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Nicaragua

[Coat of arms of Nicaragua]

Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa)

view photos Photo November 2, 2005 by mountainpath2001 all rights reserved

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Bird Checklist photos and data Nicaragua

Number of species: 699
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 8
Number of introduced species: 2
 
TINAMIFORMES: Tinamidae
Great Tinamou Tinamus major
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi
Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus
 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni Vulnerable
Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus Vulnerable
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Near-threatened
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma
Markham's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma markhami Data deficient
Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
 
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Agami Heron Agamia agami
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
 
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi Rare/Accidental
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
American Wigeon Anas americana
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Rare/Accidental
 
FALCONIFORMES: Cathartidae
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
 
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbeus
White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Mangrove Black-Hawk Buteogallus subtilis
Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
Harris' Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius Near-threatened
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis Near-threatened
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja Near-threatened
Black-and-White Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
Merlin Falco columbarius
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
 
GALLIFORMES: Cracidae
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula
Grey-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra Near-threatened
Great Curassow Crax rubra Near-threatened
 
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx leucophrys
Black-throated Bobwhite Colinus nigrogularis
Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus
Black-eared Wood-Quail Odontophorus melanotis
Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail Odontophorus erythrops
Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus
Ocellated Quail Cyrtonyx ocellatus Near-threatened
Tawny-faced Quail Rhynchortyx cinctus
 
GRUIFORMES: Aramidae
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber
White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis
Grey-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail Aramides axillaris
Grey-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor
Sora Porzana carolina
Yellow-breasted Crake Porzana flaviventer
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
American Coot Fulica americana
 
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
 
GRUIFORMES: Eurypygidae
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-Necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
Black-bellied lover Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Willet Tringa semipalmatus
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Surfbird Aphriza virgata
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpipe Tryngites subruficollis Near-threatened
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Rare/Accidental
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
Least Tern Sternula antillarum
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Near-threatened
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rynchopidae
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon Columba livia Introduced species
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala Near-threatened
Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
Maroon-chested Ground-Dove Claravis mondetoura
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Grey-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps
Grey-chested Dove Leptotila cassini
White-faced Quail-Dove Geotrygon albifacies
Violaceous Quail-Dove Geotrygon violacea
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Military Macaw Ara militaris Vulnerable
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus Endangered
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Pacific Parakeet Aratinga strenua