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OFFICIAL CHECKLIST OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO The official list of species of Trinidad & Tobago stands at 489 as of December 31 st 2019. This list is updated periodically to reflect additions brought about by the significant increase in coverage by both local and visiting birdwatchers to our islands. This list comprises two components: (a) species adjudged as correctly identified by the Trinidad & Tobago Rare Birds Committee since September 1995 that occur naturally or have a sustainable breeding population in Trinidad & Tobago and (b) species adjudged acceptable by Richard ffrench prior to the TTRBC’s inauguration. Names and order of species follows that of the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) and their South American Checklist Committee (SACC), current as of June 2019 TINAMOUS - Tinamidae Little Tinamou; Crypturellus soui SCREAMERS - Anhimidae Horned Screamer; Anhima cornuta DUCKS - Anatidae Fulvous Whistling-Duck; Dendrocygna bicolor White-faced Whistling-Duck; Dendrocygna viduata Black-bellied Whistling-Duck; Dendrocygna autumnalis Snow Goose; Chen caerulescens Muscovy Duck; Cairina moschata American Comb-Duck; Sarkidiornis sylvicola Northern Shoveler; Spatula clypeata Blue-winged Teal; Spatula discors Eurasian Wigeon, Mareca penelope American Wigeon; Mareca americana White-cheeked Pintail; Anas bahamensis Northern Pintail; Anas acuta Green-winged Teal; Anas crecca Southern Pochard; Netta erythrophthalma Ring-necked Duck; Aythya collaris Lesser Scaup; Aythya affinis Masked Duck; Nomonyx dominicus GUANS - Cracidae Trinidad Piping-Guan; Pipile pipile Rufous-vented Chachalaca; Ortalis ruficauda FLAMINGOES - Phoenicopteridae American Flamingo; Phoenicopterus ruber

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Page 1: OFFICIAL CHECKLIST OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGOttbsdc.ttfnc.org/reports/ttofficiallist.pdf · OFFICIAL CHECKLIST OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO The official list of species of Trinidad & Tobago stands

OFFICIAL CHECKLIST OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

The official list of species of Trinidad & Tobago stands at 489 as of December 31st 2019. This list is updated periodically to reflect additions brought about by the significant increase in coverage by both local and visiting birdwatchers to our islands. This list comprises two components: (a) species adjudged as correctly identified by the Trinidad & Tobago Rare Birds Committee since September 1995 that occur naturally or have a sustainable breeding population in Trinidad & Tobago and (b) species adjudged acceptable by Richard ffrench prior to the TTRBC’s inauguration. Names and order of species follows that of the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) and their South American Checklist Committee (SACC), current as of June 2019 TINAMOUS - Tinamidae Little Tinamou; Crypturellus soui SCREAMERS - Anhimidae Horned Screamer; Anhima cornuta DUCKS - Anatidae Fulvous Whistling-Duck; Dendrocygna bicolor White-faced Whistling-Duck; Dendrocygna viduata Black-bellied Whistling-Duck; Dendrocygna autumnalis Snow Goose; Chen caerulescens Muscovy Duck; Cairina moschata American Comb-Duck; Sarkidiornis sylvicola Northern Shoveler; Spatula clypeata Blue-winged Teal; Spatula discors Eurasian Wigeon, Mareca penelope American Wigeon; Mareca americana White-cheeked Pintail; Anas bahamensis Northern Pintail; Anas acuta Green-winged Teal; Anas crecca Southern Pochard; Netta erythrophthalma Ring-necked Duck; Aythya collaris Lesser Scaup; Aythya affinis Masked Duck; Nomonyx dominicus GUANS - Cracidae Trinidad Piping-Guan; Pipile pipile Rufous-vented Chachalaca; Ortalis ruficauda FLAMINGOES - Phoenicopteridae American Flamingo; Phoenicopterus ruber

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GREBES - Podicipedidae Least Grebe; Tachybaptus dominicus Pied-billed Grebe; Podilymbus podiceps PIGEONS - Columbidae Rock Pigeon; Columba livia Scaled Pigeon; Patagioenas speciosa Scaly-naped Pigeon; Patagioenas squamosa Band-tailed Pigeon; Patagioenas fasciata Pale-vented Pigeon; Patagioenas cayennensis Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto Ruddy Quail-Dove; Geotrygon montana White-tipped Dove; Leptotila verreauxi Gray-fronted Dove; Leptotila rufaxilla Lined Quail-Dove; Zentrygon linearis Eared Dove; Zenaida auriculata Blue Ground Dove; Claravis pretiosa Common Ground Dove; Columbina passerina Plain-breasted Ground Dove; Columbina minuta Ruddy Ground Dove; Columbina talpacoti Scaled Dove; Columbina squammata CUCKOOS - Cuculidae Greater Ani; Crotophaga major Smooth-billed Ani; Crotophaga ani Striped Cuckoo; Tapera naevia Little Cuckoo; Coccycua minuta Dwarf Cuckoo ; Coccycua pumila Squirrel Cuckoo; Piaya cayana Dark-billed Cuckoo; Coccyzus melacoryphus Yellow-billed Cuckoo; Coccyzus americanus Mangrove Cuckoo; Coccyzus minor Black-billed Cuckoo; Coccyzus erythropthalmus OILBIRD - Steatornithidae Oilbird; Steatornis caripensis POTOOS - Nyctibiidae Common Potoo; Nyctibius griseus NIGHTJARS - Caprimulgidae Nacunda Nighthawk; Chordeiles nacunda Lesser Nighthawk; Chordeiles acutipennis Short-tailed Nighthawk; Lurocalis semitorquatus Common Pauraque; Nyctidromus albicollis White-tailed Nightjar; Hydropsalis cayennensis Rufous Nightjar; Antrostomus rufus

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SWIFTS - Apodidae Chestnut-collared Swift; Streptoprocne rutila White-collared Swift; Streptoprocne zonaris Band-rumped Swift; Chaetura spinicaudus Gray-rumped Swift; Chaetura cinereiventris Chapman’s Swift; Chaetura chapmani Short-tailed Swift; Chaetura brachyura Fork-tailed Palm-Swift; Tachornis squamata Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift; Panyptila cayennensis HUMMINGBIRDS - Trochilidae White-necked Jacobin; Florisuga mellivora Rufous-breasted Hermit; Glaucis hirsutus Little Hermit; Phaethornis longuemareus Green Hermit; Phaethornis guy Brown Violetear; Colibri delphinae White-tailed Goldenthroat; Polytmus guainumbi Ruby-topaz Hummingbird; Chrysolampis mosquitus Green-throated Mango; Anthracothorax viridigula Black-throated Mango; Anthracothorax nigricollis Tufted Coquette; Lophornis ornatus Long-billed Starthroat; Heliomaster longirostris Rufous-shafted Woodstar; Chaetocercus jourdanii Amethyst Woodstar; Calliphlox amethystina Blue-tailed Emerald; Chlorostilbon mellisugus White-tailed Sabrewing; Campylopterus ensipennis Copper-rumped Hummingbird; Saucerrottia tobaci White-chested Emerald; Chrysuronia brevirostris Blue-chinned Sapphire; Chlorestes notata LIMPKIN - Aramidae Limpkin; Aramus guarauna RAILS - Rallidae Mangrove Rail; Rallus longirostris Purple Gallinule; Porphyrio martinica Azure Gallinule; Porphyrio flavirostris Gray-breasted Crake; Laterallus exilis Ash-throated Crake; Mustelirallus albicollis Paint-billed Crake; Mustelirallus erythrops Spotted Rail; Pardirallus maculatus Gray-cowled Wood-Rail; Aramides cajaneus Rufous-necked Wood-Rail; Aramides axillaris Yellow-breasted Crake; Porzana flaviventer Sora; Porzana carolina Common Gallinule; Gallinula galeata American Coot; Fulica americana

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FINFOOTS - Heliornithidae Sungrebe; Heliornis fulica PLOVERS - Charadriidae American Golden-Plover; Pluvialis dominica Black-bellied Plover; Pluvialis squatarola Pied Lapwing; Vanellus cayanus Southern Lapwing; Vanellus chilensis Killdeer; Charadrius vociferus Semi-palmated Plover; Charadrius semipalmatus Common Ringed Plover; Charadrius hiaticula Wilson’s Plover; Charadrius wilsonia Snowy Plover; Charadrius nivosus Collared Plover; Charadrius collaris OYSTERCATCHERS - Haematopodidae American Oystercatcher; Haematopus palliatus AVOCETS and STILTS - Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt; Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet; Recurvirostra americana THICK-KNEES - Burhinidae Double-striped Thick-knee; Burhinus bistriatus SANDPIPERS - Scolopacidae Upland Sandpiper; Bartramia longicauda Eskimo Curlew; Numenius borealis Whimbrel; Numenius phaeopus Long-billed Curlew; Numenius americanus Black-tailed Godwit; Limosa limosa Hudsonian Godwit; Limosa haemastica Marbled Godwit; Limosa fedoa Ruddy Turnstone; Arenaria interpres Red Knot; Calidris canutus Ruff; Calidris pugnax Stilt Sandpiper; Calidris himantopus Curlew Sandpiper; Calidris ferruginea Sanderling; Calidris alba Baird’s Sandpiper; Calidris bairdii Least Sandpiper; Calidris minutilla White-rumped Sandpiper; Calidris fuscicollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper; Calidris subruficollis Pectoral Sandpiper; Calidris melanotos Semi-palmated Sandpiper; Calidris pusilla Western Sandpiper; Calidris mauri Short-billed Dowitcher; Limnodromus griseus

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Wilson’s Snipe; Gallinago delicata South American Snipe; Gallinago paraguaiae Wilson’s Phalarope; Phalaropus tricolor Terek Sandpiper; Xenus cinereus Spotted Sandpiper; Actitis macularius Solitary Sandpiper; Tringa solitaria Common Greenshank; Tringa nebularia Greater Yellowlegs; Tringa melanoleuca Willet; Tringa semipalmata Lesser Yellowlegs; Tringa flavipes Spotted Redshank; Tringa erythropus Wood Sandpiper; Tringa glareola JACANAS - Jacanidae Wattled Jacana; Jacana jacana SKUAS - Stercorariidae South Polar Skua; Stercorarius maccormicki Pomarine Jaeger; Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger; Stercorarius parasiticus SKIMMERS - Rhynchopidae Black Skimmer; Rynchops niger GULLS - Laridae Black-legged Kittiwake; Rissa tridactyla Sabine’s Gull; Xema sabini Black-headed Gull; Chroicocephalus ridibundus Laughing Gull; Leucophaeus atricilla Franklin’s Gull; Leucophaeus pipixcan Audouin’s Gull; Ichthyaetus audouinii Ring-billed Gull; Larus delawarensis Great Black-backed Gull; Larus marinus Kelp Gull; Larus dominicanus Lesser Black-backed Gull; Larus fuscus Herring Gull; Larus argentatus Brown Noddy; Anous stolidus White Tern; Gygis alba Sooty Tern; Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled Tern; Onychoprion anaethetus Least Tern; Sternula antillarum Yellow-billed Tern; Sternula superciliaris Large-billed Tern; Phaetusa simplex Gull-billed Tern; Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern; Hydroprogne caspia Black Tern; Chlidonias niger Common Tern; Sterna hirundo Roseate Tern; Sterna dougallii

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Arctic Tern; Sterna paradisaea Sandwich Tern; Thalasseus sandvicensis Royal Tern; Thalasseus maximus TROPICBIRDS - Phaethontidae Red-billed Tropicbird; Phaethon aethereus White-tailed Tropicbird; Phaethon lepturus STORM PETRELS - Hydrobatidae Wilson’s Storm-Petrel; Oceanites oceanicus Leach’s Storm-Petrel; Oceanodroma leucorhoa SHEARWATERS - Procellariidae Bulwer’s Petrel; Bulweria bulwerii Cory’s Shearwater; Calonectris diomedea Cape Verde Shearwater; Calonectris edwardsii Sooty Shearwater; Ardenna grisea Great Shearwater; Ardenna gravis Manx Shearwater; Puffinus puffinus Audubon’s Shearwater; Puffinus lherminieri STORKS - Ciconiidae Maguari Stork; Ciconia maguari Jabiru; Jabiru mycteria Wood Stork; Mycteria americana FRIGATEBIRDS - Fregatidae Magnificent Frigatebird; Fregata magnificens BOOBIES - Sulidae Masked Booby; Sula dactylatra Red-footed Booby; Sula sula Brown Booby; Sula leucogaster Northern Gannet ; Morus bassanus ANHINGAS - Anhingidae Anhinga; Anhinga anhinga CORMORANTS - Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic Cormorant; Phalacrocorax brasilianus PELICANS - Pelicanidae Brown Pelican; Pelicanus occidentalis HERONS - Ardeidae Rufescent Tiger-Heron; Tigrisoma lineatum Fasciated Tiger-Heron; Tigrisoma fasciatum

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Agami Heron; Agamia agami Boat-billed Heron; Cochlearius cochlearius Pinnated Bittern; Botaurus pinnatus Least Bittern; Ixobrychus exilis Stripe-backed Bittern; Ixobrychus involucris Black-crowned Night-Heron; Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned Night-Heron; Nyctanassa violacea Green Heron; Butorides virescens Striated Heron; Butorides striata Squacco Heron; Ardeola ralloides Cattle Egret; Bubulcus ibis Gray Heron; Ardea cinerea Great Blue Heron; Ardea herodias Cocoi Heron; Ardea cocoi Purple Heron; Ardea purpurea Great Egret; Ardea alba Whistling Heron; Syrigma sibilatrix Tricolored Heron; Egretta tricolor Reddish Egret; Egretta rufescens Western Reef-Heron; Egretta gularis Little Egret; Egretta garzetta Snowy Egret; Egretta thula Little Blue Heron; Egretta caerulea IBIS - Threskiornithidae White Ibis; Eudocimus albus Scarlet Ibis; Eudocimus ruber Glossy Ibis; Plegadis falcinellus Eurasian Spoonbill; Platalea leucorodia Roseate Spoonbill; Platalea ajaja NEW WORLD VULTURES - Cathartidae King Vulture; Sarcoramphus papa Black Vulture; Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture; Cathartes aura OSPREY - Pandionidae Osprey; Pandion haliaetus HAWKS - Accipitridae White-tailed Kite; Elanus leucurus Pearl Kite; Gampsonyx swainsonii Hook-billed Kite; Chondrohierax uncinatus Gray-headed Kite; Leptodon cayanensis Swallow-tailed Kite; Elanoides forficatus Black Hawk-Eagle; Spizaetus tyrannus Ornate Hawk-Eagle; Spizaetus ornatus Black-collared Hawk; Busarellus nigricollis

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Snail Kite; Rostrhamus sociabilis Slender-billed Kite; Helicolestes hamatus Double-toothed Kite; Harpagus bidentatus Plumbeous Kite; Ictinia plumbea Long-winged Harrier; Circus buffoni Black Kite; Milvus migrans Crane Hawk; Geranospiza caerulescens Common Black Hawk; Buteogallus anthracinus Rufous Crab Hawk; Buteogallus aequinoctialis Savanna Hawk; Buteogallus meridionalis Great Black Hawk; Buteogallus urubitinga Roadside Hawk; Rupornis magnirostris White-tailed Hawk; Geranoaetus albicaudatus White Hawk; Pseudastur albicollis Gray-lined Hawk; Buteo nitidus Broad-winged Hawk; Buteo platypterus Short-tailed Hawk; Buteo brachyurus Swainson’s Hawk; Buteo swainsoni Zone-tailed Hawk; Buteo albonotatus Red-tailed Hawk; Buteo jamaicensis BARN OWLS - Tytonidae Barn Owl; Tyto alba OWLS - Strigidae Tropical Screech-Owl; Megascops choliba Spectacled Owl; Pulsatrix perspicillata Mottled Owl; Ciccaba virgata Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl; Glaucidium brasilianum Burrowing Owl; Athene cunicularia Striped Owl; Asio clamator Stygian Owl; Asio stygius Short-eared Owl; Asio flammeus TROGONS - Trogonidae Green-backed Trogon; Trogon viridis Guianan Trogon; Trogon violaceus Collared Trogon; Trogon collaris MOTMOTS - Momotidae Trinidad Motmot; Momotus bahamensis KINGFISHERS - Alcedinidae Ringed Kingfisher; Megaceryle torquata Belted Kingfisher; Megaceryle alcyon Amazon Kingfisher; Chloroceryle amazona American Pygmy Kingfisher; Chloroceryle aenea Green Kingfisher; Chloroceryle americana

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JACAMARS - Galbulidae Rufous-tailed Jacamar; Galbula ruficauda TOUCANS - Ramphastidae Channel-billed Toucan; Ramphastos vitellinus WOODPECKERS - Picidae Red-crowned Woodpecker; Melanerpes rubricapillus Red-rumped Woodpecker; Veniliornis kirkii Crimson-crested Woodpecker; Campephilus melanoleucos Lineated Woodpecker; Dryocopus lineatus Chestnut Woodpecker; Celeus elegans Golden-olive Woodpecker ; Colaptes rubiginosus FALCONS - Falconidae Crested Caracara; Caracara cheriway Yellow-headed Caracara; Milvago chimachima Eurasian Kestrel; Falco tinnunculus American Kestrel; Falco sparverius Merlin; Falco columbarius Bat Falcon; Falco rufigularis Orange-breasted Falcon; Falco deiroleucus Aplomado Falcon; Falco femoralis Peregrine Falcon; Falco peregrinus PARROTS - Psittacidae Lilac-tailed Parrotlet; Touit batavicus Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet; Touit huetii Blue-headed Parrot; Pionus menstruus Yellow-crowned Parrot; Amazona ochrocephala Orange-winged Parrot; Amazona amazonica Green-rumped Parrotlet; Forpus passerinus Brown-throated Parakeet; Eupsittula pertinax Red-bellied Macaw; Orthopsittaca manilatus Blue-and-yellow Macaw; Ara ararauna Scarlet Macaw; Ara macao White-eyed Parakeet; Psittacara leucophthalmus ANTBIRDS - Thamnophilidae Great Antshrike; Taraba major Black-crested Antshrike; Sakesphorus canadensis Barred Antshrike; Thamnophilus doliatus Plain Antvireo; Dysithamnus mentalis White-flanked Antwren; Myrmotherula axillaris White-fringed Antwren; Formicivora grisea Silvered Antbird; Sclateria naevia White-bellied Antbird; Myrmeciza longipes

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ANTPITTAS - Grallariidae Scaled Antpitta; Grallaria guatimalensis ANTTHRUSHES - Formicariidae Black-faced Antthrush; Formicarius analis OVENBIRDS - Furnariinae Gray-throated Leaftosser; Sclerurus albigularis Olivaceous Woodcreeper; Sittasomus griseicapillus Plain-brown Woodcreeper; Dendrocincla fuliginosa Cocoa Woodcreeper; Xiphorhynchus susurrans Straight-billed Woodcreeper; Dendroplex picus Streak-headed Woodcreeper; Lepidocolaptes souleyetii Streaked Xenops; Xenops rutilans Yellow-chinned Spinetail; Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Pale-breasted Spinetail; Synallaxis albescens Stripe-breasted Spinetail; Synallaxis cinnamomea MANAKINS - Pipridae Blue-backed Manakin; Chiroxiphia pareola White-bearded Manakin; Manacus manacus Golden-headed Manakin; Ceratopipra erythrocephala COTINGAS - Cotingidae White Bellbird; Procnias albus Bearded Bellbird; Procnias averano TITYRAS - Tityridae Black-tailed Tityra; Tityra cayana White-winged Becard; Pachyramphus polychopterus TYRANT FLYCATCHERS - Tyrannidae White-throated Spadebill; Platyrinchus mystaceus Olive-striped Flycatcher; Mionectes olivaceus Ochre-bellied Flycatcher; Mionectes oleagineus Slaty-capped Flycatcher; Leptopogon superciliaris Yellow-olive Flycatcher; Tolmomyias sulphurescens Yellow-breasted Flycatcher; Tolmonyias flaviventris Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant; Myiornis ecaudatus Spotted Tody-Flycatcher; Todirostrum maculatum Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet; Camptostoma obsoletum Yellow-bellied Elaenia; Elaenia flavogaster Small-billed Elaenia; Elaenia parvirostris Slaty Elaenia; Elaenia strepera Lesser Elaenia; Elaenia chiriquensis Forest Elaenia; Myiopagis gaimardii Mouse-colored Tyrannulet; Phaeomyias murina

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Crested Doradito; Pseudocolopteryx sclateri Bright-rumped Attila; Attila spadiceus Piratic Flycatcher; Legatus leucophaius Great Kiskadee; Pitangus sulphuratus Sulphury Flycatcher; Tyrannopsis sulphurea Boat-billed Flycatcher; Megarynchus pitangua Streaked Flycatcher; Myiodynastes maculatus Variegated Flycatcher; Empidonomus varius Tropical Kingbird; Tyrannus melancholicus Fork-tailed Flycatcher; Tyrannus savana Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus Gray Kingbird; Tyrannus dominicensis Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Myiarchus tuberculifer Swainson’s Flycatcher; Myiarchus swainsoni Venezuelan Flycatcher; Myiarchus venezuelensis Brown-crested Flycatcher; Myiarchus tyrannulus Bran-colored Flycatcher; Myiophobus fasciatus Northern Scrub-Flycatcher; Sublegatus arenarum Pied Water-Tyrant; Fluvicola pica White-headed Marsh Tyrant; Arundinicola leucocephala Fuscous Flycatcher; Cnemotriccus fuscatus Euler’s Flycatcher; Lathrotriccus euleri Olive-sided Flycatcher; Contopus cooperi Tropical Pewee; Contopus cinereus VIREOS - Vireonidae Rufous-browed Peppershrike; Cyclarhis gujanensis Scrub Greenlet; Hylophilus flavipes Golden- fronted Greenlet; Pachysylvia aurantiifrons Yellow-throated Vireo; Vireo flavifrons White-eyed Vireo; Vireo griseus Red-eyed Vireo; Vireo olivaceus Black-whiskered Vireo; Vireo altiloquus SWALLOWS - Hirundinidae Blue-and-white Swallow; Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Southern Rough-winged Swallow; Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Caribbean Martin; Progne dominicensis Gray-breasted Martin; Progne chalybea White-winged Swallow; Tachycineta albiventer Bank Swallow; Riparia riparia Barn Swallow; Hirundo rustica Cliff Swallow; Petrochelidon pyrrhonota WRENS - Troglodytidae House Wren; Troglodytes aedon Rufous-breasted Wren; Pheugopedius rutilus

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GNATCATCHERS - Polioptilidae Trilling Gnatwren; Ramphocaenus melanurus THRUSHES - Turdidae Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush; Catharus aurantiirostris Veery; Catharus fuscescens Gray-cheeked Thrush; Catharus minimus Yellow-legged Thrush; Turdus flavipes Cocoa Thrush; Turdus fumigatus Spectacled Thrush; Turdus nudigenis White-necked Thrush; Turdus albicollis MOCKINGBIRDS - Mimidae Tropical Mockingbird; Mimus gilvus ESTRILDIDS - Estrildidae Common Waxbill; Estrilda astrild Tricolored Munia; Lonchura malacca PIPITS and WAGTAILS - Motacillidae White Wagtail; Motacilla alba FINCHES - Fringillidae Red Siskin; Spinus cucullatus Lesser Goldfinch; Spinus psaltria Trinidad Euphonia; Euphonia trinitatis Violaceous Euphonia; Euphonia violacea Golden-rumped Euphonia; Euphonia cynocephala BLACKBIRDS - Icteridae Bobolink; Dolichonyx oryzivorus Red-breasted Meadowlark; Leistes militaris Crested Oropendola; Psarocolius decumanus Yellow-rumped Cacique; Cacicus cela Epaulet (Moriche) Oriole; Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus Orchard Oriole ; Icterus spurius Baltimore Oriole; Icterus galbula Yellow Oriole; Icterus nigrogularis Giant Cowbird; Molothrus oryzivorus Shiny Cowbird; Molothrus bonariensis Carib Grackle; Quiscalus lugubris Great-tailed Grackle; Quiscalus mexicanus Yellow-hooded Blackbird; Chrysomus icterocephalus Red-winged Blackbird; Agelaius phoeniceus WOOD-WARBLERS - Parulidae Ovenbird; Seiurus aurocapilla Northern Waterthrush; Parkesia noveboracensis

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Golden-winged Warbler; Vermivora chrysoptera Black-and-White Warbler; Mniotilta varia Prothonotary Warbler; Protonotaria citrea Tennessee Warbler; Leiothlypis peregrina Masked Yellowthroat; Geothlypis aequinoctialis Kentucky Warbler; Geothlypis formosa Common Yellowthroat; Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler; Setophaga citrina American Redstart; Setophaga ruticilla Cape May Warbler; Setophaga tigrina Cerulean Warbler; Setophaga cerulea Northern Parula; Setophaga americana Tropical Parula; Setophaga pitiayumi Magnolia Warbler; Setophaga magnolia Bay-breasted Warbler; Setophaga castanea Blackburnian Warbler; Setophaga fusca Yellow Warbler; Setophaga petechia Chestnut-sided Warbler; Setophaga pensylvanica Blackpoll Warbler; Setophaga striata Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens Yellow-rumped Warbler; Setophaga coronata Prairie Warbler; Setophaga discolor Black-throated Green Warbler; Setophaga virens Golden-crowned Warbler; Basileuterus culicivorus Canada Warbler; Cardellina canadensis CARDINAL, GROSBEAKS - Cardinalidae Hepatic Tanager; Piranga flava Summer Tanager; Piranga rubra Scarlet Tanager; Piranga olivacea Red-crowned Ant-Tanager; Habia rubica Rose-breasted Grosbeak; Pheucticus ludovicianus Indigo Bunting; Passerina cyanea Dickcissel; Spiza americana TANAGERS - Thraupidae Green Honeycreeper; Chlorophanes spiza Bicolored Conebill; Conirostrum bicolor Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch; Sicalis columbiana Saffron Finch; Sicalis flaveola Grassland Yellow-Finch; Sicalis luteola Blue-black Grassquit; Volatinia jacarina White-shouldered Tanager; Loriotus luctuosus White-lined Tanager; Tachyphonus rufus Silver-beaked Tanager; Ramphocelus carbo Purple Honeycreeper; Cyanerpes caeruleus Red-legged Honeycreeper; Cyanerpes cyaneus Swallow Tanager; Tersina viridis

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Blue Dacnis; Dacnis cayana Lesson’s Seedeater; Sporophila bouvronides Lined Seedeater; Sporophila lineola Ruddy-breasted Seedeater; Sporophila minuta Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch; Sporophila angolensis Large-billed Seed-Finch; Sporophila crassirostris Gray Seedeater; Sporophila intermedia Wing-barred Seedeater; Sporophila americana Yellow-bellied Seedeater; Sporophila nigricollis Slate-colored Seedeater; Sporophila schistacea Grayish Saltator; Saltator coerulescens Streaked Saltator; Saltator striatipectus Bananaquit; Coereba flaveola Sooty Grassquit; Asemospiza fuliginosa Black-faced Grassquit; Melanospiza bicolor Masked Cardinal; Paroaria nigrogenis Blue-capped Tanager; Sporathraupis cyanocephala Turquoise Tanager; Tangara mexicana Bay-headed Tanager; Tangara gyrola Blue-gray Tanager; Thraupis episcopus Palm Tanager; Thraupis palmarum Speckled Tanager; Ixothraupis guttata OLD WORLD SPARROWS - Passeridae House Sparrow; Passer domesticus