This checklist includes all bird species found in Esperanza , 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 2024. 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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Little Tinamou | Crypturellus soui | |
Thicket Tinamou | Crypturellus cinnamomeus | |
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis | |
Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | |
Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
Muscovy Duck | Cairina moschata | |
Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
Cinnamon Teal | Spatula cyanoptera | |
Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | |
Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | |
Redhead | Aythya americana | |
Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | |
Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | |
Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus | |
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Plain Chachalaca | Ortalis vetula | |
Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens | Near-threatened |
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Long-tailed Wood-Partridge | Dendrortyx macroura | Endemic (country/region) |
Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | Near-threatened |
Montezuma Quail | Cyrtonyx montezumae | |
Singing Quail | Dactylortyx thoracicus | |
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Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Introduced species |
Red-billed Pigeon | Patagioenas flavirostris | |
Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | |
Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Introduced species |
Inca Dove | Columbina inca | |
Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina | |
Ruddy Ground Dove | Columbina talpacoti | |
Maroon-chested Ground Dove | Paraclaravis mondetoura | |
Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana | |
White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | |
White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | |
Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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Groove-billed Ani | Crotophaga sulcirostris | |
Lesser Roadrunner | Geococcyx velox | |
Greater Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | |
Black-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | |
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Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis | |
Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | |
Chuck-will's-widow | Antrostomus carolinensis | Near-threatened |
Mexican Whip-poor-will | Antrostomus arizonae | |
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Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | Vulnerable |
Chestnut-collared Swift | Streptoprocne rutila | |
White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | |
White-naped Swift | Streptoprocne semicollaris | Endemic (country/region) |
Vaux's Swift | Chaetura vauxi | |
White-throated Swift | Aeronautes saxatalis | |
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Green-breasted Mango | Anthracothorax prevostii | |
Rivoli's Hummingbird | Eugenes fulgens | |
Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis amethystinus | |
Garnet-throated Hummingbird | Lamprolaima rhami | |
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird | Tilmatura dupontii | |
Lucifer Hummingbird | Calothorax lucifer | |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | |
Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | |
Rufous Hummingbird | Selasphorus rufus | Near-threatened |
Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Selasphorus platycercus | |
Bumblebee Hummingbird | Selasphorus heloisa | Endemic (country/region) |
Broad-billed Hummingbird | Cynanthus latirostris | |
White-eared Hummingbird | Basilinna leucotis | |
Emerald-chinned Hummingbird | Abeillia abeillei | |
Berylline Hummingbird | Saucerottia beryllina | |
White-bellied Emerald | Chlorestes candida | |
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Sora | Porzana carolina | |
Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | |
American Coot | Fulica americana | |
Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | |
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Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | |
American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | |
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American Golden-Plover | Pluvialis dominica | |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Near-threatened |
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Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | |
Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | Near-threatened |
Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | |
Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | |
Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | |
Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | Vulnerable |
Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Near-threatened |
Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | Near-threatened |
Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | |
Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | Near-threatened |
Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | |
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Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | |
Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | |
Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | |
Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | |
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Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
Eared Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | |
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Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga | |
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Neotropic Cormorant | Nannopterum brasilianum | |
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White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi | |
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American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
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Bare-throated Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma mexicanum | |
Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | |
American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | |
Least Bittern | Botaurus exilis | |
Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | |
Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | |
Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | |
Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
Green Heron | Butorides virescens | |
Western Cattle-Egret | Ardea ibis | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
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King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa | |
Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus | Rare/Accidental |
Hook-billed Kite | Chondrohierax uncinatus | |
Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | |
Black Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus tyrannus | |
Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus | Near-threatened |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | |
Bicolored Hawk | Astur bicolor | |
Cooper's Hawk | Astur cooperii | |
Northern Harrier | Circus hudsonius | |
Mississippi Kite | Ictinia mississippiensis | |
Plumbeous Kite | Ictinia plumbea | |
Common Black Hawk | Buteogallus anthracinus | |
Great Black Hawk | Buteogallus urubitinga | |
Roadside Hawk | Rupornis magnirostris | |
Harris's Hawk | Parabuteo unicinctus | |
Gray Hawk | Buteo plagiatus | |
Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | |
Zone-tailed Hawk | Buteo albonotatus | |
Short-tailed Hawk | Buteo brachyurus | |
Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
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American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata | |
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Flammulated Owl | Psiloscops flammeolus | |
Whiskered Screech-Owl | Megascops trichopsis | |
Middle American Screech-Owl | Megascops guatemalae | |
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
Northern Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium gnoma | |
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium brasilianum | |
Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | |
Mottled Owl | Strix virgata | |
Black-and-white Owl | Strix nigrolineata | |
Cinereous Owl | Strix sartorii | |
Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | |
Stygian Owl | Asio stygius | |
Northern Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | |
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Gartered Trogon | Trogon caligatus | |
Elegant Trogon | Trogon elegans | |
Mountain Trogon | Trogon mexicanus | |
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Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata | |
Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
Amazon Kingfisher | Chloroceryle amazona | |
Green Kingfisher | Chloroceryle americana | |
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Northern Emerald-Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus prasinus | |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | |
Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | |
Gray-breasted Woodpecker | Melanerpes hypopolius | Endemic (country/region) |
Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Melanerpes aurifrons | |
Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Dryobates scalaris | |
Hairy Woodpecker | Dryobates villosus | |
Strickland's Woodpecker | Dryobates stricklandi | Endemic (country/region) |
Pale-billed Woodpecker | Campephilus guatemalensis | |
Imperial Woodpecker | Campephilus imperialis | Endemic (country/region) Critically endangered (possibly extinct) |
Lineated Woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus | |
Golden-olive Woodpecker | Colaptes rubiginosus | |
Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
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Crested Caracara | Caracara plancus | |
American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
Bat Falcon | Falco rufigularis | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Barred Parakeet | Bolborhynchus lineola | |
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Scaled Antpitta | Grallaria guatimalensis | |
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Middle American Leaftosser | Sclerurus mexicanus | |
Olivaceous Woodcreeper | Sittasomus griseicapillus | |
Strong-billed Woodcreeper | Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus | |
Spotted Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus erythropygius | |
White-striped Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes leucogaster | Endemic (country/region) |
Ruddy Foliage-gleaner | Clibanornis rubiginosus | |
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Gray-collared Becard | Pachyramphus major | |
Rose-throated Becard | Pachyramphus aglaiae | |
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Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma imberbe | |
Tufted Flycatcher | Mitrephanes phaeocercus | |
Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | Near-threatened |
Greater Pewee | Contopus pertinax | |
Western Wood-Pewee | Contopus sordidulus | |
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris | |
Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | |
White-throated Flycatcher | Empidonax albigularis | |
Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | |
Hammond's Flycatcher | Empidonax hammondii | |
Dusky Flycatcher | Empidonax oberholseri | |
Pine Flycatcher | Empidonax affinis | |
Western Flycatcher | Empidonax difficilis | |
Buff-breasted Flycatcher | Empidonax fulvifrons | |
Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | |
Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | |
Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | |
Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | |
Bright-rumped Attila | Attila spadiceus | |
Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer | |
Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | |
Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | |
Boat-billed Flycatcher | Megarynchus pitangua | |
Social Flycatcher | Myiozetetes similis | |
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher | Myiodynastes luteiventris | |
Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannus vociferans | |
Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | |
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Rufous-browed Peppershrike | Cyclarhis gujanensis | |
Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius melitophrys | |
Slaty Vireo | Vireo brevipennis | Endemic (country/region) |
White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus | |
Bell's Vireo | Vireo bellii | |
Hutton's Vireo | Vireo huttoni | |
Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | |
Cassin's Vireo | Vireo cassinii | |
Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | |
Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo plumbeus | |
Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | |
Brown-capped Vireo | Vireo leucophrys | |
Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | |
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Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Near-threatened |
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Brown Jay | Cyanocorax morio | |
Steller's Jay | Cyanocitta stelleri | |
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Aphelocoma woodhouseii | |
Transvolcanic Jay | Aphelocoma ultramarina | Endemic (country/region) |
Unicolored Jay | Aphelocoma unicolor | |
Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
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Mexican Chickadee | Poecile sclateri | |
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Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | |
Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | |
Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | |
Purple Martin | Progne subis | |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
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Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus | |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Corthylio calendula | |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | |
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White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
Pygmy Nuthatch | Sitta pygmaea | |
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Brown Creeper | Certhia americana | |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | |
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Rock Wren | Salpinctes obsoletus | |
Canyon Wren | Catherpes mexicanus | |
Northern House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | |
Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii | |
Gray-barred Wren | Campylorhynchus megalopterus | Endemic (country/region) |
Spot-breasted Wren | Pheugopedius maculipectus | |
White-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucosticta | |
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucophrys | |
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American Dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | |
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European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Rare/Accidental |
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Blue Mockingbird | Melanotis caerulescens | Endemic (country/region) |
Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | |
Curve-billed Thrasher | Toxostoma curvirostre | |
Ocellated Thrasher | Toxostoma ocellatum | Endemic (country/region) |
Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
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Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | |
Brown-backed Solitaire | Myadestes occidentalis | |
Slate-colored Solitaire | Myadestes unicolor | |
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus aurantiirostris | |
Russet Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus occidentalis | Endemic (country/region) |
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus frantzii | |
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus mexicanus | |
Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | |
Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | |
Aztec Thrush | Ridgwayia pinicola | Endemic (country/region) |
White-throated Thrush | Turdus assimilis | |
Clay-colored Thrush | Turdus grayi | |
Black Thrush | Turdus infuscatus | |
American Robin | Turdus migratorius | |
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Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
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Gray Silky-flycatcher | Ptiliogonys cinereus | |
Phainopepla | Phainopepla nitens | |
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Olive Warbler | Peucedramus taeniatus | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
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Elegant Euphonia | Chlorophonia elegantissima | |
Blue-crowned Chlorophonia | Chlorophonia occipitalis | |
Yellow-throated Euphonia | Euphonia hirundinacea | |
Hooded Grosbeak | Coccothraustes abeillei | |
House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | |
Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | |
Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | |
Black-headed Siskin | Spinus notatus | |
Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | |
American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | |
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Common Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus flavopectus | |
Bridled Sparrow | Peucaea mystacalis | Endemic (country/region) |
Botteri's Sparrow | Peucaea botterii | |
Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | |
Olive Sparrow | Arremonops rufivirgatus | |
Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | |
Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida | |
Black-chinned Sparrow | Spizella atrogularis | |
Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | |
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch | Arremon brunneinucha | |
Yellow-eyed Junco | Junco phaeonotus | |
Striped Sparrow | Oriturus superciliosus | Endemic (country/region) |
Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | |
Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | |
Canyon Towhee | Melozone fusca | |
Rusty Sparrow | Aimophila rufescens | |
Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Aimophila ruficeps | |
Green-tailed Towhee | Pipilo chlorurus | |
Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | |
Collared Towhee | Pipilo ocai | Endemic (country/region) |
Rufous-capped Brushfinch | Atlapetes pileatus | Endemic (country/region) |
White-naped Brushfinch | Atlapetes albinucha | |
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Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | |
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Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | |
Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Sturnella lilianae | |
Montezuma Oropendola | Psarocolius montezuma | |
Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | |
Yellow-tailed Oriole | Icterus mesomelas | |
Bullock's Oriole | Icterus bullockii | |
Altamira Oriole | Icterus gularis | |
Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | |
Scott's Oriole | Icterus parisorum | |
Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
Bronzed Cowbird | Molothrus aeneus | |
Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | |
Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
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Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | |
Worm-eating Warbler | Helmitheros vermivorum | |
Louisiana Waterthrush | Parkesia motacilla | |
Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | |
Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | Near-threatened |
Blue-winged Warbler | Vermivora cyanoptera | |
Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | |
Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | |
Crescent-chested Warbler | Oreothlypis superciliosa | |
Tennessee Warbler | Leiothlypis peregrina | |
Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | |
Nashville Warbler | Leiothlypis ruficapilla | |
MacGillivray's Warbler | Geothlypis tolmiei | |
Kentucky Warbler | Geothlypis formosa | |
Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
Hooded Yellowthroat | Geothlypis nelsoni | Endemic (country/region) |
American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | |
Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | |
Tropical Parula | Setophaga pitiayumi | |
Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia | |
Blackburnian Warbler | Setophaga fusca | |
Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
Yellow-throated Warbler | Setophaga dominica | |
Grace's Warbler | Setophaga graciae | |
Townsend's Warbler | Setophaga townsendi | |
Hermit Warbler | Setophaga occidentalis | |
Black-throated Green Warbler | Setophaga virens | |
Fan-tailed Warbler | Basileuterus lachrymosus | |
Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons | |
Golden-browed Warbler | Basileuterus belli | |
Golden-crowned Warbler | Basileuterus culicivorus | |
Wilson's Warbler | Cardellina pusilla | |
Red-faced Warbler | Cardellina rubrifrons | |
Red Warbler | Cardellina rubra | Endemic (country/region) |
Painted Redstart | Myioborus pictus | |
Slate-throated Redstart | Myioborus miniatus | |
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Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava | |
Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | |
Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | |
Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | |
White-winged Tanager | Piranga leucoptera | |
Red-throated Ant-Tanager | Driophlox fuscicauda | |
Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | |
Blue Bunting | Cyanocompsa parellina | |
Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | |
Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | |
Varied Bunting | Passerina versicolor | |
Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | |
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Yellow-winged Tanager | Thraupis abbas | |
Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus | |
Slaty Finch | Haplospiza rustica | |
Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina | |
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater | Sporophila torqueola | |
Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus | |
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator | Saltator grandis |
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