Class: Aves
1. Eumomota superciliosa
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Common Name: Turquoise-browed Motmot
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Geographic Range: Throughout Nicaragua
Description: In Nicaragua, the bird is also known as the Guardabarranco, Nicaraguan for “ravine-guard”. The bird is found in the open more than any other species in Nicaragua. It is a combination of conspicuous and confident, and its cry of “cwaw or cwaanh” is often heard in succession and at far distances.
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Common Name: Turquoise-browed Motmot
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Geographic Range: Throughout Nicaragua
Description: In Nicaragua, the bird is also known as the Guardabarranco, Nicaraguan for “ravine-guard”. The bird is found in the open more than any other species in Nicaragua. It is a combination of conspicuous and confident, and its cry of “cwaw or cwaanh” is often heard in succession and at far distances.
2. Tinamus major
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Common Name: Great Tinamou
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
Geographic Range: Throughout Northern Nicaragua
Description: Usually found in humid forests, lowlands, and foothills. These birds are fairly similar in size to that of a small turkey at 40-46 cm long. Great Tinamous are brownish in color with white at the throat and belly. Not threatened on the conservation status. This type of bird is often very shy, often hides, and tends to stay away from being observed.The eggs of a Tinamou are many different colors, including turquoise, pink, and other bright glossy colors. For food, these birds eat seeds, spiders, lizards, and frogs found on the forest bottom.
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Common Name: Great Tinamou
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
Geographic Range: Throughout Northern Nicaragua
Description: Usually found in humid forests, lowlands, and foothills. These birds are fairly similar in size to that of a small turkey at 40-46 cm long. Great Tinamous are brownish in color with white at the throat and belly. Not threatened on the conservation status. This type of bird is often very shy, often hides, and tends to stay away from being observed.The eggs of a Tinamou are many different colors, including turquoise, pink, and other bright glossy colors. For food, these birds eat seeds, spiders, lizards, and frogs found on the forest bottom.
3. Colinus leucopogon
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Common Name: Spot-Bellied Bobwhite
IUCN Status: Unlisted
Geographic Range: Throughout Northern Nicaragua
Description: This type of bird has white markings on its belly and a crest-shaped head. The ancestry of this bird traces back to 40 million years ago in the area known-known as the United States, when the quail-like bird first appeared. Their lower body mass helps them get rid of body heat, an important natural function for habitation in Nicaragua.The chicks will leave the nest after only being hatched for 24 hours, moving on to find food and shelter. Their song is a rising, scratchy, bob-Wight! noise that is usually given off by the males looking for a mate.
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Common Name: Spot-Bellied Bobwhite
IUCN Status: Unlisted
Geographic Range: Throughout Northern Nicaragua
Description: This type of bird has white markings on its belly and a crest-shaped head. The ancestry of this bird traces back to 40 million years ago in the area known-known as the United States, when the quail-like bird first appeared. Their lower body mass helps them get rid of body heat, an important natural function for habitation in Nicaragua.The chicks will leave the nest after only being hatched for 24 hours, moving on to find food and shelter. Their song is a rising, scratchy, bob-Wight! noise that is usually given off by the males looking for a mate.
4. Megaceryle torquata
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Common Name: Ringed Kingfisher
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Geographic Range: Throughout Nicaragua
Description: This Kingfisher, known for being large and very noisy, is found throughout the lower Rio Grande valley and throughout Central America. They typically breed near large bodies of water where they eat fish, small mammals, insects, reptiles, and berries. Males typically boast blue and white markings and females have blue-gray breasts with narrow white stripes along the belly. Heavily wooded areas are their preference so they can perch and hunt from high above the forest floor.
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Common Name: Ringed Kingfisher
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Geographic Range: Throughout Nicaragua
Description: This Kingfisher, known for being large and very noisy, is found throughout the lower Rio Grande valley and throughout Central America. They typically breed near large bodies of water where they eat fish, small mammals, insects, reptiles, and berries. Males typically boast blue and white markings and females have blue-gray breasts with narrow white stripes along the belly. Heavily wooded areas are their preference so they can perch and hunt from high above the forest floor.
5. Ara macao
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Common Name: Scarlet Macaw
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Geographic Range: Varies
Description: Native to humid evergreen forests, the Scarlet Macaw ranges from Eastern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Brazil. About 81cm long and about 2.2 lbs., this bird is iconic for it's scarlet, blue, and yellow plumage. These macaws generally eat fruits, seeds and nuts, utilizing their large and sharp beaks. Mating for life, Scarlet Macaws lay a few eggs, and 90 days after hatching, young macaws leave the nest, only to leave their parents a year later.
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Common Name: Scarlet Macaw
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Geographic Range: Varies
Description: Native to humid evergreen forests, the Scarlet Macaw ranges from Eastern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Brazil. About 81cm long and about 2.2 lbs., this bird is iconic for it's scarlet, blue, and yellow plumage. These macaws generally eat fruits, seeds and nuts, utilizing their large and sharp beaks. Mating for life, Scarlet Macaws lay a few eggs, and 90 days after hatching, young macaws leave the nest, only to leave their parents a year later.