBSR
116Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMBSUC
117Pacific AntwrenMyrmotherula pacificaMBSUC
118Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMBSUC
119Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMBSUC
120Rufous-rumped AntwrenTerenura callinotaMBSR
121Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulMBSR
122Esmeraldas AntbirdMyrmeciza nigricaudaMBSUC
123Immaculate AntbirdMyrmeciza immaculataMBSUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

124Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusMBSUC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

125Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisMBSUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

126Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumMBSFC
127Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterusMBSR
128Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaMBSUC
129Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataMBSVR
130Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMBSFC
131Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusMBSUC
132Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisMBSC
133Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsMBSUC
134Ashy-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias cinereicepsMBSUC
135Choco TyrannuletZimmerius albigularisMBSC
136Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusMBSC
137Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelniMBSR
138Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusMBSUC
139Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMBSC
140Pacific FlatbillRhynchocyclus pacificusMBSR
141Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectusMBSR
142Tawny-breasted FlycatcherMyiobius villosusMBSUC
143Orange-crested FlycatcherMyiophobus phoenicomitraMBSR
144Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusMBSUC
145Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatusMBSUC
146/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulusMBSUC
147/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensMBSUC
148Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengetaMBSUC
149Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusMBSUC
150Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusMBSR
151Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraMBSR
152Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMBSFC
153Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaLB,MBSUC
154Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisLB,MBSC
155Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMBSUC
156Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusMBSUC
157Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusMBSUC
158Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularisMBSR
159Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusLB,MBSC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

160Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduligerMBSR
161Black-tipped CotingaCarpodectes hopkeiMBSR

 
Manakins: Pipridae

162Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterusMBSUC
163Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosusMBSC
164White-bearded ManakinManacus manacusMBSUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

165Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMBSUC
166Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMBSUC
167Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMBSC
168Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusMBSUC
169One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousMBSUC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

170Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysMBSUC
171Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusMBSUC
172Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceicepsMBSR
173Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusMBSC
174Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotisMBSR
175Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostrisMBSR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

176Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaMBSC
177White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisMBSUC
178Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisMBSC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

179Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusMBSUC
180Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickiiMBSR
181House WrenTroglodytes aedonMBSC
182Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusMBSUC
183Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisMBSR
184Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysMBSFC
185Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusMBSUC

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

186White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusMBSR

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

187Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesMBSUC
188Spotted Nightingale-ThrushCatharus dryasMBSR
189/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusMBSUC
190Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusMBSUC
191Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisMBSUC
192Dagua Thrush**Turdus daguaeMBSR

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

193/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaMBSR
194Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaMBSUC
195/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaMBSR
196/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga ceruleaMBSVR
197Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMBSC
198/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaMBSUC
199Choco Warbler**Basileuterus chlorophrysMBSC
200Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusMBSUC
201Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaMBSUC
202Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusLB,MBSC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

203BananaquitCoereba flaveolaMBSC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

204Guira TanagerHemithraupis guiraMBSR
205Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiMBSR
206White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusMBSC
207Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiMBSR
208White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusLB,MBSUC
209Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotusLB,MBSC
210Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusLB,MBSC
211Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumLB,MBSC
212Moss-backed TanagerBangsia edwardsiMBSUC
213Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaMBSUC
214Glistening-green TanagerChlorochrysa phoenicotisMBSUC
215Gray-and-gold TanagerTangara palmeriMBSUC
216Emerald TanagerTangara floridaMBSR
217Golden TanagerTangara arthusLB,MBSC
218Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaLB,MBSC
219Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakiiMBSUC
220Rufous-throated TanagerTangara rufigulaMBSFC
221Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaMBSC
222Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollisLB,MBSC
223Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvataMBSR
224Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregiaLB,MBSUC
225Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaLB,MBSFC
226Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusMBSUC
227Swallow TanagerTersina viridisMBSUC
228Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMBSC
229Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisMBSUC
230Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusMBSUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

231Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaMBSC
232Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaMBSC
233Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisMBSC
234Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereusMBSUC
235Dull-colored GrassquitTiaris obscurusMBSUC
236Olive FinchArremon castaneicepsMBSR
237Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchArremon brunneinuchaMBSUC
238Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMBSUC
239Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisMBSUC
240Tricolored Brush-FinchAtlapetes tricolorMBSUC
241Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMBSUC
242Dusky Bush-TanagerChlorospingus semifuscusMBSUC
243Yellow-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus flavigularisMBSC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

244/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraMBSC
245/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivaceaMBSR
246White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraMBSUC
247Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanniMBSC
248/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusMBSR

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

249Scrub BlackbirdDives warszewicziMBSUC
250Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMBSUC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

251Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisMBSC
252Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterLB,MBSC
253<Yellow-collared Chlorophonia>Chlorophonia flavirostrisMBSUC
254<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusMBSUC

* 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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