Bird List for Nicaragua: Land of Lakes & Volcanos Compiled by R. Gallardo Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Family: Tinamidae English Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 1. Tinamus major Great Tinamou 2. Crypturellus soui Little Tinamou 3. C. cinnamomeus Thicket Tinamou Family: Anatidae 4. Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck X 5. D. bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck 6. Anas discors Blue-winged Teal XX 7. A. clypeata Northern Shoveler 8. A. americana American Wigeon 9. Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup X Family: Cracidae 10. Ortalis cinereiceps Gray-headed Chachalaca H 11. Penelopina nigra Highland Guan XXX X Family: Odontophoridae 12. Colinus cristatus Spot-bellied Bobwhite 13. Odontophorus guttatus Spotted Wood-Quail 14. Dactylortyx ocellatus Singing Quail Family: Podicipedidae 15. Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe 16. Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Family: Ciconiidae 17. Mycteria americana Wood Stork drive X Family: Fregatidae 18. Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird XX 1 Naturalist Journeys, LLC / Caligo Ventures PO Box 16545 Portal, AZ 85632 PH: 520.558.1146 / 800.426.7781 Fax 650.471.7667 naturalistjourneys.com / caligo.com [email protected] / [email protected] Page 1 de 13 Nicaragua: Land of Lakes & Volcanoes | Species List Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Family: Phalacrocoracidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 19. Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant X X X X Family: Anhingidae 20. Anhinga anhinga Anhinga Family: Pelecanidae 21. Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican Family: Ardeidae 22. Tigrisoma mexicanum Bare-throated Tiger-Heron X 23. Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron X 24. A. alba Great Egret X XX XX 25. Egretta thula Snowy Egret X X X X 26. E. caerulea Little Blue Heron X X 27. E. tricolor Tricolored Heron X 28. Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret X X drive X X X 29. Butorides virescens Green Heron X X 30. Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron X Family: Threskiornithidae 31. Eudocimus albus White Ibis X 32. Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill Family: Cathartidae 33. Coragyps atratus Black Vulture X XXXXXXXX 34. Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture X XXXXXXXX 35. C. burrovianus Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Family: Pandionidae 36. Pandion haliaetus Osprey X X X Family: Accipitridae 37. Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite X X X 38. Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite drive 2 Naturalist Journeys, LLC / Caligo Ventures PO Box 16545 Portal, AZ 85632 PH: 520.558.1146 / 800.426.7781 Fax 650.471.7667 naturalistjourneys.com / caligo.com [email protected] / [email protected] Page 2 de 13 Nicaragua: Land of Lakes & Volcanoes | Species List Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 39. Buteogallus anthracinus Common Black-Hawk 40. B. urubitinga Great Black-Hawk 41. Buteo magnirostris Roadside Hawk X X X 42. B. nitidus Gray Hawk X XXX 43. B. brachyurus Short-tailed Hawk X 44. B. albicaudatus White-tailed Hawk 45. B. albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk X X 46. B. jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk 47. Spizaetus tyrannus Black Hawk-Eagle Family: Falconidae 48. Micrastur ruficollis Barred Forest-Falcon 49. M. semitorquatus Collared Forest-Falcon X 50. Caracara cheriway Crested Caracara drive XX 51. Herpetotheres cachinnans Laughing Falcon 52. Falco sparverius American Kestrel drive 53. F. rufigularis Bat Falcon Family: Rallidae 54. Laterallus ruber Ruddy Crake 55. L. exilis Gray-breasted Crake 56. L. aligularis White-breasted Crake 57. Aramides cajanea Gray-necked Wood-Rail X X 58. Porphyrio martinica Purple Gallinule X 59. Gallinula chloropus Common Gallinule X X X 60. Fulica americana American Coot drive Family: Heliornithidae 61. Heliornis fulica Sungrebe Family: Aramidae 62. Aramus guarauna Limpkin X 3 Naturalist Journeys, LLC / Caligo Ventures PO Box 16545 Portal, AZ 85632 PH: 520.558.1146 / 800.426.7781 Fax 650.471.7667 naturalistjourneys.com / caligo.com [email protected] / [email protected] Page 3 de 13 Nicaragua: Land of Lakes & Volcanoes | Species List Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Family: Charadriidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 63. Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Family: Jacanidae 64. Jacana spinosa Northern Jacana X X Family: Scolopacidae 65. Actitus macularius Spotted Sandpiper X X X 66. Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper Family: Laridae 67. Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull X X Family: Columbidae 68. Columba livia Rock Pigeon X drive X X 69. Patagioenas cayennensis Pale-vented Pigeon 70. P. flavirostris Red-billed Pigeon X X 71. P. nigrirostris Short-billed Pigeon 72. Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove X drive X X X X 73. Columbina inca Inca Dove X X 74. C. passerina Common Ground-Dove X X 75. C. passerina Common Ground-Dove 76. C. talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove X X X 77. Claravis pretiosa Blue Ground-Dove 78. Leptotila verreauxi White-tipped Dove X X XX 79. L. rufaxilla Gray-headed Dove 80. G. montana Ruddy Quail-Dove Family: Psittacidae 81 Aratinga rubritorques Red-throated Parakeet 82. A. finschi Crimson-fronted Parakeet 83. A. nana Olive-throated Parakeet 84. Pionopsitta haematotis Brown-hooded Parrot X 85. Pionus senilis White-crowned Parrot 86. Amazona albifrons White-fronted Parrot X X X X X X 4 Naturalist Journeys, LLC / Caligo Ventures PO Box 16545 Portal, AZ 85632 PH: 520.558.1146 / 800.426.7781 Fax 650.471.7667 naturalistjourneys.com / caligo.com [email protected] / [email protected] Page 4 de 13 Nicaragua: Land of Lakes & Volcanoes | Species List Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 87. A. autumnalis Red-lored Parrot X Family: Cuculidae 88. Piaya cayana Squirrel Cuckoo X X 89. Crotophaga sulcirostris Groove-billed Ani X X XX Family: Tytonidae 90. Tyto alba Barn Owl Family: Strigidae 91. M. guatemalae Guatemalan Screech-Owl 92. Glaucidium brasilianum Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl H XX 93. Ciccaba virgata Mottled Owl H Family: Caprimulgidae 94. Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk X XX 95. C. minor Common Nighthawk 96. Nyctidromus albicollis Common Pauraque H HX Family: Nyctibiidae 97. Nyctibius griseus Northern Potoo X Family: Apodidae 98. S. zonaris White-collared Swift 99. Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift Family: Trochilidae 100. Phaethornis longirostris Long-billed Hermit X 101. P. striigularis Stripe-throated Hermit 102. Campylopterus hemileucurus Violet Sabrewing X XXX 103. Anthracothorax prevostii Green-breasted Mango X 104. Abeillia abeillei Emerald-chinned Hummingbird X 105. Lophornis helenae Black-crested Coquette 106. Chlorostilbon salvini Salvin's Emerald X X 5 Naturalist Journeys, LLC / Caligo Ventures PO Box 16545 Portal, AZ 85632 PH: 520.558.1146 / 800.426.7781 Fax 650.471.7667 naturalistjourneys.com / caligo.com [email protected] / [email protected] Page 5 de 13 Nicaragua: Land of Lakes & Volcanoes | Species List Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 107. Thalurania colombica Crowned Woodnymph 108. Hylocharis luecotis White-eared Hummingbird 109. Amazilia candida White-bellied Emerald 110. A. tzacatl Rufous-tailed Hummingbird X XX X 111. A. rutila Cinnamon Hummingbird X X XXX 112. Eupherusa eximia Stripe-tailed Hummingbird X 113. Lampornis calolaemus Purple-throated Mountain-Gem X 114. L. sybillae Green-breasted Mt.-Gem 115. Tilmatura dupontii Sparkling-tailed Woodstar Family: Trogonidae 116. T. melanocephalus Black-headed Trogon X X 117. T. caligatus Gartered Trogon 118. T. collaris Collared Trogon X Family: Momotidae 119. Hylomanes momotula Tody Motmot 120. Momotus momota Blue-crowned Motmot X X 121. Eumomota superciliosa Turquoise-browed Motmot H XX Family: Alcedinidae 122. Megaceryle torquatus Ringed Kingfisher X X 123. M. alcyon Belted Kingfisher X 124. Chloroceryle amazona Amazon Kingfisher X 125. Chloroceryle amazona Amazon Kingfisher Family: Galbulidae 126. Galbula ruficauda Rufous-tailed Jacamar Family: Ramphastidae 127. Aulacorhynchus prasinus Emerald Toucanet X 128. Pteroglossus torquatus Collared Aracari X 129. Ramphastos sulfuratus Keel-billed Toucan X 6 Naturalist Journeys, LLC / Caligo Ventures PO Box 16545 Portal, AZ 85632 PH: 520.558.1146 / 800.426.7781 Fax 650.471.7667 naturalistjourneys.com / caligo.com [email protected] / [email protected] Page 6 de 13 Nicaragua: Land of Lakes & Volcanoes | Species List Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 Family: Picidae 130. Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker 131. M. pucherani Black-cheeked Woodpecker 132. M. hoffmannii Hoffmann's Woodpecker X H XXX 133. M. aurifrons Golden-fronted Woodpecker H 134. Veniliornis fumigatus Smoky-brown Woodpecker G 135. Colaptes rubiginosus Golden-olive Woodpecker X 136. Celeus castaneus Chestnut-colored Woodpecker 137. Dryocopus lineatus Lineated Woodpecker X 138. Campephilus guatemalensis Pale-billed Woodpecker X X Family: Thamnophilidae 139. Thamnophilus doliatus Barred Antshrike X X 140. T. atrinucha Western Slaty-Antshrike 141. Cercomacra tyrannina Dusky Antbird H Family: Formicariidae 142. Formicarius moniliger Black-faced Antthrush Family: Furnariidae 143. Anabacerthia variegaticeps Scaly-throated Foliage-Gleaner 144. Automolus ochrolaemus Buff-throated Foliage-Gleaner 145. Xenops minutus Plain Xenops 146. Sittasomus griseicapillus Olivaceous Woodcreeper H 147. Glyphorynchus spirurus Wedge-billed Woodcreeper 148. Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae Northern Barred Woodcreeper X 149. Xiphorhynchus susurrans Cocoa Woodcreeper 150. X. flavigaster Ivory-billed Woodcreeper 151. X. erythropygius Spotted Woodcreeper X 152. Lepidocolaptes souleyetii Streak-headed Woodcreeper X Family: Tyrannidae 153. Elaenia flavogaster Yellow-bellied Elaenia 154. Mionectes oleagineus Ochre-bellied Flycatcher H 7 Naturalist Journeys, LLC / Caligo Ventures PO Box 16545 Portal, AZ 85632 PH: 520.558.1146 / 800.426.7781 Fax 650.471.7667 naturalistjourneys.com / caligo.com [email protected] / [email protected] Page 7 de 13 Nicaragua: Land of Lakes & Volcanoes | Species List Col.