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PANAMA BIRD CHECKLIST

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PANAMA

Area (SqMi):29,762
# Species:959
# Excl Vagrants:857
# Endemics:9
# Near Endemics:104
Species/1000 SqMi:28.8

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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 DucklNomonyx dominicusMany

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

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

 
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

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

30Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
31Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
32Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaMany
33White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaBDT
34Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataMany
35Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaCA,DAR
36Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaMany
37Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisMany
38{Dusky Pigeon}Patagioenas goodsoniCA,DAR
39Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoBB,MN
40Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaBB
41Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaMany
42Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
43Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaMany
44Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraCH,FL,LA,VP
45Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMany
46Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaMany
47Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisMany
48White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
49Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
50Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsBDT
51Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisCH,FL,LV,VP
52Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiMany
53Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisCH,FH,FL,FR,VP
54Russet-crowned Quail-DoveZentrygon goldmaniCA,CA,CJ,DAR,SB
55White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaBDT
56[Eared Dove]Zenaida auriculata 
57Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

58Greater AniCrotophaga majorMany
59Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniMany
60Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisMany
61Striped CuckooTapera naeviaMany
62Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusMany
63Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiMany
64Little CuckooCoccycua minutaAR,CA,DAR
65[Dwarf Cuckoo]Coccycua pumila 
66Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayanaMany
67[Dark-billed Cuckoo]Coccyzus melacoryphus 
68|Gray-capped Cuckoo|Coccyzus lansbergiCA,DAR,WL
69|Yellow-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus americanusMany
70Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorMany
71|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusCH,FH,MN,PR,VP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

72Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisMany
73(Common Nighthawk)Chordeiles minorMany
74Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusMany
75Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMany
76White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisCA,DAR,SL,WL
77/Chuck-will's-widow/Antrostomus carolinensisMany
78Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusMany
79[Eastern Whip-poor-will]Antrostomus vociferusDAR
80Dusky NightjarAntrostomus saturatusCH,EVA,FL,LV,VP

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

81Great PotooNyctibius grandisMany
82Common PotooNyctibius griseusMany

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

83{Oilbird}Steatornis caripensisCA,PR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

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

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

98White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMany
99White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaMany
100Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneusMany
101Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutusMany
102Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriMany
103Green HermitPhaethornis guyMany
104Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMany
105Pale-bellied HermitPhaethornis anthophilusBL,BV
106Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
107Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeMany
108Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeMany
109Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusMany
110Tooth-billed HummingbirdAndrodon aequatorialisCA,DAR
111Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMany
112[Ruby-topaz Hummingbird]Chrysolampis mosquitus 
113Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiBDT,FR,WL
114Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisMany
115Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisWL
116Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiMany
117Rufous-crested CoquetteLophornis delattreiMany
118&White-crested CoquettelLophornis adorabilisFH,FL,LV,WL
119Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliaeCA,DAR
120Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaMany
121Talamanca HummingbirdEugenes spectabilisMany
122Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisMany
123Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignisCH,FL,FR,VP
124White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucusMany
125Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemusMany
126White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventrisMany
127Magenta-throated WoodstarPhilodice bryantaeMany
128[Purple-throated Woodstar]Philodice mitchelliiCA,DAR
129/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisBB
130Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammulaCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
131Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaMany
132Glow-throated HummingbirdSelasphorus ardensFL
133Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilisMany
134Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiMany
135Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMany
136Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysiaMany
137White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffoniiMany
138Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaMany
139SnowcapMicrochera albocoronataCH,EVA,FR,LV
140White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionuraMany
141Violet-capped HummingbirdGoldmania violicepsCA,CA,CJ,DAR,SB
142Pirre HummingbirdGoldmania bellaCA,DAR
143Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaMany
144Black-bellied HummingbirdEupherusa nigriventrisCH,FL,FR,LV,VP
145Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiMany
146Snowy-bellied HummingbirdSaucerottia edwardMany
147Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
148Sapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularisMany
149{Blue-headed Sapphire}Chrysuronia grayi 
150Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisMany
151Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraCH,FH,WL
152Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciaeMany
153Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julieMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

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

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

169SungrebeHeliornis fulicaDAR,DC,OG,PR,SB

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

170LimpkinAramus guaraunaAR,DC,PR,SLNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

171Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMany
172[American Avocet]Recurvirostra americana 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

173American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusBB

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

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

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

182Northern JacanaJacana spinosaMany
183Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

214/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticusBDT,SLNP
215/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinusBDT
216South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

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

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

247Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusMany
248Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMany

 
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 borealis 
263[Wedge-tailed Shearwater]Ardenna pacificus 
264Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus 
265[Townsend's Shearwater]Puffinus auricularis 
266Sargasso 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 bougainvilliorum 

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

279White IbisEudocimus albusAR,BV,DAR,MN,SB
280[Scarlet Ibis]Eudocimus ruber 
281/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusAR,DC,PR,SNP
282Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisMany
283[Buff-necked Ibis]Theristicus caudatus 
284Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaDAR,SLNP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

285Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumMany
286Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumBV,DAR,DC,WL
287Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumMany
288Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusMany
289Agami HeronAgamia agamiMany
290[American Bittern]Botaurus lentiginosus 
291Least BitternBotaurus exilisDC,PR
292Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaMany
293Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxAR,MN,OG,PR
294Capped HeronPilherodius pileatusMany
295Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaMany
296Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorMany
297[Reddish Egret]Egretta rufescens 
298Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
299Striated HeronButorides striataMany
300Green HeronButorides virescensMany
301Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
302Great EgretArdea albaMany
303/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasMany
304#Cocoi Heron#Ardea cocoiMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

305[American White Pelican]Pelecanus erythrorhynchosBB
306Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMany

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

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

 
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
317Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
318Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
319Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
320Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisAR,CA,DAR
321Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaCA,DAR,DC,MN,PR
322/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
323Bicolored HawkAstur bicolorMany
324Cooper's HawkAstur cooperiiBB,VP
325{Long-winged Harrier}Circus buffoniMN
326/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusSL,SLNP,WL
327Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusMany
328Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
329|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisMany
330(Plumbeous Kite)Ictinia plumbeaMany
331Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
332Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisDAR,DC
333Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisMany
334[Slender-billed Kite]Helicolestes hamatus 
335Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsMany
336Plumbeous HawkCryptoleucopteryx plumbeaMany
337Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
338Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisMany
339Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
340{Solitary Eagle}Buteogallus solitariusBL,CA,CA,DAR
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

352Western Barn 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 Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
377Graceful 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
407Pale-mandibled AracariPteroglossus erythropygius 
408Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiCH,FH,FL,LV,VP
409Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisMany
410Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusMany
411Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany
412Choco ToucanRamphastos brevisCA,DAR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

413Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusMany
414/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMany
415Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMany
416Golden-naped WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysauchenFH,WL
417Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniMany
418Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusMany
419Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusMany
420Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatusMany
421Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkiiBV,CA,DAR,LV
422Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterMany
423Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosMany
424Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMany
425Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMany
426Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusMany
427Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusWL
428Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex 
429Stripe-cheeked WoodpeckerPiculus callopterusMany
430Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochlorosBV,DAR
431Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMany
432Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigulaDAR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

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

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

446Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisFH,FL,FR,LV,VP
447Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusBL,CA,CJ,DAR,SB
448&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineolaCH,FH,FL,FR,VP
449Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisMany
450Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
451Saffron-headed ParrotPyrilia pyriliaCA,DAR
452Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusMany
453White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
454Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisMany
455Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephalaMany
456Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaMany
457Spectacled ParrotletForpus conspicillatusBV,DAR
458Subandean ParakeetPyrrhura subandina 
459Sulphur-winged ParakeetPyrrhura hoffmanniMany
460{Olive-throated Parakeet}Eupsittula nanaBDT
461Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxMany
462Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaBV,CA,DAR
463Great Green MacawAra ambiguusCA,DAR
464Scarlet MacawAra macaoBDT,WL
465Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterusCA,DAR
466Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severusCA,DAR
467Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschiMany

 
Sapayoa: Sapayoidae

468SapayoaSapayoa aenigmaBL,CA,DAR,SB

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

469Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaCA,DAR,FR
470Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusMany
471Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
472Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
473Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaMany
474Black-hooded AntshrikeThamnophilus bridgesiFH,LV,VP,WL
475Black AntshrikeThamnophilus nigricepsBL,BV,DAR
476Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusMany
477Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisMany
478Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticepsMany
479Spiny-faced AntshrikeXenornis setifronsBL,CA,CJ,DAR,SB
480Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventrisMany
481Moustached AntwrenMyrmotherula ignotaMany
482Pacific AntwrenMyrmotherula pacificaMany
483White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisMany
484Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorMany
485Rusty-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus fraterBL,BV,CA,DAR
486Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
487Northern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora intermedia 
488Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
489Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricansMany
490Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsMany
491White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesMany
492Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsulMany
493Dull-mantled AntbirdSipia laemostictaMany
494Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniCA,DAR,EVA,FR
495Wing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquataAR,CA,DAR,PR
496Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolorMany
497Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesMany
498Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniMany

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

499Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriMany

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

500Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisMany
501Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusMany
502Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera divesCA,DAR,SB,WL
503Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisCA,DAR,EVA

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

504Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsMany
505Nariño TapaculoScytalopus viciniorCA,DAR
506Tacarcuna TapaculoScytalopus panamensisDAR

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

507Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisMany
508Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillusBL,CA,CJ,EVA,SB
509Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusCA,DAR,EVA

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

510Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusMany
511South American LeaftosserSclerurus obscuriorMany
512Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
513Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisCH,FL
514Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
515Piping Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura typicaMany
516Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
517Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaLV,WL
518Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaMany
519Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
520Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
521Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusFL,LV,VP
522Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusLV,VP
523Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransMany
524Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusMany
525Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusMany
526Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picusMany
527Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisBV,CA,DAR,SB
528Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusMany
529Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
530Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinisMany
531Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanusMany
532Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansCA,DAR,FL,LV,VP
533Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiMany
534Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematuraCA,DAR
535Slaty-winged Foliage-gleanerNeophilydor fuscipenneMany
536Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsMany
537Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisMany
538Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumCH,FL,LV,VP
539Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusMany
540Streak-breasted TreehunterThripadectes rufobrunneusMany
541Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularis 
542Chiriqui Foliage-gleanerAutomolus exsertusMany
543Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusMany
544Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatusMany
545Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensMany
546Beautiful TreerunnerMargarornis bellulusCA,DAR,FH
547Ruddy TreerunnerMargarornis rubiginosusMany
548Double-banded GraytailXenerpestes minlosiBV,CA,DAR
549Coiba SpinetailCranioleuca dissita 
550Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsMany
551Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensBV,FL,LV,WL
552Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

553Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataMany
554White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraMany
555Choco ManakinCryptopipo litaeBL,BV,CA,DAR,SB
556Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaMany
557White-collared ManakinManacus candeiSLNP
558Orange-collared ManakinManacus aurantiacusLV,WL
559Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinusMany
560White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraWL
561Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany
562Golden-headed ManakinCeratopipra erythrocephalaBV,CA,DAR,SB

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

563Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataMany
564Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisEVA,FR,VP
565{Lovely Cotinga}Cotinga amabilis 
566Turquoise CotingaCotinga ridgwayiCH,FH,LV,VP
567Blue CotingaCotinga nattereriiMany
568Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany
569Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusMany
570Black-tipped CotingaCarpodectes hopkeiCA,DAR
571Yellow-billed CotingaCarpodectes antoniaeWL
572Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidus 

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

573Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
574Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
575Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMany
576Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisCA,CH,CJ,EVA,LV
577Russet-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis stenorhynchaMany
578Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensMany
579Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorMany
580Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufusBL,BV,CA,DAR
581Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMany
582White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
583Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusMany
584{Rose-throated Becard}Pachyramphus aglaiaeFH,FL,LV
585One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousBL,BV,CA,DAR

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

586SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusCA,DAR

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

587Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusMany
588{Tawny-breasted Flycatcher}Myiobius villosus 
589Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusMany
590Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

591Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominus 
592White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusMany
593Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusMany
594Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusMany
595Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinusMany
596Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusMany
597Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusEVA,FH,MN,OG,WL
598Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisMany
599Yellow-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes flavovirensMany
600Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisCH,DAR,EVA
601Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelniCA,DAR
602Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusMany
603Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusMany
604Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilarisMany
605Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareLV
606Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumMany
607Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaMany
608Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMany
609Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsMany
610Brownish TwistwingCnipodectes subbrunneusMany
611Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisMany
612Western Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus aequinoctialisMany
613Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensMany
614Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusMany
615Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventrisBV,DAR
616Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumMany
617Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusMany
618Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinusMN,WL
619Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaMany
620Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusMany
621Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiMany
622Choco ElaeniaMyiopagis parambaeMany
623Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataMany
624Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMany
625Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisMany
626Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziiMany
627Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaMany
628Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsBV,CA,SLNP
629White-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoniCH,FH,FL,VP
630Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvusMany
631Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusMany
632Black-billed FlycatcherAphanotriccus audaxBV,CA,DAR
633Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercusMany
634|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiMany
635Ochraceous PeweeContopus ochraceusLA,VP
636Dark PeweeContopus lugubrisMany
637|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusMany
638Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisMany
639|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensMany
640/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisMany
641/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensMany
642|Alder Flycatcher|Empidonax alnorumMany
643|Willow Flycatcher|Empidonax trailliiMany
644{White-throated Flycatcher}Empidonax albigularisCH,DC,FH,FL,LV
645{Least Flycatcher}Empidonax minimusBL
646[Hammond's Flycatcher]Empidonax hammondii 
647Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescensMany
648Black-capped FlycatcherEmpidonax atricepsMany
649Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMany
650Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumMany
651{Vermilion Flycatcher}Pyrocephalus rubinus 
652Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola picaBL,BV,PR
653Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusMany
654Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusMany
655Choco SirystesSirystes albogriseusMany
656Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraMany
657Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMany
658Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisMany
659/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusMany
660{Cattle Tyrant}Machetornis rixosaBDT,MN
661Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
662Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictorMany
663Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaMany
664Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisMany
665Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMany
666Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensisMany
667White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusMany
668Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusMany
669Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusMany
670|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventrisMany
671(Piratic Flycatcher)Legatus leucophaiusMany
672Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
673[Western Kingbird]Tyrannus verticalisSLNP
674|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusMany
675/Gray Kingbird/Tyrannus dominicensisMany
676/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatusEVA,VP,WL
677Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

678Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisMany
679Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesMany
680Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusMany
681Yellow-browed Shrike-VireoVireolanius eximiusCA,DAR
682Ochre-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsMany
683Golden-fronted GreenletPachysilvia aurantiifronsMany
684Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataMany
685{White-eyed Vireo}Vireo griseusMN,OG,PR
686/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsMany
687{Blue-headed Vireo}Vireo solitarius 
688Yellow-winged VireoVireo carmioliMany
689Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysMany
690/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusMany
691|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusMany
692Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisMany
693{Black-whiskered Vireo}Vireo altiloquus 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

694Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
695Azure-hooded JayCyanolyca cucullataFR
696Brown JayCyanocorax morio 
697Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisMany

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

698Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapillaCA,DAR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

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

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

714Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisMany
715Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusMany
716Slate-throated GnatcatcherPolioptila schistaceigulaBL,CA,DAR,SB
717White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataMany
718White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisBV,PR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

719Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusMany
720Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusMany
721Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceusMany
722Timberline WrenThryorchilus browniCH,FL,VP
723{Grass Wren}Cistothorus platensis 
724White-headed WrenCampylorhynchus albobrunneusBV,CA,DAR,EVA,SLNP
725Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusFR
726Sooty-headed WrenPheugopedius spadixCA,DAR
727Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisMany
728Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusMany
729Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisEVA
730Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusMany
731Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusAR,EVA,FR,SLNP,WL
732Stripe-throated WrenCantorchilus leucopogonBL,CA,DAR,SB
733Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoniWL
734Isthmian WrenCantorchilus elutusMany
735Riverside WrenCantorchilus semibadiusCH,FH,LV,WL
736Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusMany
737Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotisMany
738White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaMany
739Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysMany
740Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusMany

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

741American DipperCinclus mexicanusCH,FL,LA,VP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

742[European Starling]Sturnus vulgarisBB

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

743/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisMany
744Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

745Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanopsMany
746Varied SolitaireMyadestes coloratusCA,DAR
747Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostrisCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
748Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisMany
749Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterMany
750Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantziiMany
751Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanusFR
752|Veery|Catharus fuscescensMany
753|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusMany
754/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusMany
755/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaMany
756Sooty ThrushTurdus nigrescensCH,FL,VP
757Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejusMany
758Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusMany
759White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMany
760Dagua ThrushTurdus daguaeDAR
761Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiMany

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

762/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumMany

 
Silky-flycatchers: Ptiliogonatidae

763Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcherPhainoptila melanoxanthaMany
764Long-tailed Silky-flycatcherPtiliogonys caudatusMany

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

765House SparrowPasser domesticusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

766Yellowish PipitAnthus chiiAR,EVA,WL

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

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

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

781Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaMany

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

782Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularisCA,CJ,FR
783[Ashy-throated Chlorospingus]Chlorospingus canigularis 
784Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusMany
785Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusMany
786Tacarcuna ChlorospingusChlorospingus tacarcunaeCA,CJ,DAR
787Pirre ChlorospingusChlorospingus inornatusCA
788Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarumWL
789Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisMany
790[Clay-colored Sparrow]Spizella pallidaSLNP
791[Lark Sparrow]Chondestes grammacus 
792Costa Rican BrushfinchArremon costaricensisFL,FR,LV,VP
793Black-headed BrushfinchArremon atricapillusCA,CA,CJ,DAR
794Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMany
795Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaMany
796Sooty-faced FinchArremon crassirostrisFL,FR,VP
797Volcano JuncoJunco vulcaniCH,VP
798Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany
799[White-crowned Sparrow]Zonotrichia leucophrys 
800{Lincoln's Sparrow}Melospiza lincolnii 
801Large-footed FinchPezopetes capitalisCH,FL,LA,LV,VP
802White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinuchaMany
803Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisMany
804Yellow-green FinchAtlapetes luteoviridis 

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

805{Yellow-headed Blackbird}Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 
806|Bobolink|Dolichonyx oryzivorusMany
807Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaMany
808Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisMany
809Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusMany
810Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusMany
811Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriMany
812Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaAR,BDT,EVA,FR,SLNP
813Black OropendolaPsarocolius guatimozinusCA,DAR
814Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisMany
815Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaMany
816Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasBDT,WL
817/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusMany
818Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterMany
819Orange-crowned OrioleIcterus auricapillusAR,BL,BV,CA,DAR
820Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasMany
821/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaMany
822Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMany
823Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusMany
824Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusMany
825Melodious BlackbirdDives divesBDT,FL,LA,LV
826Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusMany
827/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensWL

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

828/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaMany
829/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumMany
830/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaMany
831/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisMany
832/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraMany
833/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraMany
834/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaMany
835/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaMany
836Flame-throated WarblerOreothlypis gutturalisMany
837/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaMany
838[Nashville Warbler]Leiothlypis ruficapilla 
839{Connecticut Warbler}Oporornis agilisCA,LV
840Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaMany
841{MacGillivray's Warbler}Geothlypis tolmieiFL,LV,MN
842/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaMany
843/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaMany
844Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaMany
845Chiriqui Yellowthroat**Geothlypis chiriquensisCH,FH,LV
846/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasMany
847/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaDC,MN,OG,PR,WL
848/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaMany
849{Cape May Warbler}Setophaga tigrinaMN
850|Cerulean Warbler|Setophaga ceruleaMany
851{Northern Parula}Setophaga americanaMany
852Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMany
853/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaMany
854/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaMany
855/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaMany
856Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaMany
857Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia 
858/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaMany
859{Blackpoll Warbler}Setophaga striataMany
860{Black-throated Blue Warbler}Setophaga caerulescensPR
861/Palm Warbler/Setophaga palmarumMany
862/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataMany
863{Yellow-throated Warbler}Setophaga dominicaMany
864{Prairie Warbler}Setophaga discolorLV
865{Townsend's Warbler}Setophaga townsendiFL,VP
866{Hermit Warbler}Setophaga occidentalisMN
867/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensMany
868Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiMany
869Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysMany
870Pirre WarblerBasileuterus ignotusCA,DAR
871Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusMany
872Costa Rican WarblerBasileuterus melanotisMany
873Tacarcuna WarblerBasileuterus tacarcunaeCA,CJ,EVA
874Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus 
875Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaMany
876|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisMany
877/Wilson's Warbler/Cardellina pusillaMany
878Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusMany
879Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatusMany
880WrenthrushZeledonia coronataMany

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

881Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiMany

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

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

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

902Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataMany
903White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosusMany
904Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiMany
905White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusMany
906White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxFR
907Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusFR
908Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotusMany
909Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiMany
910Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusMany
911Blue-and-gold TanagerBangsia arcaeiCA,CH,FR
912Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
913Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumMany
914Speckled TanagerIxothraupis guttataMany
915Gray-and-gold TanagerPoecilostreptus palmeriBL,CA,CA,DAR
916Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataMany
917Spangle-cheeked TanagerTangara dowiiMany
918Green-naped TanagerTangara fucosaCA
919Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataMany
920Rufous-winged TanagerTangara laviniaMany
921Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaMany
922Emerald TanagerTangara floridaMany
923Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaMany
924Swallow TanagerTersina viridisCA,DAR,MN,SB
925Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaMany
926Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaMany
927Viridian DacnisDacnis viguieriCA,DAR
928Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusMany
929Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusCA,DAR
930Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusMany
931Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMany
932Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifronsMany
933Scarlet-browed TanagerHeterospingus xanthopygiusCA,DAR
934Yellow-backed TanagerHemithraupis flavicollisCA,DAR
935Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelasMany
936White-eared ConebillConirostrum leucogenysBV,CA,DAR,SB
937Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaMany
938Slaty FinchHaplospiza rusticaCH,EVA,FH,FL,VP
939&Peg-billed FinchlAcanthidops bairdiFL,LA,VP
940Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaMany
941Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola 
942Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicolaEVA,WL
943Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaMany
944{Lesson's Seedeater}Sporophila bouvronides 
945(Ruddy-breasted Seedeater)Sporophila minutaMany
946Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaMany
947Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensisCA,DAR,SB,WL
948Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingi 
949Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaMany
950Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiBDT,FR,LV,WL
951Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisMany
952&Slate-colored SeedeaterlSporophila schistaceaMany
953BananaquitCoereba flaveolaMany
954Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusMany
955Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMany
956Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsMany
957Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisBDT
958Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusMany
959Slate-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 Province493
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 Species959

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.