Birds On The Estate
Birds Spotted At Hacienda Jacana
Since 2015, over 170 different species of birds have been sighted within our 22 acres at Hacienda Jacana.
To see a cumulative list of all the species of birds spotted at Hacienda Jacana, click here.
Names and order of species follows that of the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) and their South American Checklist Committee (SACC).
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Photos courtesy of Tim Baker.
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The following photos are courtesy of Ajay Rampersad.
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Birds Spotted Throughout The Year
Below is a cumulative list of all the species of birds spotted at Hacienda Jacana currently at 174 species.
TINAMOUS - Tinamidae |
Little Tinamou; Crypturellus soui |
DUCKS - Anatidae |
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck; Dendrocygna autumnalis |
White-cheeked Pintail; Anas bahamensis |
PIGEONS - Columbidae |
Rock Pigeon; Columba livia |
Scaled Pigeon; Patagioenas speciosa |
Pale-vented Pigeon; Patagioenas cayennensis |
White-tipped Dove; Leptotila verreauxi |
Gray-fronted Dove; Leptotila rufaxilla |
Ruddy Ground Dove; Columbina talpacoti |
CUCKOOS - Cuculidae |
Greater Ani; Crotophaga major |
Smooth-billed Ani; Crotophaga ani |
Striped Cuckoo; Tapera naevia |
Little Cuckoo; Coccycua minuta |
Squirrel Cuckoo; Piaya cayana |
POTOOS - Nyctibiidae |
Common Potoo; Nyctibius griseus |
NIGHTJARS - Caprimulgidae |
Short-tailed Nighthawk; Lurocalis semitorquatus |
Common Pauraque; Nyctidromus albicollis |
SWIFTS - Apodidae |
White-collared Swift; Streptoprocne zonaris |
Gray-rumped Swift; Chaetura cinereiventris |
Band-rumped Swift; Chaetura spinicaudus |
Short-tailed Swift; Chaetura brachyura |
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift; Panyptila cayennensis |
HUMMINGBIRDS - Trochilidae |
White-necked Jacobin; Florisuga mellivora |
Rufous-breasted Hermit; Glaucis hirsutus |
Little Hermit; Phaethornis longuemareus |
Green Hermit; Phaethornis guy |
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird; Chrysolampis mosquitus |
Green-throated Mango; Anthracothorax viridigula |
Black-throated Mango; Anthracothorax nigricollis |
Tufted Coquette; Lophornis ornatus |
Long-billed Starthroat; Heliomaster longirostris |
Copper-rumped Hummingbird; Saucerottia tobaci |
White-chested Emerald; Chrysuronia brevirostris |
Blue-chinned Sapphire; Chlorestes notata |
LIMPKIN - Aramidae |
Limpkin; Aramus guarauna |
RAILS - Rallidae |
Purple Gallinule; Porphyrio martinica |
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail; Aramides cajaneus |
PLOVERS - Charadriidiae |
Southern Lapwing; Vanellus chilensis |
SANDPIPERS - Scolopacidae |
Solitary Sandpiper; Tringa solitaria |
JACANAS - Jacanidae |
Wattled Jacana; Jacana jacana |
FRIGATEBIRDS - Fregatidae |
Magnificent Frigatebird; Fregata magnificens |
ANHINGAS - Anhingidae |
Anhinga; Anhinga anhinga |
HERONS - Ardeidae |
Rufescent Tiger-Heron; Tigrisoma lineatum |
Black-crowned Night-Heron; Nycticorax nycticorax |
Striated Heron; Butorides striata |
Cattle Egret; Bubulcus ibis |
Great Egret; Ardea alba |
Little Blue Heron; Egretta caerulea |
NEW WORLD VULTURES - Cathartidae |
Black Vulture; Coragyps atratus |
Turkey Vulture; Cathartes aura |
OSPREY - Pandionidae |
Osprey; Pandion haliaetus |
HAWKS - Accipitridae |
Pearl Kite; Gampsonyx swainsonii |
Gray-headed Kite; Leptodon cayanensis |
Black Hawk-Eagle; Spizaetus tyrannus |
Double-toothed Kite; Harpagus bidentatus |
Plumbeous Kite; Ictinia plumbea |
Common Black Hawk; Buteogallus anthracinus |
Savanna Hawk; Buteogallus meridionalis |
Great Black Hawk; Buteogallus urubitinga |
White Hawk; Pseudastur albicollis |
Gray-lined Hawk; Buteo nitidus |
Broad-winged Hawk; Buteo platypterus |
Short-tailed Hawk; Buteo brachyurus |
Zone-tailed Hawk; Buteo albonotatus |
BARN OWLS - Tytonidae |
Barn Owl; Tyto alba |
OWLS - Strigidae |
Tropical Screech-Owl; Megascops choliba |
Spectacled Owl; Pulsatrix perspicillata |
Mottled Owl; Strix virgata |
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl; Glaucidium brasilianum |
TROGONS - Trogonidae |
Green-backed Trogon; Trogon viridis |
Guianan Trogon; Trogon violaceus |
KINGFISHERS - Alcedinidae |
Ringed Kingfisher; Megaceryle torquata |
American Pygmy Kingfisher; Chloroceryle aenea |
Green Kingfisher; Chloroceryle americana |
JACAMARS - Galbulidae |
Rufous-tailed Jacamar; Galbula ruficauda |
TOUCANS - Ramphastidae |
Channel-billed Toucan; Ramphastos vitellinus |
WOODPECKERS - Picidae |
Red-rumped Woodpecker; Dryobates kirkii |
Crimson-crested Woodpecker; Campephilus melanoleucos |
Lineated Woodpecker; Dryocopus lineatus |
Chestnut Woodpecker; Celeus elegans |
Golden-olive Woodpecker; Colaptes rubiginosus |
FALCONS - Falconidae |
Yellow-headed Caracara; Milvago chimachima |
Merlin; Falco columbarius |
Bat Falcon; Falco rufigularis |
Peregrine Falcon; Falco peregrinus |
PARROTS - Psittacidae |
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet; Touit batavicus |
Blue-headed Parrot; Pionus menstruus |
Yellow-crowned Parrot; Amazona ochrocephala |
Orange-winged Parrot; Amazona amazonica |
Green-rumped Parrotlet; Forpus passerinus |
Red-bellied Macaw; Orthopsittaca manilatus |
Blue-and-yellow Macaw; Ara ararauna |
Red-and-green Macaw; Ara chloropterus |
White-eyed Parakeet; Psittacara leucophthalmus |
ANTBIRDS - Thamnophilidae |
Black-crested Antshrike; Sakesphorus canadensis |
Barred Antshrike; Thamnophilus doliatus |
Plain Antvireo; Dysithamnus mentalis |
White-flanked Antwren; Myrmotherula axillaris |
OVENBIRDS - Furnarilinae |
Gray-throated Leaftosser; Sclerurus albigularis |
Plain-brown Woodcreeper; Dendrocincla fuliginosa |
Cocoa Woodcreeper; Xiphorhynchus susurrans |
Streak-headed Woodcreeper; Lepidocolaptes souleyetii |
Streaked Xenops; Xenops rutilans |
Yellow-chinned Spinetail; Certhiaxis cinnamomeus |
Pale-breasted Spinetail; Synallaxis albescens |
Stripe-breasted Spinetail; Synallaxis cinnamomea |
MANAKINS - Pipridae |
White-bearded Manakin; Manacus manacus |
Golden-headed Manakin; Ceratopipra erythrocephala |
TITYRAS - Tityridae |
Black-tailed Tityra; Tityra cayana |
White-winged Becard; Pachyramphus polychopterus |
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS - Tyrannidae |
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher; Mionectes oleagineus |
Slaty-capped Flycatcher; Leptopogon superciliaris |
Yellow-olive Flycatcher; Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher; Tolmonyias flaviventris |
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant; Myiornis ecaudatus |
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet; Camptostoma obsoletum |
Yellow-bellied Elaenia; Elaenia flavogaster |
Forest Elaenia; Myiopagis gaimardii |
Bright-rumped Attila; Attila spadiceus |
Piratic Flycatcher; Legatus leucophaius |
Great Kiskadee; Pitangus sulphuratus |
Boat-billed Flycatcher; Megarynchus pitangua |
Streaked Flycatcher; Myiodynastes maculatus |
Variegated Flycatcher; Empidonomus varius |
Tropical Kingbird; Tyrannus melancholicus |
Fork-tailed Flycatcher; Tyrannus savana |
Brown-crested Flycatcher; Myiarchus tyrannulus |
Bran-colored Flycatcher; Myiophobus fasciatus |
Pied Water-Tyrant; Fluvicola pica |
Euler’s Flycatcher; Lathrotriccus euleri |
Tropical Pewee; Contopus cinereus |
VIREOS - Vireonidae |
Rufous-browed Peppershrike; Cyclarhis gujanensis |
Golden- fronted Greenlet; Pachysylvia aurantiifrons |
Chivi Vireo; Vireo chivi |
SWALLOWS - Hirundinidae |
Southern Rough-winged Swallow; Stelgidopteryx ruficollis |
Gray-breasted Martin; Progne chalybea |
White-winged Swallow; Tachycineta albiventer |
WRENS - Troglodytidae |
House Wren; Troglodytes aedon |
Rufous-breasted Wren; Pheugopedius rutilus |
GNATCATCHERS - Polioptilidae |
Trilling Gnatwren; Ramphocaenus melanurus |
THRUSHES - Turdidae |
Cocoa Thrush; Turdus fumigatus |
Spectacled Thrush; Turdus nudigenis |
White-necked Thrush; Turdus albicollis |
MOCKINGBIRDS - Mimidae |
Tropical Mockingbird; Mimus gilvus |
FINCHES - Fringillidae |
Trinidad Euphonia; Euphonia trinitatis |
Violaceous Euphonia; Euphonia violacea |
BLACKBIRDS - Icteridae |
Crested Oropendola; Psarocolius decumanus |
Yellow-rumped Cacique; Cacicus cela |
Yellow Oriole; Icterus nigrogularis |
Giant Cowbird; Molothrus oryzivorus |
Shiny Cowbird; Molothrus bonariensis |
Carib Grackle; Quiscalus lugubris |
WOOD-WARBLERS - Parulidae |
Northern Waterthrush; Parkesia noveboracensis |
Masked Yellowthroat; Geothlypis aequinoctialis |
Tropical Parula; Setophaga pitiayumi |
Yellow Warbler; Setophaga petechia |
Blackpoll Warbler; Setophaga striata |
Golden-crowned Warbler; Basileuterus culicivorus |
CARDINAL, GROSBEAKS - Cardinalidae |
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager; Habia rubica |
TANAGERS - Thraupidae |
Green Honeycreeper; Chlorophanes spiza |
Blue-black Grassquit; Volatinia jacarina |
White-shouldered Tanager; Loriotus luctuosus |
White-lined Tanager; Tachyphonus rufus |
Silver-beaked Tanager; Ramphocelus carbo |
Purple Honeycreeper; Cyanerpes caeruleus |
Blue Dacnis; Dacnis cayana |
Olive-gray Saltator; Saltator olivascens |
Bananaquit; Coereba flaveola |
Sooty Grassquit; Asemospiza fuliginosa |
Masked Cardinal; Paroaria nigrogenis |
Turquoise Tanager; Tangara mexicana |
Bay-headed Tanager; Tangara gyrola |
Blue-gray Tanager; Thraupis episcopus |
Palm Tanager; Thraupis palmarum |
Bird Species List
You can download the full bird species list here:
Bird Species Survey Sheet
What’s more, you can also download our Bird Species Survey Sheet for more detailed analysis of what’s been spotted.