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Pipeline Road
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

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorDC,PRC
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiDC,PRC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisDCFC
4Muscovy DuckCairina moschataDCR
5<Masked Duck>Nomonyx dominicusDCR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsDC,PRC
7Great CurassowCrax rubraDC,PRR

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

8Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisDC,PRR
9Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusPRR

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

10Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusDCUC
11Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsDCUC

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

12Wood StorkMycteria americanaDCUC

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

13Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensDCC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

14Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianusDCC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

15AnhingaAnhinga anhingaDCC

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

16Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisDCC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

17Least BitternIxobrychus exilisDCFC
18Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumDC,PRUC
19Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumDC,PRR
20Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumDCUC
21/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodiasDCUC
22Snowy EgretEgretta thulaDCUC
23Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaDCC
24Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorDCR
25Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisDCUC
26Green HeronButorides virescensDC,PRFC
27Striated HeronButorides striataDC,PRFC
28Agami HeronAgamia agamiPRR

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

29Black VultureCoragyps atratusDC,PRC
30Turkey VultureCathartes auraDC,PRC
31King VultureSarcoramphus papaDC,PRR

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

32OspreyPandion haliaetusDC,PRFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

33Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisDC,PRUC
34Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusDC,PRR
35Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusDC,PRUC
36Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisDC,PRFC
37Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusDC,PRFC
38Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensisDC,PRUC
39Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaPRR
40Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosusDC,PRR
41Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorPRVR
42Plumbeous HawkLeucopternis plumbeusDC,PRVR
43Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusDC,PRUC
44White HawkLeucopternis albicollisDC,PRR
45Common Black-HawkButeogallus anthracinusDC,PRUC
46Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitingaDC,PRR
47Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusDC,PRUC
48Gray HawkButeo nitidusDC,PRR
49Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusDC,PRR
50Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoniDC,PRR
51Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaDC,PRR
52Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusDC,PRUC
53Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusDC,PRR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

54Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiDC,PRR
55Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusDC,PRUC
56Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachimaDC,PRUC
57American KestrelFalco sparveriusDC,PRUC
58MerlinFalco columbariusDC,PRR
59Bat FalconFalco rufigularisDC,PRUC
60Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusDC,PRR

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

61SunbitternEurypyga heliasPRR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

62Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajaneaDC,PRUC
63Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaDC,PRC
64Common MoorhenGallinula galeataDCC

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

65SungrebeHeliornis fulicaDCR

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

66LimpkinAramus guaraunaDCR

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

67Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisPRUC

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

68Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaDC,PRC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

69/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusPRFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

70Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisDC,PRUC
71Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaDC,PRC
72Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisDC,PRUC
73Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiDC,PRUC
74Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosaPRUC
75White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiDC,PRUC
76Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniDC,PRUC
77Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaPRR
78Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaDC,PRR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

79Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularisDC,PRUC
80Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisPRUC
81Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusDC,PRUC
82Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisDC,PRC
83Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaDC,PRFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

84Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaDC,PRC
85Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanusDC,PRR
86Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusDC,PRR
87Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiDC,PRR
88Greater AniCrotophaga majorDC,PRFC
89Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniDC,PRUC
90Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisDC,PRR

 
Owls: Strigidae

91Crested OwlLophostrix cristataDCUC
92Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataDC,PRUC
93Least Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium minutissimumPRVR
94Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataDC,PRUC
95Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineataDC,PRR
96Striped OwlPseudoscops clamatorDC,PRR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

97Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusPRR
98Common NighthawkChordeiles minorDCUC
99Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisDC,PRC
100/Chuck-will's-widow/Caprimulgus carolinensisPRR

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

101Great PotooNyctibius grandisDC,PRUC
102Common PotooNyctibius griseusDC,PRUC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

103White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisDC,PRUC
104Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaDC,PRUC
105Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiDC,PRUC
106Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraDC,PRUC
107Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusPRFC
108Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisPRFC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

109White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraDC,PRC
110Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisDC,PRC
111Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularisDC,PRFC
112Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiDC,PRUC
113Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisDC,PRFC
114Rufous-crested CoquetteLophornis delattreiDC,PRR
115Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiDC,PRR
116White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffoniiDC,PRFC
117Violet-crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaDC,PRFC
118Blue-chested HummingbirdAmazilia amabilisDC,PRFC
119Snowy-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia edwardDC,PRUC
120Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlDC,PRA
121Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julieDC,PRFC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

122Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaDC,PRFC
123Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusDC,PRFC
124Western White-tailed Trogon
(White-tailed Trogon)
Trogon chionurusDC,PRUC
125Northern Violaceous Trogon
(Gartered Trogon)
Trogon caligatusDC,PRFC
126Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusDC,PRUC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

127Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus coerulicepsDC,PRFC
128Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiDC,PRUC
129Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumDC,PRFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

130Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataDCFC
131Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaDC,PRFC
132American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaDC,PRUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

133White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusDC,PRUC
134Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisDC,PRUC
135White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisDC,PRFC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

136Great JacamarJacamerops aureusDC,PRR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

137Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusDC,PRC
138Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiDC,PRFC
139Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusDC,PRFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

140Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniDC,PRUC
141Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusDC,PRFC
142/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusPRR
143Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusDC,PRC
144Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusDC,PRFC
145Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterPRVR
146Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosDC,PRFC

 
Sapayoa: Sapayoidae

147SapayoaSapayoa aenigmaPRVR

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

148Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisDC,PRUC
149Slaty-winged Foliage-gleanerPhilydor fuscipennePRR
150Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusDC,PRR
151Plain XenopsXenops minutusPRC
152Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaDC,PRFC
153Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusDC,PRUC
154Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeDC,PRUC
155Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurransDC,PRA

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

156Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusDC,PRFC
157Great AntshrikeTaraba majorPRUC
158Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusDC,PRFC
159Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaDC,PRC
160Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusPRR
161Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticepsPRUC
162Checker-throated AntwrenEpinecrophylla fulviventrisDC,PRC
163White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisDC,PRFC
164Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorDCFC
165Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisDC,PRUC
166Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyranninaDC,PRC
167White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesDC,PRFC
168Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulDC,PRUC
169Dull-mantled AntbirdMyrmeciza laemostictaPRVR
170Wing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquataPRR
171Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspisDC,PRFC
172Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioidesDC,PRFC
173Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannaniDC,PRUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

174Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisDC,PRFC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

175Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusDC,PRUC

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

176Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriPRVR

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

177Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusDC,PRUC
178Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumPRUC
179Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusPRFC
180Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiPRFC
181Gray ElaeniaMyiopagis canicepsPRVR
182Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterDC,PRUC
183Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusDC,PRUC
184Yellow-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes flavovirensPRR
185Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimusDC,PRUC
186Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillusPRFC
187Southern BentbillOncostoma olivaceumDC,PRUC
188Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumDC,PRUC
189Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsPRUC
190Brownish TwistwingCnipodectes subbrunneusDC,PRUC
191Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceusDC,PRUC
192Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilisDC,PRUC
193Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusPRFC
194Northern Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus mexicanusDC,PRUC
195Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusPRUC
196Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusPRR
197|Olive-sided Flycatcher|Contopus cooperiPRUC
198Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virensDC,PRUC
199Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusDC,PRUC
200/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisPRUC
201Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescensDC,PRUC
202Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusDC,PRFC
203SirystesSirystes sibilatorPRR
204Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraDC,PRUC
205Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferDC,PRFC
206Panama FlycatcherMyiarchus panamensisDC,PRUC
207/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusPRFC
208Lesser KiskadeePitangus lictorDCFC
209Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusDC,PRUC
210Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaDC,PRUC
211Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisDC,PRUC
212Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisDC,PRUC
213White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatusPRR
214Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusDC,PRUC
215|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventrisPRUC
216Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusDC,PRUC
217Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusDC,PRUC
218Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannusDC,PRUC
219Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaDC,PRUC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

220Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataDC,PRFC
221Blue CotingaCotinga nattereriiDC,PRFC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

222Blue-crowned ManakinLepidothrix coronataDC,PRFC
223Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinusDC,PRC
224Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalisDC,PRFC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

225Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorDC,PRR
226Masked TityraTityra semifasciataDC,PRUC
227Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensDC,PRR
228Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusDC,PRFC
229White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusDC,PRUC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

230/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsPRUC
231Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusDC,PRC
232Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisPRFC
233Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesPRFC
234Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceicepsPRR
235Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusDC,PRC
236Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusDC,PRFC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

237Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisDC,PRUC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

238White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisPRR
239Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaDC,PRC
240Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaDCC
241|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaDCFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

242Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisDC,PRUC
243House WrenTroglodytes aedonPRUC
244Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusDC,PRUC
245Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotisPRFC
246White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaDC,PRUC
247Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusPRFC
248Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusDC,PRFC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

249Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusDC,PRFC
250Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaDC,PRFC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

251Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusDC,PRUC
252Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusDC,PRUC
253Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelinaDC,PRUC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

254Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisDC,PRUC
255Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusDC,PRUC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

256Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisDC,PRUC
257/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaDCUC
258/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraPRR
259/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraPRUC
260Tennessee WarblerOreothlypis peregrinaDC,PRFC
261/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasPRR
262/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaPRUC
263/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosusPRFC
264Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaDC,PRUC
265Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fuscaDC,PRUC
266Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaDC,PRUC
267Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaDC,PRUC
268Canada WarblerCardellina canadensisDC,PRUC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

269Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiPRFC
270Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataDC,PRFC
271Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifronsPRUC
272White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusDC,PRC
273Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatriiPRUC
274Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatusDC,PRUC
275Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumDC,PRC
276Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataDC,PRC
277Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaPRUC
278Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvataDC,PRFC
279<Scarlet-thighed Dacnis>Dacnis venustaPRUC
280Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaDC,PRC
281Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaDC,PRFC
282Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusPRUC
283Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusDC,PRC
284Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusDCUC
285Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusDC,PRUC
286Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusDC,PRUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

287Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaDC,PRC
288<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaPRR
289Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisPRUC
290Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisPRFC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

291/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraPRC
292|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaDCR
293Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaDC,PRFC
294Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicaudaDC,PRC
295Black-cheeked Ant-TanagerHabia atrimaxillarisDCR
296Olive Tanager
(Carmiol's Tanager)
Chlorothraupis carmioliPRR
297Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusDC,PRR
298Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoidesDC,PRFC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

299Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusDC,PRUC
300/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusPRFC
301Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterDC,PRUC
302Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasDC,PRFC
303Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisDC,PRFC
304Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaDC,PRUC
305Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriDC,PRUC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

306Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapillaDC,PRUC
307Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisDC,PRUC
308Fulvous-vented EuphoniaEuphonia fulvicrissaDC,PRFC
309White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaDC,PRUC

* 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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