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# Species:301
# Excl Vagrants:301
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Rheas: Rheidae

1Greater RheaRhea americana

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescens
3Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

4Southern ScreamerChauna torquata

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
6Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
7Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
8Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus
9Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
10Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola
11Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
12Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
13Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
14Silver TealSpatula versicolor
15Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
16Red ShovelerSpatula platalea
17White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
18Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
19Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
20Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposaca
21Black-headed DuckHeteronetta atricapilla

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

22Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

23Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

24Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

25Rock PigeonColumba livia
26Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
27Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
28Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
29Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
30White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
31Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

32Guira CuckooGuira guira
33Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
34Striped CuckooTapera naevia
35Ash-colored CuckooCoccycua cinerea
36Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
37Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

38Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
39Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
40Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
41Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
42Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
43Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

44Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

45Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

46Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
47Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
48Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
49White-throated HummingbirdLeucochloris albicollis
50Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

51Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollis
52Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecaha
53Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
54Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanops
55Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
56Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
57White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
58Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
59Yellow-breasted CrakeHapalocrex flaviventer
60Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

61LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

62Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

63American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
64Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
65Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

66South American Painted-SnipeNycticryphes semicollaris

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

67Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

68Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
69Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiae
70Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
71Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
72Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
73Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
74Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
75Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
76Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
77White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
78Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

79Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
80Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
81Black SkimmerRynchops niger
82Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
83Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
84Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

85Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
86JabiruJabiru mycteria
87Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

88AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

89Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

90Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
91Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
92Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
93Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
94Snowy EgretEgretta thula
95Striated HeronButorides striata
96Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
97Great EgretArdea alba
98Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

99White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
100Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
101Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens
102Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
103Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

104Black VultureCoragyps atratus
105Turkey VultureCathartes aura
106Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

107White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
108Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
109Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
110Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
111Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
112Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
113Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
114Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
115Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
116Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
117Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
118Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
119Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
120White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
121Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
122Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

123Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

124Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
125Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
126Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
127Striped OwlAsio clamator

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

128Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
129Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
130Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

131White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
132White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
133White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
134Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
135Little WoodpeckerDryobates passerinus
136Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
137Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
138Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

139Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
140Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
141Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
142American KestrelFalco sparverius
143Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

144Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
145Turquoise-fronted ParrotAmazona aestiva
146Nanday ParakeetAratinga nenday
147Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus
148White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

149Great AntshrikeTaraba major
150Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillus
151Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

152Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
153Scimitarbilled WoodcreeperDrymornis bridgesii
154Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
155Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
156Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
157Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
158Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensis
159Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrix
160Greater ThornbirdPhacellodomus ruber
161Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbi
162Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudina
163Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeri
164Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeuca
165Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
166Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotes
167Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
168Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus
169Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
170Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

171White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

172Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
173White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
174Crested BecardPachyramphus validus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

175Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
176Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
177Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
178Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
179Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
180Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralis
181Crested DoraditoPseudocolopteryx sclateri
182Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
183Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
184White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
185Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
186Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleuca
187Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
188White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
189Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapilla
190Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
191Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
192Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
193Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
194Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
195Blue-billed Black-TyrantKnipolegus cyanirostris
196Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
197Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
198White MonjitaXolmis irupero
199Gray MonjitaNengetus cinereus
200Black-crowned MonjitaNeoxolmis coronatus
201White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
202Black-backed Water-TyrantFluvicola albiventer
203Streamer-tailed TyrantGubernetes yetapa
204Black-and-white MonjitaHeteroxolmis dominicanus
205Strange-tailed TyrantAlectrurus risora
206Rufous CasiornisCasiornis rufus
207Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
208Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
209Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
210Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
211Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
212Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
213Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
214Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
215Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
216Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

217Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
218Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

219Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

220Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

221Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
222White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
223Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
224Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
225Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
226Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
227Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata
228Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
229Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

230Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

231House WrenTroglodytes aedon

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

232European StarlingSturnus vulgaris

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

233Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
234White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

235Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
236Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
237Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

238House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

239Yellowish PipitAnthus chii
240Ochre-breasted PipitAnthus nattereri
241Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayri

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

242Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
243Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
244Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

245Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
246Saffron-billed SparrowArremon flavirostris
247Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

248White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
249Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
250Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus
251Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
252Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
253Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
254Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
255Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
256Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius
257Unicolored BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus
258Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
259Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus
260Yellow-rumped MarshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuro
261Brown-and-yellow MarshbirdPseudoleistes virescens

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

262Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
263Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
264Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
265White-browed WarblerMyiothlypis leucoblephara

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

266Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
267Glaucous-blue GrosbeakCyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
268Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

269Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
270Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
271Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
272Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
273Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops
274White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
275Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematus
276Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
277Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
278Long-tailed Reed FinchDonacospiza albifrons
279Black-and-rufous Warbling FinchPoospiza nigrorufa
280Gray-throated Warbling FinchPoospiza cabanisi
281Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
282Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
283Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
284Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola
285Lesser Grass-FinchEmberizoides ypiranganus
286Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
287Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
288White-bellied SeedeaterSporophila leucoptera
289Pearly-bellied SeedeaterSporophila pileata
290Tawny-bellied SeedeaterSporophila hypoxantha
291Dark-throated SeedeaterSporophila ruficollis
292Marsh SeedeaterSporophila palustris
293Rufous-rumped SeedeaterSporophila hypochroma
294Chestnut SeedeaterSporophila cinnamomea
295Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
296Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
297Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
298Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
299Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
300Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis
301Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.