Table 1b.
The bird (53) species with protected status found in the canal zone (ERM 2015, volume 12).
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Level of Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Dendrocynga autumnalis | Black-bellied whistling duck | National |
| Cairina moschata | Muscovy duck | National |
| Ortalis vetula | Plain chachalaca | National |
| Crypturellus soui | Little tinamou | National |
| Tinamus major | Great tinamou | National |
| Pteroglossur torquatus | Collared aracari | International |
| Ramphastos sulfuratus | Keel-billed toucan | International |
| Ara ambiguus | Great green macaw | International |
| Ara macao | Scarlet macaw | International |
| Amazona albifrons | White-fronted amazon | International |
| Amazona auropalliata | Yellow-naped amazon | International |
| Amazona autumnalis | Red-lored amazon | International |
| Pionus senilis | White-crowned parrot | International |
| Amazona farinosa | Mearly amazon | International |
| Aratinga finschi | Finsch's parakeet | International |
| Aratinga nana | Olive-throated parakeet | International |
| Aratinga canicularis | Orange-fronted parakeet | International |
| Brotogeris jugularis | Orange-chinned parakeet | International |
| Laterallus albigularis | White-throated crake | National |
| Aramides cajanea | Gray-necked wood rail | National |
| Platalea ajaja | Roseate spoonbill | International |
| Burhinus bistriatus | Double-striped thick-knee | International |
| Thalasseus elegans | Elegant tern | International |
| Ardea alba | Great egret | International |
| Ardea herodias | Great blue heron | International |
| Mesembrinbis cayennensis | Green ibis | International |
| Sarcoramphus papa | King vulture | International |
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | International |
| Accipiter superciliosus | Tiny hawk | International |
| Leptodon cayanensis | Gray-headed kite | International |
| Elanoides forficatus | Swallow-tailed kite | International |
| Ictinia plumbea | Plumbeous kite | International |
| Geranospiza caerulescens | Crane hawk | International |
| Buteo magnirostris | Roadside hawk | International |
| Buteo platypterus | Broad-winged hawk | International |
| Buteo nitidus | Gray-lined hawk | International |
| Buteo swainsoni | Swainson's hawk | International |
| Buteo albicaudatus | White-tailed hawk | International |
| Parabuteo unicinctus | Harris hawk | International |
| Busarellus nigricolis | Black-collared hawk | International |
| Elanus leucurus | White-tailed hawk | International |
| Chondrohierax uncinatus | Hook-billed kite | International |
| Caracara cheriway | Crested caracara | International |
| Herpetotheres cachinnas | Laughing falcon | International |
| Falco rufigularis | Bat falcon | International |
| Falco sparverrius | American kestrel | International |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine falcon | International |
| Porphyrio martinicus | Purple gallinule | International |
| Gallinula chloropus | Common moorhen | International |
| Aphanotriccus capitalis | Tawny-chested flycatcher | International |
| Turdus grayi | Clay-colored thrush | National |
| Quiscalus nicaraguensis | Nicaraguan grackle | International |
| Icterus galbula | Baltimore oriole | National |