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Bird Conservation Region 57: Isla Cozumel

This checklist includes all bird species found in Bird Conservation Region 57: Isla Cozumel , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: Bird Conservation Region 57: Isla Cozumel [map]

Number of species: 325
Number of globally threatened species: 3
Number of introduced species: 1
Last modified: 2022-09-22

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Black-bellied Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	Rare/Accidental
Masked Duck	Nomonyx dominicus
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Rare/Accidental
Redhead	Aythya americana	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Rare/Accidental
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors
American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Rare/Accidental
Common Teal	Anas crecca
GALLIFORMES: Cracidae
Plain Chachalaca	Ortalis vetula	Rare/Accidental
Great Curassow	Crax rubra	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
American Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
Least Grebe	Tachybaptus dominicus
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Introduced species
White-crowned Pigeon	Patagioenas leucocephala
Red-billed Pigeon	Patagioenas flavirostris	Rare/Accidental
White-tipped Dove	Leptotila verreauxi
Caribbean Dove	Leptotila jamaicensis
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica
Zenaida Dove	Zenaida aurita	Rare/Accidental
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Rare/Accidental
Common Ground Dove	Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground Dove	Columbina talpacoti
Blue Ground Dove	Claravis pretiosa	Rare/Accidental
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Nyctibiidae
Northern Potoo	Nyctibius jamaicensis	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Nighthawk	Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Pauraque	Nyctidromus albicollis
Yucatan Nightjar	Antrostomus badius	Rare/Accidental
Chuck-will's-widow	Antrostomus carolinensis	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Vaux's Swift	Chaetura vauxi
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae
Green-breasted Mango	Anthracothorax prevostii
Cozumel Emerald	Chlorostilbon forficatus
Cinnamon Hummingbird	Amazilia rutila	Rare/Accidental
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	Rare/Accidental
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani
Groove-billed Ani	Crotophaga sulcirostris
Squirrel Cuckoo	Piaya cayana	Rare/Accidental
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Rare/Accidental
Mangrove Cuckoo	Coccyzus minor
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Ruddy Crake	Laterallus ruber
Clapper Rail	Rallus longirostris	Rare/Accidental
Gray-necked Wood Rail	Aramides cajaneus	Rare/Accidental
Rufous-necked Wood Rail	Aramides axillaris	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-breasted Crake	Hapalocrex flaviventer
Sora	Porzana carolina	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	Rare/Accidental
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata
American Coot	Fulica americana
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Audubon's Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri
Bulwer's Petrel	Bulweria bulwerii	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Rare/Accidental
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Boat-billed Heron	Cochlearius cochlearius	Rare/Accidental
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Rare/Accidental
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Reddish Egret	Egretta rufescens
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	Rare/Accidental
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus
Neotropic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax brasilianus
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	Rare/Accidental
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Wilson's Plover	Charadrius wilsonia
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus
Snowy Plover	Charadrius nivosus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Northern Jacana	Jacana spinosa
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Rare/Accidental
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Rare/Accidental
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Rare/Accidental
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Rare/Accidental
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Willet	Tringa semipalmata	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
Wilson's Phalarope	Steganopus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus	Rare/Accidental
Black Noddy	Anous minutus
Black Skimmer	Rynchops niger	Rare/Accidental
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	Rare/Accidental
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Rare/Accidental
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Rare/Accidental
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Rare/Accidental
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	Rare/Accidental
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture	Cathartes burrovianus	Rare/Accidental
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Hook-billed Kite	Chondrohierax uncinatus
Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus	Rare/Accidental
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Rare/Accidental
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis	Rare/Accidental
Snail Kite	Rostrhamus sociabilis	Rare/Accidental
Roadside Hawk	Rupornis magnirostris	Rare/Accidental
Common Black Hawk	Buteogallus anthracinus
Gray Hawk	Buteo plagiatus	Rare/Accidental
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Rare/Accidental
Short-tailed Hawk	Buteo brachyurus	Rare/Accidental
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Common Barn Owl	Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Vermiculated Screech Owl	Megascops guatemalae	Rare/Accidental
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
Black-headed Trogon	Trogon melanocephalus	Rare/Accidental
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius
Yucatan Woodpecker	Melanerpes pygmaeus
Golden-fronted Woodpecker	Melanerpes aurifrons
Ladder-backed Woodpecker	Picoides scalaris	Rare/Accidental
Smoky-brown Woodpecker	Picoides fumigatus
PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae
Keel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon
American Pygmy Kingfisher	Chloroceryle aenea	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Laughing Falcon	Herpetotheres cachinnans	Rare/Accidental
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Rare/Accidental
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Rare/Accidental
Bat Falcon	Falco rufigularis	Rare/Accidental
Aplomado Falcon	Falco femoralis	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
White-fronted Parrot	Amazona albifrons
Red-lored Parrot	Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-lored Parrot	Amazona xantholora
Olive-throated Parakeet	Eupsittula nana
PASSERIFORMES: Onychorhynchidae
Royal Flycatcher	Onychorhynchus coronatus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Tityridae
Masked Tityra	Tityra semifasciata	Rare/Accidental
Rose-throated Becard	Pachyramphus aglaiae	Rare/Accidental
Gray-collared Becard	Pachyramphus major
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Northern Beardless Tyrannulet	Camptostoma imberbe
Yellow-bellied Elaenia	Elaenia flavogaster
Caribbean Elaenia	Elaenia martinica
Greenish Elaenia	Myiopagis viridicata	Rare/Accidental
Bright-rumped Attila	Attila spadiceus
Great Kiskadee	Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher	Megarynchus pitangua	Rare/Accidental
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher	Myiodynastes luteiventris	Rare/Accidental
Streaked Flycatcher	Myiodynastes maculatus	Rare/Accidental
Social Flycatcher	Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus
Couch's Kingbird	Tyrannus couchii
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Rare/Accidental
Gray Kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis	Rare/Accidental
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	Rare/Accidental
Dusky-capped Flycatcher	Myiarchus tuberculifer
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	Rare/Accidental
Yucatan Flycatcher	Myiarchus yucatanensis
Brown-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus tyrannulus
Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	Rare/Accidental
Acadian Flycatcher	Empidonax virescens	Rare/Accidental
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	Rare/Accidental
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Rare/Accidental
Western Wood Pewee	Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood Pewee	Contopus virens
Tropical Pewee	Contopus cinereus
PASSERIFORMES: Thamnophilidae
Barred Antshrike	Thamnophilus doliatus
PASSERIFORMES: Dendrocolaptidae
Ruddy Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla homochroa
Northern Barred Woodcreeper	Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Rufous-browed Peppershrike	Cyclarhis gujanensis
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus
Cozumel Vireo	Vireo bairdi
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius	Rare/Accidental
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	Rare/Accidental
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-green Vireo	Vireo flavoviridis	Rare/Accidental
Black-whiskered Vireo	Vireo altiloquus	Rare/Accidental
Yucatan Vireo	Vireo magister
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Munia	Lonchura malacca
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Rare/Accidental
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	Rare/Accidental
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	Rare/Accidental
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	Rare/Accidental
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	Rare/Accidental
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Phaenicophilidae
Western Spindalis	Spindalis zena
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla
Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	Rare/Accidental
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	Rare/Accidental
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea
Swainson's Warbler	Limnothlypis swainsonii
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata	Rare/Accidental
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Rare/Accidental
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis poliocephala
Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa	Rare/Accidental
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina
Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga cerulea	Rare/Accidental
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea	Rare/Accidental
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	Rare/Accidental
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler	Setophaga dominica
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	Rare/Accidental
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-backed Oriole	Icterus chrysater	Rare/Accidental
Orange Oriole	Icterus auratus	Rare/Accidental
Altamira Oriole	Icterus gularis	Rare/Accidental
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-tailed Oriole	Icterus mesomelas	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Oriole	Icterus cucullatus
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Rare/Accidental
Bronzed Cowbird	Molothrus aeneus
Melodious Blackbird	Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	Rare/Accidental
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris
Blue Bunting	Cyanocompsa parellina	Rare/Accidental
Red-throated Ant Tanager	Habia fuscicauda	Rare/Accidental
Rose-throated Tanager	Piranga roseogularis
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Rare/Accidental
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
Blue-black Grassquit	Volatinia jacarina	Rare/Accidental
Red-legged Honeycreeper	Cyanerpes cyaneus	Rare/Accidental
White-collared Seedeater	Sporophila torqueola
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola
Yellow-faced Grassquit	Tiaris olivaceus
Blue-gray Tanager	Tangara episcopus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Rare/Accidental
Cave Swallow	Petrochelidon fulva
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	Rare/Accidental
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Rare/Accidental
Mangrove Swallow	Tachycineta albilinea
Brown-chested Martin	Progne tapera	Rare/Accidental
Purple Martin	Progne subis
Gray-breasted Martin	Progne chalybea	Rare/Accidental
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
PASSERIFORMES: Polioptilidae
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Black Catbird	Melanoptila glabrirostris
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis
Tropical Mockingbird	Mimus gilvus
Cozumel Thrasher	Toxostoma guttatum	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	Rare/Accidental
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Rare/Accidental
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	Rare/Accidental
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	Rare/Accidental
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	Rare/Accidental
Clay-colored Thrush	Turdus grayi	Rare/Accidental
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Rare/Accidental

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