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BRAZIL
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# Species:279
# Excl Vagrants:279
# Endemics:34
# Near Endemics:1

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

2White-bellied NothuraNothura boraquira
3Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa
4Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescens
5Small-billed TinamouCrypturellus parvirostris
6Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa
7Little TinamouCrypturellus soui

 
Ducks: Anatidae

8White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
9Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
10Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola
11Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
12Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
13White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
14Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
15Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

16White-browed GuanPenelope jacucaca

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

17Rock PigeonColumba livia
18Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
19Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
20Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
21Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
22Scaled DoveColumbina squammata
23Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
24Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
25White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
26Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
27Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

28Guira CuckooGuira guira
29Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
30Striped CuckooTapera naevia
31Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayana
32Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
33/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

34Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillus
35Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
36Pygmy NightjarNyctipolus hirundinaceus
37Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
38Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
39Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
40Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata
41Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufus

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

42Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

43Biscutate SwiftStreptoprocne biscutata
44Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis
45Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamata

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

46Broad-tipped HermitAnopetia gounellei
47Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruber
48Planalto HermitPhaethornis pretrei
49Brown VioletearColibri delphinae
50White-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus guainumbi
51Ruby-topaz HummingbirdChrysolampis mosquitus
52Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificus
53Brazilian RubyHeliodoxa rubricauda
54Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
55Stripe-breasted StarthroatHeliomaster squamosus
56Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
57Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macroura
58Sombre HummingbirdEupetomena cirrochloris
59Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriata
60White-chinned SapphireChlorestes cyanus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

61Blackish RailPardirallus nigricans
62Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
63Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanops
64Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
65Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
66Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

67LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

68Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

69Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanus
70Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
71Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

72Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

73/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
74/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
75/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

76Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
77Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

78Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

79Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

80Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
81Snowy EgretEgretta thula
82Striated HeronButorides striata
83Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
84Great EgretArdea alba
85Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

86King VultureSarcoramphus papa
87Black VultureCoragyps atratus
88Turkey VultureCathartes aura
89Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

90Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
91White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
92Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
93Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
94Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
95Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
96Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
97Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
98Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
99Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
100Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
101Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
102White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
103Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
104Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
105Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
106Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

107American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

108Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
109Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
110Least Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium minutissimum
111Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
112Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

113Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucui

 
Motmots: Momotidae

114Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

115Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
116Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
117Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

118Eastern Striolated-PuffbirdNystalus striolatus
119Spot-backed PuffbirdNystalus maculatus

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

120Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

121Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracari

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

122Spotted PiculetPicumnus pygmaeus
123Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinus
124Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
125Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
126Ochre-backed WoodpeckerCeleus ochraceus
127Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros
128Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
129Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Seriemas: Cariamidae

130Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristata

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

131Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
132Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
133Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
134American KestrelFalco sparverius
135Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
136Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
137/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

138Golden-tailed ParrotletTouit surdus
139Plain ParakeetBrotogeris tirica
140Yellow-faced ParrotAlipiopsitta xanthops
141Turquoise-fronted AmazonAmazona aestiva
142Cobalt-rumped ParrotletForpus xanthopterygius
143Indigo MacawAnodorhynchus leari
144Cactus ParakeetEupsittula cactorum
145Blue-winged MacawPrimolius maracana
146Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus
147White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

148Great AntshrikeTaraba major
149Silvery-cheeked AntshrikeSakesphoroides cristatus
150Caatinga AntwrenRadinopsyche sellowi
151Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
152Planalto Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus pelzelni
153Stripe-backed AntbirdMyrmorchilus strigilatus
154Pectoral AntwrenHerpsilochmus pectoralis
155Southern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora grisea
156Black-bellied AntwrenFormicivora melanogaster

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

157White-browed AntpittaHylopezus ochroleucus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

158Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
159Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
160Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
161Wing-banded HorneroFurnarius figulus
162Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus
163Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
164Great XenopsMegaxenops parnaguae
165Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
166Caatinga CacholotePseudoseisura cristata
167Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
168Red-shouldered SpinetailSynallaxis hellmayri
169Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
170Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

171White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinucha
172Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
173White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

174Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
175Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
176Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
177Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris
178Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
179Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
180Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinus
181Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
182Gray-headed ElaeniaMyiopagis caniceps
183Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
184Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
185Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
186\White-crested Elaenia\Elaenia albiceps
187Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleuca
188Plain-crested ElaeniaElaenia cristata
189Planalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatus
190Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
191Bahia Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura bahiae
192Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
193Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
194Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
195Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
196Velvety Black-TyrantKnipolegus nigerrimus
197White MonjitaXolmis irupero
198White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
199Black-backed Water-TyrantFluvicola albiventer
200Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta
201Ash-throated CasiornisCasiornis fuscus
202Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
203Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
204Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
205Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
206Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
207Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
208Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
209Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
210Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
211Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
212Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
213Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
214White-throated KingbirdTyrannus albogularis
215Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
216Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

217Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
218Gray-eyed GreenletHylophilus amaurocephalus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

219White-naped JayCyanocorax cyanopogon

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

220White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
221White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
222Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
223Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
224Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
225Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
226/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
227/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

228Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

229Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
230Moustached WrenPheugopedius genibarbis
231Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis
232Long-billed WrenCantorchilus longirostris

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

233Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

234Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
235Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
236Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

237Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

238House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

239Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
240Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

241Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
242Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

243White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
244Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis
245Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
246Campo TroupialIcterus jamacaii
247Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
248Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
249Pale BaywingAgelaioides fringillarius
250Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

251Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
252Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
253Flavescent WarblerMyiothlypis flaveola

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

254Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
255Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

256Red-cowled CardinalParoaria dominicana
257Cinnamon TanagerSchistochlamys ruficapillus
258Scarlet-throated TanagerCompsothraupis loricata
259Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
260Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
261White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
262Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
263Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
264Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayana
265Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
266Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
267Blue FinchRhopospina caerulescens
268Orange-fronted Yellow-FinchSicalis columbiana
269Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
270Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
271Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
272Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineola
273Copper SeedeaterSporophila bouvreuil
274Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
275White-throated SeedeaterSporophila albogularis
276Pileated FinchCoryphospingus pileatus
277BananaquitCoereba flaveola
278Black-throated SaltatorSaltatricula atricollis
279Buff-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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor7
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.