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native

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

introduced

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

vagrant

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

possibly extinct

trivial namelatin name
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata