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This checklist includes all bird species found in Nicaragua , 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 .

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Country or region: Nicaragua [map]

Other names: Republic of Nicaragua

Number of species: 792
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 28
Number of introduced species: 4
Date last reviewed: 2018-12-27
Last modified: 2024-12-25
See also: http://www.bio-nica.info/Biblioteca/ListaPatronAvesNicaragua2007.pdf
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TINAMIFORMES: Tinamidae

Great TinamouTinamus major
Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiVulnerable
Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeus

 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
American WigeonMareca americana
MallardAnas platyrhynchosRare/Accidental
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Green-winged TealAnas crecca
CanvasbackAythya valisineriaRare/Accidental
RedheadAythya americanaRare/Accidental
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Greater ScaupAythya marilaRare/Accidental
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorRare/Accidental
Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisRare/Accidental

 
GALLIFORMES: Cracidae

Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetula
Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
White-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis leucogastra
Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensNear-threatened
Highland GuanPenelopina nigraVulnerable
Great CurassowCrax rubraVulnerable

 
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae

Tawny-faced QuailRhynchortyx cinctusNear-threatened
Buffy-crowned Wood-PartridgeDendrortyx leucophrys
Black-throated BobwhiteColinus nigrogularis
Spot-bellied BobwhiteColinus leucopogon
Ocellated QuailCyrtonyx ocellatusRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Black-eared Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanotisNear-threatened
Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatus

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock PigeonColumba liviaIntroduced species
Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaNear-threatened
Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoIntroduced species
Inca DoveColumbina inca
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetouraRare/Accidental
Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violacea
Olive-backed Quail-DoveLeptotrygon veraguensisRare/Accidental
White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii
Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeiceps
White-faced Quail-DoveZentrygon albifacies
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
Striped CuckooTapera naevia
Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellus
Lesser Ground-CuckooMorococcyx erythropygus
Lesser RoadrunnerGeococcyx velox
Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyiRare/Accidental
Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphusRare/Accidental
Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
Spot-tailed NightjarAntiurus maculicaudusRare/Accidental
Ocellated PoorwillNyctiphrynus ocellatusRare/Accidental
Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensisNear-threatened
Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusRare/Accidental
Buff-collared NightjarAntrostomus ridgwayiRare/Accidental
Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferusNear-threatened
Mexican Whip-poor-willAntrostomus arizonaeRare/Accidental

 
NYCTIBIIFORMES: Nyctibiidae

Great PotooNyctibius grandis
Common PotooNyctibius griseus
Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensis

 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae

Black SwiftCypseloides nigerVulnerable
White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptusRare/Accidental
Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVulnerable
Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis
Great Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila sanctihieronymiRare/Accidental

 
APODIFORMES: Trochilidae

White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus
Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri
Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
Brown VioletearColibri delphinae
Mexican VioletearColibri thalassinus
Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisRare/Accidental
Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenae
Rivoli's HummingbirdEugenes fulgens
Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
Plain-capped StarthroatHeliomaster constantii
Green-breasted Mountain-gemLampornis sybillae
Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemus
Sparkling-tailed HummingbirdTilmatura dupontii
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
Canivet's EmeraldCynanthus canivetii
White-eared HummingbirdBasilinna leucotis
Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti
Emerald-chinned HummingbirdAbeillia abeillei
Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus
Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia
Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
SnowcapMicrochera albocoronata
Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreicepsRare/Accidental
Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximia
Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
Azure-crowned HummingbirdSaucerottia cyanocephala
Blue-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia hoffmanni
Blue-tailed HummingbirdSaucerottia cyanura
Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis
White-bellied EmeraldChlorestes candida
Blue-throated GoldentailChlorestes eliciae

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Mangrove RailRallus longirostris
Spotted RailPardirallus maculatusRare/Accidental
Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorRare/Accidental
Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris
Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventris
SoraPorzana carolina
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
American CootFulica americana
Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventerRare/Accidental
Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruber
White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis
Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis
Black RailLaterallus jamaicensisRare/Accidental

 
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae

SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
GRUIFORMES: Aramidae

LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae

American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaVulnerable
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaRare/Accidental
KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNear-threatened
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsonia
Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosusNear-threatened

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Northern JacanaJacana spinosa
Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaRare/Accidental
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaVulnerable
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVulnerable
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNear-threatened
Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusRare/Accidental
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesVulnerable
WilletTringa semipalmata
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNear-threatened
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNear-threatened
Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephalaRare/Accidental
Red KnotCalidris canutusNear-threatened
SurfbirdCalidris virgata
RuffCalidris pugnaxRare/Accidental
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNear-threatened
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisRare/Accidental Vulnerable
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpinaNear-threatened
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiRare/Accidental
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVulnerable
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNear-threatened
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNear-threatened

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusRare/Accidental
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusRare/Accidental
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Sabine's GullXema sabini
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaRare/Accidental
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisRare/Accidental
Kelp GullLarus dominicanusRare/Accidental
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusRare/Accidental
California GullLarus californicusRare/Accidental
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Brown NoddyAnous stolidusRare/Accidental
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusRare/Accidental
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Least TernSternula antillarum
Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplexRare/Accidental
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Black TernChlidonias niger
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaRare/Accidental
Common TernSterna hirundo
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiRare/Accidental
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNear-threatened
Royal TernThalasseus maximus

 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisRare/Accidental

 
EURYPYGIFORMES: Eurypygidae

SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae

Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhousRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethysRare/Accidental
Black Storm-PetrelHydrobates melania
Markham's Storm-PetrelHydrobates markhamiRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Least Storm-PetrelHydrobates microsoma

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Black-capped PetrelPterodroma hasitataEndangered
Tahiti PetrelPseudobulweria rostrataRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Parkinson's PetrelProcellaria parkinsoniRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopusRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificaRare/Accidental
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Galapagos ShearwaterPuffinus subalarisRare/Accidental
Black-vented ShearwaterPuffinus opisthomelasRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sargasso ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieriRare/Accidental

 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

JabiruJabiru mycteria
Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae

Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Great FrigatebirdFregata minorRare/Accidental

 
SULIFORMES: Sulidae

Red-footed BoobySula sulaRare/Accidental
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Cocos BoobySula brewsteri
Masked BoobySula dactylatraRare/Accidental
Nazca BoobySula grantiRare/Accidental
Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii

 
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae

AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritumRare/Accidental
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

White IbisEudocimus albus
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihiRare/Accidental
Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanum
Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumRare/Accidental
Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
Agami HeronAgamia agamiNear-threatened
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusRare/Accidental
Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus
Least BitternBotaurus exilis
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensNear-threatened
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Striated HeronButorides striataRare/Accidental
Green HeronButorides virescens
Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
Great EgretArdea alba
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias

 
CATHARTIFORMES: Cathartidae

King VultureSarcoramphus papa
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
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
Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus
Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusNear-threatened
Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosusRare/Accidental
Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsRare/Accidental
Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisRare/Accidental
Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusNear-threatened
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
White HawkPseudastur albicollis
Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeus
Gray HawkButeo plagiatus
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Whiskered Screech-OwlMegascops trichopsisRare/Accidental
Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalae
Pacific Screech-OwlMegascops cooperi
Crested OwlLophostrix cristata
Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Northern Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium gnoma
Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseiceps
Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaRare/Accidental
Mottled OwlStrix virgata
Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata
Striped OwlAsio clamatorRare/Accidental
Stygian OwlAsio stygius
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusRare/Accidental

 
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae

Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoNear-threatened
Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
Northern Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellus
Elegant TrogonTrogon elegans
Collared TrogonTrogon collaris

 
CORACIIFORMES: Momotidae

Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaRare/Accidental
Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii
Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumVulnerable
Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum
Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosa

 
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

 
GALBULIFORMES: Galbulidae

Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
Great JacamarJacamerops aureus

 
PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae

Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinus
Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilis
Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusNear-threatened

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris
Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusRare/Accidental
Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus
Rufous-winged WoodpeckerPiculus simplex
Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Guatemalan FlickerColaptes mexicanoides

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandolleiRare/Accidental
Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusRare/Accidental
Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaRare/Accidental
American KestrelFalco sparverius
MerlinFalco columbarius
Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineola
Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotis
Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusRare/Accidental
White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
Yellow-naped AmazonAmazona auropalliataCritically endangered
Yellow-headed AmazonAmazona oratrixRare/Accidental Endangered
White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifrons
Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa
Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana
Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisVulnerable
Great Green MacawAra ambiguusCritically endangered
Scarlet MacawAra macao
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus
Pacific ParakeetPsittacara strenuus
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
Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticeps
Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventris
White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris
Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudiceps
Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul
Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoniRare/Accidental
Wing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquata
Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolor
Spotted AntbirdHylophylax naevioides
Ocellated AntbirdPhaenostictus mcleannani

 
PASSERIFORMES: Grallariidae

Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis
Streak-chested AntpittaHylopezus perspicillatusRare/Accidental
Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives

 
PASSERIFORMES: Formicariidae

Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae

Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanus
Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensis
Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
Piping WoodcreeperDeconychura typica
Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroa
Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatina
Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusRare/Accidental
Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigaster
Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusRare/Accidental
Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinis
Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus
Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansRare/Accidental
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticeps
Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosus
Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularis
Western WoodhaunterAutomolus virgatus
Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pipridae

Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearis
White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo altera
Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutinaRare/Accidental
White-collared ManakinManacus candei
Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cotingidae

Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurata
Bare-necked UmbrellabirdCephalopterus glabricollisRare/Accidental Endangered
Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilis
Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus
Three-wattled BellbirdProcnias tricarunculatusVulnerable
Snowy CotingaCarpodectes nitidus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Tityridae

Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacis
Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescens
Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
Gray-collared BecardPachyramphus major
Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae

 
PASSERIFORMES: Onychorhynchidae

Tropical Royal FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus
Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius

 
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae

Gray-headed PipritesPiprites griseicepsRare/Accidental
Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominus
White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusRare/Accidental
Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatus
Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillus
Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusRare/Accidental
Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsRare/Accidental
Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris
Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
Yellow-winged FlatbillTolmomyias flavotectusRare/Accidental
Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavum
Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusRare/Accidental
Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe
Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantzii
Mistletoe TyrannuletZimmerius parvus
Tawny-chested FlycatcherAphanotriccus capitalisVulnerable
Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercus
Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperiNear-threatened
Greater PeweeContopus pertinax
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
White-throated FlycatcherEmpidonax albigularis
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii
Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescens
Buff-breasted FlycatcherEmpidonax fulvifronsRare/Accidental
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra
Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascensRare/Accidental
Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingi
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatus
Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferansRare/Accidental
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisRare/Accidental
Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatusRare/Accidental
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae

Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipesRare/Accidental
Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellus
Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchiornis ochraceiceps
Lesser GreenletPachysylvia decurtata
White-eyed VireoVireo griseusRare/Accidental
Mangrove VireoVireo pallens
Bell's VireoVireo belliiRare/Accidental
Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
Plumbeous VireoVireo plumbeus
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysRare/Accidental
Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

White-throated Magpie-JayCyanocorax formosus
Brown JayCyanocorax morio
Bushy-crested JayCyanocorax melanocyaneus
Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri
Unicolored JayAphelocoma unicolorRare/Accidental
Common RavenCorvus coraxRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassinaRare/Accidental
Purple MartinProgne subis
Sinaloa MartinProgne sinaloaeRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaRare/Accidental
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulvaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae

Brown CreeperCerthia americana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Polioptilidae

Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisRare/Accidental
Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albiloris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae

Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus
Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomela
Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
Rufous-browed WrenTroglodytes rufociliatus
Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
Rufous-backed WrenCampylorhynchus capistratus
Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectus
Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularis
Banded WrenThryophilus pleurostictus
Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbus
Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicus
Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestus
Canebrake WrenCantorchilus zeledoni
Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysRare/Accidental
Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae

American DipperCinclus mexicanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae

Blue-and-white MockingbirdMelanotis hypoleucus
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
Slate-colored SolitaireMyadestes unicolor
Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-ThrushCatharus frantzii
Black-headed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus mexicanus
Yellow-throated Nightingale-ThrushCatharus dryasRare/Accidental
VeeryCatharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
Mountain ThrushTurdus plebejus
White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis
Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
Black ThrushTurdus infuscatusRare/Accidental
Rufous-backed RobinTurdus rufopalliatusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae

Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum

 
PASSERIFORMES: Peucedramidae

Olive WarblerPeucedramus taeniatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissima
Blue-crowned ChlorophoniaChlorophonia occipitalis
Golden-browed ChlorophoniaChlorophonia callophrysRare/Accidental
Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinis
Yellow-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia luteicapilla
White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta
Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldi
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Black-headed SiskinSpinus notatus
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae

Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
Stripe-headed SparrowPeucaea ruficauda
Botteri's SparrowPeucaea botteriiRare/Accidental
Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatus
Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusRare/Accidental
Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensisRare/Accidental
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiRare/Accidental
White-eared Ground-SparrowMelozone leucotis
Rusty SparrowAimophila rufescens
White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinucha

 
PASSERIFORMES: Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens

 
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae

Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalusRare/Accidental
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusRare/Accidental
Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisRare/Accidental
Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
Black-vented OrioleIcterus wagleri
Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus
Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockiiRare/Accidental
Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralis
Altamira OrioleIcterus gularis
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisRare/Accidental
Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Nicaraguan GrackleQuiscalus nicaraguensisEndemic

 
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
Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsoniiRare/Accidental
Crescent-chested WarblerOreothlypis superciliosa
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataRare/Accidental
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaRare/Accidental
Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilisRare/Accidental
Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala
MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaNear-threatened
Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensRare/Accidental
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolorRare/Accidental
Grace's WarblerSetophaga graciae
Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi
Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalis
Golden-cheeked WarblerSetophaga chrysopariaEndangered
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
Fan-tailed WarblerBasileuterus lachrymosus
Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifrons
Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattrii
Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Painted RedstartMyioborus pictus
Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Mitrospingidae

Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassiniiRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae

Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentata
White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubica
Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicauda
Carmiol's TanagerChlorothraupis carmioli
Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogaster
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolor
Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides
Blue BuntingCyanocompsa parellina
Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
DickcisselSpiza americana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae

Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatrii
White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusRare/Accidental
White-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio leucothoraxNear-threatened
Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus
Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas
Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornataRare/Accidental
Rufous-winged TanagerTangara lavinia
Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venustaRare/Accidental
Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidus
Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
Cinnamon-bellied FlowerpiercerDiglossa baritula
Slaty FinchHaplospiza rusticaRare/Accidental
Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
Nicaraguan Seed-FinchSporophila nuttingi
Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisRare/Accidental
Slate-colored SeedeaterSporophila schistaceaRare/Accidental
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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