The lists of birds in the light blue box below are divided by biological family . The lists are based on The AOS Check-list of North American Birds of the American Ornithological Society [1] The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World [2] Greenland , Canada , the United States (excluding Hawaii ), Mexico , Central America , Bermuda , and the West Indies .
The first edition of the Check-list of North American Birds of the American Ornithological Society, published in 1886
The taxonomic treatment[3] Check-list of North American Birds , the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North America birds. The AOS's Committee on Classification and Nomenclature, the body responsible for maintaining and updating the Check-list , "strongly and unanimously continues to endorse the biological species concept (BSC), in which species are considered to be genetically cohesive groups of populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups" (AOS 2019). The Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy is an alternative phylogenetic arrangement based on DNA-DNA hybridization.
Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in North America as permanent residents, summer or winter residents or visitors, or migrants. The following codes are used to denote certain categories of species:
(A) = Accidental occurrence based on one or two (rarely more) records, and unlikely to occur regularly.
(E) = Extinct ; a recent member of the avifauna that no longer exists.
(Ex) = Extirpated ; no longer occurs in area of interest, but other populations still exist elsewhere.
(I) = Introduced population established solely as result of direct or indirect human intervention; synonymous with non-native and non-indigenous. Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species :
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC (v. 2019, the data is current as of July 25, 2019 and Endangered Species Act :
E T XN XE E(S/A) T(S/A) (including taxa not necessarily found in the USA, the data is current as of March 28, 2014
Order: Tinamiformes 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 related to the ratites (order Struthioniformes ), which includes the rheas , emus , and kiwis .
Order: Anseriformes Anhimidae
The screamers are a small family of birds related to the ducks. They are large, bulky birds, with a small downy head, long legs, and large feet which are only partially webbed. They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and in territorial disputes.
Canada goose Order: Anseriformes Anatidae
The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
American black duck , Anas rubripes LC American wigeon , Mareca americana LC Baikal teal , Sibirionetta formosa (A) LC Barnacle goose , Branta leucopsis (C) LC Barrow's goldeneye , Bucephala islandica LC Black scoter , Melanitta americana NT Black-bellied whistling-duck , Dendrocygna autumnalis LC Blue-winged teal , Spatula discors LC Brant , Branta bernicla LC Bufflehead , Bucephala albeola LC Cackling goose , Branta hutchinsii LC Canada goose , Branta canadensis LC Canvasback , Aythya valisineria LC Cinnamon teal , Spatula cyanoptera LC Comb duck , Sarkidiornis sylvicola LC Common eider , Somateria mollissima NT Common goldeneye , Bucephala clangula LC Common merganser , Mergus merganser LC Common pochard , Aythya ferina (A) VU Common scoter , Melanitta nigra (A) LC Common shelduck , Tadorna tadorna (A) LC Eastern spot-billed duck , Anas zonorhyncha (A) LC Egyptian goose , Alopochen aegyptiaca (I) LC Emperor goose , Anser canagicus NT Eurasian wigeon , Mareca penelope (C) LC Falcated duck , Mareca falcata (A) NT Fulvous whistling-duck , Dendrocygna bicolor LC Gadwall , Mareca strepera LC Garganey , Spatula querquedula (A) LC Graylag goose , Anser anser (A) LC Greater scaup , Aythya marila LC Greater white-fronted goose , Anser albifrons LC Green-winged teal , Anas crecca LC Harlequin duck , Histrionicus histrionicus LC Hooded merganser , Lophodytes cucullatus LC King eider , Somateria spectabilis LC Labrador duck , Camptorhynchus labradorius (E) EX Lesser scaup , Aythya affinis LC Lesser white-fronted goose , Anser erythropus (A) VU Long-tailed duck , Clangula hyemalis VU Mallard , Anas platyrhynchos LC Masked duck , Nomonyx dominicus LC Mexican duck , Anas diazi Mottled duck , Anas fulvigula LC Muscovy duck , Cairina moschata LC Mute swan , Cygnus olor (I) LC Northern pintail , Anas acuta LC Northern shoveler , Spatula clypeata LC Orinoco goose , Neochen jubata (A) NT Pink-footed goose , Anser brachyrhynchus (C) LC Red-breasted merganser , Mergus serrator LC Redhead , Aythya americana LC Ring-necked duck , Aythya collaris LC Ross's goose , Anser rossii LC Ruddy duck , Oxyura jamaicensis LC Ruddy shelduck , Tadorna ferruginea (A) LC Smew , Mergellus albellus (A) LC Snow goose , Anser caerulescens LC Southern pochard , Netta erythrophthalma (A) LC [5] Spectacled eider , Somateria fischeri NT T Stejneger's scoter , Melanitta stejnegeri LC Steller's eider , Polysticta stelleri VU T Surf scoter , Melanitta perspicillata LC Taiga bean-goose , Anser fabalis (A) LC Trumpeter swan , Cygnus buccinator LC Tufted duck , Aythya fuligula LC Tundra bean-goose , Anser serrirostris (A) (A. fabalis : LC Tundra swan , Cygnus columbianus LC Velvet scoter , Melanitta fusca (A) VU West Indian whistling-duck , Dendrocygna arborea NT White-cheeked pintail , Anas bahamensis LC White-faced whistling-duck , Dendrocygna viduata LC White-winged scoter , Melanitta deglandi LC Whooper swan , Cygnus cygnus (A) LC Wood duck , Aix sponsa LC
Black guan , Chamaepetes unicolor Order: Galliformes Cracidae
The chachalacas, guans and curassows are birds in the family Cracidae. These 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.
Baudo guan , Penelope ortoni (A) EN Black guan , Chamaepetes unicolor LC Crested guan , Penelope purpurascens LC Gray-headed chachalaca , Ortalis cinereiceps LC Great curassow , Crax rubra VU Highland guan , Penelopina nigra VU Horned guan , Oreophasis derbianus EN E Plain chachalaca , Ortalis vetula LC Rufous-bellied chachalaca , Ortalis wagleri LC Rufous-vented chachalaca , Ortalis ruficauda LC Trinidad piping guan , Pipile pipile CR [6] West Mexican chachalaca , Ortalis poliocephala LC White-bellied chachalaca , Ortalis leucogastra LC
Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris )Order: Galliformes Numididae
Guineafowl are a group of African, seed-eating, ground-nesting birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage.
California quail Order: Galliformes Odontophoridae
The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits.
Banded quail , Philortyx fasciatus LC Bearded wood-partridge , Dendrortyx barbatus VU Black-breasted wood-quail , Odontophorus leucolaemus LC Black-eared wood-quail , Odontophorus melanotis LC Black-throated bobwhite , Colinus nigrogularis LC Buffy-crowned wood-partridge , Dendrortyx leucophrys LC California quail , Callipepla californica LC Crested bobwhite , Colinus cristatus LC Elegant quail , Callipepla douglasii LC Gambel's quail , Callipepla gambelii LC Long-tailed wood-partridge , Dendrortyx macroura LC Marbled wood-quail , Odontophorus gujanensis NT Montezuma quail , Cyrtonyx montezumae LC C. m. merriami : E Mountain quail , Oreortyx pictus LC Northern bobwhite , Colinus virginianus NT C. v. ridgwayi : E Ocellated quail , Cyrtonyx ocellatus VU Scaled quail , Callipepla squamata LC Singing quail , Dactylortyx thoracicus LC Spotted wood-quail , Odontophorus guttatus LC Tacarcuna wood-quail , Odontophorus dialeucos VU Tawny-faced quail , Rhynchortyx cinctus LC
Wild turkey Order: Galliformes Phasianidae
Phasianidae consists of the pheasants and their allies. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump with broad relatively short wings. Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans.
Chukar , Alectoris chukar (I) LC Dusky grouse , Dendragapus obscurus LC Gray partridge , Perdix perdix (I) LC Greater prairie-chicken , Tympanuchus cupido NT Attwater's prairie-chicken T. c. attwateri : E Greater sage-grouse , Centrocercus urophasianus NT Gunnison sage-grouse , Centrocercus minimus EN Himalayan snowcock , Tetraogallus himalayensis (I) LC Indian peafowl , Pavo cristatus (I) LC Lesser prairie-chicken , Tympanuchus pallidicinctus VU Ocellated turkey , Meleagris ocellata NT Red junglefowl , Gallus gallus (I) LC Ring-necked pheasant , Phasianus colchicus (I) LC Rock ptarmigan , Lagopus muta LC Ruffed grouse , Bonasa umbellus LC Sharp-tailed grouse , Tympanuchus phasianellus LC Sooty grouse , Dendragapus fuliginosus LC Spruce grouse , Canachites canadensis LC White-tailed ptarmigan , Lagopus leucura LC Wild turkey , Meleagris gallopavo LC Willow ptarmigan , Lagopus lagopus LC
Caribbean flamingo Order: Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos (genus Phoenicopterus monotypic in family Phoenicopteridae) are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) 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.
Clark's grebe Order: Podicipediformes Podicipedidae
Grebes are small to medium-sized diving birds. They breed on fresh water, but often visit the sea when migrating and in winter. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers; however, their feet are placed far back on their bodies, making them quite ungainly on land.
Inca dove Order: Columbiformes Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.
African collared-dove , Streptopelia roseogrisea (I) LC Band-tailed pigeon , Patagioenas fasciata LC Blue ground dove , Claravis pretiosa LC Blue-headed quail-dove , Starnoenas cyanocephala EN Bridled quail-dove , Geotrygon mystacea LC Buff-fronted quail-dove , Zentrygon costaricensis LC Caribbean dove , Leptotila jamaicensis LC Chiriqui quail-dove , Zentrygon chiriquensis LC Common ground dove , Columbina passerina LC Common wood pigeon , Columba palumbus (A) LC Crested quail-dove , Geotrygon versicolor NT Dusky pigeon , Patagioenas goodsoni LC Eared dove , Zenaida auriculata LC Eurasian collared-dove , Streptopelia decaocto (I) LC European turtle-dove , Streptopelia turtur (A) VU Gray-chested dove , Leptotila cassinii LC Gray-fronted quail-dove , Geotrygon caniceps VU Gray-fronted dove , Leptotila rufaxilla (A) LC [7] Gray-headed dove , Leptotila plumbeiceps LC Grenada dove , Leptotila wellsi CR Inca dove , Columbina inca LC Key West quail-dove , Geotrygon chrysia LC Maroon-chested ground dove , Claravis mondetoura LC Mourning dove , Zenaida macroura LC Olive-backed quail-dove , Leptotrygon veraguensis LC Oriental turtle-dove , Streptopelia orientalis (A) LC Pale-vented pigeon , Patagioenas cayennensis LC Passenger pigeon , Ectopistes migratorius (E) EX Plain pigeon , Patagioenas inornata NT Plain-breasted ground dove , Columbina minuta LC Plumbeous pigeon , Patagioenas plumbea LC Purplish-backed quail-dove , Zentrygon lawrencii LC Red-billed pigeon , Patagioenas flavirostris LC Ring-tailed pigeon , Patagioenas caribaea VU Rock pigeon , Columba livia (I) LC Ruddy ground dove , Columbina talpacoti LC Ruddy pigeon , Patagioenas subvinacea VU Ruddy quail-dove , Geotrygon montana LC Russet-crowned quail-dove , Zentrygon goldmani NT Scaled pigeon , Patagioenas speciosa LC Scaly-naped pigeon , Patagioenas squamosa LC Short-billed pigeon , Patagioenas nigrirostris LC Socorro dove , Zenaida graysoni EW Spotted dove , Streptopelia chinensis (I) LC Tuxtla quail-dove , Zentrygon carrikeri EN Violaceous quail-dove , Geotrygon violacea LC White-crowned pigeon , Patagioenas leucocephala NT White-faced quail-dove , Zentrygon albifacies LC White-fronted quail-dove , Geotrygon leucometopia EN White-tipped dove , Leptotila verreauxi LC White-winged dove , Zenaida asiatica LC Zenaida dove , Zenaida aurita LC
Order: Pterocliformes Pteroclidae
Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes.
Black-billed cuckoo Order: Cuculiformes Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs.
Bay-breasted cuckoo , Coccyzus rufigularis EN Black-billed cuckoo , Coccyzus erythropthalmus LC Chestnut-bellied cuckoo , Coccyzus pluvialis LC Cocos cuckoo , Coccyzus ferrugineus VU Common cuckoo , Cuculus canorus (A) LC Dark-billed cuckoo , Coccyzus melacoryphus LC Dwarf cuckoo , Coccycua pumila (A) LC Gray-capped cuckoo , Coccyzus lansbergi LC Great lizard-cuckoo , Coccyzus merlini LC Greater ani , Crotophaga major LC Greater roadrunner , Geococcyx californianus LC Groove-billed ani , Crotophaga sulcirostris LC Hispaniolan lizard-cuckoo , Coccyzus longirostris LC Jamaican lizard-cuckoo , Coccyzus vetula LC Lesser ground-cuckoo , Morococcyx erythropygus LC Lesser roadrunner , Geococcyx velox LC Little cuckoo , Coccycua minuta LC Mangrove cuckoo , Coccyzus minor LC Oriental cuckoo , Cuculus optatus (A) LC Pearly-breasted cuckoo , Coccyzus euleri (A) LC Pheasant cuckoo , Dromococcyx phasianellus LC Puerto Rican lizard-cuckoo , Coccyzus vieilloti LC Rufous-vented ground-cuckoo , Neomorphus geoffroyi VU dulcis : E Smooth-billed ani , Crotophaga ani LC Squirrel cuckoo , Piaya cayana LC Striped cuckoo , Tapera naevia LC Yellow-billed cuckoo , Coccyzus americanus LC
Common nighthawk Order: Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgidae
Nightjars 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 cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves.
Antillean nighthawk , Chordeiles gundlachii LC Buff-collared nightjar , Antrostomus ridgwayi LC Chuck-will's-widow , Antrostomus carolinensis NT Common nighthawk , Chordeiles minor LC Common pauraque , Nyctidromus albicollis LC Common poorwill , Phalaenoptilus nuttallii LC Cuban nightjar , Antrostomus cubanensis LC Dusky nightjar , Antrostomus saturatus LC Eared poorwill , Nyctiphrynus mcleodii LC Eastern whip-poor-will , Antrostomus vociferus NT Gray nightjar , Caprimulgus jotaka (A) LC Hispaniolan nightjar , Antrostomus ekmani LC Jamaican pauraque , Siphonorhis americana (E?) CR Least pauraque , Siphonorhis brewsteri NT Lesser nighthawk , Chordeiles acutipennis LC Mexican whip-poor-will , Antrostomus arizonae LC Nacunda nighthawk , Chordeiles nacunda LC [8] Ocellated poorwill , Nyctiphrynus ocellatus LC Puerto Rican nightjar , Antrostomus noctitherus EN E Rufous nightjar , Antrostomus rufus LC Short-tailed nighthawk , Lurocalis semitorquatus LC Spot-tailed nightjar , Hydropsalis maculicaudus LC Tawny-collared nightjar , Antrostomus salvini LC White-tailed nightjar , Hydropsalis cayennensis LC Yucatan nightjar , Antrostomus badius LC Yucatan poorwill , Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus LC
Order: Steatornithiformes Steatornithidae
The oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm .
Order: Nyctibiiformes Nyctibiidae
The potoos (sometimes called poor-me-ones) are large near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars.
White-throated swift Order: Apodiformes Apodidae
The swifts 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.
Alpine swift , Apus melba (A) LC Black swift , Cypseloides niger VU Antillean palm-swift , Tachornis phoenicobia LC Band-rumped swift , Chaetura spinicaudus LC Chapman's swift , Chaetura chapmani (A) LC Chestnut-collared swift , Streptoprocne rutila LC Chimney swift , Chaetura pelagica VU Common swift , Apus apus (A) LC Costa Rican swift , Chaetura fumosa LC Fork-tailed palm swift , Tachornis squamata LC [9] Gray-rumped swift , Chaetura cinereiventris LC Great swallow-tailed swift , Panyptila sanctihieronymi LC Lesser Antillean swift , Chaetura martinica LC Lesser swallow-tailed swift , Panyptila cayennensis LC Little swift , Apus affinis (A) LC [10] Fork-tailed swift , Apus pacificus (A) LC Short-tailed swift , Chaetura brachyura LC Sick's swift , Chaetura meridionalis (A) LC Spot-fronted swift , Cypseloides cherriei DD Vaux's swift , Chaetura vauxi LC White-chinned swift , Cypseloides cryptus LC White-collared swift , Streptoprocne zonaris LC White-fronted swift , Cypseloides storeri DD White-naped swift , Streptoprocne semicollaris LC White-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus (A) LC White-throated swift , Aeronautes saxatalis LC
Ruby-throated hummingbird Order: Apodiformes Trochilidae
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.
Allen's hummingbird , Selasphorus sasin LC Amazilia hummingbird , Amazilis amazilia (A) LC Amethyst-throated hummingbird , Lampornis amethystinus LC Amethyst woodstar , Calliphlox amethystina (A) LC [11] Anna's hummingbird , Calypte anna LC Antillean crested hummingbird , Orthorhyncus cristatus LC Azure-crowned hummingbird , Saucerottia cyanocephala LC Bahama woodstar , Nesophlox evelynae LC Band-tailed barbthroat , Threnetes ruckeri LC Beautiful hummingbird , Calothorax pulcher LC Bee hummingbird , Mellisuga helenae NT Berylline hummingbird , Saucerottia beryllina LC Black-bellied hummingbird , Eupherusa nigriventris LC Black-billed streamertail , Trochilus scitulus LC Black-chinned hummingbird , Archilochus alexandri LC Black-crested coquette , Lophornis helenae LC Black-throated mango , Anthracothorax nigricollis LC Blue-capped hummingbird , Eupherusa cyanophrys EN Blue-chested hummingbird , Polyerata amabilis LC Blue-chinned sapphire , Chlorestes notata LC [12] Blue-headed hummingbird , Riccordia bicolor LC Blue-tailed hummingbird , Saucerottia cyanura LC Blue-tailed emerald , Chlorostilbon mellisugus LC [13] Blue-throated goldentail , Chlorestes eliciae LC Blue-throated hummingbird , Lampornis clemenciae LC Blue-vented hummingbird , Saucerottia hoffmanni Brace's emerald , Riccordia bracei (E) EX Broad-billed hummingbird , Cynanthus latirostris LC Broad-tailed hummingbird , Selasphorus platycercus LC Bronze-tailed plumeleteer , Chalybura urochrysia LC Bronzy hermit , Glaucis aeneus LC Brown violetear , Colibri delphinae LC Buff-bellied hummingbird , Amazilia yucatanensis LC Bumblebee hummingbird , Selasphorus heloisa LC Calliope hummingbird , Selasphorus calliope LC Canivet's emerald , Cynanthus canivetii LC Charming hummingbird , Polyerata decora LC Cinnamon hummingbird , Amazilia rutila LC Coppery-headed emerald , Microchera cupreiceps LC Copper-rumped hummingbird , Saucerottia tobaci LC [14] Costa's hummingbird , Calypte costae LC Cozumel emerald , Cynanthus forficatus LC Crowned woodnymph , Thalurania colombica LC Cuban emerald , Riccordia ricordii LC Dusky hummingbird , Phaeoptila sordida LC Emerald-chinned hummingbird , Abeillia abeillei LC Fiery-throated hummingbird , Panterpe insignis LC Garden emerald , Chlorostilbon assimilis LC Garnet-throated hummingbird , Lamprolaima rhami LC Glow-throated hummingbird , Selasphorus ardens EN Golden-crowned emerald , Cynanthus auriceps LC Green hermit , Phaethornis guy LC Green mango , Anthracothorax viridis LC Green thorntail , Discosura conversii LC Green-breasted mango , Anthracothorax prevostii LC Green-breasted mountain-gem , Lampornis sybillae LC Green-crowned brilliant , Heliodoxa jacula LC Green-fronted hummingbird , Ramosomyia viridifrons LC Green-fronted lancebill , Doryfera ludovicae LC Greenish puffleg , Haplophaedia aureliae LC Green-throated carib , Eulampis holosericeus LC Green-throated mango , Anthracothorax viridigula LC [15] Green-throated mountain-gem , Lampornis viridipallens LC Hispaniolan emerald , Riccordia swainsonii LC Hispaniolan mango , Anthracothorax dominicus LC Honduran emerald , Amazilia luciae VU Humboldt's sapphire , Chrysuronia humboldtii LC Inagua woodstar , Nesophlox lyrura LC Jamaican mango , Anthracothorax mango LC Lesser violetear , Colibri cyanotus Little hermit , Phaethornis longuemareus LC [16] Long-billed hermit , Phaethornis longirostris LC Long-billed starthroat , Heliomaster longirostris LC Long-tailed sabrewing , Pampa excellens NT Lucifer hummingbird , Calothorax lucifer LC Magenta-throated woodstar , Philodice bryantae LC Mangrove hummingbird , Amazilia boucardi EN Mexican hermit , Phaethornis mexicanus LC Mexican sheartail , Doricha eliza NT Mexican violetear , Colibri thalassinus LC Mexican woodnymph , Eupherusa ridgwayi VU Pale-bellied hermit , Phaethornis anthophilus LC Pirre hummingbird , Goldmania bella NT Plain-capped starthroat , Heliomaster constantii LC Puerto Rican emerald , Riccordia maugaeus LC Puerto Rican mango , Anthracothorax aurulentus LC Purple-crowned fairy , Heliothryx barroti LC Purple-throated carib , Eulampis jugularis LC Purple-throated mountain-gem , Lampornis calolaemus LC Purple-throated woodstar , Philodice mitchellii LC Red-billed streamertail , Trochilus polytmus LC Rivoli's hummingbird , Eugenes fulgens LC Ruby-throated hummingbird , Archilochus colubris LC Ruby-topaz hummingbird , Chrysolampis mosquitus LC Rufous hummingbird , Selasphorus rufus NT Rufous sabrewing , Pampa rufa LC Rufous-shafted woodstar , Chaetocercus jourdanii LC [17] Rufous-breasted hermit , Glaucis hirsutus LC Rufous-crested coquette , Lophornis delattrei LC Rufous-tailed hummingbird , Amazilia tzacatl LC Sapphire-throated hummingbird , Chrysuronia coeruleogularis LC Scaly-breasted hummingbird , Phaeochroa cuvierii LC Scintillant hummingbird , Selasphorus scintilla LC Short-crested coquette , Lophornis brachylophus CR Slender sheartail , Doricha enicura LC Snowcap , Microchera albocoronata LC Snowy-bellied hummingbird , Saucerottia edward LC Sparkling-tailed hummingbird , Tilmatura dupontii LC Stripe-tailed hummingbird , Eupherusa eximia LC Stripe-throated hermit , Phaethornis striigularis LC Talamanca hummingbird , Eugenes spectabilis Tooth-billed hummingbird , Androdon aequatorialis LC Tufted coquette , Lophornis ornatus LC [18] Tres Marias hummingbird , Cynanthus lawrencei NT Turquoise-crowned hummingbird , Cynanthus doubledayi LC Veraguan mango , Anthracothorax veraguensis LC Vervain hummingbird , Mellisuga minima LC Violet sabrewing , Campylopterus hemileucurus LC Violet-bellied hummingbird , Chlorestes julie LC Violet-capped hummingbird , Goldmania violiceps NT Violet-crowned hummingbird , Ramosomyia violiceps LC Violet-headed hummingbird , Klais guimeti LC Volcano hummingbird , Selasphorus flammula LC Wedge-tailed sabrewing , Pampa curvipennis LC White-bellied emerald , Chlorestes candida LC White-bellied mountain-gem , Lampornis hemileucus LC White-chested emerald , Chrysuronia brevirostris LC [19] White-crested coquette , Lophornis adorabilis LC White-eared hummingbird , Basilinna leucotis LC White-necked jacobin , Florisuga mellivora LC White-tailed emerald , Microchera chionura LC White-tailed goldenthroat , Polytmus guainumbi LC [20] White-tailed hummingbird , Eupherusa poliocerca VU White-tailed sabrewing , Campylopterus ensipennis NT [21] White-throated mountain-gem , Lampornis castaneoventris LC White-tipped sicklebill , Eutoxeres aquila LC White-vented plumeleteer , Chalybura buffonii LC Wine-throated hummingbird , Selasphorus ellioti LC Xantus's hummingbird , Basilinna xantusii LC
King rail Order: Gruiformes Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. The most typical family members occupy 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.
American coot , Fulica americana LC Purple gallinule , Porphyrio martinicus LC Ash-throated crake , Mustelirallus albicollis LC [22] Aztec rail , Rallus tenuirostris NT Azure gallinule , Porphyrio flavirostris (A) LC Black rail , Laterallus jamaicensis EN Clapper rail , Rallus crepitans LC Colombian crake , Neocrex colombiana DD Common gallinule , Gallinula galeata LC Common moorhen , Gallinula chloropus (A) LC Corn crake , Crex crex (A) LC Eurasian coot , Fulica atra (A) LC Gray-breasted crake , Laterallus exilis LC Gray-cowled wood-rail , Aramides cajaneus LC King rail , Rallus elegans NT Mangrove rail , Rallus longirostris LC Ocellated crake , Micropygia schomburgkii (A) LC Paint-billed crake , Neocrex erythrops LC Ridgway's rail , Rallus obsoletus NT Rallus o. obsoletus R. o. obsoletus , R. o. yumanensis and R. o. levipes : E Ruddy crake , Laterallus ruber LC Rufous-necked wood-rail , Aramides axillaris LC Russet-naped wood-rail , Aramides albiventris LC Sora , Porzana carolina LC Spotted crake , Porzana porzana (A) LC Spotted rail , Pardirallus maculatus LC Uniform crake , Amaurolimnas concolor LC Virginia rail , Rallus limicola LC Purple swamphen , Porphyrio porphyrio (I)Western water-rail , Rallus aquaticus (A) LC White-throated crake , Laterallus albigularis LC Yellow rail , Coturnicops noveboracensis LC Yellow-breasted crake , Hapalocrex flaviventer LC Zapata rail , Cyanolimnas cerverai CR
Order: Gruiformes Heliornithidae
Heliornithidae is a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots.
Limpkin Order: Gruiformes Aramidae
The limpkin is an odd bird that looks like a large rail , but is skeletally closer to the cranes . It is found in marshes with some trees or scrub in the Caribbean , South America and southern Florida .
Order: Gruiformes Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".
Order: Charadriiformes Burhinidae
The thick-knees are a group of waders 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.
American avocet Order: Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.
American oystercatcher Order: Charadriiformes Haematopodidae
The oystercatchers are large, obvious and noisy plover -like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs .
Killdeer Order: Charadriiformes Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. 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.
American golden-plover , Pluvialis dominica LC Black-bellied plover , Pluvialis squatarola LC Collared plover , Charadrius collaris LC Common ringed plover , Charadrius hiaticula LC Eurasian dotterel , Charadrius morinellus (A) LC European golden-plover , Pluvialis apricaria (C) LC Greater sand plover , Charadrius leschenaultii (A) LC Killdeer , Charadrius vociferus LC Lesser sand plover , Charadrius mongolus (A) LC Little ringed plover , Charadrius dubius (A) LC Mountain plover , Charadrius montanus NT Northern lapwing , Vanellus vanellus (A) NT Oriental plover , Charadrius veredus (A) LC Pacific golden-plover , Pluvialis fulva LC Piping plover , Charadrius melodus NT T E Semipalmated plover , Charadrius semipalmatus LC Snowy plover , Charadrius nivosus NT Southern lapwing , Vanellus chilensis (A) LC Wilson's plover , Charadrius wilsonia LC
Order: Charadriiformes Jacanidae
The jacanas are a group of waders found worldwide within the tropical zone. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.
Greater yellowlegs Red-necked phalarope Order: Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.
American woodcock , Scolopax minor LC Baird's sandpiper , Calidris bairdii LC Bar-tailed godwit , Limosa lapponica NT Black turnstone , Arenaria melanocephala LC Black-tailed godwit , Limosa limosa (A) NT Bristle-thighed curlew , Numenius tahitiensis NT Broad-billed sandpiper , Calidris falcinellus (A) LC Buff-breasted sandpiper , Calidris subruficollis NT Common greenshank , Tringa nebularia (A) LC Common redshank , Tringa totanus (A) LC Common sandpiper , Actitis hypoleucos (A) LC Common snipe , Gallinago gallinago LC Curlew sandpiper , Calidris ferruginea NT Dunlin , Calidris alpina LC Eskimo curlew , Numenius borealis (E?) CR E Eurasian curlew , Numenius arquata (A) NT Eurasian woodcock , Scolopax rusticola (A) LC Far Eastern curlew , Numenius madagascariensis (A) EN Great knot , Calidris tenuirostris (A) EN Greater yellowlegs , Tringa melanoleuca LC Green sandpiper , Tringa ochropus (A) LC Gray-tailed tattler , Tringa brevipes (A) NT Hudsonian godwit , Limosa haemastica LC Whimbrel , Numenius phaeopus LC Jack snipe , Lymnocryptes minimus (A) LC Least sandpiper , Calidris minutilla LC Lesser yellowlegs , Tringa flavipes LC Little curlew , Numenius minutus (A) LC Little stint , Calidris minuta (A) LC Long-billed curlew , Numenius americanus LC Long-billed dowitcher , Limnodromus scolopaceus LC Long-toed stint , Calidris subminuta (A) LC Marbled godwit , Limosa fedoa LC Marsh sandpiper , Tringa stagnatilis (A) LC Pectoral sandpiper , Calidris melanotos LC Pin-tailed snipe , Gallinago stenura (A) LC Purple sandpiper , Calidris maritima LC Red knot , Calidris canutus NT Red phalarope , Phalaropus fulicarius LC Red-necked phalarope , Phalaropus lobatus LC Red-necked stint , Calidris ruficollis NT Rock sandpiper , Calidris ptilocnemis LC Ruddy turnstone , Arenaria interpres LC Ruff , Calidris pugnax LC Sanderling , Calidris alba LC Semipalmated sandpiper , Calidris pusilla NT Sharp-tailed sandpiper , Calidris acuminata (A) LC Short-billed dowitcher , Limnodromus griseus LC Slender-billed curlew , Numenius tenuirostris (E?) CR E Solitary sandpiper , Tringa solitaria LC Solitary snipe , Gallinago solitaria (A) LC Spoon-billed sandpiper , Calidris pygmea (A) CR Spotted redshank , Tringa erythropus (A) LC Spotted sandpiper , Actitis macularius LC Stilt sandpiper , Calidris himantopus LC Surfbird , Calidris virgata LC Temminck's stint , Calidris temminckii (A) LC Terek sandpiper , Xenus cinereus (A) LC Upland sandpiper , Bartramia longicauda LC Wandering tattler , Tringa incana LC Western sandpiper , Calidris mauri LC White-rumped sandpiper , Calidris fuscicollis LC Willet , Tringa semipalmata LC Wilson's phalarope , Phalaropus tricolor LC Wilson's snipe , Gallinago delicata LC Wood sandpiper , Tringa glareola LC
Order: Charadriiformes Glareolidae
Pratincoles have short legs, very long pointed wings and long forked tails. Their most unusual feature for birds classed as waders is that they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows , although they can also feed on the ground. Their short bills are an adaptation to aerial feeding.
Great skua Order: Charadriiformes Stercorariidae
Skuas are in general medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They have longish bills with hooked tips and webbed feet with sharp claws. They look like large dark gulls, but have a fleshy cere above the upper mandible. They are strong, acrobatic fliers.
Order: Charadriiformes Alcidae
Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors,
their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related
to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest.
Ancient murrelet , Synthliboramphus antiquus LC Atlantic puffin , Fratercula arctica VU Black guillemot , Cepphus grylle LC Cassin's auklet , Ptychoramphus aleuticus NT Common murre , Uria aalge LC Craveri's murrelet , Synthliboramphus craveri VU Crested auklet , Aethia cristatella LC Dovekie , Alle alle LC Great auk , Pinguinus impennis (E) EX Guadalupe murrelet , Synthliboramphus hypoleucus EN Horned puffin , Fratercula corniculata LC Kittlitz's murrelet , Brachyramphus brevirostris NT Least auklet , Aethia pusilla LC Long-billed murrelet , Brachyramphus perdix NT Marbled murrelet , Brachyramphus marmoratus EN T Parakeet auklet , Aethia psittacula LC Pigeon guillemot , Cepphus columba LC Razorbill , Alca torda NT Rhinoceros auklet , Cerorhinca monocerata LC Scripps's murrelet , Synthliboramphus scrippsi VU Thick-billed murre , Uria lomvia LC Tufted puffin , Fratercula cirrhata LC Whiskered auklet , Aethia pygmaea LC
A western gull in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Ring-billed gull Order: Charadriiformes Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey 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.
Aleutian tern , Onychoprion aleuticus VU Herring gull Larus argentatus LC Arctic tern , Sterna paradisaea LC Belcher's gull , Larus belcheri (A) LC Black noddy , Anous minutus LC Black skimmer , Rynchops niger LC Black tern , Chlidonias niger LC Black-headed gull , Chroicocephalus ridibundus LC Black-legged kittiwake , Rissa tridactyla VU Black-tailed gull , Larus crassirostris (A) LC Bonaparte's gull , Chroicocephalus philadelphia LC Bridled tern , Onychoprion anaethetus LC Brown noddy , Anous stolidus LC California gull , Larus californicus LC Caspian tern , Hydroprogne caspia LC Common gull , Larus canus LC Common tern , Sterna hirundo LC Elegant tern , Thalasseus elegans NT Forster's tern , Sterna forsteri LC Franklin's gull , Leucophaeus pipixcan LC Glaucous gull , Larus hyperboreus LC Glaucous-winged gull , Larus glaucescens LC Gray gull , Leucophaeus modestus (A) LC Great black-backed gull , Larus marinus LC Gray-hooded gull , Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (A) LC Gull-billed tern , Gelochelidon nilotica LC Heermann's gull , Larus heermanni NT Iceland gull , Larus glaucoides LC Inca tern , Larosterna inca (A) NT Ivory gull , Pagophila eburnea NT Kelp gull , Larus dominicanus LC Large-billed tern , Phaetusa simplex (A) LC Laughing gull , Leucophaeus atricilla LC Least tern , Sternula antillarum LC E California least tern S. a. browni : E Lesser black-backed gull , Larus fuscus LC Little gull , Hydrocoloeus minutus LC Pallas's gull , Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (A) LC Red-legged kittiwake , Rissa brevirostris VU Ring-billed gull , Larus delawarensis LC Roseate tern , Sterna dougallii LC dougallii : E T Ross's gull , Rhodostethia rosea LC Royal tern , Thalasseus maximus LC Sabine's gull , Xema sabini LC Sandwich tern , Thalasseus sandvicensis LC Short-billed gull , Larus brachyrhynchus Slaty-backed gull , Larus schistisagus LC Sooty tern , Onychoprion fuscatus LC Swallow-tailed gull , Creagrus furcatus (A) LC Western gull , Larus occidentalis LC Whiskered tern , Chlidonias hybridus (A) LC White tern , Gygis alba LC White-winged tern , Chlidonias leucopterus (A) LC Yellow-billed tern , Sternula superciliaris LC Yellow-footed gull , Larus livens LC Yellow-legged gull , Larus cachinnans (A) LC
Order: Eurypygiformes Eurypygidae
The sunbittern 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 .
Red-billed tropicbird; a few breed on Swan Cay off the Caribbean coast. Order: Phaethontiformes Phaethontidae
Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans which have exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.
Order: Sphenisciformes Spheniscidae
The penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Most penguins feed on krill , fish , squid , and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater.
Pacific loon Order: Gaviiformes Gaviidae
Loons are aquatic birds the size of a large duck , to which they are unrelated. Their plumage is largely gray or black, and they have spear-shaped bills . Loons swim well and fly adequately, but, because their legs are placed towards the rear of the body, are almost helpless on land.
Short-tailed albatross Order: Procellariiformes Diomedeidae
The albatrosses are amongst the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds.
Yellow-nosed albatross , Thalassarche chlororhynchos (C) EN Black-browed albatross , Thalassarche melanophris (A) LC Black-footed albatross , Phoebastria nigripes NT Chatham albatross , Thalassarche eremita (A) VU Laysan albatross , Phoebastria immutabilis NT Light-mantled albatross , Phoebetria palpebrata (A) NT Salvin's albatross , Thalassarche salvini (A) VU Short-tailed albatross , Phoebastria albatrus VU E White-capped albatross , Thalassarche cauta NT Wandering albatross , Diomedea exulans (A) VU Waved albatross , Phoebastria irrorata (A) CR
Wilson's storm-petrel Order: Procellariiformes Oceanitidae
The southern storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels , feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat -like. Until 2018, this family's three species were included with the other storm-petrels in family Hydrobatidae.
Order: Procellariiformes Hydrobatidae
Though the members of this family are similar in many respects to the southern storm-petrels, including their general appearance and habits, there are enough genetic differences to warrant their placement in a separate family.
Ainley's storm-petrel , Hydrobates cheimomnestes VU Ashy storm-petrel , Hydrobates homochroa EN Band-rumped storm-petrel , Hydrobates castro LC Black storm-petrel , Hydrobates melania LC European storm-petrel , Hydrobates pelagicus (A) LC Fork-tailed storm-petrel , Hydrobates furcatus LC Guadalupe storm-petrel , Hydrobates macrodactylus (E) CR Leach's storm-petrel , Hydrobates leucorhous VU Least storm-petrel , Hydrobates microsoma LC Markham's storm-petrel , Hydrobates markhami (A) NT Ringed storm-petrel , Hydrobates hornbyi (A) NT Swinhoe's storm-petrel , Hydrobates monorhis (A) NT Townsend's storm-petrel , Hydrobates socorroensis EN Tristram's storm-petrel , Hydrobates tristrami (A) LC Wedge-rumped storm-petrel , Hydrobates tethys (C) LC
Audubon's shearwater chick, this species breeds on Tiger Cays off the Caribbean coast. Order: Procellariiformes Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.
Audubon's shearwater , Puffinus lherminieri LC Barolo shearwater , Puffinus baroli (A)Bermuda petrel , Pterodroma cahow EN E Black-capped petrel , Pterodroma hasitata EN Black-vented shearwater , Puffinus opisthomelas NT Buller's shearwater , Ardenna bulleri VU Bulwer's petrel , Bulweria bulwerii (A) LC Cape Verde shearwater , Calonectris edwardsii (A) NT Christmas shearwater , Puffinus nativitatis (A) LC Cook's petrel , Pterodroma cookii VU Cory's shearwater , Calonectris diomedea LC Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae NT Flesh-footed shearwater , Ardenna carneipes NT Galapagos petrel , Pterodroma phaeopygia (A) CR Galapagos shearwater , Puffinus subalaris (A) LC Gray-faced petrel , Pterodroma gouldi (A) LC Great shearwater , Ardenna gravis LC Hawaiian petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis (C) EN Herald petrel , Pterodroma heraldica (A) LC Jamaican petrel , Pterodoma caribbea (E?) CR [23] Juan Fernandez petrel , Pterodroma externa (A) VU Kermadec petrel , Pterodroma neglecta (A) LC Manx shearwater , Puffinus puffinus LC Mottled petrel , Pterodroma inexpectata NT Murphy's petrel , Pterodroma ultima LC Newell's shearwater Puffinus newelli CR Northern fulmar , Fulmarus glacialis LC Northern giant-petrel , Macronectes halli (A) LC Parkinson's petrel , Procellaria parkinsoni VU Pink-footed shearwater , Ardenna creatopus VU Providence petrel , Pterodroma solandri (A) VU Short-tailed shearwater , Ardenna tenuirostris LC Sooty shearwater , Ardenna grisea NT Stejneger's petrel , Pterodroma longirostris (C) VU Streaked shearwater , Calonectris leucomelas (C) NT Tahiti petrel , Pseudobulweria rostrata (A) NT Townsend's shearwater , Puffinus auricularis (A) CR Trindade petrel , Pterodroma arminjoniana VU Wedge-tailed shearwater , Ardenna pacifica (C) LC White-chinned petrel , Procellaria aequinoctialis (A) VU Zino's petrel , Pterodroma madeira (A) EN
Wood stork Order: Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae
Storks are large, heavy, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills and wide wingspans. They lack the powder down that other wading birds such as herons, spoonbills and ibises use to clean off fish slime. Storks lack a pharynx and are mute.
Order: Suliformes Fregatidae
Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black or black and white, 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.
Blue-footed booby Order: Suliformes Sulidae
The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies . Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.
Order: Suliformes Anhingidae
Darters or anhingas are cormorant-like water birds with very long necks and long, straight beaks. They are fish eaters which often swim with only their neck above the water.
Double-crested cormorant Order: Suliformes Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed.
Brown pelican Order: Pelecaniformes Pelecanidae
Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes.
Snowy egret Order: Pelecaniformes Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets and bitterns. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.
Agami heron , Agamia agami VU American bittern , Botaurus lentiginosus LC Bare-throated tiger-heron , Tigrisoma mexicanum LC Black-crowned night-heron , Nycticorax nycticorax LC Boat-billed heron , Cochlearius cochlearius LC Capped heron , Pilherodius pileatus LC Cattle egret , Bubulcus ibis LC Chinese egret , Egretta eulophotes (A) VU E Chinese pond-heron , Ardeola bacchus (A) LC Cocoi heron , Ardea cocoi LC Fasciated tiger-heron , Tigrisoma fasciatum LC Gray heron , Ardea cinerea (A) LC Great blue heron , Ardea herodias LC Great egret , Ardea alba LC Green heron , Butorides virescens LC Intermediate egret , Ardea intermedia (A) LC Least bittern , Ixobrychus exilis LC Little bittern , Ixobrychus minutus (A) LC Little blue heron , Egretta caerulea LC Little egret , Egretta garzetta (C) LC Pinnated bittern , Botaurus pinnatus LC Purple heron , Ardea purpurea (A) LC Reddish egret , Egretta rufescens NT Rufescent tiger-heron , Tigrisoma lineatum LC Snowy egret , Egretta thula LC Squacco heron , Ardeola ralloides (A) LC Striated heron , Butorides striata LC Stripe-backed bittern , Ixobrychus involucris LC [25] Tricolored heron , Egretta tricolor LC Western reef-heron , Egretta gularis (A) LC Whistling heron , Syrigma sibilatrix (A) LC Yellow bittern , Ixobrychus sinensis (A) LC Yellow-crowned night-heron , Nyctanassa violacea LC
American white ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Threskiornithidae
Members of this family have long, broad wings, are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills.
African sacred ibis , Threskiornis aethiopicus (I) LC White ibis , Eudocimus albus LC Bare-faced ibis , Phimosus infuscatus (A) LC Buff-necked ibis , Theristicus caudatus (A) LC Eurasian spoonbill , Platalea leucorodia (A) LC Glossy ibis , Plegadis falcinellus LC Green ibis , Mesembrinibis cayennensis LC Roseate spoonbill , Platalea ajaja LC Scarlet ibis , Eudocimus ruber LC White-faced ibis , Plegadis chihi LC
The California condor is one of North America's most endangered birds. Order: Cathartiformes Cathartidae
The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution . 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 carcasses .
Osprey Order: Accipitriformes Pandionidae
Pandionidae is a family of fish-eating birds of prey, possessing a very large, powerful hooked beak for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. The family is monotypic .
American goshawk Order: Accipitriformes Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.
Bald eagle , Haliaeetus leucocephalus LC Barred hawk , Morphnarchus princeps LC Bicolored hawk , Accipiter bicolor LC Black hawk-eagle , Spizaetus tyrannus LC Black kite , Milvus migrans (A) LC Black-and-white hawk-eagle , Spizaetus melanoleucus LC Black-collared hawk , Busarellus nigricollis LC Booted eagle , Hieraaetus pennatus (A) LC Broad-winged hawk , Buteo platypterus LC brunnescens : E Chinese sparrowhawk , Accipiter soloensis (A) LC Common black hawk , Buteogallus anthracinus LC Cooper's hawk , Accipiter cooperii LC Crane hawk , Geranospiza caerulescens LC Crested eagle , Morphnus guianensis NT Cuban black hawk , Buteogallus gundlachii NT Cuban kite , Chondrohierax wilsonii CR Double-toothed kite , Harpagus bidentatus LC Eurasian sparrowhawk , Accipiter nisus (A) LC Ferruginous hawk , Buteo regalis LC Golden eagle , Aquila chrysaetos LC Great black hawk , Buteogallus urubitinga LC Gray hawk , Buteo plagiatus (B. nitidus LC Gray-bellied hawk , Accipiter poliogaster (A) NT Gray-headed kite , Leptodon cayanensis LC Gray-lined hawk , Buteo nitidus LC Gundlach's hawk , Accipiter gundlachi EN Harpy eagle , Harpia harpyja NT E Harris's hawk , Parabuteo unicinctus LC Hook-billed kite , Chondrohierax uncinatus LC Long-legged buzzard , Buteo rufinus (A) LC Long-winged harrier , Circus buffoni LC Mississippi kite , Ictinia mississippiensis LC Eurasian goshawk , Accipiter gentilis (A) LC American goshawk , Accipiter atricapillus LC Northern harrier , Circus hudsonius LC Western marsh harrier , Circus aeruginosus (A) LCOrnate hawk-eagle , Spizaetus ornatus NT Pearl kite , Gampsonyx swainsonii LC Plumbeous hawk , Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea NT Plumbeous kite , Ictinia plumbea LC Red-shouldered hawk , Buteo lineatus LC Red-tailed hawk , Buteo jamaicensis LC Ridgway's hawk , Buteo ridgwayi CR Roadside hawk , Rupornis magnirostris LC Rough-legged hawk , Buteo lagopus LC Savanna hawk , Buteogallus meridionalis LC Semiplumbeous hawk , Leucopternis semiplumbeus LC Sharp-shinned hawk , Accipiter striatus LC Accipiter striatus venator A. s. venator : E Short-tailed hawk , Buteo brachyurus LC Slender-billed kite , Helicolestes hamatus LC Snail kite , Rostrhamus sociabilis LC plumbeus : E Solitary eagle , Buteogallus solitarius NT Steller's sea-eagle , Haliaeetus pelagicus (C) VU Swainson's hawk , Buteo swainsoni LC Swallow-tailed kite , Elanoides forficatus LC Tiny hawk , Accipiter superciliosus LC Western marsh harrier , Circus aeruginosus (A) LC White hawk , Pseudastur albicollis LC White-tailed eagle , Haliaeetus albicilla (C) LC groenlandicus : E White-tailed hawk , Geranoaetus albicaudatus LC White-tailed kite , Elanus leucurus LC Zone-tailed hawk , Buteo albonotatus LC
Barn owl Order: Strigiformes Tytonidae
Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.
Barred owl Order: Strigiformes Strigidae
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.
Balsas screech-owl , Megascops seductus LC Bare-legged owl , Margarobyas lawrencii LC Bare-shanked screech-owl , Megascops clarkii LC Barred owl , Strix varia LC Bearded screech-owl , Megascops barbarus LC Bermuda saw-whet owl , Aegolius gradyi (E) EX Black-and-white owl , Strix nigrolineata LC Boreal owl , Aegolius funereus LC Burrowing owl , Athene cunicularia LC Central American pygmy-owl , Glaucidium griseiceps LC Choco screech-owl , Megascops centralis Cinereous owl , Strix sartorii Colima pygmy-owl , Glaucidium palmarum LC Costa Rican pygmy-owl , Glaucidium costaricanum LC Crested owl , Lophostrix cristata LC Cuban pygmy-owl , Glaucidium siju LC Eastern screech-owl , Megascops asio LC Elf owl , Micrathene whitneyi LC Ferruginous pygmy-owl , Glaucidium brasilianum LC Flammulated owl , Psiloscops flammeolus LC Fulvous owl , Strix fulvescens LC Great gray owl , Strix nebulosa LC Great horned owl , Bubo virginianus LC Jamaican owl , Asio grammicus LC Long-eared owl , Asio otus LC Middle American screech-owl , Megascops guatemalae LC Mottled owl , Strix virgata LC Northern boobook , Ninox japonica (A)Northern hawk owl , Surnia ulula LC Northern pygmy-owl , Glaucidium gnoma LC Northern saw-whet owl , Aegolius acadicus LC Oriental scops-owl , Otus sunia (A) LC Pacific screech-owl , Megascops cooperi LC Puerto Rican owl , Gymnasio nudipes LC Short-eared owl , Asio flammeus LC Snowy owl , Bubo scandiacus VU Spectacled owl , Pulsatrix perspicillata LC Spotted owl , Strix occidentalis NT S. o. lucida and northern spotted owl S. o. caurina : T Striped owl , Asio clamator LC Stygian owl , Asio stygius LC Tamaulipas pygmy-owl , Glaucidium sanchezi NT Tropical screech-owl , Megascops choliba LC Unspotted saw-whet owl , Aegolius ridgwayi LC Western screech-owl , Megascops kennicottii LC Whiskered screech-owl , Megascops trichopsis LC
Cuban trogon Order: Trogoniformes Trogonidae
Trogons are residents of tropical forests worldwide and have soft, often colorful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. They have compact bodies with long tails and short necks.
Baird's trogon , Trogon bairdii NT Black-headed trogon , Trogon melanocephalus LC Black-tailed trogon , Trogon melanurus LC Black-throated trogon , Trogon rufus LC Citreoline trogon , Trogon citreolus LC Collared trogon , Trogon collaris LC Cuban trogon , Priotelus temnurus LC Eared quetzal , Euptilotis neoxenus LC Elegant trogon , Trogon elegans LC Gartered trogon , Trogon caligatus LC Golden-headed quetzal , Pharomachrus auriceps LC Green-backed trogon , Trogon viridis LC [26] Guianan trogon , Trogon violaceus LC [27] Hispaniolan trogon , Priotelus roseigaster LC Lattice-tailed trogon , Trogon clathratus LC Mountain trogon , Trogon mexicanus LC Resplendent quetzal , Pharomachrus mocinno NT E Slaty-tailed trogon , Trogon massena LC White-tailed trogon , Trogon chionurus LC
Order: Upupiformes Upupidae
This black, white and pink bird is quite unmistakable, especially in its erratic flight, which is like that of a giant butterfly. There are three members of its family. The song is a trisyllabic oop-oop-oop , which gives rise to its English and scientific names.
Cuban tody Order: Coraciiformes Todidae
Todies are a group of small near passerine forest species endemic to the Caribbean. These birds have colorful plumage and resemble small kingfishers, but have flattened bills with serrated edges. They eat small prey such as insects and lizards.
Lesson's motmot Order: Coraciiformes Motmotidae
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.
Blue-capped motmot , Momotus coeruliceps LC Blue-throated motmot , Aspatha gularis LC Broad-billed motmot , Electron platyrhynchum LC Keel-billed motmot , Electron carinatum VU Lesson's motmot , Momotus lessonii LC Rufous motmot , Baryphthengus martii LC Russet-crowned motmot , Momotus mexicanus LC Tody motmot , Hylomanes momotula LC Trinidad motmot , Momotus bahamensis LC [28] Turquoise-browed motmot , Eumomota superciliosa LC Whooping motmot , Momotus subrufescens LC
Belted kingfisher Order: Coraciiformes Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails.
Order: Coraciiformes Meropidae
The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. They are characterized by richly colored plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.
Barred puffbird Order: Piciformes Bucconidae
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 , 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.
Rufous-tailed jacamar Order: Piciformes 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.
Order: Piciformes Capitonidae
The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly colored.
Order: Piciformes Semnornithidae
The toucan-barbets are birds of montane forests in the Neotropics. They are highly social and non-migratory.
Keel-billed toucan Order: Piciformes Ramphastidae
Toucans are near passerine birds from the Neotropics . They are brightly marked and have enormous, colorful bills which in some species amount to half their body length.
Red-naped sapsucker Order: Piciformes 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. (See Life histories ... (1939) by A. C. Bent .)
Acorn woodpecker , Melanerpes formicivorus LC American three-toed woodpecker , Picoides dorsalis LC Antillean piculet , Nesoctites micromegas LC Arizona woodpecker , Dryobates arizonae LC Black-backed woodpecker , Picoides arcticus LC Black-cheeked woodpecker , Melanerpes pucherani LC Chestnut-colored woodpecker , Celeus castaneus LC Cinnamon woodpecker , Celeus loricatus LC Crimson-bellied woodpecker , Campephilus haematogaster LC Crimson-crested woodpecker , Campephilus melanoleucos LC Cuban green woodpecker , Xiphidiopicus percussus LC Downy woodpecker , Dryobates pubescens LC Eurasian wryneck , Jynx torquilla (A) LC Fernandina's flicker , Colaptes fernandinae VU Gila woodpecker , Melanerpes uropygialis LC Gilded flicker , Colaptes chrysoides LC Golden-cheeked woodpecker , Melanerpes chrysogenys LC Golden-fronted woodpecker , Melanerpes aurifrons LC Golden-green woodpecker , Piculus chrysochloros LC Golden-naped woodpecker , Melanerpes chrysauchen LC Golden-olive woodpecker , Colaptes rubiginosus LC Gray-breasted woodpecker , Melanerpes hypopolius LC Great spotted woodpecker , Dendrocopos major (A) LC Gray-crowned woodpecker , Colaptes auricularis LC Guadeloupe woodpecker , Melanerpes herminieri LC Hairy woodpecker , Dryobates villosus LC Hispaniolan woodpecker , Melanerpes striatus LC Hoffmann's woodpecker , Melanerpes hoffmannii LC Imperial woodpecker , Campephilus imperialis (E?) CR E Ivory-billed woodpecker , Campephilus principalis (E?) CR E Jamaican woodpecker , Melanerpes radiolatus LC Ladder-backed woodpecker , Dryobates scalaris LC Lewis's woodpecker , Melanerpes lewis LC Lineated woodpecker , Dryocopus lineatus LC Northern flicker , Colaptes auratus LC Nuttall's woodpecker , Dryobates nuttallii LC Olivaceous piculet , Picumnus olivaceus LC Pale-billed woodpecker , Campephilus guatemalensis LC Pileated woodpecker , Dryocopus pileatus LC Puerto Rican woodpecker , Melanerpes portoricensis LC Red-bellied woodpecker , Melanerpes carolinus LC Red-breasted sapsucker , Sphyrapicus ruber LC Red-cockaded woodpecker , Dryobates borealis NT E Red-crowned woodpecker , Melanerpes rubricapillus LC Red-headed woodpecker , Melanerpes erythrocephalus LC Red-naped sapsucker , Sphyrapicus nuchalis LC Red-rumped woodpecker , Dryobates kirkii LC Rufous-winged woodpecker , Piculus simplex LC Smoky-brown woodpecker , Dryobates fumigatus LC Spot-breasted woodpecker , Colaptes punctigula LC Strickland's woodpecker , Dryobates stricklandi LC Stripe-cheeked woodpecker , Piculus callopterus LC West Indian woodpecker , Melanerpes superciliaris LC White-headed woodpecker , Dryobates albolarvatus LC Williamson's sapsucker , Sphyrapicus thyroideus LC Yellow-bellied sapsucker , Sphyrapicus varius LC Yucatan woodpecker , Melanerpes pygmaeus LC
American kestrel Order: Falconiformes Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey, notably the falcons and caracaras. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.
American kestrel , Falco sparverius LC Aplomado falcon , Falco femoralis LC septentrionalis : E XN Barred forest-falcon , Micrastur ruficollis LC Bat falcon , Falco rufigularis LC Collared forest-falcon , Micrastur semitorquatus LC Crested caracara , Caracara plancus LC Eurasian hobby , Falco subbuteo (A) LC Eurasian kestrel , Falco tinnunculus (C) LC Guadalupe caracara , Caracara lutosa (E) EX Gyrfalcon , Falco rusticolus LC Laughing falcon , Herpetotheres cachinnans LC Merlin , Falco columbarius LC Orange-breasted falcon , Falco deiroleucus NT Peregrine falcon , Falco peregrinus LC peregrinus : E Prairie falcon , Falco mexicanus LC Red-footed falcon , Falco vespertinus (A) NT Red-throated caracara , Ibycter americanus LC Slaty-backed forest-falcon , Micrastur mirandollei LC Yellow-headed caracara , Milvago chimachima LC
Green parakeet Parrots 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, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back.
Barred parakeet , Bolborhynchus lineola LC Black-billed parrot , Amazona agilis EN Blue-and-yellow macaw , Ara ararauna LC Blue-fronted parrotlet , Touit dilectissimus LC Blue-headed parrot , Pionus menstruus LC Brown-hooded parrot , Pyrilia haematotis LC Brown-throated parakeet , Eupsittula pertinax LC Carolina parakeet , Conuropsis carolinensis (E) EX Chestnut-fronted macaw , Ara severus LC Crimson-fronted parakeet , Psittacara finschi LC Cuban macaw , Ara tricolor (E) EX Cuban parakeet , Psittacara euops VU Cuban parrot , Amazona leucocephala NT E Orange-fronted parakeet , Eupsittula canicularis VU Great green macaw , Ara ambiguus CR Green parakeet , Psittacara holochlorus LC Green-rumped parrotlet , Forpus passerinus LC Hispaniolan parakeet , Psittacara chloropterus VU Hispaniolan parrot , Amazona ventralis VU Imperial parrot , Amazona imperialis CR E Lilac-crowned parrot , Amazona finschi EN Lilac-tailed parrotlet , Touit batavicus LC Maroon-fronted parrot , Rhynchopsitta terrisi EN Mealy parrot , Amazona farinosa LC Mexican parrotlet , Forpus cyanopygius NT Military macaw , Ara militaris VU Mitred parakeet , Psittacara mitratus (I) LC Monk parakeet , Myiopsitta monachus (I) LC Nanday parakeet , Aratinga nenday (I) LC Olive-throated parakeet , Eupsittula nana NT Orange-chinned parakeet , Brotogeris jugularis LC Orange-winged parrot , Amazona amazonica LC Pacific parakeet , Psittacara strenuus Painted parakeet , Pyrrhura picta LC Puerto Rican parakeet , Psittacara maugei (E) EX Puerto Rican parrot , Amazona vittata CR E Red-and-green macaw , Ara chloropterus LC Red-bellied macaw , Orthopsittaca manilatus LC Red-crowned parrot , Amazona viridigenalis EN Red-fronted parrotlet , Touit costaricensis VU Red-lored parrot , Amazona autumnalis LC Red-necked parrot , Amazona arausiaca VU E Saffron-headed parrot , Pyrilia pyrilia NT Scarlet macaw , Ara macao LC Scarlet-shouldered parrotlet , Touit huetii VU Socorro parakeet , Psittacara brevipes Spectacled parrotlet , Forpus conspicillatus LC St. Lucia parrot , Amazona versicolor VU E St. Vincent parrot , Amazona guildingii VU E Sulphur-winged parakeet , Pyrrhura hoffmanni LC Thick-billed parrot , Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha EN E White-crowned parrot , Pionus senilis LC White-eyed parakeet , Psittacara leucophthalmus LC [29] White-fronted parrot , Amazona albifrons LC White-winged parakeet , Brotogeris versicolurus (I) LC Yellow-billed parrot , Amazona collaria VU Yellow-chevroned parakeet , Brotogeris chiriri (I) LC Yellow-crowned parrot , Amazona ochrocephala LC Yellow-headed parrot , Amazona oratrix EN Yellow-lored parrot , Amazona xantholora LC Yellow-naped parrot , Amazona auropalliata EN
Order: Psittaciformes Psittaculidae
Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly colored, and some are multi-colored. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.
Order: Passeriformes Sapayoidae
The sapayoa is the only member of its family, and is found in the lowland rainforests of Panama and north-western South America. It is usually seen in pairs or mixed-species flocks.
Great antshrike Order: Passeriformes Thamnophilidae
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 ants 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.
Bare-crowned antbird , Gymnocichla nudiceps LC Barred antshrike , Thamnophilus doliatus LC Bicolored antbird , Gymnopithys leucaspis LC Black antshrike , Thamnophilus nigriceps LC Black-crested antshrike , Sakesphorus canadensis LC [30] Black-crowned antshrike , Thamnophilus atrinucha LC Black-hooded antshrike , Thamnophilus bridgesi LC Checker-throated stipplethroat , Epinecrophylla fulviventris LC Chestnut-backed antbird , Poliocrania exsul LC Dot-winged antwren , Microrhopias quixensis LC Dull-mantled antbird , Sipia laemosticta LC Dusky antbird , Cercomacroides tyrannina LC Fasciated antshrike , Cymbilaimus lineatus LC Great antshrike , Taraba major LC Jet antbird , Cercomacra nigricans LC Moustached antwren , Myrmotherula ignota LC Ocellated antbird , Phaenostictus mcleannani LC Pacific antwren , Myrmotherula pacifica LC Plain antvireo , Dysithamnus mentalis LC Rufous-rumped antwren , Euchrepomis callinota LC Rufous-winged antwren , Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus LC Russet antshrike , Thamnistes anabatinus LC Rusty-winged antwren , Herpsilochmus frater (A) Slaty antwren , Myrmotherula schisticolor LC Spiny-faced antshrike , Xenornis setifrons NT Spot-crowned antvireo , Dysithamnus puncticeps LC Spotted antbird , Hylophylax naevioides LC Streak-crowned antvireo , Dysithamnus striaticeps LC White-bellied antbird , Myrmeciza longipes LC White-flanked antwren , Myrmotherula axillaris LC White-fringed antwren , Formicivora grisea LC Wing-banded antbird , Myrmornis torquata LC Zeledon's antbird , Hafferia zeledoni LC
Order: Passeriformes Conopophagidae
The members of this small family are found across northern South America and into Central America. They are forest birds, usually seen on the ground or in the low understory.
Order: Passeriformes Grallariidae
Antpittas resemble the true pittas with strong, longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills.
Order: Passeriformes Rhinocryptidae
The tapaculos are small suboscine passeriform birds with numerous species in South and Central America. They are terrestrial species that fly only poorly on their short wings. They have strong legs, well-suited to their habitat of grassland or forest undergrowth. The tail is cocked and pointed towards the head.
Order: Passeriformes Formicariidae
Antthrushes resemble small rails with strong, longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills.
Cocoa woodcreeper Order: Passeriformes 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.
Beautiful treerunner , Margarornis bellulus NT Black-banded woodcreeper , Dendrocolaptes picumnus LC Black-striped woodcreeper , Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus LC Brown-billed scythebill , Campylorhamphus pusillus LC Buff-fronted foliage-gleaner , Dendroma rufa LC Buff-throated foliage-gleaner , Automolus ochrolaemus LC Buffy tuftedcheek , Pseudocolaptes lawrencii LC Chiriqui foliage-gleaner , Automolus exsertus Cocoa woodcreeper , Xiphorhynchus susurrans LC Coiba spinetail , Cranioleuca dissita LC Double-banded graytail , Xenerpestes minlosi LC Gray-throated leaftosser , Sclerurus albigularis NT Ivory-billed woodcreeper , Xiphorhynchus flavigaster LC Lineated foliage-gleaner , Syndactyla subalaris LC Long-tailed woodcreeper , Deconychura longicauda LC Northern barred-woodcreeper , Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae LC Olivaceous woodcreeper , Sittasomus griseicapillus LC Pale-breasted spinetail , Synallaxis albescens LC Plain xenops , Xenops minutus LC Plain-brown woodcreeper , Dendrocincla fuliginosa LC Red-billed scythebill , Campylorhamphus trochilirostris LC Red-faced spinetail , Cranioleuca erythrops LC Ruddy foliage-gleaner , Clibanornis rubiginosus LC Ruddy treerunner , Margarornis rubiginosus LC Ruddy woodcreeper , Dendrocincla homochroa LC Rufous-breasted spinetail , Synallaxis erythrothorax LC Scaly-throated foliage-gleaner , Anabacerthia variegaticeps LC Scaly-throated leaftosser , Sclerurus guatemalensis LC Sharp-tailed streamcreeper , Lochmias nematura LC Slaty spinetail , Synallaxis brachyura LC Slaty-winged foliage-gleaner , Philydor fuscipenne LC Spot-crowned woodcreeper , Lepidocolaptes affinis LC Spotted barbtail , Premnoplex brunnescens LC Spotted woodcreeper , Xiphorhynchus erythropygius LC Straight-billed woodcreeper , Dendroplex picus LC Streak-breasted treehunter , Thripadectes rufobrunneus LC Streaked xenops , Xenops rutilans LC Streak-headed woodcreeper , Lepidocolaptes souleyetii LC Striped woodhaunter , Automolus subulatus LC Strong-billed woodcreeper , Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus LC Tawny-throated leaftosser , Sclerurus mexicanus LC Tawny-winged woodcreeper , Dendrocincla anabatina LC Wedge-billed woodcreeper , Glyphorynchus spirurus LC White-striped woodcreeper , Lepidocolaptes leucogaster LC
Order: Passeriformes Pipridae
The manakins are a family of subtropical and tropical mainland 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.
Golden-collared manakin , Manacus vitellinus LC Golden-headed manakin , Ceratopipra erythrocephala LC Green manakin , Cryptopipo holochlora LC Lance-tailed manakin , Chiroxiphia lanceolata LC Long-tailed manakin , Chiroxiphia linearis LC Orange-collared manakin , Manacus aurantiacus LC Red-capped manakin , Ceratopipra mentalis LC Blue-crowned manakin , Lepidothrix coronata LC White-collared manakin , Manacus candei LC White-crowned manakin , Pseudopipra pipra LC White-ruffed manakin , Corapipo altera LC
Order: Passeriformes Cotingidae
The cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges in tropical Central and 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.
Bare-necked umbrellabird , Cephalopterus glabricollis EN Bearded bellbird , Procnias averano LC [31] Black-tipped cotinga , Carpodectes hopkei LC Blue cotinga , Cotinga nattererii LC Lovely cotinga , Cotinga amabilis LC Purple-throated fruitcrow , Querula purpurata LC Rufous piha , Lipaugus unirufus LC Snowy cotinga , Carpodectes nitidus LC Three-wattled bellbird , Procnias tricarunculatus VU Turquoise cotinga , Cotinga ridgwayi VU White bellbird , Procnias albus LC [32] Yellow-billed cotinga , Carpodectes antoniae EN
Order: Passeriformes Tityridae
Tityridae are suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics . The species in this family were formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae , Pipridae , 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.
Barred becard , Pachyramphus versicolor LC Black-and-white becard , Pachyramphus albogriseus LC Black-crowned tityra , Tityra inquisitor LC Black-tailed tityra , Tityra cayana LC [33] Cinereous becard , Pachyramphus rufus LC Cinnamon becard , Pachyramphus cinnamomeus LC Gray-collared becard , Pachyramphus major LC Jamaican becard , Pachyramphus niger LC Masked tityra , Tityra semifasciata LC Northern schiffornis , Schiffornis veraepacis LC One-colored becard , Pachyramphus homochrous LC Rose-throated becard , Pachyramphus aglaiae LC Russet-winged schiffornis , Schiffornis stenorhyncha LC Speckled mourner , Laniocera rufescens LC White-winged becard , Pachyramphus polychopterus LC
Order: Passeriformes Oxyruncidae
The sharpbill is a small bird of dense forests in Central and South America. It feeds mostly on fruit but also eats insects.
Order: Passeriformes Onychorhynchidae
The members of this small family, created in 2018, were formerly considered to be tyrant flycatchers, family Tyrannidae.
Great kiskadee Order: Passeriformes Tyrannidae
Tyrant flycatchers 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, are rather plain. As the name implies, most are insectivorous.
Acadian flycatcher , Empidonax virescens LC Alder flycatcher , Empidonax alnorum LC Dusky flycatcher , Empidonax oberholseri LC Gray flycatcher , Empidonax wrightii LC Ash-throated flycatcher , Myiarchus cinerascens LC Belted flycatcher , Xenotriccus callizonus LC Black phoebe , Sayornis nigricans LC Black-billed flycatcher , Aphanotriccus audax NT Black-capped flycatcher , Empidonax atriceps LC Black-capped pygmy-tyrant , Myiornis atricapillus LC Black-headed tody-flycatcher , Todirostrum nigriceps LC Boat-billed flycatcher , Megarynchus pitangua LC Bran-colored flycatcher , Myiophobus fasciatus LC Bright-rumped attila , Attila spadiceus LC Bronze-olive pygmy-tyrant , Pseudotriccus pelzelni LC Brown-capped tyrannulet , Ornithion brunneicapillus LC Brown-crested flycatcher , Myiarchus tyrannulus LC Brownish twistwing , Cnipodectes subbrunneus LC Buff-breasted flycatcher , Empidonax fulvifrons LC Caribbean elaenia , Elaenia martinica LC Cassin's kingbird , Tyrannus vociferans LC Cattle tyrant , Machetornis rixosa LC Choco sirystes , Sirystes albogriseus LC Cocos flycatcher , Nesotriccus ridgwayi VU Common tody-flycatcher , Todirostrum cinereum LC Couch's kingbird , Tyrannus couchii LC Crowned slaty flycatcher , Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus (A) LC Cuban pewee , Contopus caribaeus LC Dark pewee , Contopus lugubris LC Dusky-capped flycatcher , Myiarchus tuberculifer LC Eastern kingbird , Tyrannus tyrannus LC Eastern phoebe , Sayornis phoebe LC Eastern wood-pewee , Contopus virens LC Euler's flycatcher , Lathrotriccus euleri LC johnstonei : E Eye-ringed flatbill , Rhynchocyclus brevirostris LC Flammulated flycatcher , Ramphotrigon flammulatum LC Forest elaenia , Myiopagis gaimardii LC Fork-tailed flycatcher , Tyrannus savana LC Giant kingbird , Tyrannus cubensis EN Golden-bellied flycatcher , Myiodynastes hemichrysus LC Golden-crowned flycatcher , Myiodynastes chrysocephalus LC Golden-crowned spadebill , Platyrinchus coronatus LC Great crested flycatcher , Myiarchus crinitus LC Great kiskadee , Pitangus sulphuratus LC Greater Antillean elaenia , Elaenia fallax LC Greater pewee , Contopus pertinax LC Greenish elaenia , Myiopagis viridicata LC Grenada flycatcher , Myiarchus nugator LC Gray elaenia , Myiopagis caniceps LC Gray kingbird , Tyrannus dominicensis LC Gray-capped flycatcher , Myiozetetes granadensis LC Gray-headed piprites , Piprites griseiceps LC Guatemalan tyrannulet , Zimmerius vilissimus LC Hammond's flycatcher , Empidonax hammondii LC Hispaniolan pewee , Contopus hispaniolensis LC Jamaican elaenia , Myiopagis cotta LC Jamaican pewee , Contopus pallidus LC La Sagra's flycatcher , Myiarchus sagrae LC Least flycatcher , Empidonax minimus LC Lesser Antillean flycatcher , Myiarchus oberi LC Lesser Antillean pewee , Contopus latirostris LC Lesser elaenia , Elaenia chiriquensis LC Lesser kiskadee , Philohydor lictor LC Loggerhead kingbird , Tyrannus caudifasciatus LC Long-tailed tyrant , Colonia colonus LC Mistletoe tyrannulet , Zimmerius parvus LC Mountain elaenia , Elaenia frantzii LC Mouse-colored tyrannulet , Nesotriccus murinus LC Northern beardless-tyrannulet , Camptostoma imberbe LC Northern bentbill , Oncostoma cinereigulare LC Northern scrub-flycatcher , Sublegatus arenarum LC Nutting's flycatcher , Myiarchus nuttingi LC Ochraceous pewee , Contopus ochraceus LC Ochre-bellied flycatcher , Mionectes oleagineus LC Olivaceous flatbill , Rhynchocyclus olivaceus LC Olive-sided flycatcher , Contopus cooperi NT Olive-striped flycatcher , Mionectes olivaceus LC Pale-eyed pygmy-tyrant , Lophotriccus pilaris LC Panama flycatcher , Myiarchus panamensis LC Pied water-tyrant , Fluvicola pica LC Pileated flycatcher , Xenotriccus mexicanus LC Pine flycatcher , Empidonax affinis LC Piratic flycatcher , Legatus leucophaius LC Puerto Rican flycatcher , Myiarchus antillarum LC Rufous mourner , Rhytipterna holerythra LC Rufous-browed tyrannulet , Phylloscartes superciliaris LC Rufous-tailed flycatcher , Myiarchus validus LC Rusty-margined flycatcher , Myiozetetes cayanensis LC Sad flycatcher , Myiarchus barbirostris LC Say's phoebe , Sayornis saya LC Scale-crested pygmy-tyrant , Lophotriccus pileatus LC Scissor-tailed flycatcher , Tyrannus forficatus LC Sepia-capped flycatcher , Leptopogon amaurocephalus LC Slate-headed tody-flycatcher , Poecilotriccus sylvia LC Slaty-capped flycatcher , Leptopogon superciliaris LC Small-billed elaenia , Elaenia parvirostris LC Social flycatcher , Myiozetetes similis LC Sooty-headed tyrannulet , Phyllomyias griseiceps LC Southern beardless-tyrannulet , Camptostoma obsoletum LC Southern bentbill , Oncostoma olivaceum LC Stolid flycatcher , Myiarchus stolidus LC Streaked flycatcher , Myiodynastes maculatus LC Stub-tailed spadebill , Platyrinchus cancrominus LC Sulphur-bellied flycatcher , Myiodynastes luteiventris LC Tawny-chested flycatcher , Aphanotriccus capitalis VU Thick-billed kingbird , Tyrannus crassirostris LC Torrent tyrannulet , Serpophaga cinerea LC Tropical kingbird , Tyrannus melancholicus LC Tropical pewee , Contopus cinereus LC Tufted flycatcher , Mitrephanes phaeocercus LC Variegated flycatcher , Empidonomus varius (A) LC Vermilion flycatcher , Pyrocephalus rubinus LC Western flycatcher , Empidonax difficilis LC Western kingbird , Tyrannus verticalis LC Western wood-pewee , Contopus sordidulus LC White-crested elaenia , Elaenia albiceps (A) LC Rough-legged tyrannulet , Phyllomyias burmeisteri LC White-ringed flycatcher , Conopias albovittatus LC White-throated flycatcher , Empidonax albigularis LC White-throated spadebill , Platyrinchus mystaceus LC Willow flycatcher , Empidonax traillii LC extimus : E Yellow tyrannulet , Capsiempis flaveola LC Yellow-bellied elaenia , Elaenia flavogaster LC Yellow-bellied flycatcher , Empidonax flaviventris LC Yellow-bellied tyrannulet , Ornithion semiflavum LC Yellow-breasted flycatcher , Tolmomyias flaviventris LC Yellow-crowned tyrannulet , Tyrannulus elatus LC Yellow-green tyrannulet , Phylloscartes flavovirens LC Yellowish flycatcher , Empidonax flavescens LC Yellow-margined flycatcher , Tolmomyias assimilis LC Yellow-olive flycatcher , Tolmomyias sulphurescens LC Yucatan flycatcher , Myiarchus yucatanensis LC
Northern shrike Order: Passeriformes Laniidae
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey.
Yellow-throated vireo Order: Passeriformes Vireonidae
The vireos 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.
Bell's vireo , Vireo bellii LC V. b. pusillus : E Black-capped vireo , Vireo atricapilla NT E Black-whiskered vireo , Vireo altiloquus LC Blue Mountain vireo , Vireo osburni NT Blue-headed vireo , Vireo solitarius LC Brown-capped vireo , Vireo leucophrys LC Cassin's vireo , Vireo cassinii LC Chestnut-sided shrike-vireo , Vireolanius melitophrys LC Cozumel vireo , Vireo bairdi NT Cuban vireo , Vireo gundlachii LC Dwarf vireo , Vireo nelsoni LC Flat-billed vireo , Vireo nanus LC Golden vireo , Vireo hypochryseus LC Golden-fronted greenlet , Pachysylvia aurantiifrons LC Gray vireo , Vireo vicinior LC Green shrike-vireo , Vireolanius pulchellus LC Hutton's vireo , Vireo huttoni LC Jamaican vireo , Vireo modestus LC Lesser greenlet , Pachysylvia decurtata LC Mangrove vireo , Vireo pallens LC Philadelphia vireo , Vireo philadelphicus LC Plumbeous vireo , Vireo plumbeus LC Puerto Rican vireo , Vireo latimeri LC Red-eyed vireo , Vireo olivaceus LC Rufous-browed peppershrike , Cyclarhis gujanensis LC San Andres vireo , Vireo caribaeus VU Scrub greenlet , Hylophilus flavipes LC Slaty vireo , Vireo brevipennis LC Tawny-crowned greenlet , Tunchiornis ochraceiceps LC Thick-billed vireo , Vireo crassirostris LC Warbling vireo , Vireo gilvus LC White-eyed vireo , Vireo griseus LC Yellow-browed shrike-vireo , Vireolanius eximius LC Yellow-green vireo , Vireo flavoviridis LC Yellow-throated vireo , Vireo flavifrons LC Yellow-winged vireo , Vireo carmioli LC Yucatan vireo , Vireo magister LC
Clark's nutcracker Order: Passeriformes Corvidae
The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.
American crow , Corvus brachyrhynchos LC Azure-hooded jay , Cyanolyca cucullata LC Black-billed magpie , Pica hudsonia LC Black-chested jay , Cyanocorax affinis LC Black-throated jay , Cyanolyca pumilo LC Black-throated magpie-jay , Calocitta colliei LC Blue jay , Cyanocitta cristata LC Brown jay , Psilorhinus morio LC Bushy-crested jay , Cyanocorax melanocyaneus LC California scrub-jay , Aphelocoma californica LC Canada jay , Perisoreus canadensis LC Chihuahuan raven , Corvus cryptoleucus LC Clark's nutcracker , Nucifraga columbiana LC Common raven , Corvus corax LC Cuban crow , Corvus nasicus LC Dwarf jay , Cyanolyca nana NT Eurasian jackdaw , Corvus monedula (A) LC Fish crow , Corvus ossifragus LC Florida scrub-jay , Aphelocoma coerulescens VU T Green jay , Cyanocorax yncas LC Hooded crow , Corvus cornix (A)House crow , Corvus splendens (A) LC Island scrub-jay , Aphelocoma insularis VU Jamaican crow , Corvus jamaicensis NT Mexican jay , Aphelocoma wollweberi LC Palm crow , Corvus palmarum LC Pinyon jay , Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus VU Purplish-backed jay , Cyanocorax beecheii LC Rook , Corvus frugilegus (A) LC San Blas jay , Cyanocorax sanblasianus LC Silvery-throated jay , Cyanolyca argentigula LC Sinaloa crow , Corvus sinaloae LC Steller's jay , Cyanocitta stelleri LC Tamaulipas crow , Corvus imparatus LC Transvolcanic jay , Aphelocoma ultramarina LC Tufted jay , Cyanocorax dickeyi NT Unicolored jay , Aphelocoma unicolor LC White-necked crow , Corvus leucognaphalus VU E White-throated jay , Cyanolyca mirabilis VU White-throated magpie-jay , Calocitta formosa LC Woodhouse's scrub-jay , Aphelocoma woodhouseii Yellow-billed magpie , Pica nuttalli VU Yucatan jay , Cyanocorax yucatanicus LC
Order: Passeriformes Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.
Purple martin Order: Passeriformes 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.
Cliff swallow , Petrochelidon pyrrhonota LC Bahama swallow , Tachycineta cyaneoviridis EN Bank swallow , Riparia riparia LC Barn swallow , Hirundo rustica LC Black-capped swallow , Atticora pileata LC Blue-and-white swallow , Pygochelidon cyanoleuca LC Brown-chested martin , Progne tapera LC Caribbean martin , Progne dominicensis LC Cave swallow , Petrochelidon fulva LC Common house-martin , Delichon urbicum (A) LC Cuban martin , Progne cryptoleuca LC Golden swallow , Tachycineta euchrysea VU Gray-breasted martin , Progne chalybea LC Mangrove swallow , Tachycineta albilinea LC Northern rough-winged swallow , Stelgidopteryx serripennis LC Purple martin , Progne subis LC Sinaloa martin , Progne sinaloae VU Southern martin , Progne elegans LC Southern rough-winged swallow , Stelgidopteryx ruficollis LC Tree swallow , Tachycineta bicolor LC Violet-green swallow , Tachycineta thalassina LC White-thighed swallow , Atticora tibialis LC
Order: Passeriformes Paridae
The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.
Black-capped chickadee , Poecile atricapillus LC Black-crested titmouse , Baeolophus atricristatus LC Boreal chickadee , Poecile hudsonicus LC Bridled titmouse , Baeolophus wollweberi LC Carolina chickadee , Poecile carolinensis LC Chestnut-backed chickadee , Poecile rufescens LC Gray-headed chickadee , Poecile cinctus LC Juniper titmouse , Baeolophus ridgwayi LC Mexican chickadee , Poecile sclateri LC Mountain chickadee , Poecile gambeli LC Oak titmouse , Baeolophus inornatus LC Tufted titmouse , Baeolophus bicolor LC
Order: Passeriformes Remizidae
The penduline-tits are a family of small passerine birds, related to the true tits . The verdin is the only North American representative of its family.
Verdin , Auriparus flaviceps LC
Order: Passeriformes Aegithalidae
The long-tailed tits are a family of small passerine birds. Their plumage is typically dull gray or brown in color. There is only one North American representative of this primarily Palearctic family.
Order: Passeriformes Sittidae
Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet.
Order: Passeriformes 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.
Order: Passeriformes Troglodytidae
Wrens are small and inconspicuous birds, except for their loud songs. They have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.
Band-backed wren , Campylorhynchus zonatus LC Banded wren , Thryophilus pleurostictus LC Bay wren , Cantorchilus nigricapillus LC Bewick's wren , Thryomanes bewickii LC Bicolored wren , Campylorhynchus griseus LC Black-bellied wren , Pheugopedius fasciatoventris LC Black-throated wren , Pheugopedius atrogularis LC Boucard's wren , Campylorhynchus jocosus LC Buff-breasted wren , Cantorchilus leucotis LC Cabanis's wren , Cantorchilus modestus LC Cactus wren , Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus LC Canebrake wren , Cantorchilus zeledoni LC Canyon wren , Catherpes mexicanus LC Carolina wren , Thryothorus ludovicianus LC Clarión wren , Troglodytes tanneri VU Giant wren , Campylorhynchus chiapensis LC Grass wren , Cistothorus platensis LC Gray-barred wren , Campylorhynchus megalopterus LC Gray-breasted wood-wren , Henicorhina leucophrys LC Happy wren , Pheugopedius felix LC House wren , Troglodytes aedon LC T. a. guadeloupensis and Saint Lucia wren T. a. mesoleucus : E Isthmian wren , Cantorchilus elutus Marsh wren , Cistothorus palustris LC Nava's wren , Hylorchilus navai VU Nightingale wren , Microcerculus philomela LC Ochraceous wren , Troglodytes ochraceus LC Pacific wren , Troglodytes pacificus LC Riverside wren , Cantorchilus semibadius LC Rock wren , Salpinctes obsoletus LC Rufous-and-white wren , Thryophilus rufalbus LC Rufous-breasted wren , Pheugopedius rutilus LC Rufous-browed wren , Troglodytes rufociliatus LC Rufous-naped wren , Campylorhynchus rufinucha LC Scaly-breasted wren , Microcerculus marginatus LC Sedge wren , Cistothorus stellaris LC Sinaloa wren Thryophilus sinaloa LC Socorro wren , Troglodytes sissonii NT Song wren , Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus LC Sooty-headed wren , Pheugopedius spadix LC Spot-breasted wren , Pheugopedius maculipectus LC Spotted wren , Campylorhynchus gularis LC Stripe-breasted wren , Cantorchilus thoracicus LC Stripe-throated wren , Cantorchilus leucopogon LC Sumichrast's wren , Hylorchilus sumichrasti NT Timberline wren , Thryorchilus browni LC White-bellied wren , Uropsila leucogastra LC White-breasted wood-wren , Henicorhina leucosticta LC White-headed wren , Campylorhynchus albobrunneus LC Winter wren , Troglodytes hiemalis LC Yucatan wren , Campylorhynchus yucatanicus NT Zapata wren , Ferminia cerverai EN
Order: Passeriformes 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.
Black-capped gnatcatcher , Polioptila nigriceps LC Black-tailed gnatcatcher , Polioptila melanura LC Blue-gray gnatcatcher , Polioptila caerulea LC California gnatcatcher , Polioptila californica LC californica : T Cuban gnatcatcher , Polioptila lembeyei LC Long-billed gnatwren , Ramphocaenus melanurus LC Slate-throated gnatcatcher , Polioptila schistaceigula LC Tawny-faced gnatwren , Microbates cinereiventris LC White-browed gnatcatcher , Polioptila bilineata White-lored gnatcatcher , Polioptila albiloris LC Yucatan gnatcatcher , Polioptila albiventris
Order: Passeriformes Cinclidae
They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.
Order: Passeriformes Pycnonotidae
The bulbuls are a family of medium-sized passerine songbirds native to Africa and tropical Asia . These are noisy and gregarious birds with often beautiful striking songs.
Order: Passeriformes Regulidae
The kinglets are a small family of birds which resemble the titmice. They are very small insectivorous birds in the genus Regulus . The adults have colored crowns, giving rise to their name.
Order: Passeriformes Phylloscopidae
Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The Arctic warbler breeds east into Alaska. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with grayish-green to grayish-brown colors.
Order: Passeriformes Sylviidae
The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.
Order: Passeriformes Acrocephalidae
The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.
Order: Passeriformes Donacobiidae
The black-capped donacobius is found in wet habitats from Panama across northern South America and east of the Andes to Argentina and Paraguay
Order: Passeriformes Locustellidae
Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.
Order: Passeriformes Muscicapidae
This a large family of small passerine birds found mostly in the Old World. All but two of the species below occur in North America only as vagrants. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.
Asian brown flycatcher , Muscicapa dauurica (A) LC Bluethroat , Cyanecula svecica LC Common redstart , Phoenicurus phoenicurus (A) LC Dark-sided flycatcher , Muscicapa sibirica (A) LC European robin , Erithacus rubecula (A) LC Gray-streaked flycatcher , Muscicapa griseisticta (A) LC Mugimaki flycatcher , Ficedula mugimaki (A) LC Narcissus flycatcher , Ficedula narcissina (A) LC Northern wheatear , Oenanthe oenanthe LC Pied wheatear , Oenanthe pleschanka (A) LC Red-flanked bluetail , Tarsiger cyanurus (A) LC Rufous-tailed robin , Larvivora sibilans (A) LC Siberian blue robin , Larvivora cyane (A) LC Siberian rubythroat , Calliope calliope (A) LC Siberian stonechat , Saxicola maurus (A) Spotted flycatcher , Muscicapa striata (A) LC Taiga flycatcher , Ficedula albicilla (A) LC
Western bluebird Order: Passeriformes Turdidae
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively 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.
American robin , Turdus migratorius LC Aztec thrush , Ridgwayia pinicola LC Bicknell's thrush , Catharus bicknelli VU Black thrush , Turdus infuscatus LC Black-billed nightingale-thrush , Catharus gracilirostris LC Black-faced solitaire , Myadestes melanops LC Black-headed nightingale-thrush , Catharus mexicanus LC Brown-backed solitaire , Myadestes occidentalis LC Clay-colored thrush , Turdus grayi LC Cocoa thrush , Turdus fumigatus LC Eurasian blackbird , Turdus merula (A) LC Cuban solitaire , Myadestes elisabeth NT Dusky thrush , Turdus eunomus (A) LC Eastern bluebird , Sialia sialis LC Eyebrowed thrush , Turdus obscurus LC Fieldfare , Turdus pilaris LC Forest thrush , Cichlherminia lherminieri NT sanctaeluciae : E Grand Cayman thrush , Turdus ravidus (E) EX Gray-cheeked thrush , Catharus minimus LC Hermit thrush , Catharus guttatus LC La Selle thrush , Turdus swalesi VU Mistle Thrush , Turdus viscivorus (A) LC Mountain bluebird , Sialia currucoides LC Mountain thrush , Turdus plebejus LC Naumann's thrush , Turdus naumanni (A) LC Orange-billed nightingale-thrush , Catharus aurantiirostris LC Pale-vented thrush , Turdus obsoletus LC Red-legged thrush , Turdus plumbeus LC Redwing , Turdus iliacus NT Ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush , Catharus frantzii LC Rufous-backed robin , Turdus rufopalliatus LC Rufous-collared robin , Turdus rufitorques LC Rufous-throated solitaire , Myadestes genibarbis LC Russet nightingale-thrush , Catharus occidentalis LC Slate-colored solitaire , Myadestes unicolor LC Slaty-backed nightingale-thrush , Catharus fuscater LC Song thrush , Turdus philomelos (A) LC Sooty thrush , Turdus nigrescens LC Spectacled thrush , Turdus nudigenis LC Swainson's thrush , Catharus ustulatus LC Townsend's solitaire , Myadestes townsendi LC Varied solitaire , Myadestes coloratus LC Varied thrush , Ixoreus naevius LC Veery , Catharus fuscescens LC Western bluebird , Sialia mexicana LC White-chinned thrush , Turdus aurantius LC White-eyed thrush , Turdus jamaicensis LC White's thrush , Zoothera aurea (A) LC White-throated thrush , Turdus assimilis LC Wood thrush , Hylocichla mustelina LC Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush , Catharus dryas LC
Order: Passeriformes Mimidae
The mimids are a family of passerine birds which includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalization, especially their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. The species tend towards dull grays and browns in their appearance.
Bahama mockingbird , Mimus gundlachii LC Bendire's thrasher , Toxostoma bendirei VU Black catbird , Melanoptila glabrirostris NT Blue mockingbird , Melanotis caerulescens LC Blue-and-white mockingbird , Melanotis hypoleucus LC Brown thrasher , Toxostoma rufum LC Brown trembler , Cinclocerthia ruficauda LC gutturalis : E California thrasher , Toxostoma redivivum LC Cozumel thrasher , Toxostoma guttatum CR Crissal thrasher , Toxostoma crissale LC Curve-billed thrasher , Toxostoma curvirostre LC Gray catbird , Dumetella carolinensis LC Gray thrasher , Toxostoma cinereum LC Gray trembler , Cinclocerthia gutturalis LC LeConte's thrasher , Toxostoma lecontei LC Long-billed thrasher , Toxostoma longirostre LC Northern mockingbird , Mimus polyglottos LC Ocellated thrasher , Toxostoma ocellatum LC Pearly-eyed thrasher , Margarops fuscatus LC Sage thrasher , Oreoscoptes montanus LC Scaly-breasted thrasher , Allenia fusca LC Socorro mockingbird , Mimus graysoni CR E Tropical mockingbird , Mimus gilvus LC White-breasted thrasher , Ramphocinclus brachyurus EN E
Order: Passeriformes Sturnidae
Starlings and mynas are small to medium-sized Old World passerine birds with strong feet. Their flight is strong and direct and most are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country, and they eat insects and fruit. The plumage of several species is dark with a metallic sheen.
Order: Passeriformes Bombycillidae
The waxwings are a group of 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.
Order: Passeriformes Ptiliogonatidae
The silky-flycatchers are a small family of passerine birds which occur mainly in Central America . They are related to waxwings , and like that group, have soft silky plumage, usually gray or pale-yellow.
Order: Passeriformes Dulidae
The palmchat is the only member of its family. Its name indicates its strong association with palms for feeding, roosting, and nesting.
Order: Passeriformes Peucedramidae
The olive warbler is the only representative of its family. It was formally classified with the Parulidae , but DNA studies warrant its classification in a distinct family.
Order: Passeriformes Prunellidae
The accentors are small, fairly drab birds with thin sharp bills superficially similar, but unrelated to, sparrows. They are endemic to the Palearctic and only appear in North America as a vagrant.
Order: Passeriformes Ploceidae
The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches . They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly colored, usually in red or yellow and black, though some species show variation in color only in the breeding season.
Order: Passeriformes Viduidae
The indigobirds are finch-like species which usually have black or indigo predominating in their plumage. All are brood parasites , which lay their eggs in the nests of estrildid finches
Order: Passeriformes Estrildidae
The estrildid finches 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.
African silverbill , Euodice cantans (I) LC Black-rumped waxbill , Estrilda troglodytes (I) LC Bronze mannikin , Spermestes cucullata (I) LC Chestnut munia , Lonchura atricapilla (I) LC Common waxbill , Estrilda astrild (I) LC Indian silverbill , Euodice malabarica (I) LC Java sparrow , Padda oryzivora (I) EN Orange-cheeked waxbill , Estrilda melpoda (I) LC Red avadavat , Amandava amandava (I) LC Scaly-breasted munia , Lonchura punctulata (I) LC Tricolored munia , Lonchura malacca (I) LC
Order: Passeriformes Passeridae
Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small plump brownish or grayish birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.
Order: Passeriformes 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 LC Citrine wagtail , Motacilla citreola (A) LC Eastern yellow wagtail , Motacilla tschutschensis LC Gray wagtail , Motacilla cinerea (A) LC Meadow pipit , Anthus pratensis NT Olive-backed pipit , Anthus hodgsoni (A) LC Pechora pipit , Anthus gustavi (A) LC Red-throated pipit , Anthus cervinus LC Sprague's pipit , Anthus spragueii VU Tree pipit , Anthus trivialis (A) LC White wagtail , Motacilla alba LC Yellowish pipit , Anthus chii LC
Gray-crowned rosy-finch Order: Passeriformes 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.
American goldfinch , Spinus tristis LC Antillean siskin , Spinus dominicensis LC Asian rosy-finch , (A) Leucosticte arctoa LC Island canary , Serinus canaria (I) LC Black rosy-finch , Leucosticte atrata EN Black-capped siskin , Spinus atriceps LC Black-headed siskin , Spinus notata LC Blue-crowned chlorophonia , Chlorophonia occipitalis LC Brambling , Fringilla montifringilla LC Brown-capped rosy-finch , Leucosticte australis EN Cassia crossbill , Loxia sinesciuris Cassin's finch , Haemorhous cassinii LC Common chaffinch , Fringilla coelebs (A) LC Common redpoll , Acanthis flammea LC Common rosefinch , Carpodacus erythrinus LC Elegant euphonia , Chlorophonia elegantissima LC Eurasian bullfinch , Pyrrhula pyrrhula (A) LC Eurasian siskin , Spinus spinus (A) LC European goldfinch , Carduelis carduelis (I) LC Evening grosbeak , Coccothraustes vespertinus VU Fulvous-vented euphonia , Euphonia fulvicrissa LC Golden-browed chlorophonia , Chlorophonia callophrys LC Gray-crowned rosy-finch , Leucosticte tephrocotis LC Hawfinch , Coccothraustes coccothraustes (A) LC Hispaniolan crossbill , Loxia megaplaga EN Hispaniolan euphonia , Chlorophonia musica LC Hoary redpoll , Acanthis hornemanni Hooded grosbeak , Coccothraustes abeillei LC House finch , Haemorhous mexicanus LC Jamaican euphonia , Euphonia jamaica LC Lawrence's goldfinch , Spinus lawrencei LC Lesser Antillean euphonia , Chlorophonia flavifrons }Lesser goldfinch , Spinus psaltria LC Lesser redpoll , Acanthis cabaret (A)Olive-backed euphonia , Euphonia gouldi LC Orange-bellied euphonia , Euphonia xanthogaster LC Oriental greenfinch , Chloris sinica (A) LC Pallas's rosefinch , Carpodacus roseus (A) LC Pine grosbeak , Pinicola enucleator LC Pine siskin , Spinus pinus LC Puerto Rican euphonia , Chlorophonia sclateri }Purple finch , Haemorhous purpureus LC Red crossbill , Loxia curvirostra LC Red siskin , Spinus cucullata (I) EN E Scrub euphonia , Euphonia affinis LC Spot-crowned euphonia , Euphonia imitans LC Tawny-capped euphonia , Euphonia anneae LC Thick-billed euphonia , Euphonia laniirostris LC West Mexican euphonia , Euphonia godmani White-vented euphonia , Euphonia minuta LC White-winged crossbill , Loxia leucoptera LC Yellow-bellied siskin , Spinus xanthogastra LC Yellow-collared chlorophonia , Chlorophonia flavirostris (A) LC Yellow-crowned euphonia , Euphonia luteicapilla LC Yellow-fronted canary , Crithagra mozambicus (I) LC Yellow-throated euphonia , Euphonia hirundinacea LC
Order: Passeriformes Calcariidae
The Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds that have been traditionally grouped with the Emberizeridae (New World sparrows), but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas.
Order: Passeriformes Rhodinocichlidae
This species was historically placed in family Thraupidae. It was placed in its own family in 2017.
Order: Passeriformes Emberizidae
Emberizidae is a family of passerine birds containing a single genus. Until 2017, the New World sparrows (Passerellidae) were also considered part of this family.
Eastern towhee Order: Passeriformes 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.
Abert's towhee , Melozone aberti LC American tree sparrow , Spizelloides arborea LC Ashy-throated chlorospingus , Chlorospingus canigularis LC Bachman's sparrow , Peucaea aestivalis NT Baird's junco , Junco bairdi NT Baird's sparrow , Centronyx bairdii LC Bell's sparrow , Artemisiospiza belli LC clementeae : T Black-chested sparrow , Peucaea humeralis LC Black-chinned sparrow , Spizella atrogularis LC Black-headed brushfinch , Arremon atricapillus LC Black-striped sparrow , Arremonops conirostris LC Black-throated sparrow , Amphispiza bilineata LC Botteri's sparrow , Peucaea botterii LC Brewer's sparrow , Spizella breweri LC Bridled sparrow , Peucaea mystacalis LC Cabanis's ground-sparrow , Melozone cabanisi California towhee , Melozone crissalis LC eremophilus : T Canyon towhee , Melozone fusca LC Cassin's sparrow , Peucaea cassinii LC Chestnut-capped brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha LC Chipping sparrow , Spizella passerina LC Cinnamon-tailed sparrow , Peucaea sumichrasti NT Clay-colored sparrow , Spizella pallida LC Collared towhee , Pipilo ocai LC Common chlorospingus , Chlorospingus flavopectus LC Costa Rican brushfinch , Arremon costaricensis LC Dark-eyed junco , Junco hyemalis LC Eastern towhee , Pipilo erythrophthalmus LC Field sparrow , Spizella pusilla LC Five-striped sparrow , Amphispizopsis quinquestriata LC Fox sparrow , Passerella iliaca LC Golden-crowned sparrow , Zonotrichia atricapilla LC Grasshopper sparrow , Ammodramus savannarum LC floridanus : E Green-backed sparrow , Arremonops chloronotus LC Green-striped brushfinch , Arremon virenticeps LC Green-tailed towhee , Pipilo chlorurus LC Guadalupe junco , Junco insularis EN Harris's sparrow , Zonotrichia querula NT Henslow's sparrow , Centronyx henslowii LC Large-footed finch , Pezopetes capitalis LC Lark bunting , Calamospiza melanocorys LC Lark sparrow , Chondestes grammacus LC Le Conte's sparrow , Ammospiza leconteii LC Lincoln's sparrow , Melospiza lincolnii LC Nelson's sparrow , Ammospiza nelsoni LC Oaxaca sparrow , Aimophila notosticta LC Olive sparrow , Arremonops rufivirgatus LC Orange-billed sparrow , Arremon aurantiirostris LC Pirre chlorospingus , Chlorospingus inornatus LC Rufous-capped brushfinch , Atlapetes pileatus LC Rufous-collared sparrow , Zonotrichia capensis LC Rufous-crowned sparrow , Aimophila ruficeps LC Rufous-winged sparrow , Peucaea carpalis LC Rusty sparrow , Aimophila rufescens LC Rusty-crowned ground-sparrow , Melozone kieneri LC Sagebrush sparrow , Artemisiospiza nevadensis LC Saltmarsh sparrow , Ammospiza caudacuta EN Savannah sparrow , Passerculus sandwichensis LC Seaside sparrow , Ammospiza maritima LC Cape Sable seaside sparrow A. m. mirabilis : E Sierra Madre sparrow , Xenospiza baileyi EN Song sparrow , Melospiza melodia LC Sooty-capped chlorospingus , Chlorospingus pileatus LC Sooty-faced finch , Arremon crassirostris LC Spotted towhee , Pipilo maculatus LC Striped sparrow , Oriturus superciliosus LC Stripe-headed sparrow , Peucaea ruficauda LC Swamp sparrow , Melospiza georgiana LC Tacarcuna chlorospingus , Chlorospingus tacarcunae LC Vesper sparrow , Pooecetes gramineus LC Volcano junco , Junco vulcani LC White-crowned sparrow , Zonotrichia leucophrys LC White-eared ground-sparrow , Melozone leucotis LC White-faced ground-sparrow , Melozone biarcuata White-naped brushfinch , Atlapetes albinucha LC White-throated sparrow , Zonotrichia albicollis LC White-throated towhee , Melozone albicollis LC Worthen's sparrow , Spizella wortheni EN Yellow-eyed junco , Junco phaeonotus LC Yellow-green brushfinch , Atlapetes luteoviridis VU Yellow-thighed brushfinch , Atlapetes tibialis LC Yellow-throated chlorospingus , Chlorospingus flavigularis LC Zapata sparrow , Torreornis inexpectata VU
Order: Passeriformes Calyptophilidae
These two species were formerly classified as tanagers (family Thraupidae) but were placed in their own family in 2017.
Order: Passeriformes Phaenicophilidae
The members of this small family were formerly classified as tanagers and New World warblers (family Parulidae) but were placed in their own family in 2017.
Order: Passeriformes Nesospingidae
This species was formerly classified as a tanager (family Thraupidae) but was placed in its own family in 2017.
Order: Passeriformes Spindalidae
The members of this small family are native to the Greater Antilles . They were formerly classified as tanagers but were placed in their own family in 2017.
Order: Passeriformes Zeledoniidae
Despite its name, this species is neither a wren nor a thrush, and is not closely related to either family. It was moved from the wood-warblers (Parulidae) and placed in its own family in 2017.
Oriente warbler Order: Passeriformes Teretistridae
These two species were formerly placed in the New World warblers (Parulidae) but were moved to their own family in 2017.
Order: Passeriformes Icteriidae
This species was historically placed in the wood-warblers but nonetheless most authorities were unsure if it belonged there. It was placed in its own family in 2017.
Red-winged blackbird Order: Passeriformes 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 a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red.
Altamira oriole , Icterus gularis LC Audubon's oriole , Icterus graduacauda LC Bahama oriole , Icterus northropi CR Baltimore oriole , Icterus galbula LC Bar-winged oriole , Icterus maculialatus LC Black oropendola , Psarocolius guatimozinus LC Black-backed oriole , Icterus abeillei LC Black-cowled oriole , Icterus prosthemelas LC Black-vented oriole , Icterus wagleri LC Boat-tailed grackle , Quiscalus major LC Bobolink , Dolichonyx oryzivorus LC Brewer's blackbird , Euphagus cyanocephalus LC Bronzed cowbird , Molothrus aeneus LC Brown-headed cowbird , Molothrus ater LC Bullock's oriole , Icterus bullockii LC Carib grackle , Quiscalus lugubris LC Chestnut-headed oropendola , Psarocolius wagleri LC Chihuahuan meadowlark , Sturnella lilianae Common grackle , Quiscalus quiscula NT Crested oropendola , Psarocolius decumanus LC Cuban blackbird , Ptiloxena atroviolacea LC Cuban oriole , Icterus melanopsis LC Eastern meadowlark , Sturnella magna NT Giant cowbird , Molothrus oryzivorus LC Greater Antillean grackle , Quiscalus niger LC Great-tailed grackle , Quiscalus mexicanus LC Hispaniolan oriole , Icterus dominicensis LC Hooded oriole , Icterus cucullatus LC Jamaican blackbird , Nesopsar nigerrimus EN Jamaican oriole , Icterus leucopteryx LC Martinique oriole , Icterus bonana VU Melodious blackbird , Dives dives LC Montezuma oropendola , Psarocolius montezuma LC Montserrat oriole , Icterus oberi VU Nicaraguan grackle , Quiscalus nicaraguensis LC Orange oriole , Icterus auratus LC Orange-crowned oriole , Icterus auricapillus LC Orchard oriole , Icterus spurius LC Puerto Rican oriole , Icterus portoricensis LC Red-breasted meadowlark , Leistes militaris LC Red-shouldered blackbird , Agelaius assimilis LC Red-winged blackbird , Agelaius phoeniceus LC Rusty blackbird , Euphagus carolinus VU Scarlet-rumped cacique , Cacicus uropygialis LC Scott's oriole , Icterus parisorum LC Shiny cowbird , Molothrus bonariensis LC Slender-billed grackle , Quiscalus palustris (E) EX E Spot-breasted oriole , Icterus pectoralis (I) LC St. Lucia oriole , Icterus laudabilis EN Streak-backed oriole , Icterus pustulatus LC Tawny-shouldered blackbird , Agelaius humeralis LC Tricolored blackbird , Agelaius tricolor EN Venezuelan troupial , Icterus icterus LC Western meadowlark , Sturnella neglecta LC Yellow-backed oriole , Icterus chrysater LC Yellow-billed cacique , Amblycercus holosericeus LC Yellow-headed blackbird , Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus LC Yellow-hooded blackbird , Chrysomus icterocephalus LC Yellow-rumped cacique , Cacicus cela LC Yellow-shouldered blackbird , Agelaius xanthomus EN E Yellow-tailed oriole , Icterus mesomelas LC Yellow-winged cacique , Cassiculus melanicterus LC
Nashville warbler Order: Passeriformes Parulidae
The wood warblers are a group of small often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are more terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores. In August 2011, the North American Committee of the AOS changed their classification of many of the wood warblers. Since this list is based on the AOS classification, changes to scientific names are updated here.
Adelaide's warbler , Setophaga adelaidae LC Altamira yellowthroat , Geothlypis flavovelata VU American redstart , Setophaga ruticilla LC Arrowhead warbler , Setophaga pharetra LC Bachman's warbler , Vermivora bachmanii (E?) CR E Bahama warbler , Setophaga flavescens EN Bahama yellowthroat , Geothlypis rostrata LC Barbuda warbler , Setophaga subita VU Bay-breasted warbler , Setophaga castanea LC Belding's yellowthroat , Geothlypis beldingi VU Black-and-white warbler , Mniotilta varia LC Blackburnian warbler , Setophaga fusca LC Black-cheeked warbler , Basileuterus melanogenys LC Blackpoll warbler , Setophaga striata NT Black-polled yellowthroat , Geothlypis speciosa VU Black-throated blue warbler , Setophaga caerulescens LC Black-throated gray warbler , Setophaga nigrescens LC Black-throated green warbler , Setophaga virens LC Blue-winged warbler , Vermivora cyanoptera LC Buff-rumped warbler , Myiothlypis fulvicauda LC Canada warbler , Cardellina canadensis LC Cape May warbler , Setophaga tigrina LC Cerulean warbler , Setophaga cerulea NT Chestnut-capped warbler , Basileuterus delattrii Chestnut-sided warbler , Setophaga pensylvanica LC Colima warbler , Leiothlypis crissalis LC Collared redstart , Myioborus torquatus LC Common yellowthroat , Geothlypis trichas LC Connecticut warbler , Oporornis agilis LC Costa Rican warbler , Basileuterus melanotis Crescent-chested warbler , Oreothlypis superciliosa LC Elfin-woods warbler , Setophaga angelae EN Fan-tailed warbler , Basileuterus lachrymosus LC Flame-throated warbler , Oreothlypis gutturalis LC Golden-browed warbler , Basileuterus belli LC Golden-cheeked warbler , Setophaga chrysoparia EN E Golden-crowned warbler , Basileuterus culicivorus LC Golden-winged warbler , Vermivora chrysoptera NT Grace's warbler , Setophaga graciae LC Gray-crowned yellowthroat , Geothlypis poliocephala LC Hermit warbler , Setophaga occidentalis LC Hooded warbler , Setophaga citrina LC Hooded yellowthroat , Geothlypis nelsoni LC Kentucky warbler , Geothlypis formosa LC Kirtland's warbler , Setophaga kirtlandii NT E Louisiana waterthrush , Parkesia motacilla LC Lucy's warbler , Leiothlypis luciae LC MacGillivray's warbler , Geothlypis tolmiei LC Magnolia warbler , Setophaga magnolia LC Mourning warbler , Geothlypis philadelphia LC Nashville warbler , Leiothlypis ruficapilla LC Northern parula , Setophaga americana LC Northern waterthrush , Parkesia noveboracensis LC Olive-capped warbler , Setophaga pityophila LC Olive-crowned yellowthroat , Geothlypis semiflava LC Orange-crowned warbler , Leiothlypis celata LC Ovenbird , Seiurus aurocapilla LC Painted redstart , Myioborus pictus LC Palm warbler , Setophaga palmarum LC Pine warbler , Setophaga pinus LC Pink-headed warbler , Cardellina versicolor LC Pirre warbler , Basileuterus ignotus VU Plumbeous warbler , Setophaga plumbea LC Prairie warbler , Setophaga discolor LC Prothonotary warbler , Protonotaria citrea LC Red warbler , Cardellina rubra LC Red-faced warbler , Cardellina rubrifrons LC Rufous-capped warbler , Basileuterus rufifrons LC Semper's warbler , Leucopeza semperi CR E Slate-throated redstart , Myioborus miniatus LC St. Lucia warbler , Setophaga delicata LC Swainson's warbler , Limnothlypis swainsonii LC Tacarcuna warbler , Basileuterus tacarcunae Tennessee warbler , Leiothlypis peregrina LC Townsend's warbler , Setophaga townsendi LC Tropical parula , Setophaga pitiayumi LC Virginia's warbler , Leiothlypis virginiae LC Vitelline warbler , Setophaga vitellina NT Whistling warbler , Catharopeza bishopi EN Wilson's warbler , Cardellina pusilla LC Worm-eating warbler , Helmitheros vermivorus LC Yellow warbler , Setophaga petechia LC petechia : E Yellow-rumped warbler , Setophaga coronata LC Yellow-throated warbler , Setophaga dominica LC
Order: Passeriformes Mitrospingidae
The members of this small family were previously included in Thraupidae ("true" tanagers). They were placed in this new family in 2017.
Rose-breasted grosbeak Order: Passeriformes Cardinalidae
The cardinals are a family of robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages.
Black-cheeked ant-tanager , Habia atrimaxillaris EN Black-faced grosbeak , Caryothraustes poliogaster LC Black-headed grosbeak , Pheucticus melanocephalus LC Black-thighed grosbeak , Pheucticus tibialis LC Blue bunting , Cyanocompsa parellina LC Blue grosbeak , Passerina caerulea LC Blue seedeater , Amaurospiza concolor LC Blue-black grosbeak , Cyanoloxia cyanoides LC Carmiol's tanager , Chlorothraupis carmioli Crimson-collared grosbeak , Rhodothraupis celaeno LC Dickcissel , Spiza americana LC Flame-colored tanager , Piranga bidentata LC Gray-throated chat , Granatellus sallaei LC Hepatic tanager , Piranga flava LC Indigo bunting , Passerina cyanea LC Lazuli bunting , Passerina amoena LC Lemon-spectacled tanager , Chlorothraupis olivacea LC Northern cardinal , Cardinalis cardinalis LC Orange-breasted bunting , Passerina leclancherii LC Painted bunting , Passerina ciris LC Pyrrhuloxia , Cardinalis sinuatus LC Red-breasted chat , Granatellus venustus LC Red-crowned ant-tanager , Habia rubica LC Red-headed tanager , Piranga erythrocephala LC Red-throated ant-tanager , Habia fuscicauda LC Rose-bellied bunting , Passerina rositae NT Rose-breasted grosbeak , Pheucticus ludovicianus LC Rose-throated tanager , Piranga roseogularis LC Scarlet tanager , Piranga olivacea LC Summer tanager , Piranga rubra LC Varied bunting , Passerina versicolor LC Western tanager , Piranga ludoviciana LC White-winged tanager , Piranga leucoptera LC Yellow grosbeak , Pheucticus chrysopeplus LC Yellow-green grosbeak , Caryothraustes canadensis LC
Order: Passeriformes 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. They are seed eaters, but their preference tends towards fruit and nectar. Most have short, rounded wings.
Azure-rumped tanager , Poecilostreptus cabanisi VU Bananaquit , Coereba flaveola LC Barbados bullfinch , Loxigilla barbadensis LC Bay-headed tanager , Tangara gyrola LC Black-and-yellow tanager , Chrysothlypis chrysomelas LC Black-faced grassquit , Melanospiza bicolor LC Black-headed saltator , Saltator atriceps LC Black-throated shrike-tanager , Lanio aurantius LC Blue dacnis , Dacnis cayana LC Blue-and-gold tanager , Bangsia arcaei NT Blue-black grassquit , Volatinia jacarina LC Blue-gray tanager , Thraupis episcopus LC Buff-throated saltator , Saltator maximus LC Cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer , Diglossa baritula LC Cinnamon-bellied saltator , Saltator grandis LC Cinnamon-rumped seedeater , Sporophila torqueola LC Cocos finch , Pinaroloxias inornata VU Crimson-backed tanager , Ramphocelus dimidiatus LC Crimson-collared tanager , Ramphocelus sanguinolentus LC Cuban bullfinch , Melopyrrha nigra LC Cuban grassquit , Phonipara canora LC Emerald tanager , Tangara florida LC Flame-rumped tanager , Ramphocelus flammigerus LC Golden-hooded tanager , Stilpnia larvata LC Grassland yellow-finch , Sicalis luteola LC Greater Antillean bullfinch , Melopyrrha violacea LC Green honeycreeper , Chlorophanes spiza LC Green-naped tanager , Tangara fucosa NT Gray-and-gold tanager , Poecilostreptus palmeri LC Gray-headed tanager , Eucometis penicillata LC Large-billed seed-finch , Sporophila crassirostris LC Lesser Antillean bullfinch , Loxigilla noctis LC Lesser Antillean saltator , Saltator albicollis LC Lesser Antillean tanager , Stilpnia cucullata LC Lined seedeater , Sporophila lineola LC Morelet's seedeater , Sporophila morelleti LC Nicaraguan seed-finch , Sporophila nuttingi LC Orangequit , Euneornis campestris LC Palm tanager Thraupis palmarum LC Peg-billed finch , Acanthidops bairdi LC Plain-colored tanager , Tangara inornata LC Puerto Rican bullfinch , Melopyrrha portoricensis LC Purple honeycreeper , Cyanerpes caeruleus LC Red-legged honeycreeper , Cyanerpes cyaneus LC Ruddy-breasted seedeater , Sporophila minuta LC Rufous-winged tanager , Tangara lavinia LC Saffron finch , Sicalis flaveola (I) LC Scarlet-browed tanager , Heterospingus xanthopygius LC Scarlet-rumped tanager , Ramphocelus passerinii LC Scarlet-thighed dacnis , Dacnis venusta LC Shining honeycreeper , Cyanerpes lucidus LC Silver-throated tanager , Tangara icterocephala LC Slate-colored grosbeak , Saltator grossus LC Slate-colored seedeater , Sporophila schistacea LC Slaty finch , Haplospiza rustica LC Slaty flowerpiercer , Diglossa plumbea LC Spangle-cheeked tanager , Tangara dowii LC Speckled tanager , Ixothraupis guttata LC St. Kitts bullfinch , Melopyrrha grandis St. Lucia black finch , Melanospiza richardsoni EN Streaked saltator , Saltator striatipectus LC Sulphur-rumped tanager , Heterospingus rubrifrons LC Swallow tanager , Tersina viridis LC Tawny-crested tanager , Tachyphonus delatrii LC Thick-billed seed-finch , Sporophila funerea LC Variable seedeater , Sporophila corvina LC Viridian dacnis , Dacnis viguieri LC Wedge-tailed grass-finch , Emberizoides herbicola LC White-eared conebill , Conirostrum leucogenys LC White-lined tanager , Tachyphonus rufus LC White-shouldered tanager , Loriotus luctuosus LC White-throated shrike-tanager , Lanio leucothorax LC Yellow-backed tanager , Hemithraupis flavicollis LC Yellow-bellied seedeater , Sporophila nigricollis LC Yellow-faced grassquit , Tiaris olivaceus LC Yellow-shouldered grassquit , Loxipasser anoxanthus LC Yellow-winged tanager , Thraupis abbas LC
Clements, James F. (2000). Birds of the World: A Checklist (fifth and supplements up to July, 2005 ed.). Vista, California: Ibis Publishing. ISBN 0-934797-16-1 
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