Central America

Central America - Country Birding Statistics Comparison

Central America Endemics/Specialities List

Belize		Honduras
Costa Rica	Guatemala	Nicaragua
El Salvador		Panama

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Central American Endemics/Specialities

In addition to the endemics for the various countries, the following table identifies species that
cannot found outside the seven Central American countries. Information was derived
from Sibley & Monroe checklists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.02.
Information on endangered birds is derived from the IUCN Red List, Birdlife International,
and supporting data bases developed by Ian Patton, of Merlin Species Watcher.

Central American Specialities
___ Black-throated Wren ___ Bushy-Crested Jay ___ Crimson-Fronted Parakeet ___ Green-breasted Mountain-Gem ___ Grey-headed Piprites ___ Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl ___ Hoffman's Woodpecker ___ Nicaraguan Grackle	___ Nicaraguan Seed-Finch ___ Purple-throated Mountain-Gem ___ Red-throated Parakeet ___ Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow ___ Rufous-winged Woodpecker ___ Snowcap ___ Snowy Cotinga	___ Streak-crowned Antvireo ___ Stripe-breasted Wren ___ Three-wattled Bellbird ___ White-throated Mountain-Gem ___ White-throated Shrike-Tanager ___ Yellow-crowned Euphonia

Endangered Birds in Central America (endemics are printed in *bold italic*)
Breeding Birds		Non-breeding Birds
___ Bare-necked Umbrellabird ___ *Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager* ___ Choco Tinamou ___ *Cocos Cuckoo* ___ *Cocos Finch* ___ *Cocos Flycatcher* ___ *Glow-throated Hummingbird* ___ *Honduran Emerald*	___ *Mangrove Hummingbird* ___ Military Macaw ___ Speckled Antshrike ___ Three-wattled Bellbird ___ Turquoise Cotinga ___ Yellow-billed Cotinga ___ *Yellow-green Finch* ___ *Yellow-headed Parrot*	___ Golden-cheeked Warbler ___ Markham's Storm-Petrel