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The Pantanal
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

 
Rheas: Rheidae

1Greater RheaRhea americana

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatus
3Small-billed TinamouCrypturellus parvirostris
4Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa
5Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescens

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

6Southern ScreamerChauna torquata

 
Ducks: Anatidae

7White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
8Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
9Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
10Comb DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
11Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
12\Ringed Teal\Callonetta leucophrys
13Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

14Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis
15Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliaris
16Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacu
17Chestnut-bellied GuanPenelope ochrogaster
18Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensis
19Red-throated Piping-GuanPipile cujubi
20Bare-faced CurassowCrax fasciolata

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

21Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
22Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

23Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
24JabiruJabiru mycteria
25Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

26Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

27AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

28Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
29Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
30Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
31Great EgretArdea alba
32Snowy EgretEgretta thula
33Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
34Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
35Striated HeronButorides striata
36Agami HeronAgamia agami
37Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
38Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus
39Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
40Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

41White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
42Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
43Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
44Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens
45Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
46Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

47Black VultureCoragyps atratus
48Turkey VultureCathartes aura
49Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
50King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

51/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

52Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
53Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
54Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
55Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
56White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
57Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
58/Mississippi Kite/Ictinia mississippiensis
59Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
60Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
61Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
62Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
63Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
64Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
65Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitinga
66Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
67Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
68Crowned EagleHarpyhaliaetus coronatus
69Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
70Gray HawkButeo nitidus
71White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatus
72Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
73Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
74Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus
75Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

76Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
77Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus
78Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima
79Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
80American KestrelFalco sparverius
81Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
82Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
83/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Seriemas: Cariamidae

84Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristata

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

85SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

86Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius
87Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis
88Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajanea
89Ash-throated CrakePorzana albicollis
90Paint-billed CrakeNeocrex erythrops
91Blackish RailPardirallus nigricans
92Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
93Azure GallinulePorphyrio flavirostris

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

94SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

95LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

96Pied LapwingVanellus cayanus
97Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
98/American Golden-Plover/Pluvialis dominica
99Collared PloverCharadrius collaris

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

100Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

101Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

102/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
103/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
104/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
105/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
106/Red Knot/Calidris canutus
107/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla
108/White-rumped Sandpiper/Calidris fuscicollis
109/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotos
110South American SnipeGallinago paraguaiae

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

111Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
112Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
113/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo
114Black SkimmerRynchops niger

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

115Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
116Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
117Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
118Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
119Plain-breasted Ground-DoveColumbina minuta
120Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti
121Scaled DoveColumbina squammata
122Picui Ground-DoveColumbina picui
123Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosa
124Long-tailed Ground-DoveUropelia campestris
125White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
126Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
127Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

128Nanday ParakeetNandayus nenday
129Maroon-faced ParakeetPyrrhura leucotis
130Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
131Blue-crowned ParakeetAratinga acuticaudata
132White-eyed ParakeetAratinga leucophthalma
133Peach-fronted ParakeetAratinga aurea
134Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinus
135Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterus
136Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna
137Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilata
138Yellow-collared MacawPrimolius auricollis
139Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis
140Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiriri
141Yellow-faced ParrotAlipiopsitta xanthops
142Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
143Blue-fronted ParrotAmazona aestiva
144Orange-winged ParrotAmazona amazonica
145Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosa

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

146Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
147Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
148Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
149/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanus
150Guira CuckooGuira guira
151Striped CuckooTapera naevia
152Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellus
153Greater AniCrotophaga major
154Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

155Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

156Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
157Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
158Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
159Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
160Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
161Striped OwlPseudoscops clamator

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

162Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
163Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillus
164Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
165Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopyga
166Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
167Rufous NightjarCaprimulgus rufus
168Spot-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus maculicaudus
169Little NightjarCaprimulgus parvulus
170Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

171Great PotooNyctibius grandis
172Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

173Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutus
174Pale-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes leucurus
175Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruber
176Buff-bellied HermitPhaethornis subochraceus
177Planalto HermitPhaethornis pretrei
178White-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus guainumbi
179Ruby-topaz HummingbirdChrysolampis mosquitus
180Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
181Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
182Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystina
183Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon aureoventris
184Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macroura
185Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcata
186Versicolored EmeraldAmazilia versicolor
187Glittering-throated EmeraldAmazilia fimbriata
188Rufous-throated SapphireHylocharis sapphirina
189Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

190Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucui

 
Motmots: Momotidae

191Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

192Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
193Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
194Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
195Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda
196American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

197White-eared PuffbirdNystalus chacuru
198Spot-backed PuffbirdNystalus maculatus
199Black-fronted NunbirdMonasa nigrifrons
200Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosa

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

201Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

202Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotis
203Toco ToucanRamphastos toco

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

204White-wedged PiculetPicumnus albosquamatus
205White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
206White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
207Checkered WoodpeckerVeniliornis mixtus
208Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinus
209Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros
210Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
211Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
212Campo FlickerColaptes campestris
213Pale-crested WoodpeckerCeleus lugubris
214Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescens
215Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus
216Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
217Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

218Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus
219Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
220Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus
221Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
222Cinereous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis hypospodia
223Plain-crowned SpinetailSynallaxis gujanensis
224Rusty-backed SpinetailCranioleuca vulpina
225Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
226Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
227Greater ThornbirdPhacellodomus ruber
228Rufous CacholotePseudoseisura unirufa
229Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleanerHylocryptus rectirostris
230Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
231Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
232Long-billed WoodcreeperNasica longirostris
233Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
234Great Rufous WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes major
235Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostris
236Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus
237Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
238Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

239Bamboo AntshrikeCymbilaimus sanctaemariae
240Great AntshrikeTaraba major
241Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
242Bolivian Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus sticturus
243Planalto Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus pelzelni
244Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicus
245Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
246Stripe-backed AntbirdMyrmorchilus strigilatus
247Large-billed AntwrenHerpsilochmus longirostris
248Rusty-backed AntwrenFormicivora rufa
249Mato Grosso AntbirdCercomacra melanaria
250Band-tailed AntbirdHypocnemoides maculicauda

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

251Rufous GnateaterConopophaga lineata

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

252Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
253Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
254Mouse-colored TyrannuletPhaeomyias murina
255Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralis
256Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardii
257Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
258Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
259Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
260Plain-crested ElaeniaElaenia cristata
261White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
262Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
263Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
264Plain TyrannuletInezia inornata
265Sharp-tailed TyrantCulicivora caudacuta
266Tawny-crowned Pygmy-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
267Stripe-necked Tody-TyrantHemitriccus striaticollis
268Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
269Rusty-fronted Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus latirostris
270Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
271Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
272Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
273Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
274Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
275Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
276Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
277White-rumped MonjitaXolmis velatus
278White MonjitaXolmis irupero
279Streamer-tailed TyrantGubernetes yetapa
280Black-backed Water-TyrantFluvicola albiventer
281Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta
282White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
283Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
284Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
285Cinnamon AttilaAttila cinnamomeus
286Dull-capped AttilaAttila bolivianus
287Rufous CasiornisCasiornis rufus
288Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
289Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
290Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
291Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
292Lesser KiskadeePitangus lictor
293Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
294Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
295Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
296Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
297Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
298Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
299Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
300White-throated KingbirdTyrannus albogularis
301Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
302/Eastern Kingbird/Tyrannus tyrannus
303Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Manakins: Pipridae

304Round-tailed ManakinPipra chloromeros

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

305Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana
306Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
307White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinucha
308Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
309White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

310Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralis
311Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

312Purplish JayCyanocorax cyanomelas
313Curl-crested JayCyanocorax cristatellus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

314Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
315/Purple Martin/Progne subis
316Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
317Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
318White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
319White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
320/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
321/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
322/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

323Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus
324Moustached WrenPheugopedius genibarbis
325House WrenTroglodytes aedon
326Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis
327Fawn-breasted WrenCantorchilus guarayanus
328Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

329Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

330Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

331Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
332Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
333Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
334White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

335Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
336\White-banded Mockingbird\Mimus triurus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

337Yellowish PipitAnthus lutescens

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

338Masked YellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialis
339Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
340White-bellied WarblerBasileuterus hypoleucus
341Flavescent WarblerMyiothlypis flaveolus

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

342BananaquitCoereba flaveola

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

343Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
344Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
345Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
346Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
347Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
348White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosus
349White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
350Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
351Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
352Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
353Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
354Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescens

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

355Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
356Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbea
357Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
358Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineola
359Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
360Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
361White-bellied SeedeaterSporophila leucoptera
362Black-and-tawny SeedeaterSporophila nigrorufa
363Capped SeedeaterSporophila bouvreuil
364Tawny-bellied SeedeaterSporophila hypoxantha
365\Dark-throated Seedeater\Sporophila ruficollis
366\Rufous-rumped Seedeater\Sporophila hypochroma
367Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensis
368Stripe-tailed Yellow-FinchSicalis citrina
369Orange-fronted Yellow-FinchSicalis columbiana
370Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
371Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola
372Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
373Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis
374Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
375Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma
376Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
377Saffron-billed SparrowArremon flavirostris
378Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
379Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

380Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

381Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
382Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
383Unicolored BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus
384Bay-winged CowbirdAgelaioides badius
385Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
386Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
387Orange-backed TroupialIcterus croconotus
388Solitary Cacique
(Solitary Black Cacique)
Cacicus solitarius
389Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
390Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

391Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
392Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

393House 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.


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