Tiskita Bird List
X Common Name Scientific Name X Common Name Scientific Name
Tinamous Tinamidae Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Great Tinamou Tinamus major Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui Ibises Threskiornithidae
Guans & Chachalacas Cracidae White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Grey-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps Storks Ciconiidae
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Great Curacao Crax rubra Vultures Cathartidae
New World Quails Odontophoridae Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Marbled Wood Quail Odontophorous gujanensis Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Petrels & Shearwaters Procellariidae King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Hawks, Kites & Eagles Accipitridae
Boobies Sulidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Pelicans Pelecanidae Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Frigatebirds Fregatidae Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata manificens Sharp-shinned Kite Accipiter striatus
Herons & Egrets Aredidae Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulenscens
Fasciated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum Barred Hawk Leucopternis princeps
Bare-throated Tiger Heron Trigosoma mexicanum White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Grey Hawk Asturina nitida
Great Egret Ardea alba Mangrove Black Hawk Buteogallus subtilis
Snowy Egret Egretta thula Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Green Heron Butorides virescens Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Agami Heron Agamis agami Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
1 Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae Gulls & Terns Laridae
Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Royal Tern Sterna maxima
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima Elegant Tern Sterna elegans
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans Sandwich Tern Sterna sanvicensis
American Krestel Falco sparverius Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis Black Tern Childonias niger
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Pigeons & Doves Columbidae
Rails Rallidae Rock Pigeon Columba livia
White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
Plovers Charadriidae Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
Semipalmated Plover Charadius semipalmatus Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
Oystercatchers Haematopodidae White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini
Jacanas Hacanidae Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa Parrots Psittacidae
Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae Crimson-throated Parakeet Aratinga finschi
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematosis Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aeneus
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
Cuckoos & Anis Cuculidae Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Scaly-breated Hummingbird Phaechroa cuvierii
Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
Squirrel Cuckoo Playa cayana White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
2 Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis
Owls Strigidae & Tytonidae Garden Emerald Chlorostilbon assimilis
Barn Owl Tyto alba Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
Crested Owl Pseudoscops clamator Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata Charming Hummingbird Amazilia decora
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata White-tailed Emerald Elvira tchionura
Nighthawks & Nightjars Caprimulgidae Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Magenta-throated Woodstar Calliphlox bryantae
Potoos Nyctibiidae Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus Trogons Trogonidae
Swifts Apodidae Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii
Black Swift Cypseloides niger Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Motmots Momotidae Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota Striped Foliage-gleaner Hyloctistes subulatus
Kingfishers Alcedinidae Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquatus Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatemalensis
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Woodcreepers Dendrocolaptidae
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa
American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
Puffbirds Bucconidae Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorhynchus spirurus
White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos Northern Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Jacamars Galbulidae Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Toucans Ramphastidae Streak-heades Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Fiery-billed Aracari Pteroglossus frantzii Typical Antbirds Thamnophilidae
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsinii Great Antshrike Taraba major
3 Woodpeckers Picidae Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi
Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor
Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tryrannina
Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii Bare-crowned Antbird Gymnocichla nudiceps
Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis Ground Antbirds Formicariidae
Ovenbirds Furnariidae Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albecsens Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae
Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus
Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Paltry (Mistletoe) Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Northern Scrub Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens Thrush-like Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus
Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus Rufous Piha Lipagus unirufus
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Black-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus Rose-throated Becard Pachyramohus aglaiae
Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Cotingas Cotingidae
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Turquoise Cotinga Cotinga ridgwayi
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Manakins Pipridae
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus Blue-crowned Manakin Pipra coronata
4 Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Vireos & Greenlets Vireonidae
Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Great-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicua
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes New World Warblers Parulidae
Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
Martins & Swallows Hirundinidae Flame-throated Warbler Parula gutturalis
Purple Martin Progne subis Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Blue-and-white Swallow Pigochelidon cyanoleuca Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Wrens Troglodytidae Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracenis
Black-bellied Wren Thryothorus fasciatoventris Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
Riverside Wren Thryothorus semibadius Kentucky Warbler Oporonis formosus
Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus Mourning Warbler Oporonis philadelphia
Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
House Wren Troglodytes aedon Buff-rumped Warbler Phaeothlypis fulvicauda
White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta Bananaquit Coerebidae
Scaly-breasted Wren (Whistling) Microcerculus marginatus Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Gnatcatchers Sylviidae Tanagers & Honeycreepers Thraupidae
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus Rosy Thrush-Tanager Rhodinocichla rosea
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
Thrushes Turdidae White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Swainson's Thrush Ramphocaenus melanurus White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager Habia atrimaxillaris
White-throated Robin Turdus assimilis Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
Waxwings Bombycillidae Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
5 Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata Orioles & Blackbirds Icteridae
Cherrie's Tanager (Scarlet- Ramphocelus costaricensis Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus rumped)
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus uropygialis
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata Chestnut-headed Oropendula Psarocolius wagleri
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta Euphonias & Siskins Fringillidae
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
Seedeaters, Sparrows & Finches Emberizidae
Blue-black Grassquit Volatina jacarina
Slate-colored Seedeater Sporophila schistacea
Variable Seedeater Sporophila americana
White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola
Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta
Thick-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus funereus
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
Stripe-headed Brush-Finch Buarremon torquatus
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
Grosbeaks & Saltators Cardinalidae
Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
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