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Rio Silanche 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 souiR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

2Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraR

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

3Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythropsR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

4Great EgretArdea albaUC
5Snowy EgretEgretta thulaUC
6Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisC
7Striated HeronButorides striataR

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

8Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
9Turkey VultureCathartes auraC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

10/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusR

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

11Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisUC
12Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusC
13Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusUC
14Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaUC
15Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosusUC
16Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorR
17Plumbeous HawkLeucopternis plumbeusUC
18Barred HawkLeucopternis princeps 
19Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusR
20Gray-backed HawkLeucopternis occidentalisR
21Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisC
22Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusUC
23Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

24Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
25Plumbeous Forest-FalconMicrastur plumbeusR
26Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansUC
27Bat FalconFalco rufigularisUC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

28White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisUC
29Brown Wood-RailAramides wolfiR
30Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorR

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

31/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusUC
32|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

33Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis 
34Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaR
35Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaC
36Dusky PigeonPatagioenas goodsoniUC
37Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosaR
38White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiUC
39Pallid DoveLeptotila pallidaR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

40Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanuraFC
41Red-masked ParakeetAratinga erythrogenysR
42Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severusUC
43Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisFC
44Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusR
45Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchraR
46Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusUC
47Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterusFC
48Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisR
49Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaR

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

50Little CuckooCoccycua minutaUC
51Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaC
52Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusR
53Striped CuckooTapera naeviaUC
54Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniC
55Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisR

 
Owls: Strigidae

56Crested OwlLophostrix cristataR
57Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataUC
58Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

59Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusR
60Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventrisR
61Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisFC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

62Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaUC
63White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
64/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagicaR
65Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusR
66Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisC
67Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

68White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraUC
69White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaR
70Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusR
71Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriUC
72White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquiUC
73Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularisUC
74Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiUC
75Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiUC
76Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombusR
77Purple-throated WoodstarCalliphlox mitchelliiR
78Green-crowned WoodnymphThalurania fannyiUC
79Blue-chested HummingbirdAmazilia amabilisR
80Purple-chested HummingbirdAmazilia rosenbergiC
81Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlC
82Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julieUC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

83Choco Trogon
(Blue-tailed Trogon)
Trogon comptusUC
84Western White-tailed Trogon
(White-tailed Trogon)
Trogon chionurusUC
85Northern Violaceous Trogon
(Gartered Trogon)
Trogon caligatusR
86Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusR
87Collared TrogonTrogon collarisUC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

88Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiUC
89Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumUC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

90Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataUC
91Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

92White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusUC
93Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatusUC
94White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisUC
95Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataR

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

96Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaUC
97Great JacamarJacamerops aureusVR

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

98Orange-fronted BarbetCapito squamatusUC
99Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

100Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygusUC
101Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusC
102Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiUC
103Choco ToucanRamphastos brevisC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

104Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusUC
105Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniC
106Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatusR
107Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkiiUC
108Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerVeniliornis callonotusUC
109Choco WoodpeckerVeniliornis chocoensisR
110Lita WoodpeckerPiculus litaeR
111Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusC
112Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusUC
113Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusFC
114Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterR
115Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensisUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

116Pacific Hornero**Furnarius cinnamomeusC
117Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraFC
118Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsUC
119Double-banded GraytailXenerpestes minlosiVR
120Western Woodhaunter**Hyloctistes virgatusFC
121Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor rufumR
122Ruddy Foliage-gleanerAutomolus rubiginosusR
123Plain XenopsXenops minutusFC
124Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansUC
125Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaFC
126Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusFC
127Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeUC
128Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusUC
129Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusC
130Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiC
131Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisVR

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

132Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusUC
133Great AntshrikeTaraba majorUC
134Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaFC
135Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusUC
136Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticepsUC
137Checker-throated AntwrenEpinecrophylla fulviventrisUC
138Moustached AntwrenMyrmotherula ignotaR
139Pacific AntwrenMyrmotherula pacificaUC
140White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisFC
141Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisFC
142Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyranninaUC
143White-backed Fire-eyePyriglena leuconotaR
144Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulFC
145Esmeraldas AntbirdMyrmeciza nigricauda 
146Stub-tailed AntbirdMyrmeciza berlepschiUC
147Immaculate AntbirdMyrmeciza immaculataUC
148Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspisR

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

149Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusUC

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

150Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegansUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

151Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusUC
152Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumC
153Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaUC
154Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusUC
155Gray ElaeniaMyiopagis canicepsUC
156Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataR
157Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterUC
158Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusUC
159Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusUC
160Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisC
161Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes ophthalmicus 
162Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsFC
163Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysopsC
164Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusR
165Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusUC
166Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusUC
167Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumC
168Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsUC
169Pacific FlatbillRhynchocyclus pacificusR
170Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens 
171Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilisUC
172White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusR
173Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusUC
174Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusUC
175Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusUC
176Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusR
177Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusUC
178/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiUC
179/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulusUC
180/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensUC
181Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans 
182Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengetaUC
183Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusUC
184Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusC
185SirystesSirystes sibilatorR
186Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferC
187Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaUC
188Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisC
189Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisUC
190Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisUC
191White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusR
192Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusUC
193Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusUC
194Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularisUC
195Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

196Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataUC
197Black-tipped CotingaCarpodectes hopkeiR

 
Manakins: Pipridae

198Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosus 
199Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronataR
200White-bearded ManakinManacus manacusC
201Green ManakinXenopipo holochloraR
202Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalisR

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

203Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorUC
204Masked TityraTityra semifasciataC
205Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdinaUC
206Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurusVR
207Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusC
208White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusR
209Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusUC
210One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousUC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

211Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusUC
212Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceicepsR
213Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusC
214Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotisUC
215Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostrisR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

216Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaC
217White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisUC
218Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisC
219Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

220Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusUC
221Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickiiR
222House WrenTroglodytes aedonC
223Stripe-throated WrenCantorchilus leucopogonUC
224Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusUC
225Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusFC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

226Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisR
227Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaUC
228Slate-throated GnatcatcherPolioptila schistaceigulaUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

229/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusUC
230Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisUC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

231Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaUC
232/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaR
233Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiUC
234/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striataR
235Choco Warbler**Basileuterus chlorophrysR
236Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaUC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

237BananaquitCoereba flaveolaC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

238Guira TanagerHemithraupis guiraUC
239Scarlet-and-white TanagerChrysothlypis salmoniR
240Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiFC
241Scarlet-browed TanagerHeterospingus xanthopygiusUC
242White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusC
243Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiUC
244White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusUC
245Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotusC
246Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
247Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
248Gray-and-gold TanagerTangara palmeriUC
249Blue-whiskered TanagerTangara johannaeUC
250Emerald TanagerTangara floridaUC
251Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaC
252Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaC
253Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaUC
254Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollisC
255Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvataC
256Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregiaC
257Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaUC
258Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaUC
259Scarlet-breasted DacnisDacnis berlepschiUC
260Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaC
261Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusC
262Swallow TanagerTersina viridisUC
263Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusC
264Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisC
265Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusFC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

266Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaC
267Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaC
268#Black-and-white Seedeater#Sporophila luctuosaR
269Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisC
270Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereusC
271Dull-colored GrassquitTiaris obscurusUC
272#Crimson-breasted Finch#Rhodospingus cruentusR
273Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisUC
274Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisUC
275Yellow-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus flavigularisUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

276/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraUC
277/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivaceaR
278Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanniUC
279Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoidesR

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

280Scrub BlackbirdDives warszewicziC
281Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisC
282Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasUC
283Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisUC
284Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaR

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

285Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturataUC
286Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisC
287Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaR
288White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaR
289Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterC
290<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusFC

* 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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