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Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
included a total of 798 species as of June 2023, according to La Asociación Hondureña de Ornitología (ASHO). Between that date and August 2021, an additional 30 species have been added from ''Bird Checklists of the World'' and one as a result of a split. Of the 797 species listed here, one of them, the Honduran emerald, is
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. Fifty-four are rare or accidental and five have been introduced by humans. Five species are hypothetical (see below) and a few have insufficient information to classify. Some of the "hypothetical" species have more recent eBird records with photographs. Two species have possibly been extirpated. Sixteen species are globally vulnerable or endangered. This list is presented in the
taxonomic sequence Taxonomic sequence (also known as systematic, phyletic or taxonomic order) is a sequence followed in listing of taxa which aids ease of use and roughly reflects the evolutionary relationships among the taxa. Taxonomic sequences can exist for taxa ...
of the ''Check-list of North and Middle American Birds'', 7th edition through the 63rd Supplement, published by the
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(AOS). Common and scientific names are also those of the ''Check-list'', except that the common names of families are from the
Clements taxonomy ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World'' is a book by Jim Clements which presents a list of the bird species of the world. The most recent printed version is the sixth edition (2007), but has been updated yearly, the last version in 2022 ...
because the AOS list does not include them. Unless otherwise noted, the species on this list are considered to occur regularly in Honduras as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. The following tags are used by ASHO to highlight several categories of occurrence. *(A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Honduras *(E) Endemic - a species endemic to Honduras *(I) Introduced - a species introduced to Honduras as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions *(H) Hypothetical - a species recorded but with no tangible evidence such as a photograph, according to the ASHO *(?) Insufficient information - appended to a tag or note because of uncertainty


Tinamous

Order: TinamiformesFamily: Tinamidae The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling birds like quail and grouse, they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family, Tinamidae, within their own order, the Tinamiformes. They are distantly related to the
ratites A ratite () is any of a diverse group of flightless, large, long-necked, and long-legged birds of the infraclass Palaeognathae. Kiwi, the exception, are much smaller and shorter-legged and are the only nocturnal extant ratites. The systematics o ...
(order Struthioniformes), that includes the rheas, emu, and kiwi. * Great tinamou, ''Tinamus major'' (near-threatened) * Little tinamou, ''Crypturellus soui'' * Thicket tinamou, ''Crypturellus cinnamomeus'' * Slaty-breasted tinamou, ''Crypturellus boucardi''


Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order:
Anseriformes Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which in ...
Family:
Anatidae The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating ...
The family Anatidae includes the
duck Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfamilies, they are a form t ...
s and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and
swan Swans are birds of the family (biology), family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form t ...
s. These are birds adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. * Black-bellied whistling-duck, ''Dendrocygna autumnalis'' * Fulvous whistling-duck, ''Dendrocygna bicolor'' * Snow goose, ''Anser caerulescens'' (A) * Brant, ''Branta bernicla'' (A) *
Canada goose The Canada goose (''Branta canadensis''), or Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is o ...
, ''Branta canadensis'' (A?) (H?) *
Muscovy duck The Muscovy duck (''Cairina moschata'') is a large duck native to the Americas, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United Sta ...
, ''Cairina moschata'' * Blue-winged teal, ''Spatula discors'' *
Cinnamon teal The cinnamon teal (''Spatula cyanoptera'') is a species of duck found in western North and South America. It is a small dabbling duck, with bright reddish plumage on the male and duller brown plumage on the female. It lives in marshes and ponds, ...
, ''Spatula cyanoptera'' * Northern shoveler, ''Spatula clypeata'' *
Gadwall The gadwall (''Mareca strepera'') is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. Taxonomy The gadwall was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. DNA studies have shown that ...
, ''Mareca strepera'' (A) * American wigeon, ''Mareca americana'' *
Mallard The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...
, ''Anas platyrhynchos'' (A) *
White-cheeked pintail The white-cheeked pintail (''Anas bahamensis''), also known as the Bahama pintail or summer duck, is a species of dabbling duck. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' under its current s ...
, ''Anas bahamensis'' (A) * Northern pintail, ''Anas acuta'' * Green-winged teal, ''Anas crecca'' * Canvasback, ''Aythya valisineria'' * Redhead, ''Aythya americana'' (A) * Ring-necked duck, ''Aythya collaris'' * Lesser scaup, ''Aythya affinis'' * Red-breasted merganser, ''Mergus serrator'' (A) * Masked duck, ''Nomonyx dominicus'' * Ruddy duck, ''Oxyura jamaicensis''


Guans, chachalacas, and curassows

Order: GalliformesFamily: Cracidae The Cracidae are large birds, similar in general appearance to turkeys. The guans and
curassow Curassows are one of the three major groups of cracid birds. They comprise the largest-bodied species of the cracid family. Three of the four genera are restricted to tropical South America; a single species of ''Crax'' ranges north to Mexico. ...
s live in trees, but the smaller chachalacas are found in more open scrubby habitats. They are generally dull-plumaged, but the curassows and some guans have colorful facial ornaments. * Plain chachalaca, ''Ortalis vetula'' *
Gray-headed chachalaca The grey-headed chachalaca (''Ortalis cinereiceps'') is a member of an ancient group of birds of the family Cracidae, which includes chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found from Honduras to Colombia.Winkler, D. W., S. M. Billerman, and ...
, ''Ortalis cinereiceps'' *
White-bellied chachalaca The white-bellied chachalaca (''Ortalis leucogastra'') is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and systematics The w ...
, ''Ortalis leucogastra'' *
Crested guan The crested guan (''Penelope purpurascens'') is a member of an ancient group of birds of the family Cracidae, which are related to the Australasian megapodes or mound builders (Megapodiidae). It is found in the Neotropics, in lowlands forests ran ...
, ''Penelope purpurascens'' * Highland guan, ''Penelopina nigra'' (vulnerable) *
Great curassow The great curassow (''Crax rubra'') is a large, pheasant-like bird from the Neotropical rainforests, its range extending from eastern Mexico, through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Male birds are black with curly cr ...
, ''Crax rubra'' (vulnerable)


New World quail

Order: GalliformesFamily: Odontophoridae The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. *
Tawny-faced quail The tawny-faced quail (''Rhynchortyx cinctus'') is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Taxonomy and systematics The tawny-faced q ...
, ''Rhynchortyx cinctus'' *
Buffy-crowned wood-partridge The buffy-crowned wood partridge (''Dendrortyx leucophrys'') is a bird species in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and systematics ...
, ''Dendrortyx leucophrys'' *
Black-throated bobwhite The Yucatan bobwhite or black-throated bobwhite (''Colinus nigrogularis'') is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical ...
, ''Colinus nigrogularis'' *
Crested bobwhite The crested bobwhite (''Colinus cristatus'') is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in northern South America, extending through Panama to just reach Costa Rica. It also occurs on Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. Its na ...
, ''Colinus cristatus'' *
Ocellated quail The ocellated quail (''Cyrtonyx ocellatus'') is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and systematics The ocellated quail shares g ...
, ''Cyrtonyx ocellatus'' (vulnerable) *
Singing quail The singing quail (''Dactylortyx thoracicus'') is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Taxonomy and systematics The singing quail is the only ...
, ''Dactylortyx thoracicus'' * Black-eared wood-quail, ''Odontophorus melanotis'' *
Spotted wood-quail The spotted wood quail (''Odontophorus guttatus'') is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It is a resident breeder in the mountains of Central America from southern Mexico to western Panama. It occurs in highlands fro ...
, ''Odontophorus guttatus''


Flamingos

Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. * American flamingo, ''Phoenicopterus ruber'' (A?) (H?)


Grebes

Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. * Least grebe, ''Tachybaptus dominicus'' * Pied-billed grebe, ''Podilymbus podiceps''


Pigeons and doves

Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. * Rock pigeon, ''Columba livia'' (I) *
Pale-vented pigeon The pale-vented pigeon (''Patagioenas cayennensis'') is a large pigeon (family Columbidae) found in the tropical Americas. Formerly often placed in '' Columba'', it actually belongs to a clade of the older New World genus ''Patagioenas''. With i ...
, ''Patagioenas cayennensis'' *
Scaled pigeon The scaled pigeon (''Patagioenas speciosa'') is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad. The scaled pigeon is fairly common in sem ...
, ''Patagioenas speciosa'' * White-crowned pigeon, ''Patagioenas leucocephala'' (near-threatened) *
Red-billed pigeon The red-billed pigeon (''Patagioenas flavirostris'') is a relatively large, robust species of pigeon. It's breeding range extends from southern Texas, United States, to Costa Rica. It's primarily found throughout coastal and lowland areas of Mex ...
, ''Patagioenas flavirostris'' *
Band-tailed pigeon The band-tailed pigeon (''Patagioenas fasciata'') is a medium-sized bird of the Americas. Its closest relatives are the Chilean pigeon and the ring-tailed pigeon, which form a clade of ''Patagioenas'' with a terminal tail band and iridescent pl ...
, ''Patagioenas fasciata'' *
Short-billed pigeon The short-billed pigeon (''Patagioenas nigrirostris'')Johnson, Kevin P.; de Kort, Selvino; Dinwoodey, Karen, Mateman, A. C.; ten Cate, Carel; Lessells, C. M. & Clayton, Dale H. (2001): A molecular phylogeny of the dove genera ''Streptopelia'' and ...
, ''Patagioenas nigrirostris'' * Eurasian collared-dove, ''Streptopelia decaocto'' (I) * Inca dove, ''Columbina inca'' * Common ground dove, ''Columbina passerina'' * Plain-breasted ground dove, ''Columbina minuta'' * Ruddy ground dove, ''Columbina talpacoti'' *
Blue ground dove The blue ground dove (''Claravis pretiosa'') is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Peru and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad in the Caribbean. Habitat and breeding The blue groun ...
, ''Claravis pretiosa'' *
Maroon-chested ground dove The maroon-chested ground dove (''Paraclaravis mondetoura'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Taxonomy ...
, ''Paraclaravis mondetoura'' *
Ruddy quail-dove The ruddy quail-dove (''Geotrygon montana'') is a species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It breeds throughout the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America. It has appeared as a vagrant in Florida and southern Te ...
, ''Geotrygon montana'' *
White-tipped dove The white-tipped dove (''Leptotila verreauxi'') is a large New World tropical dove. Its scientific name commemorates the French naturalists Jules and Edouard Verreaux. Distribution and habitat The dove is a resident breeder from southernmost ...
, ''Leptotila verreauxi'' *
Caribbean dove The Caribbean dove (''Leptotila jamaicensis'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Belize, the Cayman Islands, Colombia ( San Andrés island), Honduras (Bay Islands), Jamaica, and Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula). It has ...
, ''Leptotila jamaicensis'' *
Gray-chested dove The grey-chested dove (''Leptotila cassinii'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.Baptista, L. F., P. W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and ...
, ''Leptotila cassinii'' *
Gray-headed dove The grey-headed dove (''Leptotila plumbeiceps'') is a large New World dove. It is found from eastern Mexico to Colombia. Taxonomy and systematics The grey-headed dove, the grey-fronted dove (''Leptotila rufaxilla'') and pallid dove (''L. p ...
, ''Leptotila plumbeiceps'' * White-faced quail-dove, ''Zentrygon albifacies'' * White-winged dove, ''Zenaida asiatica'' * Mourning dove, ''Zenaida macroura''


Cuckoos

Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and
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. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. * Smooth-billed ani, ''Crotophaga ani'' *
Groove-billed ani The groove-billed ani (''Crotophaga sulcirostris'') is a tropical bird in the cuckoo family with a long tail and a large, curved beak. It is a resident species throughout most of its range, from southern Texas, central Mexico and The Bahamas, thr ...
, ''Crotophaga sulcirostris'' *
Striped cuckoo The striped cuckoo (''Tapera naevia'') is a near-passerine bird, the only member of the genus ''Tapera''. This resident cuckoo is found from Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina. The striped cuckoo is found in open country with tr ...
, ''Tapera naevia'' *
Pheasant cuckoo The pheasant cuckoo (''Dromococcyx phasianellus'') is a species of neotropical cuckoo in the subfamily Neomorphinae of the family Cuculidae. It is native to Central and South America where it occurs in lowland tropical forest. Description The p ...
, ''Dromococcyx phasianellus'' *
Lesser ground-cuckoo The lesser ground cuckoo (''Morococcyx erythropygus'') is a species of cuckoo in the tribe Neomorphini of subfamily Crotophaginae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.HBW and BirdLife Internati ...
, ''Morococcyx erythropygus'' * Lesser roadrunner, ''Geococcyx velox'' *
Rufous-vented ground-cuckoo The rufous-vented ground cuckoo (''Neomorphus geoffroyi'') is a Vulnerable species of cuckoo in the tribe Neomorphini of subfamily Crotophaginae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru ...
, ''Neomorphus geoffroyi'' * Squirrel cuckoo, ''Piaya cayana'' * Yellow-billed cuckoo, ''Coccyzus americanus'' * Mangrove cuckoo, ''Coccyzus minor'' *
Black-billed cuckoo The black-billed cuckoo (''Coccyzus erythropthalmus'') is a New World species in the Cuculidae (cuckoo) family. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name, ''kokkuzo'', means to call like a common cuckoo, and ''erythropthalmus'' i ...
, ''Coccyzus erythropthalmus''


Nightjars and allies

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves. * Short-tailed nighthawk, ''Lurocalis semitorquatus'' * Lesser nighthawk, ''Chordeiles acutipennis'' * Common nighthawk, ''Chordeiles minor'' * Antillean nighthawk, ''Chordeiles gundlachii'' (A) *
Common pauraque The pauraque (''Nyctidromus albicollis'') – also called the common pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, one of two birds in the genus '' Nyctidromus''. It breeds in the subtropical and tropical reg ...
, ''Nyctidromus albicollis'' *
Ocellated poorwill The ocellated poorwill (''Nyctiphrynus ocellatus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Peru. Taxonomy and systemati ...
, ''Nyctiphrynus ocellatus'' *
Chuck-will's-widow The chuck-will's-widow (''Antrostomus carolinensis'') is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is mostly found in the southeastern United States (with disjunct populations in Long Island, New York, Ontario, Canada and Cape Cod ...
, ''Antrostomus carolinensis'' (near-threatened) * Yucatan nightjar, ''Antrostmus badius'' * Buff-collared nightjar, ''Antrostomus ridgwayi'' *
Eastern whip-poor-will The eastern whip-poor-will (''Antrostomus vociferus'') is a medium-sized (22–27 cm; 8.7-10.6 ins.) bird within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, from North America. The whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less of ...
, ''Antrostomus vociferus'' (near-threatened) *
Mexican whip-poor-will The Mexican whip-poor-will, (''Antrostomus arizonae''), is a medium-sized nightjar of the southwestern United States, Mexico, and northern Central America. Taxonomy and systematics Until 2010 the Mexican whip-poor-will and what is now the eas ...
, ''Antrostomus arizonae'' *
Spot-tailed nightjar The spot-tailed nightjar (''Hydropsalis maculicaudus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. ...
, ''Hydropsalis maculicaudus''


Potoos

Order: NyctibiiformesFamily: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes called poor-me-ones) are large near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. *
Great potoo The great potoo (''Nyctibius grandis'') is the largest potoo species and is widely distributed in Central and South America. Much like owls, this species is nocturnal. It preys on large insects and small vertebrates, which it captures in sallies ...
, ''Nyctibius grandis'' *
Northern potoo The northern potoo (''Nyctibius jamaicensis'') is a nocturnal bird belonging to the potoo family, Nyctibiidae. It is found from Mexico south to Costa Rica, and on the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It wa ...
, ''Nyctibius jamaicensis''


Swifts

Order: ApodiformesFamily: Apodidae Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. *
Black swift The American black swift, or more simply black swift (''Cypseloides niger''), is a species of bird that is found from northern British Columbia in Canada through the United States and Mexico to Costa Rica and Brazil. They are also found in the Ca ...
, ''Cypseloides niger'' (vulnerable) *
White-chinned swift The white-chinned swift (''Cypseloides cryptus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Vers ...
, ''Cypseloides cryptus'' *
Chestnut-collared swift The chestnut-collared swift (''Streptoprocne rutila'') is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru and Bolivia.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook ...
, ''Streptoprocne rutila'' *
White-collared swift The white-collared swift (''Streptoprocne zonaris'') is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Mexico, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and every mainland South America country excep ...
, ''Streptoprocne zonaris'' * Gray-rumped swift, ''Chaetura cinereiventris'' * Chimney swift, ''Chaetura pelagica'' (vulnerable) *
Vaux's swift Vaux's swift (''Chaetura vauxi'') is a small swift native to North America, Central America, and northern South America. It was named for the American scientist William Sansom Vaux. Description This is a small swift, even compared to other ''C ...
, ''Chaetura vauxi'' *
White-throated swift The white-throated swift (''Aeronautes saxatalis'') is a Swift (bird), swift of the family Apodidae native to western North America, south to cordilleran western Honduras.Ryan TP, Collins CT. 2000. White-throated Swift (''Aeronautes saxatalis''). ...
, ''Aeronautes saxatalis'' *
Lesser swallow-tailed swift The lesser swallow-tailed swift or Cayenne swift (''Panyptila cayennensis'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America; in every mainland South America coun ...
, ''Panyptila cayennensis'' * Great swallow-tailed swift, ''Panyptila sanctihieronymi''


Hummingbirds

Order: ApodiformesFamily: Trochilidae
Hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics aro ...
s are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. * White-necked jacobin, ''Florisuga mellivora'' *
Bronzy hermit The bronzy hermit (''Glaucis aeneus'') is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Taxonomy and systematics The bronzy hermit and the rufous-breasted he ...
, ''Glaucis aenea'' *
Band-tailed barbthroat The band-tailed barbthroat (''Threnetes ruckeri'') is a medium-sized hummingbird that is found from southeastern Guatemala and Belize to western Ecuador and western Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics The band-tailed barbthroat has the three ...
, ''Threnetes ruckeri'' * Long-billed hermit, ''Phaethornis longirostris'' * Stripe-throated hermit, ''Phaethornis striigularis'' * Brown violetear, ''Colibri delphinae'' *
Mexican violetear The Mexican violetear (''Colibri thalassinus'') is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Mexico to Nicaragua. This species, together with the lesser violetear were previously considered conspecifi ...
, ''Colibri thalassinus'' (the ASHO retains the pre-split name of green violetear) * Purple-crowned fairy, ''Heliothryx barroti'' *
Green-breasted mango The green-breasted mango or Prevost's mango (''Anthracothorax prevostii'') is a species in subfamily Polytminae of the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It is found from eastern Mexico south through most of Central America, in Colombia and Venez ...
, ''Anthracothorax prevostii'' * Black-crested coquette, ''Lophornis helenae'' *
Rivoli's hummingbird Rivoli's hummingbird (''Eugenes fulgens''), also known as the magnificent hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nica ...
, ''Eugenes fulgens'' *
Long-billed starthroat The long-billed starthroat (''Heliomaster longirostris'') is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and all but the four southernmost coun ...
, ''Heliomaster longirostris'' * Plain-capped starthroat, ''Heliomaster constantii'' *
Green-throated mountain-gem The green-throated mountaingem or green-throated mountain-gem (''Lampornis viridipallens'') is a species of hummingbird in tribe Lampornithini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.HBW and BirdLife ...
, ''Lampornis viridipallens'' *
Green-breasted mountain-gem The green-breasted mountaingem or green-breasted mountain-gem (''Lampornis sybillae'') is a species of hummingbird in tribe Lampornithini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Honduras and Nicaragua.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) '' ...
, ''Lampornis sybillae'' *
Amethyst-throated mountain-gem The amethyst-throated mountaingem (''Lampornis amethystinus''), also called amethyst-throated mountain-gem or amethyst-throated hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in tribe Lampornithini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvado ...
, ''Lampornis amethystinus'' *
Garnet-throated hummingbird The garnet-throated hummingbird (''Lamprolaima rhami'') is a species of hummingbird in tribe Lampornithini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of ...
, ''Lamprolaima rhami'' *
Slender sheartail The slender sheartail (''Doricha enicura'') is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Ha ...
, ''Doricha enicura'' *
Sparkling-tailed hummingbird The sparkling-tailed woodstar (''Tilmatura dupontii''), also known as the sparkling-tailed hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is the only species placed in the gen ...
, ''Tilmatura dupontii'' * Ruby-throated hummingbird, ''Archilochus colubris'' * Wine-throated hummingbird, ''Selasphorus ellioti'' *
Canivet's emerald Canivet's emerald (''Cynanthus canivetii'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and syste ...
, ''Cynanthus canivetii'' * White-eared hummingbird, ''Basilinna leucotis'' *
Wedge-tailed sabrewing The wedge-tailed sabrewing (''Pampa pampa'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, and possibly Honduras.Arizmendi, M. d. C., C. I. Rodríguez-Flore ...
, ''Pampa curvipennis'' * Emerald-chinned hummingbird, ''Abeillia abeillei'' *
Violet-headed hummingbird The violet-headed hummingbird (''Klais guimeti'') is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Klais''. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Pana ...
, ''Klais guimeti'' *
Violet sabrewing The violet sabrewing (''Campylopterus hemileucurus'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of the subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from Mexico to Panama.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of ...
, ''Campylopterus hemileucurus'' *
Bronze-tailed plumeleteer The bronze-tailed plumeleteer (''Chalybura urochrysia'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama.HBW and BirdLife Interna ...
, ''Chalybura urochrysia'' *
Crowned woodnymph The crowned woodnymph or violet-crowned woodnymph (''Thalurania colombica'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from Belize and Guatemala to northern Peru.HBW and BirdLife Int ...
, ''Thalurania colombica'' * Snowcap, ''Microchera albocoronata'' *
Stripe-tailed hummingbird The stripe-tailed hummingbird (''Eupherusa eximia'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from southeastern Mexico to Panama.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of th ...
, ''Eupherusa eximia'' *
Scaly-breasted hummingbird The scaly-breasted hummingbird or scaly-breasted sabrewing (''Phaeochroa cuvierii'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mex ...
, ''Phaeochroa cuvierii'' *
Green-fronted hummingbird The green-fronted hummingbird (''Ramosomyia viridifrons'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Mexico and possibly Guatemala.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of ...
, ''Leucolia viridifrons'' (A) * Azure-crowned hummingbird, ''Saucerottia cyanocephala'' * Blue-vented hummingbird, ''Saucerottia hoffmanni'' * Berylline hummingbird, ''Saucerottia beryllina'' * Blue-tailed hummingbird, ''Saucerottia cyanura'' * Cinnamon hummingbird, ''Amazilia rutila'' *
Buff-bellied hummingbird The buff-bellied hummingbird (''Amazilia yucatanensis'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States.HBW and BirdLife Internation ...
, ''Amazilia yucatanensis'' (A) *
Rufous-tailed hummingbird The rufous-tailed hummingbird (''Amazilia tzacatl'') is a medium-sized hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from east-central Mexico through Central America and Colombia into Ecuador and Venez ...
, ''Amazilia tzacatl'' * Honduran emerald, ''Polyerata luciae'' or ''Amazilia luciae'' (E) (endangered) *
Blue-chested hummingbird The blue-chested hummingbird (''Polyerata amabilis'') is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland f ...
, ''Polyerata amabilis'' *
White-bellied emerald The white-bellied emerald (''Chlorestes candida'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.HBW and BirdLife International (202 ...
, ''Chlorestes candida'' *
Blue-throated goldentail The blue-throated goldentail (''Chlorestes eliciae''), also known as the blue-throated sapphire, is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nic ...
, ''Chlorestes eliciae''


Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order:
Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...
Family: Rallidae Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails,
crake The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Many species are associated with wetlands, althoug ...
s, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers. *
Spotted rail The spotted rail (''Pardirallus maculatus'') is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.HBW and BirdLife International (2 ...
, ''Pardirallus maculatus'' *
Uniform crake The uniform crake (''Amaurolimnas concolor'') is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digita ...
, ''Amaurolimnas concolor'' * Rufous-necked wood-rail, ''Aramides axillaris'' *
Russet-naped wood-rail The russet-naped wood rail or rufous-naped wood rail (''Aramides albiventris'') is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica.HBW and BirdLife International (2 ...
, ''Aramides albiventris'' *
Mangrove rail The mangrove rail (''Rallus longirostris'') is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Central and South America.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of ...
, ''Rallus longirostris'' * Sora, ''Porzana carolina'' * Common gallinule, ''Gallinula galeata'' * American coot, ''Fulica americana'' *
Purple gallinule Purple gallinule is an alternative name for two species of birds in the rail family. It can refer to: * Purple swamphen, a group of closely related species of swamphen of the Old World * American purple gallinule The purple gallinule (''Porphyr ...
, ''Porphyrio martinicus'' * Yellow-breasted crake, ''Haplocrex flaviventer'' *
Ruddy crake The ruddy crake (''Laterallus ruber'') is a bird in the rail family, Rallidae. Other names the Ruddy Crake is known by are “Red Rail”, “Rudy Rail” and “Red Crake”. Description The ruddy crake can be identified by its ruddy plumage t ...
, ''Laterallus ruber'' *
White-throated crake The white-throated crake (''Laterallus albigularis'') is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela.HBW ...
, ''Laterallus albigularis'' *
Gray-breasted crake The grey-breasted crake (''Laterallus exilis'') is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, a ...
, ''Laterallus exilis'' * Black rail, ''Laterallus jamaicensis''


Finfoots

Order:
Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...
Family:
Heliornithidae The Heliornithidae are a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet like those of grebes and coots. The family overall are known as finfoots, although one species is known as a sungrebe. The family is composed of three speci ...
Heliornithidae is a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots. *
Sungrebe The sungrebe (''Heliornis fulica'') is a small aquatic gruiform found in the tropical and subtropical Americas from northeastern Mexico to central Ecuador and southern Brazil.Luo, Miles. K. (2009, October 16). ''Heliornis fulica'' (T. S. Schulen ...
, ''Heliornis fulica''


Limpkin

Order:
Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...
Family: Aramidae The limpkin resembles a large rail. It has drab-brown plumage and a grayer head and neck. * Limpkin, ''Aramus guarauna''


Thick-knees

Order: CharadriiformesFamily:
Burhinidae The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of 10 species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world, with two or more species occurring in some areas of Africa, Asia, ...
The thick-knees are a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes, and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats. * Double-striped thick-knee, ''Burhinus bistriatus''


Stilts and avocets

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and
stilt Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates. They have extremely long legs, hence the grou ...
s. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. *
Black-necked stilt The black-necked stilt (''Himantopus mexicanus'') is a locally abundant shorebird of American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexic ...
, ''Himantopus mexicanus'' * American avocet, ''Recurvirostra americana''


Oystercatchers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds with strong bills used for smashing or prising open
mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
s. * American oystercatcher, ''Haematopus palliatus''


Plovers and lapwings

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water. * Southern lapwing, ''Vanellus chilensis'' (A) * Black-bellied plover, ''Pluvialis squatarola'' *
American golden-plover The American golden plover (''Pluvialis dominica''), is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from ''pluvia'', "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name ''d ...
, ''Pluvialis dominica'' * Killdeer, ''Charadrius vociferus'' * Semipalmated plover, ''Charadrius semipalmatus'' *
Piping plover The piping plover (''Charadrius melodus'') is a small sand-colored, sparrow-sized shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America. The adult has yellow-orange-red legs, a black band across the forehead from e ...
, ''Charadrius melodus'' (A) (near-threatened) * Wilson's plover, ''Charadrius wilsonia'' *
Collared plover The collared plover (''Charadrius collaris'') is a small shorebird in the plover family, Charadriidae. It lives along coasts and riverbanks of the tropical to temperate Americas, from central Mexico south to Chile and Argentina. This small plove ...
, ''Charadrius collaris'' * Snowy plover, ''Charadrius nivosus'' (near-threatened)


Jacanas

Order: CharadriiformesFamily:
Jacanidae The jacanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds or lily trotters) are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found in the tropical regions around the world. They are noted for their elongated toes and toenails that allow ...
The jacanas are a group of waders in the family Jacanidae which are found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes which are their preferred habitat. *
Northern jacana The northern jacana or northern jaçana (''Jacana spinosa'') is a wader which is known as a resident breeder from coastal Mexico to western Panama, and on Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It sometimes known to breed in Texas, United ...
, ''Jacana spinosa''


Sandpipers and allies

Order: CharadriiformesFamily:
Scolopacidae Sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders. They include many species called sandpipers, as well as those called by names such as curlew and snipe. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. ...
Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers, and
phalarope __NOTOC__ A phalarope is any of three living species of slender-necked shorebirds in the genus ''Phalaropus'' of the bird family Scolopacidae. Phalaropes are close relatives of the shanks and tattlers, the ''Actitis'' and Terek sandpipers, a ...
s. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. * Upland sandpiper, ''Bartramia longicauda'' * Whimbrel, ''Numenius phaeopus'' *
Long-billed curlew The long-billed curlew (''Numenius americanus'') is a large North American shorebird of the family Scolopacidae. This species was also called "sicklebird" and the "candlestick bird". The species breeds in central and western North America, migrat ...
, ''Numenius americanus'' *
Hudsonian godwit The Hudsonian godwit (''Limosa haemastica'') is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. The genus name ''Limosa'' is from Latin and means "muddy", from ''limus'', "mud". The specific ''haemastica'' is from Ancient Greek and means ...
, ''Limosa haemastica'' (A) *
Marbled godwit The marbled godwit (''Limosa fedoa'') is a large migratory shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. On average, it is the largest of the four species of godwit. Taxonomy In 1750 the English naturalist George Edwards included an illustration and a ...
, ''Limosa fedoa'' * Ruddy turnstone, ''Arenaria interpres'' * Red knot, ''Calidris canutus'' (near-threatened) *
Surfbird The surfbird (''Calidris virgata'') is a small stocky wader in the family Scolopacidae. It was once considered to be allied to the turnstones, and placed in the monotypic genus ''Aphriza'', but is now placed in the genus ''Calidris''. This bird ...
, ''Calidris virgata'' (A) * Stilt sandpiper, ''Calidris himantopus'' * Sanderling, ''Calidris alba'' * Baird's sandpiper, ''Calidris bairdii'' * Least sandpiper, ''Calidris minutilla'' *
White-rumped sandpiper The white-rumped sandpiper (''Calidris fuscicollis'') is a small shorebird that breeds in the northern tundra of Canada and Alaska. This bird can be difficult to distinguish from other similar tiny shorebirds; these are known collectively as "pee ...
, ''Calidris fuscicollis'' *
Buff-breasted sandpiper The buff-breasted sandpiper (''Calidris subruficollis'') is a small wader, shorebird. The species name ''subruficollis'' is from Latin ''subrufus'', "reddish" (from ''sub'', "somewhat", and ''rufus'', "rufous") and ''collis'', "-necked/-throated" ...
, ''Calidris subruficollis'' (near-threatened) * Pectoral sandpiper, ''Calidris melanotos'' * Semipalmated sandpiper, ''Calidris pusilla'' (near-threatened) * Western sandpiper, ''Calidris mauri'' * Short-billed dowitcher, ''Limnodromus griseus'' * Long-billed dowitcher, ''Limnodromus scolopaceus'' * Wilson's snipe, ''Gallinago delicata'' *
Spotted sandpiper The spotted sandpiper (''Actitis macularius'') is a small shorebird. Together with its sister species the common sandpiper (''A. hypoleucos''), it makes up the genus ''Actitis''. They replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle dow ...
, ''Actitis macularia'' *
Solitary sandpiper The solitary sandpiper (''Tringa solitaria'') is a small shorebird. The genus name ''Tringa'' is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek ''trungas'', a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbin ...
, ''Tringa solitaria'' *
Wandering tattler The wandering tattler (''Tringa incana''; formerly ''Heteroscelus incanus'': Pereira & Baker, 2005; Banks ''et al.'', 2006), is a medium-sized wading bird. It is similar in appearance to the closely related gray-tailed tattler, ''T. brevipes''. ...
, ''Tringa incana'' * Lesser yellowlegs, ''Tringa flavipes'' * Willet, ''Tringa semipalmata'' * Greater yellowlegs, ''Tringa melanoleuca'' * Wilson's phalarope, ''Phalaropus tricolor'' * Red-necked phalarope, ''Phalaropus lobatus'' (A)


Skuas and jaegers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. *
Pomarine jaeger The pomarine jaeger (''Stercorarius pomarinus''), pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans. Taxonomy Its relationships are not fully resolved; i ...
, ''Stercorarius pomarinus'' *
Parasitic jaeger The parasitic jaeger (''Stercorarius parasiticus''), also known as the Arctic skua, Arctic jaeger or parasitic skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory species that breeds in Northern Scandinavia, Scotland, Iceland, ...
, ''Stercorarius parasiticus'' * Long-tailed jaeger, ''Stercorarius longicaudus''


Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, kittiwakes, terns, and skimmers. They are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.
Skimmer Skimmer may refer to: Animals *Skimmer (bird), a common name for birds in the genus ''Rynchops'' *Skimmer (dragonfly), a common name for dragonflies in the family Libellulidae *Water strider or skimmer, a common name for insects in the family Ge ...
s are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. * Sabine's gull, ''Xema sabini'' (A) * Bonaparte's gull, ''Chroicocephalus philadelphia'' (A) * Laughing gull, ''Leucophaeus atricilla'' (A) *
Franklin's gull Franklin's gull (''Leucophaeus pipixcan'') is a small (length 12.6–14.2 in, 32–36 cm) gull. The genus name ''Leucophaeus'' is from Ancient Greek ''leukos'', "white", and ''phaios'', "dusky". The specific ''pipixcan'' is a Nahuatl name fo ...
, ''Leucophaeus pipixcan'' * Heermann's gull, ''Larus heermanni'' (A) * Ring-billed gull, ''Larus delawarensis'' * Western gull, ''Larus occidentalis'' (A) * California gull, ''Larus californicus'' (A) * Herring gull, ''Larus argentatus'' * Lesser black-backed gull, ''Larus fuscus'' (A) * Kelp gull, ''Larus dominicanus'' (A) * Brown noddy, ''Anous stolidus'' * Black noddy, ''Anous minutus'' *
Sooty tern The sooty tern (''Onychoprion fuscatus'') is a seabird in the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans, returning to land only to breed on islands throughout the equatorial zone. Taxonomy The sooty tern was described by Carl Linnaeu ...
, ''Onychoprion fuscata'' (A) *
Bridled tern The bridled tern (''Onychoprion anaethetus'') is a seabird of the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus comes from ' meaning "claw" or "nail", and , meaning "saw". The specific ...
, ''Onychoprion anaethetus'' * Least tern, ''Sternula antillarum'' * Large-billed tern, ''Phaetusa simplex'' (A) * Gull-billed tern, ''Gelochelidon nilotica'' * Caspian tern, ''Hydroprogne caspia'' * Black tern, ''Chlidonias niger'' *
Roseate tern The roseate tern (''Sterna dougallii'') is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name ''Sterna'' is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the specific ''dougallii'' refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDoug ...
, ''Sterna dougallii'' * Common tern, ''Sterna hirundo'' *
Arctic tern The Arctic tern (''Sterna paradisaea'') is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe (as far south as Brittany), Asia, and North America (as far south a ...
, ''Sterna paradisaea'' (A) * Forster's tern, ''Sterna forsteri'' *
Royal tern The royal tern (''Thalasseus maximus'') is a tern in the family Laridae. The species is endemic to the Americas, though strays have been identified in Europe.Buckley, P. A. and F. G. Buckley (2020). Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus), version 1.0. ...
, ''Thalasseus maxima'' * Sandwich tern, ''Thalasseus sandvicensis'' * Elegant tern, ''Thalasseus elegans'' (near-threatened) *
Black skimmer The black skimmer (''Rynchops niger'') is a tern-like seabird, one of three similar birds species in the skimmer genus ''Rynchops'' in the gull family Laridae. It breeds in North and South America. Northern populations winter in the warmer water ...
, ''Rynchops niger''


Tropicbirds

Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their long wings have black markings, as does the head. * White-tailed tropicbird, ''Phaethon lepturus'' (A)


Sunbittern

Order: EurypygiformesFamily: Eurypygidae The sunbittern is a bittern-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas and the sole member of the family Eurypygidae (sometimes spelled Eurypigidae) and genus ''Eurypyga''. * Sunbittern, ''Eurypyga helias''


Northern storm-petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Hydrobatidae The storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. *
Wedge-rumped storm-petrel The wedge-rumped storm petrel (''Hydrobates tethys'') is a storm petrel. It breeds in the Galápagos Islands and on the coast of Peru. It was formerly defined in the genus ''Oceanodroma'' before that genus was synonymized with ''Northern storm pe ...
, ''Hydrobates tethys'' (A) * Black storm-petrel, ''Hydrobates melania'' (A) *
Least storm-petrel The least storm petrel (''Hydrobates microsoma'') is a small seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. It is 13–15 cm in length, with a wingspan of 32 cm. It is the smallest member of the order Procellariiformes. It was form ...
, ''Hydrobates microsoma'' (A)


Shearwaters and petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. * Cory's shearwater, ''Calonectris diomedea'' (A) * Great shearwater, ''Ardenna gravis'' (A) * Sooty shearwater, ''Ardenna grisea'' (A) *
Audubon's shearwater Audubon's shearwater (''Puffinus lherminieri'') is a common tropical seabird in the petrel family. Sometimes known as the dusky-backed shearwater,Carboneras (1992) the specific epithet honours the French naturalist Félix Louis L'Herminier. Cer ...
, ''Puffinus lherminieri'' (A)


Storks

Order: CiconiiformesFamily: Ciconiidae Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory. *
Jabiru The jabiru ( or ; ''Jabiru mycteria'') is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It sometimes wanders into the United States, usually in Texas, but has been reported as far north as Mississippi. ...
, ''Jabiru mycteria'' * Wood stork, ''Mycteria americana''


Frigatebirds

Order: SuliformesFamily: Fregatidae Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white, or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. * Magnificent frigatebird, ''Fregata magnificens''


Boobies and gannets

Order: SuliformesFamily: Sulidae The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. * Masked booby, ''Sula dactylatra'' *
Blue-footed booby The blue-footed booby (''Sula nebouxii'') is a marine bird native to subtropical and tropical regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is one of six species of the genus '' Sula'' – known as boobies. It is easily recognizable by its distinct ...
, ''Sula nebouxii'' *
Brown booby The brown booby (''Sula leucogaster'') is a large seabird of the booby family Sulidae, of which it is perhaps the most common and widespread species. It has a pantropical range, which overlaps with that of other booby species. The gregarious brow ...
, ''Sula leucogaster'' *
Red-footed booby The red-footed booby (''Sula sula'') is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. Adults always have red feet, but the colour of the plumage varies. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings. They are f ...
, ''Sula sula'' (A)


Anhingas

Order: SuliformesFamily: Anhingidae
Anhingas The anhinga (; ''Anhinga anhinga''), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word ''anhinga'' comes from ''a'ñinga'' in the Brazilian Tupi language and means ...
are often called "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged. The males have black and dark-brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape, and a larger bill than the female. The females have much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The anhingas have completely webbed feet and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving. * Anhinga, ''Anhinga anhinga''


Cormorants and shags

Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Coloration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white, and a few being colorful. * Double-crested cormorant, ''Nannopterum auritum'' (A) * Neotropic cormorant, ''Nannopterum brasilianum''


Pelicans

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae
Pelican Pelicans (genus ''Pelecanus'') are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before s ...
s are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes. *
American white pelican The American white pelican (''Pelecanus erythrorhynchos'') is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Central America and South America, in winte ...
, ''Pelecanus erythrorhynchos'' * Brown pelican, ''Pelecanus occidentalis''


Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns,
heron The herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera ''Botaurus'' and ''Ixobrychus ...
s, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. *
Pinnated bittern The pinnated bittern (''Botaurus pinnatus''), also known as the South American bittern, is a large member of the heron family (Ardeidae) found in the New World tropics. Like the other ''Botaurus'' bitterns, its plumage is mostly buffy-brown an ...
, ''Botaurus pinnatus'' * American bittern, ''Botaurus lentiginosus'' * Least bittern, ''Ixobrychus exilis'' * Rufescent tiger-heron, ''Tigrisoma lineatum'' *
Fasciated tiger-heron The fasciated tiger heron (''Tigrisoma fasciatum'') is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is present in southern Central America and parts of northern and central South America, where its natural habitat is rivers. In 1988 the fas ...
, ''Tigrisoma fasciatum'' *
Bare-throated tiger-heron The bare-throated tiger heron (''Tigrisoma mexicanum'') is a wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, found from Mexico to northwestern Colombia, with one recorded sighting from the United States in Hidalgo County, Texas.Great blue heron The great blue heron (''Ardea herodias'') is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos ...
, ''Ardea herodias'' * Great egret, ''Ardea alba'' *
Snowy egret The snowy egret (''Egretta thula'') is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, , which is a diminutive of , 'heron'. The species name ''thula'' is the Araucano term for the black-necked swan, app ...
, ''Egretta thula'' * Little blue heron, ''Egretta caerulea'' * Tricolored heron, ''Egretta tricolor'' *
Reddish egret The reddish egret (''Egretta rufescens'') is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States (primarily Texas), and Mexico. The egret is known for its unusual ...
, ''Egretta rufescens'' (near-threatened) *
Cattle egret The cattle egret (''Bubulcus ibis'') is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Bubulcus'', although some authorities regard it ...
, ''Bubulcus ibis'' *
Green heron The green heron (''Butorides virescens'') is a small heron of North and Central America. ''Butorides'' is from Middle English ''butor'' "bittern" and Ancient Greek ''-oides'', "resembling", and ''virescens'' is Latin for "greenish". It was long c ...
, ''Butorides virescens'' * Agami heron, ''Agamia agami'' (vulnerable) *
Black-crowned night-heron The black-crowned night heron (''Nycticorax nycticorax''), or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and ...
, ''Nycticorax nycticorax'' * Yellow-crowned night-heron, ''Nyctanassa violacea'' * Boat-billed heron, ''Cochlearius cochlearius''


Ibises and spoonbills

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and
spoonbill Spoonbills are a genus, ''Platalea'', of large, long-legged wading birds. The spoonbills have a global distribution, being found on every continent except Antarctica. The genus name ''Platalea'' derives from Ancient Greek and means "broad", refe ...
s. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers. * White ibis, ''Eudocimus albus'' * Glossy ibis, ''Plegadis falcinellus'' *
White-faced ibis The white-faced ibis (''Plegadis chihi'') is a wading bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. This species breeds colonially in marshes, usually nesting in bushes or low trees. Its breeding range extends from the western United States south ...
, ''Plegadis chihi'' (A) *
Green ibis The green ibis (''Mesembrinibis cayennensis''), also known as the Cayenne ibis, is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Mesembrinibis''. This is a resident breeder from Honduras through Nica ...
, ''Mesembrinibis cayennensis'' * Roseate spoonbill, ''Platalea ajaja''


New World vultures

Order: CathartiformesFamily:
Cathartidae The New World vulture or condor family, Cathartidae, contains seven extant species in five genera. It includes five extant vultures and two extant condors found in warm and temperate areas of the Americas. The "New World" vultures were widespread ...
The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate
carrion Carrion () is the decaying flesh of dead animals, including human flesh. Overview Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters (or scavengers) include crows, vultures, c ...
. * King vulture, ''Sarcoramphus papa'' * Black vulture, ''Coragyps atratus'' * Turkey vulture, ''Cathartes aura'' *
Lesser yellow-headed vulture The lesser yellow-headed vulture (''Cathartes burrovianus'') also known as the savannah vulture, is a species of bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. It was considered to be the same species as the greater yellow-headed vulture unti ...
, ''Cathartes burrovianus''


Osprey

Order: AccipitriformesFamily:
Pandionidae ''Pandion'' is a genus of birds of prey, known as ospreys, the only genus of family Pandionidae. Most taxonomic treatments have regarded this genus as describing a single extant species, separated to subspecies or races, while some treatments rec ...
The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large
raptor Raptor or RAPTOR may refer to: Animals The word "raptor" refers to several groups of bird-like dinosaurs which primarily capture and subdue/kill prey with their talons. * Raptor (bird) or bird of prey, a bird that primarily hunts and feeds on v ...
which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution. * Osprey, ''Pandion haliaetus''


Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes
hawk Hawks are bird of prey, birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica. * The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. Th ...
s,
eagle Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
s, kites, harriers, and
Old World vulture Old World vultures are vultures that are found in the Old World, i.e. the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, and which belong to the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, buzzards, kites, and hawks. Old World vultures are not clos ...
s. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. * Pearl kite, ''Gampsonyx swainsonii'' * White-tailed kite, ''Elanus leucurus'' *
Hook-billed kite The hook-billed kite (''Chondrohierax uncinatus''), is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. It occurs in the Americas The Americas, which are som ...
, ''Chondrohierax uncinatus'' *
Gray-headed kite The gray-headed kite (''Leptodon cayanensis'') is a raptor found in open woodland and swamp forests. It shares the genus ''Leptodon'' with the extremely rare white-collared kite. It breeds from eastern Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia, ...
, ''Leptodon cayanensis'' * Swallow-tailed kite, ''Elanoides forficatus'' * Crested eagle, ''Morphnus guianensis'' (near-threatened) * Harpy eagle, ''Harpia harpyja'' (near-threatened) * Black hawk-eagle, ''Spizaetus tyrannus'' * Black-and-white hawk-eagle, ''Spizaetus melanoleucus'' * Ornate hawk-eagle, ''Spizaetus ornatus'' (near-threatened) *
Double-toothed kite The double-toothed kite (''Harpagus bidentatus'') is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Accipitrinae, the "true" hawks, of family Accipitridae. It is found from central Mexico through Central America into much of northern and eastern South ...
, ''Harpagus bidentatus'' *
Northern harrier The northern harrier (''Circus hudsonius''), or ring-tailed hawk, is a bird of prey. It breeds throughout the northern parts of the northern hemisphere in Canada and the northernmost USA. The northern harrier migrates to more southerly areas ...
, ''Circus hudsonius'' *
Tiny hawk The tiny hawk (''Microspizias superciliosus'') is a small diurnal bird of prey found in or near forests, primarily humid, throughout much of the Neotropics. It is primarily a bird-eater, and is known to prey on hummingbirds. Taxonomy The tiny ...
, ''Accipiter superciliosus'' (A) * Sharp-shinned hawk, ''Accipiter striatus'' * Cooper's hawk, ''Accipiter cooperii'' *
Bicolored hawk The bicolored hawk (''Accipiter bicolor'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in forest, woodland, second growth, plantations, and wooded savanna in southeastern Mexico, Central America, and northern and central ...
, ''Accipiter bicolor'' * Mississippi kite, ''Ictinia mississippiensis'' * Plumbeous kite, ''Ictinia plumbea'' *
Black-collared hawk The black-collared hawk (''Busarellus nigricollis'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Busarellus''. It has a widespread range of presence, from western Mexico to Uruguay. Its natural hab ...
, ''Busarellus nigricollis'' * Crane hawk, ''Geranospiza caerulescens'' * Snail kite, ''Rostrhamus sociabilis'' *
Common black hawk The common black hawk (''Buteogallus anthracinus'') is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. Description The adult common black-hawk is long and weighs on average. It has very ...
, ''Buteogallus anthracinus'' * Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus urubitinga'' *
Solitary eagle The solitary eagle or montane solitary eagle (''Buteogallus solitarius'') is a large Neotropical eagle. It is also known as the black solitary eagle. Range and habitat The solitary eagle is native to Mexico and Central and South America. It i ...
, ''Buteogallus solitarius'' (near-threatened) * Roadside hawk, ''Rupornis magnirostris'' * Harris's hawk, ''Parabuteo unicinctus'' * White-tailed hawk, ''Geranoaetus albicaudatus'' * White hawk, ''Pseudastur albicollis'' *
Semiplumbeous hawk The semiplumbeous hawk (''Leucopternis semiplumbeus'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland for ...
, ''Leucopternis semiplumbeus'' *
Gray hawk The gray hawk (''Buteo plagiatus'') or Mexican goshawk is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus ''Asturina'' as ''Asturina plagiata''. The species was split by the American Ornithological So ...
, ''Buteo plagiatus'' * Broad-winged hawk, ''Buteo platypterus'' *
Short-tailed hawk The short-tailed hawk (''Buteo brachyurus'') is an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles and Old World vultures. As a member of the genus ''Buteo'', it is not a true hawk and thus also referred to as a ...
, ''Buteo brachyurus'' * Swainson's hawk, ''Buteo swainsoni'' *
Zone-tailed hawk The zone-tailed hawk (''Buteo albonotatus'') is a medium-sized buzzard, hawk of warm, dry parts of the Americas. It is somewhat similar in plumage and flight style to a common scavenger, the turkey vulture, and may benefit from being able to blen ...
, ''Buteo albonotatus'' * Red-tailed hawk, ''Buteo jamaicensis''


Barn-owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. *
Barn owl The barn owl (''Tyto alba'') is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds, being found almost everywhere except for the polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalaya ...
, ''Tyto alba''


Owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae The
typical owl The true owls or typical owls (family Strigidae) are one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls (Tytonidae). This large family comprises 230 living or recently extinct species in 24 genera. The typical owl ...
s are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. *
Whiskered screech-owl The whiskered screech owl (''Megascops trichopsis'') is a small screech owl found in North and Central America. Description Adults occur in 2 color morphs, in either brown or dark grey plumage. They have a round head with ear tufts, yellow eyes ...
, ''Megascops trichopsis'' * Pacific screech-owl, ''Megascops cooperi'' *
Middle-American screech-owl The Middle American screech owl (''Megascops guatemalae''), also known as the Guatemalan screech owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found from northern Mexico to western Panama. Taxonomy and systematics The taxonomy o ...
, ''Megascops guatemalae'' *
Crested owl The crested owl (''Lophostrix cristata'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is the only species (monotypic) in the genus ''Lophostrix''. It is a resident bird and occurs in Central America and northern South America. It is a medium- ...
, ''Lophostrix cristata'' * Spectacled owl, ''Pulsatrix perspicillata'' * Great horned owl, ''Bubo virginianus'' *
Northern pygmy-owl The northern pygmy owl (''Glaucidium californicum'') is a small owl native to western North America. Taxonomy Some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union, separate this species from the mountain pygmy owl, th ...
, ''Glaucidium gnoma'' *
Central American pygmy-owl The Central American pygmy owl (''Glaucidium griseiceps'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Taxonomy and systematics The Int ...
, ''Glaucidium griseiceps'' *
Ferruginous pygmy-owl The ferruginous pygmy owl (''Glaucidium brasilianum'') is a small owl that breeds in south-central Arizona and southern Texas in the United States, south through Mexico and Central America, to South America into Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Arge ...
, ''Glaucidium brasilianum'' * Burrowing owl, ''Athene cunicularia'' (A) *
Mottled owl The mottled owl (''Strix virgata'') is a medium-sized owl found in Central and South America from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. The head and back are mottled brown and the underparts whitish, with vertical bars on the chest and throat. The eyes ...
, ''Strix virgata'' *
Black-and-white owl The black-and-white owl (''Strix nigrolineata'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.Compare with ITIS: Description The black-and-white owl is a medium-sized owl with a round head and no ear tufts. It is between 35 and 40 cm in ...
, ''Strix nigrolineata'' *
Fulvous owl The fulvous owl (''Strix fulvescens''), or Guatemala barred owl, is a resident of the cloud forests of Central America. A medium-sized true owl, it has a round head, lacking ear tufts. Typical coloration is warm dark brown or reddish brown on th ...
, ''Strix fulvescens'' * Stygian owl, ''Asio stygius'' * Striped owl, ''Asio clamator'' *
Short-eared owl The short-eared owl (''Asio flammeus'') is a widespread grassland species in the family Strigidae. Owls belonging to genus ''Asio'' are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. These "ear" tufts may or ...
, ''Asio flammeus'' (A) *
Unspotted saw-whet owl The unspotted saw-whet owl (''Aegolius ridgwayi'') is a small "typical owl" in subfamily Surniinae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the Worl ...
, ''Aegolius ridgwayi'' (A)


Trogons

Order: TrogoniformesFamily:
Trogonidae The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. The family Trogonidae contains 46 species in seven genera. The fossil record of the trogons dates back 49 million years to the Early E ...
The family Trogonidae includes trogons and
quetzal Quetzals () are strikingly colored birds in the trogon family. They are found in forests, especially in humid highlands, with the five species from the genus ''Pharomachrus'' being exclusively Neotropical, while a single species, the eared quet ...
s. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colorful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. *
Slaty-tailed trogon The slaty-tailed trogon (''Trogon massena'') is a near passerine bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Mexico, throughout Central America, and in Colombia and Ecuador. Taxonomy and systematics Three subspecie ...
, ''Trogon massena'' * Black-headed trogon, ''Trogon melanocephalus'' *
Gartered trogon The gartered trogon (''Trogon caligatus''), also known as the northern violaceous trogon, is a bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Mexico, all of Central America, and Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. ...
, ''Trogon caligatus'' * Northern black-throated trogon, ''Trogon tenellus'' *
Elegant trogon The elegant trogon (''Trogon elegans''), also known as the coppery-tailed trogon, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family. Taxonomy ''T. elegans'' has five recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies: *''T. e. elegans'' Gould ...
, ''Trogon elegans'' *
Mountain trogon The mountain trogon (''Trogon mexicanus''), also known as the Mexican trogon, is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. First described by William John Swainson in 1827, it is resident in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico and has occurred in E ...
, ''Trogon mexicanus'' *
Collared trogon The collared trogon (''Trogon collaris'') is a near passerine bird in family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Mexico, throughout Central America, and in northern South America. Taxonomy and systematics The International Or ...
, ''Trogon collaris'' * Resplendent quetzal, ''Pharomachrus mocinno'' (near-threatened)


Motmots

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Momotidae The motmots have colorful plumage and long, graduated tails which they display by waggling back and forth. In most of the species, the barbs near the ends of the two longest (central) tail feathers are weak and fall off, leaving a length of bare shaft and creating a racket-shaped tail. *
Tody motmot The tody motmot (''Hylomanes momotula'') is a species of passerine bird in the motmot family Momotidae. It is the only species placed in the genus ''Hylomanes''. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hondura ...
, ''Hylomanes momotula'' *
Blue-throated motmot The blue-throated motmot (''Aspatha gularis'') is a species of bird in the family Momotidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Taxonomy and systematics The blue-throated motmot is monotypic. It apparently has no cl ...
, ''Aspatha gularis'' * Lesson's motmot, ''Momotus lessonii'' (A) *
Rufous motmot The rufous motmot (''Baryphthengus martii'') is a near-passerine bird in the family Momotidae. It is found from northeastern Honduras south to western Ecuador, northern Bolivia, and western Brazil.Master, T. L. (2020). Rufous Motmot (''Barypht ...
, ''Baryphthengus martii'' * Keel-billed motmot, ''Electron carinatum'' (vulnerable) *
Broad-billed motmot The broad-billed motmot (''Electron platyrhynchum'') is a fairly common Central and South American bird of the Momotidae family. They are nonmigratory, sedentary birds that are most frequently seen in singles or pairs. There exist six subspecies ...
, ''Electron platyrhynchum'' * Turquoise-browed motmot, ''Eumomota superciliosa''


Kingfishers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. *
Ringed kingfisher The ringed kingfisher (''Megaceryle torquata'') is a large, conspicuous and noisy kingfisher bird commonly found along the lower Rio Grande valley in southeasternmost Texas in the United States through Central America to Tierra del Fuego in Sout ...
, ''Megaceryle torquatus'' *
Belted kingfisher The belted kingfisher (''Megaceryle alcyon'') is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America. All kingfishers were formerly placed in one family, Alcedinidae, but recent research suggests that this should be divided into three ...
, ''Megaceryle alcyon'' *
Amazon kingfisher The Amazon kingfisher (''Chloroceryle amazona'') is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found in the lowlands of the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to norther ...
, ''Chloroceryle amazona'' *
American pygmy kingfisher The American pygmy kingfisher (''Chloroceryle aenea'') is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found in the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America into every mainland ...
, ''Chloroceryle aenea'' * Green kingfisher, ''Chloroceryle americana'' *
Green-and-rufous kingfisher The green-and-rufous kingfisher (''Chloroceryle inda'') is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found in the American tropics from Nicaragua to Panama and in every mainland South American countr ...
, ''Chloroceryle inda''


Puffbirds

Order: PiciformesFamily: Bucconidae The puffbirds are related to the jacamars and have the same range, but lack the iridescent colors of that family. They are mainly brown, rufous, or gray, with large heads and flattened bills with hooked tips. The loose abundant plumage and short tails makes them look stout and puffy, giving rise to the English common name of the family. * White-necked puffbird, ''Notharchus hyperrhynchus'' * White-whiskered puffbird, ''Malacoptila panamensis'' * White-fronted nunbird, ''Monasa morphoeus''


Jacamars

Order: PiciformesFamily:
Galbulidae The jacamars are a family, Galbulidae, of near passerine birds from tropical South and Central America, extending up to Mexico. The family contains five genera and 18 species. The family is closely related to the puffbirds, another Neotropical ...
The jacamars are near passerine birds from tropical South America, with a range that extends up to Mexico. They feed on insects caught on the wing, and are glossy, elegant birds with long bills and tails. In appearance and behavior they resemble the Old World
bee-eaters The bee-eaters are a group of non-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, containing three genera and thirty species. Most species are found in Africa and Asia, with a few in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by ...
, although they are more closely related to puffbirds. *
Rufous-tailed jacamar The rufous-tailed jacamar (''Galbula ruficauda'') is a near-passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World in southern Mexico, Central America and South America as far south as southern Brazil and Ecuador. Description Like other jacamar ...
, ''Galbula ruficauda'' *
Great jacamar The great jacamar (''Jacamerops aureus'') is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus ''Jacamerops''. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Surin ...
, ''Jacamerops aureus''


Toucans

Order: PiciformesFamily: Ramphastidae Toucans are near passerine birds from the Neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous colorful bills which in some species amount to half their body length. * Northern emerald-toucanet, ''Aulacorhynchus prasinus'' *
Collared aracari The collared aracari or collared araçari (''Pteroglossus torquatus'') is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found from Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics The collared aracari was originally ...
, ''Pteroglossus torquatus'' *
Yellow-eared toucanet The yellow-eared toucanet (''Selenidera spectabilis'') is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found from Honduras to Ecuador.Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepag ...
, ''Selenidera spectabilis'' *
Keel-billed toucan The keel-billed toucan (''Ramphastos sulfuratus''), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. It is the national bird of Belize. The species is found in tropical jungl ...
, ''Ramphastos sulfuratus'' * Yellow-throated toucan, ''Ramphastos ambiguus'' (near-threatened)


Woodpeckers

Order: PiciformesFamily:
Picidae Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions. M ...
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. *
Olivaceous piculet The olivaceous piculet (''Picumnus olivaceus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Guatemala south through Central America and western South America to Peru. Taxonomy and systemati ...
, ''Picumnus olivaceus'' * Acorn woodpecker, ''Melanerpes formicivorus'' *
Black-cheeked woodpecker The black-cheeked woodpecker (''Melanerpes pucherani'') is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Mexico south to Ecuador. Taxonomy and systematics The black-cheeked woodpecker and several o ...
, ''Melanerpes pucherani'' *
Yucatan woodpecker The Yucatan woodpecker (''Melanerpes pygmaeus'') is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is sometimes referred to as the red-vented woodpecker. The Yucatan woodpecker is found in Belize and Mexico, and ranges over the entire Yucatán Penin ...
, ''Melanerpes pygmaeus'' * Hoffmann's woodpecker, ''Melanerpes hoffmannii'' *
Golden-fronted woodpecker The golden-fronted woodpecker (''Melanerpes aurifrons'') is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in the southern United States, Mexico and parts of Central America. Taxonomy and systematics The ...
, ''Melanerpes aurifrons'' *
Yellow-bellied sapsucker The yellow-bellied sapsucker (''Sphyrapicus varius'') is a medium-sized woodpecker that breeds in Canada and the northeastern United States. Taxonomy The yellow-bellied sapsucker was described and illustrated using a hand-coloured plate by the E ...
, ''Sphyrapicus varius'' * Ladder-backed woodpecker, ''Dryobates scalaris'' *
Hairy woodpecker The hairy woodpecker (''Leuconotopicus villosus'') is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found over a large area of North America. It is approximately in length with a wingspan. With an estimated population in 2020 of almost nine million individ ...
, ''Dryobates villosus'' *
Smoky-brown woodpecker The smoky-brown woodpecker (''Leuconotopicus fumigatus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, M ...
, ''Dryobates fumigatus'' *
Rufous-winged woodpecker The rufous-winged woodpecker (''Piculus simplex'') is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. Taxonomy and systematics The rufous-winged woodpecker wa ...
, ''Piculus simplex'' *
Golden-olive woodpecker The golden-olive woodpecker (''Colaptes rubiginosus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Mexico south and east through Panama, in every mainland South American country except Chile, Par ...
, ''Colaptes rubiginosus'' *
Northern flicker The northern flicker or common flicker (''Colaptes auratus'') is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker spec ...
, ''Colaptes auratus'' *
Chestnut-colored woodpecker The chestnut-colored woodpecker (''Celeus castaneus'') is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Habitat Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moi ...
, ''Celeus castaneus'' *
Lineated woodpecker The lineated woodpecker (''Dryocopus lineatus'') is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico to northern Argentina and on Trinidad in the Caribbean. Taxonomy In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Bri ...
, ''Dryocopus lineatus'' *
Pale-billed woodpecker The pale-billed woodpecker (''Campephilus guatemalensis'') is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Mexico to Panama. Taxonomy and systematics The pale-billed woodpecker has these three subs ...
, ''Campephilus guatemalensis''


Falcons and caracaras

Order: FalconiformesFamily:
Falconidae The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae (representing all extant species in the order Falconiformes). The family is divided into three subfamilies, Herpetotherinae, which inclu ...
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons. *
Barred forest-falcon The barred forest falcon (''Micrastur ruficollis'') is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Herpetotherinae of family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It occurs from southern Mexico south through most of Central America and in every m ...
, ''Micrastur ruficollis'' * Slaty-backed forest-falcon, ''Micrastur mirandollei'' * Collared forest-falcon, ''Micrastur semitorquatus'' * Red-throated caracara, ''Ibycter americanus'' * Crested caracara, ''Caracara plancus'' * Yellow-headed caracara, ''Milvago chimachima'' *
Laughing falcon The laughing falcon (''Herpetotheres cachinnans''), also called the snake hawk (erroneously, since it is not a hawk), is a medium-sized bird of prey in the falcon family ( Falconidae), the only member of the genus ''Herpetotheres''. This Neotro ...
, ''Herpetotheres cachinnans'' * American kestrel, ''Falco sparverius'' *
Merlin Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...
, ''Falco columbarius'' * Aplomado falcon, ''Falco femoralis'' *
Bat falcon The bat falcon (''Falco rufigularis'') is a falcon that is a resident breeder in tropical Mexico, Central and South America, Trinidad. It was long known as ''Falco albigularis''; the names ''Falco fusco-coerulescens'' or ''Falco fuscocaerulesce ...
, ''Falco rufigularis'' *
Orange-breasted falcon The orange-breasted falcon (''Falco deiroleucus'') is a Near Threatened bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Panama, and either definitely or probably in every Sou ...
, ''Falco deiroleucus'' (extirpated?) (near-threatened) *
Peregrine falcon The peregrine falcon (''Falco peregrinus''), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan bird of prey (Bird of prey, raptor) in the family (biology), family Falco ...
, ''Falco peregrinus''


New World and African parrots

Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittacidae Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and they have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back. *
Olive-throated parakeet The olive-throated parakeet (''Eupsittula nana''), also known as the olive-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in forest and woodland in Jamaica, Mexico and Central America, and has been in ...
, ''Eupsittula nana'' *
Orange-fronted parakeet The orange-fronted parakeet or orange-fronted conure (''Eupsittula canicularis''), also known as the half-moon conure, is a medium-sized parrot that is resident from western Mexico to Costa Rica. Taxonomy The orange-fronted parakeet was Species ...
, ''Eupsittula canicularis'' * Scarlet macaw, ''Ara macao'' * Great green macaw, ''Ara ambigua'' (endangered) *
Green parakeet The green parakeet (''Psittacara holochlorus'') is a medium-sized parrot occurring in North and Central America, from the southernmost tip of Texas south to northern Nicaragua. Description The green parakeet is 32 cm in length, and is mos ...
, ''Psittacara holochlorus'' *
Pacific parakeet The Pacific parakeet or Nicaraguan green conure (''Psittacara strenuus'') is a species of parakeet. Some ornithologists consider it a subspecies of the green parakeet (''Psittacara holochlorus''), however it is considered a full species accordin ...
, ''Psittacara strenuus'' * Crimson-fronted parakeet, ''Psittacara finschi'' (A?) (H) *
Barred parakeet The barred parakeet (''Bolborhynchus lineola''), also known as the lineolated parakeet or the Catherine parakeet, is a small parrot found disjunctly in highland forests from southern Mexico to Panama, in the Andes from western Venezuela to south ...
, ''Bolborhynchus lineola'' * Orange-chinned parakeet, ''Brotogeris jugularis'' * Brown-hooded parrot, ''Pionopsitta haematotis'' *
White-crowned parrot The white-crowned parrot (''Pionus senilis''), also known as the white-crowned pionus in aviculture, is a small parrot which is a resident breeding species from eastern Mexico to western Panama. It is found in lowlands and foothills locally up t ...
, ''Pionus senilis'' *
White-fronted parrot The white-fronted amazon (''Amazona albifrons'') also known as the white-fronted parrot, or spectacled amazon parrot, is a Central American species of parrot. They can imitate a range from 30 to 40 different sounds. Like other large parrots, th ...
, ''Amazona albifrons'' * Yellow-lored parrot, ''Amazona xantholora'' *
Red-lored parrot The red-lored amazon or red-lored parrot (''Amazona autumnalis'') is a species of amazon parrot, native to tropical regions of the Americas, from eastern Mexico south to Ecuador where it occurs in humid evergreen to semi-deciduous forests up to ...
, ''Amazona autumnalis'' *
Mealy parrot The mealy amazon has been split into the following species: * Southern mealy amazon, ''Amazona farinosa'' * Northern mealy amazon The northern mealy amazon or northern mealy parrot (''Amazona guatemalae'') is among the largest parrots in the genu ...
, ''Amazona farinosa'' *
Yellow-headed parrot The yellow-headed amazon (''Amazona oratrix''), also known as the yellow-headed parrot and double yellow-headed amazon, is an endangered amazon parrot of Mexico and northern Central America. Measuring in length, it is a stocky short-tailed gree ...
, ''Amazona oratrix'' (endangered) *
Yellow-naped parrot The yellow-naped amazon or yellow-naped parrot (''Amazona auropalliata'') is a widespread amazon parrot sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon (''Amazona ochrocephala'').. It inhabits the Pacific coast of southern M ...
, ''Amazona auropalliata'' (endangered)


Manakins

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pipridae The manakins are a clade of birds in the subtropical and tropical mainland of Central and South America, and Trinidad and Tobago. They are compact forest birds, the males typically being brightly colored, although the females of most species are duller and usually green-plumaged. Manakins feed on small fruits, berries and insects. * Long-tailed manakin, ''Chiroxiphia linearis'' *
White-ruffed manakin The white-ruffed manakin (''Corapipo altera'') is a sub-oscine (Tyranni), passerine bird in the manakin family. It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from eastern Honduras to northwestern Colombia. Its typical habitat is wet forest ...
, ''Corapipo altera'' * White-collared manakin, ''Manacus candei'' *
Red-capped manakin The red-capped manakin (''Ceratopipra mentalis'') is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or t ...
, ''Ceratopipra mentalis''


Cotingas

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cotingidae The cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges in tropical South America. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings, and strong legs. The males of many of the species are brightly colored or decorated with plumes or wattles. * Lovely cotinga, ''Cotinga amabilis'' *
Rufous piha The rufous piha (''Lipaugus unirufus'') is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist ...
, ''Lipaugus unirufus'' *
Three-wattled bellbird The three-wattled bellbird (''Procnias tricarunculatus'') is a Central American migratory bird of the cotinga family. The sexes are very dissimilar in appearance. The male has a white head and throat and the remaining plumage is chestnut brown. F ...
, ''Procnias tricarunculata'' (vulnerable) *
Snowy cotinga The snowy cotinga (''Carpodectes nitidus'') is a medium-sized species of passerine bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Central America where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded fo ...
, ''Carpodectes nitidus''


Tityras and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tityridae Tityridae are suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics. The species in this family were formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae, Pipridae, and Cotingidae. They are small to medium-sized birds. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain coloring. *
Northern schiffornis The northern schiffornis (''Schiffornis veraepacis''), is a species of Neotropical bird. Distribution and habitat It is found from southeast Mexico to western Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowlan ...
, ''Schiffornis veraepacis'' * Speckled mourner, ''Laniocera rufescens'' *
Masked tityra The masked tityra (''Tityra semifasciata'') is a medium-sized passerine bird. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher family, but evidence strongly suggests that it is better placed in Tityridae, where it is now p ...
, ''Tityra semifasciata'' *
Black-crowned tityra The black-crowned tityra (''Tityra inquisitor'') is a medium-sized passerine bird. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae. It is found in A ...
, ''Tityra inquisitor'' * Cinnamon becard, ''Pachyramphus cinnamomeus'' * White-winged becard, ''Pachyramphus polychopterus'' * Gray-collared becard, ''Pachyramphus major'' *
Rose-throated becard The rose-throated becard (''Pachyramphus aglaiae'') is a medium-sized member of the family Tityridae. Its genus, ''Pachyramphus'', has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Ti ...
, ''Pachyramphus aglaiae''


Royal flycatcher and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily:
Onychorhynchidae The royal flycatchers are a genus, ''Onychorhynchus'', of passerine birds in the family Tityridae. Names The specific epithet of the type species, ''coronatus'', and the common name of all the species in this genus, royal flycatcher, refer to ...
The members of this small family, created in 2018, were formerly considered to be tyrant flycatchers, family Tyrannidae. *
Royal flycatcher The royal flycatchers are a genus, ''Onychorhynchus'', of passerine birds in the family Tityridae. Names The specific name (zoology), specific epithet of the type species, ''coronatus'', and the common name of all the species in this genus, ro ...
, ''Onychorhynchus mexicanus'' *
Ruddy-tailed flycatcher The ruddy-tailed flycatcher (''Terenotriccus erythrurus'') is a small passerine bird in the family Tityridae. It breeds in lowlands from southeastern Mexico to northern Bolivia, north-central Brazil and the Guianas. This flycatcher ranges east ...
, ''Terenotriccus erythrurus'' * Sulphur-rumped flycatcher, ''Myiobius sulphureipygius''


Tyrant flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tyrannidae Tyrant flycatchers are passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain coloring. As the name implies, most are insectivorous. * Gray-headed piprites, ''Piprites griseiceps'' (the ASHO considers ''P. griseiceps'' to be '' incertae sedis'') * Stub-tailed spadebill, ''Platyrinchus cancrominus'' *
Golden-crowned spadebill The golden-crowned spadebill (''Platyrinchus coronatus'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezu ...
, ''Platyrinchus coronatus'' *
Ochre-bellied flycatcher The ochre-bellied flycatcher (''Mionectes oleagineus'') is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico through Central America, and South America east of the Andes as far as southern Brazil, and on Trinidad and To ...
, ''Mionectes oleagineus'' *
Sepia-capped flycatcher The sepia-capped flycatcher (''Leptopogon amaurocephalus'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nica ...
, ''Leptopogon amaurocephalus'' * Scale-crested pygmy-tyrant, ''Lophotriccus pileatus'' * Northern bentbill, ''Oncostoma cinereigulare'' * Slate-headed tody-flycatcher, ''Poecilotriccus sylvia'' *
Common tody-flycatcher The common tody-flycatcher or black-fronted tody-flycatcher (''Todirostrum cinereum'') is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern, eastern and ...
, ''Todirostrum cinereum'' *
Black-headed tody-flycatcher The black-headed tody-flycatcher (''Todirostrum nigriceps'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest ...
, ''Todirostrum nigriceps'' *
Eye-ringed flatbill The eye-ringed flatbill (''Rhynchocyclus brevirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama, with a slight incursion into Col ...
, ''Rhynchocyclus brevirostris'' * Yellow-olive flycatcher, ''Tolmomyias sulphurescens'' *
Yellow-bellied tyrannulet The yellow-bellied tyrannulet (''Ornithion semiflavum'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland ...
, ''Ornithion semiflavum'' * Northern beardless-tyrannulet, ''Camptostoma imberbe'' * Yellow tyrannulet, ''Capsiempis flaveola'' * Greenish elaenia, ''Myiopagis viridicata'' *
Yellow-bellied elaenia The yellow-bellied elaenia (''Elaenia flavogaster'') is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula through Central and South America as far as northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and To ...
, ''Elaenia flavogaster'' * Mountain elaenia, ''Elaenia frantzii'' * Guatemalan tyrannulet, ''Zimmerius vilissimus'' (A) * Mistletoe tyrannulet, ''Zimmerius parvus'' *
Bright-rumped attila The bright-rumped attila or polymorphic attila (''Attila spadiceus'') is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae). It breeds from northwestern Mexico to western Ecuador, Bolivia and southeastern Brazil, and on Trinidad ...
, ''Attila spadiceus'' *
Rufous mourner The rufous mourner (''Rhytipterna holerythra'') is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southwestern Mexico to northwestern Ecuador. It was formerly believed to be a cotinga, but well-supported anatomical eviden ...
, ''Rhytipterna holerythra'' * Sad flycatcher, ''Myiarchus barbirostris'' * Dusky-capped flycatcher, ''Myiarchus tuberculifer'' * Ash-throated flycatcher, ''Myiarchus cinerascens'' *
Nutting's flycatcher Nutting's flycatcher (''Myiarchus nuttingi'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in semi-arid desert scrub and tropical deciduous forest from western Mexico to northwest Costa Rica. It is normally a year-round reside ...
, ''Myiarchus nuttingi'' * Great crested flycatcher, ''Myiarchus crinitus'' * Brown-crested flycatcher, ''Myiarchus tyrannulus'' * Great kiskadee, ''Pitangus sulphuratus'' *
Boat-billed flycatcher The boat-billed flycatcher (''Megarynchus pitangua'') is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher, the only member of the monotypic genus ''Megarynchus''. It breeds in open woodland with some tall trees from Mexico south to Bolivia and ...
, ''Megarynchus pitangua'' *
Social flycatcher The social flycatcher (''Myiozetetes similis'') is a passerine bird from the Americas, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae). It is sometimes split into two species with the social flycatcher, ''Myiozetetes texensis'', from ...
, ''Myiozetetes similis'' * Gray-capped flycatcher, ''Myiozetetes granadensis'' * White-ringed flycatcher, ''Conopias albovittatus'' *
Streaked flycatcher The streaked flycatcher (''Myiodynastes maculatus'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. Description The streaked flycatcher is long, weighs and has a strong black bill. The head is brown with a concealed yellow crown patch, w ...
, ''Myiodynastes maculatus'' *
Sulphur-bellied flycatcher The sulphur-bellied flycatcher (''Myiodynastes luteiventris'') is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southeasternmost Arizona of the United States (the Madrean sky islands region of Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and northern S ...
, ''Myiodynastes luteiventris'' *
Piratic flycatcher The piratic flycatcher (''Legatus leucophaius'') is a passerine bird, the only member of the genus ''Legatus''. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina. At least some birds from Central America an ...
, ''Legatus leucophaius'' * Tropical kingbird, ''Tyrannus melancholicus'' * Couch's kingbird, ''Tyrannus couchii'' (A) *
Cassin's kingbird Cassin's kingbird (''Tyrannus vociferans'') is a large tyrant flycatcher native to western North America. The name of this bird commemorates the American ornithologist John Cassin. Taxonomy Cassin's kingbird was formally described in 1826 by En ...
, ''Tyrannus vociferans'' * Western kingbird, ''Tyrannus verticalis'' * Eastern kingbird, ''Tyrannus tyrannus'' * Gray kingbird, ''Tyrannus dominicensis'' *
Loggerhead kingbird The loggerhead kingbird (''Tyrannus caudifasciatus'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. Distribution and habitat It is found in throughout the West Indies, in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and ...
, ''Tyrannus caudifasciatus'' (A) * Scissor-tailed flycatcher, ''Tyrannus forficatus'' * Fork-tailed flycatcher, ''Tyrannus savana'' * Tawny-chested flycatcher, ''Aphanotriccus capitalis'' (vulnerable) *
Belted flycatcher The belted flycatcher (''Xenotriccus callizonus'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in southern Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. It is threatened by habitat loss. Description This bird is relatively dull in appearance ...
, ''Xenotriccus callizonus'' (near-threatened) *
Tufted flycatcher The northern tufted flycatcher or simply tufted flycatcher (''Mitrephanes phaeocercus'') is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in highlands from northwestern Mexico to northwestern Ecuador. The olive flycatch ...
, ''Mitrephanes phaeocercus'' *
Olive-sided flycatcher The olive-sided flycatcher (''Contopus cooperi'') is a small to medium sized passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the Tyrant flycatcher family. It is a migratory species that travels from South to North America to breed during the summer. It ...
, ''Contopus cooperi'' (near-threatened) *
Greater pewee The greater pewee (''Contopus pertinax'') is a passerine and is in the tyrant flycatcher group. This species' range is further north than the other Mexican species. This bird was formerly known as Coues' flycatcher. Description This species is ...
, ''Contopus pertinax'' *
Western wood-pewee The western wood pewee (''Contopus sordidulus'') is a small tyrant flycatcher. Adults are gray-olive on the upperparts with light underparts, washed with olive on the breast. They have two wing bars and a dark bill with yellow at the base of the ...
, ''Contopus sordidulus'' * Eastern wood-pewee, ''Contopus virens'' *
Tropical pewee Tropical pewee has been split into three species: * Northern tropical pewee, ''Contopus bogotensis'' * Southern tropical pewee The southern tropical pewee (''Contopus cinereus'') is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It br ...
, ''Contopus cinereus'' *
Yellow-bellied flycatcher The yellow-bellied flycatcher (''Empidonax flaviventris'') is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. Description Adults have greenish upperparts and yellowish underparts (especially on the throat), with a dusky wash on the ...
, ''Empidonax flaviventris'' *
Acadian flycatcher The Acadian flycatcher (''Empidonax virescens'') is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. Description Adults have olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a white eye ring, white ...
, ''Empidonax virescens'' *
Alder flycatcher The alder flycatcher (''Empidonax alnorum'') is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. The genus name ''Empidonax'' is from Ancient Greek ''empis'', "gnat", and ''anax'', "master". The specific ''alnorum'' is Latin and means ...
, ''Empidonax alnorum'' *
Willow flycatcher The willow flycatcher (''Empidonax traillii'') is a small insect-eating, neotropical migrant bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. There are four subspecies of the willow flycatcher currently recognized, all of which breed in North America (inc ...
, ''Empidonax traillii'' * White-throated flycatcher, ''Empidonax albigularis'' *
Least flycatcher The least flycatcher (''Empidonax minimus'') (also called chebec, or chebecker, after the sound it makes) is a small insect-eating bird. It is the smallest ''Empidonax'' flycatcher in eastern North America. Taxonomy The closest relative to the ...
, ''Empidonax minimus'' *
Hammond's flycatcher Hammond's flycatcher (''Empidonax hammondii'') is a flycatcher in the family Tyrannidae. This small insectivorous bird inhabits the coniferous and mixed forests of western North America. The name of this bird commemorates William Alexander Hammon ...
, ''Empidonax hammondii'' *
Yellowish flycatcher The yellowish flycatcher (''Empidonax flavescens'') is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in highlands from southeastern Mexico south to western Panama. Description The yellowish flycatcher is long and weighs . It ...
, ''Empidonax flavescens'' * Buff-breasted flycatcher, ''Empidonax fulvifrons'' *
Black phoebe The black phoebe (''Sayornis nigricans'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family. It breeds from southwest Oregon and California south through Central and South America. It occurs year-round throughout most of its range and migrates ...
, ''Sayornis nigricans'' * Vermilion flycatcher, ''Pyrocephalus rubinus'' *
Long-tailed tyrant The long-tailed tyrant (''Colonia colonus'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the only member of genus ''Colonia''. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicarag ...
, ''Colonia colonus''


Typical antbirds

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Thamnophilidae The antbirds are a large family of small passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are forest birds which tend to feed on insects at or near the ground. A sizable minority of them specialize in following columns of army ants to eat small invertebrates that leave their hiding places to flee from the ants. Many species lack bright color, with brown, black, and white being the dominant tones. *
Fasciated antshrike The fasciated antshrike (''Cymbilaimus lineatus'') is a species of bird in the antbird family Thamnophilidae. The species is found in Central and Southern America. Taxonomy and systematics The species is very closely related to the bamboo antsh ...
, ''Cymbilaimus lineatus'' * Great antshrike, ''Taraba major'' *
Barred antshrike The barred antshrike (''Thamnophilus doliatus'') is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is found in the Neotropics from Tamaulipas, Mexico, through Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and a large part of South America east of the Andes a ...
, ''Thamnophilus doliatus'' *
Black-crowned antshrike The black-crowned antshrike or western slaty antshrike (''Thamnophilus atrinucha'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in from western Ecuador, western Colombia, western Venezuela, and Central America as far north as B ...
, ''Thamnophilus atrinucha'' * Russet antshrike, ''Thamnistes anabatinus'' * Plain antvireo, ''Dysithamnus mentalis'' * Streak-crowned antvireo, ''Dysithamnus striaticeps'' *
Checker-throated stipplethroat The checker-throated stipplethroat (''Epinecrophylla fulviventris''), previously called fulvous-bellied antwren or checker-throated antwren, is a small passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". ...
, ''Epinecrophylla fulviventris'' *
White-flanked antwren The white-flanked antwren (''Myrmotherula axillaris'') is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found from Honduras to Panama in Central America, in every mainland South American c ...
, ''Myrmotherula axillaris'' * Slaty antwren, ''Myrmotherula schisticolor'' *
Dot-winged antwren The dot-winged antwren (''Microrhopias quixensis'') or velvety antwren is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, B ...
, ''Microrhopias quixensis'' *
Dusky antbird The dusky antbird or tyrannine antbird (''Cercomacroides tyrannina'') is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is a resident breeder in tropical Central and South America from southeastern Mexico southwards to western Ecuador, and Amazonian ...
, ''Cercomacroides tyrannina'' * Bare-crowned antbird, ''Gymnocichla nudiceps'' *
Chestnut-backed antbird The chestnut-backed antbird (''Poliocrania exsul'') is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is found in humid forests in Central and South America ( Chocó-Magdalena), ranging from eastern Nicaragua to western Ecuador. It mainly occurs in l ...
, ''Poliocrania exsul'' *
Spotted antbird The spotted antbird (''Hylophylax naevioides'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. In southern Central America, it is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama; also Colombia and Ecuador of northwestern South America. It ...
, ''Hylophylax naevioides'' * Bicolored antbird, ''Gymnopithys leucaspis'' *
Wing-banded antbird The wing-banded antbird (''Myrmornis torquata'') is a species of passerine bird in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus ''Myrmornis''. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nic ...
, ''Myrmornis torquata'' *
Ocellated antbird The ocellated antbird (''Phaenostictus mcleannani'') is a species of antbird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Phaenostictus'' and is found in southern Central America and the northwestern part of South America. Its ...
, ''Phaenostictus mcleannani''


Antpittas

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Grallariidae Antpittas resemble the true pittas with strong, longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills. * Scaled antpitta, ''Grallaria guatimalensis'' *
Streak-chested antpitta The streak-chested antpitta or spectacled antpitta (''Hylopezus perspicillatus'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical o ...
, ''Hylopezus perspicillatus'' *
Thicket antpitta The thicket antpitta (''Hylopezus dives'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and perhaps Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland fore ...
, ''Hylopezus dives''


Antthrushes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Formicariidae Antthrushes resemble small rails with strong longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills. *
Mayan antthrush The Mayan antthrush (''Formicarius moniliger'') is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It is found in southern Mexico through northwestern Honduras. The Mayan antthrush (''Formicarius moniliger'') was formerly considered to be consp ...
, ''Formicarius moniliger'' *
Black-faced antthrush The black-faced antthrush (''Formicarius analis''), is a species of passerine bird in the family Formicariidae. Taxonomy The black-faced antthrush was formally described in 1837 by the French naturalists Alcide d'Orbigny and Frédéric de Lafr ...
, ''Formicarius analis''


Ovenbirds and woodcreepers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Furnariidae Ovenbirds comprise a large family of small
sub-oscine The Tyranni (suboscines) are a suborder of passerine birds that includes more than 1,000 species, the large majority of which are South American. It is named after the type genus ''Tyrannus''. These have a different anatomy of the syrinx muscul ...
passerine bird species found in Central and South America. They are a diverse group of insectivores which gets its name from the elaborate "oven-like" clay nests built by some species, although others build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock. The woodcreepers are brownish birds which maintain an upright vertical posture supported by their stiff tail vanes. They feed mainly on insects taken from tree trunks. * Middle American leaftosser, ''Sclerurus mexicanus'' *
Scaly-throated leaftosser The scaly-throated leaftosser (''Sclerurus guatemalensis'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtro ...
, ''Sclerurus guatemalensis'' * Olivaceous woodcreeper, ''Sittasomus griseicapillus'' * Long-tailed woodcreeper, ''Deconychura longicauda'' * Ruddy woodcreeper, ''Dendrocincla homochroa'' * Tawny-winged woodcreeper, ''Dendrocincla anabatina'' *
Plain-brown woodcreeper The plain-brown woodcreeper (''Dendrocincla fuliginosa''), is a sub-oscine passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from Honduras through South America to northern Argentina, and in Trinidad and Tobago. Sometimes it is considered t ...
, ''Dendrocincla fuliginosa'' *
Wedge-billed woodcreeper The wedge-billed woodcreeper (''Glyphorynchus spirurus''), is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from southern Mexico to northern Bolivia, central Brazil and the Guianas; it is absent from the Pacific coastal areas except be ...
, ''Glyphorynchus spirurus'' *
Northern barred-woodcreeper The northern barred woodcreeper (''Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae'') is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae. It was formerly included as a subspecies of the Amazonian barred woodcreeper (''D. certhia''). It is found from southern M ...
, ''Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae'' *
Black-banded woodcreeper The black-banded woodcreeper (''Dendrocolaptes picumnus'') is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily, the woodcreepers. It is discontinuously spread from Chiapas to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Its natural habitats are ...
, ''Dendrocolaptes picumnus'' *
Strong-billed woodcreeper The strong-billed woodcreeper (''Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus'') is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is one of the largest woodcreepers and the largest furnariids, though the slender long-billed woodcreeper is longer an ...
, ''Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus'' *
Cocoa woodcreeper The cocoa woodcreeper (''Xiphorhynchus susurrans'') is a passerine bird in the woodcreeper subfamily of the ovenbird family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the buff-throated woodcreeper (''X. guttatus''). Description It is typicall ...
, ''Xiphorhynchus susurrans'' * Ivory-billed woodcreeper, ''Xiphorhynchus flavigaster'' *
Spotted woodcreeper The spotted woodcreeper (''Xiphorhynchus erythropygius'') is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexic ...
, ''Xiphorhynchus erythropygius'' *
Streak-headed woodcreeper The streak-headed woodcreeper (''Lepidocolaptes souleyetii'') is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, northern Brazil and Guyana, and also on Trinidad. This woodcreeper is found in lo ...
, ''Lepidocolaptes souleyetii'' *
Spot-crowned woodcreeper The spot-crowned woodcreeper (''Lepidocolaptes affinis''), is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from the Sierra Madre Oriental of eastern Mexico to northern Panama. Description The spot-crowned woodcreeper is typically lo ...
, ''Lepidocolaptes affinis'' * Plain xenops, ''Xenops minutus'' *
Buff-throated foliage-gleaner The buff-throated foliage-gleaner (''Automolus ochrolaemus'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, ...
, ''Automolus ochrolaemus'' * Striped woodhaunter, ''Automolus subulatus'' * Scaly-throated foliage-gleaner, ''Anabacerthia variegaticeps'' *
Ruddy foliage-gleaner The ruddy foliage-gleaner (''Clibanornis rubiginosus'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. Its range is highly disjunct, with populations in the highlands of Mexico and Central America, and lowlands and foothills in the Chocó, ea ...
, ''Clibanornis rubiginosus'' * Slaty spinetail, ''Synallaxis brachyura'' *
Rufous-breasted spinetail The rufous-breasted spinetail (''Synallaxis erythrothorax'') is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family (biology), family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Taxonomy ...
, ''Synallaxis erythrothorax''


Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Vireonidae The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are typically greenish in color and resemble wood warblers apart from their heavier bills. *
Rufous-browed peppershrike The rufous-browed peppershrike (''Cyclarhis gujanensis'') is a passerine bird in the vireo family. It is widespread and often common in woodland, forest edge, and cultivation with some tall trees from Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Ur ...
, ''Cyclarhis gujanensis'' *
Green shrike-vireo The green shrike-vireo (''Vireolanius pulchellus'') is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropi ...
, ''Vireolanius pulchellus'' * Tawny-crowned greenlet, ''Tunchiornis ochraceiceps'' *
Lesser greenlet The lesser greenlet (''Pachysylvia decurtata'') is a small passerine bird in the vireo family. It breeds from northeastern Mexico south to western Ecuador. This is a common species of lowlands and foothills up to altitude, where it inhabits for ...
, ''Pachysylvia decurtata'' * White-eyed vireo, ''Vireo griseus'' * Mangrove vireo, ''Vireo pallens'' *
Bell's vireo Bell's vireo (''Vireo bellii'') is a songbird that migrates between a breeding range in Western North America and a winter range in Central America. It is dull olive-gray above and whitish below. It has a faint white eye ring and faint wing bars ...
, ''Vireo bellii'' * Hutton's vireo, ''Vireo huttoni'' (H) * Yellow-throated vireo, ''Vireo flavifrons'' *
Blue-headed vireo The blue-headed vireo (''Vireo solitarius'') is a Neotropical migrating song bird found in North and Central America. There are currently two recognized subspecies that belong to the blue-headed vireo. It has a range that extends across Canada an ...
, ''Vireo solitarius'' *
Plumbeous vireo The plumbeous vireo (''Vireo plumbeus'') is a small North American songbird, ranging from far southeastern Montana and western South Dakota south to the Pacific coast of Mexico, including the extreme southern regions of Baja California Sur. It is ...
, ''Vireo plumbeus'' *
Warbling vireo The warbling vireo (''Vireo gilvus'') is a small North American songbird. Its breeding habitat is open deciduous and mixed woods from Alaska to Mexico and the Florida Panhandle. It often nests in widely spaced trees, often cottonwood or aspen, ...
, ''Vireo gilvus'' *
Brown-capped vireo The brown-capped vireo (''Vireo leucophrys'') is a small passerine bird. It breeds in highlands from southern Mexico south to northwestern Bolivia. It is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the similar warbling vireo. The adult brown-ca ...
, ''Vireo leucophrys'' *
Philadelphia vireo The Philadelphia vireo (''Vireo philadelphicus'') is a small North American songbird in the vireo family (''Vireonidae''). "Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird, perhaps the female golden oriole, possibly the European green ...
, ''Vireo philadelphicus'' *
Red-eyed vireo The red-eyed vireo (''Vireo olivaceus'') is a small American songbird. It is somewhat warbler-like but not closely related to the New World warblers (Parulidae). Common across its vast range, this species is not considered threatened by the IUCN. ...
, ''Vireo olivaceus'' *
Yellow-green vireo The yellow-green vireo (''Vireo flavoviridis'') is a small American passerine bird. It is bird migration, migratory breeding from Mexico to Panama and wintering in the northern and eastern Andes and the western Amazon Basin. Taxonomy The yellow- ...
, ''Vireo flavoviridis'' *
Black-whiskered vireo The black-whiskered vireo (''Vireo altiloquus'') is a small passerine bird, which breeds in southern Florida, United States, USA, and the West Indies as far south as the offshore islands of Venezuela. It is a bird migration, partial migrant, wi ...
, ''Vireo altiloquus'' (A) * Yucatan vireo, ''Vireo magister''


Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae The family Corvidae includes crows,
raven A raven is any of several larger-bodied bird species of the genus ''Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between "crows" and "ravens", common names which are assigned t ...
s,
jay A jay is a member of a number of species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the Crow family (biology), family, Corvidae. The evolutionary relationships between the jays and the magpies are rather complex. For examp ...
s, choughs,
magpie Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the world's most intelligent creatures, and is one ...
s, treepies, nutcrackers, and
ground jay The ground jays or ground choughs belong to a distinct group of the passerine order of birds in the genus ''Podoces'' of the crow family Corvidae. They inhabit high altitude semi-desert areas from central Asia to Mongolia. Ground jays show adapt ...
s. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence. *
Black-throated jay The black-throated jay (''Cyanolyca pumilo'') is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Chiapas, Guatemala and Honduras. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References

Cyanolyca, black ...
, ''Cyanolyca pumilo'' *
Azure-hooded jay The azure-hooded jay (''Cyanolyca cucullata'') is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Middle America. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species is known to have four subspecies. It ...
, ''Cyanolyca cucullata'' *White-throated magpie-jay, ''Calocitta formosa'' *Brown jay, ''Psilorhinus morio'' *Green jay, ''Cyanocorax yncas'' *Bushy-crested jay, ''Cyanocorax melanocyaneus'' *Steller's jay, ''Cyanocitta stelleri'' *Unicolored jay, ''Aphelocoma unicolor'' *Common raven, ''Corvus corax''


Swallows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. *Bank swallow, ''Riparia riparia'' *Tree swallow, ''Tachycineta bicolor'' *Violet-green swallow, ''Tachycineta thalassina'' *Mangrove swallow, ''Tachycineta albilinea'' *Black-capped swallow, ''Atticora pileata'' *Northern rough-winged swallow, ''Stelgidopteryx serripennis'' *Southern rough-winged swallow, ''Stelgidopteryx ruficollis'' *Purple martin, ''Progne subis'' *Gray-breasted martin, ''Progne chalybea'' *Sinaloa martin, ''Progne sinaloae'' (A) (vulnerable) *Cuban martin, ''Progne cryptoleuca'' (A) *Barn swallow, ''Hirundo rustica'' *American cliff swallow, Cliff swallow, ''Petrochelidon pyrrhonota'' *Cave swallow, ''Petrochelidon fulva''


Waxwings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Bombycillidae The waxwings are a group of passerine birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter. *Cedar waxwing, ''Bombycilla cedrorum''


Treecreepers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Certhiidae Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin, pointed, down-curved bills which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees. *Brown creeper, ''Certhia americana''


Gnatcatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Polioptilidae These dainty birds resemble Old World warblers in their build and habits, moving restlessly through the foliage seeking insects. The gnatcatchers and gnatwrens are mainly soft bluish gray in color and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. They are birds of fairly open woodland or scrub which nest in bushes or trees. *Long-billed gnatwren, ''Ramphocaenus melanurus'' *Slate-throated gnatcatcher, ''Polioptila schistaceigula'' (A) *White-browed gnatcatcher, ''Polioptila bilineata'' *Blue-gray gnatcatcher, ''Polioptila caerulea'' *White-lored gnatcatcher, ''Polioptila albiloris''


Wrens

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Troglodytidae The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous. *Rock wren, ''Salpinctes obsoletus'' *Nightingale wren, ''Microcerculus philomela'' *House wren, ''Troglodytes aedon'' *Rufous-browed wren, ''Troglodytes rufociliatus'' *Grass wren, ''Cistothorus platensis'' *Carolina wren, ''Thryothorus ludovicianus'' *Band-backed wren, ''Campylorhynchus zonatus'' *Rufous-naped wren, ''Campylorhynchus rufinucha'' *Spot-breasted wren, ''Pheugopedius maculipectus'' *Black-throated wren, ''Pheugopedius atrogularis'' *Banded wren, ''Thryophilus pleurostictus'' *Rufous-and-white wren, ''Thryophilus rufalbus'' *Stripe-breasted wren, ''Cantorchilus thoracicus'' *Cabanis's wren, ''Cantorchilus modestus'' *Bay wren, ''Cantorchilus nigricapillus'' (H) *White-bellied wren, ''Uropsila leucogastra'' *White-breasted wood-wren, ''Henicorhina leucosticta'' *Gray-breasted wood-wren, ''Henicorhina leucophrys'' *Song wren, ''Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus''


Mockingbirds and thrashers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Mimidae The mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalizations, especially their ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. Their coloring tends towards dull-grays and browns. *Blue-and-white mockingbird, ''Melanotis hypoleucus'' *Black catbird, ''Melanoptila glabrirostris'' (near-threatened) *Gray catbird, ''Dumetella carolinensis'' *Tropical mockingbird, ''Mimus gilvus'' *Northern mockingbird, ''Mimus polyglottos'' (A)


Dippers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cinclidae Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements. *American dipper, ''Cinclus mexicanus''


Thrushes and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae The Thrush (bird), thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. *Eastern bluebird, ''Sialia sialis'' *Brown-backed solitaire, ''Myadestes occidentalis'' *Slate-colored solitaire, ''Myadestes unicolor'' *Orange-billed nightingale-thrush, ''Catharus aurantiirostris'' *Ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush, ''Catharus frantzii'' *Black-headed nightingale-thrush, ''Catharus mexicanus'' *Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush, ''Catharus dryas'' *Veery, ''Catharus fuscescens'' *Gray-cheeked thrush, ''Catharus minimus'' *Swainson's thrush, ''Catharus ustulatus'' *Hermit thrush, ''Catharus guttatus'' (A) *Wood thrush, ''Hylocichla mustelina'' (near-threatened) *Black thrush, ''Turdus infuscatus'' *Mountain thrush, ''Turdus plebejus'' *Clay-colored thrush, ''Turdus grayi'' *White-throated thrush, ''Turdus assimilis'' *Rufous-collared robin, ''Turdus rufitorques'' *Red-legged thrush, ''Turdus plumbeus'' (extirpated)Larsen, N. (2020). Red-legged Thrush (''Turdus plumbeus''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.relthr1.01. Retrieved June 09, 2021.


Olive warbler

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Peucedramidae The olive warbler is a small passerine bird, the only member of the family Peucedramidae. It is a long-winged bird with a gray body and wings with some olive-green and two white bars. The male's head and breast are orange, the female's yellow. *Olive warbler, ''Peucedramus taeniatus''


Waxbills and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Estrildidae The members of this family are small passerine birds native to the Old World tropics. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colors and patterns. *Scaly-breasted munia, ''Lonchura punctulata'' (I) *Tricolored munia, ''Lonchura malacca'' (I)


Old World sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae Old World sparrow, Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects. *House sparrow, ''Passer domesticus'' (I)


Wagtails and pipits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. *American pipit, ''Anthus rubescens'' (A)


Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae Finches are seed-eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. *Elegant euphonia, ''Chlorophonia elegantissima'' *Blue-crowned chlorophonia, ''Chlorophonia occipitalis'' *Scrub euphonia, ''Euphonia affinis'' *Yellow-crowned euphonia, ''Euphonia luteicapilla'' *White-vented euphonia, ''Euphonia minuta'' *Yellow-throated euphonia, ''Euphonia hirundinacea'' *Olive-backed euphonia, ''Euphonia gouldi'' *Hooded grosbeak, ''Coccothraustes abeillei'' *Red crossbill, ''Loxia curvirostra'' *Black-headed siskin, ''Spinus notata'' *Lesser goldfinch, ''Spinus psaltria''


Thrush-tanager

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Rhodinocichlidae This species was historically placed in family Thraupidae. It was placed in its own family in 2017. *Rosy thrush-tanager, ''Rhodinocichla rosea'' (A)


New World sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passerellidae Until 2017, these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae. Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns. *Common chlorospingus, ''Chlorospingus flavopectus'' *Stripe-headed sparrow, ''Peucaea ruficauda'' *Botteri's sparrow, ''Peucaea botterii'' *Grasshopper sparrow, ''Ammodramus savannarum'' *Green-backed sparrow, ''Arremonops chloronotus'' *Black-striped sparrow, ''Arremonops conirostris'' *Lark sparrow, ''Chondestes grammacus'' (A) *Chipping sparrow, ''Spizella passerina'' *Clay-colored sparrow, ''Spizella pallida'' (A) *Orange-billed sparrow, ''Arremon aurantiirostris'' *Chestnut-capped brushfinch, ''Buarremon brunneinucha'' *Rufous-collared sparrow, ''Zonotrichia capensis'' *White-crowned sparrow, ''Zonotrichia leucophrys'' (A) *Savannah sparrow, ''Passerculus sandwichensis'' *Lincoln's sparrow, ''Melospiza lincolnii'' *White-eared ground-sparrow, ''Melozone leucotis'' *White-faced ground-sparrow, ''Melozone biarcuata'' *Rusty sparrow, ''Aimophila rufescens'' *White-naped brushfinch, ''Atlapetes albinucha''


Yellow-breasted chat

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Icteriidae This species was historically placed in the wood-warblers (Parulidae) but nonetheless most authorities were unsure if it belonged there. It was placed in its own family in 2017. *Yellow-breasted chat, ''Icteria virens''


Troupials and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Icteridae The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colorful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Most species have black as the predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red. *Bobolink, ''Dolichonyx oryzivorus'' *Eastern meadowlark, ''Sturnella magna'' (near-threatened) *Yellow-billed cacique, ''Amblycercus holosericeus'' *Chestnut-headed oropendola, ''Psarocolius wagleri'' *Montezuma oropendola, ''Gymnostinops montezuma'' *Scarlet-rumped cacique, ''Cacicus uropygialis'' *Black-vented oriole, ''Icterus wagleri'' *Bar-winged oriole, ''Icterus maculialatus'' *Black-cowled oriole, ''Icterus prosthemelas'' *Orchard oriole, ''Icterus spurius'' *Yellow-backed oriole, ''Icterus chrysater'' *Yellow-tailed oriole, ''Icterus mesomelas'' *Streak-backed oriole, ''Icterus pustulatus'' *Spot-breasted oriole, ''Icterus pectoralis'' *Altamira oriole, ''Icterus gularis'' *Baltimore oriole, ''Icterus galbula'' *Red-winged blackbird, ''Agelaius phoeniceus'' *Bronzed cowbird, ''Molothrus aeneus'' *Giant cowbird, ''Molothrus oryzivorus'' *Melodious blackbird, ''Dives dives'' *Great-tailed grackle, ''Quiscalus mexicanus''


New World warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Parulidae The New World warbler, wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores. *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'' *Swainson's warbler, ''Limnothlypis swainsonii'' *Crescent-chested warbler, ''Leiothlypis superciliosa'' *Tennessee warbler, ''Leiothlypis peregrina'' *Orange-crowned warbler, ''Leiothlypis celata'' *Nashville warbler, ''Leiothlypis ruficapilla'' *Connecticut warbler, ''Oporornis agilis'' (A) *Gray-crowned yellowthroat, ''Geothlypis poliocephala'' *MacGillivray's warbler, ''Geothlypis tolmiei'' *Mourning warbler, ''Geothlypis philadelphia'' *Kentucky warbler, ''Geothlypis formosa'' *Olive-crowned yellowthroat, ''Geothlypis semiflava'' *Common yellowthroat, ''Geothlypis trichas'' *American redstart, ''Setophaga ruticilla'' *Cape May warbler, ''Setophaga tigrina'' *Cerulean warbler, ''Setophaga cerulea'' (vulnerable) *Hooded warbler, ''Setophaga citrina'' *Northern parula, ''Setophaga americana'' *Tropical parula, ''Setophaga pitiayumi'' *Magnolia warbler, ''Setophaga magnolia'' *Bay-breasted warbler, ''Setophaga castanea'' *Blackburnian warbler, ''Setophaga fusca'' *Yellow warbler, ''Setophaga petechia'' *Chestnut-sided warbler, ''Setophaga pensylvanica'' *Blackpoll warbler, ''Setophaga striata'' (near-threatened) *Black-throated blue warbler, ''Setophaga caerulescens'' *Palm warbler, ''Setophaga palmarum'' *Pine warbler, ''Setophaga pinus'' *Yellow-rumped warbler, ''Setophaga coronata'' *Yellow-throated warbler, ''Setophaga dominica'' *Vitelline warbler, ''Setophaga vitellina'' (near-threatened) *Prairie warbler, ''Setophaga discolor'' *Grace's warbler, ''Setophaga graciae'' *Townsend's warbler, ''Setophaga townsendi'' *Hermit warbler, ''Setophaga occidentalis'' *Golden-cheeked warbler, ''Setophaga chrysoparia'' (endangered) *Black-throated green warbler, ''Setophaga virens'' *Fan-tailed warbler, ''Basileuterus lachrymosus'' *Rufous-capped warbler, ''Basileuterus rufifrons'' *Chestnut-capped warbler, ''Basileuterus delattrii'' *Golden-browed warbler, ''Basileuterus belli'' *Golden-crowned warbler, ''Basileuterus culicivorus'' *Buff-rumped warbler, ''Myiothlypis fulvicauda'' *Canada warbler, ''Cardellina canadensis'' *Wilson's warbler, ''Cardellina pusilla'' *Red-faced warbler, ''Cardellina rubrifrons'' *Painted redstart, ''Myioborus pictus'' *Slate-throated redstart, ''Myioborus miniatus''


Cardinals and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cardinalidae The cardinals are a family of passerines that are robust seed-eating birds with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages. *Hepatic tanager, ''Piranga flava'' *Summer tanager, ''Piranga rubra'' *Scarlet tanager, ''Piranga olivacea'' *Western tanager, ''Piranga ludoviciana'' *Flame-colored tanager, ''Piranga bidentata'' *White-winged tanager, ''Piranga leucoptera'' *Red-crowned ant-tanager, ''Habia rubica'' *Red-throated ant-tanager, ''Habia fuscicauda'' *Carmiol's tanager, ''Chlorothraupis carmioli'' *Black-faced grosbeak, ''Caryothraustes poliogaster'' *Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'' *Rose-breasted grosbeak, ''Pheucticus ludovicianus'' *Black-headed grosbeak, ''Pheucticus melanocephalus'' *Blue seedeater, ''Amaurospiza concolor'' *Blue-black grosbeak, ''Cyanoloxia cyanoides'' *Blue bunting, ''Cyanocompsa parellina'' *Blue grosbeak, ''Passerina caerulea'' *Indigo bunting, ''Passerina cyanea'' *Painted bunting, ''Passerina ciris'' *Dickcissel, ''Spiza americana''


Tanagers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Thraupidae The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly colored. As a family they are omnivorous, but individual species specialize in eating fruits, seeds, insects, or other types of food. Most have short, rounded wings. *Golden-hooded tanager, ''Stilpnia larvata'' *Blue-gray tanager, ''Thraupis episcopus'' *Yellow-winged tanager, ''Thraupis abbas'' *Palm tanager, ''Thraupis palmarum'' (A?) (H) *Rufous-winged tanager, ''Tangara lavinia'' *Saffron finch, ''Sicalis flaveola'' (A) *Grassland yellow-finch, ''Sicalis luteola'' *Slaty finch, ''Haplospiza rustica'' *Cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer, ''Diglossa baritula'' *Green honeycreeper, ''Chlorophanes spiza'' *Blue-black grassquit, ''Volatinia jacarina'' *Gray-headed tanager, ''Eucometis penicillata'' *White-shouldered tanager, ''Loriotus luctuosus'' *Tawny-crested tanager, ''Tachyphonus delatrii'' *Black-throated shrike-tanager, ''Lanio aurantius'' *White-throated shrike-tanager, ''Lanio leucothorax'' *Crimson-collared tanager, ''Ramphocelus sanguinolentus'' *Scarlet-rumped tanager, ''Ramphocelus passerinii'' *Shining honeycreeper, ''Cyanerpes lucidus'' *Red-legged honeycreeper, ''Cyanerpes cyaneus'' *Blue dacnis, ''Dacnis cayana'' *Bananaquit, ''Coereba flaveola'' *Yellow-faced grassquit, ''Tiaris olivaceus'' *Thick-billed seed-finch, ''Sporophila funerea'' *Nicaraguan seed-finch, ''Sporophila nuttingi'' (A) *Variable seedeater, ''Sporophila corvina'' *Slate-colored seedeater, ''Sporophila schistacea'' *Morelet's seedeater, ''Sporophila morelleti'' *Ruddy-breasted seedeater, ''Sporophila minuta'' *Black-headed saltator, ''Saltator atriceps'' *Buff-throated saltator, ''Saltator maximus'' *Slate-colored grosbeak, ''Saltator grossus'' *Cinnamon-bellied saltator, ''Saltator grandis''


See also

*List of birds *Lists of birds by region


References


External links


Birds of Honduras
- World Institute for Conservation & Environment {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Birds Of Honduras Lists of birds by country, Honduras Lists of biota of Honduras, Birds Birds of Honduras,