hawk, Pseudastur polionotus (near-threatened) White hawk, Pseudastur albicollis Black-faced hawk, Leucopternis melanops White-browed hawk, Leucopternis kuhli Gray-lined hawk, Buteo nitidus Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus Short-tailed hawk, Buteo brachyurus Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni Zone-tailed hawk, Buteo albonotatusBarn owls Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. Barn owl, Tyto albaOwls Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. Tropical screech-owl, Megascops choliba Foothill screech-owl, Megascops roraimae Long-tufted screech-owl, Megascops sanctaecatarinae Tawny-bellied screech-owl, Megascops watsonii Black-capped screech-owl, Megascops atricapilla Crested owl, Lophostrix cristata Spectacled owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata Tawny-browed owl, Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus Rusty-barred owl, Strix hylophila Mottled owl, Strix virgata Black-banded owl, Strix huhula Amazonian pygmy-owl, Glaucidium hardyi Pernambuco pygmy-owl, Glaucidium mooreorum (E) (critically endangered) Least pygmy-owl, Glaucidium minutissimum (E) Ferruginous pygmy-owl, Glaucidium brasilianum Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia Buff-fronted owl, Aegolius harrisii Striped owl, Asio clamator Stygian owl, Asio stygius Short-eared owl, Asio flammeusTrogons Order: TrogoniformesFamily: Trogonidae The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colorful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. Pavonine quetzal, Pharomachrus pavoninus Black-tailed trogon, Trogon melanurus Green-backed trogon, Trogon viridis Amazonian trogon, Trogon ramonianus Guianan trogon, Trogon violaceus Blue-crowned trogon, Trogon curucui Surucua trogon, Trogon surrucura Black-throated trogon, Trogon rufus (see note) Collared trogon, Trogon collaris Masked trogon, Trogon personatusMotmots Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Momotidae The motmots have colorful plumage and long, graduated tails which they display by waggling back and forth. In most of the species, the barbs near the ends of the two longest (central) tail feathers are weak and fall off, leaving a length of bare shaft and creating a racket-shaped tail. Broad-billed motmot, Electron platyrhynchum Rufous motmot, Baryphthengus martii Rufous-capped motmot, Baryphthengus ruficapillus Amazonian motmot, Momotus momotaKingfishers Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata Amazon kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona American pygmy kingfisher, Chloroceryle aenea Green kingfisher, Chloroceryle americana Green-and-rufous kingfisher, Chloroceryle