Birds of Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala
Birds of Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala is a list of the most common birds observed in the department. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
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Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala
Guatemala
North America
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List of Common Birds
| 60% |
|
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 49% |
|
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 49% |
|
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 38% |
|
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 38% |
|
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 35% |
|
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 30% |
|
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 29% |
|
Bushy-crested Jay
Cyanocorax melanocyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 29% |
|
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Saucerottia cyanocephala Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 24% |
|
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 24% |
|
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 22% |
|
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 21% |
|
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 20% |
|
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 19% |
|
Band-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus zonatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 18% |
|
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 18% |
|
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 17% |
|
Plain Chachalaca
Ortalis vetula Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae |
| 16% |
|
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 16% |
|
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 16% |
|
Slate-colored Solitaire
Myadestes unicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 16% |
|
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 16% |
|
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 15% |
|
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 14% |
|
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 14% |
|
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 14% |
|
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 13% |
|
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 13% |
|
Crimson-collared Tanager
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 13% |
|
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 12% |
|
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 11% |
|
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 11% |
|
Greater Pewee
Contopus pertinax Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 11% |
|
Yellow-backed Oriole
Icterus chrysater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 11% |
|
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 10% |
|
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 10% |
|
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 10% |
|
Collared Trogon
Trogon collaris Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 10% |
|
Brown Jay
Cyanocorax morio Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 10% |
|
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 9.9% |
|
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 9.7% |
|
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 9.7% |
|
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae |
| 9.6% |
|
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 9.3% |
|
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 9.2% |
|
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 9.1% |
|
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 9.1% |
|
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 9.1% |
|
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 9.0% |
|
Rusty Sparrow
Aimophila rufescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 8.6% |
|
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 8.4% |
|
Brown-backed Solitaire
Myadestes occidentalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 8.3% |
|
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 8.0% |
|
White-naped Brushfinch
Atlapetes albinucha Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.8% |
|
Guatemalan Flicker
Colaptes mexicanoides Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 7.7% |
|
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 7.5% |
|
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 7.5% |
|
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 7.5% |
|
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 7.4% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.3% |
|
Blue-throated Motmot
Aspatha gularis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 7.1% |
|
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 7.0% |
|
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.8% |
|
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.8% |
|
White-faced Ground-Sparrow
Melozone biarcuata Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
Clibanornis rubiginosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 6.6% |
|
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.6% |
|
Guatemalan Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.0% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 5.9% |
|
Black-capped Swallow
Atticora pileata Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 5.6% |
|
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.3% |
|
Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
Piaya cayana Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 5.1% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 4.9% |
|
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.8% |
|
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Euphonia hirundinacea Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 4.8% |
|
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Blue-and-white Mockingbird
Melanotis hypoleucus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 4.7% |
|
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Black-headed Siskin
Spinus notatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Green-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis viridipallens Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Highland Guan
Penelopina nigra Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Yellowish Flycatcher
Empidonax flavescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Olive-throated Parakeet
Eupsittula nana Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Ruddy Crake
Laterallus ruber Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge
Dendrortyx leucophrys Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 3.9% |
|
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Spotted Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.4% |
|
White-faced Quail-Dove
Zentrygon albifacies Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Northern Bentbill
Oncostoma cinereigulare Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 2.9% |
|
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Collared Forest-Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Yellow-olive Flatbill
Tolmomyias sulphurescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Barred Parakeet
Bolborhynchus lineola Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Hooded Grosbeak
Hesperiphona abeillei Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Brown-capped Vireo
Vireo leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.1% |
|
White-eared Hummingbird
Basilinna leucotis Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 2.1% |
|
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.0% |
|
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Elegant Euphonia
Chlorophonia elegantissima Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Pheasant Cuckoo
Dromococcyx phasianellus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus dryas Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Arremon brunneinucha Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Tufted Flycatcher
Mitrephanes phaeocercus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Eye-ringed Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.5% |
|
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes affinis Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 1.4% |
|
White-bellied Emerald
Chlorestes candida Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Middle American Screech-Owl
Megascops guatemalae Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Barred Forest-Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis poliocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Scaled Antpitta
Grallaria guatimalensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Grallariidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Blue-crowned Chlorophonia
Chlorophonia occipitalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.2% |
|
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Gray-collared Becard
Pachyramphus major Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Gartered Violaceous Trogon
Trogon caligatus Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Lesser Greenlet
Pachysylvia decurtata Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.1% |
|
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.1% |
|
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.0% |
|
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna Order: Gruiformes Family: Aramidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
