Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) -Coco Reef -Mexico-6-2c

The birds of Honduras 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 The Honduran emerald (''Amazilia luciae'') is a Vulnerable species of hummingbird in the "emeralds" tribe, Trochilini, of the subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Honduras. Taxonomy The Honduran emerald was formally described in 1868 by t ...

, is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

. 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 Local extinction, also known as extirpation, refers to a species (or other taxon) of plant or animal that ceases to exist in a chosen geographic area of study, though it still exists elsewhere. Local extinctions are contrasted with global extinct ...

. 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

American Ornithological Society The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is an ornithological organization based in the United States. The society was formed in October 2016 by the merger of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) and the Cooper Ornithological Society. Its m ...

(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 202 ...

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 ...

(order

Struthioniformes Struthioniformes is an order of birds with only a single extant family, Struthionidae, containing the ostriches. Several other extinct families are known, spanning across the Northern Hemisphere, from the Early Eocene to the early Pliocene, includ ...

), that includes the rheas, emu, and kiwi. *

Great tinamou The great tinamou (''Tinamus major'') is a species of tinamou ground bird native to Central and South America. There are several subspecies, mostly differentiated by their coloration. Taxonomy The great tinamou was described and illustrated in 1 ...

, ''Tinamus major'' (near-threatened) *

Little tinamou The little tinamou (''Crypturellus soui'') is a species of tinamou. It is found in Central and South America, as well as on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Etymology ''Crypturellus'' is formed from three Latin or Greek words. ''kruptos'' mean ...

, ''Crypturellus soui'' *

Thicket tinamou The thicket tinamou or rufescent tinamou (''Crypturellus cinnamomeus'') is a type of tinamou commonly found in moist forests in subtropical and tropical central Mexico.Clements, J (2007) Taxonomy All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in ...

, ''Crypturellus cinnamomeus'' *

Slaty-breasted tinamou The slaty-breasted tinamou or Boucard's tinamou (''Crypturellus boucardi'') is a type of tinamou commonly found in lowland moist forests of Mexico and Central America.Clements, J (2007) Taxonomy All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and i ...

, ''Crypturellus boucardi''

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Dendrocygna bicolor, London Wetland Centre, UK - Diliff

Order: AnseriformesFamily:

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 ...

s and most duck-like waterfowl, such as

geese A goose ( : geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera '' Anser'' (the grey geese and white geese) and ''Branta'' (the black geese). Some other birds, mostly related to the she ...

and swans. 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 The black-bellied whistling duck (''Dendrocygna autumnalis''), formerly called the black-bellied tree duck, is a whistling duck that breeds from the southernmost United States, Mexico, and tropical Central to south-central South America. In the ...

, ''Dendrocygna autumnalis'' *

Fulvous whistling-duck The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (''Dendrocygna bicolor'') is a species of whistling duck that breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern United States, sub-Sahar ...

, ''Dendrocygna bicolor'' *

Snow goose The snow goose (''Anser caerulescens'') is a species of goose native to North America. Both white and dark morphs exist, the latter often known as blue goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The species was previously placed ...

, ''Anser caerulescens'' (A) * Brant, ''Branta bernicla'' (A) * Canada goose, ''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 St ...

, ''Cairina moschata'' *

Blue-winged teal The blue-winged teal (''Spatula discors'') is a species of bird in the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. One of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America, where it breeds from southern Alaska to Nova Scoti ...

, ''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 The northern shoveler (; ''Spatula clypeata''), known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America, wintering in southern E ...

, ''Spatula clypeata'' * Gadwall, ''Mareca strepera'' (A) *

American wigeon The American wigeon (''Mareca americana''), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly assigned to ''Anas'', this species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus '' Mareca'' ...

, ''Mareca americana'' * Mallard, ''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 ...

, ''Anas bahamensis'' (A) *

Northern pintail The pintail or northern pintail (''Anas acuta'') is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding ...

, ''Anas acuta'' *

Green-winged teal The green-winged teal (''Anas carolinensis'') is a common and widespread duck that breeds in the northern areas of North America except on the Aleutian Islands. It was considered conspecific with the Eurasian teal (''A. crecca'') for some time, ...

, ''Anas crecca'' *

Canvasback The canvasback (''Aythya valisineria'') is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America. Taxonomy Scottish-American naturalist Alexander Wilson described the canvasback in 1814. The genus name is derived from Greek ''aithuia'', ...

, ''Aythya valisineria'' *

Redhead Red hair (also known as orange hair and ginger hair) is a hair color found in one to two percent of the human population, appearing with greater frequency (two to six percent) among people of Northern or Northwestern European ancestry and ...

, ''Aythya americana'' (A) *

Ring-necked duck The ring-necked duck (''Aythya collaris'') is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes. The scientific name is derived from Greek , an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Arist ...

, ''Aythya collaris'' *

Lesser scaup The lesser scaup (''Aythya affinis'') is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the little bluebill or broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill. The origin of ...

, ''Aythya affinis'' *

Red-breasted merganser The red-breasted merganser (''Mergus serrator'') is a diving duck, one of the sawbills. The genus name is a Latin word used by Pliny and other Roman authors to refer to an unspecified waterbird, and ''serrator'' is a sawyer from Latin ''serra' ...

, ''Mergus serrator'' (A) *

Masked duck The masked duck (''Nomonyx dominicus'') is a tiny stiff-tailed duck ranging through the tropical Americas. They are found from Mexico to South America and also in the Caribbean. Primarily not migratory, masked ducks are reported as very uncommo ...

, ''Nomonyx dominicus'' *

Ruddy duck The ruddy duck (''Oxyura jamaicensis'') is a duck from North America and one of the stiff-tailed ducks. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ''oxus'', "sharp", and ''oura'', "tail", and ''jamaicensis'' is "from Jamaica". Taxonomy The r ...

, ''Oxyura jamaicensis''

Guans, chachalacas, and curassows

Order:

Galliformes Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl. Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are ofte ...

Family:

Cracidae The chachalacas, guans and curassows are birds in the family Cracidae. These are species of tropical and subtropical Central and South America. The range of one species, the plain chachalaca, just reaches southernmost parts of Texas in the Unite ...

The Cracidae are large birds, similar in general appearance to turkeys. The guans and curassows 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, ''Ortalis cinereiceps'' * White-bellied chachalaca, ''Ortalis leucogastra'' * Crested guan, ''Penelope purpurascens'' *

Highland guan The highland guan (''Penelopina nigra'') is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found in the highlands of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, southern Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist monta ...

, ''Penelopina nigra'' (vulnerable) * Great curassow, ''Crax rubra'' (vulnerable)

New World quail

Order:

Family:

Odontophoridae The New World quail are small birds only distantly related to the Old World quail, but named for their similar appearance and habits. The American species are in their own family, the Odontophoridae, whereas Old World quail are in the pheasant ...

The

New World quail The New World quail are small birds only distantly related to the Old World quail, but named for their similar appearance and habits. The American species are in their own family, the Odontophoridae, whereas Old World quail are in the pheasant ...

s 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, ''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 The ...

, ''Dendrortyx leucophrys'' * Black-throated bobwhite, ''Colinus nigrogularis'' * Crested bobwhite, ''Colinus cristatus'' * Ocellated quail, ''Cyrtonyx ocellatus'' (vulnerable) * Singing quail, ''Dactylortyx thoracicus'' * Black-eared wood-quail, ''Odontophorus melanotis'' * Spotted wood-quail, ''Odontophorus guttatus''

Flamingos

Order:

Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes is a group of water birds which comprises flamingos and their extinct relatives. Flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) and the closely related grebes ( Podicipedidae) are contained in the parent clade Mirandornithes. Fossil re ...

Family:

Phoenicopteridae Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four flamingo species distributed throughout the Americas (including the Caribbean ...

Flamingo Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four flamingo species distributed throughout the Americas (including the Caribbea ...

s 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 The American flamingo (''Phoenicopterus ruber'') is a large species of flamingo closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo native to the Neotropics. It was formerly considered conspecific with the greater flamingo, but that tre ...

, ''Phoenicopterus ruber'' (A?) (H?)

Grebes

Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae

Grebe Grebes () are aquatic diving birds in the order Podicipediformes . Grebes are widely distributed freshwater birds, with some species also found in marine habitats during migration and winter. Some flightless species exist as well, most notably ...

s 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 The least grebe (''Tachybaptus dominicus''), an aquatic bird, is the smallest member of the grebe family. It occurs in the New World from the southwestern United States and Mexico to Argentina, and also on Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas and the ...

, ''Tachybaptus dominicus'' *

Pied-billed grebe The pied-billed grebe (''Podilymbus podiceps'') is a species of the grebe family of water birds. Because the Atitlán grebe (''Podilymbus gigas'') has become extinct, the Pied-Billed Grebe is now the sole extant member of the genus ''Podilymbus'' ...

, ''Podilymbus podiceps''

Pigeons and doves

Order:

Columbiformes Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

Family:

Columbidae Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

Pigeon Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

s and

dove Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

s are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy

cere The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals. A beak is used for eating, preening, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food ...

. *

Rock pigeon The rock dove, rock pigeon, or common pigeon ( also ; ''Columba livia'') is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). In common usage, it is often simply referred to as the "pigeon". The domestic pigeon (''Columba livia domes ...

, ''Columba livia'' (I) * Pale-vented pigeon, ''Patagioenas cayennensis'' * Scaled pigeon, ''Patagioenas speciosa'' *

White-crowned pigeon The white-crowned pigeon (''Patagioenas leucocephala'') is a fruit and seed-eating species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It is found primarily in the Caribbean. John James Audubon painted these pigeons, including the waterco ...

, ''Patagioenas leucocephala'' (near-threatened) * Red-billed pigeon, ''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 p ...

, ''Patagioenas fasciata'' * Short-billed pigeon, ''Patagioenas nigrirostris'' *

Eurasian collared-dove The Eurasian collared dove (''Streptopelia decaocto'') is a dove species native to Europe and Asia; it was introduced to Japan, North America and islands in the Caribbean. Because of its vast global range and increasing population trend, it ha ...

, ''Streptopelia decaocto'' (I) *

Inca dove The Inca dove or Mexican dove (''Columbina inca'') is a small New World dove. The species was first described by French surgeon and naturalist René Lesson in 1847. It reaches a length of and weighs . The Inca dove has an average wingspan of 2 ...

, ''Columbina inca'' *

Common ground dove The common ground dove (''Columbina passerina'') is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United State ...

, ''Columbina passerina'' *

Plain-breasted ground dove The plain-breasted ground dove (''Columbina minuta'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It lacks the scaled appearance to the feathers of the similar and typically more abundant common ground dove. Taxonomy In 1760 the French zoolog ...

, ''Columbina minuta'' *

Ruddy ground dove The ruddy ground dove (''Columbina talpacoti'') is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Mexico south to Brazil, Peru and Paraguay, and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Individual birds can sometimes be see ...

, ''Columbina talpacoti'' * Blue ground dove, ''Claravis pretiosa'' * Maroon-chested ground dove, ''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, ''Leptotila verreauxi'' * Caribbean dove, ''Leptotila jamaicensis'' * Gray-chested dove, ''Leptotila cassinii'' * Gray-headed dove, ''Leptotila plumbeiceps'' *

White-faced quail-dove The white-faced quail-dove (''Zentrygon albifacies'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.Soberanes-González, C. A., C. I. Rodríguez-Flores, M. d. C. Arizmendi, ...

, ''Zentrygon albifacies'' *

White-winged dove The white-winged dove (''Zenaida asiatica'') is a dove whose native range extends from the Southwestern United States through Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. They are large for doves, and can be distinguished from similar doves by th ...

, ''Zenaida asiatica'' *

Mourning dove The mourning dove (''Zenaida macroura'') is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove, the rain dove, and colloquially as the turtle dove, and was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Caroli ...

, ''Zenaida macroura''

Cuckoos

Order:

Cuculiformes Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separa ...

Family:

Cuculidae Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separa ...

The family Cuculidae includes

cuckoo Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separ ...

roadrunner The roadrunners (genus ''Geococcyx''), also known as chaparral birds or chaparral cocks, are two species of fast-running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests. They are found in the southwestern and south-central United States and Mexico, us ...

s, and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. *

Smooth-billed ani The smooth-billed ani (''Crotophaga ani'') is a bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador, Brazil, northern Argentina and southern Chile. ...

, ''Crotophaga ani'' * Groove-billed ani, ''Crotophaga sulcirostris'' * Striped cuckoo, ''Tapera naevia'' * Pheasant cuckoo, ''Dromococcyx phasianellus'' * Lesser ground-cuckoo, ''Morococcyx erythropygus'' *

Lesser roadrunner The lesser roadrunner (''Geococcyx velox'') is a large, long-legged member of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from Mesoamerica. The Latin name means "swift earth-cuckoo". Along with the greater roadrunner, it is one of two species in the genus ''G ...

, ''Geococcyx velox'' * Rufous-vented ground-cuckoo, ''Neomorphus geoffroyi'' *

Squirrel cuckoo The squirrel cuckoo (''Piaya cayana'') is a large and active species of cuckoo found in wooded habitats from northwestern Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and on Trinidad. Some authorities have split off the western Mexican form as the M ...

, ''Piaya cayana'' *

Yellow-billed cuckoo The yellow-billed cuckoo (''Coccyzus americanus'') is a cuckoo. Common folk-names for this bird in the southern United States are rain crow and storm crow. These likely refer to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging rain or th ...

, ''Coccyzus americanus'' *

Mangrove cuckoo The mangrove cuckoo (''Coccyzus minor'') is a species of cuckoo that is native to the Neotropics. Taxonomy The mangrove cuckoo was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition ...

, ''Coccyzus minor'' * Black-billed cuckoo, ''Coccyzus erythropthalmus''

Nightjars and allies

Order:

Caprimulgiformes Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tal ...

Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjar Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tal ...

s 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 The short-tailed nighthawk (''Lurocalis semitorquatus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South Ame ...

, ''Lurocalis semitorquatus'' *

Lesser nighthawk The lesser nighthawk (''Chordeiles acutipennis'') is a nightjar found throughout a large part of the Americas. The adults are dark with brown, grey and white patterning on the upperparts and breast; the long upperwings are black and show a whit ...

, ''Chordeiles acutipennis'' *

Common nighthawk The common nighthawk (''Chordeiles minor'') is a medium-sized crepuscular or nocturnal bird of the Americas within the nightjar family, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization. Typically dark (gray, black and brown), di ...

, ''Chordeiles minor'' *

Antillean nighthawk The Antillean nighthawk (''Chordeiles gundlachii'') is a nightjar native to the Caribbean and Florida Keys. Its specific epithet, ''gundlachii'', is in honor of Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach. Description The adults are dark with brown, grey an ...

, ''Chordeiles gundlachii'' (A) * Common pauraque, ''Nyctidromus albicollis'' * Ocellated poorwill, ''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 C ...

, ''Antrostomus carolinensis'' (near-threatened) *

Yucatan nightjar The Yucatan nightjar (''Antrostomus badius'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras.Schulenberg, T. S., M. d. C. Arizmendi, C. I. Rodríguez-Flores, C. A. Soberanes-Gonzál ...

, ''Antrostmus badius'' *

Buff-collared nightjar The buff-collared nightjar or Ridgway's whip-poor-will (''Antrostomus ridgwayi'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico.Bower ...

, ''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 o ...

, ''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 ea ...

, ''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 Near passerines and higher land-bird assemblage are terms of traditional, pre-cladistic taxonomy that have often been given to tree-dwelling birds or those most often believed to be related to the true passerines (order Passeriformes) owing to mor ...

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, ''Nyctibius grandis'' * Northern potoo, ''Nyctibius jamaicensis''

Swifts

Order:

Apodiformes Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts (Apodidae), the treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae), and the hummingbirds (Trochilidae). In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodi ...

Family:

Apodidae The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes with hummingbirds. The treeswifts are closely ...

Swift Swift or SWIFT most commonly refers to: * SWIFT, an international organization facilitating transactions between banks ** SWIFT code * Swift (programming language) * Swift (bird), a family of birds It may also refer to: Organizations * SWIFT, ...

s 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, ''Cypseloides niger'' (vulnerable) * White-chinned swift, ''Cypseloides cryptus'' * Chestnut-collared swift, ''Streptoprocne rutila'' * White-collared swift, ''Streptoprocne zonaris'' *

Gray-rumped swift The grey-rumped swift or gray-rumped swift (''Chaetura cinereiventris'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife Internation ...

, ''Chaetura cinereiventris'' *

Chimney swift The chimney swift (''Chaetura pelagica'') is a bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae. A member of the genus ''Chaetura'', it is closely related to both the Vaux's swift and the Chapman's swift; in the past, the three were sometimes consider ...

, ''Chaetura pelagica'' (vulnerable) * Vaux's swift, ''Chaetura vauxi'' * White-throated swift, ''Aeronautes saxatalis'' * Lesser swallow-tailed swift, ''Panyptila cayennensis'' *

Great swallow-tailed swift The great swallow-tailed swift (''Panyptila sanctihieronymi'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital c ...

, ''Panyptila sanctihieronymi''

Hummingbirds

Honduran Emerald (Amazilia luciae) (2495402213)

Order:

Family:

Trochilidae 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 ...

Hummingbirds 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 The white-necked jacobin (''Florisuga mellivora'') is a medium-size hummingbird that ranges from Mexico south through Central America and northern South America into Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. It is also found in Trinidad & Tobago. Other common ...

, ''Florisuga mellivora'' * Bronzy hermit, ''Glaucis aenea'' * Band-tailed barbthroat, ''Threnetes ruckeri'' *

Long-billed hermit The long-billed hermit (''Phaethornis longirostris'') is a bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found from central Mexico south through Central America, Colombia and Ecuador into Peru. Taxonomy and systematics It has oft ...

, ''Phaethornis longirostris'' *

Stripe-throated hermit The stripe-throated hermit (''Phaethornis striigularis'') is a species of hummingbird from Central America and north-western South America. It is generally fairly common and considered Least Concern by BirdLife International. Description and sys ...

, ''Phaethornis striigularis'' *

Brown violetear The brown violetear (''Colibri delphinae'') is a large hummingbird that breeds at middle elevations in the mountains in Central America, and western and northern South America (primarily the Andes and the tepuis) with isolated populations on Trin ...

, ''Colibri delphinae'' * Mexican violetear, ''Colibri thalassinus'' (the ASHO retains the pre-split name of green violetear) *

Purple-crowned fairy The purple-crowned fairy (''Heliothryx barroti'') is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found from southeastern Mexico south into northern Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds ...

, ''Heliothryx barroti'' * Green-breasted mango, ''Anthracothorax prevostii'' *

Black-crested coquette The black-crested coquette (''Lophornis helenae'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.HBW and BirdLife Internatio ...

, ''Lophornis helenae'' * Rivoli's hummingbird, ''Eugenes fulgens'' * Long-billed starthroat, ''Heliomaster longirostris'' * Plain-capped starthroat, ''Heliomaster constantii'' * Green-throated mountain-gem, ''Lampornis viridipallens'' * Green-breasted mountain-gem, ''Lampornis sybillae'' * Amethyst-throated mountain-gem, ''Lampornis amethystinus'' * Garnet-throated hummingbird, ''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) ...

, ''Doricha enicura'' * Sparkling-tailed hummingbird, ''Tilmatura dupontii'' *

Ruby-throated hummingbird The ruby-throated hummingbird (''Archilochus colubris'') is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to bree ...

, ''Archilochus colubris'' *

Wine-throated hummingbird The wine-throated hummingbird (''Selasphorus ellioti'') is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Taxonomy and systematics T ...

, ''Selasphorus ellioti'' * Canivet's emerald, ''Cynanthus canivetii'' *

White-eared hummingbird The white-eared hummingbird (''Basilinna leucotis'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from the southwestern U.S. to Nicaragua.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook ...

, ''Basilinna leucotis'' * Wedge-tailed sabrewing, ''Pampa curvipennis'' *

Emerald-chinned hummingbird The emerald-chinned hummingbird (''Abeillia abeillei'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.HBW and BirdLife Internatio ...

, ''Abeillia abeillei'' * Violet-headed hummingbird, ''Klais guimeti'' * Violet sabrewing, ''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 Internationa ...

, ''Chalybura urochrysia'' * Crowned woodnymph, ''Thalurania colombica'' *

Snowcap The snowcap (''Microchera albocoronata'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of th ...

, ''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 the ...

, ''Eupherusa eximia'' * Scaly-breasted hummingbird, ''Phaeochroa cuvierii'' * Green-fronted hummingbird, ''Leucolia viridifrons'' (A) *

Azure-crowned hummingbird The azure-crowned hummingbird (''Saucerottia cyanocephala'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and ...

, ''Saucerottia cyanocephala'' *

Blue-vented hummingbird The blue-vented hummingbird (''Saucerottia hoffmanni'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and systematics The blue-vented hummingbird wa ...

, ''Saucerottia hoffmanni'' *

Berylline hummingbird The berylline hummingbird (''Saucerottia beryllina'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States. Taxonomy and system ...

, ''Saucerottia beryllina'' *

Blue-tailed hummingbird The blue-tailed hummingbird (''Saucerottia cyanura'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and sy ...

, ''Saucerottia cyanura'' *

Cinnamon hummingbird The cinnamon hummingbird (''Amazilia rutila'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from northwestern Mexico to Costa Rica. Taxonomy The cinnamon hummingbird was formally descr ...

, ''Amazilia rutila'' * Buff-bellied hummingbird, ''Amazilia yucatanensis'' (A) * Rufous-tailed hummingbird, ''Amazilia tzacatl'' *

, ''Polyerata luciae'' or ''Amazilia luciae'' (E) (endangered) * Blue-chested hummingbird, ''Polyerata amabilis'' * White-bellied emerald, ''Chlorestes candida'' * Blue-throated goldentail, ''Chlorestes eliciae''

Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order:

Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and terrestrial bird families that did ...

Family:

Rallidae 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, althou ...

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the

rails Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters *Rail (rail transport) or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' ( ...

, crakes,

coot Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family, Rallidae. They constitute the genus ''Fulica'', the name being the Latin term for "coot". Coots have predominantly black plumage, and—unlike many rails—they are usually ...

s, and

gallinule Moorhens—sometimes called marsh hens—are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family (Rallidae). Most species are placed in the genus ''Gallinula'', Latin for "little hen". They are close relatives of coots. They are of ...

s. 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, ''Pardirallus maculatus'' * Uniform crake, ''Amaurolimnas concolor'' *

Rufous-necked wood-rail The rufous-necked wood rail (''Aramides axillaris'') 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 ...

, ''Aramides axillaris'' * Russet-naped wood-rail, ''Aramides albiventris'' * Mangrove rail, ''Rallus longirostris'' * Sora, ''Porzana carolina'' *

Common gallinule The common gallinule (''Gallinula galeata'') is a bird in the family Rallidae. It was split from the common moorhen by the American Ornithologists' Union in July 2011. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, and other wetlands in t ...

, ''Gallinula galeata'' *

American coot The American coot (''Fulica americana''), also known as a mud hen or pouldeau, is a bird of the family Rallidae. Though commonly mistaken for ducks, American coots are only distantly related to ducks, belonging to a separate order. Unlike the w ...

, ''Fulica americana'' * Purple gallinule, ''Porphyrio martinicus'' *

Yellow-breasted crake The yellow-breasted crake (''Laterallus flaviventer'') is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found on several Caribbean islands and in most of Central America and South America.HB ...

, ''Haplocrex flaviventer'' * Ruddy crake, ''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, ''Laterallus exilis'' * Black rail, ''Laterallus jamaicensis''

Finfoots

Order:

Family: Heliornithidae Heliornithidae is a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots. * Sungrebe, ''Heliornis fulica''

Limpkin

Order:

Family:

Aramidae Aramidae is a bird family in the order Gruiformes. The limpkin (''Aramus guarauna'') is the only living member of this family, although other species are known from the fossil record, such as '' Aramus paludigrus'' from the Middle Miocene and '' ...

The limpkin resembles a large rail. It has drab-brown plumage and a grayer head and neck. *

Limpkin The limpkin (''Aramus guarauna''), also called carrao, courlan, and crying bird, is a large wading bird related to rails and cranes, and the only extant species in the family Aramidae. It is found mostly in wetlands in warm parts of the America ...

, ''Aramus guarauna''

Thick-knees

Order:

Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...

Family: Burhinidae 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 The double-striped thick-knee (''Burhinus bistriatus'') is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. The vernacular name refers to the prominent joints in the long greenish-grey legs, and ''bistriatus'' to the two stripes of th ...

, ''Burhinus bistriatus''

Stilts and avocets

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Family:

Recurvirostridae The Recurvirostridae are a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets (one genus) and the stilts (two genera). Description Avocets and stilts range in length from and in weight fro ...

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the

avocet The four species of avocets are a genus, ''Recurvirostra'', of waders in the same avian family as the stilts. The genus name comes from Latin , 'curved backwards' and , 'bill'. The common name is thought to derive from the Italian ( Ferrarese) ...

s and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. * Black-necked stilt, ''Himantopus mexicanus'' *

American avocet The American avocet (''Recurvirostra americana'') is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae, that is found in North America. It spends much of its time foraging in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping its bill ...

, ''Recurvirostra americana''

Oystercatchers

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) in flight

Order:

Family: Haematopodidae The

oystercatcher The oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, ''Haematopus''. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the polar regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia. The ...

s are large and noisy plover-like birds with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. *

American oystercatcher The American oystercatcher (''Haematopus palliatus''), occasionally called the American pied oystercatcher, is a member of family Haematopodidae. Originally called the "sea pie", it was renamed in 1731 when naturalist Mark Catesby observed the ...

, ''Haematopus palliatus''

Plovers and lapwings

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Family:

Charadriidae The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, about 64 to 68 species in all. Taxonomy The family Charadriidae was introduced (as Charadriadæ) by the English zoologist William Elford Leach in a guide to the con ...

The family Charadriidae includes the

plover Plovers ( , ) are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. Description There are about 66 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subf ...

dotterel The Eurasian dotterel (''Charadrius morinellus''), also known in Europe as just dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The dotterel is a brown and black streaked bird with a broad white eye-stripe and an orange-red chest ban ...

s, and

lapwing Lapwings (subfamily Vanellinae) are any of various ground-nesting birds (family Charadriidae) akin to plovers and dotterels. They range from in length, and are noted for their slow, irregular wingbeats in flight and a shrill, wailing cry. A gro ...

s. 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 The grey plover or black-bellied plover (''Pluvialis squatarola'') is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding. Taxonomy The grey plover was forma ...

, ''Pluvialis squatarola'' * American golden-plover, ''Pluvialis dominica'' *

Killdeer The killdeer (''Charadrius vociferus'') is a large plover found in the Americas. It was described and given its current scientific name in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his ''Systema Naturae''. Three subspecies are described. Th ...

, ''Charadrius vociferus'' *

Semipalmated plover The semipalmated plover (''Charadrius semipalmatus'') is a small plover. ''Charadrius'' is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek ''kharadrios'' a bird found in ravines and ri ...

, ''Charadrius semipalmatus'' * Piping plover, ''Charadrius melodus'' (A) (near-threatened) *

Wilson's plover Wilson's plover (''Charadrius wilsonia'') is a small bird of the family Charadriidae. It was named after the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson by his friend George Ord in 1814. Wilson's plover is a coastal wader which breeds o ...

, ''Charadrius wilsonia'' * Collared plover, ''Charadrius collaris'' *

Snowy plover The snowy plover (''Charadrius nivosus'') is a small wader in the plover bird family, typically about 5-7" in length. It breeds in the southern and western United States, the Caribbean, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. Long considered to be a subspecie ...

, ''Charadrius nivosus'' (near-threatened)

Jacanas

Order:

Family: Jacanidae 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, ''Jacana spinosa''

Sandpipers and allies

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Family:

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

sandpiper 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 ...

curlew The curlews () are a group of nine species of birds in the genus ''Numenius'', characterised by their long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. The English name is imitative of the Eurasian curlew's call, but may have been in ...

godwit The godwits are a group of large, long-billed, long-legged and strongly migratory waders of the bird genus ''Limosa''. Their long bills allow them to probe deeply in the sand for aquatic worms and molluscs. In their winter range, they floc ...

s, shanks, tattlers,

woodcock The woodcocks are a group of seven or eight very similar living species of wading birds in the genus ''Scolopax''. The genus name is Latin for a snipe or woodcock, and until around 1800 was used to refer to a variety of waders. The English name ...

snipe A snipe is any of about 26 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill, eyes placed high on the head, and cryptic/ camouflaging plumage. The ''Gallinago'' snipes have a ...

dowitcher The three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed wading birds in the genus ''Limnodromus''. The English name "dowitchers" is from Iroquois, recorded in English by the 1830s. The OED's earliest example is from 1841, but full-text searching giv ...

s, 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 The upland sandpiper (''Bartramia longicauda'') is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. Older names are the upland plover and Bartram's sandpiper. In Louisiana, it is also colloquially known as the papabotte. It is the only member ...

, ''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, migr ...

, ''Numenius americanus'' * Hudsonian godwit, ''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 The ruddy turnstone (''Arenaria interpres'') is a small cosmopolitan wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus ''Arenaria''. It is now classified in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plov ...

, ''Arenaria interpres'' *

Red knot The red knot or just knot (''Calidris canutus'') is a medium-sized shorebird which breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia. It is a large member of the '' Calidris'' sandpipers, second only to the ...

, ''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 bir ...

, ''Calidris virgata'' (A) *

Stilt sandpiper The stilt sandpiper (''Calidris himantopus'') is a small shorebird. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'' is a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific ''himanto ...

, ''Calidris himantopus'' *

Sanderling The sanderling (''Calidris alba'') is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English ''sand-yrðling'', "sand-ploughman". The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'', a term used by Aristotle for some grey-colou ...

, ''Calidris alba'' * Baird's sandpiper, ''Calidris bairdii'' *

Least sandpiper The least sandpiper (''Calidris minutilla'') is the smallest shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'', a term used by Aristotle for some grey-colored waterside birds. The specific ''minutilla'' is Medieval Lat ...

, ''Calidris minutilla'' * White-rumped sandpiper, ''Calidris fuscicollis'' * Buff-breasted sandpiper, ''Calidris subruficollis'' (near-threatened) *

Pectoral sandpiper The pectoral sandpiper (''Calidris melanotos'') is a small, migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick linin ...

, ''Calidris melanotos'' *

Semipalmated sandpiper The semipalmated sandpiper (''Calidris pusilla'') is a very small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'', a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific ''pusilla'' is Lati ...

, ''Calidris pusilla'' (near-threatened) *

Western sandpiper The western sandpiper (''Calidris mauri'') is a small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'', a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific ''mauri'' commemorates Italian bota ...

, ''Calidris mauri'' *

Short-billed dowitcher The short-billed dowitcher (''Limnodromus griseus''), like its congener the long-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized, stocky, long-billed shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is an inhabitant of North America, Central America, the Caribbea ...

, ''Limnodromus griseus'' *

Long-billed dowitcher The long-billed dowitcher (''Limnodromus scolopaceus'') is a medium-sized shorebird with a relatively long bill belonging to the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. In breeding plumage, adults are characterized by a beautiful rufous head and underpar ...

, ''Limnodromus scolopaceus'' *

Wilson's snipe Wilson's snipe (''Gallinago delicata'') is a small, stocky shorebird. The genus name ''gallinago'' is New Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin ''gallina'', "hen" and the suffix ''-ago'', "resembling". The specific ''delicata'' is Latin for "d ...

, ''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 do ...

, ''Actitis macularia'' * Solitary sandpiper, ''Tringa solitaria'' * Wandering tattler, ''Tringa incana'' *

Lesser yellowlegs The lesser yellowlegs (''Tringa flavipes'') is a medium-sized shorebird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America. Taxonomy The lesser yellowlegs was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in ...

, ''Tringa flavipes'' *

Willet The willet (''Tringa semipalmata'') is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is a relatively large and robust sandpiper, and is the largest of the species called "shanks" in the genus ''Tringa''. Its closest relative is the lesser yel ...

, ''Tringa semipalmata'' *

Greater yellowlegs The greater yellowlegs (''Tringa melanoleuca'') is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It breeds in central Canada and southern Alaska and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America. Taxonomy ...

, ''Tringa melanoleuca'' *

Wilson's phalarope Wilson's phalarope (''Phalaropus tricolor'') is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering in inland salt lakes ...

, ''Phalaropus tricolor'' *

Red-necked phalarope The red-necked phalarope (''Phalaropus lobatus''), also known as the northern phalarope and hyperborean phalarope, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a ...

, ''Phalaropus lobatus'' (A)

Skuas and jaegers

Order:

Family: 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, ''Stercorarius pomarinus'' * Parasitic jaeger, ''Stercorarius parasiticus'' *

Long-tailed jaeger The long-tailed skua or long-tailed jaeger (''Stercorarius longicaudus'') is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. Etymology The word "jaeger" is derived from the German word ''Jäger'', meaning "hunter". The English word "skua" comes fr ...

, ''Stercorarius longicaudus''

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

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Family:

Laridae Laridae is a family of seabirds in the order Charadriiformes that includes the gulls, terns, skimmers and kittiwakes. It includes around 100 species arranged into 22 genera. They are an adaptable group of mostly aerial birds found worldwide. ...

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes

gull Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns and skimmers and only distantly related to auks, and even more distantly to waders. Until the 21st century ...

kittiwake The kittiwakes (genus ''Rissa'') are two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae, the black-legged kittiwake (''Rissa tridactyla'') and the red-legged kittiwake (''Rissa brevirostris''). The epithets "black-legged" and "red-l ...

s, 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. Skimmers 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 Sabine's gull ( ) (''Xema sabini'') also known as the fork-tailed gull or xeme, is a small gull. It is the only species placed in the genus ''Xema''. It breeds in colonies on coasts and tundra, laying two or three spotted olive-brown eggs in a gr ...

, ''Xema sabini'' (A) *

Bonaparte's gull Bonaparte's gull (''Chroicocephalus philadelphia'') is a member of the gull family Laridae found mainly in northern North America. At in length, it is one of the smallest species of gull. Its plumage is mainly white with grey upperparts. During ...

, ''Chroicocephalus philadelphia'' (A) *

Laughing gull The laughing gull (''Leucophaeus atricilla'') is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. Named for its laugh-like call, it is an opportunistic omnivore and scavenger. It breeds in large colonies mostly along the Atlantic coast of North Am ...

, ''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 f ...

, ''Leucophaeus pipixcan'' *

Heermann's gull Heermann's gull (''Larus heermanni'') is a gull resident in the United States, Mexico and extreme southwestern British Columbia, nearly all nesting on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California. They are usually found near shores or well out to sea, very ...

, ''Larus heermanni'' (A) *

Ring-billed gull The ring-billed gull (''Larus delawarensis'') is a medium-sized gull. The genus name is from Latin ''Larus'' which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific ''delawarensis'' refers to the Delaware River. Description ...

, ''Larus delawarensis'' *

Western gull The western gull (''Larus occidentalis'') is a large white-headed gull that lives on the west coast of North America. It was previously considered conspecific with the yellow-footed gull (''Larus livens'') of the Gulf of California. The western ...

, ''Larus occidentalis'' (A) *

California gull The California gull (''Larus californicus'') is a medium-sized gull, smaller on average than the herring gull but larger on average than the ring-billed gull, though it may overlap in size greatly with both. Description Adults are similar in ap ...

, ''Larus californicus'' (A) *

Herring gull Herring gull is a common name for several birds in the genus '' Larus'', all formerly treated as a single species. Three species are still combined in some taxonomies: * American herring gull (''Larus smithsonianus'') - North America * European ...

, ''Larus argentatus'' *

Lesser black-backed gull The lesser black-backed gull (''Larus fuscus'') is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa. It has increased dramatically in North America, most common alo ...

, ''Larus fuscus'' (A) *

Kelp gull The kelp gull (''Larus dominicanus''), also known as the Dominican gull, is a gull that breeds on coasts and islands through much of the Southern Hemisphere. The nominate ''L. d. dominicanus'' is the subspecies found around South America, part ...

, ''Larus dominicanus'' (A) *

Brown noddy The brown noddy or common noddy (''Anous stolidus'') is a seabird in the family Laridae. The largest of the noddies, it can be told from the closely related black noddy by its larger size and plumage, which is dark brown rather than black. The b ...

, ''Anous stolidus'' *

Black noddy The black noddy or white-capped noddy (''Anous minutus'') is a seabird from the family Laridae. It is a medium-sized species of tern with black plumage and a white cap. It closely resembles the lesser noddy (''Anous tenuirostris'') with which it ...

, ''Anous minutus'' * Sooty tern, ''Onychoprion fuscata'' (A) * Bridled tern, ''Onychoprion anaethetus'' *

Least tern The least tern (''Sternula antillarum'') is a species of tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America. It is closely related to, and was formerly often considered conspecific with, the little tern of the Old World. Ot ...

, ''Sternula antillarum'' *

Large-billed tern The large-billed tern (''Phaetusa simplex'') is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is placed the monotypic genus ''Phaetusa''. It is found in most of South America (east of the Andes and north of the Pampas). It has occurred as a vagrant ...

, ''Phaetusa simplex'' (A) *

Gull-billed tern The gull-billed tern (''Gelochelidon nilotica''), formerly ''Sterna nilotica'', is a tern in the family Laridae. It is widely distributed and breeds in scattered localities in Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and the Americas. The Australian gull ...

, ''Gelochelidon nilotica'' *

Caspian tern The Caspian tern (''Hydroprogne caspia'') is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no accepted subspecies. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ' ...

, ''Hydroprogne caspia'' *

Black tern The black tern (''Chlidonias niger'') is a small tern generally found in or near inland water in Europe, Western Asia and North America. As its name suggests, it has predominantly dark plumage. In some lights it can appear blue in the breeding se ...

, ''Chlidonias niger'' * Roseate tern, ''Sterna dougallii'' *

Common tern The common tern (''Sterna hirundo'') is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migrator ...

, ''Sterna hirundo'' * Arctic tern, ''Sterna paradisaea'' (A) *

Forster's tern Forster's tern (''Sterna forsteri'') is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name ''Sterna'' is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and ''forsteri'' commemorates the naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster. It breeds inland in North America ...

, ''Sterna forsteri'' * Royal tern, ''Thalasseus maxima'' *

Sandwich tern The Sandwich tern (''Thalasseus sandvicensis'') is a tern in the family Laridae. It is very closely related to the lesser crested tern (''T. bengalensis''), Chinese crested tern (''T. bernsteini''), Cabot's tern (''T. acuflavidus''), and elega ...

, ''Thalasseus sandvicensis'' *

Elegant tern The elegant tern (''Thalasseus elegans'') is a tern in the family Laridae. It breeds on the Pacific coasts of the southern United States and Mexico and winters south to Peru, Ecuador and Chile. This species breeds in very dense colonies on coa ...

, ''Thalasseus elegans'' (near-threatened) * Black skimmer, ''Rynchops niger''

Tropicbirds

Order:

Phaethontiformes The Phaethontiformes are an order of birds. They contain one extant family, the tropicbirds (Phaethontidae), and one extinct family Prophaethontidae from the early Cenozoic. Several fossil genera have been described. The tropicbirds were tradit ...

Family:

Phaethontidae Tropicbirds are a family, Phaethontidae, of tropical pelagic seabirds. They are the sole living representatives of the order Phaethontiformes. For many years they were considered part of the Pelecaniformes, but genetics indicates they are most ...

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 The white-tailed tropicbird (''Phaethon lepturus'') is a tropicbird. It is the smallest of three closely related seabirds of the tropical oceans and smallest member of the order Phaethontiformes. It is found in the tropical Atlantic, western P ...

, ''Phaethon lepturus'' (A)

Sunbittern

Order:

Eurypygiformes Eurypygiformes is an order formed by the kagus, comprising two species in the family Rhynochetidae endemic to New Caledonia, and the sunbittern (''Eurypyga helias'') from the tropical regions of the Americas. Its closest relatives appear to b ...

Family: Eurypygidae The sunbittern is a

bittern Bitterns are birds belonging to the subfamily Botaurinae of the heron family Ardeidae. Bitterns tend to be shorter-necked and more secretive than other members of the family. They were called ''hæferblæte'' in Old English; the word "bittern ...

-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas and the sole member of the family Eurypygidae (sometimes spelled Eurypigidae) and genus ''Eurypyga''. *

Sunbittern The sunbittern (''Eurypyga helias'') 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''. It is found in Central and South America, and ...

, ''Eurypyga helias''

Northern storm-petrels

Order:

Procellariiformes Procellariiformes is an order (biology), order of seabirds that comprises four family (biology), families: the albatrosses, the Procellariidae, petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels. Formerly called Tubinares and still call ...

Family:

Hydrobatidae Northern storm petrels are seabirds in the genus ''Hydrobates'' in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. The family was once lumped with the similar austral storm petrels in the combined storm petrels, but have been split ...

The

storm-petrels Storm-petrel may refer to one of two bird families, both in the order Procellariiformes, once treated as the same family. The two families are: * Northern storm petrels (''Hydrobatidae'') are found in the Northern Hemisphere, although some speci ...

are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on

plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in water (or air) that are unable to propel themselves against a current (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankters. In the ocean, they provide a crucia ...

ic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes

bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most ...

-like. * Wedge-rumped storm-petrel, ''Hydrobates tethys'' (A) *

Black storm-petrel The black storm petrel (''Hydrobates melania'') is a small seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. It is 23 cm in length, with a wingspan of 46–51 cm. The species breeds seabird colony, colonially on islands off the souther ...

, ''Hydrobates melania'' (A) * Least storm-petrel, ''Hydrobates microsoma'' (A)

Shearwaters and petrels

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Family:

Procellariidae The family Procellariidae is a group of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the diving petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters. This family is part of the bird order Procellariiformes (or tubenoses), which als ...

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 Cory's shearwater (''Calonectris borealis'') is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It breeds colonially of rocky islands in the eastern Atlantic. Outside the breeding season it ranges widely in the Atlantic. It was formerl ...

, ''Calonectris diomedea'' (A) *

Great shearwater The great shearwater (''Ardenna gravis'') is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It breeds colonially on rocky islands in the south Atlantic. Outside the breeding season it ranges widely in the Atlantic. Taxonomy The great s ...

, ''Ardenna gravis'' (A) *

Sooty shearwater The sooty shearwater (''Ardenna grisea'') is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. In New Zealand, it is also known by its Māori name , and as muttonbird, like its relatives the wedge-tailed shearwater (''A. pacificus ...

, ''Ardenna grisea'' (A) * Audubon's shearwater, ''Puffinus lherminieri'' (A)

Storks

Order:

Ciconiiformes Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family called Ciconiidae, and make up the order Ciconiiformes . Ciconiiformes previously included a number of other families, such as herons a ...

Family: 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 The wood stork (''Mycteria americana'') is a large American wading bird in the family Ciconiidae (storks), the only member of the family to breed in North America. It was formerly called the "wood ibis", though it is not an ibis. It is found ...

, ''Mycteria americana''

Frigatebirds

Order:

Suliformes The order Suliformes (, dubbed "Phalacrocoraciformes" by ''Christidis & Boles 2008'') is an order recognised by the International Ornithologist's Union. In regard to the recent evidence that the traditional Pelecaniformes is polyphyletic, it has ...

Family:

Fregatidae Frigatebirds are a family of seabirds called Fregatidae which are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans. The five extant species are classified in a single genus, ''Fregata''. All have predominantly black plumage, long, deeply forked ...

Frigatebird Frigatebirds are a family of seabirds called Fregatidae which are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans. The five extant species are classified in a single genus, ''Fregata''. All have predominantly black plumage, long, deeply forked ...

s 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 The magnificent frigatebird (''Fregata magnificens'') is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of and wingspan of it is the largest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters off America, bet ...

, ''Fregata magnificens''

Boobies and gannets

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Family:

Sulidae The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulids, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey. The 10 species in this family are often considered congeneric in older ...

The sulids comprise the

gannet Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus ''Morus'' in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. Gannets are large white birds with yellowish heads; black-tipped wings; and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the ...

s and

boobies A booby is a seabird in the genus ''Sula'', part of the family Sulidae. Boobies are closely related to the gannets (''Morus''), which were formerly included in ''Sula''. Systematics and evolution The genus ''Sula'' was introduced by the Fren ...

. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. *

Masked booby The masked booby (''Sula dactylatra''), also called the masked gannet or the blue-faced booby, is a large seabird of the booby and gannet family, Sulidae. First described by the French naturalist René-Primevère Lesson in 1831, the masked boo ...

, ''Sula dactylatra'' * Blue-footed booby, ''Sula nebouxii'' * Brown booby, ''Sula leucogaster'' * Red-footed booby, ''Sula sula'' (A)

Anhingas

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Family: Anhingidae Anhingas 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 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 ...

, ''Anhinga anhinga''

Cormorants and shags

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Family:

Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed, but in 2021 the IOC adopted a consensus taxonomy of seven gen ...

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 The double-crested cormorant (''Nannopterum auritum'') is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. It is found near rivers and lakes, and in coastal areas, and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Al ...

, ''Nannopterum auritum'' (A) *

Neotropic cormorant The neotropic cormorant or olivaceous cormorant (''Nannopterum brasilianum'') is a medium-sized cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from the middle Rio Grande and the Gulf and Californian coasts of the United States so ...

, ''Nannopterum brasilianum''

Pelicans

Order:

Pelecaniformes The Pelecaniformes are an order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such n ...

Family:

Pelecanidae The Pelecanidae is a family of pelecaniform birds within the Pelecani that contains two genera: the extinct ''Eopelecanus'' and the extant '' Pelecanus''. The family was monotypic until the description of ''Eopelecanus'' in 2021. Pelecanids ha ...

Pelicans 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, ''Pelecanus erythrorhynchos'' *

Brown pelican The brown pelican (''Pelecanus occidentalis'') is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to the mout ...

, ''Pelecanus occidentalis''

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

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Family:

Ardeidae 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 ''Ixobrychu ...

The family Ardeidae contains the

s, herons, and

egret Egrets ( ) are herons, generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have the same build ...

s. 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, ''Botaurus pinnatus'' *

American bittern The American bittern (''Botaurus lentiginosus'') is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the northern and central parts of the United States, and wintering in the U.S. Gulf Coast ...

, ''Botaurus lentiginosus'' *

Least bittern The least bittern (''Ixobrychus exilis'') is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas. Taxonomy The least bittern was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his r ...

, ''Ixobrychus exilis'' *

Rufescent tiger-heron The rufescent tiger heron (''Tigrisoma lineatum'') is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is found in wetlands from Central America through much of South America. Taxonomy The rufescent tiger heron was described by the French polymat ...

, ''Tigrisoma lineatum'' * Fasciated tiger-heron, ''Tigrisoma fasciatum'' * Bare-throated tiger-heron, ''Tigrisoma mexicanum'' * Great blue heron, ''Ardea herodias'' *

Great egret The great egret (''Ardea alba''), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and ...

, ''Ardea alba'' * Snowy egret, ''Egretta thula'' *

Little blue heron The little blue heron (''Egretta caerulea'') is a small heron of the genus '' Egretta''. It is a small, darkly colored heron with a two-toned bill. Juveniles are entirely white, bearing resemblance to the snowy egret. During the breeding season ...

, ''Egretta caerulea'' *

Tricolored heron The tricolored heron (''Egretta tricolor''), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas; in the Atlantic region, it ranges from the northeastern United States, south along the coast ...

, ''Egretta tricolor'' * Reddish egret, ''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 ...

, ''Bubulcus ibis'' * Green heron, ''Butorides virescens'' *

Agami heron The agami heron (''Agamia agami'') is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeding bird from Central America south to Peru and Brazil. It is sometimes known as the chestnut-bellied heron, and is the only member of the genus ''Agamia''. In Bra ...

, ''Agamia agami'' (vulnerable) * Black-crowned night-heron, ''Nycticorax nycticorax'' *

Yellow-crowned night-heron The yellow-crowned night heron (''Nyctanassa violacea''), is one of two species of night herons found in the Americas, the other one being the black-crowned night heron. It is known as the ''bihoreau violacé'' in French and the ''pedrete corona ...

, ''Nyctanassa violacea'' *

Boat-billed heron The boat-billed heron (''Cochlearius cochlearius''), colloquially known as the boatbill, is an atypical member of the heron family. It is the only member of the genus ''Cochlearius'' and was formerly placed in a monotypic family, the Cochlearii ...

, ''Cochlearius cochlearius''

Ibises and spoonbills

Roseate Spoonbill - Myakka River State Park

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Family:

Threskiornithidae The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large wading birds. The family has been traditionally classified into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills; however recent genetic studies have cast doubt on this arrangement, and ha ...

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the

ibis The ibises () (collective plural ibis; classical plurals ibides and ibes) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. "Ibis" derives from the Latin and Ancient Greek word ...

es and spoonbills. 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 The glossy ibis (''Plegadis falcinellus'') is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek ''plegados'' and Latin, ''falcis'', both meaning "sickle" a ...

, ''Plegadis falcinellus'' * White-faced ibis, ''Plegadis chihi'' (A) * Green ibis, ''Mesembrinibis cayennensis'' *

Roseate spoonbill The roseate spoonbill (''Platalea ajaja'') is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both South and North America. Taxonomy The roseate spoonbill is sometimes placed in its own ...

, ''Platalea ajaja''

New World vultures

Order:

Cathartiformes The order Cathartiformes of raptors or birds of prey includes the New World vultures and the now-extinct Teratornithidae. These raptors are classified by most taxonomic authorities in the order Accipitriformes (which includes the eagles and hawk ...

Family:

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 widespre ...

The

New World vultures 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 ...

are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of

convergent evolution Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different periods or epochs in time. Convergent evolution creates analogous structures that have similar form or function but were not present in the last com ...

. 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. *

King vulture The king vulture (''Sarcoramphus papa'') is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexic ...

, ''Sarcoramphus papa'' *

Black vulture The black vulture (''Coragyps atratus''), also known as the American black vulture, Mexican vulture, zopilote, urubu, or gallinazo, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the northeastern United States to Peru, Cen ...

, ''Coragyps atratus'' *

Turkey vulture The turkey vulture (''Cathartes aura'') is the most widespread of the New World vultures. One of three species in the genus '' Cathartes'' of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of Sout ...

, ''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 unt ...

, ''Cathartes burrovianus''

Osprey

Order:

Accipitriformes The Accipitriformes (; from Latin ''accipiter''/''accipitri-'' "hawk", and New Latin ''-formes'' "having the form of") are an order of birds that includes most of the diurnal birds of prey, including hawks, eagles, vultures, and kites, but not f ...

Family: Pandionidae 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 ...

which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution. *

Osprey The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o ...

, ''Pandion haliaetus''

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order:

Family:

Accipitridae The Accipitridae is one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-s ...

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks,

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, j ...

kites A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the face ...

, 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 cl ...

s. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. *

Pearl kite The pearl kite (''Gampsonyx swainsonii'') is a very small raptor found in open savanna habitat adjacent to deciduous woodland. It is the only member of the genus ''Gampsonyx''. The scientific name commemorates the English naturalist William Swai ...

, ''Gampsonyx swainsonii'' *

White-tailed kite The white-tailed kite (''Elanus leucurus'') is a small raptor found in western North America and parts of South America. It replaces the related Old World black-winged kite in its native range. Taxonomy The white-tailed kite was described in ...

, ''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, including the Rio Grande Valley of ...

, ''Chondrohierax uncinatus'' * Gray-headed kite, ''Leptodon cayanensis'' *

Swallow-tailed kite The swallow-tailed kite (''Elanoides forficatus'') is a pernine raptor which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. It is the only species in the genus ''Elanoides''. Most North and Central American b ...

, ''Elanoides forficatus'' *

Crested eagle The crested eagle (''Morphnus guianensis'') is a large Neotropical eagle. It is the only member of the genus ''Morphnus''. The crested eagle can grow up to long, with a wingspan up to , and weigh up to . The plumage varies between a light br ...

, ''Morphnus guianensis'' (near-threatened) *

Harpy eagle The harpy eagle (''Harpia harpyja'') is a neotropical species of eagle. It is also called the American harpy eagle to distinguish it from the Papuan eagle, which is sometimes known as the New Guinea harpy eagle or Papuan harpy eagle. It is the ...

, ''Harpia harpyja'' (near-threatened) *

Black hawk-eagle The black hawk-eagle (), also known as the tyrant hawk-eagle, is a species of eagle found from central Mexico through Central America into the south of Brazil to Colombia, eastern Peru, and as far as northern Argentina. There are two known subspe ...

, ''Spizaetus tyrannus'' *

Black-and-white hawk-eagle The black-and-white hawk-eagle (''Spizaetus melanoleucus'', formerly ''Spizastur melanoleucus'') is a bird of prey species in the eagle and hawk family (Accipitridae). It is found throughout a large part of tropical America, from southern Mexic ...

, ''Spizaetus melanoleucus'' *

Ornate hawk-eagle The ornate hawk-eagle (''Spizaetus ornatus'') is a fairly large bird of prey from the tropical Americas. Formerly, some authorities referred to this species as the crested hawk-eagle, a name that may cause some confusion as it is more commonly us ...

, ''Spizaetus ornatus'' (near-threatened) * Double-toothed kite, ''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, ''Accipiter superciliosus'' (A) *

Sharp-shinned hawk The sharp-shinned hawk (''Accipiter striatus'') is a small hawk, with males being the smallest hawks in the United States and Canada, but with the species averaging larger than some Neotropical species, such as the tiny hawk. The taxonomy is fa ...

, ''Accipiter striatus'' *

Cooper's hawk Cooper's hawk (''Accipiter cooperii'') is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico. This species is a member of the genus ''Accipiter'', sometimes referred to as true hawks, which are f ...

, ''Accipiter cooperii'' * Bicolored hawk, ''Accipiter bicolor'' * Mississippi kite, ''Ictinia mississippiensis'' *

Plumbeous kite The plumbeous kite (''Ictinia plumbea'') is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae that is resident in much of northern South America. It is migratory in the northern part of its range which extends north to Mexico. It feeds on insects which it ...

, ''Ictinia plumbea'' * Black-collared hawk, ''Busarellus nigricollis'' *

Crane hawk The crane hawk (''Geranospiza caerulescens'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Geranospiza''. Taxonomy The crane hawk used to be many species that were recently lumped into one. Those ...

, ''Geranospiza caerulescens'' *

Snail kite The snail kite (''Rostrhamus sociabilis'') is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. Its relative, the slender-billed kite, is now again placed in ''Helicolestes'', making ...

, ''Rostrhamus sociabilis'' * Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus'' *

Great black hawk The great black hawk (''Buteogallus urubitinga'') is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. Taxonomy The great black hawk was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist ...

, ''Buteogallus urubitinga'' * Solitary eagle, ''Buteogallus solitarius'' (near-threatened) *

Roadside hawk The roadside hawk (''Rupornis magnirostris'') is a relatively small bird of prey found in the Americas. This vocal species is often the most common raptor in its range. It has many subspecies and is now usually placed in the monotypic genus ''Ru ...

, ''Rupornis magnirostris'' *

Harris's hawk The Harris's hawk (''Parabuteo unicinctus''), formerly known as the bay-winged hawk, dusky hawk, and sometimes a wolf hawk, and known in Latin America as peuco, is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south ...

, ''Parabuteo unicinctus'' *

White-tailed hawk The white-tailed hawk (''Geranoaetus albicaudatus'') is a large bird of prey species found in tropical and subtropical environments of the Americas. Description The white-tailed hawk is a large, stocky hawk. It is close in size to the Swainso ...

, ''Geranoaetus albicaudatus'' *

White hawk The white hawk (''Pseudastur albicollis'') is a bird of prey breeding in the tropical New World of the family Accipitridae. Though it is commonly placed in the subfamily Buteoninae, the validity of this group is doubtful and currently under re ...

, ''Pseudastur albicollis'' * Semiplumbeous hawk, ''Leucopternis semiplumbeus'' *

Gray hawk The gray hawk (''Buteo plagiatus'') or Mexican goshawk is a smallish Bird of prey, 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 Orn ...

, ''Buteo plagiatus'' *

Broad-winged hawk The broad-winged hawk (''Buteo platypterus'') is a medium-sized hawk of the genus ''Buteo''. During the summer, some subspecies are distributed over eastern North America, as far west as British Columbia and Texas; they then migrate south to win ...

, ''Buteo platypterus'' * Short-tailed hawk, ''Buteo brachyurus'' *

Swainson's hawk Swainson's hawk (''Buteo swainsoni'') is a large bird species in the Accipitriformes order. This species was named after William Swainson, a British naturalist. It is colloquially known as the grasshopper hawk or locust hawk, as it is very fond ...

, ''Buteo swainsoni'' *

Zone-tailed hawk The zone-tailed hawk (''Buteo albonotatus'') is a medium-sized 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 blend into g ...

, ''Buteo albonotatus'' *

Red-tailed hawk The red-tailed hawk (''Buteo jamaicensis'') is a bird of prey that breeds throughout most of North America, from the interior of Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. It is one of the most common members wit ...

, ''Buteo jamaicensis''

Barn-owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily:

Tytonidae Barn-owls (family Tytonidae) are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls or typical owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs wit ...

Barn-owls Barn-owls (family Tytonidae) are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls or typical owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with p ...

are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. * Barn owl, ''Tyto alba''

Owls

Mountain Pygmy Owl Glaucidium gnoma Arizona

Order: StrigiformesFamily:

Strigidae 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 ...

The typical owls 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 eye ...

, ''Megascops trichopsis'' * Pacific screech-owl, ''Megascops cooperi'' * Middle-American screech-owl, ''Megascops guatemalae'' * Crested owl, ''Lophostrix cristata'' *

Spectacled owl The spectacled owl (''Pulsatrix perspicillata'') is a large tropical owl native to the neotropics. It is a resident breeder in forests from southern Mexico and Trinidad, through Central America, south to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northwestern ...

, ''Pulsatrix perspicillata'' *

Great horned owl The great horned owl (''Bubo virginianus''), also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the "winged tiger" or "tiger of the air"), or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extre ...

, ''Bubo virginianus'' * Northern pygmy-owl, ''Glaucidium gnoma'' * Central American pygmy-owl, ''Glaucidium griseiceps'' * Ferruginous pygmy-owl, ''Glaucidium brasilianum'' *

Burrowing owl The burrowing owl (''Athene cunicularia''), also called the shoco, is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or an ...

, ''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, ''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 t ...

, ''Strix fulvescens'' *

Stygian owl The stygian owl (''Asio stygius'') is a medium-sized "typical owl" in subfamily Striginae. It is found in Mexico, parts of Central America, Cuba, Hispaniola, and 10 countries in South America.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of ...

, ''Asio stygius'' *

Striped owl The striped owl (''Asio clamator'') is a medium-sized owl with large ear tufts and a brownish-white facial disk rimmed with black. Its beak is black, and it has cinnamon-colored eyes. It has shorter, rounder wings than most of its close relative ...

, ''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 ...

, ''Aegolius ridgwayi'' (A)

Trogons

Order:

Trogoniformes 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 Earl ...

Family: Trogonidae The family Trogonidae includes

trogon 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 ...

s and quetzals. 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, ''Trogon massena'' *

Black-headed trogon The black-headed trogon (''Trogon melanocephalus'') is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and systematics The 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, ''Trogon elegans'' * Mountain trogon, ''Trogon mexicanus'' * Collared trogon, ''Trogon collaris'' *

Resplendent quetzal The resplendent quetzal (''Pharomachrus mocinno'') is a small bird found in southern Mexico and Central America, with two recognized subspecies, ''P. m. mocinno'' and ''P. m. costaricensis''. These animals live in tropical forests, particularly ...

, ''Pharomachrus mocinno'' (near-threatened)

Motmots

Order:

Coraciiformes The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful birds including the kingfishers, the bee-eaters, the rollers, the motmots, and the todies. They generally have syndactyly, with three forward-pointing toes (and toes 3 & 4 fused at their base) ...

Family: 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, ''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 ...

, ''Aspatha gularis'' *

Lesson's motmot Lesson's motmot (''Momotus lessonii'') or the blue-diademed motmot, is a colorful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of southern Mexico to western Panama. This species and the blue-capped motmot, whooping motmot, Trinidad 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 The keel-billed motmot (''Electron carinatum'') is a species of bird in the motmot family Momotidae. It is very closely related to the broad-billed motmot, and the two may be the same species. The two are similar sizes and shapes, and have been r ...

, ''Electron carinatum'' (vulnerable) * Broad-billed motmot, ''Electron platyrhynchum'' *

Turquoise-browed motmot The turquoise-browed motmot (''Eumomota superciliosa'') also known as torogoz, is a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae. It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico (mostly the Yucatán Peninsula), to Costa Rica, ...

, ''Eumomota superciliosa''

Kingfishers

Order:

Family: Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. * Ringed kingfisher, ''Megaceryle torquatus'' * Belted kingfisher, ''Megaceryle alcyon'' * Amazon kingfisher, ''Chloroceryle amazona'' * American pygmy kingfisher, ''Chloroceryle aenea'' *

Green kingfisher The green kingfisher (''Chloroceryle americana'') is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found from southern Texas in the United States south through Central America, in every mainland South Amer ...

, ''Chloroceryle americana'' * Green-and-rufous kingfisher, ''Chloroceryle inda''

Puffbirds

Order:

Piciformes Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes , the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. The Piciformes contain about 71 living genera with a little over 450 species, of ...

Family:

Bucconidae The puffbirds and their relatives in the near passerine family Bucconidae are tropical tree-dwelling insectivorous birds that are found from South America up to Mexico. Together with their closest relatives, the jacamars, they form a divergent ...

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 Rufous () is a color that may be described as reddish-brown or brownish-red, as of rust or oxidised iron. The first recorded use of ''rufous'' as a color name in English was in 1782. However, the color is also recorded earlier in 1527 as a dia ...

, 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 The white-necked puffbird (''Notharchus hyperrhynchus'') is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Remse ...

, ''Notharchus hyperrhynchus'' *

White-whiskered puffbird The white-whiskered puffbird (''Malacoptila panamensis''), also called the white-whiskered soft-wing or brown puffbird, is a near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found from southeastern Mexic ...

, ''Malacoptila panamensis'' *

White-fronted nunbird The white-fronted nunbird (''Monasa morphoeus'') is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, ...

, ''Monasa morphoeus''

Jacamars

Order:

Family: Galbulidae 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, although they are more closely related to puffbirds. * Rufous-tailed jacamar, ''Galbula ruficauda'' * Great jacamar, ''Jacamerops aureus''

Toucans

Order:

Family:

Ramphastidae Toucans (, ) are members of the Neotropical near passerine bird family Ramphastidae. The Ramphastidae are most closely related to the American barbets. They are brightly marked and have large, often colorful bills. The family includes five g ...

Toucans are near passerine birds from the

Neotropics The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge ...

. They are brightly marked and have enormous colorful bills which in some species amount to half their body length. *

Northern emerald-toucanet The emerald toucanet (''Aulacorhynchus prasinus'') is a species of near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found from Mexico to Nicaragua. Taxonomy and systematics The emerald toucanet was originally described in the gen ...

, ''Aulacorhynchus prasinus'' * Collared aracari, ''Pteroglossus torquatus'' * Yellow-eared toucanet, ''Selenidera spectabilis'' * Keel-billed toucan, ''Ramphastos sulfuratus'' *

Yellow-throated toucan The yellow-throated toucan (''Ramphastos ambiguus'') is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Ramphastidae, the toucans, toucanets, and aracaris. It is found from Honduras south into northern South America and beyond to Peru. Taxono ...

, ''Ramphastos ambiguus'' (near-threatened)

Woodpeckers

Order:

Family: Picidae 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, ''Picumnus olivaceus'' *

Acorn woodpecker The acorn woodpecker (''Melanerpes formicivorus'') is a medium-sized woodpecker, long, with an average weight of . Taxonomy The acorn woodpecker was formally described in 1827 by the English naturalist William John Swainson under the binomi ...

, ''Melanerpes formicivorus'' * Black-cheeked woodpecker, ''Melanerpes pucherani'' * Yucatan woodpecker, ''Melanerpes pygmaeus'' *

Hoffmann's woodpecker Hoffmann's woodpecker (''Melanerpes hoffmannii'') is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Honduras south to Costa Rica. Taxonomy and systematics Hoffmann's woodpecker was originally descr ...

, ''Melanerpes hoffmannii'' * Golden-fronted woodpecker, ''Melanerpes aurifrons'' * Yellow-bellied sapsucker, ''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, ''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, ''Colaptes auratus'' * Chestnut-colored woodpecker, ''Celeus castaneus'' * Lineated woodpecker, ''Dryocopus lineatus'' * Pale-billed woodpecker, ''Campephilus guatemalensis''

Falcons and caracaras

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Falconiformes The order Falconiformes () is represented by the extant family Falconidae (falcons and caracaras) and a handful of enigmatic Paleogene species. Traditionally, the other bird of prey families Cathartidae (New World vultures and condors), Sagitt ...

Family: Falconidae 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, ''Micrastur ruficollis'' * Slaty-backed forest-falcon, ''Micrastur mirandollei'' * Collared forest-falcon, ''Micrastur semitorquatus'' *

Red-throated caracara The red-throated caracara (''Ibycter americanus'') is a social species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus ''Ibycter'', or sometimes united in ''Daptrius'' with the black caracara. Unique among caracaras ...

, ''Ibycter americanus'' *

Crested caracara The crested caracara (''Caracara plancus'') is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found from the southern United States through Central and South America to Tierra del Fuego. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Polyborus''. Descri ...

, ''Caracara plancus'' *

Yellow-headed caracara The yellow-headed caracara (''Daptrius chimachima'') is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in tropical and subtropical South America and the southern portion of Central America. Unlike the falcons in the same family, the caraca ...

, ''Milvago chimachima'' * Laughing falcon, ''Herpetotheres cachinnans'' *

American kestrel The American kestrel (''Falco sparverius''), also called the sparrow hawk, is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. It has a roughly two-to-one range in size over subspecies and sex, varying in size from about the weight of ...

, ''Falco sparverius'' * Merlin, ''Falco columbarius'' *

Aplomado falcon The aplomado falcon (''Falco femoralis'') is a medium-sized falcon of the Americas. The species' largest contiguous range is in South America, but not in the deep interior Amazon Basin. It was long known as ''Falco fusco-coerulescens'' or ''Fal ...

, ''Falco femoralis'' * Bat falcon, ''Falco rufigularis'' * Orange-breasted falcon, ''Falco deiroleucus'' (extirpated?) (near-threatened) * Peregrine falcon, ''Falco peregrinus''

New World and African parrots

Order: PsittaciformesFamily:

Psittacidae The family Psittacidae or holotropical parrots is one of three families of true parrots. It comprises the roughly 10 species of subfamily Psittacinae (the Old World or Afrotropical parrots) and 157 of subfamily Arinae (the New World or Neotropi ...

Parrot Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoide ...

s 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 In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. It comes from the Greek word δακτυλος (''dáktylos'') = "finger". Sometimes the ending "-dactylia" is use ...

, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back. * Olive-throated parakeet, ''Eupsittula nana'' * Orange-fronted parakeet, ''Eupsittula canicularis'' *

Scarlet macaw The scarlet macaw (''Ara macao'') is a large red, yellow, and blue Central and South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests of the Neotropics. Its range extends from ...

, ''Ara macao'' *

Great green macaw The great green macaw (''Ara ambiguus''), also known as Buffon's macaw or the great military macaw, is a Central and South American parrot found in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. Two allopatric subspecies are rec ...

, ''Ara ambigua'' (endangered) * Green parakeet, ''Psittacara holochlorus'' * Pacific parakeet, ''Psittacara strenuus'' * Crimson-fronted parakeet, ''Psittacara finschi'' (A?) (H) * Barred parakeet, ''Bolborhynchus lineola'' *

Orange-chinned parakeet The orange-chinned parakeet (''Brotogeris jugularis''), also known as the Tovi parakeet, is a small mainly green parrot of the genus ''Brotogeris''. It is found from Mexico, through Central America, to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropi ...

, ''Brotogeris jugularis'' *

Brown-hooded parrot The brown-hooded parrot (''Pyrilia haematotis'') is a small parrot which is a resident breeding species from southeastern Mexico to north-western Colombia. Until recently, it was placed in the genus ''Pionopsitta'', which now is restricted to the ...

, ''Pionopsitta haematotis'' * White-crowned parrot, ''Pionus senilis'' * White-fronted parrot, ''Amazona albifrons'' *

Yellow-lored parrot The Yucatan amazon (''Amazona xantholora''), also known as the yellow-lored amazon, Yucatan parrot or yellow-lored parrot is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Be ...

, ''Amazona xantholora'' * Red-lored parrot, ''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:

Passeriformes A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by th ...

Family:

Pipridae The manakins are a family, Pipridae, of small suboscine passerine birds. The group contains some 54 species distributed through the American tropics. The name is from Middle Dutch ''mannekijn'' "little man" (also the source of the different bird ...

The

manakin The manakins are a family, Pipridae, of small suboscine passerine birds. The group contains some 54 species distributed through the American tropics. The name is from Middle Dutch ''mannekijn'' "little man" (also the source of the different bird ...

s 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 The long-tailed manakin (''Chiroxiphia linearis'') is a species of bird in the family Pipridae native to Central America where it inhabits both wet and dry tropical and subtropical forests. It is a small, plump bird about long. Males have black ...

, ''Chiroxiphia linearis'' * White-ruffed manakin, ''Corapipo altera'' *

White-collared manakin The white-collared manakin (''Manacus candei'') is a passerine bird in the manakin family. It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from southeastern Mexico to Costa Rica and the extreme west of Panama. It typically inhabits thickets at ...

, ''Manacus candei'' * Red-capped manakin, ''Ceratopipra mentalis''

Cotingas

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Family: 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, ''Lipaugus unirufus'' * Three-wattled bellbird, ''Procnias tricarunculata'' (vulnerable) * Snowy cotinga, ''Carpodectes nitidus''

Tityras and allies

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Family:

Tityridae Tityridae is family of suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics. The 45 species in this family were formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae, Pipridae and Cotingidae (''see Taxonomy''). As yet, no widely ac ...

Tityridae are

suboscine 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 mus ...

passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the

. The species in this family were formerly spread over the families

Tyrannidae The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds known to exist in the world, with more than 400 species. They are the most dive ...

, 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, ''Schiffornis veraepacis'' * Speckled mourner, ''Laniocera rufescens'' * Masked tityra, ''Tityra semifasciata'' * Black-crowned tityra, ''Tityra inquisitor'' *

Cinnamon becard The cinnamon becard (''Pachyramphus cinnamomeus'') is a passerine bird found in Latin America. Taxonomy It has been placed with the tityras in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher families by various authors, but the evidence strongly suggest ...

, ''Pachyramphus cinnamomeus'' *

White-winged becard The white-winged becard (''Pachyramphus polychopterus'') is a species of bird in the family Tityridae. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,Articlewww.ib.usp ...

, ''Pachyramphus polychopterus'' * Gray-collared becard, ''Pachyramphus major'' * Rose-throated becard, ''Pachyramphus aglaiae''

Royal flycatcher and allies

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Family: Onychorhynchidae The members of this small family, created in 2018, were formerly considered to be tyrant flycatchers, family Tyrannidae. * Royal flycatcher, ''Onychorhynchus mexicanus'' * Ruddy-tailed flycatcher, ''Terenotriccus erythrurus'' * Sulphur-rumped flycatcher, ''Myiobius sulphureipygius''

Tyrant flycatchers

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Family:

Tyrant flycatcher The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds known to exist in the world, with more than 400 species. They are the most dive ...

s 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 ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...

'') * Stub-tailed spadebill, ''Platyrinchus cancrominus'' * Golden-crowned spadebill, ''Platyrinchus coronatus'' * Ochre-bellied flycatcher, ''Mionectes oleagineus'' * Sepia-capped flycatcher, ''Leptopogon amaurocephalus'' *

Scale-crested pygmy-tyrant The scale-crested pygmy tyrant (''Lophotriccus pileatus'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It was given its name for the small crown-like ring of feathers on the top of its head. It raises these feathers both to attract a mate and ...

, ''Lophotriccus pileatus'' * Northern bentbill, ''Oncostoma cinereigulare'' * Slate-headed tody-flycatcher, ''Poecilotriccus sylvia'' * Common tody-flycatcher, ''Todirostrum cinereum'' * Black-headed tody-flycatcher, ''Todirostrum nigriceps'' * Eye-ringed flatbill, ''Rhynchocyclus brevirostris'' * Yellow-olive flycatcher, ''Tolmomyias sulphurescens'' * Yellow-bellied tyrannulet, ''Ornithion semiflavum'' * Northern beardless-tyrannulet, ''Camptostoma imberbe'' * Yellow tyrannulet, ''Capsiempis flaveola'' * Greenish elaenia, ''Myiopagis viridicata'' * Yellow-bellied elaenia, ''Elaenia flavogaster'' * Mountain elaenia, ''Elaenia frantzii'' * Guatemalan tyrannulet, ''Zimmerius vilissimus'' (A) * Mistletoe tyrannulet, ''Zimmerius parvus'' * Bright-rumped attila, ''Attila spadiceus'' * Rufous mourner, ''Rhytipterna holerythra'' * Sad flycatcher, ''Myiarchus barbirostris'' *

Dusky-capped flycatcher The dusky-capped flycatcher (''Myiarchus tuberculifer'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in forest and other woodland from southern Arizona, as well as the Chisos Mountains, Texas, south to northern Argentina and on ...

, ''Myiarchus tuberculifer'' *

Ash-throated flycatcher The ash-throated flycatcher (''Myiarchus cinerascens'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. Taxonomy First described in 1851 by George Newbold Lawrence from a specimen collected in western Texas in the United States, the ash-th ...

, ''Myiarchus cinerascens'' * Nutting's flycatcher, ''Myiarchus nuttingi'' *

Great crested flycatcher The great crested flycatcher (''Myiarchus crinitus'') is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus ''Myiarchus'' in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-west ...

, ''Myiarchus crinitus'' *

Brown-crested flycatcher The brown-crested flycatcher (''Myiarchus tyrannulus'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. Description Adult brown-crested flycatchers are probably the largest species of the ''Myiarchus'' flycatchers but vary considerably in s ...

, ''Myiarchus tyrannulus'' *

Great kiskadee The great kiskadee (''Pitangus sulphuratus''), called ''bem-te-vi'' in Brazil and ''benteveo'' in Argentina, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Pitangus''. It breeds in open woodl ...

, ''Pitangus sulphuratus'' * Boat-billed flycatcher, ''Megarynchus pitangua'' * Social flycatcher, ''Myiozetetes similis'' * Gray-capped flycatcher, ''Myiozetetes granadensis'' * White-ringed flycatcher, ''Conopias albovittatus'' * Streaked flycatcher, ''Myiodynastes maculatus'' * Sulphur-bellied flycatcher, ''Myiodynastes luteiventris'' * Piratic flycatcher, ''Legatus leucophaius'' *

Tropical kingbird The tropical kingbird (''Tyrannus melancholicus'') is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States through Central America, South America as far as south as centra ...

, ''Tyrannus melancholicus'' *

Couch's kingbird Couch's kingbird (''Tyrannus couchii'') is a passerine tyrant flycatcher of the kingbird genus. It is found from southern Texas along the Gulf Coast to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, Belize and northern Guatemala. It is also found in the lower ...

, ''Tyrannus couchii'' (A) * Cassin's kingbird, ''Tyrannus vociferans'' *

Western kingbird The western kingbird (''Tyrannus verticalis'') is a large tyrant flycatcher found throughout western environments of North America, as far south as Mexico. Description Adults are a combination of both gray and yellow plumage, along with crimson f ...

, ''Tyrannus verticalis'' *

Eastern kingbird The eastern kingbird (''Tyrannus tyrannus'') is a large tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas. The bird is predominantly dark gray with white underbelly and pointed wings. Eastern kingbirds are conspicuous and are commonly found in open areas ...

, ''Tyrannus tyrannus'' *

Gray kingbird The gray kingbird or grey kingbird (''Tyrannus dominicensis''), also known as pitirre, petchary or white-breasted kingbird, is a passerine bird. The species was first described on the island of Hispaniola, then called Santo Domingo, thus the ''do ...

, ''Tyrannus dominicensis'' * Loggerhead kingbird, ''Tyrannus caudifasciatus'' (A) *

Scissor-tailed flycatcher The scissor-tailed flycatcher (''Tyrannus forficatus''), also known as the Texas bird-of-paradise and swallow-tailed flycatcher, is a long-tailed bird of the genus ''Tyrannus'', whose members are collectively referred to as kingbirds. The kingbi ...

, ''Tyrannus forficatus'' *

Fork-tailed flycatcher The fork-tailed flycatcher (''Tyrannus savana'') is a passerine bird of the tyrant flycatcher family, and is the member of a genus typically referred to as kingbirds. Named for their distinguishingly long, forked tail, fork-tailed flycatchers are ...

, ''Tyrannus savana'' * Tawny-chested flycatcher, ''Aphanotriccus capitalis'' (vulnerable) * Belted flycatcher, ''Xenotriccus callizonus'' (near-threatened) * Tufted flycatcher, ''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, ''Contopus pertinax'' * Western wood-pewee, ''Contopus sordidulus'' * Eastern wood-pewee, ''Contopus virens'' * Tropical pewee, ''Contopus cinereus'' * Yellow-bellied flycatcher, ''Empidonax flaviventris'' * Acadian flycatcher, ''Empidonax virescens'' * Alder flycatcher, ''Empidonax alnorum'' * Willow flycatcher, ''Empidonax traillii'' *

White-throated flycatcher The white-throated flycatcher (''Empidonax albigularis'') is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or t ...

, ''Empidonax albigularis'' * Least flycatcher, ''Empidonax minimus'' * Hammond's flycatcher, ''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, ''Sayornis nigricans'' *

Vermilion flycatcher The vermilion flycatcher (''Pyrocephalus obscurus'') is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family found throughout South America and southern North America. It is a striking exception among the generally drab Tyrannidae due to its v ...

, ''Pyrocephalus rubinus'' * Long-tailed tyrant, ''Colonia colonus''

Typical antbirds

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Thamnophilidae The antbirds are a large passerine bird family, Thamnophilidae, found across subtropical and tropical Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina. There are more than 230 species, known variously as antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, fire ...

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 ant The name army ant (or legionary ant or ''marabunta'') is applied to over 200 ant species in different lineages. Because of their aggressive predatory foraging groups, known as "raids", a huge number of ants forage simultaneously over a limi ...

s 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, ''Cymbilaimus lineatus'' * Great antshrike, ''Taraba major'' * Barred antshrike, ''Thamnophilus doliatus'' * Black-crowned antshrike, ''Thamnophilus atrinucha'' * Russet antshrike, ''Thamnistes anabatinus'' *

Plain antvireo The plain antvireo (''Dysithamnus mentalis'') is a passerine bird species in the antbird family (Thamnophilidae). It is a resident breeder in tropical Central and South America. Taxonomy The plain antvireo was described by the Dutch zoologist C ...

, ''Dysithamnus mentalis'' *

Streak-crowned antvireo The streak-crowned antvireo (''Dysithamnus striaticeps'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest ...

, ''Dysithamnus striaticeps'' * Checker-throated stipplethroat, ''Epinecrophylla fulviventris'' * White-flanked antwren, ''Myrmotherula axillaris'' * Slaty antwren, ''Myrmotherula schisticolor'' * Dot-winged antwren, ''Microrhopias quixensis'' * Dusky antbird, ''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, ''Hylophylax naevioides'' *

Bicolored antbird The bicolored antbird (''Gymnopithys bicolor'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Honduras south to Panama, western Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is ...

, ''Gymnopithys leucaspis'' * Wing-banded antbird, ''Myrmornis torquata'' * Ocellated antbird, ''Phaenostictus mcleannani''

Antpittas

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Grallariidae Grallariidae is a family of smallish passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America known as antpittas. They are between 10 and 20 cm (4–8 in) in length, and are related to the antbirds, Thamnophilidae, and gna ...

Antpittas resemble the true

pittas Pittas are a family, Pittidae, of passerine birds found in Asia, Australasia and Africa. There are thought to be 40 to 42 species of pittas, all similar in general appearance and habits. The pittas are Old World suboscines, and their closest re ...

with strong, longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills. *

Scaled antpitta The scaled antpitta (''Grallaria guatimalensis'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinid ...

, ''Grallaria guatimalensis'' * Streak-chested antpitta, ''Hylopezus perspicillatus'' * Thicket antpitta, ''Hylopezus dives''

Antthrushes

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Formicariidae Formicariidae is a family of smallish passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America known as formicariids. They are between in length, and are related to the antbirds, Thamnophilidae, and gnateaters, Conopophagidae. This ...

Antthrushes resemble small rails with strong longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills. * Mayan antthrush, ''Formicarius moniliger'' * Black-faced antthrush, ''Formicarius analis''

Ovenbirds and woodcreepers

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Family: Furnariidae Ovenbirds comprise a large family of small sub-oscine 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, ''Sclerurus guatemalensis'' *

Olivaceous woodcreeper The olivaceous woodcreeper (''Sittasomus griseicapillus'') is a passerine bird of the tropical Americas. It belongs to the true woodcreepers (tribe Dendrocolaptini) of the ovenbird family ( Furnariidae). It is the only member of the genus ''Sitt ...

, ''Sittasomus griseicapillus'' *

Long-tailed woodcreeper The long-tailed woodcreeper (''Deconychura longicauda'') is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is monotypic within ''Deconychura'', but formerly this genus also included the spot-throated woodcreeper.Derryberry, E., S. Clara ...

, ''Deconychura longicauda'' *

Ruddy woodcreeper The ruddy woodcreeper (''Dendrocincla homochroa'') is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from southern Mexico to northern Colombia and extreme northern Venezuela. This woodcreeper is typically long and weighs . It is almost ...

, ''Dendrocincla homochroa'' *

Tawny-winged woodcreeper The tawny-winged woodcreeper (''Dendrocincla anabatina'') is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae, the New World woodcreepers. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habit ...

, ''Dendrocincla anabatina'' * Plain-brown woodcreeper, ''Dendrocincla fuliginosa'' * Wedge-billed woodcreeper, ''Glyphorynchus spirurus'' * Northern barred-woodcreeper, ''Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae'' * Black-banded woodcreeper, ''Dendrocolaptes picumnus'' * Strong-billed woodcreeper, ''Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus'' * Cocoa woodcreeper, ''Xiphorhynchus susurrans'' *

Ivory-billed woodcreeper The ivory-billed woodcreeper (''Xiphorhynchus flavigaster'') is a species of bird of the order of Passerformes, which are perching birds. It is in the family Furnariidae (ovenbirds) and the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae (woodcreepers). It is a r ...

, ''Xiphorhynchus flavigaster'' * Spotted woodcreeper, ''Xiphorhynchus erythropygius'' * Streak-headed woodcreeper, ''Lepidocolaptes souleyetii'' * Spot-crowned woodcreeper, ''Lepidocolaptes affinis'' *

Plain xenops The plain xenops (''Xenops minutus'') is a passerine bird which breeds in moist lowland forests in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, northeastern Argentina and central Brazil. Description The plain xenops is ...

, ''Xenops minutus'' * Buff-throated foliage-gleaner, ''Automolus ochrolaemus'' * Striped woodhaunter, ''Automolus subulatus'' *

Scaly-throated foliage-gleaner The scaly-throated foliage-gleaner (''Anabacerthia variegaticeps''), also known as the spectacled foliage-gleaner, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hon ...

, ''Anabacerthia variegaticeps'' * Ruddy foliage-gleaner, ''Clibanornis rubiginosus'' * Slaty spinetail, ''Synallaxis brachyura'' * Rufous-breasted spinetail, ''Synallaxis erythrothorax''

Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis

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Vireonidae The vireos make up a family, Vireonidae, of small to medium-sized passerine birds found in the New World (Canada to Argentina, including Bermuda and the West Indies) and Southeast Asia. "Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bir ...

The

vireo The vireos make up a family, Vireonidae, of small to medium-sized passerine birds found in the New World (Canada to Argentina, including Bermuda and the West Indies) and Southeast Asia. "Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migrato ...

s 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, ''Cyclarhis gujanensis'' * Green shrike-vireo, ''Vireolanius pulchellus'' * Tawny-crowned greenlet, ''Tunchiornis ochraceiceps'' * Lesser greenlet, ''Pachysylvia decurtata'' *

White-eyed vireo The white-eyed vireo (''Vireo griseus'') is a small songbird of the family Vireonidae. Distribution and habitat It breeds in the eastern United States from New England west to northern Missouri and south to Texas and Florida, and also in easte ...

, ''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 bar ...

, ''Vireo bellii'' *

Hutton's vireo Hutton's vireo (''Vireo huttoni'') is a small songbird. It is approximately 5 inches (12–13 cm) in length, dull olive-gray above and below. It has a faint white eye ring and faint white wing bars. It closely resembles a ruby-crowned king ...

, ''Vireo huttoni'' (H) *

Yellow-throated vireo The yellow-throated vireo (''Vireo flavifrons'') is a small American songbird. Etymology "Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird, perhaps the female golden oriole, possibly the European greenfinch. The specific ''flavifron ...

, ''Vireo flavifrons'' * Blue-headed vireo, ''Vireo solitarius'' * Plumbeous vireo, ''Vireo plumbeus'' * Warbling vireo, ''Vireo gilvus'' * Brown-capped vireo, ''Vireo leucophrys'' * Philadelphia vireo, ''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, ''Vireo flavoviridis'' * Black-whiskered vireo, ''Vireo altiloquus'' (A) *

Yucatan vireo The Yucatan vireo (''Vireo magister'') is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. Closely related to the red-eyed vireo, its plumage a duller overall. It measures . It has a stout, hooked bill that is gray, paler at the base. A broad white ...

, ''Vireo magister''

Crows, jays, and magpies

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Corvidae Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. In colloquial English, they are known as the crow family or corvids. Cu ...

The family Corvidae includes

crow A crow is a bird of the genus '' Corvus'', or more broadly a synonym for all of ''Corvus''. Crows are generally black in colour. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "raven" is not pinned scientifica ...

s, ravens, jays,

chough There are two species of passerine birds commonly called chough ( ) that constitute the genus ''Pyrrhocorax'' of the Corvidae (crow) family of birds. These are the red-billed chough (''Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax''), and the Alpine chough (or yellow- ...

s, magpies,

treepie The treepies (known also as crypsirinines from the subfamily's name, ''Crypsirininae'') comprise four closely related genera (''Dendrocitta, Crypsirina, Temnurus'' and ''Platysmurus'') of long-tailed passerine birds in the family Corvidae. There ...

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s, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence. * Black-throated jay, ''Cyanolyca pumilo'' * Azure-hooded jay, ''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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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

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Family: 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''

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,