The Osa Peninsula is in the South Pacific region of Costa Rica supporting some of the largest stands of mature tropical forest left on the Pacific coast of Mesoamerica. The Osa is well know for being one of the most biologically intense places on earth holding 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity. It is an extremely important wintering area for Neotropical migratory birds and well over half of Costa Rica’s avifauna including a handful of threatened and endemic species.
This checklist includes birds from the Osa Peninsula and the entire Osa Conservation Area (ACOSA) where you will find nearly 500 species spread across 15 parks, reserves and refuges including Costa Rica’s crown jewel Corcovado National Park. These irreplaceable reserves protect a wide range of natural habitats that offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy birds in breathtaking settings.
The Front Cover: This image is the Scarlet Macaw, an iconic bird that is abundant on the Osa Peninsula. This beautiful species has lost a considerable amount of habitat across the Central American portion of its range. Fortunately, the Osa is one of the Scarlet Macaws’ remaining strongholds in Meso America and can be found just about anywhere!
The taxonomy and nomenclature follow the American Ornithological Society (AOS) checklist of North and Middle American birds, 7th Edition. The Spanish names come from A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by Stiles and Skutch.
Key to Residency M = Migratory Neotropical migratory birds PM = Passage Migrant Birds that pass through the area during migration but don’t stay E = Endemic Birds that are endemic to Costa Rica RE = Regional Endemic Birds that are endemic to Costa Rica and Panama M/Res = Migrant/Resident Birds that have both resident and migrant populations BM = Breeding Migrant Birds that migrate to Costa Rica to breed * International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list species are listed and highlighted in red.
Key to Abundance C = Common Could be seen daily U = Uncommon Not seen daily or only locally common to specific areas R = Rare Found a few times a year or endangered found in their restricted habitat Ca = Casual Not expected but has happened Acc = Accidental One or two records Unk = Unknown Needs more information
Photo Credits: Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager by Manuel Sanchez; Scarlet Macaw by Alan Dahl; Yellow-billed Cotinga by Karen Leavelle
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Checklist of Birds: Osa Conservation Area Lista de Aves: Area de Conservacion Osa (ACOSA) Residency, Abundance Family Tinamidae (Tinamous) Great Tinamou (NT: IUCN) Tinamus major C Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui C Family Anatidae (Ducks) Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis C Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata C Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors M, C Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera M, R Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata M, U American Wigeon Mareca americana M, R Northern Pintail Anas acuta M, R Green-winged Teal Anas crecca M, R Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris M, R Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis M, U Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus U Family Cracidea (Curassows, Chachalacas, Guans) Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps C Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens C Great Curassow (VU: IUCN) Crax rubra U Family Odontophoridae (New World Quail) Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis U Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus R Family Podicipedidae (Grebes) Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus C Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps U Family Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves) Rock Pigeon Columba livia C Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis C Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris C Inca Dove Columbina inca C Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina C Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta C Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti C Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa C Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana U White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi C Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii C Gray-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps C Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Ca Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani C 2
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia C Pheasant Cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus R Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana C Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus M, U Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor C Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus M, R Family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars, Allies) Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus U Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis C Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor M, C Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis C Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis M, U Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus R Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus M, R White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis R Family Steatornithidae (Oilbird) Oilbird Steatornis caripensis R Family Nyctibiidae (Potoos) Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis U Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus C Family Apodidae (Swifts) Black Swift Cypseloides niger U Spot-fronted Swift Cypseloides cherriei U Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila C White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris C Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa RE, C Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis C Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora C White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila R Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aeneus C Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri C Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris C Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis C Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae R Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus R Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti C Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii U Veraguan Mango Anthracothorax veraguensis U White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis RE, U Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris U Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris M, R Garden Emerald Chlorostilbon assimilis RE, U Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti U Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii U Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus R 3
Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica C Charming Hummingbird Amazilia decora RE, C Mangrove Hummingbird (EN: IUCN) Amazilia boucardi E, U Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl C Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Lepidopyga coeruleogularis R Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae C Family Rallidae (Crakes, Rails) White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis C Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis R Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Unk Gray-cowled Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus C Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor R Sora Porzana carolina R Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops R Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus R Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus C Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata U American Coot Fulica americana M/Res, U Family Heliornithidae (Sungrebe) Sungrebe Heliornis fulica R Family Aramidae (Limpkin) Limpkin Aramus guarauna U Family Recurvirostridae (Stilts, Avocets) Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus M/Res, C Family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus M/Res, C Family Charadriidae (Plovers, Lapwings) Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis C Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola M, C American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica M, U Killdeer Charadrius vociferus M, U Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus M, C Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia M/Res, C Collared Plover Charadrius collaris U Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus M, R Family Jacanidae (Jacanas) Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa C Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana Ca Family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Allies) Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda M, U Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus M/Res, C Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa M/Res, U Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres M/Res, C Red Knot Calidris canutus M, R Surfbird Calidris virgata M/Res, R Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus M, R 4
Sanderling Calidris alba M/Res, C Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii M, R Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla M, C White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis M, R Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos M/Res, U Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla M/Res, C Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri M/Res, C Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus M/Res, C Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus M, R Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata M, U Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius M/Res, C Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria M, C Wandering Tattler Tringa incana M/Res, U Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes M/Res, C Willet Tringa semipalmata M/Res, C Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca M/Res, C Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor M, R Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus M, R Family Stercorariidae (Skuas, Jaegers - Pelagic) Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus M, C Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus M, U Family Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) Sabine's Gull Xema sabini M, R Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla M/Res, C Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan M/Res, U Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis M, R Herring Gull Larus argentatus M, R Brown Noddy Anous stolidus M, C Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus B, C Least Tern Sternula antillarum M, R Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica M/Res, U Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia U Inca Tern Larosterna Inca Acc Black Tern Chlidonias niger M/Res, C Common Tern Sterna hirundo M/Res, C Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus M/Res, Ab Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis M/Res, C Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans M/Res, U Black Skimmer Rynchops niger M, R Family Eurypygidae (Sunbittern ) Sunbittern Eurypyga helias Unk Family Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds - Pelagic) Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus M, U Family Hydrobatidea (Storm-Petrels) Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tethys C Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania C 5
Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma C Family Procellariidae (Shearwaters - Pelagic) Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus C Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus Possible Galapagos Shearwater Puffinus subalaris C Family Ciconiidae (Storks) Wood Stork Mycteria americana C Family Fregatidae (Frigatebirds) Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens C Family Sulidae (Boobies) Nazca Booby (Pacific waters) Sula dactylatra U Masked Booby (Pacific waters) Sula dactylatra U Blue-footed Booby (Coastal) Sula nebouxii U Brown Booby (Pacific and Coastal) Sula leucogaster C Red-footed Booby (Pacific and Coastal) Sula sula U Family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus C Family Anhingidae (Anhingas) Anhinga Anhinga anhinga C Family Pelecanidae (Pelicans) Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis C Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, Bitterns) Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus U Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis R Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum R Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum C Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias M/Res, C Great Egret Ardea alba M/Res, C Snowy Egret Egretta thula M/Res, C Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea M/Res, C Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor M/Res, C Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens M, R Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis C Green Heron Butorides virescens M/Res, C Agami Heron Agamia agami R Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea M/Res, C Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius C Family Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) White Ibis Eudocimus albus C Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus R Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis R Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja U Family Cathartidae (New World Vultures) Black Vulture Coragyps atratus C Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura M/Res, C 6
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus R King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa C Family Pandionidae (Osprey) Osprey Pandion haliaetus M/Res, C Family Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles) Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii U White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus U Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus R Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis U Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus B/Res, C Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis R Harpy Eagle (NT: IUCN) Harpia harpyja Unk Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus U Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus R Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus U Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus C Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius M, R Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus U Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor R Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis M, R Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea M, R Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis R Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens U Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus C Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga R Solitary Eagle Buteogallus solitarius R Barred Hawk Morphnarchus princeps R Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris C White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus R White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis U Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus Acc Gray-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus U Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus M, C Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus U Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni M, R Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus R Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis M, Ca Family Tytonidae (Barn-Owls) Barn Owl Tyto alba U Family Strigidae (Owls) Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba U Middle American Screech-Owl Megascops guatemalae Unk Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata U Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata C Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata C Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata C 7
Striped Owl Pseudoscops clamator U Family Trogonidae (Trogons) Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena C Baird's Trogon (NT: IUCN) Trogon bairdii RE, C Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus C Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus C Family Momotidae (Motmots) Lesson’s Motmot Momotus lessonii C Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata U Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon M, R Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona C Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana C American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea U Family Bucconidae (Puffbirds) White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus U White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis U Family Galbulidae (Jacamars) Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda C Family Ramphastidae (Toucans) Fiery-billed Araçari Pteroglossus frantzii RE, C Yellow-throated Toucan (NT: IUCN) Ramphastos ambiguus C Family Picidae (Woodpeckers) Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus U Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen RE, C Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus C Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius M, R Red-rumped Woodpecker Dryobates kirkii U Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex U Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus C Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis U Family Falconidae (Falcons) Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans U Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis U Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus U Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus R Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway C Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima C American Kestrel Falco sparverius M, R Merlin Falco columbarius M, R Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis U Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus M, U Family Psittacidae (Parrots) Scarlet Macaw Ara macao C Crimson-fronted Parakeet Psittacara finschi RE, C Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis C 8
Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis U Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus R White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis U Red-Lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis C Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa C Family Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds) Great Antshrike Taraba major C Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus U Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi RE, C Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus U Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis U Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor U Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis C Dusky Antbird Cercomacroides tyrannina U Bare-crowned Antbird Gymnocichla nudiceps R Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul C Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys bicolor U Family Grallariidae (Antpittas) Streak-chested Antpitta Hylopezus perspicillatus U Family Formicariidae (Antthrushes) Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis C Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds, Woodcreepers) Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatemalensis U Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda U Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa R Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina U Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus C Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae U Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans C Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus C Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius U Brown-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus pusillus R Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii C Plain Xenops Xenops minutus U Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus U Striped Woodhaunter Automolus subulatus R Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens U Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura U Family Pipridae (Manakins) White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo altera R Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata C Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus RE, C Red-capped Manakin Ceratopipra mentalis C Family Cotingidae (Cotingas) Turquoise Cotinga (VU: IUCN) Cotinga ridgwayi RE, U Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus C 9
Three-wattled Bellbird (VU: IUCN) Procnias tricarunculatus U Yellow-billed Cotinga (EN: IUCN) Carpodectes antoniae RE, U Family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, Allies) Northern Schiffornis Schiffornis veraepacis U Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata C Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor C Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus U White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus U Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae U Family Onychorhynchidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus R Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus U Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius U Black-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus U Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus C Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus C Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus U Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare C Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia U Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum C Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris U Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens C Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum U Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum U Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola C Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus U Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata U Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster C Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis U Paltry Tyannulet Zimmerius vilissimus C Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus C Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra C Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer C Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis U Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus M, C Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus C Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua C Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis R Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis C Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis C Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus C Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris PM, C Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius BM, C Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus C Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis R 10
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus U Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus M,U Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana U Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus Ca Olive-sided Flycatcher (NT: IUCN) Contopus cooperi M, U Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus PM, U Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens PM, U Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus U Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris M, C Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens M, U Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum M, R Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii M, R Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus M, U Northern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum R Family Vireonidae (Vireos) Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes U Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus U Tawny-crowned Greenlet Tunchiornis ochraceiceps U Lesser Greenlet Pachysylvia decurtata C Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons M, C Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius M, R Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus M, U Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus PM, U Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis BM, U Family Corvidae (Jays) Brown Jay Psilorhinus morio U Family Hirundinidae (Swallows) Bank Swallow Riparia riparia PM, C Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor M, Unk Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina M, Ca Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea C Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis U Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis C Purple Martin Progne subis PM, R Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea C Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica M, C Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota PM, C Family Troglodytidae (Wrens) Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus marginatus C House Wren Troglodytes aedon C Black-bellied Wren Pheugopedius fasciatoventris U Isthmian Wren Cantorchilus elutus U Riverside Wren Cantorchilus semibadius RE, C White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta R Family Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers) Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus U 11
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea C Family Turdidae (Thrushes) Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops RE, R Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus PM, U Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus PM, C Wood Thrush (NT: IUCN) Hylocichla mustelina M, R Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi C White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis U Family Mimidae (Mockingbirds) Gray Catbird Dumetella Carolinensis M, Ca Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus U Family Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum M, R Family Passeridae (Old World Sparrows) House Sparrow Passer domesticus U Family Fringillidae (Euphonias) Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla C Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris C Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea C Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima R Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans RE, C White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta C Family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris C Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina M, Acc Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris U White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys M, Acc Family Icteriidae (Yellow-breasted Chat) Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens M, R Family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds) Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus PM, R Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna M Red-breasted Meadowlark Leistes militaris U Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus C Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis C Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius M, R Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula M, C Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis Unk Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus C Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus R Melodious Blackbird Dives dives C Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus C Family Parulidae (New World Warblers) Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla M, R Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum M, R Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla M, R 12
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis M, C Golden-winged Warbler (NT: IUCN) Vermivora chrysoptera M, R Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera M, Ca Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia M, R Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea M, U Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina M, C Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala R Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia M, U Kentucky Warbler (VU: IUCN) Geothlypis formosa M, U Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas M, R Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina M, U American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla M, U Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina M, Ca Northern Parula Setophaga americana M, R Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi R Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia M, Ca Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea M, R Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca M, R Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia M, C Setophaga petechia Yellow Warbler (Mangrove) erithachorides C Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica M, C Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata M, R Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata M, R Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica M, R Buff-rumped Warbler Myiothlypis fulvicauda U Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis PM, R Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla M, R Family Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies) Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava M, R Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea PM, R Summer Tanager Piranga rubra M, C Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana M, R Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager (EN: IUCN) Habia atrimaxillaris E, C Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus M, C Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanoloxia cyanoides C Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea M, R Painted Bunting Passerina ciris M, R Dickcissel Spiza americana M, Ca Family Thraupidae (Tanagers, Seedeaters and Allies) Speckled Tanager Ixothraupis guttata R Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus C Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum C Golden-hooded Tanager Stilpnia larvata C Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola R 13
Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala R Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza C Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina C Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata C White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus C White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus U White-throated Shrike-Tanager Lanio leucothorax U Scarlet-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii C Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus C Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus C Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta R Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana C Bananaquit Coereba flaveola C Thick-billed Seed-Finch Sporophila funerea C Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina C Slate-colored Seedeater Sporophila schistacea R Morelet's Seedeater Sporophila morelleti C Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis U Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta C Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus C Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus U
This checklist of North and Middle American birds follows the American Ornithological Society (AOS); the official source for taxonomy and nomenclature of birds found in this region. Este Checklist de Aves de Norte y Centro América sigue la Sociedad Ornitológica de América (AOS); la fuente oficial de la taxonomía y nomenclatura de aves que se encuentran en esta región.
This checklist incorporates changes through the 60th supplement 7th Edition. Este checklist incorpora los cambios hasta el 60° suplemento Edición número 7. Auk 2019, vol. 136, Issue 3: pgs 1-23.
Chesser, R. T., K. J. Burns, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, I. J. Lovette, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., D. F. Stotz, B. M. Winger, and K. Winker. 2018. Checklist of North American Birds (online). American Ornithological Society. http://checklist.aou.org/taxa
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