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# Species:378
# Excl Vagrants:378
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:10

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Little TinamouCrypturellus soui

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

2Horned ScreamerAnhima cornuta

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
4Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
5Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
6Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola
7Orinoco GooseOressochen jubata
8Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
9Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
10Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
11Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
12Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
13Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

14Crestless CurassowMitu tomentosum
15Yellow-knobbed CurassowCrax daubentoni
16Rufous-vented ChachalacaOrtalis ruficauda

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

17Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

18Rock PigeonColumba livia
19Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
20Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
21Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
22Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
23Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
24Scaled DoveColumbina squammata
25Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
26White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
27Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
28Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

29Greater AniCrotophaga major
30Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
31Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
32Striped CuckooTapera naevia
33Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
34Dwarf CuckooCoccycua pumila
35Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayana
36Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
37Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

38Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
39Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
40Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopyga
41Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
42Todd's NightjarSetopagis heterura
43Spot-tailed NightjarAntiurus maculicaudus
44Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
45White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensis
46Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufus

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

47Great PotooNyctibius grandis
48Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

49White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
50Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudus
51Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
52Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamata

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

53Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutus
54Pale-bellied HermitPhaethornis anthophilus
55Sooty-capped HermitPhaethornis augusti
56White-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus guainumbi
57Ruby-topaz HummingbirdChrysolampis mosquitus
58Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
59Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus
60Copper-rumped HummingbirdSaucerottia tobaci
61Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriata
62Blue-chinned SapphireChlorestes notata

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

63Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollis
64Paint-billed CrakeMustelirallus erythrops
65Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
66SoraPorzana carolina
67Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
68American CootFulica americana
69Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
70Azure GallinulePorphyrio flavirostris
71Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventer
72Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

73SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

74LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

75Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

76Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

77Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
78American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
79Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanus
80Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
81Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
82Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

83Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

84Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
85Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
86Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
87Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
88Giant SnipeGallinago undulata
89Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiae
90Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
91Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
92Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
93Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
94Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
95Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
96Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
97Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
98White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
99Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
100Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
101Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
102Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

103Black SkimmerRynchops niger
104Least TernSternula antillarum
105Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
106Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
107Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
108Royal TernThalasseus maximus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

109American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

110Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
111Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Hoatzin: Opisthocomidae

112HoatzinOpisthocomus hoazin

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

113SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

114Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
115JabiruJabiru mycteria
116Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

117Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

118AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

119Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

120White IbisEudocimus albus
121Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber
122Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
123Sharp-tailed IbisCercibis oxycerca
124Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
125Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
126Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
127Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

128Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
129Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
130Agami HeronAgamia agami
131Zigzag HeronZebrilus undulatus
132Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus
133Stripe-backed BitternBotaurus involucris
134Least BitternBotaurus exilis
135Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
136Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
137Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus
138Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
139Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
140Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
141Snowy EgretEgretta thula
142Striated HeronButorides striata
143Green HeronButorides virescens
144Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
145Great EgretArdea alba
146Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
147Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

148King VultureSarcoramphus papa
149Black VultureCoragyps atratus
150Turkey VultureCathartes aura
151Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

152/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

153Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
154White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
155Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
156Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
157Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
158Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
159Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
160Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
161Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
162Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
163Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
164Slender-billed KiteHelicolestes hamatus
165Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
166Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
167Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
168Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
169White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
170Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
171Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
172Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

173American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

174Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
175Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
176Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
177Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
178Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
179Mottled OwlStrix virgata
180Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata
181Striped OwlAsio clamator
182Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

183Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
184Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
185American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
186Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
187Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

188Two-banded PuffbirdHypnelus bicinctus
189Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosa

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

190Pale-headed JacamarBrachygalba goeringi
191Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

192White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

193Scaled PiculetPicumnus squamulatus
194White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogaster
195Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus
196Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
197Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkii
198Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinus
199Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
200Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
201Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus
202Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigula

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

203Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
204Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
205Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
206Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
207Black CaracaraDaptrius ater
208American KestrelFalco sparverius
209MerlinFalco columbarius
210Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
211Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
212Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

213Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
214Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
215Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephala
216Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica
217Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinus
218Spectacled ParrotletForpus conspicillatus
219Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax
220Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilatus
221Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna
222Scarlet MacawAra macao
223Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterus
224Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

225Great AntshrikeTaraba major
226Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensis
227Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
228Northern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora intermedia
229Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricans
230White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipes

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

231Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
232Striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus obsoletus
233Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
234Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus
235Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
236Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
237Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus
238Plain ThornbirdPhacellodomus inornatus
239Rusty-backed SpinetailCranioleuca vulpina
240Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
241Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens

 
Manakins: Pipridae

242Wire-tailed ManakinPipra filicauda

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

243White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinucha
244Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufus
245White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

246White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
247Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilaris
248Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
249Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
250Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
251Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
252Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris
253Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
254Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinus
255Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
256Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardii
257Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
258Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
259Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
260Plain-crested ElaeniaElaenia cristata
261Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis
262River TyrannuletSerpophaga hypoleuca
263Pale-tipped TyrannuletInezia caudata
264Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
265Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
266Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
267Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarum
268Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
269Riverside TyrantKnipolegus orenocensis
270Amazonian Black-TyrantKnipolegus poecilocercus
271Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
272White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
273Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola pica
274Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
275Venezuelan FlycatcherMyiarchus venezuelensis
276Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
277Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
278Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
279Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
280Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor
281Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
282Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
283Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
284White-bearded FlycatcherPhelpsia inornata
285Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
286Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
287Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
288Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
289Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
290Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

291Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
292Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipes
293Golden-fronted GreenletPachysilvia aurantiifrons
294Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

295Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

296Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
297White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
298Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
299Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
300Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
301Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
302Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
303Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

304Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
305Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

306Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
307Stripe-backed WrenCampylorhynchus nuchalis
308Bicolored WrenCampylorhynchus griseus
309Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilus
310Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

311Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

312VeeryCatharus fuscescens
313Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
314Pale-eyed ThrushTurdus leucops
315Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
316Spectacled ThrushTurdus nudigenis

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

317Yellowish PipitAnthus chii

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

318Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
319Trinidad EuphoniaEuphonia trinitatis
320Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
321Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

322Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
323Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifrons

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

324BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
325Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
326Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris
327Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
328Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
329Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
330Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis
331Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
332Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
333Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
334Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
335Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
336Oriole BlackbirdGymnomystax mexicanus
337Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

338Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
339Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
340Masked YellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialis
341American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
342Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea
343Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
344Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
345Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

346Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
347White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
348Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
349DickcisselSpiza americana

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

350Masked CardinalParoaria nigrogenis
351Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
352Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
353White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
354Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
355Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
356Glaucous TanagerThraupis glaucocolpa
357Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
358Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayana
359Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
360Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
361Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
362Orange-fronted Yellow-FinchSicalis columbiana
363Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
364Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
365Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola
366Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
367Lesson's SeedeaterSporophila bouvronides
368Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineola
369Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
370Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermedia
371Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
372Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbea
373Pileated FinchCoryphospingus pileatus
374BananaquitCoereba flaveola
375Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
376Orinocan SaltatorSaltator orenocensis
377Olive-gray SaltatorSaltator olivascens
378Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor1
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered0

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.