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# Species:302
# Excl Vagrants:302
# Endemics:26
# Near Endemics:1
Habitat: Open forest, roadside

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.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
2Variegated TinamouCrypturellus variegatus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
4Muscovy DuckCairina moschata

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

5East Brazilian ChachalacaOrtalis araucuan
6Variable ChachalacaOrtalis motmot
7Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensis
8Black CurassowCrax alector

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

9Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
10Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

11Rock PigeonColumba livia
12Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
13Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
14Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
15Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
16Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
17Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
18Scaled DoveColumbina squammata
19Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
20Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
21Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

22Guira CuckooGuira guira
23Greater AniCrotophaga major
24Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
25Striped CuckooTapera naevia
26Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
27Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

28Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

29Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
30Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis
31Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

32Black JacobinFlorisuga fusca
33Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutus
34Great-billed HermitPhaethornis malaris
35Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruber
36Planalto HermitPhaethornis pretrei
37Black-eared FairyHeliothryx auritus
38Green-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus theresiae
39Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
40Racket-tailed ThorntailDiscosura longicaudus
41Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus
42Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
43Violet-capped WoodnymphThalurania glaucopis
44Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macroura
45Versicolored EmeraldChrysuronia versicolor
46Rufous-throated SapphireHylocharis sapphirina
47White-chinned SapphireChlorestes cyanus
48Blue-chinned SapphireChlorestes notata

 
Hoatzin: Opisthocomidae

49HoatzinOpisthocomus hoazin

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

50Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollis
51Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolor
52Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
53Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
54Russet-crowned CrakeRufirallus viridis
55Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius
56Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

57SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

58/American Golden-Plover/Pluvialis dominica
59Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanus
60Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

61Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

62/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

63Black SkimmerRynchops niger
64Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
65Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

66SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

67JabiruJabiru mycteria

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

68AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

69Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

70Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
71Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus
72Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
73Snowy EgretEgretta thula
74Striated HeronButorides striata
75Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
76Great EgretArdea alba
77Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

78Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
79Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

80Black VultureCoragyps atratus
81Turkey VultureCathartes aura
82Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
83Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

84/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

85Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
86Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
87Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
88Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
89Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
90Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
91White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
92Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
93Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
Owls: Strigidae

94Least Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium minutissimum
95Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
96Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

97Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurus
98Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridis
99Guianan TrogonTrogon violaceus
100Collared TrogonTrogon collaris

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

101Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
102Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
103American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
104Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
105Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

106Crescent-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila striata
107White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeus
108Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosa

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

109Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
110Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

111Green AracariPteroglossus viridis
112Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracari
113Spot-billed ToucanetSelenidera maculirostris
114White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanus
115Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

116Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilis
117Spotted PiculetPicumnus pygmaeus
118Yellow-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes flavifrons
119Red-stained WoodpeckerDryobates affinis
120Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
121Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
122Ringed WoodpeckerCeleus torquatus
123Ochre-backed WoodpeckerCeleus ochraceus
124Yellow-throated WoodpeckerPiculus flavigula
125Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

126Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
127Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
128Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
129Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
130Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
131Black CaracaraDaptrius ater
132Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
133/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

134Golden-tailed ParrotletTouit surdus
135Plain ParakeetBrotogeris tirica
136Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
137Cobalt-rumped ParrotletForpus xanthopterygius
138Peach-fronted ParakeetEupsittula aurea
139Golden-capped ParakeetAratinga auricapillus
140Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

141Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensis
142Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
143Rufous-winged AntshrikeThamnophilus torquatus
144Chestnut-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus palliatus
145Sooretama Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus ambiguus
146Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
147Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
148Cinereous AntshrikeThamnomanes caesius
149White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris
150Salvadori's AntwrenMyrmotherula minor
151Band-tailed AntwrenMyrmotherula urosticta
152Bahia AntwrenHerpsilochmus pileatus
153Rufous-margined AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatus
154Southern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora grisea
155Scaled AntbirdDrymophila squamata
156Streak-capped AntwrenTerenura maculata
157White-shouldered Fire-eyePyriglena leucoptera

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

158Black-cheeked GnateaterConopophaga melanops

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

159Thrush-like AntpittaMyrmothera campanisona

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

160Bahia TapaculoEleoscytalopus psychopompus

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

161Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colma

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

162Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
163Plain-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla turdina
164Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostris
165Striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus obsoletus
166Lesser WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus fuscus
167Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatus
168Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus
169Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
170Plain XenopsXenops minutus
171Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
172Wing-banded HorneroFurnarius figulus
173Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
174White-eyed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus leucophthalmus
175Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
176Striated SofttailThripophaga macroura
177Gray-headed SpinetailCranioleuca semicinerea
178Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
179Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
180Cinereous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis hypospodia

 
Manakins: Pipridae

181Tiny Tyrant-ManakinTyranneutes virescens
182Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareola
183Swallow-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia caudata
184White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus
185Kinglet ManakinMachaeropterus regulus
186White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipra
187Red-headed ManakinCeratopipra rubrocapilla

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

188Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferans
189Bare-throated BellbirdProcnias nudicollis
190White-winged CotingaXipholena atropurpurea

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

191Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana
192Brown-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis turdina
193Greenish SchiffornisSchiffornis virescens
194Cinereous MournerLaniocera hypopyrra
195Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
196Black-capped BecardPachyramphus marginatus

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

197Whiskered FlycatcherMyiobius barbatus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

198Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
199Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
200Eared Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis auricularis
201Smoky-fronted Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus fumifrons
202Gray-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalum
203Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
204Eastern Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceus
205Gray-crowned FlatbillTolmomyias poliocephalus
206Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris
207Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
208Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
209White-lored TyrannuletOrnithion inerme
210Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
211Gray-headed ElaeniaMyiopagis caniceps
212Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
213Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleuca
214Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
215White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
216Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola pica
217Black-backed Water-TyrantFluvicola albiventer
218Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta
219Cinnamon AttilaAttila cinnamomeus
220Gray-hooded AttilaAttila rufus
221Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
222Grayish MournerRhytipterna simplex
223Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
224Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
225Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
226Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
227Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor
228Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
229Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
230Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
231Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
232Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
233Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
234White-throated KingbirdTyrannus albogularis
235Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

236Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
237Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
238Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

239Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

240White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
241Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
242Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
243Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
244White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialis
245Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

246Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
247Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

248House WrenTroglodytes aedon
249Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus
250Moustached WrenPheugopedius genibarbis

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

251Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

252Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
253Cocoa ThrushTurdus fumigatus
254White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis
255Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
256Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

257House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

258Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
259Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
260Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea
261Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
262Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia pectoralis

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

263Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifrons
264Pectoral SparrowArremon taciturnus

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

265Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
266Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhous
267Campo TroupialIcterus jamacaii
268Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
269Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

270Flavescent WarblerMyiothlypis flaveola

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

271Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubica
272Yellow-green GrosbeakCaryothraustes canadensis

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

273Red-cowled CardinalParoaria dominicana
274Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis
275Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
276Flame-crested TanagerLoriotus cristatus
277White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
278Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresilius
279Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
280Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
281Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
282Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
283Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayana
284White-bellied TanagerTangara brasiliensis
285Opal-rumped TanagerTangara velia
286Green-headed TanagerTangara seledon
287Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
288Yellow-bellied DacnisDacnis flaviventer
289Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
290Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
291Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
292Rufous-headed TanagerHemithraupis ruficapilla
293Yellow-backed TanagerHemithraupis flavicollis
294Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
295Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola
296Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
297White-bellied SeedeaterSporophila leucoptera
298Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
299Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
300Dubois's SeedeaterSporophila ardesiaca
301BananaquitCoereba flaveola
302Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus

 

 *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.