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native

trivial namelatin name
Black-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus
Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Black-winged Stilt, Common Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
Northern jacana Jacana spinosa
Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Solitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria
American Harrier Circus hudsonius
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
Merlin Falco columbarius
American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Swainson's thrush Catharus ustulatus
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
Sanderling Calidris alba
Spectacled owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
Northern Mealy Parrot Amazona guatemalae
Western Great Egret Ardea alba
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius ridgwayi
Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Grey Hawk Buteo nitidus
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Yellow-bellied Siskin Spinus xanthogastrus
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Great Tinamou Tinamus major
Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Hydrobates castro
Arkansas Finch Spinus psaltria
Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessonii
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Yellow-bellied Sporophila nigricollis
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
Grey-necked or Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus
Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis
Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata
Whimbrel or Hudsonian Curlew Numenius phaeopus
Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
Green Heron Butorides striata
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Red-lored or Diademed Parrot Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
Southern Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
White-crowned Manakin Pseudopipra pipra
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Harris Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala
Rufous-collared sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Greater scaup Aythya marila
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
White-throated magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Agami Heron Agamia agami
Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Common or Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
Yellow-naped Parrot Amazona auropalliata
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
American Wigeon Mareca americana
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
Sulphur-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum
White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus
Costa Rican Pygmy Owl Glaucidium costaricanum
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Grey Hawk Buteo plagiatus
Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis
Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
Common Barn-owl Tyto alba
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
Great Curassow Crax rubra
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Volcano or Cerise-throated Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula
Central American Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium griseiceps
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Blue-hooded Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
King vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Striped Owl Asio clamator
Northern Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
Least Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium minutissimum
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Cherrie's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii
Common pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Short-tailed shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Blue-grey Tanager Tangara episcopus
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
American Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia

introduced

trivial namelatin name
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca

vagrant

trivial namelatin name
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Northern Parula Setophaga americana
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens

possibly extinct

trivial namelatin name
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata