SPECIES WE PROTECT: BIRDS
We have recorded 220 bird species on the Northern Jaguar Reserve, which plays an important role as a stepping-stone for migratory birds. We continue to learn about the distribution and abundance of birds across seasons. View our bird list.
![Hooded oriole - Brendon Kahn](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Oriole-197A9222-Brendon-scaled.jpg)
![Blue-gray gnatcatcher - Rita Leal](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Gnatcatcher-30-Rita-copy-2.jpg)
![Hooded oriole - Brendon Kahn](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Oriole-197A9305_a-Brendon-copy-3-scaled.jpg)
![Cardinal - Fork Tailed Media](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Cardinal-Fork-Tailed-Media-copy-2.jpg)
![Canyon towhee - Fork Tailed Media](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Canyon-towhee-Fork-Tailed-Media-2.jpg)
![Red-tailed hawk - Rita Leal](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Red-tailed-hawk-31-Rita-copy-2.jpg)
![Gila woodpecker - Fork Tailed Media](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Woodpecker1-Fork-Tailed-Media-copy-2-scaled.jpg)
![Varied bunting - Fork Tailed Media](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Varied-bunting-Fork-Tailed-Media-scaled.jpg)
![Great horned owl](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Great-horned-owl-Los-Pavos-RJN40-copy-2-1.jpg)
![Elegant trogon - Jim Rorabaugh](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Elegant-trogon-male-Arroyo-La-Ventana-A6-Jim-Rorabaugh-copy-2.jpg)
![Black vultures - Eric Holle](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Black-vultures-IMG_1499-Eric-Holle-copy-2.jpg)
![Common black-hawk](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Common-black-hawk-I__00047-copy-2.jpg)
![Great blue heron - Rita Leal](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Great-blue-heron-52-Rita-copy-2.jpg)
![Elegant quail - Rita Leal](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Elegant-quail-78-Rita-copy-2-1.jpg)
![Black Phoebe - Evalyn Bemis](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Black-phoebe-NorthernJaguarReserve-260-Evalyn-Bemis-copy-2.jpg)
![Turkey vulture - Fork Tailed Media](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Turkey-vulture2-Fork-Tailed-Media-scaled.jpg)
![Broad-billed hummingbird - Fork Tailed Media](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Broad-billed-hummingbird-at-nest-Fork-Tailed-Media-copy-2-scaled.jpg)
![Canyon wren - Rita Leal](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Canyon-wren-70-Rita-copy-2.jpg)
![Five-striped sparrow - Fork Tailed Media](https://www.northernjaguarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Five-striped-sparrow-Fork-Tailed-Media.jpg)
Photos: Brendon Kahn, Rita Leal, Fork Tailed Media, Jim Rorabaugh, Eric Holle, Evalyn Bemis