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Bird list

The Lodge at Big Falls provides an exciting environment for birding and birders. Our property includes a variety of habitats which attract many different species. From sungrebes, herons and kingfishers on the river to oropendolas, woodpeckers and orioles in the orchard. The silence of the pre-dawn is broken by the calls of chachalacas, melodious blackbirds, parrots and parakeets among many others.

Facts
490 species recorded in Toledo district
350 species recorded within 5 miles of the Lodge
299 species have been observed by Lodge staff and guests and are listed below.

Key T = Observed in Toledo LABF = Observed at The Lodge at Big Falls

Tinamidae

LABF

Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui Nesting September
Podicipedidae
T Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus Piedra lagoon
T Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Piedra lagoon
Sulidae

T

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Cayes
Pelecaniformes
Pelecanidae

T

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Coastal
Phalacrocoracidae

LABF

Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Anhingidae

LABF

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga River side
Fregatidae

LABF

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Coastal and cayes
Ciconiformes
Ardeidae
T Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus Aguacaliente

LABF

Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum Nesting

LABF

Great Egret Ardea alba Open fields

LABF

Snowy Egret Egretta thula
T Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor

LABF

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

LABF

Green Heron Butorides virescens

LABF

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

LABF

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea

T

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

LABF

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulia

LABF

Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Threskiornithidae

T

White Ibis Eudocimus albus
T Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja Aguacaliente
Ciconiidae
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Cathartidae
LABF Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
LABF Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
LABF King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Anseriformes
Anatidae
LABF Black-bellied Whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
T Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
T Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Aguacaliente
Falconiformes
Accipitridae
T Osprey Pandion haliaetus Coastal
LABF Gray-headed Kite     Leptodon cayanensis
LABF Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
T Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Pine ridge savannah
LABF White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
LABF Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
LABF Gray Hawk Asturina nitida
LABF White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
LABF Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
LABF Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
LABF Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
LABF Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
LABF Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
T Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus Rio Grande near lodge
Falconidae
Micrasturinae      
LABF Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis  
LABF Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus  
LABF Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinanns
LABF Merlin Falco columbarius
LABF Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
T Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Galliformes
Cracidae
LABF Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula
T Great Curassow Crax rubra
Rallidae
LABF Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber
LABF Gray-necked Wood Rail Aramides cajanea
T Sora Porzana carolina
T Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
T American Coot Fulica americana
Heliornithidae
LABF Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
Aramidae
T Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Charadcriiformes
Recurvirostridae
T Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Aguacaliente
Jacanidae
T Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa Swamp & wetlands
Scolopacinae
T Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
LABF Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
T Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Aguacaliente
Laridae
T Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Coastal and cayes
T Royal Tern Sterna maxima
T Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Columbiformes
Columbidae
LABF Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis
LABF Scaled Pigeon Columba speciosa
T White-crowned Pigeon Columba leucocephala Snake Cayes
LABF Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris
LABF Short-billed Pigeon Columba nigrirostris
LABF White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
LABF Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
LABF Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
T Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
LABF White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
LABF Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini
Psittaciformes
Psittacidae
LABF Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Red Bank Village
LABF Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematotis
LABF White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
LABF Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-headed Parrot Amazona oratrix Savanna pine ridge
Cuculiformes
Cuculidae
LABF Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
LABF Striped Cuckoo       Tapera naevia
LABF Pheasant Cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus
LABF Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Tytonidae
LABF Barn Owl Tyto alba
Strigidae
LABF Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
LABF Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata
Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae
LABF Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
LABF Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
LABF Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Apodiformes
Trochilidae
T Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
LABF Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
LABF Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus
LABF Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeocroa cuvieri
LABF Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus curvipennis
LABF Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
LABF White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
LABF Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
LABF Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
LABF Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii
LABF Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae 31.05.07 Very rare
LABF White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida
LABF Azure-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia cyanocephala
LABF Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
LABF Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
LABF Ruby-throated Hummingbird Atthis ellioti
Trogoniformes
Trogonidae
LABF Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
LABF Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceous
LABF Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
Coraciiformes
Momotidae
T Tody Motmot Hylomanes momotula Broadleaf forest
T Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota Broadleaf forest
Alcedinidae
LABF Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata
LABF Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
LABF Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
LABF Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana  
LABF American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea  
Bucconidae
T White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos
T White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
Galbulidae
T Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
Piciformes  
Ramphastidae
LABF Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquata
LABF Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
T Emerald Toucanet Aularhynchus prasinus Blue Creek
Picidae
T Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Savanna
LABF Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
LABF Golden-Fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
LABF Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
T Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris Savanna
LABF Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus
LABF Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
LABF Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus
LABF Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
LABF Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
Passeriformes
Furnariidae
LABF Rufous-breasted Spinetail Sunallaxis erythrothorax
T Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia variagaticeps
T Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Dendrocolaptidae
T Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina
T Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa
LABF Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorhynchus spirurus
T Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctothomae
LABF Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
T Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleytii Pine Forest
Thamnophilidae
LABF Great Antshrike Taraba major
LABF Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
T Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha
T Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis Aguacaliente
T Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
LABF Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
LABF Bare-crowned Antbird Gymnocichla nudiceps
Formicariidae
LABF Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Tyrannidae
Elaeniinae
LABF Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Onithion semiflavum
T Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
LABF Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata
LABF Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
LABF Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
LABF Yellow Olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
T Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
T Ruddy-tailed flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
T Sulphur-rumped flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius
LABF Stub-tailed Spadebill Platyrinchus cancrominus
Platyrinchinae
LABF Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare
LABF Slate-headed Tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia
LABF Common Tody Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum Nesting May -June
LABF Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
LABF Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
LABF Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
LABF Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
T White-throated Flycatcher Empidonax albigularis
LABF Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Fluvicolinae
T Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Rocky streams
LABF Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
T Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra Broadleaf forest
Tyranninae             
LABF Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
LABF Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Autumn transient
T Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
LABF Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
LABF Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
LABF Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
LABF Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris Nesting
LABF Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
LABF Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
LABF Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
Genera incertae sedis
T Thrushlike Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus
LABF Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
LABF White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
LABF Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major
LABF Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
LABF Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
LABF Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Pipridae
LABF White-collared Manakin Manacus candei
LABF Red Capped Manakin Pipra mentalis
Vireonidae
LABF White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
T Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens
LABF Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
LABF Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
LABF Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
LABF Yellow Green vireo Vireo flavoviridis
LABF Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
Corvidae
LABF Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio
Hirundinidae
LABF Purple Martin Progne subis
T Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
LABF Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
LABF Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
LABF Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Troglodytidae
LABF Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus
LABF House Wren Troglodytes aedon
T Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis Savanna
LABF White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
T Nightingale Wren Microcerculus philomela
LABF Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
Sylviidae
LABF Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
LABF Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps
Turdidae
LABF Veery Catharus fuscescens
T Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
LABF Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
LABF Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
LABF Clay-coloured Robin Turdus grayi
Mimidae
LABF Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
T Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus Big Falls village
Parulidae
LABF Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
T Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
T Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
LABF Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
T Mangrove Warbler Dendroica petechia
LABF Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
LABF Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
T Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
LABF Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
LABF Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
T Grace's Warbler Dendroica petechia Pine forests
LABF      Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea Autumn transient
LABF Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
LABF American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
LABF Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
LABF Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
T Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
LABF Ovenbird Seirus aurocapilla
LABF Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
LABF Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla River side
LABF Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
LABF Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
LABF Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
LABF Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
T Wilson's Warbler
Wilsonia pusilla
LABF Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Coeribidae
LABF Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Thraupidae
LABF Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
T Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica
LABF Red-throated Ant-Tanager                  Habia fuscicauda
T Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Savanna
LABF Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
LABF Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
LABF Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
LABF Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii
LABF Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
LABF Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas
LABF Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
LABF Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea Nesting May
LABF Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi
LABF Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata Nesting May
LABF Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
LABF Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Emberizidae  
LABF Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
LABF Variable Seedeater Sporophila americana
LABF White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola Nesting May-June
LABF Thick-billed Seed Finch Oryzoborus funereus
LABF Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea
T Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola
T Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
LABF Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus
T Rusty Sparrow Aimophila rufescens Savanna
T Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
T Savannah Sparrow Passerculis sandwichensis Savanna
T Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Cardinalidae
LABF Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens Nesting May
LABF Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
LABF Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps
LABF Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster
LABF Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
LABF Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
LABF Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
LABF Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
LABF Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
T Dickcissel Spiza americana Big Falls village
Icteridae
T Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Savanna
LABF Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
LABF Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
LABF Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
LABF Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
LABF Black-cowled Oriole Icterus dominicensis Nesting JMay-June
LABF Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
T Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas
LABF Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
LABF Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
T House Sparrow Passer domesticus
LABF Montezuma Oropendula Psarocolius montezuma

 
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