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Itatiaia 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 obsoletusFC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

2Dusky-legged GuanPenelope obscuraFC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

3Spot-winged Wood-QuailOdontophorus capueiraUC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

4Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisFC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

5Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
6Turkey VultureCathartes auraUC
7King VultureSarcoramphus papaR

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

8Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus 
9Rufous-thighed KiteHarpagus diodon 
10Rufous-thighed Hawk**Accipiter erythronemiusR
11Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor 
12White-necked HawkLeucopternis lacernulatus 
13Mantled HawkLeucopternis polionotus 
14Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis 
15Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisUC
16White-rumped HawkButeo leucorrhous 
17Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus 
18White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatus 
19Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusR
20Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus 

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

21Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
22Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus 
23Southern CaracaraCaracara plancusUC
24Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachimaUC
25Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans 
26American KestrelFalco sparveriusR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

27Slaty-breasted Wood-RailAramides saracuraFC
28Blackish RailPardirallus nigricansUC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

29Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

30Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuroFC
31Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaFC
32White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiUC
33Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla 
34Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana 

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

35Red-capped ParrotPurpureicephalus spuriusR
36Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalisFC
37White-eyed ParakeetAratinga leucophthalmaUC
38Blue-winged MacawPrimolius maracanaR
39Blue-winged ParrotletForpus xanthopterygiusUC
40Plain ParakeetBrotogeris tiricaUC
41Brown-backed ParrotletTouit melanonotus 
42Pileated ParrotPionopsitta pileataUC
43Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximilianiFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

44Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana 
45Guira CuckooGuira guiraUC
46Striped CuckooTapera naevia 

 
Owls: Strigidae

47Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaUC
48Tawny-browed OwlPulsatrix koeniswaldianaFC
49Least Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium minutissimumUC
50Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum 
51Rusty-barred OwlStrix hylophilaUC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

52Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusUC
53Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisR
54Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisUC
55Band-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longirostrisUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

56Common PotooNyctibius griseus 

 
Swifts: Apodidae

57Sooty SwiftCypseloides fumigatusUC
58White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisUC
59Biscutate SwiftStreptoprocne biscutata 
60Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalisC
61Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris 

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

62Black JacobinFlorisuga fuscaFC
63Dusky-throated HermitPhaethornis squalidusUC
64Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruberUC
65Scale-throated HermitPhaethornis eurynomeFC
66Black-eared FairyHeliothryx auritusUC
67Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusUC
68Brazilian RubyClytolaema rubricaudaC
69Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystina 
70PlovercrestStephanoxis lalandiUC
71Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macrouraUC
72Violet-capped WoodnymphThalurania glaucopisC
73White-throated HummingbirdLeucochloris albicollisFC
74Versicolored EmeraldAmazilia versicolorUC
75Glittering-throated EmeraldAmazilia fimbriataUC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

76Amazonian White-tailed Trogon
(Green-backed Trogon)
Trogon viridisUC
77Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucuraFC
78Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusUC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

79Rufous-capped MotmotBaryphthengus ruficapillusUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

80Crescent-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila striataUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

81Saffron ToucanetPteroglossus bailloni 
82Spot-billed ToucanetSelenidera maculirostrisR
83Red-breasted ToucanRamphastos dicolorus 

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

84White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratusUC
85Yellow-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes flavifronsUC
86White-spotted WoodpeckerVeniliornis spilogasterUC
87Yellow-eared WoodpeckerVeniliornis maculifronsUC
88White-browed WoodpeckerPiculus aurulentusUC
89Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochlorosUC
90Campo FlickerColaptes campestrisUC
91Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusR
92Robust WoodpeckerCampephilus robustusUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

93Rufous-breasted LeaftosserSclerurus scansorUC
94Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus 
95Araucaria Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura setariaR
96Rufous-capped SpinetailSynallaxis ruficapillaFC
97Gray-bellied SpinetailSynallaxis cinerascensR
98Chicli Spinetail
(Spix's Spinetail)
Synallaxis spixiFC
99Pallid SpinetailCranioleuca pallidaFC
100Itatiaia Thistletail
(Itatiaia Spinetail)
Asthenes moreiraeFC
101White-browed Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia amaurotisUC
102Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliataUC
103Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor lichtensteiniR
104Black-capped Foliage-gleanerPhilydor atricapillusR
105Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor rufumUC
106White-collared Foliage-gleanerAnabazenops fuscusUC
107Pale-browed TreehunterCichlocolaptes leucophrusUC
108White-eyed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus leucophthalmusUC
109Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematuraFC
110Sharp-billed TreehunterHeliobletus contaminatusUC
111Plain XenopsXenops minutus 
112Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansUC
113Plain-winged Woodcreeper**Dendrocincla turdinaFC
114Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusFC
115White-throated WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes albicollisUC
116Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostrisFC
117Lesser WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus fuscusFC
118Scaled WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes squamatusUC
119Black-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus falculariusUC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

120Spot-backed AntshrikeHypoedaleus guttatus 
121Giant AntshrikeBatara cinereaUC
122Large-tailed AntshrikeMackenziaena leachiiUC
123Tufted AntshrikeMackenziaena severaUC
124White-bearded AntshrikeBiatas nigropectusR
125Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescensUC
126Spot-breasted AntvireoDysithamnus stictothoraxFC
127Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisFC
128Rufous-backed AntvireoDysithamnus xanthopterusFC
129Star-throated AntwrenMyrmotherula gularisUC
130Rufous-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatusUC
131Ferruginous AntbirdDrymophila ferrugineaFC
132Bertoni's AntbirdDrymophila rubricollisUC
133Rufous-tailed AntbirdDrymophila geneiFC
134Ochre-rumped AntbirdDrymophila ochropygaFC
135Streak-capped AntwrenTerenura maculataUC
136White-shouldered Fire-eyePyriglena leucopteraFC
137White-bibbed AntbirdMyrmeciza loricataUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

138Such's AntthrushChamaeza meruloidesUC
139Brazilian Antthrush
(Rufous-tailed Antthrush)
Chamaeza ruficaudaUC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

140Variegated AntpittaGrallaria variaUC
141Speckle-breasted AntpittaHylopezus nattereriFC

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

142Rufous GnateaterConopophaga lineataFC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

143Slaty BristlefrontMerulaxis aterUC
144Mouse-colored TapaculoScytalopus notoriusUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

145Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumUC
146Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaFC
147Gray ElaeniaMyiopagis canicepsUC
148Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterUC
149Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleuca 
150Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura 
151White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristataUC
152Gray-hooded FlycatcherMionectes rufiventrisR
153Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusFC
154Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralisFC
155Serra do Mar TyrannuletPhylloscartes difficilisUC
156Rough-legged TyrannuletPhyllomyias burmeisteriUC
157Greenish TyrannuletPhyllomyias virescensR
158Planalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatusFC
159Gray-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseocapillaFC
160Southern AntpipitCorythopis delalandiR
161Eared Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis auricularisFC
162Drab-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant
(Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant)
Hemitriccus diopsUC
163Brown-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant
(Brown-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant)
Hemitriccus obsoletusUC
164Eye-ringed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus orbitatusR
165Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant
(Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant)
Hemitriccus furcatusUC
166Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeicepsUC
167Gray-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalumFC
168Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescensFC
169White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusFC
170Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaUC
171Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusUC
172Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusUC
173Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleriFC
174Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusUC
175Blue-billed Black-TyrantKnipolegus cyanirostrisUC
176Crested Black-TyrantKnipolegus lophotesUC
177Velvety Black-TyrantKnipolegus nigerrimusUC
178Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrysUC
179Gray MonjitaXolmis cinereus 
180Shear-tailed Gray TyrantMuscipipra vetulaUC
181Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengetaUC
182Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusUC
183Large-headed FlatbillRamphotrigon megacephalum 
184Rufous-tailed AttilaAttila phoenicurusUC
185Gray-hooded AttilaAttila rufusUC
186SirystesSirystes sibilatorUC
187Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoniFC
188Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus feroxFC
189Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusFC
190Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua 
191Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisFC
192Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusUC
193Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusUC
194White-throated KingbirdTyrannus albogularisFC
195Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana 

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

196SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusR

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

197Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatusUC
198Black-and-gold CotingaTijuca atraUC
199#Swallow-tailed Cotinga#Phibalura flavirostrisVR

 
Manakins: Pipridae

200Serra do Mar Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma chrysolophumUC
201Pin-tailed ManakinIlicura militarisUC
202Swallow-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia caudataFC
203Black-capped PipritesPiprites pileataC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

204Black-tailed TityraTityra cayanaR
205Greenish SchiffornisSchiffornis virescensFC
206Chestnut-crowned BecardPachyramphus castaneusFC
207White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus 
208Crested BecardPachyramphus validus 

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

209Rufous-crowned GreenletHylophilus poicilotisFC
210Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisUC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

211Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaC
212White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisR
213Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisFC
214Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

215House WrenTroglodytes aedonFC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

216Yellow-legged ThrushTurdus flavipesFC
217Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelasFC
218Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventrisC
219White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollisFC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

220Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninusFC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

221Masked YellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialisUC
222Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
223Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusC
224White-rimmed Warbler
(White-browed Warbler)
Myiothlypis leucoblepharusUC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

225BananaquitCoereba flaveolaUC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

226Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeilleiUC
227Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianusFC
228Olive-green TanagerOrthogonys chloricterusFC
229Chestnut-headed TanagerPyrrhocoma ruficepsR
230Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanopsFC
231Rufous-headed TanagerHemithraupis ruficapillaFC
232Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatusFC
233Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresiliusUC
234Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca 
235Glaucous TanagerThraupis glaucocolpaUC
236Golden-chevroned TanagerThraupis ornataFC
237Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumUC
238Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematusUC
239Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaFC
240Green-headed TanagerTangara seledonC
241Brassy-breasted TanagerTangara desmarestiFC
242Gilt-edged TanagerTangara cyanoventrisR
243Burnished-buff TanagerTangara cayanaFC
244Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaFC
245<Swallow Tanager>Tersina viridisFC
246Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similisFC
247Thick-billed SaltatorSaltator maxillosusUC
248Black-throated GrosbeakSaltator fuliginosusUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

249Bay-chested Warbling-FinchPoospiza thoracicaFC
250Red-rumped Warbling-Finch
(Buff-throated Warbling-Finch)
Poospiza lateralisUC
251Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaUC
252Buffy-fronted SeedeaterSporophila frontalisR
253Temminck's SeedeaterSporophila falcirostrisR
254Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescensUC
255White-bellied SeedeaterSporophila leucopteraR
256Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensisUC
257Uniform FinchHaplospiza unicolorUC
258Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaUC
259Half-collared SparrowArremon semitorquatusR
260Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisA

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

261Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaUC
262Blackish-blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza moestaR

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

263Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisUC
264Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhousFC
265Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterusUC
266Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusUC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

267Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chloroticaUC
268Golden-rumped EuphoniaEuphonia cyanocephala 
269Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia pectoralis 
270Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea 

* 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.


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