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Gamboa Road & Summit Ponds
Bird Checklist

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

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorFC
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Muscovy DuckCairina moschataR
4<Masked Duck>Nomonyx dominicusUC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

5Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsFC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

6Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumUC
7Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumR
8/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasUC
9Great EgretArdea albaUC
10Snowy EgretEgretta thulaFC
11Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaFC
12Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorFC
13Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisC
14Green HeronButorides virescensFC
15Striated HeronButorides striataFC
16Agami HeronAgamia agamiR
17Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxUC
18Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusUC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

19Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
20Turkey VultureCathartes auraC
21King VultureSarcoramphus papaR

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

22/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

23Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisUC
24Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusR
25Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusUC
26Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusFC
27|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisUC
28Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaUC
29Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensR
30Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusUC
31White HawkLeucopternis albicollisUC
32Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitingaUC
33/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusUC
34Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusFC
35|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniR
36Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

37Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
38Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiR
39Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusUC
40Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachimaFC
41/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusUC
42MerlinFalco columbariusR
43/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

44White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisFC
45Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajaneaUC
46Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaC
47Common GallinuleGallinula galeataC
48/American Coot/Fulica americanaUC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

49Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisFC
50/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusR

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

51Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

52/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusFC
53/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

54Rock PigeonColumba liviaUC
55Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisFC
56Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaA
57Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisUC
58Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiC
59Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosaUC
60White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiC
61Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

62Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisFC
63Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisUC
64Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusFC
65Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisFC
66Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

67Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC
68Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusR
69Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiVR
70Greater AniCrotophaga majorFC
71Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniC

 
Owls: Strigidae

72Vermiculated Screech-Owl**Megascops vermiculatusUC
73Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataUC
74Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataUC
75Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineataR
76Striped OwlPseudoscops clamatorR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

77Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusR
78Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisFC
79Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisC
80/Chuck-will's-widow/Caprimulgus carolinensisR
81Rufous NightjarCaprimulgus rufusR

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

82Great PotooNyctibius grandisUC
83Common PotooNyctibius griseusUC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

84White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisR
85|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaUC
86Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiUC
87Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraFC
88Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusFC
89Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisFC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

90White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraFC
91Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisC
92Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularisFC
93Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiUC
94Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisUC
95Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiUC
96White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffoniiFC
97Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaUC
98Blue-chested HummingbirdAmazilia amabilisUC
99Snowy-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia edwardFC
100Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlC
101Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julieFC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

102Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaFC
103Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusUC
104Northern Violaceous Trogon
(Gartered Trogon)
Trogon caligatusFC
105Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

106Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus coerulicepsFC
107Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiUC
108Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

109Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
110/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonUC
111Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaUC
112Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaC
113Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaR
114American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

115White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusUC
116Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisUC
117Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusUC
118White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisFC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

119Great JacamarJacamerops aureusR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

120Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusC
121Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiFC
122Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

123Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusR
124Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniFC
125Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusFC
126/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusR
127Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusUC
128Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusFC
129Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

130Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisUC
131Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusR
132Plain XenopsXenops minutusC
133Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaFC
134Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaR
135Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusUC
136Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransC
137Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiUC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

138Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusFC
139Great AntshrikeTaraba majorUC
140Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusFC
141Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaC
142Checker-throated AntwrenEpinecrophylla fulviventrisFC
143White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisFC
144Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisUC
145Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyranninaC
146Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricansUC
147White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesFC
148Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulUC
149Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspisUC
150Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesUC
151Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniUC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

152Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

153Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusFC
154Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumUC
155Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaFC
156Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusFC
157Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiUC
158Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterUC
159Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisFC
160Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusUC
161Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusUC
162Yellow-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes flavovirensR
163Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimusUC
164Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumR
165Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumUC
166Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceusUC
167Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescensFC
168Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilisUC
169Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusR
170Northern Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus mexicanusUC
171Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusUC
172Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusR
173Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusUC
174|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiUC
175|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusUC
176|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensUC
177Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusUC
178/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensUC
179Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola picaVR
180Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusFC
181SirystesSirystes sibilatorVR
182Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraUC
183Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferFC
184Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisFC
185/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusFC
186Lesser KiskadeePitangus lictorFC
187Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusFC
188Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaFC
189Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisFC
190Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisUC
191Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusFC
192|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventrisUC
193Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusUC
194Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusUC
195|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusUC
196Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaUC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

197Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataUC
198Blue CotingaCotinga nattereriiUC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

199Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronataUC
200Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinusC
201Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataUC
202Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalisUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

203Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorUC
204Masked TityraTityra semifasciataUC
205Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdinaUC
206Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensR
207Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusUC
208White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusUC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

209/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsUC
210/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusUC
211|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusC
212Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisFC
213Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesFC
214Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceicepsR
215Golden-fronted GreenletHylophilus aurantiifronsFC
216Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusC
217Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusFC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

218Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

219/Northern Rough-winged Swallow/Stelgidopteryx serripennisUC
220Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisFC
221Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaC
222Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaFC
223/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaUC
224|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

225Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisFC
226Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusFC
227Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusUC
228House WrenTroglodytes aedonFC
229Plain WrenCantorchilus modestusFC
230Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusR
231Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotisFC
232White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaFC
233Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusUC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

234Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusFC
235Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaFC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

236|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusUC
237/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusUC
238/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaUC
239Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiFC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

240/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisUC
241Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusUC

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

242/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumR

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

243/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaR
244/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisC
245/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaUC
246/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaFC
247/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraR
248/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraUC
249/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaUC
250/Tennessee Warbler/Oreothlypis peregrinaUC
251/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaUC
252/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosusFC
253/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaUC
254/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaR
255/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaFC
256/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaUC
257Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaUC
258/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaC
259|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisFC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

260Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaFC
261Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataUC
262White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusC
263Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusUC
264Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusFC
265Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
266Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataFC
267Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaC
268Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
269Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusUC
270Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusC
271Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusUC
272Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusUC
273Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

274Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaC
275<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaUC
276Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaA
277Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisC
278Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaUC
279Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereusFC
280Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisFC
281Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisFC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

282/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraC
283|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaUC
284Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaUC
285Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicaudaC
286/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusR

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

287Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalusFC
288Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusC
289Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusUC
290Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusUC
291/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusFC
292Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterFC
293/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaFC
294Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusUC
295Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisFC
296Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaFC
297Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusUC
298Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

299Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaFC
300Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisC
301Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaFC
302<Lesser Goldfinch>Spinus psaltriaUC

* 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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