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List of birds of North America

November 01, 2023

"Birds of North America" redirects here. For the book, see Birds of North America (book).

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] and The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World[2] supplemented with checklists from Panama, Greenland, and Bermuda. It includes the birds of 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


Taxonomy edit

The taxonomic treatment[3] (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the accompanying bird lists adheres to the conventions of the AOS's (2019) 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 - Extinct, EW - Extinct in the Wild
CR - Critically Endangered, EN - Endangered, VU - Vulnerable
NT - Near Threatened, LC - Least Concern
(v. 2019, the data is current as of July 25, 2019

and Endangered Species Act:

E - endangered, T - threatened
XN, XE - experimental non essential or essential population
E(S/A), T(S/A) - endangered or threatened due to similarity of appearance
(including taxa not necessarily found in the USA, the data is current as of March 28, 2014


Tinamous edit

Order: Tinamiformes   Family: 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.

Screamers edit

Order: Anseriformes   Family: 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.

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl edit

 
Canada goose

Order: Anseriformes   Family: 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.

Guans, chachalacas, and curassows edit

 
Black guan, Chamaepetes unicolor

Order: Galliformes   Family: 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.

Guineafowl edit

 
Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

Order: Galliformes   Family: Numididae

Guineafowl are a group of African, seed-eating, ground-nesting birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage.

New World quail edit

 
California quail

Order: Galliformes   Family: 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.

Pheasants, grouse, and allies edit

 
Wild turkey

Order: Galliformes   Family: 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.

Flamingos edit

 
Caribbean flamingo

Order: Phoenicopteriformes   Family: 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.

Grebes edit

 
Clark's grebe

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: 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.

Pigeons and doves edit

 
Inca dove

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Sandgrouse edit

Order: Pterocliformes   Family: 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.

Cuckoos edit

 
Black-billed cuckoo

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs.

Nightjars and allies edit

 
Common nighthawk

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: 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.

Oilbird edit

Order: Steatornithiformes   Family: 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.

Potoos edit

Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: 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.

Swifts edit

 
White-throated swift

Order: Apodiformes   Family: 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.

Hummingbirds edit

 
Ruby-throated hummingbird

Order: Apodiformes   Family: 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.

Rails, gallinules and coots edit

 
King rail

Order: Gruiformes   Family: 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.

Finfoots edit

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Heliornithidae

Heliornithidae is a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots.

Limpkin edit

 
Limpkin

Order: Gruiformes   Family: 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.

Cranes edit

Order: Gruiformes   Family: 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".

Thick-knees edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: 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.

Stilts and avocets edit

 
American avocet

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: 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.

Oystercatchers edit

 
American oystercatcher

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

The oystercatchers are large, obvious and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

Lapwings and plovers edit

 
Killdeer

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: 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.

Jacanas edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: 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.

Sandpipers and allies edit

 
Greater yellowlegs
 
Red-necked phalarope

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: 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.

Pratincoles and coursers edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: 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.

Skuas and jaegers edit

 
Great skua

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: 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.

Auks, murres and puffins edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: 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.

Gulls, terns, and skimmers edit

 
A western gull in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
 
Ring-billed gull

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: 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.

Sunbittern edit

Order: Eurypygiformes   Family: 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.

Tropicbirds edit

 
Red-billed tropicbird; a few breed on Swan Cay off the Caribbean coast.

Order: Phaethontiformes   Family: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans which have exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.

Penguins edit

Order: Sphenisciformes   Family: 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.

Loons edit

 
Pacific loon

Order: Gaviiformes   Family: 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.

Albatrosses edit

 
Short-tailed albatross

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: 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.

Southern storm-petrels edit

 
Wilson's storm-petrel

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: 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.

Northern storm-petrels edit

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: 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.

Shearwaters and petrels edit

 
Audubon's shearwater chick, this species breeds on Tiger Cays off the Caribbean coast.

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: 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.

Storks edit

 
Wood stork

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: 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.

Frigatebirds edit

Order: Suliformes   Family: 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.

Boobies and gannets edit

 
Blue-footed booby

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

Darters edit

Order: Suliformes   Family: 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.

Cormorants and shags edit

 
Double-crested cormorant

Order: Suliformes   Family: 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.

Pelicans edit

 
Brown pelican

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: 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.

Herons, egrets, and bitterns edit

 
Snowy egret

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: 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.

Ibises and spoonbills edit

 
American white ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: 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.

New World vultures edit

 
The California condor is one of North America's most endangered birds.

Order: Cathartiformes   Family: 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 edit

 
Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: 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.

Hawks, eagles, and kites edit

 
American goshawk

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: 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.

Barn-owls edit

Main article: Barn owl
 
Barn owl

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

Owls edit

 
Barred owl

Order: Strigiformes   Family: 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.

Trogons edit

 
Cuban trogon

Order: Trogoniformes   Family: 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.

Hoopoes edit

Order: Upupiformes   Family: 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.

Todies edit

 
Cuban tody

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: 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.

Motmots edit

 
Lesson's motmot

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: 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.

Kingfishers edit

 
Belted kingfisher

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails.

Bee-eaters edit

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: 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.

Puffbirds edit

 
Barred puffbird

Order: Piciformes   Family: 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.

Jacamars edit

 
Rufous-tailed jacamar

Order: Piciformes   Family: Galbulidae

The jacamars are near passerine birds from tropical South America, with a range that extends up to Mexico. They feed on insects caught on the wing, and are glossy, elegant birds with long bills and tails. In appearance and behavior they resemble the Old World bee-eaters, although they are more closely related to puffbirds.

New World barbets edit

Order: Piciformes   Family: 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.

Toucan-barbets edit

Order: Piciformes   Family: Semnornithidae

The toucan-barbets are birds of montane forests in the Neotropics. They are highly social and non-migratory.

Toucans edit

 
Keel-billed toucan

Order: Piciformes   Family: 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.

Woodpeckers edit

 
Red-naped sapsucker

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

Falcons and caracaras edit

 
American kestrel

Order: Falconiformes   Family: 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.

African and New World parrots edit

 
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.

Old World parrots edit

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: 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.

Sapayoa edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Typical antbirds edit

 
Great antshrike

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Gnateaters edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Antpittas edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Grallariidae

Antpittas resemble the true pittas with strong, longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills.

Tapaculos edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Antthrushes edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Formicariidae

Antthrushes resemble small rails with strong, longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills.

Ovenbirds and woodcreepers edit

 
Cocoa woodcreeper

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Furnariidae

Ovenbirds comprise a large family of small sub-oscine passerine bird species found in Central and South America. They are a diverse group of insectivores which gets its name from the elaborate "oven-like" clay nests built by some species, although others build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock. The woodcreepers are brownish birds which maintain an upright vertical posture supported by their stiff tail vanes. They feed mainly on insects taken from tree trunks.

Manakins edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Cotingas edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Tityras and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Sharpbill edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oxyruncidae

The sharpbill is a small bird of dense forests in Central and South America. It feeds mostly on fruit but also eats insects.

Royal flycatcher and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Onychorhynchidae

The members of this small family, created in 2018, were formerly considered to be tyrant flycatchers, family Tyrannidae.

Tyrant flycatchers edit

 
Great kiskadee

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Shrikes edit

 
Northern shrike

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis edit

 
Yellow-throated vireo

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Crows, jays, and magpies edit

 
Clark's nutcracker

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Larks edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Swallows edit

 
Purple martin

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

Tits, chickadees, and titmice edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Penduline-tits edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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

Long-tailed tits edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Nuthatches edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Treecreepers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Certhiidae

Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees.

Wrens edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Gnatcatchers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Polioptilidae

These dainty birds resemble Old World warblers in their build and habits, moving restlessly through the foliage seeking insects. The gnatcatchers and gnatwrens are mainly soft bluish gray in color and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. They are birds of fairly open woodland or scrub, which nest in bushes or trees.

Dippers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cinclidae

They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.

Bulbuls edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Kinglets edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Leaf warblers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Reed warblers and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Donacobius edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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

Grassbirds and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Old World flycatchers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

Thrushes and allies edit

 
Western bluebird

Order: Passeriformes   Family: 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.

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list, birds, north, america, birds, north, america, redirects, here, book, birds, north, america, book, lists, birds, light, blue, below, divided, biological, family, lists, based, check, list, north, american, birds, american, ornithological, society, clement. Birds of North America redirects here For the book see Birds of North America book 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 and The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World 2 supplemented with checklists from Panama Greenland and Bermuda It includes the birds of 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 Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Tinamous 3 Screamers 4 Ducks geese and waterfowl 5 Guans chachalacas and curassows 6 Guineafowl 7 New World quail 8 Pheasants grouse and allies 9 Flamingos 10 Grebes 11 Pigeons and doves 12 Sandgrouse 13 Cuckoos 14 Nightjars and allies 15 Oilbird 16 Potoos 17 Swifts 18 Hummingbirds 19 Rails gallinules and coots 20 Finfoots 21 Limpkin 22 Cranes 23 Thick knees 24 Stilts and avocets 25 Oystercatchers 26 Lapwings and plovers 27 Jacanas 28 Sandpipers and allies 29 Pratincoles and coursers 30 Skuas and jaegers 31 Auks murres and puffins 32 Gulls terns and skimmers 33 Sunbittern 34 Tropicbirds 35 Penguins 36 Loons 37 Albatrosses 38 Southern storm petrels 39 Northern storm petrels 40 Shearwaters and petrels 41 Storks 42 Frigatebirds 43 Boobies and gannets 44 Darters 45 Cormorants and shags 46 Pelicans 47 Herons egrets and bitterns 48 Ibises and spoonbills 49 New World vultures 50 Osprey 51 Hawks eagles and kites 52 Barn owls 53 Owls 54 Trogons 55 Hoopoes 56 Todies 57 Motmots 58 Kingfishers 59 Bee eaters 60 Puffbirds 61 Jacamars 62 New World barbets 63 Toucan barbets 64 Toucans 65 Woodpeckers 66 Falcons and caracaras 67 African and New World parrots 68 Old World parrots 69 Sapayoa 70 Typical antbirds 71 Gnateaters 72 Antpittas 73 Tapaculos 74 Antthrushes 75 Ovenbirds and woodcreepers 76 Manakins 77 Cotingas 78 Tityras and allies 79 Sharpbill 80 Royal flycatcher and allies 81 Tyrant flycatchers 82 Shrikes 83 Vireos shrike babblers and erpornis 84 Crows jays and magpies 85 Larks 86 Swallows 87 Tits chickadees and titmice 88 Penduline tits 89 Long tailed tits 90 Nuthatches 91 Treecreepers 92 Wrens 93 Gnatcatchers 94 Dippers 95 Bulbuls 96 Kinglets 97 Leaf warblers 98 Sylviid warblers parrotbills and allies 99 Reed warblers and allies 100 Donacobius 101 Grassbirds and allies 102 Old World flycatchers 103 Thrushes and allies 104 Mockingbirds and thrashers 105 Starlings 106 Waxwings 107 Silky flycatchers 108 Palmchat 109 Olive warbler 110 Accentors 111 Weavers and allies 112 Indigobirds 113 Waxbills and allies 114 Old World sparrows 115 Wagtails and pipits 116 Finches euphonias and allies 117 Longspurs and snow buntings 118 Thrush tanager 119 Old World buntings 120 New World sparrows 121 Chat tanagers 122 Hispaniolan tanagers 123 Puerto Rican tanager 124 Spindalises 125 Wrenthrush 126 Cuban warblers 127 Yellow breasted chat 128 Troupials and allies 129 New World warblers 130 Mitrospingid tanagers 131 Cardinals and allies 132 Tanagers and allies 133 See also 134 References 135 External linksTaxonomy editThe taxonomic treatment 3 designation and sequence of orders families and species and nomenclature common and scientific names used in the accompanying bird lists adheres to the conventions of the AOS s 2019 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 Extinct EW Extinct in the Wild CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened LC Least Concern v 2019 the data is current as of July 25 2019and Endangered Species Act E endangered T threatened XN XE experimental non essential or essential population E S A T S A endangered or threatened due to similarity of appearance including taxa not necessarily found in the USA the data is current as of March 28 2014Tinamous editOrder Tinamiformes Family TinamidaeThe 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 Highland tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei LC Great tinamou Tinamus major NT Little tinamou Crypturellus soui LC Thicket tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus LC Slaty breasted tinamou Crypturellus boucardi LC Choco tinamou Crypturellus kerriae VUScreamers editOrder Anseriformes Family AnhimidaeThe 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 Horned screamer Anhima cornuta E LC 4 Northern screamer Chauna chavaria A NTDucks geese and waterfowl edit nbsp Canada gooseOrder Anseriformes Family AnatidaeThe 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 LCGuans chachalacas and curassows edit nbsp Black guan Chamaepetes unicolorOrder Galliformes Family CracidaeThe 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 LCGuineafowl edit nbsp Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris Order Galliformes Family NumididaeGuineafowl are a group of African seed eating ground nesting birds that resemble partridges but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris I LCNew World quail edit nbsp California quailOrder Galliformes Family OdontophoridaeThe 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 Merriam s Montezuma quail C m merriami E Mountain quail Oreortyx pictus LC Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus NT Masked bobwhite 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 LCPheasants grouse and allies edit nbsp Wild turkeyOrder Galliformes Family PhasianidaePhasianidae 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 LCFlamingos edit nbsp Caribbean flamingoOrder Phoenicopteriformes Family PhoenicopteridaeFlamingos 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 American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber LCGrebes edit nbsp Clark s grebeOrder Podicipediformes Family PodicipedidaeGrebes 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 Atitlan grebe Podilymbus gigas E EX E Eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis LC Clark s grebe Aechmophorus clarkii LC Horned grebe Podiceps auritus VU Least grebe Tachybaptus dominicus LC Pied billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps LC Red necked grebe Podiceps grisegena LC Western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis LCPigeons and doves edit nbsp Inca doveOrder Columbiformes Family ColumbidaePigeons 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 LCSandgrouse editOrder Pterocliformes Family PteroclidaeSandgrouse 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 Chestnut bellied sandgrouse Pterocles exustus I LCCuckoos edit nbsp Black billed cuckooOrder Cuculiformes Family CuculidaeThe 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 ssp dulcis E Smooth billed ani Crotophaga ani LC Squirrel cuckoo Piaya cayana LC Striped cuckoo Tapera naevia LC Yellow billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus LCNightjars and allies edit nbsp Common nighthawkOrder Caprimulgiformes Family CaprimulgidaeNightjars 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 LCOilbird editOrder Steatornithiformes Family SteatornithidaeThe 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 Oilbird Steatornis caripensis LCPotoos editOrder Nyctibiiformes Family NyctibiidaeThe 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 Common potoo Nyctibius griseus LC Great potoo Nyctibius grandis LC Northern potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis LCSwifts edit nbsp White throated swiftOrder Apodiformes Family ApodidaeThe 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 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 LCHummingbirds edit nbsp Ruby throated hummingbirdOrder Apodiformes Family TrochilidaeHummingbirds 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 10 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 11 Blue headed hummingbird Riccordia bicolor LC Blue tailed hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura LC Blue tailed emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus LC 12 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 13 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 14 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 15 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 16 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 17 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 18 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 19 White tailed hummingbird Eupherusa poliocerca VU White tailed sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis NT 20 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 LCRails gallinules and coots edit nbsp King railOrder Gruiformes Family RallidaeRallidae 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 21 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 CRFinfoots editOrder Gruiformes Family HeliornithidaeHeliornithidae is a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots Sungrebe Heliornis fulica LCLimpkin edit nbsp LimpkinOrder Gruiformes Family AramidaeThe 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 Limpkin Aramus guarauna LCCranes editOrder Gruiformes Family GruidaeCranes 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 Common crane Grus grus A LC Hooded crane Grus monacha A VU Sandhill crane Antigone canadensis LC ssp nesiotes and pulla E Whooping crane Grus americana EN E and XN Thick knees editOrder Charadriiformes Family BurhinidaeThe 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 Double striped thick knee Burhinus bistriatus LCStilts and avocets edit nbsp American avocetOrder Charadriiformes Family RecurvirostridaeRecurvirostridae 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 avocet Recurvirostra americana LC Black winged stilt Himantopus himantopus A LC Black necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus LC Hawaiian stilt H m knudseni E Oystercatchers edit nbsp American oystercatcherOrder Charadriiformes Family HaematopodidaeThe oystercatchers are large obvious and noisy plover like birds with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus LC Black oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani LC Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus A NTLapwings and plovers edit nbsp KilldeerOrder Charadriiformes Family CharadriidaeThe 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 or E Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus LC Snowy plover Charadrius nivosus NT Southern lapwing Vanellus chilensis A LC Wilson s plover Charadrius wilsonia LCJacanas editOrder Charadriiformes Family JacanidaeThe 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 Northern jacana Jacana spinosa LC Wattled jacana Jacana jacana LCSandpipers and allies edit nbsp Greater yellowlegs nbsp Red necked phalaropeOrder Charadriiformes Family ScolopacidaeScolopacidae 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 LCPratincoles and coursers editOrder Charadriiformes Family GlareolidaePratincoles 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 Collared pratincole Glareola pratincola A LC Oriental pratincole Glareola maldivarum A LCSkuas and jaegers edit nbsp Great skuaOrder Charadriiformes Family StercorariidaeSkuas 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 Great skua Stercorarius skua LC Long tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus LC Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus LC Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus LC South polar skua Stercorarius maccormicki LCAuks murres and puffins editOrder Charadriiformes Family AlcidaeAlcids 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 LCGulls terns and skimmers edit nbsp A western gull in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco nbsp Ring billed gullOrder Charadriiformes Family LaridaeLaridae 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 ssp dougallii E or 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 LCSunbittern editOrder Eurypygiformes Family EurypygidaeThe 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 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias LCTropicbirds edit nbsp Red billed tropicbird a few breed on Swan Cay off the Caribbean coast Order Phaethontiformes Family PhaethontidaeTropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans which have exceptionally long central tail feathers Their heads and long wings have black markings Red billed tropicbird Phaethon aethereus LC Red tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda LC White tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus LCPenguins editOrder Sphenisciformes Family SpheniscidaeThe 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 Galapagos penguin Spheniscus mendiculus A EN Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus A LCLoons edit nbsp Pacific loonOrder Gaviiformes Family GaviidaeLoons 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 Arctic loon Gavia arctica LC Common loon Gavia immer LC Pacific loon Gavia pacifica LC Red throated loon Gavia stellata LC Yellow billed loon Gavia adamsii NTAlbatrosses edit nbsp Short tailed albatrossOrder Procellariiformes Family DiomedeidaeThe 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 CRSouthern storm petrels edit nbsp Wilson s storm petrelOrder Procellariiformes Family OceanitidaeThe 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 Black bellied storm petrel Fregetta tropica A LC White faced storm petrel Pelagodroma marina LC Wilson s storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus LCNorthern storm petrels editOrder Procellariiformes Family HydrobatidaeThough 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 LCShearwaters and petrels edit nbsp Audubon s shearwater chick this species breeds on Tiger Cays off the Caribbean coast Order Procellariiformes Family ProcellariidaeThe 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 22 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 ENStorks edit nbsp Wood storkOrder Ciconiiformes Family CiconiidaeStorks 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 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria LC Maguari stork Ciconia maguari A LC White stork Ciconia cionia A LC 23 Wood stork Mycteria americana LC EFrigatebirds editOrder Suliformes Family FregatidaeFrigatebirds 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 Great frigatebird Fregata minor LC Lesser frigatebird Fregata ariel A LC Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens LCBoobies and gannets edit nbsp Blue footed boobyOrder Suliformes Family SulidaeThe sulids comprise the gannets and boobies Both groups are medium large coastal seabirds that plunge dive for fish Blue footed booby Sula nebouxii LC Brown booby Sula leucogaster LC Masked booby Sula dactylatra LC Nazca booby Sula granti LC Northern gannet Morus bassanus LC Peruvian booby Sula variegata A LC Red footed booby Sula sula LCDarters editOrder Suliformes Family AnhingidaeDarters 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 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga LCCormorants and shags edit nbsp Double crested cormorantOrder Suliformes Family PhalacrocoracidaeCormorants 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 Brandt s cormorant Urile penicillatus LC Double crested cormorant Nannopterum auritum LC Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC Guanay cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum A LC Neotropic cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum LC Pelagic cormorant Urile pelagicus LC Red faced cormorant Urile urile LCPelicans edit nbsp Brown pelicanOrder Pelecaniformes Family PelecanidaePelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes they have four webbed toes American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos LC Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis LC Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus A LC Peruvian pelican Pelecanus thagus A NTHerons egrets and bitterns edit nbsp Snowy egretOrder Pelecaniformes Family ArdeidaeThe 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 24 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 LCIbises and spoonbills edit nbsp American white ibisOrder Pelecaniformes Family ThreskiornithidaeMembers 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 LCNew World vultures edit nbsp The California condor is one of North America s most endangered birds Order Cathartiformes Family CathartidaeThe 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 Black vulture Coragyps atratus LC California condor Gymnogyps californianus CR E and XN King vulture Sarcoramphus papa LC Lesser yellow headed vulture Cathartes burrovianus LC Turkey vulture Cathartes aura LCOsprey edit nbsp OspreyOrder Accipitriformes Family PandionidaePandionidae 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 Osprey Pandion haliaetus LCHawks eagles and kites edit nbsp American goshawkOrder Accipitriformes Family AccipitridaeAccipitridae 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 ssp 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 LC Ornate 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 ssp 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 ssp groenlandicus E White tailed hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus LC White tailed kite Elanus leucurus LC Zone tailed hawk Buteo albonotatus LCBarn owls editMain article Barn owl nbsp Barn owlOrder Strigiformes Family TytonidaeBarn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart shaped faces They have long strong legs with powerful talons Barn owl Tyto alba LC Ashy faced owl Tyto glaucops LCOwls edit nbsp Barred owlOrder Strigiformes Family StrigidaeTypical 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 Mexican spotted owl 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 LCTrogons edit nbsp Cuban trogonOrder Trogoniformes Family TrogonidaeTrogons 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 25 Guianan trogon Trogon violaceus LC 26 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 LCHoopoes editOrder Upupiformes Family UpupidaeThis 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 Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops A LCTodies edit nbsp Cuban todyOrder Coraciiformes Family TodidaeTodies 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 Cuban tody Todus multicolor LC Broad billed tody Todus subulatus LC Jamaican tody Todus todus LC Narrow billed tody Todus angustirostris LC Puerto Rican tody Todus mexicanus LCMotmots edit nbsp Lesson s motmotOrder Coraciiformes Family MotmotidaeThe 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 27 Turquoise browed motmot Eumomota superciliosa LC Whooping motmot Momotus subrufescens LCKingfishers edit nbsp Belted kingfisherOrder Coraciiformes Family AlcedinidaeKingfishers are medium sized birds with large heads long pointed bills short legs and stubby tails Amazon kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona LC American pygmy kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea LC Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon LC Green kingfisher Chloroceryle americana LC Green and rufous kingfisher Chloroceryle inda LC Ringed kingfisher Megaceryle torquata LCBee eaters editOrder Coraciiformes Family MeropidaeThe 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 European bee eater Merops apiaster A LCPuffbirds edit nbsp Barred puffbirdOrder Piciformes Family BucconidaeThe 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 Barred puffbird Nystalus radiatus LC Black breasted puffbird Notharchus pectoralis LC Gray cheeked nunlet Nonnula frontalis LC Lanceolated monklet Micromonacha lanceolata LC Pied puffbird Notharchus tectus LC Russet throated puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis LC White fronted nunbird Monasa morphoeus LC White necked puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus LC White whiskered puffbird Malacoptila panamensis LCJacamars edit nbsp Rufous tailed jacamarOrder Piciformes Family GalbulidaeThe 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 Dusky backed jacamar Brachygalba salmoni LC Great jacamar Jacamerops aureus LC Rufous tailed jacamar Galbula ruficauda LCNew World barbets editOrder Piciformes Family CapitonidaeThe 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 Red headed barbet Eubucco bourcierii LC Spot crowned barbet Capito maculicoronatus LCToucan barbets editOrder Piciformes Family SemnornithidaeThe toucan barbets are birds of montane forests in the Neotropics They are highly social and non migratory Prong billed barbet Semnornis frantzii LCToucans edit nbsp Keel billed toucanOrder Piciformes Family RamphastidaeToucans 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 Channel billed toucan Ramphastos vitellinus VU Collared aracari Pteroglossus torquatus LC Fiery billed aracari Pteroglossus frantzii LC Keel billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus LC Northern emerald toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus LC Yellow eared toucanet Selenidera spectabilis LC Yellow throated toucan Ramphastos ambiguus LCWoodpeckers edit nbsp Red naped sapsuckerOrder Piciformes Family PicidaeWoodpeckers 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 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 LCFalcons and caracaras edit nbsp American kestrelOrder Falconiformes Family FalconidaeFalconidae 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 ssp septentrionalis E and 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 ssp 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 LCAfrican and New World parrots edit nbsp Green parakeetOrder Psittaciformes Family PsittacidaeParrots 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 28 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 ENOld World parrots editOrder Psittaciformes Family PsittaculidaeCharacteristic 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 Rose ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri I LC Rosy faced lovebird Agapornis roseicollis I LCSapayoa editOrder Passeriformes Family SapayoidaeThe 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 Sapayoa Sapayoa aenigma LCTypical antbirds edit nbsp Great antshrikeOrder Passeriformes Family ThamnophilidaeThe 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 29 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 LCGnateaters editOrder Passeriformes Family ConopophagidaeThe 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 Black crowned antpitta Pittasoma michleri LCAntpittas editOrder Passeriformes Family GrallariidaeAntpittas resemble the true pittas with strong longish legs very short tails and stout bills Ochre breasted antpitta Grallaricula flavirostris NT Scaled antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis LC Streak chested antpitta Hylopezus perspicillatus LC Thicket antpitta Hylopezus dives LCTapaculos editOrder Passeriformes Family RhinocryptidaeThe 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 Choco tapaculo Scytalopus chocoensis LC Silvery fronted tapaculo Scytalopus argentifrons LC Tacarcuna tapaculo Scytalopus panamensis VUAntthrushes editOrder Passeriformes Family FormicariidaeAntthrushes resemble small rails with strong longish legs very short tails and stout bills Black faced antthrush Formicarius analis LC Black headed antthrush Formicarius nigricapillus LC Mayan antthrush Formicarius moniliger LC Rufous breasted antthrush Formicarius rufipectus LCOvenbirds and woodcreepers edit nbsp Cocoa woodcreeperOrder Passeriformes Family FurnariidaeOvenbirds 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 LCManakins editOrder Passeriformes Family PipridaeThe 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 LCCotingas editOrder Passeriformes Family CotingidaeThe 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 30 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 31 Yellow billed cotinga Carpodectes antoniae ENTityras and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family TityridaeTityridae 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 32 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 LCSharpbill editOrder Passeriformes Family OxyruncidaeThe sharpbill is a small bird of dense forests in Central and South America It feeds mostly on fruit but also eats insects Sharpbill Oxyruncus cristatus LCRoyal flycatcher and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family OnychorhynchidaeThe members of this small family created in 2018 were formerly considered to be tyrant flycatchers family Tyrannidae Black tailed flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus LC Royal flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus LC Ruddy tailed flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus LC Sulphur rumped flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius LC Tawny breasted flycatcher Myiobius villosus LCTyrant flycatchers edit nbsp Great kiskadeeOrder Passeriformes Family TyrannidaeTyrant 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 ssp 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 ssp 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 LCShrikes edit nbsp Northern shrikeOrder Passeriformes Family LaniidaeShrikes 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 Brown shrike Lanius cristatus A LC Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus NT ssp mearnsi E Northern shrike Lanius excubitor LC Red backed shrike Lanius collurio A LCVireos shrike babblers and erpornis edit nbsp Yellow throated vireoOrder Passeriformes Family VireonidaeThe 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 Least Bell s vireo 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 LCCrows jays and magpies edit nbsp Clark s nutcrackerOrder Passeriformes Family CorvidaeThe 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 LCLarks editOrder Passeriformes Family AlaudidaeLarks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights Most larks are fairly dull in appearance Their food is insects and seeds Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis LC Horned lark Eremophila alpestris LC E a strigata T Swallows edit nbsp Purple martinOrder Passeriformes Family HirundinidaeThe 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 LCTits chickadees and titmice editOrder Passeriformes Family ParidaeThe 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 LCPenduline tits editOrder Passeriformes Family RemizidaeThe 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 LCLong tailed tits editOrder Passeriformes Family AegithalidaeThe 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 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus LCNuthatches editOrder Passeriformes Family SittidaeNuthatches 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 Bahama nuthatch Sitta insularis CR Brown headed nuthatch Sitta pusilla LC Pygmy nuthatch Sitta pygmaea LC Red breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis LC White breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis LCTreecreepers editOrder Passeriformes Family CerthiidaeTreecreepers are small woodland birds brown above and white below They have thin pointed down curved bills which they use to extricate insects from bark They have stiff tail feathers like woodpeckers which they use to support themselves on vertical trees Brown creeper Certhia americana LCWrens editOrder Passeriformes Family TroglodytidaeWrens 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 Clarion 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 Guadeloupe wren 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 ENGnatcatchers editOrder Passeriformes Family PolioptilidaeThese 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 ssp 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 albiventrisDippers editOrder Passeriformes Family CinclidaeThey are named for their bobbing or dipping movements They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater American dipper Cinclus mexicanus LCBulbuls editOrder Passeriformes Family PycnonotidaeThe 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 Red whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus I LCKinglets editOrder Passeriformes Family RegulidaeThe 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 Golden crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa LC Ruby crowned kinglet Corthylio calendula LCLeaf warblers editOrder Passeriformes Family PhylloscopidaeLeaf 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 Arctic warbler Phylloscopus borealis LC Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita A LC Dusky warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus A LC Kamchatka leaf warbler Phylloscopus examinandus A LC Pallas s leaf warbler Phylloscopus proregulus A LC Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus A LC Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix A LC Yellow browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus A LCSylviid warblers parrotbills and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family SylviidaeThe 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 Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla A LC Lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca A LC Wrentit Chamaea fasciata LCReed warblers and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family AcrocephalidaeThe 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 Blyth s reed warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum A LC Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus A LC Icterine warbler Acrocephalus icterina A LC Thick billed warbler Arundinax aedon A LCDonacobius editOrder Passeriformes Family DonacobiidaeThe black capped donacobius is found in wet habitats from Panama across northern South America and east of the Andes to Argentina and Paraguay Black capped donacobius Donacobius atricapilla LCGrassbirds and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family LocustellidaeLocustellidae 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 Middendorff s grasshopper warbler Helopsaltes ochotensis A LC Pallas s grasshopper warbler Helopsaltes certhiola A LC Lanceolated warbler Locustella lanceolata A LC River warbler Locustella fluviatilis A LCOld World flycatchers editOrder Passeriformes Family MuscicapidaeThis 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 LCThrushes and allies edit nbsp Western bluebirdOrder Passeriformes Family TurdidaeThe 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 ssp 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 a, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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