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Georgetown Gardens
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

1Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisC

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

2Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

3Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianusC

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

4Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisFC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

5Great EgretArdea albaC
6Snowy EgretEgretta thulaC
7Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaC
8Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorC
9Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisC
10Green HeronButorides virescensFC
11Striated HeronButorides striataC
12Capped HeronPilherodius pileatusFC
13Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxC
14Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violaceaUC
15Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusFC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

16Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
17Turkey VultureCathartes auraC
18Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusC
19Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotusC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

20/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

21Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
22Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiUC
23White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusFC
24Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisC
25Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusUC
26Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisFC
27Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoniUC
28Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensFC
29Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitingaFC
30Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisC
31Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisFC
32Gray HawkButeo nitidusFC
33Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusUC
34White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatusFC
35Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

36Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayC
37Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachimaFC
38Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansUC
39Bat FalconFalco rufigularisFC
40/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusUC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

41Azure GallinulePorphyrio flavirostrisFC

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

42LimpkinAramus guaraunaFC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

43Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisC
44/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaC
45/American Golden-Plover/Pluvialis dominicaFC
46Collared PloverCharadrius collarisFC
47/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusC

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

48Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

49/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusC
50/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaFC
51/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaC
52/Willet/Tringa semipalmataFC
53/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesC
54/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusFC
55/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresC
56/Red Knot/Calidris canutusC
57/Sanderling/Calidris albaC
58/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaC
59/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriC
60/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaC
61/White-rumped Sandpiper/Calidris fuscicollisC
62/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotosFC
63/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopusUC
64/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusC

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

65Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaC
66/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusUC
67/Least Tern/Sternula antillarumFC
68Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliarisC
69Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplexFC
70Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaUC
71/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoC
72Royal TernThalasseus maximusC
73Black SkimmerRynchops nigerC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

74Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisC
75Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaFC
76Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaFC
77Eared DoveZenaida auriculataC
78Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerinaC
79Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiC
80Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosaFC
81White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

82Brown-throated ParakeetAratinga pertinaxC
83Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severusR
84Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterusFC
85Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaFC
86Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilataC
87Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilisC
88Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinusC
89Golden-winged ParakeetBrotogeris chrysopteraC
90Festive ParrotAmazona festivaUC
91Orange-winged ParrotAmazona amazonicaC
92Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaC
93Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephalaC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

94Little CuckooCoccycua minutaFC
95Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC
96Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphusUC
97Striped CuckooTapera naeviaFC
98Greater AniCrotophaga majorC
99Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniC

 
Owls: Strigidae

100Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusUC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

101Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisC
102Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopygaC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

103Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraC
104Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusC
105Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisC
106Fork-tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamataC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

107White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraFC
108Green-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus theresiaeFC
109Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisFC
110Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugusFC
111Blue-chinned SapphireChlorestes notataFC
112Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcataFC
113White-chested EmeraldAmazilia brevirostrisFC
114Plain-bellied EmeraldAmazilia leucogasterFC
115Versicolored EmeraldAmazilia versicolorUC
116Glittering-throated EmeraldAmazilia fimbriataC
117White-chinned SapphireHylocharis cyanusFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

118Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
119Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaFC
120Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaFC
121Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaUC
122American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

123Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracariFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

124Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilisFC
125White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogasterFC
126Guianan Piculet
(Arrowhead Piculet)
Picumnus minutissimusFC
127White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratusFC
128Blood-colored WoodpeckerVeniliornis sanguineusFC
129Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusFC
130Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

131Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensFC
132Plain-crowned SpinetailSynallaxis gujanensisFC
133Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeusC
134Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaFC
135Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picusFC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

136Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensisFC
137Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

138White-lored TyrannuletOrnithion inermeFC
139Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumFC
140Mouse-colored TyrannuletPhaeomyias murinaFC
141Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusFC
142Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterC
143\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostrisUC
144Plain-crested ElaeniaElaenia cristataFC
145Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumFC
146Spotted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum maculatumC
147Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumFC
148Yellow-breasted FlycatcherTolmomyias flaviventrisFC
149/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiR
150Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusR
151Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola picaFC
152White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephalaFC
153Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus feroxFC
154Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusFC
155Lesser KiskadeePitangus lictorFC
156Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusC
157Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaFC
158Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisC
159Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusUC
160\Piratic Flycatcher\Legatus leucophaiusFC
161\White-throated Kingbird\Tyrannus albogularisUC
162Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusC
163/Eastern Kingbird/Tyrannus tyrannusR
164Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisFC
165\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savanaC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

166Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufusFC
167White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusFC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

168/Red-eyed Vireo/Vireo olivaceusFC
169Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralisC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

170\Blue-and-white Swallow\Pygochelidon cyanoleucaUC
171Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisC
172Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaC
173\Brown-chested Martin\Progne taperaFC
174White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventerC
175/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

176House WrenTroglodytes aedonC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

177Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaFC

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

178Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapillaFC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

179/Gray-cheeked Thrush/Catharus minimusR
180Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelasC
181Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilisC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

182Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

183/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisC
184Masked YellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialisFC
185/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaUC
186/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaFC
187/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striataUC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

188BananaquitCoereba flaveolaC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

189Guira TanagerHemithraupis guiraFC
190White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusUC
191White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusFC
192Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboC
193Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
194Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
195Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicanaFC
196Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFC
197Burnished-buff TanagerTangara cayanaC
198Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescensFC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

199Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaC
200Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbeaFC
201Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americanaFC
202Lesson's SeedeaterSporophila bouvronidesUC
203\Lined Seedeater\Sporophila lineolaUC
204Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaC
205Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisFC
206Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularisC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

207Red-and-black GrosbeakPeriporphyrus erythromelasUC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

208Red-breasted BlackbirdSturnella militarisC
209Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubrisA
210Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalusC
211Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisC
212Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusC
213Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularisFC
214Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaC
215Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

216Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violaceaFC

* 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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