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Dadanawa Ranch
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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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataUC
2Muscovy DuckCairina moschataUC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Little Chachalaca
(Variable Chachalaca)
Ortalis motmotFC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

4Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusFC

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

5JabiruJabiru mycteriaFC
6Wood StorkMycteria americanaFC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

7Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianusFC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

8AnhingaAnhinga anhingaFC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

9Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiFC
10Great EgretArdea albaFC
11Snowy EgretEgretta thulaFC
12Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaFC
13Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisFC
14Striated HeronButorides striataFC
15Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxFC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

16Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatusFC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

17Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
18Turkey VultureCathartes auraC
19Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotusC
20King VultureSarcoramphus papaFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

21Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
22Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiUC
23White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusFC
24Common Black-HawkButeogallus anthracinusUC
25Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisC
26Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisFC
27Gray HawkButeo nitidusFC
28White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatusFC
29Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusUC
30Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusUC
31Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

32Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayC
33Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachimaFC
34American KestrelFalco sparveriusFC
35Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisFC

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

36Double-striped Thick-kneeBurhinus bistriatusFC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

37Pied LapwingVanellus cayanusUC
38Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisC
39/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusR

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

40Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

41/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusC
42/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaFC
43/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesFC
44/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicaudaR
45South American SnipeGallinago paraguaiaeFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

46Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisC
47Eared DoveZenaida auriculataC
48Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerinaC
49Plain-breasted Ground-DoveColumbina minutaUC
50Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiC
51Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosaFC
52White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

53Brown-throated ParakeetAratinga pertinaxC
54Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilataC
55Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilisC
56Scarlet-shouldered ParrotletTouit huetiiUC
57Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephalaC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

58Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC
59Striped CuckooTapera naeviaFC
60Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniC

 
Owls: Strigidae

61Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaFC
62Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

63Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisC
64Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisC
65White-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus cayennensisFC
66Spot-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus maculicaudusFC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

67Tepui SwiftStreptoprocne phelpsiUC
68White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisFC
69Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraFC
70Fork-tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamataC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

71Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisFC
72Glittering-throated EmeraldAmazilia fimbriataFC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

73Amazonian White-tailed Trogon
(Green-backed Trogon)
Trogon viridisFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

74Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
75Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaFC
76Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaFC
77Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaUC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

78Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbulaFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

79Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilisFC
80White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogasterFC
81Ringed WoodpeckerCeleus torquatusUC
82Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusFC
83Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

84Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopusFC
85Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatusFC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

86Great AntshrikeTaraba majorFC
87Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensisFC
88Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusFC
89Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisUC
90White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora griseaFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

91Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterC
92Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisFC
93Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumFC
94Yellow-breasted FlycatcherTolmomyias flaviventrisFC
95Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusC
96White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephalaFC
97Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoniUC
98Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus feroxFC
99Lesser KiskadeePitangus lictorFC
100Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusC
101Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaFC
102Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisC
103Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusUC
104\Piratic Flycatcher\Legatus leucophaiusFC
105\White-throated Kingbird\Tyrannus albogularisUC
106Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusC
107\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savanaC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

108Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferansC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

109Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareolaC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

110White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusFC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

111/Red-eyed Vireo/Vireo olivaceusFC
112Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralisC
113Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceicepsFC
114Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisFC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

115Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisC
116Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaC
117\Brown-chested Martin\Progne taperaFC
118White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventerC
119/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

120Bicolored WrenCampylorhynchus griseusFC
121House WrenTroglodytes aedonC
122Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotisFC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

123Collared GnatwrenMicrobates collarisUC
124Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaFC
125Guianan GnatcatcherPolioptila guianensisUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

126Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelasC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

127Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

128BananaquitCoereba flaveolaC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

129Hooded TanagerNemosia pileataFC
130Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosumFC
131Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataR
132Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboC
133Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
134Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
135Burnished-buff TanagerTangara cayanaC
136Swallow TanagerTersina viridisFC
137Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescensFC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

138<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaC
139Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbeaFC
140Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisC
141Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisFC
142Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensisFC
143Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralisC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

144Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaUC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

145Red-breasted BlackbirdSturnella militarisC
146Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaC
147Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisC
148Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensisFC
149Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularisFC
150Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

151Finsch's EuphoniaEuphonia finschiFC
152Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violaceaFC
153Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyaneaUC
154Red SiskinSpinus cucullatusFC

* 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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