PANAMA BIRD CHECKLIST

Accessible Species

NEOTROPICS PANAMA

Area (SqMi):29,762
# Species:958
# Excl Vagrants:856
# Endemics:10
# Near Endemics:104
Species/1000 SqMi:28.8

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor94
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient34
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant56
[]Accidental46

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened41
VVulnerable10
ENEndangered5
CRCritically Endangered3

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiVP
2Great TinamouTinamus majorMany
3Little TinamouCrypturellus souiMany

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisMany
5[Fulvous Whistling-Duck]Dendrocygna bicolor 
6Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola 
7Muscovy DuckCairina moschataMany
8/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsMany
9{Cinnamon Teal}Spatula cyanoptera 
10/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataWL
11/American Wigeon/Mareca americanaAR,PR,WL
12[Mallard]Anas platyrhynchosBB,EVA
13{Northern Pintail}Anas acuta 
14/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collarisDC,LV
15/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinisAR,CH,LV,PR,WL
16{Red-breasted Merganser}Mergus serrator 
17<Masked Duck>Nomonyx dominicusMany

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

18Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorMany
19Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMany
20Great CurassowCrax rubraMany
21Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

22Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusCA,CJ,PR,SB
23Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusEVA,WL
24Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisMany
25Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisCA,CJ,FR,SB
26Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusFL,LV,VP
27Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusCH,FH,FL,LV,VP

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

28Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
29Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
30Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaMany
31Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataMany
32Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea 
33Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaMany
34Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisMany
35{Dusky Pigeon}Patagioenas goodsoni 
36Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoBB,MN
37Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaBB
38Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaMany
39Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
40Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaMany
41Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraCH,FL,LA,VP
42Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMany
43Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaMany
44Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisAR,EVA,PR,SB,SLNP
45White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
46Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
47Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisCH,FL,LV,VP
48Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiCA,CJ,EVA,SB
49Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisCH,FH,FL,FR,VP
50Russet-crowned Quail-DoveZentrygon goldmaniCA,CJ,SB
51White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica 
52[Eared Dove]Zenaida auriculata 
53Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

54Greater AniCrotophaga majorMany
55Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniMany
56Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisMany
57Striped CuckooTapera naeviaMany
58Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusMany
59Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiCA,DC,EVA,PR,SB
60Little CuckooCoccycua minutaAR
61[Dwarf Cuckoo]Coccycua pumila 
62Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayanaMany
63[Dark-billed Cuckoo]Coccyzus melacoryphus 
64|Gray-capped Cuckoo|Coccyzus lansbergiWL
65|Yellow-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus americanusMany
66Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorMany
67|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusCH,FH,MN,PR,VP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

68Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisMany
69(Common Nighthawk)Chordeiles minorMany
70Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusMany
71Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMany
72White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisSL,WL
73/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensisLV,MN,OG,PR,SL
74Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusMany
75[Eastern Whip-poor-will]Antrostomus vociferus 
76Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusCH,EVA,FL,LV,VP

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

77Great PotooNyctibius grandisMany
78Common PotooNyctibius griseusMany

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

79{Oilbird}Steatornis caripensisCA,PR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

80[Black Swift]Cypseloides nigerAR,DC,PR,SL
81[White-chinned Swift]Cypseloides cryptus 
82Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiLV
83Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaMany
84White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMany
85Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusMany
86Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaWL
87|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaMany
88Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiMany
89{Chapman's Swift}Chaetura chapmaniDC
90Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraMany
91Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisMany

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

92White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMany
93White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaCA,CJ,EVA,SB
94Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusMany
95Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutusMany
96Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriMany
97Green HermitPhaethornis guyMany
98Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMany
99Pale-bellied HermitPhaethornis anthophilusBV
100Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
101Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeCH,FH,FL,FR,VP
102Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeMany
103Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusMany
104Tooth-billed HummingbirdAndrodon aequatorialis 
105Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMany
106[Ruby-topaz Hummingbird]Chrysolampis mosquitus 
107Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiFR,WL
108Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisMany
109Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisWL
110Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiCA,EVA,FR,SB
111Rufous-crested CoquetteLophornis delattreiMany
112<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisFH,FL,LV,WL
113Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliae 
114Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMany
115Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisMany
116Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisMany
117Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisCH,FL,FR,VP
118White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusMany
119Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusMany
120White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisMany
121Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeMany
122[Purple-throated Woodstar]Philodice mitchellii 
123/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisBB
124Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
125Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaMany
126Glow-throated HummingbirdSelasphorus ardensFL
127Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisMany
128Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiMany
129Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMany
130Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaMany
131White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffoniiMany
132Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaMany
133SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataCH,EVA,FR,LV
134White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraMany
135Violet-capped HummingbirdGoldmania violicepsCA,CJ,SB
136Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaMany
137Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisCH,FL,FR,LV,VP
138Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiMany
139Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardMany
140Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
141Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularisMany
142{Blue-headed Sapphire}Chrysuronia grayi 
143Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisMany
144Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraCH,FH,WL
145Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeMany
146Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julieMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

147[Clapper Rail]Rallus crepitans 
148{Colombian Crake}Mustelirallus colombianaAR
149{Paint-billed Crake}Mustelirallus erythropsWL
150{Spotted Rail}Pardirallus maculatusSLNP
151Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorEVA,PR,WL
152Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisSLNP
153Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusMany
154/Sora/Porzana carolinaMany
155Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
156/American Coot/Fulica americanaMany
157Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaMany
158Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventerDC,EVA,PR
159White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisMany
160{Gray-breasted Crake}Laterallus exilisDC,LV
161[Black Rail]Laterallus jamaicensis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

162SungrebeHeliornis fulicaDC,OG,PR,SB

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

163LimpkinAramus guaraunaAR,DC,PR,SLNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

164Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMany
165[American Avocet]Recurvirostra americana 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

166American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusBB

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

167/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
168|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominicaBB
169/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusMany
170/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusAR,BB,MN,SLNP,WL
171Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisMany
172/Wilson's Plover/Anarhynchus wilsoniaAR,WL
173Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisAR
174{Snowy Plover}Anarhynchus nivosusBB

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

175Northern JacanaJacana spinosaCH,FH,LV,VP,WL
176Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

177|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaCA
178Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusMany
179{Long-billed Curlew}Numenius americanusBB
180[Hudsonian Godwit]Limosa haemastica 
181Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaBB
182/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusAR,BB,MN,SL,SLNP
183/Long-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus scolopaceus 
184/Wilson's Snipe/Gallinago delicataAR,CH,EVA,LV,WL
185|Wilson's Phalarope|Phalaropus tricolor 
186|Red-necked Phalarope|Phalaropus lobatus 
187/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusMany
188/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaMany
189{Wandering Tattler}Tringa incana 
190/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesMany
191Saltmarsh WilletTringa semipalmataMany
192/Prairie Willet/Tringa inornataMany
193/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaMany
194/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresAR,BB,MN,SL,SLNP
195/Red Knot/Calidris canutus 
196SurfbirdCalidris virgataBB
197[Ruff]Calidris pugnax 
198|Stilt Sandpiper|Calidris himantopus 
199|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollisAR
200SanderlingCalidris albaAR,BB,MN
201{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaBB
202|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiAR
203|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollisSLNP
204/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaMany
205|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotosSLNP
206/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriAR,BB,MN,SL,SLNP
207/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaAR,MN

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

208/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticusSLNP
209/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus 
210South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

211[Swallow-tailed Gull]Creagrus furcatus 
212|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabini 
213{Bonaparte's Gull}Chroicocephalus philadelphiaBB
214[Gray-hooded Gull]Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus 
215{Gray Gull}Leucophaeus modestus 
216/Laughing Gull/Leucophaeus atricillaMany
217/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcanMany
218{Belcher's Gull}Larus belcheri 
219/Ring-billed Gull/Larus delawarensisBB,MN,SLNP
220Kelp GullLarus dominicanus 
221/American Herring Gull/Larus smithsonianusAR,BB
222[Lesser Black-backed Gull]Larus fuscus 
223Black SkimmerRynchops niger 
224[Blue-billed White-Tern]Gygis candida 
225Brown NoddyAnous stolidusSLNP
226Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus 
227Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus 
228/Least Tern/Sternula antillarumBB
229[Yellow-billed Tern]Sternula superciliaris 
230Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex 
231/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
232/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaAR,BB,MN,SLNP
233{Inca Tern}Larosterna inca 
234|Black Tern|Chlidonias nigerMN,SLNP
235/Forster's Tern/Sterna forsteriBB
236|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaea 
237/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoBB,SLNP
238Elegant TernThalasseus elegansMN
239Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisMany
240Royal TernThalasseus maximusMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

241Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusMany
242Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMany

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

243SunbitternEurypyga heliasMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

244Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereus 

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

245[Galapagos Penguin]Spheniscus mendiculus 

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

246[Snowy Albatross]Diomedea exulans 
247{Waved Albatross}Phoebastria irrorata 
248[Gray-headed Albatross]Thalassarche chrysostoma 

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

249[Wilson's Storm-Petrel]Oceanites oceanicus 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

250Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethys 
251{Black Storm-Petrel}Hydrobates melania 
252[Markham's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates markhami 
253Least Storm-PetrelHydrobates microsoma 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

254{Galapagos Petrel}Pterodroma phaeopygia 
255{Parkinson's Petrel}Procellaria parkinsoni 
256[Cory's Shearwater]Calonectris borealis 
257[Wedge-tailed Shearwater]Ardenna pacificus 
258Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus 
259[Townsend's Shearwater]Puffinus auricularis 
260Sargasso ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

261[Jabiru]Jabiru mycteriaPR
262Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

263Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMany

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

264Red-footed BoobySula sula 
265Brown BoobySula leucogasterDC,MN,SLNP
266Masked BoobySula dactylatra 
267Nazca BoobySula grantiPR
268Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii 
269Peruvian BoobySula variegata 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

270AnhingaAnhinga anhingaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

271Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany
272Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvilliorum 

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

273White IbisEudocimus albusAR,BV,MN,SB
274[Scarlet Ibis]Eudocimus ruber 
275/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusAR,DC,PR,SNP
276Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisAR,BV,DC,PR,WL
277[Buff-necked Ibis]Theristicus caudatus 
278Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaSLNP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

279Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumMany
280Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumBV,DC,WL
281Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumMany
282Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusMany
283Agami HeronAgamia agamiMany
284[American Bittern]Botaurus lentiginosus 
285Least BitternBotaurus exilisDC,PR
286Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaMany
287Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxAR,MN,OG,PR
288Capped HeronPilherodius pileatusBV,DC,MN,OG,PR
289Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaMany
290Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorMany
291[Reddish Egret]Egretta rufescens 
292Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
293Striated HeronButorides striataMany
294Green HeronButorides virescensMany
295Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
296Great EgretArdea albaMany
297/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasMany
298#Cocoi Heron#Ardea cocoiMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

299[American White Pelican]Pelecanus erythrorhynchosBB
300Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMany

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

301King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany
302Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
303Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
304Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusDC,EVA,MN,PR

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

305/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

306Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiMany
307White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
308Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMany
309Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMany
310Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMany
311Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
312Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
313Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
314Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisAR
315Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaDC,MN,PR
316/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
317Bicolored HawkAstur bicolorMany
318Cooper's HawkAstur cooperiiBB,VP
319{Long-winged Harrier}Circus buffoniMN
320/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusSL,SLNP,WL
321Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusMany
322Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
323|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisMany
324(Plumbeous Kite)Ictinia plumbeaMany
325Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
326Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisDC
327Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisMany
328[Slender-billed Kite]Helicolestes hamatus 
329Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsMany
330Plumbeous HawkCryptoleucopteryx plumbeaAR,CA,SB,SLNP
331Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
332Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisMany
333Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
334{Solitary Eagle}Buteogallus solitariusCA
335Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
336Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus 
337White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusEVA,FH,FR,LV,MN
338White HawkPseudastur albicollisMany
339Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusMany
340Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusMany
341/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusMany
342Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
343|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniMany
344Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusMany
345Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

346Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

347Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiCH,FL,FR,SB,VP
348Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaMany
349Choco Screech-OwlMegascops centalisMany
350Crested OwlLophostrix cristataMany
351Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataMany
352{Great Horned Owl}Bubo virginianus 
353Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumMany
354Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsSL
355Least Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium minutissimumWL
356Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumSB,WL
357[Burrowing Owl]Athene cunicularia 
358Mottled OwlStrix virgataMany
359Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataMany
360Striped OwlAsio clamatorMany
361Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiVP

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

362Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps 
363Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoCH,FH,FL,LA,VP
364Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusFR
365Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMany
366Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusMany
367Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusAR,SLNP
368White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurusMany
369Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiWL
370Gartered Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
371Graceful Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellusMany
372Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMany

 
Motmots: Momotidae

373Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaCA,CJ,EVA
374Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMany
375Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescensMany
376Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiMany
377Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

378Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
379/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonMany
380Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaMany
381American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaMany
382Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany
383Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaMany

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

384White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusMany
385Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisMany
386Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusMany
387Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatusAR,BV,SB
388White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMany
389[Lanceolated Monklet]Micromonacha lanceolata 
390Gray-cheeked NunletNonnula frontalisAR,BV
391White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusBV,CA,SB

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

392Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaFH,FL,FR,LV,VP
393Great JacamarJacamerops aureusMany

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

394Spot-crowned BarbetCapito maculicoronatusMany
395Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMany

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

396Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

397Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMany
398Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
399Pale-mandibled AracariPteroglossus erythropygius 
400Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiCH,FH,FL,LV,VP
401Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisMany
402Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusMany
403Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany
404Choco ToucanRamphastos brevis 

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

405Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusMany
406/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMany
407Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMany
408Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenFH,WL
409Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniMany
410Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusMany
411Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusMany
412Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatusMany
413Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkiiBV,LV
414Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterMany
415Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosMany
416Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMany
417Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMany
418Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusMany
419Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusWL
420Stripe-cheeked WoodpeckerPiculus callopterusCA,CJ,SB
421Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochlorosBV
422Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

423Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMany
424Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusMany
425Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiMany
426Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMany
427Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayMany
428Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusSB
429Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaMany
430/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusMany
431MerlinFalco columbariusMany
432Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisEVA,SB
433Bat FalconFalco rufigularisMany
434{Orange-breasted Falcon}Falco deiroleucusEVA
435/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

436Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisFH,FL,FR,LV,VP
437Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusCJ,SB
438<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineolaCH,FH,FL,FR,VP
439Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisMany
440Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
441Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusMany
442White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
443Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisMany
444Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephalaMany
445Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaMany
446Spectacled ParrotletForpus conspicillatusBV
447Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniMany
448{Olive-throated Parakeet}Eupsittula nana 
449Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxMany
450Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaBV
451Scarlet MacawAra macaoWL
452Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterus 
453Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severus 
454Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiMany

 
Sapayoa: Sapayoidae

455SapayoaSapayoa aenigmaSB

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

456Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaFR
457Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMany
458Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
459Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
460Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaMany
461Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiFH,LV,VP,WL
462Black AntshrikeThamnophilus nigricepsBV
463Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMany
464Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMany
465Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticepsMany
466Spiny-faced AntshrikeXenornis setifronsCA,CJ,SB
467Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisMany
468Moustached AntwrenMyrmotherula ignotaAR,DC,OG,PR
469Pacific AntwrenMyrmotherula pacificaMany
470White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisMany
471Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMany
472Rusty-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus fraterBV
473Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
474Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
475Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricansMany
476Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsAR,BV,DC,PR,SLNP
477White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesMany
478Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulMany
479Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaAR,DC,EVA,SB
480Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniEVA,FR
481Wing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquataAR,PR
482Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorMany
483Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesMany
484Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniMany

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

485Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriBV,CA,CJ,EVA,SB

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

486Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisBV,CH,EVA,FH
487Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusMany
488Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesSB,WL
489Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisEVA

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

490Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMany
491Nari¤o TapaculoScytalopus vicinior 

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

492Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisMany
493Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusCA,CJ,EVA,SB
494Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusEVA

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

495Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusMany
496South American LeaftosserSclerurus obscuriorMany
497Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
498Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisCH,FL
499Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
500Piping Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura typicaMany
501Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
502Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaLV,WL
503Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaMany
504Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
505Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
506Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusFL,LV,VP
507Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusLV,VP
508Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransMany
509Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusMany
510Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMany
511Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picusMany
512Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisBV,SB
513Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMany
514Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
515Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisMany
516Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanusMany
517Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansFL,LV,VP
518Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiMany
519Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura 
520Slaty-winged Foliage-gleanerNeophilydor fuscipenneCA,CJ,PR,SB
521Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMany
522Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMany
523Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumCH,FL,LV,VP
524Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusCA,FH,FL,LV,VP
525Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMany
526Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusMany
527Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusMany
528Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusMany
529Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMany
530Beautiful TreerunnerMargarornis bellulusFH
531Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMany
532Double-banded GraytailXenerpestes minlosiBV
533Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsMany
534Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensBV,FL,LV,WL
535Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

536Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataMany
537White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraMany
538Choco ManakinCryptopipo litaeBV,SB
539Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaMany
540White-collared ManakinManacus candeiSLNP
541Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusLV,WL
542Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinusMany
543White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraWL
544Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany
545Golden-headed ManakinCeratopipra erythrocephalaBV,SB

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

546Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataMany
547Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisEVA,FR,VP
548{Lovely Cotinga}Cotinga amabilis 
549Turquoise CotingaCotinga ridgwayiCH,FH,LV,VP
550Blue CotingaCotinga nattereriiMany
551Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany
552Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusMany
553Yellow-billed CotingaCarpodectes antoniaeWL

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

554Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
555Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
556Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMany
557Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisCA,CH,CJ,EVA,LV
558Russet-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis stenorhynchaMany
559Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensMany
560Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorMany
561Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufusBV
562Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMany
563White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
564Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusMany
565{Rose-throated Becard}Pachyramphus aglaiaeFH,FL,LV
566One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousBV

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

567SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusFR

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

568Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusMany
569{Tawny-breasted Flycatcher}Myiobius villosus 
570Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusMany
571Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

572White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusMany
573Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusMany
574Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusMany
575Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinusMany
576Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusMany
577Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusEVA,FH,MN,OG,WL
578Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisMany
579Yellow-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes flavovirensMany
580Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisCH,EVA
581Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelni 
582Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusMany
583Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusMany
584Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilarisMany
585Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareLV
586Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumMany
587Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaMany
588Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMany
589Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsMany
590Brownish TwistwingCnipodectes subbrunneusMany
591Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisMany
592Western Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus aequinoctialisMany
593Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensMany
594Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusMany
595Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventrisBV
596Panama Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma flaviventreMany
597Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusMany
598Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinusMN,WL
599Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaMany
600Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusMany
601Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiMany
602Choco ElaeniaMyiopagis parambaeDC,OG,PR,SL,SNP
603Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataMany
604Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMany
605Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisMany
606Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiMany
607Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaMany
608Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsBV,SLNP
609White-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoniCH,FH,FL,VP
610Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusMany
611Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusMany
612Black-billed FlycatcherAphanotriccus audaxBV
613Lemon-bellied Tufted-FlycatcherMitrephanes aurantilventrisMany
614|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiMany
615Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusLA,VP
616Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisMany
617|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusMany
618Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisMany
619|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensMany
620/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisMany
621/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensMany
622|Alder Flycatcher|Empidonax alnorumMany
623|Willow Flycatcher|Empidonax trailliiMany
624{White-throated Flycatcher}Empidonax albigularisCH,DC,FH,FL,LV
625{Least Flycatcher}Empidonax minimusFL
626[Hammond's Flycatcher]Empidonax hammondii 
627Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensMany
628Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsMany
629Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMany
630Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumDC,MN,PR,SL,WL
631{Vermilion Flycatcher}Pyrocephalus rubinus 
632Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola picaBV,PR
633Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusMany
634Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusMany
635Choco SirystesSirystes albogriseusAR,BV,PR,SB,SL
636Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraMany
637Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMany
638Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisMany
639/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusMany
640{Cattle Tyrant}Machetornis rixosaMN
641Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
642Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictorMany
643Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaMany
644Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisMany
645Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMany
646Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisMany
647White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusMany
648Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusMany
649Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusMany
650|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventrisMany
651(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusMany
652Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
653[Western Kingbird]Tyrannus verticalisSLNP
654|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusMany
655/Gray Kingbird/Tyrannus dominicensisAR,DC,MN,PR,SNP
656/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatusEVA,VP,WL
657Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

658Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisMany
659Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesMany
660Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusMany
661Yellow-browed Shrike-VireoVireolanius eximius 
662Ochre-crowned BrownletTunchironis ochraceicepsMany
663Golden-fronted GreenletPachysilvia aurantiifronsMany
664Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataMany
665{White-eyed Vireo}Vireo griseusMN,OG,PR
666/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsMany
667{Blue-headed Vireo}Vireo solitarius 
668Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliMany
669Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysMany
670/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusMany
671|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusMany
672Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisMany
673{Black-whiskered Vireo}Vireo altiloquus 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

674Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
675Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullataFR
676Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisMany

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

677Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

678/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
679/Tree Swallow/Tachycineta bicolorAR,SLNP
680Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaMany
681{Violet-green Swallow}Tachycineta thalassinaLV
682|Purple Martin|Progne subisMany
683Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaMany
684{Southern Martin}Progne elegans 
685\Brown-chested Martin\Progne taperaDC,PR,WL
686/Northern Rough-winged Swallow/Stelgidopteryx serripennisMany
687Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisMany
688White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisMany
689Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaMany
690/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
691|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaMany
692{Cave Swallow}Petrochelidon fulva 

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

693Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisMany
694Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusMany
695Slate-throated GnatcatcherPolioptila schistaceigulaSB
696White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataMany
697White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisBV,PR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

698Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusMany
699Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusMany
700Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusMany
701Timberline WrenTroglodytes browniCH,FL,VP
702{Grass Wren}Cistothorus platensis 
703White-headed WrenCampylorhynchus albobrunneusBV,EVA,SLNP
704Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusFR
705Sooty-headed WrenPheugopedius spadix 
706Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisMany
707Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusMany
708Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisEVA
709Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusMany
710Stripe-throated WrenCantorchilus leucopogonSB
711Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusAR,EVA,FR,SLNP,WL
712Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoniWL
713Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusMany
714Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusCH,FH,LV,WL
715Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusMany
716Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotisMany
717White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaMany
718Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysMany
719Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusMany

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

720American DipperCinclus mexicanusCH,FL,LA,VP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

721[European Starling]Sturnus vulgarisBB

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

722/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisMany
723Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

724Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsMany
725Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
726Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisMany
727Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterMany
728Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiMany
729Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanusFR
730|Veery|Catharus fuscescensMany
731|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusMany
732/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusMany
733/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaMany
734Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensCH,FL,VP
735Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusMany
736Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusMany
737White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMany
738Dagua ThrushTurdus daguae 
739Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiMany

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

740/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumMany

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

741Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaMany
742Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusMany

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

743House SparrowPasser domesticusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

744Yellowish PipitAnthus chiiAR,EVA,WL

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

745Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaMany
746[Yellow-collared Chlorophonia]Chlorophonia flavirostris 
747Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysMany
748Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaMany
749White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaMany
750{Yellow-throated Euphonia}Euphonia hirundinaceaFH,FL,LA,LV
751Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisMany
752Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansMany
753Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiFR
754Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaMany
755Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneaeMany
756Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster 
757<Lesser Goldfinch>Spinus psaltriaMany
758<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

759Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaMany

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

760Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularisCA,CJ,FR
761[Ashy-throated Chlorospingus]Chlorospingus canigularis 
762Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusMany
763Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusMany
764Tacarcuna ChlorospingusChlorospingus tacarcunaeCA,CJ
765Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarumWL
766Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisMany
767[Clay-colored Sparrow]Spizella pallidaSLNP
768[Lark Sparrow]Chondestes grammacus 
769Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisFL,FR,LV,VP
770Black-headed BrushfinchArremon atricapillusCA,CJ
771Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMany
772Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaMany
773Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisFL,FR,VP
774Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniCH,VP
775Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany
776[White-crowned Sparrow]Zonotrichia leucophrys 
777{Lincoln's Sparrow}Melospiza lincolnii 
778Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
779White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaMany
780Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisMany

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

781/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensWL
782{Yellow-headed Blackbird}Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 
783|Bobolink|Dolichonyx oryzivorusMany
784Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaMany
785Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisMany
786Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusMany
787Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusMany
788Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriMany
789Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaAR,EVA,FR,SLNP
790Scarlet-rumped Cacique**Cacicus microrhynchusMany
791Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaMany
792Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasWL
793/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusMany
794Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterMany
795Orange-crowned OrioleIcterus auricapillusAR,BV
796Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasMany
797/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaMany
798Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMany
799Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusMany
800Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusMany
801Melodious BlackbirdDives divesFL,LA,LV
802Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusMany

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

803/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaMany
804/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumMany
805/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaMany
806/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisMany
807/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraMany
808/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraMany
809/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaMany
810/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaMany
811Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisMany
812/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaMany
813[Nashville Warbler]Leiothlypis ruficapilla 
814{Connecticut Warbler}Oporornis agilisCA,LV
815Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaMany
816{MacGillivray's Warbler}Geothlypis tolmieiFL,LV,MN
817/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaMany
818/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaMany
819Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaMany
820/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasMany
821/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaDC,MN,OG,PR,WL
822/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaMany
823{Cape May Warbler}Setophaga tigrinaMN
824|Cerulean Warbler|Setophaga ceruleaMany
825{Northern Parula}Setophaga americanaMany
826Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMany
827/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaMany
828/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaMany
829/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaMany
830Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaMany
831/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaMany
832{Blackpoll Warbler}Setophaga striataMany
833{Black-throated Blue Warbler}Setophaga caerulescensPR
834/Palm Warbler/Setophaga palmarumMany
835/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataMany
836{Yellow-throated Warbler}Setophaga dominicaMany
837{Prairie Warbler}Setophaga discolorLV
838{Townsend's Warbler}Setophaga townsendiFL,VP
839{Hermit Warbler}Setophaga occidentalisMN
840/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensMany
841Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiMany
842Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysMany
843Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusMany
844Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisMany
845Tacarcuna WarblerBasileuterus tacarcunaeCA,CJ,EVA
846Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus 
847Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaMany
848|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisMany
849/Wilson's Warbler/Cardellina pusillaMany
850Slate-throated WhitestartMyioborus miniatusMany
851Collared WhitestartMyioborus torquatusMany
852WrenthrushZeledonia coronataMany

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

853Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiMany

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

854Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaMany
855/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraMany
856|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaMany
857/Western Tanager/Piranga ludovicianaCH,FH,FL,VP
858Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataMany
859White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraMany
860Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaMany
861Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicaudaMany
862Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioliMany
863Lemon-spectacled TanagerChlorothraupis olivacea 
864Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterEVA,FH,FR
865Yellow-green GrosbeakCaryothraustes canadensis 
866Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisMany
867/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusMany
868Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorCH,EVA,FL,FR,VP
869Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesMany
870/Blue Grosbeak/Passerina caeruleaMany
871/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaMany
872/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisFL,OG,WL
873/Dickcissel/Spiza americanaMany

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

874Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataMany
875White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusMany
876Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiMany
877White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusMany
878White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxFR
879Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusFR
880Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerusMany
881Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiMany
882Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusMany
883Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiCA,CH,FR
884Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
885Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumMany
886Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataMany
887Gray-and-gold TanagerPoecilostreptus palmeriCA
888Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataMany
889Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiMany
890Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataMany
891Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaCA,CJ,EVA,SB,SL
892Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaMany
893Emerald TanagerTangara floridaMany
894Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaMany
895Swallow TanagerTersina viridisMN,SB
896Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaMany
897Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaMany
898Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusMany
899Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus 
900Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusMany
901Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMany
902Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifronsMany
903Scarlet-browed TanagerHeterospingus xanthopygius 
904Yellow-backed TanagerHemithraupis flavicollis 
905Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasMany
906White-eared ConebillConirostrum leucogenysBV,SB
907Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaMany
908Slaty FinchHaplospiza rusticaCH,EVA,FH,FL,VP
909<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiFL,LA,VP
910Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaMany
911Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicolaEVA,WL
912Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaMany
913{Lesson's Seedeater}Sporophila bouvronides 
914(Ruddy-breasted Seedeater)Sporophila minutaMany
915Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaMany
916Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensisSB,WL
917Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaMany
918Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiFR,LV,WL
919Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisMany
920<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaMany
921BananaquitCoereba flaveolaMany
922Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusMany
923Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMany
924Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsMany
925Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusMany
926Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusMany

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Achiote Road465
Bahia Bay71
Bayano Valley331
Bocas del Toro187
Burbayar Lodge353
Cana & Pirre420
Cerro Azul404
Cerro Jefe324
Chiriqui Highlands296
Darien Province481
Discovery Center441
El Valle de Anton423
Finca Hartmann332
Finca Lerida354
Fortuna Road280
La Amistad Park155
Lagunas de Volcan412
Metopolitan National Park421
Old Gamboa Road403
Pipeline Road470
Plantation Trail169
San Blas Foothills351
San Lorenzo National Park397
Sierra Llorona335
Soberania National Park334
Volcan Baru327
Western Lowlands242
Total Species926

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.