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# Species:359
# Excl Vagrants:359
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:5

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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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Solitary TinamouTinamus solitarius
2Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus
3Small-billed TinamouCrypturellus parvirostris
4Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa
5Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescens
6Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa

 
Ducks: Anatidae

7Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
8Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

9Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliaris
10Black-fronted Piping-GuanPipile jacutinga

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

11Spot-winged Wood-QuailOdontophorus capueira

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

12Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
13Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

14Rock PigeonColumba livia
15Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
16Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
17Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
18Scaled DoveColumbina squammata
19Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
20Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
21Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
22White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
23Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
24Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

25Guira CuckooGuira guira
26Greater AniCrotophaga major
27Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
28Striped CuckooTapera naevia
29Pavonine CuckooDromococcyx pavoninus
30Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
31Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
32Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
33Pearly-breasted CuckooCoccyzus euleri

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

34Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
35Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
36Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
37Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
38Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
39Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata
40Ocellated PoorwillNyctiphrynus ocellatus
41Silky-tailed NightjarAntrostomus sericocaudatus

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

42Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

43Sooty SwiftCypseloides fumigatus
44Great Dusky SwiftCypseloides senex
45Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
46Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

47Black JacobinFlorisuga fusca
48Planalto HermitPhaethornis pretrei
49Scale-throated HermitPhaethornis eurynome
50Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
51Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
52Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
53Purple-crowned PlovercrestStephanoxis loddigesii
54Violet-capped WoodnymphThalurania glaucopis
55Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macroura
56Versicolored EmeraldChrysuronia versicolor
57White-throated HummingbirdLeucochloris albicollis
58Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

59Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollis
60Blackish RailPardirallus nigricans
61Slaty-breasted Wood-RailAramides saracura
62Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
63Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

64LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

65Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

66Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

67Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
68Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

69Maguari StorkCiconia maguari

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

70AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

71Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

72Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
73Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
74Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
75Snowy EgretEgretta thula
76Striated HeronButorides striata
77Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
78Great EgretArdea alba
79Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

80White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
81Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
82Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
83Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

84Black VultureCoragyps atratus
85Turkey VultureCathartes aura
86Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
87King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

88White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
89Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
90Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
91Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
92Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus
93Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus
94Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosus
95Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
96Rufous-thighed KiteHarpagus diodon
97Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
98Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
99Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
100Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
101Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
102Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
103Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

104Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

105Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
106Black-capped Screech-OwlMegascops atricapilla
107Tawny-browed OwlPulsatrix koeniswaldiana
108Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
109Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
110Mottled OwlStrix virgata
111Black-banded OwlStrix huhula
112Rusty-barred OwlStrix hylophila
113Striped OwlAsio clamator
114Stygian OwlAsio stygius

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

115Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucura
116Atlantic Black-throated TrogonTrogon chrysochloros

 
Motmots: Momotidae

117Rufous-capped MotmotBaryphthengus ruficapillus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

118Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
119Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
120Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

121Buff-bellied PuffbirdNotharchus swainsoni
122White-eared PuffbirdNystalus chacuru
123Rusty-breasted NunletNonnula rubecula

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

124Saffron ToucanetPteroglossus bailloni
125Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotis
126Spot-billed ToucanetSelenidera maculirostris
127Toco ToucanRamphastos toco
128Red-breasted ToucanRamphastos dicolorus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

129White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
130Ochre-collared PiculetPicumnus temminckii
131White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
132Yellow-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes flavifrons
133White-spotted WoodpeckerDryobates spilogaster
134Robust WoodpeckerCampephilus robustus
135Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
136Helmeted WoodpeckerCeleus galeatus
137Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescens
138White-browed WoodpeckerPiculus aurulentus
139Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
140Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

141Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
142Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
143Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
144Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
145Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
146American KestrelFalco sparverius
147Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
148Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
149Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

150Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
151Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiriri
152Pileated ParrotPionopsitta pileata
153Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
154Cobalt-rumped ParrotletForpus xanthopterygius
155Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalis
156White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

157Spot-backed AntshrikeHypoedaleus guttatus
158Giant AntshrikeBatara cinerea
159Large-tailed AntshrikeMackenziaena leachii
160Tufted AntshrikeMackenziaena severa
161Great AntshrikeTaraba major
162White-bearded AntshrikeBiatas nigropectus
163Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
164Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillus
165Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
166Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
167Rufous-margined AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatus
168Bertoni's AntbirdDrymophila rubricollis
169Dusky-tailed AntbirdDrymophila malura
170Streak-capped AntwrenTerenura maculata
171White-shouldered Fire-eyePyriglena leucoptera

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

172Rufous GnateaterConopophaga lineata

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

173Variegated AntpittaGrallaria varia
174Speckle-breasted AntpittaCryptopezus nattereri

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

175Spotted BamboowrenPsilorhamphus guttatus
176Planalto TapaculoScytalopus pachecoi

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

177Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisona
178Rufous-tailed AntthrushChamaeza ruficauda

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

179Rufous-breasted LeaftosserSclerurus scansor
180Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
181Plain-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla turdina
182Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostris
183White-throated WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes albicollis
184Lesser WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus fuscus
185Black-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus falcularius
186Scalloped WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes falcinellus
187Plain XenopsXenops minutus
188Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
189Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
190Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura
191Sharp-billed TreehunterHeliobletus contaminatus
192Black-capped Foliage-gleanerPhilydor atricapillus
193White-browed Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia amaurotis
194Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia lichtensteini
195Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
196Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufum
197Canebrake GroundcreeperClibanornis dendrocolaptoides
198White-eyed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus leucophthalmus
199Araucaria Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura setaria
200Olive SpinetailCranioleuca obsoleta
201Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
202Rufous-capped SpinetailSynallaxis ruficapilla
203Gray-bellied SpinetailSynallaxis cinerascens
204Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
205Spix's SpinetailSynallaxis spixi

 
Manakins: Pipridae

206Swallow-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia caudata
207Band-tailed ManakinPipra fasciicauda

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

208Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

209Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana
210Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
211Greenish SchiffornisSchiffornis virescens
212Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
213Chestnut-crowned BecardPachyramphus castaneus
214White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
215Crested BecardPachyramphus validus

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

216SharpbillOxyruncus cristatus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

217Wing-barred PipritesPiprites chloris
218White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
219Gray-hooded FlycatcherMionectes rufiventris
220Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
221Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
222Bay-ringed TyrannuletPhylloscartes sylviolus
223Southern Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus eximius
224Southern AntpipitCorythopis delalandi
225Eared Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis auricularis
226Drab-breasted Pygmy-TyrantHemitriccus diops
227Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
228Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeiceps
229Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
230Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
231Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
232Southern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinus
233Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
234Gray-headed ElaeniaMyiopagis caniceps
235Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
236Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
237Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
238White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
239Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
240Small-headed ElaeniaElaenia sordida
241Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
242White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
243Rough-legged TyrannuletPhyllomyias burmeisteri
244Greenish TyrannuletPhyllomyias virescens
245Planalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatus
246Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
247Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
248Southern Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
249Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
250Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
251Blue-billed Black-TyrantKnipolegus cyanirostris
252Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
253Shear-tailed Gray TyrantMuscipipra vetula
254Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
255Large-headed FlatbillRamphotrigon megacephalum
256Sibilant SirystesSirystes sibilator
257Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
258Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
259Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
260Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
261Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
262Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
263Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
264Three-striped FlycatcherConopias trivirgatus
265Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
266Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
267Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
268Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
269Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
270Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

271Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
272Rufous-crowned GreenletHylophilus poicilotis
273Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

274Azure JayCyanocorax caeruleus
275Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

276Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

277Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
278White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
279White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
280Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
281Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
282Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
283Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
284Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata
285Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

286Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola
287Creamy-bellied GnatcatcherPolioptila lactea

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

288House WrenTroglodytes aedon
289Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

290Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

291Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
292White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis
293Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
294Blacksmith ThrushTurdus subalaris
295Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

296House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

297Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
298Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
299Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
300Green-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chalybea
301Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea
302Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia pectoralis
303Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

304Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
305Saffron-billed SparrowArremon flavirostris
306Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

307White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
308Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus
309Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhous
310Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
311Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
312Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
313Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
314Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
315Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius
316Yellow-rumped MarshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuro

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

317Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
318Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
319Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
320White-browed WarblerMyiothlypis leucoblephara
321Riverbank WarblerMyiothlypis rivularis

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

322Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
323Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubica
324Blackish-blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza moesta
325Glaucous-blue GrosbeakCyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
326Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

327Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
328Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
329Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianus
330Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
331Chestnut-headed TanagerThlypopsis pyrrhocoma
332Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops
333Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatus
334Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematus
335Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
336Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
337Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
338Chestnut-backed TanagerStilpnia preciosa
339Green-headed TanagerTangara seledon
340Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
341Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
342Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
343Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
344Uniform FinchHaplospiza unicolor
345Gray-throated Warbling FinchPoospiza cabanisi
346Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
347Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola
348Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
349Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
350Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensis
351Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
352Temminck's SeedeaterSporophila falcirostris
353Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
354Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
355BananaquitCoereba flaveola
356Sooty GrassquitAsemospiza fuliginosus
357Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
358Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis
359Black-throated GrosbeakSaltator fuliginosus

 

 *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.