The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete. It does indicate whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*
Presence Codes
/name/=Boreal Visitor; \name\=Austral Visitor; |name|=Transient Migrant
#name#=Non-breeding Dispersal; <name>=Erratic; (name)=Breeding Season Only
{name}=Very Rare, Casual, or Vagrant; [name]=Accidental
Pelicans: Pelecanidae |
| 1 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis |
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 2 | Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus |
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae |
| 3 | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens |
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae |
| 4 | /Great Blue Heron/ | Ardea herodias |
| 5 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae |
| 6 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae |
| 7 | American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus |
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae |
| 8 | /Willet/ | Tringa semipalmata |
| 9 | Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus |
| 10 | {Long-billed Curlew} | Numenius americanus |
| 11 | {Dunlin} | Calidris alpina |
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae |
| 12 | /Laughing Gull/ | Leucophaeus atricilla |
| 13 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica |
| 14 | /Caspian Tern/ | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 15 | Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus |
| 16 | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis |
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2009 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.
