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This checklist includes all bird species found in Cahuita National Park , 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 Clements, version 2023. 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: Cahuita National Park [map]

Other names: Parque Nacional Cahuita

Number of species: 410
Number of introduced species: 1
Last modified: 2024-08-03
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TINAMIFORMES: Tinamidae

Great TinamouTinamus major
Little TinamouCrypturellus soui

 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Green-winged TealAnas creccaRare/Accidental

 
GALLIFORMES: Cracidae

Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensNear-threatened
Great CurassowCrax rubraVulnerable

 
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae

Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisNear-threatened

 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensis
White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
Striped CuckooTapera naevia
Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Nyctibiidae

Great PotooNyctibius grandis
Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Black SwiftCypseloides nigerVulnerable
Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherriei
Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVulnerable
Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae

White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus
Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri
Green HermitPhaethornis guy
Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti
Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia
Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis
Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciae

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolor
Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventris
Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
American CootFulica americana
Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis

 
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae

SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsonia
Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Northern JacanaJacana spinosa

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
WilletTringa semipalmata
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SurfbirdCalidris virgata
SanderlingCalidris alba
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNear-threatened

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Black TernChlidonias niger
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNear-threatened
Royal TernThalasseus maximus

 
EURYPYGIFORMES: Eurypygidae

SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae

Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
SULIFORMES: Sulidae

Brown BoobySula leucogaster

 
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae

AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum
Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
Agami HeronAgamia agamiNear-threatened
Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Green HeronButorides virescens
Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Great EgretArdea alba
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

White IbisEudocimus albus
Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
CATHARTIFORMES: Cathartidae

King VultureSarcoramphus papa
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosus
Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
Barred HawkMorphnarchus princeps
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
White HawkPseudastur albicollis
Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeus
Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Barn OwlTyto alba

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalae
Crested OwlLophostrix cristata
Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseiceps
Mottled OwlStrix virgata
Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata

 
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae

Lattice-tailed TrogonTrogon clathratus
Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Momotidae

Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda

 
GALBULIFORMES: Bucconidae

White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus
White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis
White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeus

 
PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae

Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusNear-threatened

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus
Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus
Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandollei
Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
MerlinFalco columbarius
Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotis
Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalis
Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosa
Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana
Great Green MacawAra ambiguusCritically endangered
Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschi

 
PASSERIFORMES: Thamnophilidae

Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatus
Great AntshrikeTaraba major
Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus
Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticeps
Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventris
White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris
Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudiceps
Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul
Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolor
Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioides

 
PASSERIFORMES: Conopophagidae

Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleri

 
PASSERIFORMES: Grallariidae

Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatus
Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives

 
PASSERIFORMES: Formicariidae

Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae

Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensis
Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
Plain XenopsXenops minutus
Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularis
Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatus
Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pipridae

Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutina
White-collared ManakinManacus candei
Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cotingidae

Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurata
Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilis
Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus
Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Tityridae

Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacis
Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oxyruncidae

Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius

 
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae

Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatus
Olive-streaked FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus
Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillus
Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps
Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris
Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectus
Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillus
Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatus
Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvus
Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperiNear-threatened
Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusRare/Accidental
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra
Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatus
Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisRare/Accidental
Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae

Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus
Lesser GreenletPachysylvia decurtata
Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Brown JayPsilorhinus morio
Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
Purple MartinProgne subis
Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
PASSERIFORMES: Polioptilidae

Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventris
Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae

Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus
House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularis
Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicus
Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoni
Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae

Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

VeeryCatharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus
Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta
Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldi
Tawny-capped EuphoniaEuphonia anneae

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae

Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae

Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris
Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
Melodious BlackbirdDives divesRare/Accidental
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae

OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraNear-threatened
Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera
Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaNear-threatened
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla

 
PASSERIFORMES: Mitrospingidae

Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassinii

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae

Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicauda
Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogaster
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides
Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
DickcisselSpiza americana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae

White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatrii
White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus
Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornata
Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus
Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
Sulphur-rumped TanagerHeterospingus rubrifrons
Black-and-yellow TanagerChrysothlypis chrysomelas
Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingi
Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
Slate-colored SeedeaterSporophila schistacea
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandis
Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus

 

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