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Bayano Valley
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.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Little TinamouCrypturellus souiC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Muscovy DuckCairina moschataUC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensFC
4Great CurassowCrax rubraUC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

5Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisUC

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

6Wood StorkMycteria americanaUC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

7Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianusC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

8AnhingaAnhinga anhingaUC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

9Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumUC
10Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumR
11Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumR
12#Cocoi Heron#Ardea cocoiR
13Great EgretArdea albaC
14Snowy EgretEgretta thulaUC
15Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisA
16Green HeronButorides virescens 
17Striated HeronButorides striataFC
18Capped HeronPilherodius pileatusUC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

19Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisFC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

20Black VultureCoragyps atratus 
21Turkey VultureCathartes auraC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

22/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

23White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus 
24|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisUC
25Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensUC
26Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

27Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayFC
28Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima 
29Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansUC
30/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusR
31Bat FalconFalco rufigularisUC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

32Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

33Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaFC
34Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisFC
35Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti 
36Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosa 
37Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

38Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaUC
39Spectacled ParrotletForpus conspicillatusUC
40Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis 
41Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisFC
42Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

43Striped CuckooTapera naeviaUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

44Great PotooNyctibius grandisUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

45Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisC
46Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularisFC
47Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisFC
48Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiUC
49Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlR
50Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julieFC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

51Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaUC
52Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusFC
53Western White-tailed Trogon
(White-tailed Trogon)
Trogon chionurusFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

54Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

55Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

56Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisFC
57Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusFC
58Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatusR
59Gray-cheeked NunletNonnula frontalisUC
60White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

61Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

62Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniFC
63Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus 
64Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkiiR
65Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochlorosR
66Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus 

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

67Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensC
68Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusUC
69Plain XenopsXenops minutusC
70Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaFC
71Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicaudaUC
72Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusFC
73Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeUC
74Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisR

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

75Great AntshrikeTaraba majorUC
76Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusFC
77Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaC
78Black AntshrikeThamnophilus nigricepsUC
79Checker-throated AntwrenEpinecrophylla fulviventrisC
80Rufous-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatusFC
81Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyranninaC
82Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsUC
83Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulC
84Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspisFC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

85Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisUC

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

86Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriR

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

87Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaFC
88Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiUC
89Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataUC
90Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisFC
91Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusUC
92Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusUC
93Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumFC
94Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum 
95Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceusUC
96Yellow-breasted FlycatcherTolmomyias flaviventris 
97Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusFC
98Northern Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus mexicanusUC
99Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusUC
100Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusUC
101Black-billed FlycatcherAphanotriccus audaxUC
102|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiUC
103Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola picaC
104Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusUC
105Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusFC
106SirystesSirystes sibilatorUC
107Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraUC
108Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaUC
109Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisC
110Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisUC
111White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusUC
112Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusFC
113Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusFC
114Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaFC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

115Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronata 
116Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinus 
117Green ManakinXenopipo holochloraR
118Golden-headed ManakinPipra erythrocephalaR
119Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalisUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

120Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdinaFC
121Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufusR
122Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusUC
123One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousFC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

124Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisFC
125Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesFC
126Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceicepsUC
127Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

128Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

129White-headed WrenCampylorhynchus albobrunneusUC
130Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusUC
131Plain WrenCantorchilus modestusFC
132Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusFC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

133Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusFC
134Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaFC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

135Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi 

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

136/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaUC
137Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
138/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaR
139Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaFC
140Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifrons(FC)

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

141BananaquitCoereba flaveolaUC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

142White-eared ConebillConirostrum leucogenysUC
143Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaUC
144Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiFC
145Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataUC
146Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifronsUC
147White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusFC
148Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiR
149Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusFC
150Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
151Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataUC
152Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvataFC
153Blue DacnisDacnis cayana 
154Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
155Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusC
156Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

157Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaC
158Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis 
159Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

160Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoidesC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

161Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterFC
162Orange-crowned OrioleIcterus auricapillusUC
163Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisUC
164Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

165Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla 
166Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisUC

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2010 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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