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Metropolitan National Park
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.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.

color codes

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

1Black VultureCoragyps atratusC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

2Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisUC
3White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusFC
4Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusFC
5Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus 

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

6Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusUC
7Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachimaFC
8/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusUC
9Bat FalconFalco rufigularisUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Rock PigeonColumba liviaC
11Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisUC
12Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiA
13White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiA

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

14Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisC
15Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusFC
16Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

17Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaC
18Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusR

 
Owls: Strigidae

19Vermiculated Screech-Owl**Megascops vermiculatusUC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

20Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis 

 
Swifts: Apodidae

21|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagicaUC
22Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiUC
23Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura 

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

24White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraFC
25Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiUC
26Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisUC
27Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julieFC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

28Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaFC
29Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

30Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus coerulicepsFC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

31White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusUC
32Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisUC
33White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisFC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

34Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusC
35Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiFC
36Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

37Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusR
38Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniFC
39Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusC
40/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusR
41Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

42Plain XenopsXenops minutusC
43Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus 
44Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransA
45Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii 

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

46Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusFC
47Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusFC
48Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaC
49Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis 
50Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyranninaC
51White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

52Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumFC
53Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusC
54Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusUC
55Yellow-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes flavovirensUC
56Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumUC
57Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumUC
58Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescensFC
59Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusFC
60Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusUC
61|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiUC
62|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensUC
63/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensUC
64Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusFC
65Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferFC
66/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusFC
67Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaFC
68Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusUC
69Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusUC
70Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusUC
71|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusUC
72Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaUC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

73Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolataUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

74Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorUC
75White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusFC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

76/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsUC
77|Red-eyed Vireo|Vireo olivaceusC
78Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisFC
79Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesFC
80Golden-fronted GreenletHylophilus aurantiifronsFC
81Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusA

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

82Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

83Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilusFC
84Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusUC
85House WrenTroglodytes aedonC
86Plain WrenCantorchilus modestusFC
87Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusR

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

88Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusFC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

89|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusUC
90/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusUC
91/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaUC
92Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiA

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

93/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisUC
94Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusFC

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

95/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumR

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

96/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaR
97/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisC
98/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaFC
99/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraR
100/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraUC
101/Tennessee Warbler/Oreothlypis peregrinaFC
102/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosusFC
103/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaUC
104/Magnolia Warbler/Setophaga magnoliaR
105/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castaneaFC
106/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaUC
107Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaC
108/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaC
109|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensis 

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

110Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla roseaFC
111Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataUC
112White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusC
113Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusFC
114Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusA
115Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
116Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataC
117Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaC
118Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
119Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusC
120Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusC
121Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

122Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaC
123Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaUC
124Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisFC
125Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisFC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

126/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraC
127|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaUC
128Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaUC
129Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicaudaC
130/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusFC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

131Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusUC
132Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusFC
133/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusFC
134Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterFC
135/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaC
136Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaFC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

137Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaFC
138Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisA
139Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaFC

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2010 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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