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PUFFBIRDS  (BUCCONIDAE) - WAXBILLS   (ESTRILDIDAE)

District
English Name Scientific name Local name(s) Status Co OW Be Cy SC To
PUFFBIRDS - BUCCONIDAE
White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos R X X X X X X
White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis R X X X X X
JACAMARS - GALBULIDAE
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda R X X X X X
TOUCANS - RAMPHASTIDAE
Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus R X X X X X
Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus Phyllis, Medio Pito R X X X X X X
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus Billbird, Pito real R X X X X X X
WOODPECKERS - PICIDAE
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus R X X X X X
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Centurus pucherani R X X X X X
Red-vented Woodpecker Centurus pygmaeus (Yucatan Woodpecker) R X X X X
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Centurus aurifrons Carpenter, Che'ko' R X X X X X X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius W X X X X X X
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris R X X X X X
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus R X X X X X X
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus R X X X X X X
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus R X X X X X X
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Colonte’ R X X X X X X
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis Father Red-cap R X X X X X X
OVENBIRDS - FURNARIIDAE
Rufous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis erythrothorax R X X X X X X
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps R X X
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus R X X X X X
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus R X X X X X X
Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus R X X
Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatemalensis R X X X X
WOODCREEPERS - DENDROCOLAPTIDAE
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina R X X X X X X
Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa R X X X X X X
Olivaceus Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus R X X X X X X
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus R X X X X X
Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus R X X X
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae R X X X X X X
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorynchus flavigaster R X X X X X X
Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius R X ? X
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii R ? X X X X X
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS - THAMNOPHILIDAE
Great Antshrike Taraba major R X X X X X
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus R X X X X X X
Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha R X
Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus R X X
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis R X X X X
Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor R X X
Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis R X X X X X
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina R X X X X X
Bare-crowned Antbird Gymnocichla nudiceps R X X X
ANTTHRUSHES AND ANTPITTAS - FORMICARIIDAE
Black-faced Anttrush Formicarius analis R X X X X X X
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS - TYRANNIDAE
TYRANNULETS, ELAENIAS AND ALLIES - ELAENIINAE
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum R X X X X X
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe R X X X X X X
Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata R X X X X X X
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica R X
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster R X X X X X X
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleaginus R X X X X X X
Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus R ? X X X X X
Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus R? X
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare R X X X X X X
Slate-headed Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum sylvia R X X X X X
Common Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum R X X X X X X
Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris R X X X X X X
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens R X X X X X X
Stub-tailed Spadebill Platyrinchus cancrominus R X X X X X X
FLUVICOLINE FLYCATCHERS - FLUVICOLIINAE
Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus R X X X X X X
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus R X X X X
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius R X X X X X
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi R X X X X X X
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax R X
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus A X
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens WT X X X X X X
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus R X X X X X X
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris T X X X X X X
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens WT X X X X X X
Alder Flycatcher Epidonax alnorum R ? ? X ? ? X
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii R ? ? ? ? X X
White-throated Flycatcher Empidonax albigularis WT X X X X
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus WT X X X X X X
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans R X X X X X
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Robin redbreast R X X X X X X
TYRANNINE FLYCATCHERS - TYRANNINAE
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus R X X X X X X
Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra R X X X X
Yucatan Flycatcher Myiarchus yucatanensis R X X X
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer R X X X X X X
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus T X X X X X X
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus R X X X X X X
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Kiskadee R X X X X X X
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua Kiskadee R X X X X X X
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis Katy-yu-baby-di-cry R X X X X X X
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus D ? X ? X X X
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris D X X X X X X
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius D X X X X X X
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus R X X X X X X
Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii T X X X X X X
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferus T X
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus T X X X X X X
Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis A X X X X
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus WT X X X X X
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savanna R X X X X X
TITYRAS AND BECARDS (INCERTAE SEDIS)
Thrushlike Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus (Thrushlike Manakin) R X X X X X X
Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus R X X X X X
Speckled Mourner Laniocera rufescens R X X X X
Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus R X X X X X
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus R X X X X X
Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major R X X X X X
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae R X X X X X X
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata White Woodpecker R X X X X X X
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor R X X X X X X
COTINGAS - COTINGIDAE
Lovely Cotinga Cotinga amabilis R X X X X
MANAKINS - PIPRIDAE
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei Cohune popper R ? X X X X X
Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis R X X X X X X
VIREOS - VIREONIDAE
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus W X X X X X X
Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens R X X X X X X
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons W X X X X X X
Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus W X X X
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius (Solitary Vireo) W X
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus W ? X X
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus T X X X X X X
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus W X X X X X X
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis RD X X X X X X
Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus A X
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister R X X X X
Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps R X X X X X
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus R X X X X X X
Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus D X X X X X
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis R X X X X X X
JAYS AND CROWS - CORVIDAE
Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas Cling-cling R X X X X X X
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio Piam-piam R X X X X X X
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus Blue Piam-piam, Chel R X X X X X
SWALLOWS - HIRUNDINIDAE
Purple Martin Progne subis T X X X X X X
Snowy-bellied Martin Progne dominicensis A X
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea D X X X X X X
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Christmas bird T X X X X X X
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea R X X X X X X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis WR X X X X X X
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia T X X X X X X
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota T X X X X X X
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva WT X X X
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica WT X X X X X X
WRENS - TROGLODYTIDAE
Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus R X X X X X
Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus Katy-yu-baby-di-cry R X X X X X X
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus (White-browed Wren) R X X
Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus R X
House Wren Troglodytes aedon R X X X X X X
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis R X X X
White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra R X X X X X
White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta R X X X X X X
Nightingale Wren Microcerculus philomela R X X X
GNATCATCHERS - SYLVIIDAE
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus R X X X X X X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea WR X X X X X X
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea R X X X X X X
SOLITAIRES, THRUSHES AND ALLIES - TURDIDAE
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis R X
Slate-colored Solitaire Myadestes unicolor R X X X
Veery Catharus fuscescens WT X X X X X X
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus T X X X X X X
Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus WT X X X X X X
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelinus W X X X X X X
Clay-colored Trush Turdus grayi Brown Cusco R X X X X X X
White-throated Robin Turdus assimilis R X X X X
American Robin Turdus migratorius A X
MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS AND ALLIES - MIMIDAE
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis W X X X X X X
Black Catbird Dumetella glabrirostris Siwa ban R X X X X
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus Nightingale R X X X X X X
WAXWINGS - BOMBYCILLIDAE
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum W X X X X X X
WOOD WARBLERS - PARULIDAE
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus WT X X X X X X
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera W X X X X X X
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina WT X X X X X X
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata W
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla WT X X X X
Virginia’s Warbler Vermivora virginiae T X X X
Northern Parula Parula americana W X X X X X X
Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi ? X X
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia (including Mangrove Warbler) RW X X X X X X
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica T X X X X X X
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia W X X X X X X
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina W X X X X
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens WT ? X X X ? X
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata W X X X X X X
Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens W X
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens W X X X X X X
Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia T
Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis W X X
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca T X X X X X X
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica W X X X X X X
Grace’s Warbler Dendroica graciae R X X X X X
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor WT ? X X ? X
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum W X X X X X X
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea T X X X X X X
Black-poll Warbler Dendroica striata A X
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea T X X X X X X
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia W X X X X X X
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla W X X X X X X
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea T X X X X X X
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus W X X X X X X
Swainson’s Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii W X X X X X X
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus W X X X X X X
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis W X X X X X X
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla WT X X X X X X
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus WT X X X X X X
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis T
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia T X X X X X X
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas W X X X X X X
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Chamaethlypis poliocephala R X X X X X X
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina W X X X X X X
Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla W X X X X X X
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis WT X X X X
Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus R X X X X X
Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons R X X X
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens W X X X X X X
Gray-throated Chat Granatellus sallaei R X X X X ? X
BANANAQUIT - COEREBIDAE
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola R X X X X
TANAGERS - THRAUPIDAE
Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus R X X X
Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata R ? X X X X X
Black-throated Shrike-Tanager Lanio aurantius R X X X X X
Red crowned Ant Tanager Habia rubica R X X X X X
Red throated Ant Tanager Habia fuscicauda R X X X X X X
Rose throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis R X X X ?
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Pepper bird R X X X X X
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra W X X X X X X
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea T X X X X X X
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana T X X X
Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata A X
White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera R X X X X
Crimson-collared Tanager Phlogothraupis sanguinolenta R X X X X X
Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii (Scarlet-rumped Tanager) R X X X X X
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus Bluebird R X X X X X X
Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas R ? X X X X X
Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis R X X X X X X
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea R X X X X X X
Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima R X X X
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi R X X X X X
White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta R X X X
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata (Masked Tanager) R X X X X X
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza R X X X X
Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus R X X X
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus R X X X X X X
EMBERIZINES - EMBERIZIDAE
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina R X X X X X X
Slate-colored Seedeater Sporophila schistacea R X ? X
Variable Seedeater Sporophila americana R X X X X X
White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola Ricey, Grassy bird R X X X X X X
Thick-billed Seedfinch Oryzoborus funereus R X X X X X X
Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza concolor R X X
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea R X X X X X
Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola R X X X X X
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris R X X X X
Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus R X X X X X
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus R X X X X X X
Botteri’s Sparrow Aimophila botterii R X X X X
Rusty Sparrow Aimophila rufescens R X X X
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina R X X X X X
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum R X X X X X
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida A X
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus WT X X
Savannah Sparrow Ammodramus sandwichensis WT X X X X X
Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii T X X X
CARDINALS AND ALLIES - CARDINALINAE
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens R X X X X X X
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus R X X X X X
Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps R X X X X X X
Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster R X X X X X X
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis R X X X X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus W X X X X X X
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides R lX X X X X X
Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina Rice Bird R X X X X
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea WT X X X X X X
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea W X X X X X X
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris W X X X X X X
Dickcissel Spiza americana T X X X X X X
BLACKBIRDS AND ALLIES - ICTERIDAE
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus T X X
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Soldier bird R X X X X X
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna R X X X X X
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives R X X X X X X
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Blackbird R X X X X X X
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus R X X X X X X
Brown-naped Cowbird Molothrus ater A X
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus Tick Bird R X X X X X
Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas Banana bird R X X X X X X
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Banana bird W X X X X X X
Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus Banana bird R X X X X X
Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater Banana bird R X X X X X X
Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas Banana bird R X X X X X X
Orange Oriole Icterus auratus Banana bird R X
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis Banana bird R X X X X
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Northern Oriole, Banana bird R X X X X X X
Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus Bamboo Cracker R X X X X X X
Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri R X X X
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma Yellow tail R X X X X X X
CARDUELINE FINCHES AND ALLIES - FRINGILLIDAE
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra R X? X? X
Black-headed Siskin Carduelis notata R X X
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria A X
OLD WORLD SPARROWS - PASSERIDAE
House Sparrow Passer domesticus R X X X X
             
WAXBILLS - ESTRILDIDAE                
Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca Chenstnut mannikin A x      

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