Every place has its special birds. Some may be endemic species found nowhere else in the world, while others are more easily seen in certain areas or are simply notable birds remembered as highlights of any tour. The table below lists some birds of special interest found in the areas covered by this tour.
E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); EN=Endangered
LC=Localized within country; NE=Near Endemic; NT=Near Threatened
TH=Threatened; V=Vulnerable, Very Local, or Rare and Local
| 1 | Greater Rhea | Rhea americana | NT |
| 2 | Solitary Tinamou | Tinamus solitarius | NT |
| 3 | Plumbeous Ibis | Theristicus caerulescens | LC |
| 4 | Coscoroba Swan | Coscoroba coscoroba | LC |
| 5 | Yellow-billed Pintail | Anas georgica | LC |
| 6 | Rosy-billed Pochard | Netta peposaca | LC |
| 7 | White-necked Hawk | Leucopternis lacernulatus | E |
| 8 | Mantled Hawk | Leucopternis polionoteus | NT |
| 9 | Crowned Eagle | Harpyhaliaetus coronatus | EN |
| 10 | Harpy Eagle | Harpia harpyja | NT |
| 11 | Chaco Chachalaca | Ortalis canicollis | LC |
| 12 | Dusky-legged Guan | Penelope obscura | LC |
| 13 | Chestnut-bellied Guan | Penelope ochrogaster | E |
| 14 | Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail | Aramides saracura | LC |
| 15 | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | LC |
| 16 | Hyacinth Macaw | Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus | EN |
| 17 | Blue-winged Macaw | Primolius maracana | NT |
| 18 | Golden-collared Macaw | Primolius auricollis | LC |
| 19 | Nanday Parakeet | Nandayus nenday | LC |
| 20 | Monk Parakeet | Myiopsitta monachus | LC |
| 21 | Plain Parakeet | Brotogeris tirica | E |
| 22 | Brown-backed Parrotlet | Touit melanonota | E |
| 23 | Yellow-faced Parrot | Amazona xanthops | NT |
| 24 | Long-tufted Screech-Owl | Megascops sanctaecatarinae | LC |
| 25 | Rusty-barred Owl | Strix hylophila | NT |
| 26 | Tawny-browed Owl | Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana | LC |
| 27 | Spot-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus maculicaudus | LC |
| 28 | Sooty Swift | Cypseloides fumigatus | LC |
| 29 | Saw-billed Hermit | Ramphodon naevius | E |
| 30 | Buff-bellied Hermit | Phaethornis subochraceus | LC |
| 31 | Dusky-throated Hermit | Phaethornis squalidus | E |
| 32 | Sombre Hummingbird | Campylopterus cirrochloris | E |
| 33 | Frilled Coquette | Lophornis magnificus | E |
| 34 | Brazilian Ruby | Clytolaema rubricauda | E |
| 35 | Stripe-breasted Starthroat | Heliomaster squamosus | E |
| 36 | Crescent-chested Puffbird | Malacoptila striata | E |
| 37 | Saffron Toucanet | Baillonius bailloni | E |
| 38 | Yellow-eared Woodpecker | Veniliornis maculifrons | E |
| 39 | Yellow-browed Woodpecker | Piculus aurulentus | NT |
| 40 | Golden-olive Woodpecker | Piculus rubiginosus | LC |
| 41 | Pale-crested Woodpecker | Celeus lugubris | LC |
| 42 | Tail-banded Hornero | Furnarius figulus | E |
| 43 | Striolated Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura striolata | E |
| 44 | Araucaria Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura setaria | NT |
| 45 | Chotoy Spinetail | Schoeniophylax phryganophila | LC |
| 46 | White-lored Spinetail | Synallaxis albilora | LC |
| 47 | Pallid Spinetail | Cranioleuca pallida | E |
| 48 | Olive Spinetail | Cranioleuca obsoleta | LC |
| 49 | Itatiaia Thistletail | Oreophylax moreirae | E |
| 50 | Red-eyed Thornbird | Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus | E |
| 51 | Orange-eyed Thornbird | Phacellodomus ferrugineigula | E |
| 52 | Rufous Cacholote | Pseudoseisura cristata | E |
| 53 | Sharp-billed Treehunter | Heliobletus contaminatus | LC |
| 54 | White-browed Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia amaurotis | NT |
| 55 | Pale-browed Treehunter | Cichlocolaptes leucophrus | E |
| 56 | White-collared Foliage-gleaner | Anabazenops fuscus | E |
| 57 | Great Rufous Woodcreeper | Xiphocolaptes major | LC |
| 58 | Scaled Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes squamatus | LC |
| 59 | Tufted Antshrike | Mackenziaena severa | LC |
| 60 | Large-tailed Antshrike | Mackenziaena leachii | LC |
| 61 | White-bearded Antshrike | Biatas nigropectus | E |
| 62 | Planalto Slaty-Antshrike | Thamnophilus pelzelni | E |
| 63 | Spot-breasted Antvireo | Dysithamnus stictothorax | E |
| 64 | Rufous-backed Antvireo | Dysithamnus xanthopterus | E |
| 65 | Star-throated Antwren | Myrmotherula gularis | E |
| 66 | Rio de Janeiro Antwren | Myrmotherula fluminensis | E |
| 67 | Salvadori's Antwren | Myrmotherula minor | E |
| 68 | Unicolored Antwren | Myrmotherula unicolor | E |
| 69 | Black-hooded Antwren | Formicivora erythronotos | E |
| 70 | Ferruginous Antbird | Drymophila ferruginea | E |
| 71 | Bertoni's Antbird | Drymophila rubricollis | E |
| 72 | Rufous-tailed Antbird | Drymophila genei | E |
| 73 | Ochre-rumped Antbird | Drymophila ochropyga | E |
| 74 | Dusky-tailed Antbird | Drymophila malura | LC |
| 75 | Scaled Antbird | Drymophila squamata | E |
| 76 | Rio de Janeiro Antbird | Cercomacra brasiliana | E |
| 77 | Mato Grosso Antbird | Cercomacra melanaria | LC |
| 78 | White-bibbed Antbird | Myrmeciza loricata | E |
| 79 | Squamate Antbird | Myrmeciza squamosa | E |
| 80 | Brazilian Antthrush | Chamaeza ruficauda | E |
| 81 | Such's Antthrush | Chamaeza meruloides | E |
| 82 | Speckle-breasted Antpitta | Hylopezus nattereri | LC |
| 83 | Black-cheeked Gnateater | Conopophaga melanops | E |
| 84 | Spotted Bamboowren | Psilorhamphus guttatus | NT |
| 85 | Slaty Bristlefront | Merulaxis ater | E |
| 86 | Mouse-colored Tapaculo | Scytalopus speluncae | LC |
| 87 | White-breasted Tapaculo | Scytalopus indigoticus | E |
| 88 | Shrike-like Cotinga | Laniisoma elegans | LC |
| 89 | Swallow-tailed Cotinga | Phibalura flavirostris | NT |
| 90 | Black-and-gold Cotinga | Tijuca atra | E |
| 91 | Gray-winged Cotinga | Tijuca condita | E |
| 92 | Hooded Berryeater | Carpornis cucullatus | E |
| 93 | Buff-throated Purpletuft | Iodopleura pipra | E |
| 94 | Dusky Purpletuft | Iodopleura fusca | LC |
| 95 | Bare-throated Bellbird | Procnias nudicollis | V |
| 96 | Blue Manakin | Chiroxiphia caudata | LC |
| 97 | Pin-tailed Manakin | Ilicura militaris | E |
| 98 | Eastern Striped Manakin | Machaeropterus regulus | E |
| 99 | Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin | Neopelma chrysolophum | E |
| 100 | Black-capped Piprites | Piprites pileatus | V |
| 101 | Olivaceous Elaenia | Elaenia mesoleuca | LC |
| 102 | Highland Elaenia | Elaenia obscura | LC |
| 103 | Southern Bristle-Tyrant | Pogonotriccus eximius | NT |
| 104 | Sao Paulo Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes paulistus | NT |
| 105 | Oustalet's Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes oustaleti | E |
| 106 | Serra do Mar Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes difficilis | E |
| 107 | Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes ventralis | LC |
| 108 | Bay-ringed Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes sylviolus | NT |
| 109 | Planalto Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias fasciatus | LC |
| 110 | Rough-legged Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias burmeisteri | LC |
| 111 | Greenish Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias virescens | LC |
| 112 | Gray-capped Tyrannulet | Phyllomyias griseocapilla | E |
| 113 | Plain Tyrannulet | Inezia inornata | LC |
| 114 | Sharp-tailed Tyrant | Culicivora caudacuta | V |
| 115 | Bearded Tachuri | Polystictus pectoralis | NT |
| 116 | Drab-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant | Hemitriccus diops | LC |
| 117 | Brown-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant | Hemitriccus obsoletus | E |
| 118 | Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus aenigma | LC |
| 119 | Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus orbitatus | E |
| 120 | Hangnest Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus nidipendulus | E |
| 121 | Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus furcatus | E |
| 122 | Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum poliocephalum | E |
| 123 | Yellow-rumped Flycatcher | Myiobius mastacalis | E |
| 124 | Velvety Black-Tyrant | Knipolegus nigerrimus | E |
| 125 | Streamer-tailed Tyrant | Gubernetes yetapa | LC |
| 126 | Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant | Muscipipra vetula | LC |
| 127 | Gray-hooded Attila | Attila rufus | E |
| 128 | Hellmayr's Pipit | Anthus hellmayri | LC |
| 129 | Fawn-breasted Wren | Thryothorus guarayanus | LC |
| 130 | Long-billed Wren | Thryothorus longirostris | E |
| 131 | White-banded Mockingbird | Mimus triurus | LC |
| 132 | Eastern Slaty-Thrush | Turdus subalaris | LC |
| 133 | Purplish Jay | Cyanocorax cyanomelas | LC |
| 134 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | LC |
| 135 | Lemon-chested Greenlet | Hylophilus thoracicus | E |
| 136 | White-bellied Warbler | Basileuterus hypoleucus | LC |
| 137 | White-rimmed Warbler | Basileuterus leucoblepharus | LC |
| 138 | Bicolored Conebill | Conirostrum bicolor | LC |
| 139 | Brown Tanager | Orchesticus abeillei | E |
| 140 | White-banded Tanager | Neothraupis fasciata | NT |
| 141 | Chestnut-headed Tanager | Pyrrhocoma ruficeps | NE |
| 142 | Rufous-headed Tanager | Hemithraupis ruficapilla | E |
| 143 | Olive-green Tanager | Orthogonys chloricterus | E |
| 144 | Ruby-crowned Tanager | Tachyphonus coronatus | LC |
| 145 | Brazilian Tanager | Ramphocelus bresilius | E |
| 146 | Azure-shouldered Tanager | Thraupis cyanoptera | E |
| 147 | Golden-chevroned Tanager | Thraupis ornata | E |
| 148 | Diademed Tanager | Stephanophorus diadematus | NE |
| 149 | Green-headed Tanager | Tangara seledon | LC |
| 150 | Red-necked Tanager | Tangara cyanocephala | LC |
| 151 | Brassy-breasted Tanager | Tangara desmaresti | E |
| 152 | Gilt-edged Tanager | Tangara cyanoventris | E |
| 153 | Black-legged Dacnis | Dacnis nigripes | E |
| 154 | Coal-crested Finch | Charitospiza eucosma | NT |
| 155 | Long-tailed Reed-Finch | Donacospiza albifrons | LC |
| 156 | Bay-chested Warbling-Finch | Poospiza thoracica | E |
| 157 | Red-rumped Warbling-Finch | Poospiza lateralis | NE |
| 158 | Buffy-fronted Seedeater | Sporophila frontalis | V |
| 159 | Temminck's Seedeater | Sporophila falcirostris | E |
| 160 | Black-and-tawny Seedeater | Sporophila nigrorufa | V |
| 161 | Tawny-bellied Seedeater | Sporophila hypoxantha | LC |
| 162 | Dark-throated Seedeater | Sporophila ruficollis | NT |
| 163 | Gray-and-chestnut Seedeater | Sporophila hypochroma | NT |
| 164 | Great-billed Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus maximiliani | NT |
| 165 | Blackish-blue Seedeater | Amaurospiza moesta | NT |
| 166 | Uniform Finch | Haplospiza unicolor | LC |
| 167 | Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch | Sicalis citrina | LC |
| 168 | Great Pampa-Finch | Embernagra platensis | LC |
| 169 | Red-crested Cardinal | Paroaria coronata | LC |
| 170 | Yellow-billed Cardinal | Paroaria capitata | LC |
| 171 | Thick-billed Saltator | Saltator maxillosus | NE |
| 172 | Yellow-billed Blue Finch | Porphyrospiza caerulescens | NT |
| 173 | Unicolored Blackbird | Agelasticus cyanopus | LC |
| 174 | Golden-winged Cacique | Cacicus chrysopterus | LC |