Exotic Birding Tours Banner

CONTACT INFO

877-BIRDER-1
(877-247-3371)
Outside US:
303-325-5188
info@exoticbirding.com
EMAIL US

Aparados da Serra National Park
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 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. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus 
2Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescens 
3Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa 

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensisFC
5Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaFC

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

6Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps 

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

7Great EgretArdea alba 
8Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis 
9Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix 

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

10White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi 
11Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus 

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

12Black VultureCoragyps atratus 
13Turkey VultureCathartes aura 

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

14Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitinga 
15Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis 
16Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisFC
17Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus 
18White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatusUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

19Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
20Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus 
21Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachimaFC
22Chimango CaracaraMilvago chimangoFC
23American KestrelFalco sparverius 

 
Seriemas: Cariamidae

24Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristataUC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

25Slaty-breasted Wood-RailAramides saracuraUC
26Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentusUC
27Common GallinuleGallinula galeataUC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

28Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis 

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

29South American SnipeGallinago paraguaiae 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

30Rock PigeonColumba livia 
31Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuroFC
32Eared DoveZenaida auriculata 
33Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

34Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalisFC
35Red-spectacled ParrotAmazona pretreiUC
36Vinaceous ParrotAmazona vinaceaUC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

37Guira CuckooGuira guira 

 
Owls: Strigidae

38Long-tufted Screech-OwlMegascops sanctaecatarinae 
39Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia 

 
Swifts: Apodidae

40Sooty SwiftCypseloides fumigatusUC
41Great Dusky SwiftCypseloides senex 
42White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris 
43Biscutate SwiftStreptoprocne biscutata 
44Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis 

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

45Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon aureoventris 
46PlovercrestStephanoxis lalandiUC
47White-throated HummingbirdLeucochloris albicollis 

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

48Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata 

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

49Mottled PiculetPicumnus nebulosusUC
50Campo FlickerColaptes campestrisFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

51Long-tailed CinclodesCinclodes pabstiUC
52Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufusFC
53Straight-billed ReedhaunterLimnoctites rectirostrisFC
54Striolated Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striolataUC
55Araucaria Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura setaria 
56Gray-bellied SpinetailSynallaxis cinerascensUC
57Chicli Spinetail
(Spix's Spinetail)
Synallaxis spixiFC
58Olive SpinetailCranioleuca obsoletaFC
59Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbiFC
60Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura 
61Sharp-billed TreehunterHeliobletus contaminatus 
62Scaled WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes squamatus 

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

63Giant AntshrikeBatara cinerea 
64Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillusFC
65Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescensFC
66Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis 

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

67Variegated AntpittaGrallaria varia 

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

68Mouse-colored TapaculoScytalopus notorius 
69Planalto TapaculoScytalopus pachecoiUC
70Wetland Tapaculo
(Marsh Tapaculo)
Scytalopus iraiensisR

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

71Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum 
72Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans 
73White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata 
74Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralisFC
75Blue-billed Black-TyrantKnipolegus cyanirostris 
76Crested Black-TyrantKnipolegus lophotes 
77Velvety Black-TyrantKnipolegus nigerrimusFC
78Gray MonjitaXolmis cinereus 
79Black-and-white MonjitaXolmis dominicanus 
80Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni 
81Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus 
82Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus 
83Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana 

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

84Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus 
85Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

86Azure JayCyanocorax caeruleusFC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

87Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca 
88Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisC
89Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaC
90Brown-chested MartinProgne taperaC
91White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoaUC
92/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica 

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

93Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris 

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

94Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus 

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

95Ochre-breasted PipitAnthus nattereri 
96Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayriUC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

97Masked YellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialisUC
98Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
99White-rimmed Warbler
(White-browed Warbler)
Myiothlypis leucoblepharus 

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

100Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematusFC
101Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota 
102Thick-billed SaltatorSaltator maxillosusUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

103Long-tailed Reed FinchDonacospiza albifronsUC
104Black-and-rufous Warbling-FinchPoospiza nigrorufaUC
105Gray-throated Warbling-Finch**Poospiza cabanisiUC
106Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens 
107Black-bellied SeedeaterSporophila melanogasterFC
108Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola 
109Lesser Grass-FinchEmberizoides ypiranganusUC
110Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensisFC
111Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis 
112Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisA

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

113Glaucous-blue GrosbeakCyanoloxia glaucocaerulea 

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

114Saffron-cowled BlackbirdXanthopsar flavus 
115Yellow-rumped MarshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuroFC
116Brown-and-yellow MarshbirdPseudoleistes virescens 
117Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis 

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

118Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus 

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

119House SparrowPasser domesticus 

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2011 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** 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.


All content and design © 2004-2012 by Exotic Birding, LLC. Original banner photo © Laura L Fellows. All rights reserved.
Website designed and produced by Jim Wittenberger and Laura L Fellows. Most photography by Laura L Fellows.