List of Birds of Nicaragua

List Of Birds Of Nicaragua

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Nicaragua. The avifauna of Nicaragua includes a total of 698 species, of which 2 have been introduced by humans, and 14 are rare or accidental. 8 species are globally threatened.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 6th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Nicaragua.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. Not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species.

  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Nicaragua.
  • (E) Endemic A species endemic to Nicaragua.
  • (I) Introduced A species introduced to Nicaragua as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.


Table of contents

Non-passerines: Tinamous . Grebes . Shearwaters and petrels . Storm-petrels . Tropicbirds . Pelicans . Boobies . Cormorants . Darters . Frigatebirds . Bitterns, herons and egrets . Storks . Ibises and spoonbills . Ducks and geese . New World vultures . Osprey . Hawks, kites and eagles . Caracaras and falcons . Guans, chachalacas and allies . New World quails . Limpkins . Rails, crakes, gallinules, and coots . Sungrebe . Sunbittern . Jacanas . Oystercatchers . Avocets and stilts . Thick-knees . Plovers and lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Skuas and jaegers . Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers . Pigeons and doves . Parrots, macaws and allies . Cuckoos and anis . Barn owls . Typical owls . Potoos . Nightjars . Swifts . Hummingbirds . Trogons and quetzals . Kingfishers . Motmots . Jacamars . Puffbirds . Toucans . Woodpeckers and allies .

Passerines: Ovenbirds . Woodcreepers . Typical antbirds . Antthrushes . Antpittas . Cotingas . Manakins . Tyrant flycatchers . Becards and tityras . Swallows and martins . Waxwings . Dippers . Wrens . Mockingbirds and thrashers . Thrushes and allies . Gnatcatchers . Treecreepers . Crows, jays, ravens and magpies . Vireos . Olive Warbler . New World warblers . Bananaquit . Tanagers . Buntings, sparrows, seedeaters and allies . Saltators, cardinals and allies . Troupials and allies . Siskins, crossbills and allies . Sparrows .

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Read more about List Of Birds Of Nicaragua:  Tinamous, Grebes, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm-petrels, Tropicbirds, Pelicans, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons and Egrets, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills, Ducks and Geese, New World Vultures, Osprey, Hawks, Kites and Eagles, Caracaras and Falcons, Guans, Chachalacas and Allies, New World Quails, Limpkins, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots, Sungrebe, Sunbittern, Jacanas, Oystercatchers, Avocets and Stilts, Thick-knees, Plovers and Lapwings, Sandpipers and Allies, Skuas and Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers, Pigeons and Doves, Parrots, Macaws and Allies, Cuckoos and Anis, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Potoos, Nightjars, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Trogons and Quetzals, Kingfishers, Motmots, Jacamars, Puffbirds, Toucans, Woodpeckers and Allies, Ovenbirds, Woodcreepers, Typical Antbirds, Antthrushes, Antpittas, Cotingas, Manakins, Tyrant Flycatchers, Becards and Tityras, Swallows and Martins, Waxwings, Dippers, Wrens, Mockingbirds and Thrashers, Thrushes and Allies, Gnatcatchers, Treecreepers, Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies, Vireos, Olive Warbler, New World Warblers, Bananaquit, Tanagers, Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and Allies, Saltators, Cardinals and Allies, Troupials and Allies, Siskins, Crossbills and Allies, Sparrows

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