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Estacion Biologica La Suerte Bird Checklist
 
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M -migrant
IM-intratropical migrant
*-seen/heard daily in proper habitat
H-heard only
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F - Forest
P - Pasture
PM - Pasture Marsh
R - Riparian
S - Swamp
 
  Common Name Scientific Name Habitat
1 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga R/S
2 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax olivaceus R/S
3 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis PM/S
4 Wood Stork Mycteria americana PM/S
5 Snowy Egret Egretta thula PM/R/S
6 Great Egret Casmerodius albus PM/R/S
7 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis P
8 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias PM/S
9 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea PM/R/S
10 Green Heron*(N) Butorides virescens PM/R/S
11 Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius S
12 Yellow-crowned Night Heron (N) Nyctanassa violacea PM/S
13 Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum R
14 Pinnated Bittern Botarus pinnatus PM
15 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis PM
16 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias R
17 White-throated Crake (N) Laterallus albigularis PM
18 Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis PM
19 Purple Gallinule*(N) Porphyrula martinica PM/S
20 Northern Jacana*(N) Jacana spinosa PM
21 Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea F
22 Black-bellied Whistling Duck (N) Dendrocygna autumnalis R
23 Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor PM
24 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata R
25 Spotted Sandpiper (M) Actitis macularia PM
26 Solitary Sandpiper (M) Tringa solitaria PM
27 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago PM
28 Gray-headed Chachalaca (N) Ortalis cinereiceps P
29 Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens F
30 Great Curassow Crax rubra F
31 Great Tinamou (N) Tinamus major F
32 Slaty-breasted Tinamou (N) Crypturellus boucardi F
33 Little Tinamou* Crypturellus soui F
34 Turkey Vulture* Cathartes aura P
35 Black Vulture* Coragyps atratus P
36 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa P
37 Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus F
38 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus P
39 Swainson 's Hawk(M) Buteo swainsoni P
40 Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens F
41 Broad-winged Hawk(M) Buteo platypterus F/P
42 Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus P
43 Black-chested Hawk Leucopternis princeps P
44 White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis F/P
45 Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus F/P
46 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus P
47 Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus F/P
48 Semiplumbeous Hawk(N) Leucopternis semiplumbea F/P/R
49 Roadside Hawk(N) Buteo magnirostris P
50 Crested Caracara Polyborus plancus P
51 Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis F
52 Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus F
53 Bat Falcon (N) Falco rufigularis P
54 Merlin (M) Falco columbarius P
55 Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans P
56 Swallow-tailed Kite (IM) Elanoides forficatus F/P
57 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus F/P
58 Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus F
59 White-tailed Kite Elanus caeruleus P
60 Plumbeous Kite (IM) Ictinea plumbea P
61 Mississippi Kite (M) Ictinia mississipiensis P
62 Osprey (M) Pandion haliaeetus P
63 Pale-vented Pigeon*(N) Columba cayennensis P
64 Short-billed Pigeon* Columba nigrirostris F/P
65 Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris P
66 Ruddy Ground-Dove* Columbina talpacoti P
67 Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina P
68 Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa P
69 Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta P
70 Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii F/P
71 Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana P
72 Great Green Macaw Ara ambigua F/P
73 Red-lored Parrot* Amazona autumnalis F/P
74 Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis F/P
75 Mealy Parrot* Amazona farinosav F/P
76 White-crowned Parrot*(N) Pionus sinilis F/P
77 Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus F/P
78 Crimson-fronted Parakeet Aratinga finschi P
79 Olive-throated Parakeet*(N) Aratinga nana P
80 Orange-chinned Parakeet*(N) Brotogeris jugularis P
81 Crested Owl* Lophostrix cristata F
82 Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata F
83 Black-and-White Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata F/P
84 Mottled Owl (H) Ciccaba virgata F
85 Least Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium minutissimum F
86 V rmiculated Schreech Owl (H) Otus guatamalae F
87 Common Potoo (H) Nyctibus griseus F/P
88 Common Nighthawk(M) Chordeiles minor P
89 Great Potoo* Nyctibus grandis F/P
90 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis P
91 Yellow-billed Cuckoo (M) Coccyzus americana F/P
92 Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia P
93 Squirrel Cuckoo*P iaya cayana F/P
94 Groove-billed Ani*(N) Crotophaga sulcirostris P
95 Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus P
96 Rufous Nightjar Caprimulgus rufus P
97 Common Pauraque*(N) Nyctidromus albicollis P
98 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris P
99 Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis P
100 Gray-rumped Swift* Chaetura cinereiventris P
101 Barn Swallow (M) Hirundo rustica P
102 Gray-breasted Martin*(N) Progne chalybea P/PM/S
103 Southern Martin Progne elegans P/PM/S
104 So.Rough-winged Swallow (N) Stelgidopteryx ruficollis P/PM/S
105 Mangrove Swallow (N) Tachycineta albilinea S
106 Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota P
107 Little Hermit (N) Phaethornis longuemareus F
108 Long-tailed Hermit*(N) Phaethornis superciliosus F
109 Bronzy Hermit (N) Glaucis aenea F
110 Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri F
111 Red-footed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia F
112 Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii P
113 Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti F/P
114 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora F/P
115 Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris F/P
116 Crowned Woodnymph (N) Thalurania colombica F
117 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird*(N) Amazilia tzacatl F/P
118 Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis F
119 Slaty-tailed Trogon (N) Trogon massena F
120 Lattice-tailed Trogon (N) Trogon clathratus F
121 Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus F/P
122 Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus F
123 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda F
124 Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata R/S
125 Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon R/S
126 Amazon Kingfisher* Chloroceryle amazona R/S
127 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana R
128 Green-and -Rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda F
129 American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea F
130 Rufous Motmot*(N) Baryphthengus martii F
131 Broad-billed Motmot (N) Electron platyrhynchum F
132 Collared Aracari (N) Pteroglossus torquatus F/P
133 Keel-billed Toucan* Ramphastos sulfuratus F/P
134 Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastros swainsonii F
135 Pied Puffbird (N) Bucco tectus F/P/R
136 White-necked Puffbird (N) Bucco macrorhynchos F/P
137 Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus F/P
138 Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus F
139 Black-cheeked Woodpecker*(N) Melanerpes pucherani F/P
140 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus F/P
141 Pale-billed Woodpecker (N) Campephilus guatamalensis F/P/R
142 Rufous-winged Woodpecker (N) Piculus simplex F
143 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus F/P
144 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorhynchus spirurus F
145 Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyettii P
146 Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda F/P
147 Plain Brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa F
148 Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachyrmosus F
149 Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus F
150 Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia F
151 Buff-throated Foliage-Gleaner Auotmolus ochroleamus F
152 Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatamalensis F
153 Black-faced Anthrush Formicarius analis F
154 Great Antshrike (H) Taraba major F
155 Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus P
156 Western Slaty Antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus F/P
157 Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina F
158 Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul F
159 Spotted Antbird Hylophylax naevioides F
160 Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura P
161 Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus F
162 White-collared Manakin*(N) Manacus candei F
163 Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis F
164 Thrushlike Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus F
165 White-ruffed Manakin Corapipo leucorhoa F
166 Cinnamon Becard*(N) Pachyramphus cinnamomeus F/P
167 White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus P
168 Masked Tityra*(N) Tityra semifasciata P
169 Black-crowned Tityra (N) Tityra inquisitor F/P
170 Snowy Cotinga (N) Carpodectes nitidus F/P
171 Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra F/P
172 Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus F
173 Purple-throated Fruitcrow (H) Querula purpurata F
174 Tropical Kingbird*(N) Tyrannus melancholicus P
175 Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius P
176 Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus F
177 Sulfur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris P
178 Boat-billed Flycatcher* Megarhynchus pitangua P
179 Great Kiskadee*(N) Pitangus sulphuratus P
180 Social Flycatcher*(N) Myiozetetes similis P
181 Gray-capped Flycatcher*(N) Myiozetetes granadensis P
182 White-ringed Flycatcher Coryphotriccus albovittatus P
183 Great-crested Flycatcher (M) Myiarchus crinitus F/P
184 Dusky-capped Flycatcher (N) Myiarchus tuberculifer P
185 Tawny-chested Flycatcher Aphanotriccus capitalis F
186 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (M) Empidonax flaviventris P
187 Olive-striped Flycatche Mionectes olivaceus F
188 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (N) Mionectes oleagineus F
189 Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus F
190 Northern Royal Flycatcher (N)O nychorhynchus coronatus F/P
191 Common Tody-Flycatcher*(N) Todirostrum cinereum P
192 Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps P
193 Slate-headed Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum sylvia F/P
194 Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus P
195 Black-cap.Pygmy Tyrant (N) Myiornis atricapillus F
196 Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus F
197 Tropical Pewee*(N) Contopus cinereus P
198 Western Wood-Pewee (M) Contopus sordidulus F/P
199 Eastern Wood-Pewee (M) Contopus virens F/P
200 Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare F
201 Paltry Tyrannulet*(N) Zimmerius vilissimus P
202 Y llow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola P
203 Yellow-Olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens F/P
204 Yellow-margined Flycatcher Tolmomyias assimilis F/P
205 Yellow-bellied Elaenia*(N) Elaenia flavogaster P/S
206 Banded-backed Wren*(N) Campylorhynchus zonatus F/P
207 Stripe-breasted Wren Thryothorus thoracicus F
208 Black-throated Wren Thryothorus atrogularis P
209 Bay Wren*(N) Thryothorus nigricapillus R
210 White-breasted Wood-Wren*(N) Henichorhina leucosticta F
211 Plain Wren*(N) Thryothorus modestus P
212 Song Wren Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus F
213 House Wren*(N) Troglodytes aedon P
214 Clay-colored Robin*(N) Turdus grayi P
215 Gray Catbird (M) Dumetella carolinensis P
216 Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio P
217 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila pumbea F/P
218 Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus F
219 Bananaquit*(N) Coereba flaveola P
220 Rufous-brow.Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis F
221 Red-eyed Vireo (M) Vireo olivaceus F/P
222 Yellow-throated Vireo (M) Vireo flavifrons F/P
223 Philadelphia Vireo (M) Vireo philadelphicus F/P
224 Black-and-White Warbler (M) Mniotilta varia F/P
225 Yellow-rumped Warbler (M) Dendroica coronata F/P
226 Tennessee Warbler (M) Vermivora peregrina F/P
227 Buff-rumped Warbler Phaeothlypis fulvicauda R
228 Golden-winged Warbler (M) Vermivora chrysoptera F/P
229 Bay-breasted Warbler (M) Dendroica castanea F/P
230 Blackburnian Warbler (M) Dendroica fusca F/P
231 American Redstart (M) Setophaga ruticilla F/P
232 Yellow Warbler (M) Dendroica petechia P
233 Hooded Warbler (M) Wilsonia citrina P
234 Wilson 's Warbler (M) Wilsonia pusilla F/P
235 Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava PM
236 Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala PM
237 Palm Warbler (M) Dendroica palmarum F/P
238 Cerulean Warbler (M) Dendroica cerulea F/P
239 Chestnut-sided Warbler (M) Dendroica pensylvanicav F/P
240 Mourning Warbler (M) Oporornis philadelphia F/P
241 Northern Waterthrush (M) Seiurus noveboracensis R
242 Black-cowled Oriole Icterus dominicensis P
243 Orchard Oriole (M) Icterus spurius P
244 Baltimore Oriole (M) Icterus galbula P
245 Montezuma Oropendola*(N) Psarocolius montezuma F/P
246 Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus F/P
247 Scarlet-rumped Cacique (N) Cacicus uropygialis F
248 Bronzed Cowbird*(N) Molothrus aeneus P
249 Giant Cowbird Scaphidura oryzivora P
250 Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus P
251 Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla F/P
252 Olive-backed Euphonia*(N) Euphonia gouldi F/P
253 Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea P
254 Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus F
255 Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza F
256 Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus F/P
257 Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana F/P
258 Olive Tanager' Chlorothraupis carmioli F/P
259 Palm Tanager*(N) Thraupis palmarum P
260 Golden-hooded Tanager*(N) Tangara larvata P
261 Bay-headed Tanager (AM) Tangara gyrola F
262 Blue-gray Tanager* Thraupis episcopus P
263 Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata F/P
264 White-lined Tanager (N) Tachyphonus rufus P
265 Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delattrii F
266 Passerini 's Tanager*(N) Ramphocelus passerinii P
267 Crimson-collared Tanager Phlogothraupis sanguinolenta P
268 Summer Tanager (M) Piranga rubra P
269 Black-headed Saltator* Saltator atriceps P
270 Buff-throated Saltator*(N) Saltator maximus P
271 Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens P
272 Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster F/P
273 Blue-black Grosbeak (N) Cyanocompsa cyanoides F/P