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PANAMA BIRD CHECKLIST

NEOTROPICS
PANAMA

Area (SqMi):29,762
# Species:956
# Excl Vagrants:854
# Endemics:9
# Near Endemics:102
Species/1000 SqMi:28.7

OTHER COUNTRIES
IN THE NEOTROPICS

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor94
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient34
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant56
[]Accidental46

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened46
VVulnerable13
ENEndangered5
CRCritically Endangered4

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 known to occur in the country. 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.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiVP
2Great TinamouTinamus majorMany
3Little TinamouCrypturellus souiMany
4Choco TinamouCrypturellus kerriaeDAR

 
Ducks: Anatidae

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

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

19Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsMany
20Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMany
21Black GuanChamaepetes unicolorMany
22Great CurassowCrax rubraMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

23Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusMany
24Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusEVA,WL
25Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisMany
26Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisMany
27Tacarcuna Wood-QuailOdontophorus dialeucosDAR
28Black-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusFL,LV,VP
29Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusCH,FH,FL,LV,VP

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

30Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusMany
31Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

32Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
33Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
34Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaMany
35White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaBDT
36Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataMany
37Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaCA,DAR
38Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaMany
39Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisMany
40{Dusky Pigeon}Patagioenas goodsoniCA,DAR
41Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoBB,MN
42Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaBB
43Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaMany
44Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
45Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaMany
46Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraCH,FL,LA,VP
47Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMany
48Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaMany
49Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisMany
50White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
51Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
52Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsBDT
53Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisCH,FL,LV,VP
54Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiMany
55Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisCH,FH,FL,FR,VP
56Russet-crowned Quail-DoveZentrygon goldmaniCA,CA,CJ,DAR,SB
57White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaBDT
58[Eared Dove]Zenaida auriculata 
59Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

60Greater AniCrotophaga majorMany
61Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniMany
62Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisMany
63Striped CuckooTapera naeviaMany
64Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusMany
65Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiMany
66Little CuckooCoccycua minutaAR,CA,DAR
67[Dwarf Cuckoo]Coccycua pumila 
68Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaMany
69[Dark-billed Cuckoo]Coccyzus melacoryphus 
70|Gray-capped Cuckoo|Coccyzus lansbergiCA,DAR,WL
71|Yellow-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus americanusMany
72Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorMany
73|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusCH,FH,MN,PR,VP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

74Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisMany
75(Common Nighthawk)Chordeiles minorMany
76Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusMany
77Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMany
78White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisCA,DAR,SL,WL
79/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensisMany
80Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusMany
81[Eastern Whip-poor-will]Antrostomus vociferusDAR
82Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusCH,EVA,FL,LV,VP

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

83Great PotooNyctibius grandisMany
84Common PotooNyctibius griseusMany

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

85{Oilbird}Steatornis caripensisCA,PR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

86[Black Swift]Cypseloides nigerAR,DC,PR,SL
87[White-chinned Swift]Cypseloides cryptus 
88Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiLV
89Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaMany
90White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMany
91Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisBDT
92Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusMany
93Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosaWL
94|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaMany
95Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiMany
96{Chapman's Swift}Chaetura chapmaniDC
97\Sick's Swift\Chaetura meridionalis 
98Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraMany
99Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisMany

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

100White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMany
101White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaMany
102Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusMany
103Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutusMany
104Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriMany
105Green HermitPhaethornis guyMany
106Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMany
107Pale-bellied HermitPhaethornis anthophilusBL,BV
108Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
109Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeMany
110Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeMany
111Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusMany
112Tooth-billed HummingbirdAndrodon aequatorialisCA,DAR
113Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMany
114[Ruby-topaz Hummingbird]Chrysolampis mosquitus 
115Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiBDT,FR,WL
116Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisMany
117Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisWL
118Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiMany
119Rufous-crested CoquetteLophornis delattreiMany
120<White-crested Coquette>Lophornis adorabilisFH,FL,LV,WL
121Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliaeCA,DAR
122Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMany
123Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisMany
124Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisMany
125Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisCH,FL,FR,VP
126White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusMany
127Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusMany
128White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisMany
129Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeMany
130[Purple-throated Woodstar]Philodice mitchelliiCA,DAR
131/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisBB
132Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
133Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaMany
134Glow-throated HummingbirdSelasphorus ardensFL
135Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisMany
136Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiMany
137Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMany
138Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaMany
139White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffoniiMany
140Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaMany
141SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataCH,EVA,FR,LV
142White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraMany
143Violet-capped HummingbirdGoldmania violicepsCA,CA,CJ,DAR,SB
144Pirre HummingbirdGoldmania bellaCA,DAR
145Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaMany
146Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisCH,FL,FR,LV,VP
147Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiMany
148Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardMany
149Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
150Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularisMany
151{Blue-headed Sapphire}Chrysuronia grayi 
152Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisMany
153Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraCH,FH,WL
154Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeMany
155Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julieMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

156[Clapper Rail]Rallus crepitans 
157{Colombian Crake}Mustelirallus colombianaAR
158{Paint-billed Crake}Mustelirallus erythropsWL
159{Spotted Rail}Pardirallus maculatusSLNP
160Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorEVA,PR,WL
161Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisSLNP
162Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusMany
163/Sora/Porzana carolinaMany
164Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
165/American Coot/Fulica americanaMany
166Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaMany
167Yellow-breasted CrakeHapalocrex flaviventerDC,EVA,PR
168White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisMany
169{Gray-breasted Crake}Laterallus exilisBL,CA,DAR,DC,LV
170[Black Rail]Laterallus jamaicensis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

171SungrebeHeliornis fulicaDAR,DC,OG,PR,SB

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

172LimpkinAramus guaraunaAR,DC,PR,SLNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

173Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMany
174[American Avocet]Recurvirostra americana 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

175American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusBB

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

176/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
177|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominicaBB
178/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusMany
179/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusMany
180Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisMany
181/Wilson's Plover/Anarhynchus wilsoniaAR,WL
182Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisAR
183{Snowy Plover}Anarhynchus nivosusBB

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

184Northern JacanaJacana spinosaMany
185Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

186|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaCA
187WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusMany
188{Long-billed Curlew}Numenius americanusBB
189[Hudsonian Godwit]Limosa haemastica 
190Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaBB
191/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusMany
192/Long-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus scolopaceus 
193/Wilson's Snipe/Gallinago delicataAR,CH,EVA,LV,WL
194|Wilson's Phalarope|Phalaropus tricolor 
195|Red-necked Phalarope|Phalaropus lobatus 
196/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusMany
197/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaMany
198{Wandering Tattler}Tringa incana 
199/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesMany
200/Willet/Tringa semipalmataMany
201/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaMany
202/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresAR,BB,MN,SL,SLNP
203/Red Knot/Calidris canutus 
204SurfbirdCalidris virgataBB
205[Ruff]Calidris pugnax 
206|Stilt Sandpiper|Calidris himantopus 
207|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollisAR
208SanderlingCalidris albaAR,BB,MN
209{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaBB
210|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiAR
211|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollisSLNP
212/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaMany
213|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotosSLNP
214/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriAR,BB,MN,SL,SLNP
215/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaAR,BDT,MN

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

216/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticusBDT,SLNP
217/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinusBDT
218South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

219[Swallow-tailed Gull]Creagrus furcatus 
220|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabini 
221{Bonaparte's Gull}Chroicocephalus philadelphiaBB
222[Gray-hooded Gull]Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus 
223{Gray Gull}Leucophaeus modestus 
224/Laughing Gull/Leucophaeus atricillaMany
225/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcanMany
226{Belcher's Gull}Larus belcheri 
227/Ring-billed Gull/Larus delawarensisBB,MN,SLNP
228Kelp GullLarus dominicanus 
229/Herring Gull/Larus argentatusAR,BB
230[Lesser Black-backed Gull]Larus fuscus 
231Black SkimmerRynchops niger 
232[White Tern]Gygis alba 
233Brown NoddyAnous stolidusSLNP
234Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus 
235Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus 
236/Least Tern/Sternula antillarumBB
237[Yellow-billed Tern]Sternula superciliaris 
238Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex 
239/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
240/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaAR,BB,BDT,MN,SLNP
241{Inca Tern}Larosterna inca 
242|Black Tern|Chlidonias nigerBDT,MN,SLNP
243/Forster's Tern/Sterna forsteriBB
244|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaea 
245/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoBB,BDT,SLNP
246Elegant TernThalasseus elegansMN
247Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisMany
248Royal TernThalasseus maximusMany

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

249SunbitternEurypyga heliasMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

250Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusBDT

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

251[Galapagos Penguin]Spheniscus mendiculus 

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

252[Snowy Albatross]Diomedea exulans 
253{Waved Albatross}Phoebastria irrorata 
254[Gray-headed Albatross]Thalassarche chrysostoma 

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

255[Wilson's Storm-Petrel]Oceanites oceanicus 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

256Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethys 
257{Black Storm-Petrel}Hydrobates melania 
258[Markham's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates markhami 
259Least Storm-PetrelHydrobates microsoma 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

260{Galapagos Petrel}Pterodroma phaeopygia 
261{Parkinson's Petrel}Procellaria parkinsoni 
262[Cory's Shearwater]Calonectris diomedea 
263[Wedge-tailed Shearwater]Ardenna pacificus 
264Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus 
265[Townsend's Shearwater]Puffinus auricularis 
266Audubon's ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

267[Jabiru]Jabiru mycteriaPR
268Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

269Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMany

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

270Red-footed BoobySula sula 
271Brown BoobySula leucogasterBDT,DC,MN,SLNP
272Masked BoobySula dactylatra 
273Nazca BoobySula grantiPR
274Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii 
275Peruvian BoobySula variegata 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

276AnhingaAnhinga anhingaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

277Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany
278Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvillii 

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

279[American White Pelican]Pelecanus erythrorhynchosBB
280Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

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

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

301White IbisEudocimus albusAR,BV,DAR,MN,SB
302[Scarlet Ibis]Eudocimus ruber 
303/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusAR,DC,PR,SNP
304Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisMany
305[Buff-necked Ibis]Theristicus caudatus 
306Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaDAR,SLNP

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

307Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
308Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
309Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusMany
310King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

311/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

312Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiMany
313White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
314Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMany
315Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMany
316Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMany
317Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisAR,CA,DAR
318Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaCA,DAR,DC,MN,PR
319Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
320Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
321Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
322Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusMany
323Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisDAR,DC
324Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisMany
325[Slender-billed Kite]Helicolestes hamatus 
326Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
327|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisMany
328(Plumbeous Kite)Ictinia plumbeaMany
329{Long-winged Harrier}Circus buffoniMN
330/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusSL,SLNP,WL
331/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
332Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperiiBB,VP
333Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorMany
334Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
335Plumbeous HawkCryptoleucopteryx plumbeaMany
336Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
337Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisMany
338Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
339{Solitary Eagle}Buteogallus solitariusBL,CA,CA,DAR
340Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsMany
341Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
342Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus 
343White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusMany
344White HawkPseudastur albicollisMany
345Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusMany
346Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusMany
347/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusMany
348Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
349|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniMany
350Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusMany
351Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

352Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

353Bare-shanked Screech-OwlMegascops clarkiiMany
354Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaMany
355Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalisMany
356Crested OwlLophostrix cristataMany
357Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataMany
358{Great Horned Owl}Bubo virginianus 
359Costa Rican Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium costaricanumMany
360Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsBL,DAR,SL
361Least Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium minutissimumCA,DAR,WL
362Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumSB,WL
363[Burrowing Owl]Athene cunicularia 
364Mottled OwlStrix virgataMany
365Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataMany
366Striped OwlAsio clamatorMany
367Unspotted Saw-whet OwlAegolius ridgwayiVP

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

368Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsCA,DAR
369Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoCH,FH,FL,LA,VP
370Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratusFR
371Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMany
372Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusMany
373Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusAR,SLNP
374White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurusMany
375Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdiiWL
376Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
377Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellusMany
378Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMany

 
Motmots: Momotidae

379Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaCA,CA,CJ,DAR,EVA
380Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescensMany
381Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMany
382Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiMany
383Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

384Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
385/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonMany
386Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaMany
387American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaMany
388Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany
389Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaMany

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

390White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusMany
391Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisMany
392Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusMany
393Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatusMany
394White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMany
395[Lanceolated Monklet]Micromonacha lanceolataCA,DAR
396Gray-cheeked NunletNonnula frontalisAR,BV,CA,DAR
397White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusMany

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

398Dusky-backed JacamarBrachygalba salmoniCA,DAR
399Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaMany
400Great JacamarJacamerops aureusMany

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

401Spot-crowned BarbetCapito maculicoronatusMany
402Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiMany

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

403Prong-billed BarbetSemnornis frantziiMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

404Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMany
405Violet-throated Toucanet**Aulacorhynchus cognatusDAR
406Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
407Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiCH,FH,FL,LV,VP
408Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisMany
409Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusMany
410Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany
411Choco ToucanRamphastos brevisCA,DAR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

412Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusMany
413/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMany
414Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMany
415Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenFH,WL
416Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniMany
417Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusMany
418Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusMany
419Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusMany
420Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkiiBV,CA,DAR,LV
421Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterMany
422Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosMany
423Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMany
424Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMany
425Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusMany
426Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusWL
427Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex 
428Stripe-cheeked WoodpeckerPiculus callopterusMany
429Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochlorosBV,DAR
430Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMany
431Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigulaDAR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

432Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMany
433Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusMany
434Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiMany
435Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMany
436Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayMany
437Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusBL,CA,DAR,SB
438Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaMany
439/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusMany
440MerlinFalco columbariusMany
441Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisEVA,SB
442Bat FalconFalco rufigularisMany
443{Orange-breasted Falcon}Falco deiroleucusCA,DAR,EVA
444/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

445Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisFH,FL,FR,LV,VP
446Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusBL,CA,CJ,DAR,SB
447<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineolaCH,FH,FL,FR,VP
448Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisMany
449Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
450Saffron-headed ParrotPyrilia pyriliaCA,DAR
451Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusMany
452White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
453Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisMany
454Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephalaMany
455Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaMany
456Spectacled ParrotletForpus conspicillatusBV,DAR
457Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniMany
458{Olive-throated Parakeet}Eupsittula nanaBDT
459Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxMany
460Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaBV,CA,DAR
461Great Green MacawAra ambiguusCA,DAR
462Scarlet MacawAra macaoBDT,WL
463Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterusCA,DAR
464Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severusCA,DAR
465Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiMany

 
Sapayoa: Sapayoidae

466SapayoaSapayoa aenigmaBL,CA,DAR,SB

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

467Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaCA,DAR,FR
468Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMany
469Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
470Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
471Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaMany
472Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiFH,LV,VP,WL
473Black AntshrikeThamnophilus nigricepsBL,BV,DAR
474Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMany
475Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMany
476Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticepsMany
477Spiny-faced AntshrikeXenornis setifronsBL,CA,CJ,DAR,SB
478Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisMany
479Moustached AntwrenMyrmotherula ignotaMany
480Pacific AntwrenMyrmotherula pacificaMany
481White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisMany
482Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMany
483Rusty-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus fraterBL,BV,CA,DAR
484Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
485Northern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora intermedia 
486Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
487Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricansMany
488Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsMany
489White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesMany
490Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulMany
491Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaMany
492Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniCA,DAR,EVA,FR
493Wing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquataAR,CA,DAR,PR
494Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorMany
495Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesMany
496Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniMany

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

497Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriMany

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

498Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisMany
499Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusMany
500Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesCA,DAR,SB,WL
501Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisCA,DAR,EVA

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

502Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMany
503Nariño TapaculoScytalopus viciniorCA,DAR
504Tacarcuna TapaculoScytalopus panamensisDAR

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

505Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisMany
506Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusBL,CA,CJ,EVA,SB
507Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusCA,DAR,EVA

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

508Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusMany
509South American LeaftosserSclerurus obscuriorMany
510Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
511Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisCH,FL
512Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
513Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicaudaMany
514Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
515Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaLV,WL
516Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaMany
517Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
518Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
519Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusFL,LV,VP
520Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusLV,VP
521Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransMany
522Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusMany
523Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMany
524Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picusMany
525Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisBV,CA,DAR,SB
526Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMany
527Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
528Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisMany
529Plain XenopsXenops minutusMany
530Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansCA,DAR,FL,LV,VP
531Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiMany
532Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematuraCA,DAR
533Slaty-winged Foliage-gleanerPhilydor fuscipenneMany
534Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMany
535Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMany
536Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumCH,FL,LV,VP
537Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusMany
538Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMany
539Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularis 
540Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusMany
541Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusMany
542Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusMany
543Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMany
544Beautiful TreerunnerMargarornis bellulusCA,DAR,FH
545Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMany
546Double-banded GraytailXenerpestes minlosiBV,CA,DAR
547Coiba SpinetailCranioleuca dissita 
548Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsMany
549Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensBV,FL,LV,WL
550Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

551Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataMany
552White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraMany
553Choco ManakinCryptopipo litaeBL,BV,CA,DAR,SB
554Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaMany
555White-collared ManakinManacus candeiSLNP
556Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusLV,WL
557Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinusMany
558White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraWL
559Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany
560Golden-headed ManakinCeratopipra erythrocephalaBV,CA,DAR,SB

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

561Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataMany
562Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisEVA,FR,VP
563{Lovely Cotinga}Cotinga amabilis 
564Turquoise CotingaCotinga ridgwayiCH,FH,LV,VP
565Blue CotingaCotinga nattereriiMany
566Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany
567Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusMany
568Black-tipped CotingaCarpodectes hopkeiCA,DAR
569Yellow-billed CotingaCarpodectes antoniaeWL
570Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidus 

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

571Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
572Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
573Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisCA,CH,CJ,EVA,LV
574Russet-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis stenorhynchaMany
575Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensMany
576Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorMany
577Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufusBL,BV,CA,DAR
578Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMany
579White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
580Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusMany
581{Rose-throated Becard}Pachyramphus aglaiaeFH,FL,LV
582One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousBL,BV,CA,DAR

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

583SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusCA,DAR
584Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusMany
585Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMany
586{Tawny-breasted Flycatcher}Myiobius villosus 
587Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusMany
588Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

589Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominus 
590White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusMany
591Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusMany
592Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusMany
593Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinusMany
594Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusMany
595Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusEVA,FH,MN,OG,WL
596Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisMany
597Yellow-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes flavovirensMany
598Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisCH,DAR,EVA
599Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelniCA,DAR
600Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusMany
601Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusMany
602Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilarisMany
603Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareLV
604Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumMany
605Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaMany
606Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMany
607Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsMany
608Brownish TwistwingCnipodectes subbrunneusMany
609Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisMany
610Western Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus aequinoctialisMany
611Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensMany
612Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusMany
613Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventrisBV,DAR
614Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumMany
615Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusMany
616Northern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus incomtusMN,WL
617Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaMany
618Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusMany
619Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiMany
620Choco ElaeniaMyiopagis parambaeMany
621Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataMany
622Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMany
623Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisMany
624Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiMany
625Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaMany
626White-fronted TyrannuletPhyllomyias zeledoniCH,FH,FL,VP
627Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsBV,CA,SLNP
628Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusMany
629Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusMany
630Black-billed FlycatcherAphanotriccus audaxBV,CA,DAR
631Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusMany
632|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiMany
633Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusLA,VP
634Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisMany
635|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusMany
636Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisMany
637|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensMany
638/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisMany
639/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensMany
640|Alder Flycatcher|Empidonax alnorumMany
641|Willow Flycatcher|Empidonax trailliiMany
642{White-throated Flycatcher}Empidonax albigularisCH,DC,FH,FL,LV
643{Least Flycatcher}Empidonax minimusBL
644[Hammond's Flycatcher]Empidonax hammondii 
645Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensMany
646Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsMany
647Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMany
648Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumMany
649{Vermilion Flycatcher}Pyrocephalus rubinus 
650Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola picaBL,BV,PR
651Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusMany
652Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusMany
653Choco SirystesSirystes albogriseusMany
654Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraMany
655Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMany
656Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisMany
657/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusMany
658{Cattle Tyrant}Machetornis rixosaBDT,MN
659Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
660Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictorMany
661Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaMany
662Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisMany
663Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMany
664Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisMany
665White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusMany
666Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusMany
667Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusMany
668|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventrisMany
669(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusMany
670Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
671[Western Kingbird]Tyrannus verticalisSLNP
672|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusMany
673/Gray Kingbird/Tyrannus dominicensisMany
674/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatusEVA,VP,WL
675Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

676Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisMany
677Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesMany
678Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusMany
679Yellow-browed Shrike-VireoVireolanius eximiusCA,DAR
680Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsMany
681Golden-fronted GreenletPachysilvia aurantiifronsMany
682Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataMany
683{White-eyed Vireo}Vireo griseusMN,OG,PR
684/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsMany
685{Blue-headed Vireo}Vireo solitarius 
686Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliMany
687Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysMany
688/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusMany
689|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusMany
690Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisMany
691{Black-whiskered Vireo}Vireo altiloquus 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

692Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
693Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullataFR
694Brown JayPsilorhinus morio 
695Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisMany

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

696Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapillaCA,DAR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

697/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
698/Tree Swallow/Tachycineta bicolorAR,BDT,SLNP
699Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaMany
700{Violet-green Swallow}Tachycineta thalassinaLV
701|Purple Martin|Progne subisMany
702Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaMany
703{Southern Martin}Progne elegans 
704\Brown-chested Martin\Progne taperaBDT,DC,PR,WL
705/Northern Rough-winged Swallow/Stelgidopteryx serripennisMany
706Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisMany
707White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisMany
708Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaMany
709/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
710|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaMany
711{Cave Swallow}Petrochelidon fulva 

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

712Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisMany
713Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusMany
714Slate-throated GnatcatcherPolioptila schistaceigulaBL,CA,DAR,SB
715White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataMany
716White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisBV,PR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

717Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusMany
718House WrenTroglodytes aedonMany
719Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusMany
720Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniCH,FL,VP
721{Grass Wren}Cistothorus platensis 
722White-headed WrenCampylorhynchus albobrunneusBV,CA,DAR,EVA,SLNP
723Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusFR
724Sooty-headed WrenPheugopedius spadixCA,DAR
725Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisMany
726Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusMany
727Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisEVA
728Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusMany
729Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusAR,EVA,FR,SLNP,WL
730Stripe-throated WrenCantorchilus leucopogonBL,CA,DAR,SB
731Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoniWL
732Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusMany
733Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusCH,FH,LV,WL
734Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusMany
735Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotisMany
736White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaMany
737Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysMany
738Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusMany

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

739American DipperCinclus mexicanusCH,FL,LA,VP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

740[European Starling]Sturnus vulgarisBB

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

741/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisMany
742Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

743Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsMany
744Varied SolitaireMyadestes coloratusCA,DAR
745Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
746Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisMany
747Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterMany
748Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiMany
749Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanusFR
750|Veery|Catharus fuscescensMany
751|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusMany
752/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusMany
753/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaMany
754Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusMany
755Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusMany
756White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMany
757Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiMany
758Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensCH,FL,VP
759Dagua Thrush**Turdus daguaeDAR

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

760/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumMany

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

761Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaMany
762Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusMany

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

763House SparrowPasser domesticusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

764Yellowish PipitAnthus chiiAR,EVA,WL

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

765Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaMany
766[Yellow-collared Chlorophonia]Chlorophonia flavirostrisCA,DAR
767Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysMany
768Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaMany
769White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaMany
770{Yellow-throated Euphonia}Euphonia hirundinaceaFH,FL,LA,LV
771Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisMany
772Spot-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia imitansMany
773Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiBDT,FR
774Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaMany
775Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneaeMany
776Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterCA,DAR
777<Lesser Goldfinch>Spinus psaltriaMany
778<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

779Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaMany

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

780Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularisCA,CJ,FR
781[Ashy-throated Chlorospingus]Chlorospingus canigularis 
782Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusMany
783Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusMany
784Tacarcuna ChlorospingusChlorospingus tacarcunaeCA,CJ,DAR
785Pirre ChlorospingusChlorospingus inornatusCA
786Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarumWL
787Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisMany
788[Clay-colored Sparrow]Spizella pallidaSLNP
789[Lark Sparrow]Chondestes grammacus 
790Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisFL,FR,LV,VP
791Black-headed BrushfinchArremon atricapillusCA,CA,CJ,DAR
792Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMany
793Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaMany
794Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisFL,FR,VP
795Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniCH,VP
796Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany
797[White-crowned Sparrow]Zonotrichia leucophrys 
798{Lincoln's Sparrow}Melospiza lincolnii 
799Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
800White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaMany
801Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisMany
802Yellow-green FinchAtlapetes luteoviridis 

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

803{Yellow-headed Blackbird}Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 
804|Bobolink|Dolichonyx oryzivorusMany
805Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaMany
806Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisMany
807Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusMany
808Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusMany
809Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriMany
810Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaAR,BDT,EVA,FR,SLNP
811Black OropendolaPsarocolius guatimozinusCA,DAR
812Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisMany
813Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaMany
814Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasBDT,WL
815/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusMany
816Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterMany
817Orange-crowned OrioleIcterus auricapillusAR,BL,BV,CA,DAR
818Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasMany
819/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaMany
820Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMany
821Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusMany
822Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusMany
823Melodious BlackbirdDives divesBDT,FL,LA,LV
824Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusMany
825/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensWL

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

826/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaMany
827/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumMany
828/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaMany
829/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisMany
830/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraMany
831/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraMany
832/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaMany
833/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaMany
834Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisMany
835/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaMany
836[Nashville Warbler]Leiothlypis ruficapilla 
837{Connecticut Warbler}Oporornis agilisCA,LV
838Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaMany
839{MacGillivray's Warbler}Geothlypis tolmieiFL,LV,MN
840/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaMany
841/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaMany
842Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaMany
843Chiriqui Yellowthroat**Geothlypis chiriquensisCH,FH,LV
844/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasMany
845/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaDC,MN,OG,PR,WL
846/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaMany
847{Cape May Warbler}Setophaga tigrinaMN
848|Cerulean Warbler|Setophaga ceruleaMany
849{Northern Parula}Setophaga americanaMany
850Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMany
851/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaMany
852/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaMany
853/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaMany
854Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaMany
855/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaMany
856{Blackpoll Warbler}Setophaga striataMany
857{Black-throated Blue Warbler}Setophaga caerulescensPR
858/Palm Warbler/Setophaga palmarumMany
859/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataMany
860{Yellow-throated Warbler}Setophaga dominicaMany
861{Prairie Warbler}Setophaga discolorLV
862{Townsend's Warbler}Setophaga townsendiFL,VP
863{Hermit Warbler}Setophaga occidentalisMN
864/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensMany
865Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiMany
866Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysMany
867Pirre WarblerBasileuterus ignotusCA,DAR
868Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusMany
869Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisMany
870Tacarcuna WarblerBasileuterus tacarcunaeCA,CJ,EVA
871Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus 
872Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaMany
873|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisMany
874/Wilson's Warbler/Cardellina pusillaMany
875Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusMany
876Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusMany
877WrenthrushZeledonia coronataMany

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

878Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiMany

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

879Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaMany
880/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraMany
881|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaMany
882/Western Tanager/Piranga ludovicianaCH,FH,FL,VP
883Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentataMany
884White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraMany
885Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaMany
886Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicaudaMany
887Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioliMany
888Lemon-spectacled TanagerChlorothraupis olivaceaCA,DAR
889Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterEVA,FH,FR
890Yellow-green GrosbeakCaryothraustes canadensisCA
891Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialisMany
892/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusMany
893Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorCH,EVA,FL,FR,VP
894Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesMany
895/Blue Grosbeak/Passerina caeruleaMany
896/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaMany
897/Painted Bunting/Passerina cirisFL,OG,WL
898/Dickcissel/Spiza americanaMany

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

899Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataMany
900White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusMany
901Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiMany
902White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusMany
903White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxFR
904Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusFR
905Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotusMany
906Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiMany
907Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusMany
908Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiCA,CH,FR
909Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
910Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumMany
911Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataMany
912Gray-and-gold TanagerPoecilostreptus palmeriBL,CA,CA,DAR
913Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataMany
914Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiMany
915Green-naped TanagerTangara fucosaCA
916Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataMany
917Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaMany
918Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaMany
919Emerald TanagerTangara floridaMany
920Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaMany
921Swallow TanagerTersina viridisCA,DAR,MN,SB
922Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaMany
923Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaMany
924Viridian DacnisDacnis viguieriCA,DAR
925Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusMany
926Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusCA,DAR
927Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusMany
928Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMany
929Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifronsMany
930Scarlet-browed TanagerHeterospingus xanthopygiusCA,DAR
931Yellow-backed TanagerHemithraupis flavicollisCA,DAR
932Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasMany
933White-eared ConebillConirostrum leucogenysBV,CA,DAR,SB
934Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaMany
935Slaty FinchHaplospiza rusticaCH,EVA,FH,FL,VP
936<Peg-billed Finch>Acanthidops bairdiFL,LA,VP
937Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaMany
938Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola 
939Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicolaEVA,WL
940Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaMany
941{Lesson's Seedeater}Sporophila bouvronides 
942(Ruddy-breasted Seedeater)Sporophila minutaMany
943Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaMany
944Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensisCA,DAR,SB,WL
945Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingi 
946Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaMany
947Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiBDT,FR,LV,WL
948Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisMany
949<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaMany
950BananaquitCoereba flaveolaMany
951Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusMany
952Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMany
953Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsMany
954Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisBDT
955Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusMany
956Slate-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 Road462
Bahia Bay70
Bayano Valley331
Bocas del Toro190
Burbayar Lodge351
Cana & Pirre431
Cerro Azul402
Cerro Jefe322
Chiriqui Highlands295
Darien Province492
Discovery Center439
El Valle de Anton420
Finca Hartmann332
Finca Lerida354
Fortuna Road280
La Amistad Park155
Lagunas de Volcan412
Metopolitan National Park418
Old Gamboa Road401
Pipeline Road468
Plantation Trail169
San Blas Foothills350
San Lorenzo National Park395
Sierra Llorona334
Soberania National Park332
Volcan Baru327
Western Lowlands242
Total Species956

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.