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Guatemala Birds
during FONT Birding 
& Nature Tours 

1991 thru 2008

(during the months of January, February, 
March, April, June, July, December)

 

A Guatemala bird list compiled by Armas Hill
with photos


Photo at right: the RESPLENDENT QUETZAL, the national bird of Guatemala


549 species of birds have cumulatively been found during 14 FONT birding & nature tours in Guatemala. Two additional subspecies brings the following list to 551.  



Codes:

hi: in the highlands, including: 

the western mountains, from Antigua north to Quetzaltenango, 
    including areas of Lake Atitlan and Fuentes Georginas,
the highlands of Verapaz, including the Biotopo del Quetzal
the (mountains) Sierra de las Minas


lw:
in the lowlands, including:

near the Caribbean Seacoast, along the Rio Dulce,
the arid Motagua Valley (in eastern Guatemala)
,
and in the Pacific lowlands. 


ps:
the Pacific Slope of western Guatemala, a transitional subtropical zone ranging from about 2500 feet to 5000 feet above sea level  (above that, up to 7000 ft considered highlands - hi) 
   

pt:
in the Peten region, including:

Tikal, and the road east to Belize,
south of Flores, along the Rio de la Pasion, and the areas 
    of the Reserva Aguateca dos Pilas and the Ceibal National Park


gc
: in Guatemala City 
 

(t):      a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
              (t1): critical   (t2): endangered   (t3): vulnerable
(nt):    a near-threatened species globally.
(i):      an introduced species.
(GUr): rare in Guatemala


A fine book, "Jungle of the Maya" has recently been published (in 2006) by the University of Texas Press. In it, there some very good photographs of wildlife in Belize, and in nearby Guatemala & Mexico. In the following lists, pages in that book with photos of particular species are referred to with a (p. xx)       


Links:

Mammals in Central America 

Butterflies in Central America

Previous FONT Guatemala Tour Highlights

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Central America

 

 Bird-List:

  1. Great Tinamou ______ ps,pt
    Tinamus major percautus

  2. Slaty-breasted Tinamou ______ pt  (another name has been "Boucard's Tinamou")
    Crypturellus b. boucardi

  3. Thicket Tinamou ______ pt
    Crypturellus cinnamomeus goldmani

  4. Plain Chachalaca ______  lw,pt
    Ortalis vetula intermedia

  5. White-bellied Chachlaca ______  lw,ps
    Ortalis leucogastra 
    (monotypic)

  6. Crested Guan______ ps,pt  (p. 47)
    Penelope p. purpurascens




    A Crested Guan photographed during a FONT Guatemala tour 
    (photo by Marie Gardner)

  7. Highland Guan ______ hi  (formerly called Black Penelopina or Pajuil)  
    Penelopina nigra 
    (monotypic)

  8. Horned Guan (t2) ______  hi  (the global population was estimated to be less than 1,000 birds in the 1970's; it's said to have declined since)
    Oreophasis derbianus 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)


      


    A photo of 1 of 2 Horned Guans seen during the FONT Guatemala tour in July 2007

  9. Great Curassow______  pt  (p. 47)
    Crax r. rubra

  10. Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge______ hi
    Dendrortyx l. leucophrys

  11. Spot-bellied Bobwhite ______ lw  (has been said, by some, to be conspecific with the Crested Bobwhite, Colinus cristatus, of northern South America & southern Central America)
    Colinus leucopogon  (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Colinus leucopogon incanus
      (south GU)
    Colinus leucopogon hypoleucus 
    (west GU)

  12. Spotted Wood Quail______ hi,pt
    Odontophorus guttatus 
    (monotypic)

  13. Singing Quail______ hi
    Dactylortyx thoracicus dolichonyx 
    (the single member of its genus)

  14. Ocellated Quail (nt)______ hi  (closely related to Montezuma Quail, Cytonyx montezumae, of North America)
    Cytonyx ocellatus 
    (monotypic)

  15. Ocellated Turkey (nt)______ pt  (p. 12 & 117)
    Meleagris ocellata 
    (monotypic)




    An Ocellated Turkey photographed during a FONT tour in Guatemala
    (photo by Marie Gardner)

     
  16. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck______ lw,pt
    Dendrocygna a. autumnalis

  17. Muscovy Duck______ lw,pt
    Cairina moschata 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  18. Blue-winged Teal______ hi,lw,pt
    Anas discors 
    (monotypic)

  19. American Wigeon______ lw
    Anas americana 
    (monotypic)

  20. Least Grebe ______ lw,pt
    Tachybaptus
    (formerly Podiceps) dominicus

  21. Pied-billed Grebe ______ lw,pt
    Podilymbus p. podiceps
    (The closely-related Atitlan Grebe, Podilymbus gigas, has occurred at Lake Atitlan in GU (endemic). In the 1930s, there were an estimated 200-plus. The population decreased to 50-60 birds by the early 1980s. It is now believed to be extinct. Some say that this bird was a larger resident subspecies of the Pied-billed Grebe.)   

  22. Wood Stork______ lw,pt
    Mycteria americana 
    (monotypic) 

  23. White Ibis______ lw
    Eudocimus albus 
    (monotypic)

  24. Roseate Spoonbill______ lw
    Platalea
    (formerly Ajaia) ajaja  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  25. Great Blue Heron______ hi,lw,pt
    Ardea h. herodias

  26. Great Egret______ hi,lw,ps,pt  (p. 71)
    Ardea
    (formerly Casmerodius) alba egretta

  27. Little Blue Heron______ hi,lw,pt  (p. 64)
    Egretta caerulea
      (monotypic)

  28. Snowy Egret______ lw,pt
    Egretta t. thula

  29. Tricolored Heron______ lw,pt  (was at one time called Louisiana Heron)
    Egretta tricolor ruficollis 

  30. Cattle Egret______  hi,lw,ps,pt  (p. 74-75)
    Bubulcus i. ibis

  31. Green Heron______ lw,pt  (was at one time considered conspecific with the nearly-cosmopolitan Striated Heron, and was then called Green-backed Heron
    Butorides v. virescens

  32. Agami Heron (GUr) ______ pt  (p. 11)  (has also been called Chestnut-bellied Heron; one of the world's most beautiful herons, and one of the most rarely seen) 
    Agamia agami 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  33. Black-crowned Night-Heron______ lw,pt
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli

  34. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron______ lw,pt  (p. 70)
    Nyctanassa v. violacea 
    (the single member of its genus)

  35. Boat-billed Heron______ lw,pt
    Cochlearius cochlearius phillipsi 
    (the single member of its genus)

  36. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron______ lw,pt  (p. 70)
    Tigrisoma mexicanum 
    (monotypic)

  37. Pinnated Bittern (GUr) ______ lw  (p. 103)
    Botaurus p. pinnatus

  38. Least Bittern ______ lw
    Ixobrychus e. exilis

  39. Magnificent Frigatebird______ lw
    Fregata magnificens 
    (now said to be monotypic)

  40. American White Pelican ______ pt
    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 
    (monotypic)

  41. Brown Pelican______ hi,lw,pt
    Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis

  42. Neotropic Cormorant______ lw,pt  (was called Olivaceous Cormorant)
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus  (formerly Phalacrocorax olivaceous)

  43. Double-crested Cormorant (GUr)______ lw
    Phalacrocorax auritus floridanus

  44. Anhinga ______lw,pt
    Anhinga anhinga leucogaster

  45. King Vulture______ pt  (p. 105)
    Sarcoramphus papa 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  46. Black Vulture______ hi,lw,ps,pt
    Coragyps atratus 
    (now said to be monotypic)  (the single member of its genus)

  47. Turkey Vulture______ hi,lw,ps,pt
    Cathartes a. aura 
    (another subspecies, C. a. meridionalis, from central North America, migrates thru Guatemala, sometimes in large flocks) 

  48. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture______ lw,pt
    Cathartes burrovianus 
    (monotypic)

  49. Northern Crested Caracara______ lw,ps  (formerly conspecific with the now Southern Caracara, Caracara plancus, of South America, generally south of the Amazon) 
    Caracara cheriway 
    (monotypic)

  50. Laughing Falcon______ lw,ps,pt  (p. 23)
    Herpetotheres cachinnans chapmani 
    (the single member of its genus)

  51. Barred Forest Falcon______ pt
    Micrastur ruficollis guerilla

  52. Collared Forest Falcon______ ps,pt
    Micrastur semitorquatus naso

  53. American Kestrel______ hi,lw,pt
    Falco sparverius 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Falco s. sparverius 
    (winter resident & migrant that breeds further north in North America)
    Falco sparverius tropicalis 
    (resident in GU)

  54. Bat Falcon______ pt  (p. 99)
    Falco rufigularis petoensis

  55. Orange-breasted Falcon (nt)______ pt
    Falco deiroleucus 
    (monotypic)




    Orange-breasted Falcon at Tikal, Guatemala
    (photo by Alan Brady)

  56. Peregrine Falcon ______ hi,lw
    Falco peregrinus anatum 
    (subspecies that breeds further north in North America)
    (Another subspecies that breeds further north in North America occurs in GU as a migrant,
    F. p. tundrius

  57. Osprey______  hi,lw,pt
    Pandion haliaetus carolinensis 
    (the single member of its genus)

  58. Swallow-tailed Kite______ hi,lw,pt
    Elanoides forficatus 
    (the single member of its genus) (2 subspecies occur in Guatemala: E. f. forficatus & E. f. yetapa)

  59. White-tailed Kite______  hi,lw,pt
    Elanus leucurus majusculus

  60. Gray-headed Kite______ lw,pt  (another name has been Cayenne Kite) 
    Leptodon c. cayanensis 
    (the single member of its genus)

  61. Hook-billed Kite______ pt
    Chondrohierax u. uncinatus 
    (the single member of its genus) 

  62. Plumbeous Kite______ lw,pt
    Ictinia plumbea 
    (monotypic)

  63. Mississippi Kite ______ pt
    Ictinia mississippiensis 
    (monotypic)

  64. Snail Kite______ pt
    Rostrhamus s. sociabilis




    An immature Snail Kite photographed during a FONT tour
    (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
  65. Double-toothed Kite ______ pt
    Harpagus bidentatus fasciatus

  66. Northern Harrier _____  ps
    Circus cyaneus hudsonius

  67. Sharp-shinned Hawk______ hi,pt
    Accipiter striatus velox 
    (subspecies from further north in North America that either migrates thru or winters in Guatemala)

  68. White-breasted Hawk______ hi (was considered a subspecies of the Sharp-shinned Hawk)
    Accipiter chionogaster

  69. Cooper's Hawk______  hi
    Accipiter cooperii 
    (monotypic)

  70. Bicolored Hawk______  pt
    Accipiter b. bicolor

  71. Red-tailed Hawk______ hi
    Buteo jamaicensis 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Buteo jamaicensis kemsiesi 
    (resident in GU) (a dark bird)
    Buteo jamaicensis calurus 
    (winter resident & migrant that breeds further north in North America)




    A dark morph of the Red-tailed Hawk, photographed during a FONT tour.
    Red-tailed Hawks in Central America are often dark.
      
  72. Swainson's Hawk______ hi
    Buteo swainsoni 
    (monotypic)  (migrant that breeds further north in North America)

  73. Zone-tailed Hawk ______ hi
    Buteo a. albonotatus




    A Zone-tailed Hawk photographed during a FONT tour.
    The underwing of this species resembles that of the Turkey Vulture.

  74. White-tailed Hawk ______ lw,ps
    Buteo albicaudatus hypospodius

  75. Short-tailed Hawk______ hi,pt
    Buteo brachyurus fuliginosus




    A dark-morph of the Short-tailed Hawk,
    photographed during a FONT tour

  76. Broad-winged Hawk______ hi,ps
    Buteo p. platypterus

  77. Roadside Hawk______ lw,ps,pt  (p. 23)
    Buteo magnirostris griseocauda

  78. Gray Hawk______ hi,lw,pt  (p. 23)  (now merged with more-southerly Gray-lined Hawk)
    Buteo nitida plagiata

  79. Common Black Hawk______ lw,pt
    Buteogallus a. anthracinus

  80. "Mangrove (or Pacific) Black Hawk"______ lw  (now considered to be a form of the Common Black Hawk)
    Buteogallus anthracinus rhizophorae

  81. Great Black Hawk______ pt
    Buteogallus urubitinga ridgwayi

  82. Montane Solitary Eagle (nt) ______  hi
    Harpyhaliaetus solitarius sheffleri

  83. Crested Eagle (nt)______ pt
    Morphnus guianensis 
    (monotypic)

  84. Ornate Hawk-Eagle______ ps,pt  (p. 22 & 98)
    Spizaetus ornatus vicarius

  85. Black Hawk-Eagle______ hi,ps,pt
    Spizaetus tyrannus serus

  86. Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle ______ ps  (p. 23 & 118)
    Spizastur melanoleucus 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  87. Uniform Crake______ pt
    Amaurolimnas concolor guatemalensis 
    (the single member of its genus)

  88. Gray-necked Wood-Rail______ pt  (p. 70)
    Aramides cajanea albiventris 
    (another subspecies in Guatemala, A. c. vanrossemi, on Pacific slope) 

  89. Ruddy Crake ______ hi,pt  (has also been called "Red Rail")
    Laterallus ruber 
    (monotypic)

  90. Common Gallinule (or Moorhen)______ lw,pt
    Gallinula chloropus cachinnans

  91. Purple Gallinule______ lw,pt
    Porphyrula martinica 
    (monotypic)

  92. American Coot______ hi,pt
    Fulica a. americana

  93. Sungrebe ______ pt  (an alternate name could be the "American Finfoot"
    Heliornis fulica 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  94. Limpkin______ lw,pt
    Aramus guarauna dolosus 
    (the single member of its genus & family)

  95. Northern Jacana______ lw,pt  (p. 15 & 66)
    Jacana s. spinosa

  96. Black-necked Stilt______ lw,pt  (was said by some to be conspecific with the Black-winged Stilt of the Old World) 
    Himantopus mexicanus 

  97. Black-bellied Plover______ pt  (also called Grey Plover)
    Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae

  98. Semipalmated Plover______ pt
    Charadrius semipalmatus 
    (monotypic)

  99. Wilson's Plover______ lw
    Charadrius wilsonia beldingi

  100. Killdeer______ hi,pt
    Charadrius v. vociferus

  101. "American" Whimbrel______  lw
    Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus

  102. Greater Yellowlegs______ lw,pt
    Tringa melanoleuca 
    (monotypic)

  103. Lesser Yellowlegs______ lw,pt
    Tringa flavipes 
    (monotypic)

  104. Solitary Sandpiper______ lw,pt
    Tringa solitaria

  105. Spotted Sandpiper______ hi,lw,pt
    Actitis macularia 
    (monotypic)

  106. Semipalmated Sandpiper______ lw,pt
    Calidris pusilla 
    (monotypic)

  107. Western Sandpiper______ lw,pt
    Calidris mauri 
    (monotypic)

  108. White-rumped Sandpiper______ lw,pt
    Calidris fuscicollis 
    (monotypic)

  109. Least Sandpiper______ pt
    Calidris minutilla 
    (monotypic)

  110. Pectoral Sandpiper______ lw,pt
    Calidris melanotos 
    (monotypic)

  111. Short-billed Dowitcher______ lw,pt
    Limnodromus griseus 
    (3 subspecies can occur in Guatemala)

  112. Stilt Sandpiper______ pt
    Calidris
    (formerly Micropalama) himantopus

  113. Laughing Gull______ hi,lw,pt
    Larus atricilla megalopterus

  114. Franklin's Gull (GUr)______ lw,pt
    Larus pipixcan
      (monotypic)

  115. Lesser Black-backed Gull ______ pt
    Larus fuscus graellsii

  116. Gull-billed Tern______ lw
    Gelochelidon
    (formerly Sterna) nilotica vanrossemi  (Pacific side of GU)

  117. Sandwich Tern ______ lw
    Thalasseus
    (formerly Sterna) sandvicensis acuflavida

  118. Royal Tern______ lw,pt
    Thalasseus
    (formerly Sterna) m. maxima

  119. Caspian Tern______ lw
    Hydroprogne
    (formerly Sterna) caspia  (monotypic)

  120. Black Tern ______ lw
    Chlidonias niger surinamensis

  121. Black Skimmer (GUr)______ lw
    Rynchops n. niger

  122. Common (or Feral) Pigeon (i)______ hi,lw,pt
    Columba livia

  123. Red-billed Pigeon ______ hi,ps,pt
    Patagioenas
    (formerly Columba) f. flavirostris

  124. Pale-vented Pigeon______ lw,pt
    Patagioenas
    (formerly Columba) cayennensis pallidicrissa

  125. Scaled Pigeon______ pt
    Patagioenas
    (formerly Columba) speciosa  (monotypic)

  126. Band-tailed Pigeon______ hi
    Patagioenas
    (formerly Columba) f. fasciata

  127. Short-billed Pigeon______ pt
    Patagioenas
    (formerly Columba) nigrirostris  (monotypic)

  128. White-winged Dove______ hi,lw
    Zenaida a. asiatica

  129. Mourning Dove______ hi
    Zenaida macroura marginella

  130. Inca Dove______ hi,lw
    Columbina
    (or said by some to Scardafella) inca  (monotypic)

  131. Common Ground Dove______ hi,lw
    Columbina passerina pallescens

  132. Plain-breasted Ground Dove______ lw,pt
    Columbina minuta interrupta

  133. Ruddy Ground Dove______ lw,ps,pt
    Columbina taipacoti rufipennis

  134. Blue Ground Dove______ pt
    Claravis pretiosa 
    (monotypic)

  135. White-tipped Dove______ hi,lw,ps,pt  (was called White-fronted Dove)
    Leptotila verreauxi 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Leptotila verreauxi fulviventris 
    (northeast GU)
    Leptotila verreauxi bangsi 
    (west GU)  

  136. Gray-headed Dove______ pt  (has been considered by some to be conspecific with the Gray-fronted Dove of South America)
    Leptotila p. plumbeiceps

  137. Gray-chested Dove ______ pt
    Leptotila cassinii cerviniventris

  138. Ruddy Quail-Dove______ pt
    Geotrygon m. montana

  139. White-faced Quail-Dove______ hi
    Geotrygon albifacies 
    (now monotypic)

  140. Scarlet Macaw______ pt  (p. 111)
    Ara macao cyanopterus

  141. Military Macaw (GUr)______ ps (2 seen in northwest Guatemala during a FONT tour. Either vagrants from nearby Mexico or escapes?)
    Ara militaris mexicanus

  142. Green Parakeet ______ lw 
    Aratinga holochlora rubritorquis

  143. Pacific Parakeet ______ ps
    Aratinga strenua 
    (monotypic)

  144. Aztec Parakeet ______  lw,pt (was conspecific with the Jamaican Parakeet of the West Indies, and was then called Olive-throated Parakeet)
    Aratinga astec 

  145. Orange-fronted Parakeet ______ lw,ps
    Aratinga c canicularis 

  146. Barred Parakeet______ hi
    Bolborhynchus l. lineola

  147. Orange-chinned Parakeet______ lw,ps  (another name has been "Tovi Parakeet"
    Brotogeris j. jugularis

  148. Brown-hooded Parrot______ pt
    Pionopsitta h. haematotis

  149. White-crowned Parrot______ pt
    Pionus senilis 
    (monotypic)

  150. White-fronted Amazon  ______ lw,ps,pt
    Amazona albifrons 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Amazona a. albifrons 
    (southwest GU)
    Amazona albifrons nana 
    (east GU) 

  151. Red-lored Amazon  ______ pt  (p. 17)
    Amazona a. autumnalis

  152. Yellow-naped Amazon (t2)______ lw,ps  (has been considered conspecific with Yellow-headed Amazon of Mexico and Yellow-crowned Amazon of Honduras)
    Amazona a. auropalliata

  153. Mealy Amazon  ______ pt
    Amazona farinosa guatemalae

  154. Yellow-billed Cuckoo______ pt
    Coccyzus americanus 
    (now monotypic)

  155. Squirrel Cuckoo______ hi,lw,ps,pt
    Piaya cayana thermophila

  156. Groove-billed Ani______ lw,ps,pt
    Crotophaga sulcirostris 
    (now monotypic, as a "second form" that was in Mexico is now extinct)

  157. Striped Cuckoo______ hi,pt
    Tapera naevia excellens

  158. Lesser Ground Cuckoo______ lw
    Morococcyx e. erythropygus

  159. Lesser Roadrunner______ lw
    Geococcyx velox 
    (now monotypic)

  160. Pheasant Cuckoo______ pt
    Dromococcyx phasianellus 
    (now monotypic)

  161. Barn Owl ______ pt
    Tyto alba 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Tyto alba guatemalae 
    (west GU)
    Tyto alba pratincola 
    (rest of GU)

  162. Bearded Screech Owl (nt)______ hi  (has also been called Bridled Screech Owl)
    Megascops
    (formerly Otus) barbaus  (monotypic)

  163. Vermiculated Screech Owl ______ pt  (was at one time considered part of what was then the "Variable Screech Owl" of Central America & South America) 
    Megascops (formerly Otus) g. guatemalae 

  164. Pacific Screech Owl______ ps  (formerly said to be part of Western Screech-Owl of North America)
    Megascops (formerly Otus) c. cooperi

  165. Great Horned Owl______ hi
    Bubo virginianus mesembrinus 
    (Another subspecies, B. v. mayensis, in the region of the Yucatan Peninsula) 

  166. "Ridgway's" Ferruginous Pygmy Owl  lw   
    Glaucidium brasilianum ridgwayi 




    Ferrruginous Pygmy Owl
    (photo by Alan Brady)

  167. Central American Pygmy Owl ______ ps  (formerly considered conspecific with what's now the East Brazilian Pygmy-Owl of east Brazil in South America; the bird with the expanded range was called the Least Pygmy Owl)
    Glaucidium g. griseiceps

  168. "Guatemalan" Mountain Pygmy Owl ______ hi 
    Glaucidium gnoma cobanense 

  169. Mottled Owl______ hi,pt
    Strix virgata centralis

  170. Black-and-white Owl______ ps,pt
    Strix (formerly Ciccaba) nigrolineata 
    (monotypic)

  171. Fulvous Owl______ hi (closely related to Barred Owl of North America)
    Strix fulvescens 
    (monotypic)

  172. Stygian Owl______ hi
    Asio stygius robustus

  173. Northern Potoo ______ pt
    Nyctibius jamaicensis mexicanus




    A Northern Potoo at rest during the day, 
    as seen during our July '07 Guatemala Tour

      
  174. Common Nighthawk______ lw,pt,gc
    Chordeiles minor 
    (maybe as many as 8 subspecies occur in Guatemala as migrants) 

  175. Lesser Nighthawk______ hi,lw,pt
    Chordeiles acutipennis littoralis 
    (other subspecies occur in Guatemala as migrants) 

  176. Short-tailed Nighthawk ______ pt  (has also been called the Semicollared Nighthawk)
    Lurocalis semitorquatus stonei

  177. Pauraque______ hi,lw,pt
    Nyctidromus albicollis 
    (the single member of its genus)  (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Nyctidromus albicollis yucatanensis 
    (north & central GU)
    Nyctidromus albicollis intecedens 
    (south GU)

  178. Yucatan Poorwill______ pt
    Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus 
    (monotypic)

  179. Buff-collared Nightjar (or "Cookacheea") ______ lw
    Caprimulgus ridgwayi troglodyte 

  180. "Mexican" Whip-poor-will______ hi  
    Caprimulgus vociferus chiapensis

  181. White-collared Swift______ hi,lw
    Streptoprocne zonaris mexicana

  182. Chestnut-collared Swift______ hi
    Cypseloides rutila brunnitorques

  183. American Black Swift______ hi
    Cypseloides niger costaricensis 
    (Another subspecies, C. n. borealis occurs as a migrant)

  184. Vaux's Swift______ hi,lw,ps,pt  (these subspecies in Central America have also been called the "Dusky-backed Swift")
    Chaetura vauxi 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Chaetura vauxi gaumeri 
    (area of Yucatan Peninsula)
    Chaetura vauxi richmoni 
    (elsewhere in GU, often highlands)

  185. White-throated Swift______ hi
    Aeronautes saxatalis nigrior

  186. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift ______ pt
    Panyptila cayennensis veraecrucis

  187. Long-billed Hermit______ pt  (p. 30)  (was part of a wider-ranging Long-tailed Hermit, now restricted to South America)
    Phaethornis l. longirostris

  188. Stripe-throated Hermit______ ps,pt  (p. 30)  (was part of a wider-ranging Little Hermit, now in northeast South America; by some this Central American birds have been called Boucard's Hermit, Phaethornis adolphi)
    Phaethornis striigularis saturatus 
    (genus was Pygmornis)

  189. Scaly-breasted Hummingbird______ pt  (another name has been Cuvier's Hummingbird)
    Campylopterus
    cuvierii roberti  (genus was Phaeochroa)

  190. Wedge-tailed Sabrewing______ pt
    Campylopterus curvipennis pampa

  191. Rufous Sabrewing______
    Campylopterus rufus 
    (monotypic)

  192. Violet Sabrewing______ hi,ps
    Campylopterus h. hemileucurus

  193. Green Violet-ear______ hi 
    Colibri thalassinus 
     

  194. Brown Violet-ear______ hi
    Colibri delphinae 
    (now monotypic)

  195. Green-breasted Mango______ lw,ps,pt  (another name has been "Prevost's Mango")
    Anthracothorax p. prevostii

  196. White-eared Hummingbird______ hi
    Basilinna l. leucotis




    A White-eared Hummingbird photographed during a FONT tour

  197. Emerald-chinned Hummingbird______ hi  (another name has been "Abeille's Hummingbird")
    Abeillia a. abeillei 
    (the single member of its genus)

  198. Black-crested Coquette______ pt
    Lophornis helenae 
    (monotypic)

  199. Canivet's Emerald______ ps,pt  (was part of the former Fork-tailed Emerald)
    Chlorostilbon canivetii 
    (monotypic)

  200. Salvin's Emerald______ lw  (was part of the former Fork-tailed Emerald)
    Chlorostilbon salvini osberti

  201. Blue-throated Sapphire ______ ps  (has also been called Blue-throated Goldentail)
    Hylocharis e. eliciae

  202. White-bellied Emerald______ ps,pt  (p. 31)
    Amazilia c. candida 
    (Another subspecies, A. c. pacifica, occurs in south GU) 

  203. Azure-crowned Hummingbird ______ hi,ps  (another name has been Red-billed Azurecrown
    Amazilia c. cyanocephala

  204. Berylline Hummingbird______ lw,ps
    Amazilia beryllina devillei

  205. Blue-tailed Hummingbird______ ps
    Amazilia cyanura guatemalae

  206. Cinnamon Hummingbird______ lw,ps
    Amazilia rutila corallirostris

  207. Buff-bellied Hummingbird______ pt  (another name has been Fawn-breasted Hummingbird
    Amazilia y. yucatanensis 

  208. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird______ lw,pt  (p. 31)
    Amazilia t. tzacatl




    Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

  209. Amethyst-throated Hummingbird______ hi,ps  (another name has been "Cazique Hummingbird")
    Lampornis amethystinus salvini

  210. Green-throated Mountain-gem______ hi
    Lampornis viridipallens ovandensis 
    (1 of 2 subspecies in Guatemala; the other, L. v. viridipallens, is more-southerly)

  211. Garnet-throated Hummingbird______ hi
    Lamprolaima rhami 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  212. "Rivoli's" Magnificent Hummingbird______ hi  
    Eugenes f. fulgens  

  213. Purple-crowned Fairy______ pt  (p. 8 & 31)
    Heliothryx barroti 
    (monotypic)

  214. Plain-capped Starthroat______ hi
    Heliomaster constantii leocadiae

  215. Long-billed Starthroat ______ ps
    Heliomaster longirostris pallidiceps 




    A Long-billed Starthroat photographed 
    during a FONT tour


  216. Slender Sheartail______ hi  
    Doricha enicura 
    (monotypic)

  217. Sparkling-tailed Woodstar  ______  hi,ps  (another name has been "Dupont's Hummingbird")
    Tilmatura dupontii 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  218. Ruby-throated Hummingbird______ hi,pt
    Archilochus colubris 
    (monotypic)

  219. Broad-tailed Hummingbird______ hi
    Selasphorus platycercus 
    (monotypic, as S. p. guatemalae now merged)

  220. Wine-throated Hummingbird______ hi  (another name has been "Elliot's Hummingbird")
    Atthis e. ellioti

  221. Resplendent Quetzal (nt)______ hi  (the national bird of Guatemala) 
    Pharomachrus m. mocinno
    (Quetzal is from an aztec word "quetzalli" meaning "precious" or "beautiful".)   




    Resplendent Quetzal
      
  222. Slaty-tailed Trogon______ pt  (P. 13)  (another name has been "Massena Trogon")
    Trogon m. massena

  223. Black-headed Trogon______ pt (was considered conspecific with Citreoline Trogon of Mexico)
    Trogon melanocephalus 
    (now monotypic)




    Black-headed Trogon

  224. Mountain Trogon______ hi  (another name has been "Mexican Trogon")
    Trogon m. mexicanus

  225. Collared Trogon______ hi,pt
    Trogon collaris puella

  226. Violaceous Trogon______ pt  (p. 46)
    Trogon
    violaceus braccatus

  227. Ringed Kingfisher______ lw,pt  (p. 68)
    Megaceryle
    (formerly Ceryle) t. torquata

  228. Belted Kingfisher______ hi,lw,pt
    Megaceryle
    (formerly Ceryle) alcyon  (monotypic)

  229. Amazon Kingfisher______ lw,pt
    Chloroceryle amazona 
    (now monotypic)

  230. Green Kingfisher______ lw,pt  (p. 68)
    Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis

  231. American Pygmy Kingfisher______ lw,pt  (p. 68)
    Chloroceryle aenea stictoptera




    An American Pygmy Kingfisher photographed during a FONT tour 

  232. Tody Motmot______ ps,pt
    Hylomanes m. momotula 
    (the single member of its genus)

  233. Blue-throated Motmot______ hi
    Aspatha gularis 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  234. Turquoise-browed Motmot______ lw
    Eumomota superciliosa 
    (the single member of its genus) (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Eumomota superciliosa syvestris 
    (east GU)
    Eumomota superciliosa vanrossemi 
    (central GU)




    Turquoise-browed Motmot

  235. Russet-crowned Motmot______ lw
    Momotus mexicanus castaneiceps

  236. Blue-crowned Motmot ______ hi,ps,pt  (p. 13)
    Momotus momota 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Momotus momota lessonii 
    (most of GU)
    Momotus momota goldmani 
    (north GU) 




    A Blue-crowned Motmot photographed during a FONT tour
    (photo by Marie Gardner)

  237. Rufous-tailed Jacamar______ pt  (p. 56-57)
    Galbula ruficauda melanogenia




    A Rufous-tailed Jacamar photographed during a FONT tour

  238. White-whiskered Puffbird ______  pt  (an alternate name would be White-whiskered Softwing)
    Malacoptila panamensis inornata

  239. "White-throated" Emerald Toucanet______ hi,ps,pt  (p. i)  
    Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens

  240. Collared Aracari______ ps,pt  (p. 16)
    Pteroglossus torquatus 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Pteroglossus torquatus erythrozonus 
    (north GU)
    Pteroglossus t. torquatus 
    (elsewhere in GU) 

  241. Keel-billed Toucan______ pt  (p. v)
    Ramphastos s. sulfuratus




    Keel-billed Toucan 

  242. "Guatemalan" Northern Flicker______  hi  (conspecific with Northern Flicker of North America & Mexico)
    Colaptes auratus mexicanoides

  243. Acorn Woodpecker ______ hi,ps
    Melanerpes formicivorus lineatus

  244. Black-cheeked Woodpecker ______  pt  (p. 27)
    Melanerpes
    (formerly Centurus or Tripsurus) pucherani  (monotypic)

  245. Golden-olive Woodpecker 
    Piculus rubiginosus  (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Piculus rubiginosus maximus
    ______
    hi,ps 
    Piculus rubiginosus yucatanensis______ 
    pt

  246. Golden-fronted Woodpecker______ hi,lw,ps,pt
    Melanerpes
    (formerly Centurus) aurifrons  (2 subspecies in Guatemala: M. a. santacruzi & M. a. hughlandi)

  247. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker______ hi,ps
    Sphyrapicus varius 
    (monotypic)

  248. Smoky-brown Woodpecker______ pt
    Veniliornis fumigatus sanguinolentus

  249. Hairy Woodpecker______ hi
    Picoides villosus sanctorum

  250. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker ______ pt  (p. 5 & 129)
    Celeus castaneus 
    (monotypic)

  251. Lineated Woodpecker ______ ps,pt  (p.5)
    Dryocopus lineatus similis

  252. Pale-billed Woodpecker______ ps,pt
    Campephilus g. guatemalensis

  253. Long-tailed Manakin ______ ps
    Chiroxiphia l. linearis




    Long-tailed Manakin

  254. White-collared Manakin______ lw,pt  (p. 19: male & female, & 132)  (was considered conspecific with the Golden-collared Manakin of southern Central America; both were said to be conspecific with the White-bearded Manakin of South America)  
    Manacus candei

  255. Red-capped Manakin______ lw,pt  (p.1 & 19)
    Pipra m. mentalis


  256. Masked Tityra______ lw,ps,pt
    Tityra semifasciata personata

  257. Black-crowned Tityra______ pt
    Tityra inquisitor fraserii

  258. Rose-throated Becard______ hi,ps,pt
    Pachyramphus aglaiae sumichrasti

  259. Gray-collared Becard ______ ps
    Pachyramphus major matudai

  260. Cinnamon Becard______  pt
    Pachyramphus cinnamomeus fulvidior

  261. Thrushlike Schiffornis______ pt  (has also been called Thrushlike Mourner or Thrushlike Manakin) 
    Schiffornis turdinus veraepacis

  262. Rufous Piha______ pt
    Lipaugus u. unirufus

  263. Gray-headed Piprites (nt) (GUr)______ pt  (was called Gray-headed Manakin, but not a manakin at all)
    Piprites griseiceps 
    (monotypic)

  264. Black Phoebe______ hi
    Sayornis nigricans aquaticus 

  265. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher______  hi, lw(pacific), ps, pt(vagrant)
    Tyrannus forficatus 
    (monotypic)

  266. Fork-tailed Flycatcher______ pt
    Tyrannus savana monachus

  267. Eastern Kingbird______ pt
    Tyrannus tyrannus 
    (monotypic)

  268. Western Kingbird______ lw
    Tyrannus verticlis 
    (monotypic)

  269. Tropical Kingbird______ hi,lw,ps,pt  (p. 48 & 126) (may include, in the Peten region, sightings of very-similar Couch's KIngbird, Tyrannus couchii)
    Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa

  270. Cassin's Kingbird (GUr) ______ pt
    Tyrannus v. vociferans

  271. Piratic Flycatcher ______ pt
    Legatus leucophaius variegatus 
      (the single member of its genus)

  272. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher______ ps,pt
    Myiodynastes luteiventris 
    (monotypic)

  273. Streaked Flycatcher______ pt
    Myiodynastes maculatus insolens

  274. Boat-billed Flycatcher______ hi,lw,ps,pt
    Megarynchus pitangua 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Megarynchus pitangua deserticola 
    (central GU)
    Megarynchus pitangua mexicanus 
    (elsewhere in GU)

  275. Social Flycatcher______ hi,lw,ps,ptt
    Myiozetetes similis texensis

  276. Great Kiskadee______ hi,lw,ps,pt
    Pitangus sulphuratus guatimalensis

  277. Dusky-capped Flycatcher______ hi,ps,pt
    Myiarchus tuberculifer connectens

  278. Yucatan Flycatcher______ pt
    Myiarchus y. yucatanensis

  279. Brown-crested Flycatcher______ hi,pt
    Myiarchus tyrannulus cooperi

  280. Great Crested Flycatcher______ hi,pt
    Myiarchus crinitus 
    (monotypic)

  281. Nutting's Flycatcher______ lw
    Myiarchus nuttingi flavidior

  282. Ash-throated Flycatcher______ lw
    Myiarchus c. cinerascens

  283. Vermilion Flycatcher______ pt
    Pyrocephalus rubinus blatteus 
    (the single member of its genus)

  284. Bright-rumped Attila______ hi,pt
    Attila spadiceus flammulatus

  285. Rufous Mourner______ pt
    Rhytipterna h. holerythra

  286. Olive-sided Flycatcher (nt)  ______ hi,pt  (an alternate name could be "Boreal Pewee"
    Contopus cooperi
    (formerly genus Nuttallornis, previous scientific name borealis) (monotypic)

  287. Greater Pewee______ hi  (a former name was the Coue's Flycatcher) (this species, and the Dark Pewee of southern Central America, were previously considered conspecific with the Smoke-colored Pewee of South America)    
    Contopus p. pertinax

  288. Eastern Wood Pewee______ pt
    Contopus virens 
    (monotypic)

  289. Western Wood Pewee______ hi
    Contopus sordidulus 
    (4 subspecies migrate thru Guatemala)

  290. Tropical Pewee______ hi,ps,pt
    Contopus cinereus brachytarsus

  291. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher______ ps,pt
    Empidonax flaviventris 
    (monotypic)

  292. White-throated Flycatcher______ hi
    Empidonax a. albigularis

  293. Yellowish Flycatcher______ hi
    Empidonax flavescens salvini

  294. Pine Flycatcher______ hi
    Empidonax affinis trepidus

  295. Willow Flycatcher______ hi,ps,pt
    Empidonax t. trailii

  296. Alder Flycatcher______ pt
    Empidonax alnorum 
    (monotypic)

  297. Least Flycatcher______ ps,pt
    Empidonax minimus 
    (monotypic)

  298. Acadian Flycatcher ______ pt
    Empidonax virescens 
    (monotypic)

  299. Hammond's Flycatcher______ hi
    Empidonax hammondii 
    (monotypic)

  300. Buff-breasted Flycatcher______ hi
    Empidonax fulvifrons fusciceps

  301. Northern Tufted Flycatcher ______ hi
    Mitrephanes p. phaeocercus

  302. Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher______ pt
    Terenotriccus erythrurus fulvigularis 
    (the single member of its genus)

  303. Northern Royal Flycatcher______ pt  (p. 20)  (was considered conspecific with related South American species: the Amazonian Royal Flycatcher, Pacific Royal Flycatcher, and Atlantic Royal Flycatcher)
    Onychorhynchus mexicanus 
    (as now distinct from other Royal Flycatchers, now monotypic)




    Northern Royal Flycatcher

  304. Sulphur-rumped Myiobius ______ pt  (has been called Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher; closely related to the Whiskered Myiobius, or Flycatcher. of South America, with which it was conspecific)
    Myiobius sulphureipygius

  305. Stub-tailed (formerly part of White-throated) Spadebill______ ps,pt
    Platyrinchus cancominus 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Platyrinchus cancominus timothei 
    (north GU)
    Platyrinchus c. cancominus 
    (elsewhere in GU)

  306. Common Tody-Flycatcher______ pt
    Todirostrum cinereum finitimum

  307. Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher______ pt
    Poecilotriccus
    (formerly Todirostrum) sylvia schistaceiceps

  308. Northern Bentbill______ lw,ps,pt  (by some considered conspecific with Southern Bentbill of Panama & northern South Amercia)
    Oncostoma cinereigulare  (monotypic)

  309. Greenish Elaenia______ pt
    Myiopagis viridicata placens

  310. Yellow-bellied Elaenia ______ hi  (p. 20)
    Elaenia flavogaster sub[agana

  311. Mountain Elaenia______ hi,ps
    Elaenia frantzii ultima

  312. Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet______ ps,pt
    Ornithion semiflavum 
    (monotypic)

  313. Paltry Tyrannulet______ ps,pt  (has been called Mistletoe Tyrannulet; was conspecific with Venezuelan Tyrannulet of South America)
    Zimmerius v. vilissimus

  314. Northern Beardless Tyrannulet______ hi,lw,pt
    Camptostoma i. imberbe

  315. Eye-ringed Flatbill______ pt
    Rhynchcyclus b. brevirostris

  316. Yellow-olive Flatbill______ ps,pt  (has been called Yellow-olive Flycatcher)
    Tolmomyias sulphurescens cinereiceps

  317. Sepia-capped Flycatcher______ pt
    Leptopogon amaurocephalus pileatus

  318. Ochre-bellied Flycatcher______ lw,pt
    Mionectes oleagineus assimilis

  319. Barred Antshrike______ hi,pt
    Thamnophilus doliatus 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Thamnophilus doliatus yucatanensis 
    (north GU)
    Thamnophilus doliatus  intermedius 
    (elsewhere in GU)

  320. Western Slaty Antshrike______ lw
    Thamnophilus a. atrinucha

  321. Plain Antvireo______ pt
    Dysithamnus mentalis septentrionalis

  322. Dot-winged Antwren______ lw,pt
    Microrhopias quixensis boucardi 
    (the single member of its genus)

  323. Dusky Antbird______ pt
    Cercomacra tyrannina crepera

  324. "Mexican" Black-faced Antthrush ______ pt
    Formicarius analis monileger  


  325. Scaled Antpitta______ hi
    Grallaria g. guatimalensis

  326. Tawny-winged Woodcreeper______ pt
    Dendrocincla a. anabatina




    A Tawny-winged Woodcreeper photographed during a FONT Guatemala tour
    (photo by Marie Gardner)

  327. Ruddy Woodcreeper______ pt
    Dendrocincla h. homochroa




    A Ruddy Woodcreeper photographed during a FONT Guatemala tour
    (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
  328. Olivaceous Woodcreeper______ pt
    Sittasomus griseicapillus sylvioides 
    (the single member of its genus)

  329. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper______ pt
    Glyphorynchus spirurus pectoralis 
    (the single member of its genus)

  330. Strong-billed Woodcreeper______ pt
    Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus emigrans

  331. Northern Barred Woodcreeper______ pt
    Dendrocolaptes s, sanctithomae

  332. Ivory-billed Woodcreeper______ ps,pt  (has also been called "Laughing Woodcreeper", due to its commonly-heard call)
    Xiphorhynchus flavigaster eburneirostris

  333. Spotted Woodcreeper______ hi
    Xiphorhynchus erythropygius parvus

  334. Spot-crowned Woodcreeper______ hi  (was conspecific with what's now the  Montane Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger, of northern South America) 
    Lepidocolaptes a. affinis

  335. Streak-headed Woodcreeper______ pt
    Lepidocolaptes souleyetii insignis

  336. Rufous-breasted Spinetail______ pt
    Synallaxis e. erythrothorax 
    (1 of 2 subspecies in Guatemala, the other, S. e. pacifica, in west GU)  

  337. Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner ______ hi,pt
    Automolus ochrolaemus cervinigularis 

  338. Ruddy Foliage-gleaner ______ hi
    Automolus rubiginosus veraepacis

  339. Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner______ hi  (has also been called Spectacled Foliage-gleaner)
    Anabacerthia v. variegaticeps 

  340. Plain Xenops______ lw,pt
    Xenops minutus mexicanus

  341. Tawny-throated Leaftosser ______ hi  (has also been called Tawny-throated Leafscraper)
    Sclerurus m. mexicanus

  342. Scaly-throated Leaftosser ______ pt  (has also been called Scaly-throated Leafscraper
    Sclerurus g. guatemalensis 

  343. Rufous-browed Peppershrike______ hi,ps,pt
    Cyclarhis gujanensis 
    (2 subspecies in Guatemala)
    Cyclarhis gujanensis flaqviventris 
    (east GU)
    Cyclarhis gujanensis nicaraguae 
    (elsewhere in GU)

  344. Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo (nt)______ hi
    Vireolanius melitophrys quercinus

  345. Green Shrike-Vireo______ ps,pt  (was considered conspecific with Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo of Panama & northern South America)
    Vireolanius p. pulchellus 

  346. White-eyed Vireo______ pt
    Vireo g. griseus 
    (migrant from further north in North America that winters in Guatemala)

  347. Mangrove Vireo ______ lw,pt
    Vireo pallens  (2 subspecies in G