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# Species:212
# Excl Vagrants:212
# 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

2Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

3Southern ScreamerChauna torquata

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
5Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
6Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
7Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus
8Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
9Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
10Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
11Silver TealSpatula versicolor
12Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
13Red ShovelerSpatula platalea
14Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
15Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
16Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposaca

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

17White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
18Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
19Great GrebePodiceps major

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

20Rock PigeonColumba livia
21Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
22Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
23Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
24Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
25White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
26Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

27Guira CuckooGuira guira
28Striped CuckooTapera naevia
29Ash-colored CuckooCoccycua cinerea
30Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

31Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
32Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
33Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

34Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
35White-throated HummingbirdLeucochloris albicollis
36Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

37Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
38Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecaha
39Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
40Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanops
41Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
42Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
43White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
44Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

45LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

46Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

47American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
48Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

49Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

50Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiae
51Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
52Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
53Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
54Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
55Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
56Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

57Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
58Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
59Black SkimmerRynchops niger
60Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
61Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

62Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
63Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

64AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

65Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

66Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
67Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
68Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
69Snowy EgretEgretta thula
70Striated HeronButorides striata
71Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
72Great EgretArdea alba
73Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

74White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
75Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
76Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens
77Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

78Black VultureCoragyps atratus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

79White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
80Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
81Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
82Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
83Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
84Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

85Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

86Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
87Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
88Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

89Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
90Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
91Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

92White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
93White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
94White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
95Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
96Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
97Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

98Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
99Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
100American KestrelFalco sparverius
101Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

102Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

103Great AntshrikeTaraba major
104Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillus
105Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

106Scimitarbilled WoodcreeperDrymornis bridgesii
107Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
108Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
109Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
110Curve-billed ReedhaunterLimnornis curvirostris
111Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus
112Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensis
113Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrix
114Freckle-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticollis
115Greater ThornbirdPhacellodomus ruber
116Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbi
117Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudina
118Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeri
119Straight-billed ReedhaunterLimnoctites rectirostris
120Sulphur-bearded ReedhaunterLimnoctites sulphuriferus
121Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
122Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus
123Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
124Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens
125Spix's SpinetailSynallaxis spixi

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

126White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

127White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinucha
128White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

129Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
130Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
131Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
132Warbling DoraditoPseudocolopteryx flaviventris
133Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
134Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
135White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
136Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
137Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
138Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
139Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
140Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
141Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
142Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
143White MonjitaXolmis irupero
144White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
145Black-backed Water-TyrantFluvicola albiventer
146Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
147Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
148Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
149Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
150Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
151Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
152Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
153Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

154Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
155Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

156White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
157Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
158Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
159Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
160Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
161Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
162Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
163Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

164Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

165House WrenTroglodytes aedon
166Grass WrenCistothorus platensis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

167European StarlingSturnus vulgaris

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

168Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
169White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

170Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
171Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

172House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

173Yellowish PipitAnthus chii
174Correndera PipitAnthus correndera

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

175Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

176Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
177Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

178White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
179Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
180Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
181Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
182Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
183Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
184Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius
185Unicolored BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus
186Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
187Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus
188Brown-and-yellow MarshbirdPseudoleistes virescens

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

189Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
190Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
191Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

192Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

193Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
194Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
195Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematus
196Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
197Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
198Long-tailed Reed FinchDonacospiza albifrons
199Black-and-rufous Warbling FinchPoospiza nigrorufa
200Gray-throated Warbling FinchPoospiza cabanisi
201Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
202Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
203Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
204Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
205Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
206Tawny-bellied SeedeaterSporophila hypoxantha
207Dark-throated SeedeaterSporophila ruficollis
208Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
209Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
210Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
211Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis
212Golden-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.