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Partial bird checklist of this site.

 
RHEAS: Rheidae

1Greater RheaRhea americana

 
TINAMOUS: Tinamidae

2Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatus
3Small-billed TinamouCrypturellus parvirostris
4Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa
5Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescens

 
GREBES: Podicipedidae

6Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
7Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae

8Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus

 
ANHINGAS: Anhingidae

9AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae

10Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
11Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus
12Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
13Great EgretArdea alba
14Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
15Snowy EgretEgretta thula
16Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
17Striated HeronButorides striata
18Agami HeronAgamia agami
19Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
20Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
21Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
22Least BitternIxobrychus exilis

 
STORKS: Ciconiidae

23Wood IbisMycteria americana
24Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
25JabiruJabiru mycteria

 
IBIS, SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae

26Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens
27Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
28Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
29Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
30White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
31Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
SCREAMERS: Anhimidae

32Southern ScreamerChauna torquata

 
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: Anatidae

33Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
34White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
35Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
36Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
37Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
38Comb DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
39Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
40Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis

 
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

41Black VultureCoragyps atratus
42Turkey VultureCathartes aura
43Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
44King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
OSPREY: Pandionidae

45OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae

46Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
47Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
48Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
49Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
50White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
51Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
52Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
53Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
54Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
55Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
56Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
57Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitinga
58Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
59Harris' HawkParabuteo unicinctus
60Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
61Crowned EagleHarpyhaliaetus coronatus
62Gray HawkButeo nitida
63Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
64White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatus
65Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
66Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizastur melanoleucus
67Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
68Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus

 
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae

69Southern Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
70Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima
71Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
72Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
73American KestrelFalco sparverius
74Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
75Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
76Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae

77Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis
78Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliaris
79Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacu
80Chestnut-bellied GuanPenelope ochrogaster
81Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensis
82Red-throated Piping-GuanPipile cujubi
83Bare-faced CurassowCrax fasciolata

 
LIMPKIN: Aramidae

84LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae

85Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius
86Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis
87Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajanea
88Ash-throated CrakePorzana albicollis
89Paint-billed CrakeNeocrex erythrops
90Blackish RailPardirallus nigricans
91Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
92Azure GallinulePorphyrio flavirostris

 
FINFOOTS: Heliornithidae

93SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
SUNBITTERN: Eurypygidae

94SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
SERIEMAS: Cariamidae

95Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristata

 
JACANAS: Jacanidae

96Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS: Charadriidae

97Pied PloverVanellus cayanus
98Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
99American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
100Collared PloverCharadrius collaris

 
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae

101Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
102Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
103Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
104Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia
105Red KnotCalidris canutus
106Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
107White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
108Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
TERNS: Sternidae

109Common TernSterna hirundo
110Yellow-billed TernSterna superciliaris
111Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex

 
SKIMMERS: Rynchopidae

112Black SkimmerRynchops niger

 
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae

113Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
114Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
115Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
116Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
117Plain-breasted Ground-DoveColumbina minuta
118Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti
119Picui Ground-DoveColumbina picui
120Scaled DoveColumbina squammata
121Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosa
122Long-tailed Ground-DoveUropelia campestris
123White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
124Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
125Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana

 
PARROTS: Psittacidae

126Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinus
127Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna
128Red-and-green MacawAra chloroptera
129Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilata
130Golden-collared MacawPrimolius auricollis
131Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis
132Blue-crowned ParakeetAratinga acuticaudata
133White-eyed ParakeetAratinga leucophthalmus
134Peach-fronted ParakeetAratinga aurea
135Nanday ParakeetNandayus nenday
136White-eared ParakeetPyrrhura leucotis
137Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
138Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiriri
139Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
140Yellow-faced ParrotAmazona xanthops
141Blue-fronted ParrotAmazona aestiva
142Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica
143Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa

 
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae

144Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
145Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
146Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
147Little CuckooPiaya minuta
148Greater AniCrotophaga major
149Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
150Guira CuckooGuira guira
151Striped CuckooTapera naevia
152Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellus

 
BARN-OWLS: Tytonidae

153Barn OwlTyto alba

 
OWLS: Strigidae

154Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
155Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
156Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
157Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
158Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
159Striped OwlPseudoscops clamator

 
POTOOS: Nyctibiidae

160Great PotooNyctibius grandis
161Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae

162Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillus
163Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
164Nacunda NighthawkPodager nacunda
165Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopyga
166PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
167Rufous NightjarCaprimulgus rufus
168Little NightjarCaprimulgus parvulus
169Spot-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus maculicaudus
170Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

171Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsuta
172Pale-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes niger
173Planalto HermitPhaethornis pretrei
174Buff-bellied HermitPhaethornis subochraceus
175Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruber
176Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macrourus
177Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
178Ruby-topaz HummingbirdChrysolampis mosquitus
179Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon aureoventris
180Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcata
181Rufous-throated SapphireHylocharis sapphirina
182Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura
183White-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus guainumbi
184Versicolored EmeraldAgyrtria versicolor
185Glittering-throated EmeraldPolyerata fimbriata
186Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
187Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystina

 
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae

188Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucui

 
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae

189Ringed KingfisherCeryle torquata
190Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
191Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
192Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda
193American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea

 
MOTMOTS: Momotidae

194Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momota

 
JACAMARS: Galbulidae

195Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
PUFFBIRDS: Bucconidae

196White-eared PuffbirdNystalus chacuru
197Spot-backed PuffbirdNystalus maculatus
198Black-fronted NunbirdMonasa nigrifrons
199Swallow-wingChelidoptera tenebrosa

 
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae

200Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotis
201Toco ToucanRamphastos toco

 
WOODPECKERS: Picidae

202White-wedged PiculetPicumnus albosquamatus
203White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
204White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
205Checkered WoodpeckerPicoides mixtus
206Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinus
207Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros
208Golden-olive WoodpeckerPiculus rubiginosus
209Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
210Campo FlickerColaptes campestris
211Pale-crested WoodpeckerCeleus lugubris
212Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescens
213Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus
214Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
215Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos

 
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae

216Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus
217Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
218Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophila
219Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
220Cinereous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis hypospodia
221Plain-crowned SpinetailSynallaxis gujanensis
222White-lored SpinetailSynallaxis albilora
223Rusty-backed SpinetailCranioleuca vulpina
224Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomea
225Common ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
226Greater ThornbirdPhacellodomus ruber
227Rufous CacholotePseudoseisura cristata
228Gray-crested CacholotePseudoseisura unirufa
229Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
230Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleanerHylocryptus rectirostris

 
WOODCREEPERS: Dendrocolaptidae

231Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
232Long-billed WoodcreeperNasica longirostris
233Great Rufous WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes major
234Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
235Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostris
236Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus
237Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
238Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris

 
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae

239Great AntshrikeTaraba major
240Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
241Planalto Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus pelzelni
242Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicus
243Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
244Stripe-backed AntbirdMyrmorchilus strigilatus
245Large-billed AntwrenHerpsilochmus longirostris
246Rusty-backed AntwrenFormicivora rufa
247Mato Grosso AntbirdCercomacra melanaria
248Band-tailed AntbirdHypocnemoides maculicauda

 
GNATEATERS: Conopophagidae

249Rufous GnateaterConopophaga lineata

 
MANAKINS: Pipridae

250Helmeted ManakinAntilophia galeata

 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

251Paltry TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
252Mouse-colored TyrannuletPhaeomyias murina
253Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardii
254Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
255Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
256Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
257Plain-crested ElaeniaElaenia cristata
258White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
259Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
260Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
261Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
262Plain TyrannuletInezia inornata
263Sharp-tailed TyrantCulicivora caudacuta
264Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralis
265Tawny-crowned Pygmy-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
266Rusty-fronted Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus latirostris
267Zimmer's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus aenigma
268Stripe-necked Tody-TyrantHemitriccus striaticollis
269Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
270Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
271Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
272Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
273Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
274Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
275Vermillion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
276White-rumped MonjitaXolmis velata
277White MonjitaXolmis irupero
278Black-backed Water-TyrantFluvicola albiventer
279Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta
280White-headed Marsh-TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
281Streamer-tailed TyrantGubernetes yetapa
282Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
283Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
284Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosus
285Cinnamon AttilaAttila cinnamomeus
286White-eyed AttilaAttila bolivianus
287Rufous CasiornisCasiornis rufa
288Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
289Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
290Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
291Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
292Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor
293Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
294Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
295Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
296Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
297Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
298Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
299Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
300White-throated KingbirdTyrannus albogularis
301Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
302Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
303Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
304White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinucha
305Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
306White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
307Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana
308Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor

 
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae

309Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
310Purple MartinProgne subis
311Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
312White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
313White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
314Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
315Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
316Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
317Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
WAGTAILS, PIPITS: Motacillidae

318Yellowish PipitAnthus lutescens

 
WRENS: Troglodytidae

319Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla
320Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus
321Moustached WrenThryothorus genibarbis
322Buff-breasted WrenThryothorus leucotis
323Fawn-breasted WrenThryothorus guarayanus
324House WrenTroglodytes aedon

 
MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS: Mimidae

325Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
326White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
THRUSHES: Turdidae

327Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
328Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
329Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
330White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis

 
GNATCATCHERS: Polioptilidae

331Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae

332Purplish JayCyanocorax cyanomelas
333Curl-crested JayCyanocorax cristatellus

 
OLD WORLD SPARROWS: Passeridae

334House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae

335Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralis
336Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

337Tropical ParulaParula pitiayumi
338Masked YellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialis
339White-bellied WarblerBasileuterus hypoleucus
340Flavescent WarblerBasileuterus flaveolus

 
BANANAQUIT: Coerebidae

341BananaquitCoereba flaveola

 
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae

342Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
343Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
344Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
345Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
346Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
347White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosus
348White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
349Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
350Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
351Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
352Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
353Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
354Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea
355Swallow-TanagerTersina viridis

 
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae

356Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma
357Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
358Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
359Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbea
360Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
361Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineola
362Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
363Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
364White-bellied SeedeaterSporophila leucoptera
365Black-and-tawny SeedeaterSporophila nigrorufa
366Capped SeedeaterSporophila bouvreuil
367Tawny-bellied SeedeaterSporophila hypoxantha
368Dark-throated SeedeaterSporophila ruficollis
369Gray-and-chestnut SeedeaterSporophila hypochroma
370Lesser Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensis
371Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
372Stripe-tailed Yellow-FinchSicalis citrina
373Orange-fronted Yellow-FinchSicalis columbiana
374Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola
375Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
376Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis
377Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
378Saffron-billed SparrowArremon flavirostris
379Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
380Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae

381Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescens

 
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae

382Unicolored BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus
383Bay-winged CowbirdMolothrus badius
384Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
385Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis
386Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
387Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
388Solitary CaciqueCacicus solitarius
389Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
390Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
391Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi


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