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Rio Canande Reserve
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 majorUC
2Berlepsch's TinamouCrypturellus berlepschiUC
3Little TinamouCrypturellus souiC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraR
5Baudo GuanPenelope ortoniR
6Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensUC
7Great CurassowCrax rubraVR

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

8Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythropsFC
9Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusUC

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

10Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensVR

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

11Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianusR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

12Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumR
13Snowy EgretEgretta thulaR
14Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaR
15Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisUC
16Striated HeronButorides striataUC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

17Black VultureCoragyps atratusFC
18Turkey VultureCathartes auraFC
19King VultureSarcoramphus papaUC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

20/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusR

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

21Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisR
22Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusR
23Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
24Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisVR
25Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusUC
26Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaUC
27Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosusR
28Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorR
29Plumbeous HawkLeucopternis plumbeusR
30Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusUC
31Gray-backed HawkLeucopternis occidentalisR
32Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitingaR
33Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisUC
34/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusUC
35Gray HawkButeo nitidusR
36Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusUC
37Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoniVR
38Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusUC
39Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusR
40Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

41Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
42Plumbeous Forest-FalconMicrastur plumbeusR
43Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusR
44Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansUC
45Bat FalconFalco rufigularisUC

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

46SunbitternEurypyga heliasR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

47White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisFC
48Brown Wood-RailAramides wolfiR
49/Sora/Porzana carolinaR
50Colombian CrakeNeocrex colombianaR
51Paint-billed CrakeNeocrex erythropsR

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

52/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusUC
53/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaR

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

54/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcanVR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

55Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisUC
56Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaFC
57Dusky PigeonPatagioenas goodsoniC
58Ecuadorian Ground-DoveColumbina buckleyiUC
59Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosaR
60White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiR
61Pallid DoveLeptotila pallidaUC
62Olive-backed Quail-DoveGeotrygon veraguensisR
63Indigo-crowned Quail-Dove**Geotrygon purpurataUC
64Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

65Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanuraFC
66Great Green MacawAra ambiguusR
67Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisUC
68Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusR
69Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchraFC
70Saffron-headed ParrotPyrilia pyriliaVR
71Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusFC
72Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterusFC
73Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalis 
74Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

75Little CuckooCoccycua minutaUC
76Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC
77Striped CuckooTapera naeviaUC
78Banded Ground-CuckooNeomorphus radiolosusR
79Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

80Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalisUC
81Crested OwlLophostrix cristataR
82Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataUC
83Pacific Pygmy-Owl
(Peruvian Pygmy-Owl)
Glaucidium peruanumR
84Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataR
85Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineataR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

86Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisFC
87Choco PoorwillNyctiphrynus rosenbergiUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

88Common PotooNyctibius griseusR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

89Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaUC
90White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisUC
91/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagicaR
92Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusFC
93Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisUC
94Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

95White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraFC
96White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaUC
97Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusUC
98Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriFC
99White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquiC
100Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularisUC
101Tooth-billed HummingbirdAndrodon aequatorialisUC
102Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiFC
103Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisR
104Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiUC
105Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaR
106Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia 
107Green-crowned WoodnymphThalurania fannyiC
108Andean EmeraldAmazilia franciaeR
109Blue-chested HummingbirdAmazilia amabilis 
110Purple-chested HummingbirdAmazilia rosenbergiFC
111Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlFC
112Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julie 

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

113Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsR
114Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena 
115Choco Trogon
(Blue-tailed Trogon)
Trogon comptusUC
116Western White-tailed Trogon
(White-tailed Trogon)
Trogon chionurusC
117Northern Violaceous Trogon
(Gartered Trogon)
Trogon caligatusUC
118Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusUC
119Collared TrogonTrogon collarisUC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

120Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiFC
121Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

122Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataR
123Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaUC
124Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaR
125American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea 

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

126White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusR
127Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusR
128Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatusUC
129White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisFC
130Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataR

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

131Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaUC
132Great JacamarJacamerops aureusUC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

133Orange-fronted BarbetCapito squamatusC
134Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

135Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygusR
136Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusC
137Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilis 
138Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiFC
139Choco ToucanRamphastos brevisFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

140Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusUC
141Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniC
142Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkiiFC
143Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerVeniliornis callonotusUC
144Choco WoodpeckerVeniliornis chocoensisUC
145Lita WoodpeckerPiculus litaeUC
146Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusUC
147Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusFC
148Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusFC
149Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterR
150Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensisUC

 
Sapayoa: Sapayoidae

151SapayoaSapayoa aenigmaUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

152Tawny-throated LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanus 
153Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisR
154Pacific Hornero**Furnarius cinnamomeusUC
155Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraUC
156Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsR
157Double-banded GraytailXenerpestes minlosiVR
158Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensR
159Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticeps 
160Western Woodhaunter**Hyloctistes virgatusUC
161Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor rufum 
162Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusR
163Ruddy Foliage-gleanerAutomolus rubiginosusR
164Plain XenopsXenops minutusFC
165Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansR
166Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaFC
167Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus 
168Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusC
169Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeUC
170Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusFC
171Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusUC
172Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiUC
173Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisR
174Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusR

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

175Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusUC
176Great AntshrikeTaraba majorUC
177Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaC
178Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusUC
179Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticepsFC
180Checker-throated AntwrenEpinecrophylla fulviventrisUC
181Moustached AntwrenMyrmotherula ignotaUC
182Pacific AntwrenMyrmotherula pacificaUC
183White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisC
184Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorUC
185Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisC
186Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyranninaUC
187Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulC
188Esmeraldas AntbirdMyrmeciza nigricaudaUC
189Stub-tailed AntbirdMyrmeciza berlepschiR
190Immaculate AntbirdMyrmeciza immaculataUC
191Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspisFC
192Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesUC
193Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

194Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusUC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

195Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisR
196Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusR

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

197Rufous-crowned AntpittaPittasoma rufopileatumR

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

198Choco TapaculoScytalopus chocoensisR

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

199Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusUC
200Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumUC
201Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusFC
202Gray ElaeniaMyiopagis canicepsUC
203Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataR
204Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterUC
205Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusFC
206Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusFC
207Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisUC
208Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsFC
209Choco TyrannuletZimmerius albigularisC
210Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusUC
211Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusUC
212Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusUC
213Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumUC
214Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsUC
215Brownish TwistwingCnipodectes subbrunneusR
216Pacific FlatbillRhynchocyclus pacificusFC
217Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilisFC
218White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus 
219Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusFC
220Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusUC
221Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusUC
222Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusUC
223Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusUC
224/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiUC
225/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulusFC
226/Eastern Wood-Pewee/Contopus virensR
227/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensFC
228Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengetaUC
229Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusFC
230Ochraceous AttilaAttila torridusR
231Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusR
232SirystesSirystes sibilatorR
233Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraUC
234Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferUC
235Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusVR
236Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaUC
237Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisC
238Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisUC
239Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisUC
240White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusUC
241Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusUC
242Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusUC
243Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularisR
244Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

245Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataUC
246Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatusVR
247Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduligerUC
248Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusFC
249Black-tipped CotingaCarpodectes hopkeiFC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

250Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterusUC
251Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronataFC
252White-bearded ManakinManacus manacusC
253Green ManakinXenopipo holochloraUC
254Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalisFC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

255Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorUC
256Masked TityraTityra semifasciataFC
257Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdinaUC
258Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensR
259Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusFC
260Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusR
261One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousUC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

262Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys 
263Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusUC
264Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceicepsUC
265Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusFC
266Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotisUC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

267Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaUC
268White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisFC
269Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisFC
270Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaUC
271/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaUC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

272Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusUC
273Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickiiUC
274House WrenTroglodytes aedonFC
275Stripe-throated WrenCantorchilus leucopogonUC
276Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusC
277White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaUC
278Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusFC
279Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusUC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

280Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisFC
281Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaUC
282Slate-throated GnatcatcherPolioptila schistaceigulaUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

283/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusUC
284Rufous-brown SolitaireCichlopsis leucogenysR
285Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusUC
286Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisFC
287Dagua Thrush**Turdus daguaeUC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

288Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaUC
289/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga ceruleaVR
290/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaVR
291/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaVR
292/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striataVR
293Choco Warbler**Basileuterus chlorophrysUC
294Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaUC
295/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis 

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

296BananaquitCoereba flaveolaFC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

297Guira TanagerHemithraupis guiraUC
298Scarlet-and-white TanagerChrysothlypis salmoniUC
299Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiFC
300Scarlet-browed TanagerHeterospingus xanthopygiusUC
301White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusUC
302Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiFC
303White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusR
304Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotusC
305Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
306Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumFC
307Golden-chested TanagerBangsia rothschildiR
308Gray-and-gold TanagerTangara palmeriUC
309Blue-whiskered TanagerTangara johannaeR
310Emerald TanagerTangara floridaUC
311Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaFC
312Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFC
313Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaUC
314Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollisFC
315Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvataFC
316Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregiaUC
317Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaUC
318Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaUC
319Scarlet-breasted DacnisDacnis berlepschiUC
320Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
321Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusFC
322Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus 
323Swallow TanagerTersina viridisFC
324Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusC
325Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisUC
326Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusFC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

327Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaUC
328<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaUC
329Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaC
330Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisC
331Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereusUC
332Large-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus crassirostrisR
333Dull-colored GrassquitTiaris obscurusUC
334#Crimson-breasted Finch#Rhodospingus cruentusR
335Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisFC
336Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisUC
337Yellow-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus flavigularis 
338Yellow-green Bush-TanagerChlorospingus flavovirensR
339Ashy-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus canigularis 

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

340/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraUC
341/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivaceaVR
342Lemon-spectacled TanagerChlorothraupis olivaceaR
343Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanniUC
344/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusVR
345Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoidesUC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

346Red-breasted BlackbirdSturnella militarisR
347Scrub BlackbirdDives warszewicziUC
348Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisUC
349Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusUC
350Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasUC
351Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusR
352Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisFC
353Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriUC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

354Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturataR
355Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisUC
356Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaUC
357White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaUC
358Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterFC
359<Yellow-collared Chlorophonia>Chlorophonia flavirostrisR
360<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusUC

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

361House SparrowPasser domesticusUC

* 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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