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List of species recorded at this locale along with frequency of occurrence. The table indicates whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the locale. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorC
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisFC
4Muscovy DuckCairina moschataR
5<Masked Duck>Nomonyx dominicusR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsC
7Great CurassowCrax rubraR

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

8Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisR

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

9Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusUC
10Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsUC

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

11Wood StorkMycteria americanaUC

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

12Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

13Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianusC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

14AnhingaAnhinga anhingaC

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

15Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

16Least BitternIxobrychus exilisFC
17Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumUC
18Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumR
19Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumUC
20/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasUC
21Snowy EgretEgretta thulaUC
22Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaC
23Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorR
24Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisUC
25Green HeronButorides virescensFC
26Striated HeronButorides striataFC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

27Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
28Turkey VultureCathartes auraC
29King VultureSarcoramphus papaR

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

30/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

31Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisUC
32Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusR
33Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusUC
34Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisFC
35Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusUC
36|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisUC
37Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosusR
38Plumbeous HawkLeucopternis plumbeusVR
39Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusUC
40White HawkLeucopternis albicollisR
41Common Black-HawkButeogallus anthracinusUC
42Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitingaR
43/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusUC
44Gray HawkButeo nitidusR
45Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusR
46|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniR
47Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaR
48Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusUC
49Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

50Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiR
51Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusUC
52Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachimaUC
53/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusUC
54MerlinFalco columbariusR
55Bat FalconFalco rufigularisUC
56/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

57Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajaneaUC
58Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaC
59Common GallinuleGallinula galeataC

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

60SungrebeHeliornis fulicaR

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

61LimpkinAramus guaraunaR

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

62Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

63Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisUC
64Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaC
65Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisUC
66Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiUC
67White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiUC
68Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniUC
69Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

70Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisUC
71Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusUC
72Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisC
73Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

74Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaC
75|Yellow-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus americanusR
76Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusR
77Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiR
78Greater AniCrotophaga majorFC
79Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniR
80Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisR

 
Owls: Strigidae

81Crested OwlLophostrix cristataUC
82Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataUC
83Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataUC
84Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineataR
85Striped OwlPseudoscops clamatorR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

86Common NighthawkChordeiles minorUC
87Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

88Great PotooNyctibius grandisR
89Common PotooNyctibius griseusR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

90White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisUC
91|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaUC
92Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiUC
93Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

94White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraC
95Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisC
96Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularisFC
97Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiUC
98Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisFC
99Rufous-crested CoquetteLophornis delattreiR
100Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiR
101White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffoniiFC
102Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaFC
103Blue-chested HummingbirdAmazilia amabilisFC
104Snowy-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia edwardUC
105Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlA
106Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julieFC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

107Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaFC
108Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusFC
109Western White-tailed Trogon
(White-tailed Trogon)
Trogon chionurusUC
110Northern Violaceous Trogon
(Gartered Trogon)
Trogon caligatusFC
111Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusUC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

112Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus coerulicepsFC
113Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiUC
114Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

115Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
116Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaUC
117American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

118White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusUC
119Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisUC
120White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisUC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

121Great JacamarJacamerops aureusR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

122Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusC
123Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiFC
124Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

125Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniUC
126Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusFC
127Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusC
128Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusFC
129Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

130Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisR
131Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusR
132Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaFC
133Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusR
134Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeUC
135Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

136Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusFC
137Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusUC
138Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaC
139Checker-throated AntwrenEpinecrophylla fulviventrisC
140White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisUC
141Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorFC
142Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisUC
143Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyranninaC
144White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesUC
145Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulUC
146Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspisUC
147Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesUC
148Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

149Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisUC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

150Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

151Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusUC
152Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterUC
153Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusUC
154Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimusR
155Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumUC
156Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumUC
157Brownish TwistwingCnipodectes subbrunneusR
158Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceusR
159Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilisUC
160Northern Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus mexicanusR
161|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensUC
162Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusUC
163/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensUC
164Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusUC
165Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraUC
166Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferUC
167Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisUC
168Lesser KiskadeePitangus lictorFC
169Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusUC
170Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaUC
171Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisUC
172Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisUC
173Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusUC
174Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusUC
175Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusUC
176|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusUC
177Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaUC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

178Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataFC
179Blue CotingaCotinga nattereriiFC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

180Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronataUC
181Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinusUC
182Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalisUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

183Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorR
184Masked TityraTityra semifasciataUC
185Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensR
186Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusFC
187White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusUC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

188|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusC
189Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusC
190Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusUC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

191Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisUC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

192Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaC
193Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaC
194|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

195Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisUC
196Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusUC
197White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaUC
198Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusFC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

199Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusFC
200Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

201|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusUC
202/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusUC
203/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaUC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

204/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisUC
205Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusUC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

206/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisUC
207/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaUC
208/Tennessee Warbler/Oreothlypis peregrinaUC
209/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaUC
210/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaUC
211Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaUC
212/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaUC
213|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisUC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

214Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataFC
215White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusC
216Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusUC
217Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
218Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataC
219Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvataFC
220Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaC
221Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
222Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusC
223Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusUC
224Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusUC
225Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

226Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

227|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaR
228Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaFC
229Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicaudaC
230Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillarisR
231/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusR
232Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoidesFC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

233Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusUC
234Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterUC
235Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasFC
236Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisFC
237Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaUC
238Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriUC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

239Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaUC
240Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisUC
241Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaFC
242White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaUC

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2011 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.


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