Birds of Masaya Department, Nicaragua
Birds of Masaya Department, Nicaragua is a list of the most common birds observed in the department. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Masaya Department, Nicaragua
Nicaragua
North America
List of Common Birds
| 64% |
|
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 54% |
|
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 54% |
|
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 54% |
|
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 53% |
|
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 52% |
|
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 52% |
|
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 46% |
|
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 44% |
|
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 39% |
|
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 38% |
|
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 37% |
|
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 36% |
|
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 35% |
|
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 35% |
|
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 34% |
|
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 33% |
|
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 32% |
|
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Cyanocorax formosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 29% |
|
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 27% |
|
Scrub Euphonia
Euphonia affinis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 24% |
|
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 24% |
|
Inca Dove
Columbina inca Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 17% |
|
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 17% |
|
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Eupsittula canicularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 16% |
|
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 16% |
|
Black-headed Trogon
Trogon melanocephalus Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 16% |
|
Chestnut-capped Warbler
Basileuterus delattrii Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 16% |
|
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 15% |
|
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 15% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 15% |
|
Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
Piaya cayana Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 15% |
|
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 14% |
|
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 13% |
|
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae |
| 13% |
|
Long-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia linearis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pipridae |
| 13% |
|
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 13% |
|
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 12% |
|
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 12% |
|
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 12% |
|
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 12% |
|
Banded Wren
Thryophilus pleurostictus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 11% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 11% |
|
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 11% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 10% |
|
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 10% |
|
White-fronted Amazon
Amazona albifrons Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 9.4% |
|
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 9.4% |
|
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 9.3% |
|
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 8.9% |
|
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 8.8% |
|
Pacific Parakeet
Psittacara strenuus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 8.7% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 8.4% |
|
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 8.3% |
|
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 7.5% |
|
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 7.3% |
|
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.3% |
|
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.3% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.2% |
|
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.2% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 7.1% |
|
Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 7.1% |
|
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 6.9% |
|
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Morococcyx erythropygus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 6.8% |
|
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 6.7% |
|
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Yellow-olive Flatbill
Tolmomyias sulphurescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 5.9% |
|
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Plain Chachalaca
Ortalis vetula Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 5.5% |
|
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 5.1% |
|
Olive Sparrow
Arremonops rufivirgatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Blue-vented Hummingbird
Saucerottia hoffmanni Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 4.9% |
|
Collared Plover
Anarhynchus collaris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 4.8% |
|
Lesser Greenlet
Pachysylvia decurtata Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 4.4% |
|
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 4.3% |
|
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 4.2% |
|
Rufous-and-white Wren
Thryophilus rufalbus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Nicaraguan Grackle
Quiscalus nicaraguensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.8% |
|
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Pacific Screech-Owl
Megascops cooperi Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna Order: Gruiformes Family: Aramidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Collared Forest-Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 2.9% |
|
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Colinus leucopogon Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 2.9% |
|
Thicket Tinamou
Crypturellus cinnamomeus Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae |
| 2.8% |
|
White-lored Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Gartered Violaceous Trogon
Trogon caligatus Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.5% |
|
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Blue-throated Goldentail
Chlorestes eliciae Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.2% |
|
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.1% |
|
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.1% |
|
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.0% |
|
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Euphonia hirundinacea Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.9% |
|
Elegant Trogon
Trogon elegans Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.8% |
|
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.7% |
|
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.6% |
|
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.6% |
|
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.5% |
|
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
|
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus Order: Piciformes Family: Bucconidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacroides tyrannina Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.4% |
|
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantii Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.2% |
|
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
