A Checklist of the Birds of El Pilar Archaeological Reserve

Compiled by:
Jaime Cal, Miguel Choco, Marcos Garcia, Lenney Gentle, Omar Figuero, and Wilver Martinez

Produced by:
FCD Friends for Conservation & Development

Key
R: Resident M: Migratory T: Transient D: Dry Season

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TINAMOUS – TINAMIDAE
Little Tinamou RAMERICAN VULTURES – CATHARTIDAE
Black Vulture R
Turkey Vulture R
King Vulture R

KITES, EAGLES, HAWKS & ALLIES – ACCIPITRIDAE
Swallow-tailed Kite D
White-tailed Kite R
Plumbeous Kite D
White Hawk R
Common Black-hawk R
Gray Hawk R
Roadside Hawk R
Black Hawk-eagle R
Black-and-white Hawk-eagle R

CARACARAS & FALCONS – FALCONIDAE
Laughing Falcon R
Bat Falcon R
Orange-breasted Falcon R

CURASSOWS & GUANS – CRACIDAE
Plain Chachalaca R
Crested Guan R
Great Curassow R

bird1TURKEYS & QUAIL – PHASIANIDAE
Ocellated Turkey R
Spotted Wood-quail R

RAILS, GALLINULES, & COOTS – RALLIDAE
Gray-necked Wood-rail R

PIGEONS & DOVES – COLUMBIDAE
Pale-vented Pigeon R
Red-billed Pigeon R
Short-billed Pigeon R
Ruddy Ground-dove R
Blue Ground-dove R
White-tipped Dove R
Ruddy Quail-dove R

PARROTS – PSITTACIDAE
Olive-throated Parakeet R
White-crowned Parrot R
White-fronted Parrot R
Red-lored Parrot R
Mealy Parrot R
Brown-hooded Parrot R

CUCKOOS & ALLIES – CUCULIDAE
Squirrel Cuckoo R
Groove-billed Ani R

BARN-OWLS – TYTONIDAE
Common Barn-owl R

TYPICAL OWLS – STRIGIDAE
Vermiculated Screech-Owl R
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl R
Mottled Owl R

GOATSUCKERS – CAPRIMULGIDAE
Lesser Nighthawk M
Common Nighthawk D
Common Pauraque R

SWIFTS – APODIDAE
White-collared Swift R
Vaux’s Swift R

HUMMINGBIRDS – TROCHILIDAE
Long-tailed Hermit R
Little Hermit R
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing R
White-necked Jacobin R
Green-breasted Mango R
Canivet’s Emerald R
White-bellied Emerald R
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird R
Purple crowned fairy R

TROGONS – TROGONIDAE
Black-headed Trogon R
Violaceous Trogon R
Slaty-tailed Trogon R

MOTMOTS – MOMOTIDAE
Tody Motmot R
Blue-crowned Motmot R

PUFFBIRDS – BUCCONIDAE
White-necked Puffbird R
White-whiskered Puffbird R

JACAMARS – GALBULIDAE
Rufous-tailed Jacamar R

TOUCANS – RAMPHASTIDAE
Emerald Toucanet R
Collared Aracari R
Keel-billled Toucan R

bird3WOODPECKERS – PICIDAE
Golden-fronted Woodpecker R
Smokey-brown woodpecker R
Golden-olive Woodpecker R
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker R
Lineated Woodpecker R
Pale-billed Woodpecker R

OVENBIRDS – FURNARIIDAE
Rufous-breasted Spinetail R
Plain Xenops R

WOODCREEPERS – DENDROCOLAPTIDAE
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper R
Ruddy Woodcreeper R
Olivaceus Woodcreeper R
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper R
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper R

ANTBIRDS – FORMICARIIDAE
Great Antshrike R
Barred Antshrike R
Dot-winged Antwren R
Dusky antbird R
Black-face Antthrush RTYRANT FLYCATCHERS – TYRANNIDAE
TYRANNULETS, ELAENIAS – ELAENIINAE
Greenish Elaenia R
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher R
Northern Bentbill R
Yellow-olive Flycatcher R
Stub-tailed Spadebill R

FLUVICOLINE FLYCATCHERS – FLUVICOLINAE
Royal Flycatcher R
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher R
Tropical Pewee R

TYRANNINE FLYCATCHERS – TYRANNINAE
Bright-rumped Attila R
Dusky-capped Flycatcher R
Brown-crested Flycatcher R
Great Kiskadee R
Boat-billed Flycatcher R
Social Flycatcher R
Streaked Flycatcher D
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher D
Piratic Flycatcher D
Tropical Kingbird R
Couch’s Kingbird R
Eastern Kingbird T

TITYRAS & BECARDS – TITYRINAE
Thrushlike Schiffornis R
Rose-throated Becard R
Masked Tityra R
Black-crowned Tityra R

MANAKINS – PIPRIDAE
White-collared Manakin R
Red-capped Manakin R

SWALLOWS – HIRUNDINIDAE
Northern Rough – winged
Swallow R/M

JAYS – CORVIDAE
Green Jay R
Brown Jay R

WREN – TROGLODYTIDAE
Band-backed Wren R
Spot-breasted Wren R
White-bellied Wren R
White-breasted Wood-wren R

MUSCICAPIDS – MUSCICAPIDAE
GNATCATCHERS – SYLVIINAE
Long-billed Gnatwren R
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher R/M

SOLITAIRES, THRUSHES & ALLIES – MIMIDAE
Wood Thrush M
Clay-colored Robin R

MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS, & ALLIES – MIMIDAE
Gray Catbird M

VIREOS – VIREONIDAE
White-eyed Vireo M
Mangrove Vireo R
Yellow-throated Vireo M
Yellow-green Vireo D
Tawny-crowned Greenlet R
Lesser Greenlet R

EMBERIZIDS – EMBERIZIDAE
WOOD WARBLERS – PARULINAE
Chestnut-sided Warbler T
Magnolia Warbler M
Black-throated Green
Warbler M
Black-and-white Warbler M
American Redstart M
Worm-eating Warbler M
Ovenbird M
Hooded Warbler M
Gray-throated Chat R

TANAGERS – THRAUPINAE
Red-legged Honeycreeper R
Scrub Euphonia R
Yellow-throated Euphonia R
Olive-backed Euphonia R
Blue-gray Tanager R
Yellow-winged Tanager R
Gray-headed Tanager R
Red-crowned Ant-tanager R
Red-throated Ant-tanager R
Summer Tanager M
Crimson-collared Tanager R
Passerini’s Tanager R

CARDINALS & ALLIES – CARDINALINAE
Grayish Saltator R
Black-headed Saltator R
Black-faced Grosbeak R
Northern Cardinal R
Rose-breasted Grosbeak M
Blue-black Grosbeak R
Indigo Bunting M

EMBERIZINES – EMBERIZINAE
Green-backed Sparrow R
Blue-black Grassquit R
White-collared Seedeater R
Thick-billed Seed-finch R
Yellow-faced Grassquit R

bird2BLACKBIRDS & ALLIES – ICTERINAE
Melodius Blackbird R
Great-tailed Grackle R
Black-cowled Oriole R
Orchard Oriole M
Yellow-backed Oriole R
Yellow-tailed Oriole R
Baltimore Oriole M
Yellow-billed Cacique R
Montezuma Oropendola R