List of the Birds of Honduras

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A COMPLETE LIST
OF THE Birds
of
Honduras

Codes:

C: primarily on Caribbean side
P: primarily on Pacific side
H: in highlands
T: throughout the country

t: threatened species (globally)
t1: critical t2: endangered t3: vulnerable
nt: near-threatened species (globally)

e: endemic to Honduras (1 species: a hummingbird)
(i): introduced species
(*): has been found during FONT tours in Honduras

Links:

A List & Photo Gallery of Central America Birds, in 4 parts

A List of Birds during previous FONT Honduras Tours

Mammals in Central America (with some photos)

A List & Photo Gallery of Central America Butterflies & Moths, in 6 parts

Tropical Plants, a list in 3 parts (with some photos)

Highlights from some previous FONT Tours in Honduras

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Central America

Birds:

Great Tinamou (*) ______ C
Tinamus major

Slaty-breasted Tinamou ______ C
Crypturellus boucardi

Another name for Crypturellus boucardii is Boucard's Tinamou.

Little Tinamou (*) ______ C
Crypturellus soui meserythrus

Thicket Tinamou ______ P
Crypturellus cinnamomeus

Another name for Crypturellus cinnamomeus is Rufescent Tinamou.

Plain Chachalaca (*) ______ C
Ortalis vetula intermedia

White-bellied Chachalaca ______ P
Ortalis leucogastra

Crested Guan ______ C P
Penelope p. purpurtascens

Highland Guan (*) ______ H
Penelope nigra

Other names for Penelope nigra have been Black Penelopina and Pajuil.

Great Curassow ______ C
Crax r. rubra

Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge ______ H
Dendrortyx l. leucophrys

Spot-bellied Bobwhite ______ P H
Colinus leucopogon dickeyi

The Spot-bellied Bobwhite has been said to be conspecific with the Crested Bobwhite of South America, Colinus cristatus.

Yucatan Bobwhite (HNr) ______
Colinus nigrogularis

Another name for Colinus nigrogularis is Black-throated Bobwhite.

Spotted Wood-Quail ______ C H
Odontophorus guttatus

Singing Quail ______ local
Dactylortyx thoracicus

Ocellated Quail (nt) ______ C H
Cyrtonyx ocellatus

Black-bellied Whistling Duck (*) ______ C P
Dendrocygna a. autumnalis

Another name for Dendrocygna autumnalis was Black-bellied Tree Duck.

Fulvous Whistling Duck (*) ______ local, C P
Dendrocygna bicolor

Another name for Dendrocygna bicolor was Fulvous Tree Duck.

Muscovy Duck (*) ______ C P
Cairina moschata

Northern Pintail ______ T (winter)
Anas acuta

Blue-winged Teal (*) ______ T
Anas discors

Cinnamon Teal ______ C (winter)
Anas cyanoptera

(American) Green-winged Teal (HNr) ______
Anas carolinensis

Northern Shoveler ______ C P (winter)
Anas clypeata

American Wigeon (*) ______ C P (winter)
Anas americana

Ring-necked Duck (*) ______ C (winter)
Aythya collaris

Canvasback (HNr) ______
Aythya valisineria

Masked Duck ______ local
Nomonyx dominicus

Ruddy Duck (HNr) ______
Oxyura jamaicensis

Pied-billed Grebe ______ T
Podilymbus podiceps

Least Grebe (*) ______ T
Tachybaptus dominicus (was Podiceps dominicus)

Eared Grebe (*) ______ P (winter)
Podiceps nigricollis californicus

Jabiru (HNr) (*) ______ C
Jabiru mycteria

Wood Stork (*) ______ C P
Mycteria americana

American White Ibis (*) ______ C P
Eudocimus albus

White-faced Ibis ______ P
Plegadis chihi

Glossy Ibis ______ C?
Plegadis falcinellus

Roseate Spoonbill (*) ______ C P
Ajaia ajaja

Least Bittern (*) ______ T (winter)
Ixobrychus exilis

Western Cattle Egret (*) ______ T
Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron (*) ______ T
Butorides v. virescens

At one time, the Green Heron was said to be conspecific with the nearly-cosmopolitan Striated Heron. It was then called Green-backed Heron.

Little Blue Heron (*) ______ T
Egretta caerulea

Tricolored Heron (*) ______ T
Egretta tricolor ruficollis

Egretta tricolor was called Louisiana Heron.

Reddish Egret ______ C P
Egretta rufescens

Snowy Egret (*) ______ T
Egretta t. thula

Great Egret (*) ______ T
Ardea alba egretta

Great Blue Heron (*) ______ T
Ardea h. herodias

Agami Heron (nt) ______ C
Agamia agami

Another name for Agamia agami has been Chestnut-bellied Heron.

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron (*) ______ C P
Tigrisoma mexicanum

Black-crowned Night-Heron (*) ______ T
Nyctocorax nyctocorax hoactii

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (*) ______ C P
Nyctanassa v. violacea

Boat-billed Heron (*) ______ C P
Cochlearius cochlearius phillipsi

Magnificent Frigatebird ______ C P
Fregata magnificens (now said to be monotypic)

Brown Pelican (*) ______ C P
Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis

American White Pelican (HNr) (*) ______ C
Pelecanus erythrohynchos

Neotropic Cormorant (*) ______ C P
Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus

Another name for Phalacrocorax brasilianus was Olivaceous Cormorant. It was Phalacrocorax olivaceous.

Anhinga (*) ______ C P
Anhinga anhinga leucogaster

Turkey Vulture (*) ______ T
Cathartes a. aura

Another subspecies, C. a. meridionalis, from central North America migrates through Honduras, sometimes in large flocks.

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture ______ C
Cathartes burrovianus

Black Vulture (*) ______ T
Coragyps atratus

King Vulture ______ C P
Sarcoramphus papa

Osprey (*) ______ T
Pandion haliaetus carolinensis

Another subspecies, P. h. ridgwayi, is also in eastern Honduras near the Caribbean Sea.

Gray-headed Kite (*) ______ C P
Leptodon c. cayanensis

Another name for Leptodon c. cayanensis has been Cayenne Kite.

Hook-billed Kite (*) ______ C P
Chrondrohierax u. uncinatus

Swallow-tailed Kite (*) ______ C
Elanoides forficatus

2 subspecies of the Swallow-tailed Kite occur in Honduras: E. f. forficatus and E. f. yetapa.

White-tailed Kite (*) ______ C P
Elanus leucurus majusculus

Plumbeous Kite ______ C P
Ictinia plumbea

Mississippi Kite ______ C P (migrant)
Ictinia mississippiensis

Snail Kite (*) ______ C
Rostrhamus s. sociabilis

Double-toothed Kite ______ C
Harpagus bidentatus fasciatus

Northern Harrier ______ T
Circus (cyaneus) hudsonicus

White-breasted Hawk (*) ______ H
Accipiter (striatus) chionogaster

The White-breasted Hawk has been considered a subspecies of the Sharp-shinned Hawk (below).

Sharp-shinned Hawk (*) ______ T
Accipiter striatus velox (subspecies from North America that occurs in Honduras in the winter)

Bicolored Hawk (*) ______ C
Accipiter b. bicolor

Cooper's Hawk (HNr) ______
Accipiter cooperi

Crane Hawk ______ C P
Geranospiza caerulescens nigra

Black-collared Hawk ______ C P
Busarellus n. nigricollis

White Hawk ______ C
Leucopternis albicollis ghiesbreghti

Common Black Hawk (*) ______ C P
Buteogallus a, anthracinus

Mangrove Black Hawk ______ P
Buteogallus anthracinus bangsi

The Mangrove Black Hawk is a form of the Common Black Hawk, as noted subspecies B. a. bangsi.

Great Black Hawk ______ C P
Buteogallus urubitinga ridgwayi

Montane Solitary Eagle (nt) ______ H
Buteogallus solitarius sheffleri

Another name for Buteogallus solitarius has been Black Solitary Eagle. Its scientific name was Harpyhaliaetus solitarius.

(Guiana) Crested Eagle (nt) ______ C
Morphnus guianensis

Harpy Eagle (nt) ______ C
Harpia harpyja

Bay-winged Hawk ______ P
Parabuteo albicaudatus hypospodius

The Bay-winged Hawk is called Harris' Hawk in North America.

Gray Hawk (*) ______ T
Buteo plagiatus

The Gray Hawk is now said to be distinct from the more-southerly Gray-lined Hawk, Buteo nitidus.

Roadside Hawk (*) ______ C P
Rupornis magnirostris griseocauda (formerly Buteo magnirostris griseocauda)

Broad-winged Hawk (*) ______ T (mostly migrant)
Buteo p. platypterus

The Broad-winged Hawks that either migrate through or winter in Honduras breed in North America.

Swainson's Hawk ______ P (mostly migrant)
Buteo swainsoni

Short-tailed Hawk (*) ______ T
Buteo brachyurus fuliginosus

White-tailed Hawk (*) ______ H
Geranoaetus albicaudatus hypospodius (formerly Buteo albicaudatus hypospodius)

Red-tailed Hawk (*) ______ H
Buteo jamaicensis (2 subspecies in Honduras)
Buteo jamaicensis kemsiesi (resident in Honduras)
Buteo jamaicensis calurus (winter resident and migrant that breeds further north in North America)

Zone-tailed Hawk (*) ______ H
Buteo a. albonotatus

Ornate Hawk-Eagle ______ C
Spizaetus ornatus vicarius

Black Hawk-Eagle (*) ______ C
Spizaetus tyrannus serus

Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle (nt) ______ C
Spizaetus melanoleucus (was Spizastur melanoleucus)

Red-throated Caracara ______ C
Daptrius americanus

The Red-throated Caracara has been extirpated in Honduras.

Northern Crested Caracara (*) ______ T
Caracara cheriway

The Northern Crested Caracara was conspecific with what is now the Southern Caracara, Caracara plancus, of South America generally south of the Amazon.

Laughing Falcon (*) ______ T
Herpetotheres cachinnans

Barred Forest-Falcon ______ C
Micrastur ruficollis

Collared Forest-Falcon ______ C P
Micrastur semitorquatus naso

American Kestrel (*) ______ T
Falco sparverius tropicalis

Merlin ______ T (winter)
Falco columbanius

Bat Falcon (*) ______ C P
Falco rufigularis petoensis

Orange-breasted Falcon (nt) ______ C
Falco deiroleucus

Peregrine Falcon (*) ______ T (winter)
Falco peregrinus anatum (a subspecies that breeds further north in North America)

Another subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon that breeds even further north in North America occurs in Honduras as a migrant, F. p. tundrius.

Limpkin (*) ______ C
Aramus guarauna dolosus

Sora (*) ______ T (winter)
Porzana carolina

Uniform Crake ______ C
Amaurolimnas concolor

Gray-necked Wood-Rail (*) ______ C
Aramides cajanea albiventris

Rufous-necked Wood-Rail ______ local (C islands)
Aramides axillaris

Ruddy Crake (*) ______ C
Laterallus ruber

Another name for Laterallus ruber has been Red Rail.

Gray-breasted Crake ______ C
Laterallus exilis

Common Gallinule (*) ______ T
Gallinula galeata cachinnans

For a while, the Common Gallinule was considered conspecific with the Common Moorhen of the Old World, Gallinula chloropus.

Purple Gallinule (*) ______ T
Porphyrula martinica

American Coot (*) ______ T (winter)
Fulica a. americana

Sungrebe ______ C
Heliornis fulica

Sunbittern ______ C
Eurypyga helias major

Double-striped Thick-knee ______ local, spotty distribution
Burhinus b. bistriatus

Northern Jacana (*) ______ C P
Jacana s. spinosa

Black-bellied Plover (*) ______ C P (winter)
Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae

Another name for Pluvialis squatarola is Grey Plover, as it is called in the Old World.

American Golden Plover ______ T (migrant)
Pluvialis dominica

Collared Plover ______ C P
Charadrius collaris

Snowy Plover ______ C P
Charadrius nivosus

The Snowy Plover was conspecific with the Kentish Plover of Eurasia, Charadrius alexandrinus.

Semipalmated Plover (*) ______ C P (winter)
Charadrius semipalmatus

Wilson's Plover ______ C P
Charadrius wilsonia

Another name for Charadrius wilsonia has been Thick-billed Plover.

Killdeer (*) ______ T (winter)
Charadrius v. vociferus

American Oystercatcher ______ C P
Haematopus palliatus

Black-necked Stilt (*) ______ T (migrant)
Himantopus mexicanus

The Black-necked Stilt was said, at one time, by some, to be conspecific with the Black-winged Stilt of the Old World.

American Avocet ______ C (rare)
Recurvirostra americana

Willet (*) ______ C P (winter)
Tringa s. semipalmata (formerly Catoptrophorus s. semipalmata)

Whimbrel (*) ______ C P (winter)
Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus

Marbled Godwit ______ P C (winter)
Limosa fedoa

Greater Yellowlegs (*) ______ C P H (winter)
Tringa melanoleuca

Lesser Yellowlegs (*) ______ T (winter)
Tringa flavipes

Solitary Sandpiper (*) ______ T (winter)
Tringa solitaria

Spotted Sandpiper (*) ______ T (winter)
Actitis macularis

Upland Sandpiper ______ T (migrant)
Bartramia longicauda

Ruddy Turnstone (*) ______ C P
Arenaria interpres

Red Knot ______ C P (migrant)
Calidris canutus rufa

Sanderling (*) ______ C P (winter)
Calidris alba

Semipalmated Sandpiper (*) ______ C P (winter)
Calidris pusilla

Western Sandpiper ______ C,P (winter)
Calidris mauri

White-rumped Sandpiper ______ C (migrant)
Calidris fucicollis

Least Sandpiper (*) ______ C P H (winter)
Calidris minutilla

Baird's Sandpiper ______ H (migrant)
Calidris bairdii

Pectoral Sandpiper ______ T (winter)
Calidris melanotos

Stilt Sandpiper ______ P,C (winter)
Calidris himantopus (was Micropama himantopus)

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nt) ______ C (migrant)
Tryrigites subruficollis

Short-billed Dowitcher (*) ______ C P (winter)
Limnodromus griseus

Wilson's Snipe (*) ______ T (winter)
Gallinago delicata

The Wilson's Snipe was conspecific with the Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago, of the Old World.

Wilson's Phalarope ______ T (migrant)

Parasitic Jaeger ______ P,C (offshore)

Laughing Gull (*) ______ C P
Leucophaeus atricilla megalopterus (formerly Larus atricilla megalopterus)

Franklin's Gull ______ P (migrant)

Herring Gull ______ C (rare)

Gull-billed Tern (*) ______ C P
Gelochelidon nilotica aranea (formerly Sterna nilotica aranea)

Sandwich Tern (*) ______ C (rare)
Thalasseus sandvicensis acuflavidus (formerly Sterna sandvicensis acuflavidus)

Royal Tern (*) ______ C P
Thalasseus m. maxima (formerly Sterna m. maxima)

Caspian Tern (*) ______ C P
Hydroprogne caspia (formerly Sterna caspia)

Common Tern (*) ______ C
Sterna h. hirundo

Forster's Tern (*) ______ C (rare)
Sterna forsteri

Roseate Tern (nt) ______ C (mostly offshore islands)

Least Tern ______ C

Sooty Tern ______ C (offshore)

Black Tern ______ T (migrant)

Brown Noddy ______ C (offshore)

Black Noddy ______ C (offshore)

Black Skimmer (*) ______ C P
Rynchops n. niger

Feral Pigeon (i) (*) ______ T
Columba livia

Scaled Pigeon ______ C
Patagioenas speciosa (formerly Columba speciosa)

White-crowned Pigeon ______ C (offshore islands)
Patagioenas leucocephala (formerly Columba leucocephala)

Band-tailed Pigeon ______ H
Patagioenas f. fasciata   (formerly Columba f. fasciata)

Pale-vented Pigeon (*) ______ C
Patagioenas cayennensis pallidicrissa (formerly Columba cayennensis pallidicrissa)

Red-billed Pigeon (*) _ _____ H C P
Patagioenas f. flavirostris (formerly Columba f. flavirostris)

Short-billed Pigeon ______ C
Patagioenas nigrirostris (formerly Columba nigrirostris)

Mourning Dove (*) ______ T
Zenaida macroura marginella

White-winged Dove (*) ______ H P
Zenaida a. asiatica

Common Ground-Dove (*) ______ H P
Columbina passerina pallescens

Plain-breasted Ground-Dove (*) ______ H
Columbina minuta interrupta


Ruddy Ground-Dove (*) ______ T
Columbina taipacoti rufipennis

Blue Ground-Dove ______ C
Claravis pretiosa

Maroon-chested Ground-Dove ______ H
Claravis mondetoura salvini

Inca Dove (*) ______ H P
Columbina inca (was Scardafella inca)

White-tipped Dove (*) ______ H P
Leptotila verreauxi bangsi

Another name for Leptotila verreauxi was White-fronted Dove.

Gray-headed Dove (*) ______ C
Leptotila cassinii cerviniventris

The Gray-headed Dove was said by some to be conspecific with the Gray-fronted Dove, Leptotila rufaxilla, of South America.

Gray-chested Dove ______ C
Leptotila cassini cerviniventris

Ruddy Quail-Dove ______ C
Geotrygon m. montana

White-faced Quail-Dove ______ H
Geotrygon albifacies rubida

Scarlet Macaw (*) ______ C P
Ara macao cyanopterus

Red-throated Parakeet (or Red-throated Conure) ______ H P C

The Red-throated Parakeet (or Red-throated Conure) was part of the Green Parakeet (or Green Conure).

Aztec Parakeet (or Aztec Conure) (*) ______ C
Aratinga a. astec

The Aztec Parakeet (or Aztec Conure) was conspecific with what is now the Jamaican Parakeet (or Jamaican Conure). When so, it was called the Olive-throated Parakeet (or Olive-throated Conure).

Orange-fronted Parakeet (or Orange-fronted Conure) (*) ______ H P
Aratinga c. canicularis

Barred Parakeet ______ H

Orange-chinned Parakeet (*) ______ P
Brotogeris j. jugularis

Another name for Brotogeris jugularis has been Tovi Parakeet.

Brown-hooded Parrot (*) ______ C
Pionopsitta h. haematotis

White-crowned Parrot (*) ______ C
Pionus senilis

White-fronted Parrot (or White-fronted Amazon) (*) ______ H C
Amazona albifrons nana

Red-lored Parrot (or Red-lored Amazon) (*) ______ C
Amazona a. autumnalis

Amazona autumnalis is also called Yellow-cheeked Parrot (or Yellow-cheeked Amazon).

Yellow-headed Parrot (or Yellow-headed Amazon) (t2) (*) ______ C
Amazona oratrix hondurensis

Yellow-naped Parrot (or Yellow-naped Amazon) (t3) ______ P
Amazona a. auropalliata

Mealy Parrot (or Mealy Amazon) ______ C
Amazona farinosa guatemalae

is also called Blue-crowned Parrot (or Blue-crowned Amazon)

Black-billed Cuckoo ______ T (migrant)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo ______ T (migrant)

Mangrove Cuckoo ______ C,P
Coccycus minor palloris

Squirrel Cuckoo (*) ______ C P
Piaya cayana thermophila

Groove-billed Ani (*) ______ T
Crotophaga suiciroxtris

Striped Cuckoo (*) ______ C P
Tapera naevia excellens

Lesser Ground-Cuckoo ______ H P
Morococcyx e. erythropygus

Lesser Roadrunner ______ H C
Geococcyx velox melanchima

Pheasant Cuckoo ______ H C
Dromococcyx phasianellus rufigularis

American Barn Owl ______ T

Whiskered Screech Owl ______ H
Megascops t. trichopsis (formerly Otus t. trichopsis)

Guatemalan Screech Owl ______ H C
Megascops g. guatemalae

The Guatemalan Screech Owl has been considered part of the now more-southerly Vermiculated Screech Owl, Megascops vermiculatus, or at one time an even more wide-ranging Variable Screech Owl in Central America and South America.



Pacific Screech-Owl ______ P
Megascops c. cooperi (formerly Otus c. cooperi)

The Pacific Screech Owl was at one time said to be part of the more-northerly Western Screech Owl of North America and Mexico.



Crested Owl ______ C
Lophostrix cristata stricklandi

Spectacled Owl ______ C
Pulsatrix perspicillata saturata

Great Horned Owl ______ H

Guatemalan Pygmy Owl ______ H

The Guatemalan Pygmy Owl was a subspecies of the more-northerly Mountain Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium gnoma, of Mexico and the southwestern US.
In turn, the Mountain Pygmy Owl was, prior to that, conspecific with the even more-northerly Northern Pygmy Owl of western North America.



Central American Pygmy-Owl ______ C

The Central American Pygmy Owl was at one time conspecific with the Least Pygmy Owl of South America.



Ridgway's Pygmy-Owl (*) ______ T
Glaucidium ridgwayi

The Ridgway's Pygmy Owl has been the northernmost subspecies of what has been a wider-ranging Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium brasilianum.



Burrowing Owl ______ H

Mexican Wood Owl ______ C,P

The Mexican Wood Owl has been part of the Mottled Owl, now said to be an exclusively South American species.

Black-and-white Owl (*) ______ C
Strix nigrolineata (formerly Ciccaba nigrolineata)

Fulvous Owl ______ H
Strix fulvescens

Stygian Owl ______ H
Asio stygius robustus

Striped Owl (*) ______ C P
Asio clamator forbesi

Short-tailed Nighthawk (*) ______ C
Lurocalis semitorquatus stonei

Another name for Lurocalis semitorquatus has been Semicollared Nighthawk,

Common Nighthawk ______ T (migrant)

Lesser Nighthawk (*) ______ T
Chordeiles acutipennis

Pauraque (*) ______ T
Nyctidromus albicollis intercedens

Chuck-will's-Widow ______ T (winter)

Buff-collared Nightjar ______ H

Another name for the Buff-collared Nightjar is Cookacheea.

Yucatan Nightjar (HNr) (*) ______ C
Androstomus badius (formerly Caprimulgus badius)

The Yucatan Nightjar was first found to be in Honduras in 1990. It occurs in the winter in the northeastern part of the country.

Northern Whip-poor-will ______ T (winter)

Mexican Whip-poor-will ______ H

Spot-tailed Nightjar ______ local (Lake Yojoa)
Hydropsalis maculicaudus (formerly Caprimulgus maculicaudus)

Great Potoo ______ C
Nyctibius grandis guatelensis

Northern Potoo ______ C,P
Nyctibius jamaicensis mexicanus

The Northern Potoo was, at one time, conspecific with the more-southerly Gray Potoo, that has also been known as the Common Potoo.

White-collared Swift (*) ______ T
Streptoprocne zonaris mexicanus

Chimney Swift (*) ______ C (migrant)
Chaetura pelagica

Vaux's Swift (*) ______ T
Chaetura vauxi richmondi

The race Chaetura vauxi richmondi has also been known as the Dusky-backed Swift.

Chestnut-collared Swift (*) ______ H C
Cypseloides rutilus griseifrons

Black Swift ______ H P
Cypseloides niger costaricensis

White-chinned Swift ______ C H
Cypseloides cryptus

White-throated Swift ______ H
Aeronautes s. saxatalis

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift ______ C
Panyptila cayennensis

Great Swallow-tailed Swift ______ H
Panyptila sanctihieronymi

Band-tailed Barbthroat ______ C
Threnmetes ruckeri ventosus

Long-billed Hermit (*) ______ C
Phaethornis strigularis saturatus

The Long-billed Hermit, in Central America, was part of a wider-ranging Long-tailed Hermit,    now a South American species.

Stripe-throated Hermit (*) ______ C
Phaethornis striigularis saturatus (at one time genus was Pygmornis)

The Stripe-tailed Hermit was part of a wider-ranging Little Hermit,   , now restricted to northeast South America.
Phaethronis striigularis has also been Phaethornis adolphi, and called Boucard's Hermit.



Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (*) ______ C
Camplyopterus cuvierii roberti (was Phaeochroa cuvierii roberti)

Another name for Camplyopterus cuvierii has been Cuvier's Hummingbird.

Violet Sabrewing (*) ______ H C
Campylopterus h. hemileucurus

White-necked Jacobin (*) ______ C
Florisuga m. mellivora

Green Violetear ______ H
Colobri t. thalassinus

Brown Violetear ______ C
Colobri delphinae

Green-breasted Mango (*) ______ C P
Anthracothorax p. prevostii

Another name for Anthracothorax prevostii has been Prevost's Mango.

White-eared Hummingbird (*) ______ H
Basilinna l. leucotis

Emerald-chinned Hummingbird (*) ______ H C
Abeilia a. abeillei

Another name for Abeilia abeillei has been Abeille's Hummingbird.

Black-crested Coquette ______ C
Lophornis helenae

Salvin's Emerald (*) ______ H C
Chlorostilbon salvini osberti

The Salvin's Emerald was part of what was the Fork-tailed Emerald.

(Purple-) Crowned Woodnymph ______ C

Blue-throated Sapphire (*) ______ C
Hylocharis e. eliciae

Another name for Hylocharis eliciae has been Blue-throated Goldentail.

White-bellied Emerald (*) ______ C
Amazilia c. candida

Honduran Emerald (t1) (e) ______ local
Amazilia luciae

Azure-crowned Hummingbird (*) ______ H C
Amazilia c. cyanocephala

Another name for Amazilia cyanocephala has been Red-billed Azurecrown.

Berylline Hummingbird (*) ______ H
Amazilia beryllina devillei

Blue-tailed Hummingbird (*) ______ P
Amazilia cyanura guatemalae

Cinnamon Hummingbird (*) ______ H P
Amazilia rutila corallirostris

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (*) ______ C
Amazilia t. tzacati

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (*) ______ H C
Eupherusa e. eximia

Amethyst-throated Hummingbird ______ H
Lampornis amethystinus

Another name for Lampornis amethystinus has been Cazique Hummingbird.

Green-throated Mountain-gem (*) ______ H
Lampornis v. viridipallens

Garnet-throated Hummingbird ______ H
Lamprolaima r. rhami

Magnificent Hummingbird ______ H
Eugenes f. fulgens

Another name for Eugenes fulgens in the northern part of its range was Rivoli's Hummingbird.

Purple-crowned Fairy (*) ______ C
Heliothryx barroti

Long-billed Starthroat ______ C P
Heliomaster longirostris pallidiceps

Plain-capped Starthroat ______ P
Heliomaster constantii leocadiae

Slender Sheartail ______ H
Calothorax enicura

Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird ______ H
Philodice dupontii

Another name for Philodice dupontii has been Dupont's Woodstar.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (*) ______ T (winter)
Archilochus colubris

Wine-throated Hummingbird ______ H
Selasphorus e. ellioti

Another name for Selasphorus ellioti has been Elliot's Hummingbird.

Resplendent Quetzal (nt) (*) ______ H
Pharomachrus m. mocinno

Slaty-tailed Trogon (*) ______ C
Trogon m. massena

Another name for Trogon massena has been Massena Trogon.

Black-headed Trogon (*) ______ C P
Trogon melanocephalus

The Black-headed Trogon was conspecific with the Citreoline Trogon, Trogon citreolus, now a species restricted to Mexico.

Mountain Trogon ______ H
Trogon mexicanus

Another name for has been Mexican Trogon.

Elegant Trogon (*) ______ H
Trogon elegans elegans

Another name for Trogon elegans in the northern part of its range (in Arizona and Mexico) was Coppery-tailed Trogon.

Collared Trogon (*) ______ H C
Trogon collaris puella

Gartered Trogon (*) ______ C P
Trogon caligatus braccatus

The Gartered Trogon was part of the Violaceous Trogon, now a South American species. When so, the trogon in Honduras was Trogon violaceus braccatus.

Ringed Kingfisher (*) ______ C P
Megaceryle t. torquata (was Ceryle t. torquata)

Belted Kingfisher (*) ______ T (winter)
Megaceryle alcyon (was Ceryle alcyon)

Amazon Kingfisher (*) ______ C P
Chloroceryle amazona

Green Kingfisher (*) ______ T
Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis

American Pygmy Kingfisher ______ C P
Chloroceryle aenea stictoptera

Tody Motmot (*) ______ C
Hylomanes m. momotula

Keel-billed Motmot (nt) ______ C
Electron carinatum

Blue-throated Motmot ______ H
Aspatha gularis

Turquoise-browed Motmot (*) ______ P H C
Eumomota superciliosa australis

Blue-diademed Motmot (*) ______ T
Momotus lessonii

The Blue-diademed Motmot was part of the former expanded Blue-crowned which has been split into 5 species in Central and South America. Now the Blue-crowned Motmot is restricted to northeast Mexico.

The geographic range of the Blue-diademed Motmot is in eastern Mexico, and in most of Central America south to western Panama.
Another name for Momotus lessonii has been Lesson's Motmot.

Rufous-tailed Jacamar ______ C
Galbula ruficauda melanogenia

White-necked Puffbird ______ C
Notharchus macrohynchos hyperrhynchus

White-whiskered Puffbird ______ C
Malacoptila panamensis inornata

Another name for Malacoptila panamensis has been White-whiskered Softwing.

Emerald Toucanet (*) ______ H C
Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens _____ "White-throated" Emerald Toucanet

Collared Aracari (*) ______ C P
Pteroglossus t. torquatus

Keel-billed Toucan (*) ______ C
Ramphastos s. sulfuratus

Olivaceous Piculet ______ C

Northern (or Common) Flicker (*) ______ H
Colaptes auratus mexicanoides ______ "Guatemalan Flicker"

Acorn Woodpecker (*) ______ H
Melenerpes formicivorus lineatus

Golden-fronted Woodpecker (*) ______ C H P
Melanerpes aurifrons santacruzi (was Centurus aurifrons santactuzi)

Black-cheeked Woodpecker (*) ______ C
Melanerpes pucherani

Prior to being in the genus Melanerpes, the Black-cheeked Woodpecker was in the genera Centurus and Tripsurus.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ______ T (winter)

Ladder-backed Woodpecker ______ local

Hairy Woodpecker ______ H

Smoky-brown Woodpecker ______ C
Picoides (formerly Veniliornis

Golden-olive Woodpecker (*) ______ H C
Piculus rubiginosus maximus

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker ______ C

Lineated Woodpecker (*) ______ T
Dryocopus lineatus similis

Pale-billed Woodpecker (*) ______ C P
Campephilus g. guatemalensis

Long-tailed Manakin ______ P

Red-capped Manakin ______ C

White-collared Manakin (*) ______ C
Manacus candei

Northern Schiffornis (*) ______ C
Schiffornis veraepacis

The Northern Schiffornis was part of the Thrush-like Schiffornis. The former Thrush-like Schiffornis was previously called the Thrush-like Mourner or the Thrush-like Manakin, but the bird was neither a mourner nor a manakin.

Now, what was the Thrush-like Schiffornis has been split into 5 species in Central and South America.

The geographic range of Schiffornis veraepacis is in Central America from western Panama northward. It is also in South America in parts of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Rose-throated Becard (*) ______ H C P
Pachyramphus aglaiae sumichrasti

Cinnamon Becard (*) ______ C
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus fulvidior

White-winged Becard (*) ______ C
Pachyramphus polychopterus cinereiventris

Gray-collared Becard ______ H,C

Rufous Piha ______ C

Lovely Cotinga (*) ______ C H
Cotinga amabilis

Snowy Cotinga (*) ______ C
Carpodectes nitidus

Three-wattled Bellbird (t3) ______ east Honduras (winter)

Gray-headed Piprites (nt) ______ C
Piprites griseiceps

Piprites griseiceps has been called the Gray-headed Manakin, but it is not a manakin.

Masked Tityra ______ C P

Black-crowned Tityra ______ C

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher ______ P

Fork-tailed Flycatcher (*) ______ H C
Tyrannus savana monachus

Eastern Kingbird (*) ______ T (migrant)
Tyrannus tyrannus

Gray Kingbird (HNr) (*) ______ rare along Caribbean coast
Tyrannus d. dominicensis

Tropical Kingbird (*) ______ T
Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa

Western Kingbird ______ H,P (winter)

Boat-billed Flycatcher (*) ______ C P
Megarynchus pitangua

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (*) ______ T (migrant)
Myiodynastes luteiventris

Streaked Flycatcher (*) ______ C
Myiodynastes maculatus insolens

Piratic Flycatcher (*) ______ C
Legatus leucophalus variegatus

Social Flycatcher (*) ______ T
Myiozetetes similis texensis

Great Kiskadee (*) ______ C P
Pitangus sulphuratus guatimalensis

Rufous Mourner ______ C

Speckled Mourner ______ C

Brown-crested Flycatcher (*) ______ C P
Myiarchus tyrannulus cooperi

Nutting's Flycatcher ______ P

Another name for has been Pale-throated Flycatcher.

Ash-throated Flycatcher ______ P

Great Crested Flycatcher (*) ______ T (winter)
Myiarchus crinitus

Dusky-capped Flycatcher (*) ______ T
Myiarchus tuberculifer connectens

Bright-rumped Attila (*) ______ C P
Attila spadicus flammulatus

Black Phoebe (*) ______ H C P
Sayornis nigricans aquaticus

Olive-sided Flycatcher (nt) ______ H

Another, suggested, name for has been Boreal Pewee.

Greater Pewee (*) ______ H
Contopus p. pertinax

Another name for Contopus pertinax has been Coue's Flycatcher.

Eastern Wood-Pewee ______ T (migrant)

Western Wood-Pewee (*) ______ H C
Contopus sordidulus

Tropical Pewee (*) ______ C P
Contopus cinereus brachytarsus

White-throated Flycatcher (*) ______ T (breeds H)
Empidonax a. albigularis

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (*) ______ T (winter)
Empidonax flaviventris

Acadian Flycatcher (*) ______ T (migrant)
Empidonax virescens

Willow Flycatcher ______ T (winter)

Alder Flycatcher ______ T (migrant)

Least Flycatcher (*) ______ T (winter)
Empidonax minimus

Hammond's Flycatcher ______ H (winter)

Yellowish Flycatcher (*) ______ H
Empidonax flavescens salvini

Northern Tufted-Flycatcher (*) ______ H
Mitrephanes p. phaeocercus

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher ______ C

Buff-breasted Flycatcher ______ H

Sulphur-rumped Myiobius (*) ______ C
Myiobius sulphureipygius

The Sulphur-rumped Myiobius has been known as the Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher. It is closely related to the Whiskered Myiobius of South America, with which it has been conspecific.

Stub-tailed Spadebill (*) ______ C P
Platyrinchus cancominus

The Stub-tailed Spadebill was part of the White-throated Spadebill.

Northern Royal-Flycatcher (*) ______ C
Onychorhynchus mexicanus

The Northern Royal Flycatcher has been considered conspecific with the related South American species, the Amazonian Royal Flycatcher, the Pacific Royal Flycatcher, and the Atlantic Royal Flycatcher.

Yellow-olive Flatbill (*) ______ C H P
Tolmomyias sulphurescens cinereiceps

Tolmomyias sulphurescens has been called Yellow-olive Flycatcher.

Eye-ringed Flatbill ______ C H

Common Tody-Flycatcher (*) ______ C P
Todirostrum cinereum finitmum

Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher ______ C

Northern Bentbill (*) ______ C P
Oncostoma cinereigulare

Yellow-bellied Elaenia (*) ______ T
Elaenia flavogaster subpagana

Mountain Elaenia (*) ______ H
Elaenia frantzii ultima

Greenish Elaenia (*) ______ C P
Myiopagis viridicata placens

Northern Beardless Tyrannulet ______ C H P

Paltry Tyrannulet (*) ______ C

The Paltry Tyrannulet has been called the Mistletoe Tyrannulet. It is closely related to the Venezuelan Tyrannulet of northern South America, with which it was conspecific.

Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet (*) ______ C
Ornithion semiflavum

Sepia-capped Flycatcher ______ C

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (*) ______ T
Mionectes oleagineus assimilis

Great Antshrike ______ C

Barred Antshrike (*) ______ T
Thamnophilus doliatus intermedius

Black-crowned Antshrike ______ C
Thamnophilus atrinucha

The Black-crowned Antshrike has been called the Western Slaty-Antshrike, but genetic evidence has shown that it is not related to the South American slaty-antshrikes. The change was made by the AOU (American Ornithologists Union) in 2013.

Russet Antshrike (*) ______ C
Thamnistes anabatinus

Plain Antvireo ______ C

Slaty Antwren ______ C

Dot-winged Antwren ______ C

Dusky Antbird ______ C

Bare-crowned Antbird ______ C

Mayan Antthrush ______ C

The Mayan Antthrush has been considered part of the Black-faced Antthrush.

Scaled Antpitta ______ H

Rufous-breasted Spinetail ______ C

Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner ______ H


Another name for   has been Spectacled Foliage-gleaner.

Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner (*)   ______ C
Automolus ochrolaemus cervinigularis

Another name for Automolus ochrolaemus has been Buff-throated Automolus.

Ruddy Foliage-gleaner ______ H

Another name for   has been Ruddy Automolus.

Plain Xenops ______ C

Scaly-throated Leaftosser ______ C

Another name for   has been Scaly-throated Leafscraper.

Tawny-throated Leaftosser (*) ______ H
Sclerurus m. mexicanus

Another name for Sclerurus mexicanus has been Tawny-throated Leafscraper.

Tawny-winged Woodcreeper (*) ______ C
Dendrocincta a. anabatina

Ruddy Woodcreeper ______ C

Olivaceous Woodcreeper (*) ______ C P
Sittasomus griseicapillus sylvioides

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper ______ C

Strong-billed Woodcreeper ______ H C

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper ______ C

Black-banded Woodcreeper ______ H

Cocoa Woodcreeper (*) ______ C
Xiphorhynchus susurrans confinis

The Cocoa Woodcreeper was part of the Buff-throated Woodcreeper, now only in South America.

Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (*) ______ C H P
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster eburneirostris

Another name for Xiphorhynchus flavigaster is Laughing Woodcreeper, because of its call.

Spotted Woodcreeper ______ H,C

Streak-headed Woodcreeper (*) ______ C P
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii insignis

Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (*) ______ H
Lepidocolaptes a. affinis

The Spot-crowned Woodcreeper was considered conspecific with what is now the Montane Woodcreeper in South America, Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger.

Rufous-browed Peppershrike (*) ______ H P
Cyclarhis gujanensis

Green Shrike-Vireo ______ C

White-eyed Vireo ______ C (winter)

Mangrove Vireo ______ C (offshore islands)

Blue-headed Vireo (*) ______ H (winter)
Vireo s. solitarius

The Blue-headed Vireo was called Solitary Vireo when it was combined with the Plumbeous Vireo and the Cassin's Vireo, both more-westerly in North America. The Plumbeous Vireo (below) occurs as far south as Honduras.

Plumbeous Vireo (*) ______ H
Vireo plumbeus montanus

As noted above, the Plumbeous Vireo was part of the former Solitary Vireo.

Yellow-throated Vireo (*) ______ T (winter)
Vireo flavifrons

Philadelphia Vireo ______ T (winter)

Red-eyed Vireo ______ T (migrant)

Yellow-green Vireo ______ H,P (summer)

Warbling Vireo ______ P,H (winter)

Brown-capped Vireo (*) ______ H
Vireo leucophryx amauronotus

At one time, the Brown-capped Vireo was considered conspecific with the more-northerly Warbling Vireo.

Hutton's Vireo (HNr) (*) ______
Vireo huttoni vulcani

Bell's Vireo (HNr) ______

Tawny-crowned Greenlet ______ C

Lesser Greenlet (*) ______ C P
Hylophilus d. decurtatus

It the gray-headed form of the Lesser Greenlet that occurs in Honduras.

Cedar Waxwing ______ T (winter)



Azure-hooded Jay (*) ______ H
Cyanolyca cucullata hondurensis

Brown Jay (*) ______ C
Cyanocorax m. morio

Green Jay (*)   ______ C
Cyanocorax yncas centralis

Bushy-crested Jay (*) ______ H C
Cyanocorax m. melanocyanneus

White-throated Magpie-Jay (*)   ______ P H
Calocitta formosa pompata

The White-throated Magpie-Jay has been considered conspecific with the Black-throated Magpie Jay of Mexico.

Black-throated Jay ______ H
Cyanolyca p. pumilo

Unicolored Jay ______ H
Aphelocoma u. unicolor

Steller's Jay ______ H
Cyanocitta stelleri

Northern Raven ______ H
Corvus corax sinuatus

Tree Swallow (*) ______ C (winter)
Tachycineta bicolor

Mangrove Swallow ______ C P
Tachycineta a. albilinea

Violet-green Swallow ______ H (winter)
Tachycineta t. thalassina

Purple Martin (*) ______ T (migrant)
Progne subis

Gray-breasted Martin (*) ______ C P
Progne c. chalybea

Black-capped Swallow ______ H
Notiochelidon pileata

Bank Swallow ______ T (migrant)

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (*) ______ T
Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow (*) ______ C
Stelgidopteryx (serripennis) ridgwayi

Barn Swallow (*) ______ T (winter)
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster

American Cliff Swallow (*) ______ T (migrant)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Rufous-browed Wren ______ H

Rufous-naped Wren (*) ______ P (& Sula valley)
Campylorhynchus rufinucha castaneus

Band-backed Wren ______ H C

Another name for has been Barred Wren.

Rock Wren ______ H
Salpinctes o. obsoletus

White-bellied Wren ______ local (Aguan valley)
Uropsila leucogastra brachyura

Spot-breasted Wren (*) ______ C P
Pheugopedius maculipectus (formerly Thryothous maculipectus)

The Spot-breasted Wren is clsoely related to the Speckle-breasted Wren of South America.

Rufous-and-white Wren (*) ______ C P
Thryophilus r. rufalbus (formerly Thryothous r. rufalbus)

Banded Wren ______ P
Thryophilus pleurostictus (formerly Thryothous pleurostictus)

Plain Wren (*) ______ H P C
Cantorchilus modestus (formerly Thryothous modestus)

(Southern) House Wren (*) ______ T
Troglodytes aedon, or musculus intermedius

Sedge Wren ______ local

White-breasted Wood-Wren (*) ______ C
Henicorhina leucosticta prostheleuca

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (*) ______ H
Henicorhina leucophrys composita

Northern Nightingale-Wren ______ C

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ______ C H (winter)

White-lored Gnatcatcher (*) ______ P (& Aguan valley)
Polioptila albiloris

Tropical Gnatcatcher ______ C
Polioptila plumbea

Long-billed Gnatwren ______ C

Brown Creeper (*) ______ H
Certhia americana extima

American Dipper ______ H (local)

Brown-backed Solitaire ______ H
Myadestes o. occidentalis

Slate-colored Solitaire (*) ______ H
Myacestes u. unicolor

Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (*) ______ H
Catharus aurantiirostris

Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush ______ H
Catharus frantzii

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush ______ H
Catharus mexicanus

Spotted Nightingale-Thrush (*) ______ H
Catharus d. dryas

Veery ______ C (migrant)

Swainson's Thrush ______ T (migrant)

Gray-cheeked Thrush ______ C (migrant)

Wood Thrush (*) ______ T (winter)
Hylocichia mustelinus (formerly Catharus mustelinus)

Black Thrush ______ H
Turdus infuscatus

Turdus infuscatus has been called Black Robin.

Mountain Thrush ______ H
Turdus plebejus

Turdus plebejus has been called Mountain Robin.

Clay-colored Thrush (*) ______ T
Turdus grayi megas

Turdus grayi has been called Clay-colored Robin.

White-throated Thrush ______ H C
Turdus assimilis

Turdus assimilis has been called White-throated Robin.

Rufous-collared Thrush (HNr) ______
Turdus rufitorques

Turdus rufitorques has been called Rufous-collared Robin.

Eastern Bluebird ______ H

Blue-and-white Mockingbird ______ H
Melanotis hypoleucus

Tropical Mockingbird (*) ______ H
Mimus gilvis gracils

Gray Catbird (*) ______ C (winter)
Dumetella carolinensis

House Sparrow (i) (*) ______ T
Passer domesticus

Olive Warbler (*) ______ H
Peucedramus taeniatus giraudi

White-vented Euphonia ______ C
Euphonia minuta humilis

Scrub Euphonia (*) ______ C P H
Euphonia a. affinis

Yellow-throated Euphonia (*) ______ C H
Euphonia hirundinacea

Olive-backed Euphonia (*) ______ C
Euphonia gouldi

Elegant Euphonia ______ H
Euphonia e. elegantissima

The Elegant Euphonia in Central America was called the Blue-hooded Euphonia when that species included the Antillean Euphonia of the West Indies and the Golden-rumped Euphonia of South America.

Blue-crowned Chlorophonia (*) ______ H
Chlorophonia occipitalis

Lesser Goldfinch (*) ______ H
Spinus psaltria columbianus (was Carduelis psaltria columbianus)

Spinus psaltria has also been called Dark-backed Goldfinch.

Black-headed Siskin (*) ______ H
Spinus notata forreri (was Carduelis notata forreri)

Red Crossbill ______ H
Loxia curvirostra mesoamericana

Another name for Loxia curvirostra is Common Crossbill.

Black-and-white Warbler (*) ______ T (winter)
Mniotilta varia

Prothontary Warbler (*) ______ C (winter)
Protonotaria citrea

Worm-eating Warbler (*) ______ C,P,H (winter)
Helmitheros vermivorus

Swainson's Warbler ______ C (winter/rare)

Golden-winged Warbler (nt) (*) ______ C,H
Vermivora chrysoptera

Blue-winged Warbler (*) ______ C,H
Vermivora pinus

Tennessee Warbler (*) ______ T (winter)
Oreothlypis peregrina (formerly Vermivora peregrina)

Nashville Warbler (HNr) ______ T (winter)

Northern Parula ______ C

Tropical Parula (*) ______ H C
Setophaga pitiayumi nigrilora (formerly Parula pitiayumi nigrilora)

Crescent-chested Warbler ______ H

Yellow Warbler (*) ______ T (winter)
Setophaga aestiva (formerly Dendroica aestiva)

Mangrove Warbler ______ C P

The Mangrove Warbler was considered conspecific with the Yellow Warbler (above).

Magnolia Warbler (*) ______ T (winter)
Setophaga magnolia (formerly Dendroica magnolia)

Cape May Warbler ______ C (winter)

Black-throated Blue Warbler ______ C (mostly offshore islands)

"Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler (*) ______ C,H (winter)
Setophaga c. coronata (formerly Dendroica c. coronata)

"Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler (*) ______ H (winter)
Setophaga coronata auduboni (formerly Dendroica coronata auduboni)

Grace's Warbler (*) ______ H
Setophaga graciae remota (formerly Dendroica graciae remota)

Yellow-throated Warbler (*) ______ C,H (winter)
Setophaga dominica (formerly Dendroica dominica)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (*) ______ C,H
Setophaga pensylvanica (formerly Dendroica pensylvanica)

Hermit Warbler ______ H (winter)

Black-throated Green Warbler (*) ______ T (winter)
Setophaga virens (formerly Dendroica virens)

Townsend's Warbler ______ H (winter)

Golden-cheeked Warbler (t2) (*) ______ H (winter)
Setophaga chrysoparia (formerly Dendroica chrysoparia)

Prairie Warbler ______ C (mostly offshore islands)

Palm Warbler ______ C (mostly offshore islands)

Cerulean Warbler ______ C (migrant) 1 apr

Blackburnian Warbler ______ T (migrant)

Bay-breasted Warbler ______ C (migrant)

Ovenbird (*) ______ T (winter)
Seiurus aurocapillus

Northern Waterthrush (*) ______ T (winter)
Parkesia noveboracensis (formerly Seiurus noveboracensis)

Louisiana Waterthrush (*) ______ T (winter)
Parkesia motacilia (formerly Seiurus motacilla)

Common Yellowthroat (*) ______ T (winter)
Geothlypis trichas

Gray-crowned Yellowthroat ______ T
Chamaethlypis p. poliocephala

Kentucky Warbler (*) ______ C,H (winter)
Geothlypis formosus (formerly Oporornis formosus)

Mourning Warbler ______ T (winter)

MacGillivrays' Warbler ______ H (winter)

Wilson's Warbler (*) ______ T (winter)
Cardellina pusilla   (formerly Wilsonia pusilla)

Hooded Warbler (*) ______ C (winter)
Setophaga citrina (formerly Wilsonia citrina)

Red-faced Warbler (*) ______ H (winter)
Cardellina rubrifrons

American Redstart (*) ______ T (winter)
Setophaga ruticilla

Painted Whitestart (*) ______ H
Myioborus pictus guatemalae

Myioborus pictus has been called Painted Redstart.

Slate-throated Whitestart (*) ______ H,C
Myioborus miniatus connectens

Myioborus miniatus hs been called Slate-throated Redstart.

Fan-tailed Warbler ______ H
Basileuterus lachrymosa

Stripe-crowned Warbler (*) ______ C,H
Basileuterus culicivorus

Basileuterus culicivorus has been called Golden-crowned Warbler.

Golden-browed Warbler ______ H
Basileuterus belli

Another name for   has been Bell's Warbler.

Chestnut-capped Warbler (*) ______ H,C
Basileuterus delattrii

The Chedstnut-capped Warbler is closely related to, sometimes said to be conspecific with the more-northerly Rufous-capped Warbler.


Yellow-breasted Chat (*)   ______ T (winter)
Icteria v. virens

Chestnut-headed Oropendola ______ C
Zarhynchus w. wagleri

Montezuma Oropendola ______ C
Psarocolius montezuma

Yellow-billed Cacique ______ C,P
Amblycercus h. holosericeus

Yellow-tailed Oriole ______ C
Icterus mesomelas

Yellow-backed Oriole ______ H
icterus c. chrysater

Altamira Oriole ______ P,H,C
Icterus gularis gigas

Another name for Icterus gularis has been Black-throated Oriole.

Streak-backed Oriole ______ P,H
Icterus pustulatus alticola

Spot-breasted Oriole ______ P,H
Icterus pectoralis guttulatus

Baltimore Oriole ______ T (winter)
Icterus galbula

Orchard Oriole ______ T (winter)
Icterus s. spurius

Black-cowled Oriole ______ C
icterus dominicensis

Black-vented Oriole ______ H
Icterus wagleri

Another name for Icerus wagleri has been Wagler's Oriole.

Red-winged Blackbird ______ C
Agelaius phoeniceus richmondi

Melodious Blackbird ______ C,H,P
Dives dives

Great-tailed Grackle ______ T
Quiscalus m. mexicanus

Bronzed Cowbird ______ T
Molothrus a. aeneus

Another name for Molothrus aeneus has been Red-eyed Cowbird.

Giant Cowbird ______ C
Molothrus oryzivora impacifica (has been Scaphidura oryzivora impacifica)

Eastern Meadowlark ______ H C
Sturnella magna

Bobolink ______ C (migrant)

Bananaquit ______ C
Coereba flaveola

Green Honeycreeper ______ C
Chlorophanes spiza guatemalensis

Shining Honeycreeper ______ C
Cyanerpes lucidus

Red-legged Honeycreeper ______ C,P
Cyanerpes cyaneus carneipes

Cinnamon-bellied Flower-piercer ______ H

Orange-billed Sparrow ______ C

Green-backed Sparrow ______ C
Arremonops c. chloronotus

The Green-backed Sparrow is closely related to the Black-striped Sparrow of southern Central America.

Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ______ H
Melozone biarcuatum

Chipping Sparrow ______ H

Rusty Sparrow ______ H
Aimophila rufescens

Stripe-headed Sparrow ______ P
Aimophila ruficauda

Lark Sparrow ______ C (rare)

Grasshopper Sparrow ______ P

Savannah Sparrow ______ C (rare)

Lincoln's Sparrow ______ H

Rufous-collared Sparrow ______ H

Botteri's Sparrow (HNr) ______

Common Bush-Tanager ______ H
Chlorospingus ophthalmicus

Gray-headed Tanager ______ C
Eucometis penicillata

Black-throated Shrike-Tanager ______ C
Lanio aurantius

Red-crowned Ant-Tanager ______ C,P
Habia rubica rubicoides

Red-throated Ant-Tanager ______ C
Habia fuscicauda salvini

Hepatic Tanager ______ H
Piranga hepatica

Summer Tanager ______ T (winter)
Piranga r. rubra

Scarlet Tanager ______ C (migrant)

Western Tanager ______ H,P (winter)

Flame-colored Tanager ______ H
Piranga bidentata

Another name for Piranga bidentata has been Streak-backed Tanager.

White-winged Tanager ______ H C
Spermagra leucoptera

Crimson-collared Tanager ______ C
Phlogothraupis s. sanguinolenta

Passerini's Tanager ______ C
Ramphocelus passerinii

The Passerini's Tanager was part of what was the Scarlet-rumped Tanager.

Blue-gray Tanager ______ C,P
Thraupis episcopus cana

Yellow-winged Tanager ______ T
Thraupis abbas

Golden-hooded Tanager ______ C
Tangara l. larvata

Yellow-faced Grassquit (*) ______ T
Tiaris olivacea pusilla

Slate-colored Seedeater ______ C

Variable Seedeater (*) ______ C
Sporophila corvina (formerly Sporophila aurita)

White-collared Seedeater (*) ______ T
Sporophila torqueola morelleti

Thick-billed Seed-Finch ______ C
Oryzoborus funereus

The Thick-billed Seed Finch has been conspecific with the Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch of South America, Oryzoborus angolenus, and when so it was called the Lesser Seed Finch.


Blue Seedeater (*) ______ H
Amaurospiza concolor

The genus Amaurospiza has been moved to the family Cardinalidae from Thraupidae.


Blue-black Grassquit (*) ______ T
Volatinia jacarina splendens

Slaty Finch ______ H

Yellow-throated Brush Finch ______ H
Atlapetes gutturalis

The Yellow-throated Brush Finch has been merged with the more-southerly White-naped Brush Finch, Atlapetes albinucha.

Chestnut-capped Brush Finch (*) ______ H
Buarremon brunneinuchus macrourus

Dickcissel ______ T (migrant)

Black-headed Saltator (*) ______ T
Saltator a. atriceps

Buff-throated Saltator (*) ______ C
Saltator maximus magnoides

Grayish Saltator (*) ______ C,P
Saltator coerulescens grandis ______ "Northern Grayish Saltator"

Black-faced Grosbeak ______ C

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (*) ______ T (winter)
Pheucticus ludovicianus

Blue Grosbeak ______ H,C
Passerina caerulea (formerly Guiraca caerulea)

Blue-black Grosbeak ______ C

Blue Bunting ______ H,C

Indigo Bunting ______ T (winter)
Passerina cyanea

Painted Bunting ______ T (winter)

Additional species of eastern Honduras (east of Sula Valley & in Olancho):

Gray-headed Chachalaca ______
Ortalis cinereiceps

Black-eared Wood-quail ______
Odontophorus melanotis

Another name for Odontophorus melanotis is Rufous-fronted Wood-quail.

Green Ibis ______
Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Rufescent Tiger Heron ______
Tigrisoma l. lineatum

609. Semiplumbeous Hawk (nt) ______

610. Gray-headed Chachalaca ______

611. Black-eared/Rufous-fronted Quail ______

612. Tawny-faced Quail ______

613. White-throated Crake ______

614. Great Green Macaw (t3) ______
        (closely related to Military Macaw)

615. Violet-headed Hummingbird ______

616. Snowcap ______

617. Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer ______
        (was called Red-footed Plumeleteer)

618. Black-throated Trogon ______

619. Rufous Motmot ______

620. Broad-billed Motmot ______

621. White-fronted Nunbird ______

622. Yellow-eared Toucanet ______

623. Chestnut-mandibled/Swainson's Toucan ______

624. Rufous-winged Woodpecker ______

625. Slaty Spinetail ______

626. Plain-brown Woodcreeper ______

627. Long-tailed Woodcreeper ______

628. Fasciated Antshrike ______

629. Streak-crowned Antvireo ______

630. Checker-throated Antwren ______

631. White-flanked Antwren ______

632. Chestnut-backed Antbird ______

633. Spotted Antbird ______

634. Bicolored Antbird ______

635. Ocellated Antbird ______

636. Black-faced Antthrush ______

637. Spectacled Antpitta ______

638. Fulvous-bellied Antpitta ______

639. Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant ______

640. Golden-crowned Spadebill ______

641. Long-tailed Tyrant ______

642. White-ringed Flycatcher ______

643. Gray-capped Flycatcher ______

644. Snowy Cotinga ______

645. White-ruffed Manakin ______

646. Southern Rough-winged Swallow ______

647. Song Wren ______

648. Olive-crowned Yellowthroat ______

649. Buff-rumped Warbler ______

650. Rufous-winged Tanager ______

651. Blue Dacnis ______

652. White-throated Shrike-Tanager ______

653. White-shouldered Tanager ______

654. Tawny-crested Tanager ______

655. Slate-colored Grosbeak ______

656. Black-striped Sparrow ______

657. Scarlet-rumped Cacique ______

Additional species of Honduran offshore Caribbean islands:

Brown Booby ______

659. Caribbean Dove ______

660. Yellow-lored Amazon/Parrot ______ (Roatan Is.)

661. Smooth-billed Ani ______

Canivet's Emerald ______
Chlorostilbon canivetii

662. Red-vented/Yucatan Woodpecker ______

663. Yucatan Vireo ______ (Bay & Hog Is.)

664. Vitelline Warbler (nt) ______ (Swan Is.)

Hypothetical (old questionable Honduran records)

Black Catbird (nt) ______

Palm Tanager ______