| English Name |
Scientific Name |
| TINAMIDAE |
Great Tinamou
Highland Tinamou
Little Tinamou
Slaty-breasted Tinamou
Thicket Tinamou |
Tinamus major
Nothocercus bonapartei
Crypturellus soui
Crypturellus boucardi
Crypturellus cinnamomeus |
| PODICIPEDIDAE |
Least Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe |
Tachybaptus dominicus
Podilymbus podiceps
Podiceps nigricollis |
| PROCELLARIDAE |
Black-capped Petrel
Galapagos Petrel
Parkinson's Petrel
Cory's Shearwater
Pink-footed Shearwater
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater
Manx Shearwater |
Pterodroma hasitata
Pterodroma phaeopygia
Procellaria parkinsoni
Calonectris diomedea
Puffinus creatopus
Puffinus pacificus
Puffinus griseus
Puffinus tenuirostris
Puffinus lherminieri
Puffinus puffinus |
| HYDROBATIDAE |
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
White-faced Storm-Petrel
Least Storm-Petrel
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Markham's Storm-Petrel
Black Storm-Petrel |
Oceanites oceanicus
Pelagodroma marina
Oceanodroma microsoma
Oceanodroma tethys
Oceanodroma castro
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Oceanodroma markhami
Oceanodroma melania |
| PHAETHONTIDAE |
| Red-billed Tropicbird |
Phaethon aethereus |
| PELECANIDAE |
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican |
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Pelecanus occidentalis |
| SULIDAE |
Blue-footed Booby
Masked Booby
Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby |
Sula nebouxii
Sula dactylatra
Sula sula
Sula leucogaster |
| PHALACROCORACIDAE |
| Neotropic Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax brasilianus |
| ANHINGIDAE |
| Anhinga |
Anhinga anhinga |
| FREGATIDAE |
Magnificent Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird |
Fregata magnificens
Fregata minor |
| ARDEIDAE |
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Reddish Egret
Tricolored Heron
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Striated Heron
Green Heron
Agami Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Boat-billed Heron
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Fasciated Tiger-Heron
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Least Bittern
Pinnated Bittern
American Bittern |
Ardea herodias
Ardea alba
Egretta rufescens
Egretta tricolor
Egretta caerulea
Egretta thula
Bubulcus ibis
Butorides striata
Butorides virescens
Agamia agami
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nyctanassa violacea
Cochlearius cochlearius
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Tigrisoma lineatum
Ixobrychus exilis
Botaurus pinnatus
Botaurus lentiginosus |
| CICONIIDAE |
Wood Stork
Jabiru |
Mycteria americana
Jabiru mycteria |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE |
Green Ibis
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill |
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Eudocimus albus
Plegadis falcinellus
Platalea ajaja |
| ANATIDAE |
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Muscovy Duck
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Masked Duck |
Dendrocygna bicolor
Dendrocygna viduata
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Cairina moschata
Anas americana
Anas carolinensis
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas acuta
Anas discors
Anas cyanoptera
Anas clypeata
Aythya collaris
Aythya marila
Aythya affinis
Nomonyx dominica |
| CATHARTIDAE |
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
King Vulture |
Coragyps atratus
Cathartes aura
Cathartes burrovianus
Sarcoramphus papa |
| ACCIPITRIDAE |
Osprey
Gray-headed Kite
Hook-billed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Pearl Kite
White-tailed Kite
Snail Kite
Double-toothed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Plumbeous Kite
Northern Harrier
Tiny Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bicolored Hawk
Crane Hawk
Barred Hawk
Semiplumbeous Hawk
White Hawk
Common Black-Hawk
Mangrove Black-Hawk
Great Black-Hawk
Harris's Hawk
Black-collared Hawk
Solitary Eagle
Gray Hawk
Roadside Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
White-tailed Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Crested Eagle
Harpy Eagle
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Black Hawk-Eagle
Ornate Hawk-Eagle |
Pandion haliaetus
Leptodon cayanensis
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Elanoides forficatus
Gamsonyxswainsonii
Elanus leucurus
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Harpagus bidentatus
Ictinia mississippiensis
Ictinia plumbea
Circus cyaneus
Accipiter superciliosus
Accipiter striatus
Accipiter cooperii
Accipiter bicolor
Geranospiza caerulescens
Leucopternis princeps
Leucopternis semiplumbea
Leucopternis albicollis
Buteogallus anthracinus
Buteogallus subtilis
Buteogallus urubitinga
Parabuteo unicinctus
Busarellus nigricollis
Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Asturina nitida
Buteo magnirostris
Buteo platypterus
Buteo brachyurus
Buteo swainsoni
Buteo albicaudatus
Buteo albonotatus
Buteo jamaicensis
Morphnus guianensis
Harpia harpyja
Spizastur melanoleucus
Spizaetus tyrannus
Spizaetus ornatus |
| FALCONIDAE |
Red-throated Caracara
Crested Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
Laughing Falcon
Barred Forest-Falcon
Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
Collared Forest-Falcon
American Kestrel
Aplomado Falcon
Merlin
Bat Falcon
Orange-breasted Falcon
Peregrine Falcon |
Ibycter americanus
Caracara cheriway
Milvago chimachima
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Micrastur ruficollis
Micrastur mirandollei
Micrastur semitorquatus
Falco sparverius
Falco femoralis
Falco columbarius
Falco rufigularis
Falco deiroleucus
Falco peregrinus |
| CRACIDAE |
Plain Chachalaca
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Crested Guan
Black Guan
Great Curassow |
Ortalis vetula
Ortalis cinereiceps
Penelope purpurascens
Chamaepetes unicolor
Crax rubra |
| ODONTOPHORIDAE |
Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge
Crested Bobwhite
Marbled Wood-Quail
Black-eared Wood-Quail
Black-breasted Wood-Quail
Spotted Wood-Quail
Tawny-faced Quail |
Dendrortyx leucophrys
Colinus cristatus
Odontophorus gujanensis
Odontophorus melanotis
Odontophorus leucolaemus
Odontophorus guttatus
Rhynchortyx cinctus |
| ARAMIDAE |
| Limpkin |
Aramus guarauna |
| RALLIDAE |
Ocellated Crake
Ruddy Crake
White-throated Crake
Gray-breasted Crake
Black Rail
Clapper Rail
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Uniform Crake
Sora
Yellow-breasted Crake
Paint-billed Crake
Spotted Rail
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
American Coot |
Micropygia schomburgkii
Laterallus ruber
Laterallus albigularis
Laterallus exilis
Laterallus jamaicensis
Rallus longirostris
Aramides axillaris
Aramides cajanea
Amaurolimnas concolor
Porzana carolina
Porzana flaviventer
Neocrex erythrops
Pardirallus maculatus
Porphyrio martinica
Gallinula chloropus
Fulica americana |
| HELIORNITHIDAE |
| Sungrebe |
Heliornis fulica |
| ERYPYGIDAE |
| Sunbittern |
Eurypyga helias |
| JACANIDAE |
Northern Jacana
Wattled Jacana |
Jacana spinosa
Jacana jacana |
| HAEMOTOPODIDAE |
| American Oystercatcher |
Haematopus palliatus |
| RECURVIROSTRIDAE |
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet |
Himantopus mexicanus
Recurvirostra americana |
| BURHINIDAE |
| Double-striped Thick-knee |
Burhinus bistriatus |
| CHARADRIIDAE |
Southern Lapwing
American Golden-Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Wilson's Plover
Killdeer
Snowy Plover
Collared Plover |
Vanellus chilensis
Pluvialis dominica
Pluvialis squatarola
Charadrius semipalmatus
Charadrius wilsonia
Charadrius vociferus
Charadrius alexandrinus
Charadrius collaris |
| SCOLOPACIDAE |
Wilson's Snipe
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Upland Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Surfbird
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Ruff
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red Phalarope |
Gallinago delicata
Limnodromus griseus
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Limosa haemastica
Limosa fedoa
Numenius phaeopus
Numenius americanus
Bartramia longicauda
Tringa melanoleuca
Tringa flavipes
Tringa solitaria
Actitis macularia
Tringa incanus
Tringa semipalmata
Arenaria interpres
Aphriza virgata
Calidris canutus
Calidris alba
Calidris pusilla
Calidris mauri
Calidris minutilla
Calidris fuscicollis
Calidris bairdii
Calidris melanotos
Calidris ferruginea
Calidris alpina
Calidris himantopus
Tryngites subruficollis
Philomachus pugnax
Phalaropus tricolor
Phalaropus lobatus
Phalaropus fulicarius |
| STERCORARIIDAE |
South Polar Skua
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger |
Stercorarius maccormicki
Stercorarius pomarinus
Stercorarius parasiticus
Stercorarius longicaudus |
| LARIDAE |
Gray Gull
Heermann's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Franklin's Gull
Sabine's Gull
Swallow-tailed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Elegant Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Least Tern
Large-billed Tern
Bridled Tern
Sooty Tern
Black Tern
Black Noddy
Brown Noddy
Artic Tern
White Tern
Black Skimmer |
Larus modestus
Larus heermanni
Larus delawarensis
Larus philadelphia
Larus atricilla
Larus argentatus
Larus pipixcan
Xema sabini
Creagrus furcatus
Gelochelidon nilotica
Hydroprogne caspia
Thalasseus elegans
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Thalasseus maximus
Sterna hirundo
Sterna forsteri
Sternula antillarum
Phaetusa simplex
Onychoprion anaethetus
Onychoprion fuscata
Chlidonias niger
Anous minutus
Anous stolidus
Sterna paradisaea
Gygis alba
Rynchops niger |
| COLUMBIDAE |
Rock Pigeon
White-crowned Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Pale-vented Pigeon
Red-billed Pigeon
Short-billed Pigeon
Ruddy Pigeon
Mourning Dove
White-winged Dove
Common Ground-Dove
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Inca Dove
Blue Ground-Dove
Maroon-chested Ground-Dove
White-tipped Dove
Gray-headed Dove
Gray-chested Dove
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
Chiriqui Quail-Dove
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Violaceous Quail-Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove |
Columba livia
Patagioenas leucocephala
Patagioenas speciosa
Patagioenas fasciata
Patagioenas cayennensis
Patagioenas flavirostris
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Patagioenas subvinacea
Zenaida macroura
Zenaida asiatica
Columbina passerina
Columbina minuta
Columbina talpacoti
Columbina inca
Claravis pretiosa
Claravis mondetoura
Leptotila verreauxi
Leptotila plumbeiceps
Leptotila cassini
Geotrygon lawrencii
Geotrygon costaricensis
Geotrygon chiriquensis
Geotrygon veraguensis
Geotrygon violacea
Geotrygon montana |
| PSITTACIDAE |
Great Green Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Olive-throated Parakeet
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Brown-throated Parakeet
Sulfur-winged Parakeet
Barred Parakeet
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Red-fronted Parrotlet
Brown-hooded Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot
White-crowned Parrot
White-fronted Parrot
Red-lored Parrot
Yellow-naped Parrot
Mealy Parrot |
Ara ambigua
Ara macao
Aratinga finschi
Aratinga nana
Aratinga canicularis
Aratinga pertinax
Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Bolborhynchus lineola
Brotogeris jugularis
Touit costaricensis
Pionopsitta haematotis
Pionus menstruus
Pionus senilis
Amazona albifrons
Amazona autumnalis
Amazona auropalliata
Amazona farinosa |
| CUCULIDAE |
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Cocos Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani
Groove-billed Ani
Greater Ani
Striped Cuckoo
Pheasant Cuckoo
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo |
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Coccyzus americanus
Coccyzus minor
Coccyzus ferrugineus
Piaya cayana
Crotophaga ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Crotophaga major
Tapera naevia
Dromococcyx phasianellus
Morococcyx erythropygus
Neomorphus geoffroyi |
| TYTONIDAE |
| Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
| STRIGIDAE |
Pacific Screech-Owl
Tropical Screech-Owl
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
Vermiculated Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Mottled Owl
Black-and-white Owl
Crested Owl
Spectacled Owl
Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl
Central American Pygmy-Owl
Ferruginous Pygmee-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
Striped Owl
Short-eared Owl |
Megascops cooperi
Megascops choliba
Megascops clarkii
Megascops vermiculatus
Bubo virginianus
Ciccaba virgata
Ciccaba nigrolineata
Lophostrix cristata
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Glaucidium costaricanum
Glaucidium griseiceps
Glaucidium brasilianum
Athene cunicularia
Aegolius ridgwayi
Pseudoscops clamator
Asio flammens |
| NYCTIBIIDAE |
Great Potoo
Northern Potoo
Common Potoo |
Nyctibius grandis
Nyctibius jamaicensis
Nyctibius griseus |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE |
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Common Pauraque
Ocellated Poorwill
Chuck-will's-widow
Rufous Nightjar
Whip-poor-will
Dusky Nightjar
White-tailed Nightjar |
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Chordeiles acutipennis
Chordeiles minor
Nyctidromus albicollis
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Caprimulgus rufus
Caprimulgus vociferus
Caprimulgus saturatus
Caprimulgus cayennensis |
| STAETORNITHIDAE |
| Oilbird |
Steatornis caripensis |
| APODIDAE |
Black Swift
Spot-fronted Swift
White-chinned Swift
Chestnut-collared Swift
White-collared Swift
Gray-rumped Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
Great Swallow-tailed Swift
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Costa Rican Swift |
Cypseloides niger
Cypseloides cherriei
Cypseloides cryptus
Streptoprocne rutila
Streptoprocne zonaris
Chaetura cinereiventris
Chaetura pelagica
Chaetura vauxi
Panyptila sanctihieronymi
Panyptila cayennensis
Chaetura fumosa |
| TROCHILIDAE |
White-tipped Sicklebill
Bronzy Hermit
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Green Hermit
Long-billed Hermit
Stripe-throated Hermit
Green-fronted Lancebill
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Violet Sabrewing
White-necked Jacobin
Brown Violet-ear
Green Violet-ear
Green-breasted Mango
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Rufous-crested Coquette
Black-crested Coquette
White-crested Coquette
Green Thorntail
Canivet's Emerald
Garden Emerald
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
White-tailed Emerald
Coppery-headed Emerald
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Black-bellied Hummingbird
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Blue-throated Goldentail
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Cinnamon Hummingbird
White-bellied Emerald
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Charming Hummingbird
Mangrove Hummingbird
ALfaro's Hummingbird
Steely-vented Hummingbird
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Blue-tailed Hummingbird
Snowcap
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
White-bellied Mountain-gem
White-throated Mountain-gem
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Green-crowned Brilliant
Magnificent Hummingbird
Purple-crowned Fairy
Plain-capped Starthroat
Long-billed Starthroat
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird |
Eutoxeres aquila
Glaucis aenea
Threnetes ruckeri
Phaethornis guy
Phaethornis longirostris
Phaethornis striigularis
Doryfera ludovicae
Phaeochroa cuvierii
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Florisuga mellivora
Colibri delphinae
Colibri thalassinus
Anthracothorax prevostii
Klais guimeti
Lophornis delattrei
Lophornis helenae
Lophornis adorabilis
Discosura conversii
Chlorostilborn canivetii
Chlorostilbon assimilis
Panterpe insignis
Elvira chionura
Elvira cupreiceps
Eupherusa eximia
Eupherusa nigriventris
Thalurania colombica
Hylocharis eliciae
Amazilia tzacatl
Amazilia rutila
Agyrtria candida
Polyerata amabilis
Polyerata decora
Polyerata boucardi
Amazilia alfaroana
Saucerottia saucerrottei
Saucerottia edward
Saucerottia cyanura
Microchera albocoronata
Chalybura urochrysia
Lampornis hemileucus
Lampornis castaneoventris
Lampornis calolaema
Heliodoxa jacula
Eugenes fulgens
Heliothryx barroti
Heliomaster constantii
Heliomaster longirostris
Calliphlox bryantae
Archilochus colubris
Selasphorus scintilla
Selasphorus flammula |
| TROGONIDAE |
Black-headed Trogon
Baird's Trogon
Violaceous Trogon
Collared Trogon
Elegant Trogon
Orange-bellied Trogon
Black-throated Trogon
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Lattice-tailed Trogon
Resplendent Quetzal |
Trogon melanocephalus
Trogon bairdii
Trogon violaceus
Trogon collaris
Trogon elegans
Trogon aurantiiventris
Trogon rufus
Trogon massena
Trogon clathratus
Pharomachrus mocinno |
| ALCEDINIDAE |
Belted Kingfisher
Ringed Kingfisher
Amazon Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
American Pygmy Kingfisher |
Ceryle alcyon
Ceryle torquata
Chloroceryle amazona
Chloroceryle americana
Chloroceryle inda
Chloroceryle aenea |
| MOMOTIDAE |
Tody Motmot
Blue-crowned Motmot
Rufous Motmot
Keel-billed Motmot
Broad-billed Motmot
Turquoise-browed Motmot |
Hylomanes momotula
Momotus momota
Baryphthengus martii
Electron carinatum
Electron platyrhynchum
Eumomota superciliosa |
| GALBULIDAE |
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Great Jacamar |
Galbula ruficauda
Jacamerops aureus |
| BUCCONIDAE |
White-necked Puffbird
Pied Puffbird
White-whiskered Puffbird
Lanceolated Monklet
White-fronted Nunbird |
Notharchus macrorhynchos
Notharchus tectus
Malacoptila panamensis
Micromonacha lanceolata
Monasa morphoeus |
| RAMPHASTIDAE |
Red-headed Barbet
Prong-billed Barbet
Collared Aracari
Fiery-billed Aracari
Yellow-eared Toucanet
Keel-billed Toucan
Chestnut - mandibled Toucan
Emerald Toucanet |
Eubucco bourcierii
Semnornis frantzii
Pteroglossus torquatus
Pteroglossus frantzii
Selenidera spectabilis
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Ramphastos swainsonii
Aulacorhynchus prasinus |
| PICIDAE |
Olivaceous Piculet
Acorn Woodpecker
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Cinnamon Woodpecker |
Picumnus olivaceus
Melanerpes formicivorus
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Melanerpes pucherani
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Sphyrapicus varius
Picoides villosus
Veniliornis fumigatus
Veniliornis kirkii
Piculus simplex
Piculus rubiginosus
Celeus loricatus |
| TINAMIDAE |
Great Tinamou
Highland Tinamou
Little Tinamou
Slaty-breasted Tinamou
Thicket Tinamou |
Tinamus major
Nothocercus bonapartei
Crypturellus soui
Crypturellus boucardi
Crypturellus cinnamomeus |
| PODICIPEDIDAE |
Least Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe |
Tachybaptus dominicus
Podilymbus podiceps
Podiceps nigricollis |
| DIOMEDEIDAE |
| Waved Albatross |
Phoebastria irrorata |
| PROCELLARIDAE |
Black-capped Petrel
Galapagos Petrel
Parkinson's Petrel
Cory's Shearwater
Pink-footed Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater |
Pterodroma hasitata
Pterodroma phaeopygia
Procellaria parkinsoni
Calonectris diomedea
Puffinus creatopus
Puffinus gravis
Puffinus pacificus
Puffinus griseus
Puffinus tenuirostris
Puffinus lherminieri |
| HYDROBATIDAE |
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
White-vented Storm-Petrel
White-faced Storm-Petrel
Least Storm-Petrel
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Markham's Storm-Petrel
Black Storm-Petrel |
Oceanites oceanicus
Oceanites gracilis
Pelagodroma marina
Oceanodroma microsoma
Oceanodroma tethys
Oceanodroma castro
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Oceanodroma markhami
Oceanodroma melania |
| PHAETHONTIDAE |
Red-billed Tropicbird
White-tailed Tropicbird |
Phaethon aethereus
Phaethon lepturus |
| PELECANIDAE |
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican |
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Pelecanus occidentalis |
| SULIDAE |
Blue-footedBooby
Masked Booby
Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby |
Sula nebouxii
Sula dactylatra
Sula sula
Sula leucogaster |
| ARDEIDAE |
| Neotropic Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax brasilianus |
| ANHINGIDAE |
| Anhinga |
Anhinga anhinga |
| FREGATIDAE |
Magnificent Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird |
Fregata magnificens
Fregata minor |
| ARDEIDAE |
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Reddish Egret
Tricolored Heron
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Striated Heron
Green Heron
Agami Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Boat-billed Heron
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Fasciated Tiger-Heron
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Least Bittern
Pinnated Bittern
American Bittern |
Ardea herodias
Ardea alba
Egretta rufescens
Egretta tricolor
Egretta caerulea
Egretta thula
Bubulcus ibis
Butorides striata
Butorides virescens
Agamia agami
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nyctanassa violacea
Cochlearius cochlearius
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Tigrisoma lineatum
Ixobrychus exilis
Botaurus pinnatus
Botaurus lentiginosus |
| CICONIIDAE |
Wood Stork
Jabiru |
Mycteria americana
Jabiru mycteria |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE |
Green Ibis
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill |
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Eudocimus albus
Plegadis falcinellus
Platalea ajaja |
| ANATIDAE |
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Muscovy Duck
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Masked Duck
Ruddy Duck |
Dendrocygna bicolor
Dendrocygna viduata
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Cairina moschata
Anas americana
Anas carolinensis
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas acuta
Anas discors
Anas cyanoptera
Anas clypeata
Aythya collaris
Aythya marila
Aythya affinis
Nomonyx dominica
Oxyura jamaicensis |
| CATHARTIDAE |
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
King Vulture |
Coragyps atratus
Cathartes aura
Cathartes burrovianus
Sarcoramphus papa |
| PANDIONIDAE |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
| ACCIPITRIDAE |
Gray-headed Kite
Hook-billed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Pearl Kite
White-tailed Kite
Snail Kite
Double-toothed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Plumbeous Kite
Northern Harrier
Tiny Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bicolored Hawk
Crane Hawk
Barred Hawk
Semiplumbeous Hawk
White Hawk
Common Black-Hawk
Mangrove Black-Hawk
Great Black-Hawk
Savanna Hawk
Harris's Hawk
Black-collared Hawk
Solitary Eagle
Gray Hawk
Roadside Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
White-tailed Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Crested Eagle
Harpy Eagle
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Black Hawk-Eagle
Ornate Hawk-Eagle |
Leptodon cayanensis
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Elanoides forficatus
Gamsonyxswainsonii
Elanus leucurus
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Harpagus bidentatus
Ictinia mississippiensis
Ictinia plumbea
Circus cyaneus
Accipiter superciliosus
Accipiter striatus
Accipiter cooperii
Accipiter bicolor
Geranospiza caerulescens
Leucopternis princeps
Leucopternis semiplumbea
Leucopternis albicollis
Buteogallus anthracinus
Buteogallus subtilis
Buteogallus urubitinga
Buteogallus meridionalis
Parabuteo unicinctus
Busarellus nigricollis
Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Asturina nitida
Buteo magnirostris
Buteo platypterus
Buteo brachyurus
Buteo swainsoni
Buteo albicaudatus
Buteo albonotatus
Buteo jamaicensis
Morphnus guianensis
Harpia harpyja
Spizastur melanoleucus
Spizaetus tyrannus
Spizaetus ornatus |
| FALCONIDAE |
Red-throated Caracara
Crested Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
Laughing Falcon
Barred Forest-Falcon
Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
Collared Forest-Falcon
American Kestrel
Aplomado Falcon
Merlin
Bat Falcon
Orange-breasted Falcon
Peregrine Falcon |
Ibycter americanus
Caracara cheriway
Milvago chimachima
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Micrastur ruficollis
Micrastur mirandollei
Micrastur semitorquatus
Falco sparverius
Falco femoralis
Falco columbarius
Falco rufigularis
Falco deiroleucus
Falco peregrinus |
| CRACIDAE |
Plain Chachalaca
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Crested Guan
Black Guan
Great Curassow |
Ortalis vetula
Ortalis cinereiceps
Penelope purpurascens
Chamaepetes unicolor
Crax rubra |
| ODONTOPHORIDAE |
Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge
Crested Bobwhite
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Marbled Wood-Quail
Black-eared Wood-Quail
Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail
Black-breasted Wood-Quail
Spotted Wood-Quail
Tawny-faced Quail |
Dendrortyx leucophrys
Colinus cristatus
Colinus leucopogon
Odontophorus gujanensis
Odontophorus melanotis
Odontophorus erythrops
Odontophorus leucolaemus
Odontophorus guttatus
Rhynchortyx cinctus |
| ARAMIDAE |
| Limpkin |
Aramus guarauna |
| RALLIDAE |
Ocellated Crake
Ruddy Crake
White-throated Crake
Gray-breasted Crake
Black Rail
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Uniform Crake
Sora
Yellow-breasted Crake
Paint-billed Crake
Spotted Rail
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
American Coot |
Micropygia schomburgkii
Laterallus ruber
Laterallus albigularis
Laterallus exilis
Laterallus jamaicensis
Aramides axillaris
Aramides cajanea
Amaurolimnas concolor
Porzana carolina
Porzana flaviventer
Neocrex erythrops
Pardirallus maculatus
Porphyrio martinica
Gallinula chloropus
Fulica americana |
| HELIORNITHIDAE |
| Sungrebe |
Heliornis fulica |
| ERYPYGIDAE |
| Sunbittern |
Eurypyga helias |
| JACANIDAE |
Northern Jacana
Wattled Jacana |
Jacana spinosa
Jacana jacana |
| HAEMOTOPODIDAE |
| American Oystercatcher |
Haematopus palliatus |
| RECURVIROSTRIDAE |
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet |
Himantopus mexicanus
Recurvirostra americana |
| BURHINIDAE |
| Double-striped Thick-knee |
Burhinus bistriatus |
| CHARADRIIDAE |
Southern Lapwing
American Golden-Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Wilson's Plover
Killdeer
Snowy Plover
Collared Plover |
Vanellus chilensis
Pluvialis dominica
Pluvialis squatarola
Charadrius semipalmatus
Charadrius wilsonia
Charadrius vociferus
Charadrius alexandrinus
Charadrius collaris |
| SCOLOPACIDAE |
Wilson's Snipe
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Hudsonian Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Eskimo Curlew
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Upland Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Surfbird
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Ruff
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red Phalarope
South Polar Skua |
Gallinago gallinago
Limnodromus griseus
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Limosa haemastica
Limosa lapponica
Limosa fedoa
Numenius borealis
Numenius phaeopus
Numenius americanus
Bartramia longicauda
Tringa melanoleuca
Tringa flavipes
Tringa solitaria
Actitis macularia
Heterosceles incanus
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Arenaria interpres
Aphriza virgata
Calidris canutus
Calidris alba
Calidris pusilla
Calidris mauri
Calidris minutilla
Calidris fuscicollis
Calidris bairdii
Calidris melanotos
Calidris ferruginea
Calidris alpina
Calidris himantopus
Tryngites subruficollis
Philomachus pugnax
Phalaropus tricolor
Phalaropus lobatus
Phalaropus fulicarius
Stercorarius maccormicki |
| STERCORARIIDAE |
Great Skua
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger |
Stercorarius skua
Stercorarius pomarinus
Stercorarius parasiticus
Stercorarius longicaudus |
| LARIDAE |
Gray Gull
Heermann's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Franklin's Gull
Sabine's Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Elegant Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Least Tern
Bridled Tern
Sooty Tern
Black Tern
Black Noddy
Brown Noddy
Artic Tern
White Tern
Black Skimmer |
Larus modestus
Larus heermanni
Larus delawarensis
Larus smithsonianus
Larus philadelphia
Larus atricilla
Larus argentatus
Larus pipixcan
Xema sabini
Sterna nilotica
Sterna caspia
Sterna elegans
Sterna sandvicensis
Sterna maxima
Sterna hirundo
Sterna forsteri
Sterna antillarum
Sterna anaethetus
Sterna fuscata
Chlidonias niger
Anous minutus
Anous stolidus
Sterna paradisaea
Gygis alba
Rynchops niger |
| COLUMBIDAE |
Rock Pigeon
White-crowned Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Pale-vented Pigeon
Red-billed Pigeon
Short-billed Pigeon
Ruddy Pigeon
Mourning Dove
White-winged Dove
Common Ground-Dove
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Inca Dove
Blue Ground-Dove
Maroon-chested Ground-Dove
White-tipped Dove
Gray-fronted Dove
Gray-chested Dove
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
Chiriqui Quail-Dove
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Violaceous Quail-Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove |
Columba livia
Patagioenas leucocephala
Patagioenas speciosa
Patagioenas fasciata
Patagioenas cayennensis
Patagioenas flavirostris
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Patagioenas subvinacea
Zenaida macroura
Zenaida asiatica
Columbina passerina
Columbina minuta
Columbina talpacoti
Columbina inca
Claravis pretiosa
Claravis mondetoura
Leptotila verreauxi
Leptotila rufaxilla
Leptotila cassini
Geotrygon lawrencii
Geotrygon costaricensis
Geotrygon chiriquensis
Geotrygon veraguensis
Geotrygon violacea
Geotrygon montana |
| PSITTACIDAE |
Great Green Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Olive-throated Parakeet
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Brown-throated Parakeet
Sulfur-winged Parakeet
Barred Parakeet
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Red-fronted Parrotlet
Brown-hooded Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot
White-crowned Parrot
White-fronted Parrot
Red-lored Parrot
Yellow-naped Parrot
Mealy Parrot |
Ara ambigua
Ara macao
Aratinga finschi
Aratinga nana
Aratinga canicularis
Aratinga pertinax
Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Bolborhynchus lineola
Brotogeris jugularis
Touit costaricensis
Pionopsitta haematotis
Pionus menstruus
Pionus senilis
Amazona albifrons
Amazona autumnalis
Amazona auropalliata
Amazona farinosa |
| CUCULIDAE |
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Cocos Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani
Groove-billed Ani
Striped Cuckoo
Pheasant Cuckoo
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo |
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Coccyzus americanus
Coccyzus minor
Coccyzus ferrugineus
Piaya cayana
Crotophaga ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Tapera naevia
Dromococcyx phasianellus
Morococcyx erythropygus
Neomorphus geoffroyi |
| TYTONIDAE |
| Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
| STRIGIDAE |
Pacific Screech-Owl
Tropical Screech-Owl
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
Vermiculated Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Mottled Owl
Black-and-white Owl
Crested Owl
Spectacled Owl
Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl
Central American Pygmy-Owl
Ferruginous Pygmee-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
Striped Owl |
Megascops cooperi
Megascops choliba
Megascops clarkii
Megascops vermiculatus
Bubo virginianus
Ciccaba virgata
Ciccaba nigrolineata
Lophostrix cristata
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Glaucidium costaricanum
Glaucidium griseiceps
Glaucidium brasilianum
Athene cunicularia
Aegolius acadicus
Aegolius ridgwayi
Pseudoscops clamator |
| NYCTIBIIDAE |
Great Potoo
Northern Potoo
Common Potoo |
Nyctibius grandis
Nyctibius jamaicensis
Nyctibius griseus |
| CAPRIMULGIDAE |
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Pauraque
Ocellated Poorwill
Chuck-will's-widow
Rufous Nightjar
Whip-poor-will
Dusky Nightjar
White-tailed Nightjar |
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Chordeiles acutipennis
Chordeiles minor
Nyctidromus albicollis
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Caprimulgus rufus
Caprimulgus vociferus
Caprimulgus saturatus
Caprimulgus cayennensis |
| STAETORNITHIDAE |
| Oilbird |
Steatornis caripensis |
| APODIDAE |
Black Swift
Spot-fronted Swift
White-chinned Swift
Chestnut-collared Swift
White-collared Swift
Gray-rumped Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
Great Swallow-tailed Swift
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Costa Rican Swift |
Cypseloides niger
Cypseloides cherriei
Cypseloides cryptus
Streptoprocne rutila
Streptoprocne zonaris
Chaetura cinereiventris
Chaetura pelagica
Chaetura vauxi
Panyptila sanctihieronymi
Panyptila cayennensis
Chaetura fumosa |
| TROCHILIDAE |
White-tipped Sicklebill
Bronzy Hermit
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Green Hermit
Western Long-tailed Hermit
Stripe-throated Hermit
Green-fronted Lancebill
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Violet Sabrewing
White-necked Jacobin
Brown Violet-ear
Green Violet-ear
Green-breasted Mango
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Rufous-crested Coquette
Black-crested Coquette
White-crested Coquette
Green Thorntail
Canivet's Emerald
Garden Emerald
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
White-tailed Emerald
Coppery-headed Emerald
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Black-bellied Hummingbird
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Blue-throated Goldentail
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Cinnamon Hummingbird
White-bellied Emerald
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Charming Hummingbird
Mangrove Hummingbird
Steely-vented Hummingbird
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Blue-tailed Hummingbird
Snowcap
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
White-bellied Mountain-gem
White-throated Mountain-gem
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem
Green-crowned Brilliant
Magnificent Hummingbird
Purple-crowned Fairy
Plain-capped Starthroat
Long-billed Starthroat
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird |
Eutoxeres aquila
Glaucis aenea
Threnetes ruckeri
Phaethornis guy
Phaethornis longirostris
Phaethornis striigularis
Doryfera ludovicae
Phaeochroa cuvierii
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Florisuga mellivora
Colibri delphinae
Colibri thalassinus
Anthracothorax prevostii
Klais guimeti
Lophornis delattrei
Lophornis helenae
Lophornis adorabilis
Discosura conversii
Chlorostilborn canivetii
Chlorostilbon assimilis
Panterpe insignis
Elvira chionura
Elvira cupreiceps
Eupherusa eximia
Eupherusa nigriventris
Thalurania colombica
Damophila julie
Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
Hylocharis eliciae
Amazilia tzacatl
Amazilia rutila
Agyrtria candida
Polyerata amabilis
Polyerata decora
Polyerata boucardi
Saucerottia saucerrottei
Saucerottia edward
Saucerottia cyanura
Microchera albocoronata
Chalybura urochrysia
Lampornis hemileucus
Lampornis castaneoventris
Lampornis calolaema
Lampornis cinereicauda
Heliodoxa jacula
Eugenes fulgens
Heliothryx barroti
Heliomaster constantii
Heliomaster longirostris
Calliphlox bryantae
Archilochus colubris
Selasphorus scintilla
Selasphorus flammula |
| TROGONIDAE |
Black-headed Trogon
Baird's Trogon
Violaceous Trogon
Collared Trogon
Elegant Trogon
Orange-bellied Trogon
Black-throated Trogon
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Lattice-tailed Trogon
Resplendent Quetzal |
Trogon melanocephalus
Trogon bairdii
Trogon violaceus
Trogon collaris
Trogon elegans
Trogon aurantiiventris
Trogon rufus
Trogon massena
Trogon clathratus
Pharomachrus mocinno |
| ALCEDINIDAE |
Belted Kingfisher
Ringed Kingfisher
Amazon Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
American Pygmy Kingfisher |
Ceryle alcyon
Ceryle torquata
Chloroceryle amazona
Chloroceryle americana
Chloroceryle inda
Chloroceryle aenea |
| MOMOTIDAE |
Tody Motmot
Blue-crowned Motmot
Rufous Motmot
Keel-billed Motmot
Broad-billed Motmot
Turquoise-browed Motmot |
Hylomanes momotula
Momotus momota
Baryphthengus martii
Electron carinatum
Electron platyrhynchum
Eumomota superciliosa |
| GALBULIDAE |
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Great Jacamar |
Galbula ruficauda
Jacamerops aureus |
| BUCCONIDAE |
White-necked Puffbird
Pied Puffbird
White-whiskered Puffbird
Lanceolated Monklet
White-fronted Nunbird |
Notharchus macrorhynchos
Notharchus tectus
Malacoptila panamensis
Micromonacha lanceolata
Monasa morphoeus |
| RAMPHASTIDAE |
Red-headed Barbet
Prong-billed Barbet
Collared Aracari
Fiery-billed Aracari
Yellow-eared Toucanet
Keel-billed Toucan
Chestnut - mandibled Toucan
Emerald Toucanet |
Eubucco bourcierii
Semnornis frantzii
Pteroglossus torquatus
Pteroglossus frantzii
Selenidera spectabilis
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Ramphastos swainsonii
Aulacorhynchus prasinus |
| PICIDAE |
Olivaceous Piculet
Acorn Woodpecker
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker
Pale-billed Woodpecker |
Picumnus olivaceus
Melanerpes formicivorus
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Melanerpes pucherani
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Sphyrapicus varius
Picoides villosus
Veniliornis fumigatus
Veniliornis kirkii
Piculus simplex
Piculus rubiginosus
Celeus loricatus
Celeus castaneus
Dryocopus lineatus
Campephilus guatemalensis |
