Guatemala bird checklist

766 bird species in 83 families have been recorded in Guatemala, according to eBird; about 625 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.

Species data: eBird.org, updated 13 Oct 2026 · How these lists are made

The most common birds in Guatemala right now

The top 20, and how they are ranked

Guatemala bird checklist

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Tinamous

Great Tinamou
Little Tinamou
Thicket Tinamou
Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Snow Goose
Muscovy Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
Masked Duck
Ruddy Duck

Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows

Highland Guan
Crested Guan
Horned Guan
Great Curassow
Plain Chachalaca
White-bellied Chachalaca

New World Quail

Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge
Northern Bobwhite
Black-throated Bobwhite
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Ocellated Quail
Singing Quail
Spotted Wood-Quail

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Ocellated Turkey
Indian Peafowl
Red Junglefowl

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Pale-vented Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon
White-crowned Pigeon
Red-billed Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Short-billed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
African Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
Plain-breasted Ground Dove
Ruddy Ground Dove
Blue Ground Dove
Maroon-chested Ground Dove
Ruddy Quail-Dove
White-tipped Dove
Caribbean Dove
Gray-chested Dove
Gray-headed Dove
White-faced Quail-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove

Cuckoos

Groove-billed Ani
Striped Cuckoo
Pheasant Cuckoo
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Lesser Roadrunner
Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Gray-capped Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Common Pauraque
Spot-tailed Nightjar
Yucatan Poorwill
Chuck-will's-widow
Yucatan Nightjar
Buff-collared Nightjar
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Mexican Whip-poor-will

Potoos

Great Potoo
Northern Potoo

Swifts

Black Swift
White-fronted Swift
White-chinned Swift
Chestnut-collared Swift
White-collared Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Great Swallow-tailed Swift

Hummingbirds

White-necked Jacobin
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Long-billed Hermit
Stripe-throated Hermit
Brown Violetear
Mexican Violetear
Purple-crowned Fairy
Green-breasted Mango
Black-crested Coquette
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Long-billed Starthroat
Plain-capped Starthroat
Green-throated Mountain-gem
Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Garnet-throated Hummingbird
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird
Slender Sheartail
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Wine-throated Hummingbird
Canivet's Emerald
White-eared Hummingbird
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Rufous Sabrewing
Emerald-chinned Hummingbird
Violet Sabrewing
Crowned Woodnymph
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Green-fronted Hummingbird
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Berylline Hummingbird
Blue-tailed Hummingbird
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
White-bellied Emerald
Blue-throated Goldentail

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Clapper Rail
Spotted Rail
Uniform Crake
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Purple Gallinule
Yellow-breasted Crake
Ruddy Crake
Gray-breasted Crake
Black Rail

Finfoots

Sungrebe

Limpkin

Limpkin

Thick-knees

Double-striped Thick-knee

Stilts and Avocets

Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet

Oystercatchers

American Oystercatcher

Plovers and Lapwings

Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Southern Lapwing
Wilson's Plover
Collared Plover
Snowy Plover

Jacanas

Northern Jacana

Sandpipers and Allies

Upland Sandpiper
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Surfbird
Ruff
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper

Skuas and Jaegers

Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
South Polar Skua

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Swallow-tailed Gull
Little Gull
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Gray Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Western Gull
American Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
California Gull
Black Skimmer
Brown Noddy
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Inca Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Arctic Tern
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern

Grebes

Least Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Atitlan Grebe
Eared Grebe

Sunbittern

Sunbittern

Tropicbirds

Red-billed Tropicbird

Northern Storm-Petrels

Leach's Storm-Petrel
Townsend's Storm-Petrel
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Black Storm-Petrel
Markham's Storm-Petrel
Least Storm-Petrel

Shearwaters and Petrels

Bulwer's Petrel
Tahiti Petrel
Pink-footed Shearwater
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Christmas Shearwater
Galapagos Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater

Storks

Jabiru
Wood Stork

Frigatebirds

Magnificent Frigatebird

Boobies and Gannets

Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby
Cocos Booby
Masked Booby
Nazca Booby
Blue-footed Booby

Anhingas

Anhinga

Cormorants and Shags

Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant

Ibises and Spoonbills

White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Boat-billed Heron
Agami Heron
American Bittern
Pinnated Bittern
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron

Pelicans

American White Pelican
Brown Pelican

New World Vultures

King Vulture
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Pearl Kite
White-tailed Kite
Hook-billed Kite
Gray-headed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Black Hawk-Eagle
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Crested Eagle
Harpy Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Bicolored Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Harrier
Double-toothed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Plumbeous Kite
Crane Hawk
Black-collared Hawk
Snail Kite
Common Black Hawk
Great Black Hawk
Solitary Eagle
Roadside Hawk
Harris's Hawk
White-tailed Hawk
White Hawk
Gray Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk

Barn-Owls

American Barn Owl

Owls

Flammulated Owl
Whiskered Screech-Owl
Middle American Screech-Owl
Bearded Screech-Owl
Pacific Screech-Owl
Crested Owl
Spectacled Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Central American Pygmy-Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Mottled Owl
Black-and-white Owl
Fulvous Owl
Striped Owl
Stygian Owl
Short-eared Owl
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl

Trogons

Resplendent Quetzal
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Black-headed Trogon
Gartered Violaceous Trogon
Elegant Trogon
Mountain Trogon
Collared Trogon

Motmots

Tody Motmot
Blue-throated Motmot
Russet-crowned Motmot
Lesson's Motmot
Keel-billed Motmot
Broad-billed Motmot
Turquoise-browed Motmot

Kingfishers

Ringed Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher
Amazon Kingfisher
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher

Puffbirds

White-necked Puffbird
White-whiskered Puffbird

Jacamars

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Toucans

Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Collared Aracari
Keel-billed Toucan

Woodpeckers

Olivaceous Piculet
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Acorn Woodpecker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Yucatan Woodpecker
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Guatemalan Flicker

Falcons and Caracaras

Laughing Falcon
Collared Forest-Falcon
Barred Forest-Falcon
Crested Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Aplomado Falcon
Bat Falcon
Orange-breasted Falcon
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Budgerigar

New World and African Parrots

Barred Parakeet
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brown-hooded Parrot
White-crowned Parrot
Red-lored Amazon
Yellow-naped Amazon
Yellow-headed Amazon
White-fronted Amazon
Yellow-lored Amazon
Mealy Amazon
Olive-throated Parakeet
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Military Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Green Parakeet
Pacific Parakeet

Typical Antbirds

Great Antshrike
Barred Antshrike
Black-crowned Antshrike
Russet Antshrike
Plain Antvireo
Slaty Antwren
Dot-winged Antwren
Dusky Antbird

Antpittas

Scaled Antpitta

Antthrushes

Mayan Antthrush

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Middle American Leaftosser
Scaly-throated Leaftosser
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Ruddy Woodcreeper
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Black-banded Woodcreeper
Strong-billed Woodcreeper
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Spotted Woodcreeper
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Northern Plain-Xenops
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner
Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner
Rufous-breasted Spinetail

Manakins

Long-tailed Manakin
White-collared Manakin
Red-capped Manakin

Cotingas

Lovely Cotinga
Rufous Piha

Tityras and Allies

Black-crowned Tityra
Masked Tityra
Northern Schiffornis
Speckled Mourner
Cinnamon Becard
White-winged Becard
Gray-collared Becard
Rose-throated Becard

Royal Flycatchers and Allies

Tropical Royal Flycatcher
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher

Tyrant Flycatchers

Gray-headed Piprites
Stub-tailed Spadebill
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Sepia-capped Flycatcher
Northern Bentbill
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Eye-ringed Flatbill
Yellow-olive Flatbill
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Greenish Elaenia
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Mountain Elaenia
Guatemalan Tyrannulet
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Belted Flycatcher
Tufted Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Greater Pewee
Western Wood-Pewee
Northern Tropical Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
White-throated Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pine Flycatcher
Yellowish Flycatcher
Buff-breasted Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Bright-rumped Attila
Rufous Mourner
Yucatan Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Nutting's Flycatcher
Salvadoran Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Social Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Couch's Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Thick-billed Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis

Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo
Green Shrike-Vireo
Ochre-crowned Greenlet
Lesser Greenlet
White-eyed Vireo
Mangrove Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Western Warbling Vireo
Brown-capped Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Black-throated Jay
Azure-hooded Jay
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Brown Jay
Green Jay
Bushy-crested Jay
Yucatan Jay
Steller's Jay
Unicolored Jay
Common Raven

Swallows

Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Mangrove Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Purple Martin
Gray-breasted Martin
Brown-chested Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-capped Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Cave Swallow

Long-tailed Tits

Bushtit

Kinglets

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet

Treecreepers

Brown Creeper

Gnatcatchers

Long-billed Gnatwren
White-browed Gnatcatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
White-lored Gnatcatcher

Wrens

Rock Wren
Nightingale Wren
Southern House Wren
Rufous-browed Wren
Grass Wren
Carolina Wren
Band-backed Wren
Giant Wren
Rufous-backed Wren
Spot-breasted Wren
Banded Wren
Rufous-and-white Wren
Cabanis's Wren
White-bellied Wren
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren

Dippers

American Dipper

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Blue-and-white Mockingbird
Black Catbird
Gray Catbird
Tropical Mockingbird

Thrushes and Allies

Eastern Bluebird
Brown-backed Solitaire
Slate-colored Solitaire
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
Black Thrush
Rufous-collared Robin
Mountain Thrush
White-throated Thrush
Clay-colored Thrush

Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing

Silky-flycatchers

Gray Silky-flycatcher

Olive Warbler

Olive Warbler

Waxbills and Allies

Tricolored Munia

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

Red-throated Pipit
American Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Elegant Euphonia
Blue-crowned Chlorophonia
Scrub Euphonia
White-vented Euphonia
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Olive-backed Euphonia
Hooded Grosbeak
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Black-capped Siskin
Black-headed Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch

New World Sparrows

Common Chlorospingus
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Botteri's Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Olive Sparrow
Green-backed Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Orange-billed Sparrow
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Yellow-eyed Junco
Rufous-collared Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Gray-crowned Ground-Sparrow
White-faced Ground-Sparrow
Rusty Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
White-naped Brushfinch

Yellow-breasted Chat

Yellow-breasted Chat

Troupials and Allies

Yellow-headed Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Yellow-billed Cacique
Yellow-winged Cacique
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Montezuma Oropendola
Black-vented Oriole
Bar-winged Oriole
Black-cowled Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Hooded Oriole
Yellow-backed Oriole
Yellow-tailed Oriole
Streak-backed Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Spot-breasted Oriole
Altamira Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Scott's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Giant Cowbird
Melodious Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle

New World Warblers

Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Crescent-chested Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Tropical Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Northern Yellow Warbler
Mangrove Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Grace's Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Golden-cheeked Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Fan-tailed Warbler
Rufous-capped Warbler
Chestnut-capped Warbler
Golden-browed Warbler
Golden-crowned Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Red-faced Warbler
Pink-headed Warbler
Painted Redstart
Slate-throated Redstart

Cardinals and Allies

Rose-throated Tanager
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Flame-colored Tanager
White-winged Tanager
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Red-throated Ant-Tanager
Black-faced Grosbeak
Northern Cardinal
Yellow Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-breasted Chat
Gray-throated Chat
Blue Seedeater
Blue-black Grosbeak
Blue Bunting
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Varied Bunting
Painted Bunting
Dickcissel

Tanagers and Allies

Gray-headed Tanager
Black-throated Shrike-Tanager
Crimson-collared Tanager
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Blue-gray Tanager
Yellow-winged Tanager
Azure-rumped Tanager
Golden-hooded Tanager
Shining Honeycreeper
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Green Honeycreeper
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer
Slaty Finch
Grassland Yellow-Finch
Blue-black Grassquit
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
Variable Seedeater
Morelet's Seedeater
Bananaquit
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Buff-throated Saltator
Black-headed Saltator
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

Most common birds in Guatemala

Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Guatemala’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Wood StorkMycteria americana
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
Rock PigeonColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
American CootFulica americana
Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Melodious BlackbirdDives dives

Largest bird families in Guatemala

Among its regular birds.

Tyrant Flycatchers54
New World Warblers44
Hummingbirds35
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites28
Sandpipers and Allies25
Tanagers and Allies23
Cardinals and Allies22
Pigeons and Doves20

Reported in the last 30 days

600 species reported to eBird in Guatemala in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

Wood Stork, Common Squirrel-Cuckoo, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Olive-throated Parakeet, Brown Jay, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Baltimore Oriole, Roseate Spoonbill, Northern Schiffornis, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Keel-billed Toucan, Social Flycatcher, White-necked Puffbird, Ivory-billed Woodcreeper, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Great Antshrike, White-bellied Emerald, Great Kiskadee, Turkey Vulture, Ruddy Ground Dove, Pale-billed Woodpecker, Melodious Blackbird, Yellow-breasted Chat, Azure-crowned Hummingbird, MacGillivray's Warbler, White-winged Dove, Inca Dove, White-naped Brushfinch, Acorn Woodpecker, Gray Silky-flycatcher, Northern Emerald-Toucanet, Great-tailed Grackle, Rufous-collared Robin, Clay-colored Thrush, Townsend's Warbler, Steller's Jay, Chimney Swift, Cinnamon-bellied Saltator, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Blue-gray Tanager, …