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Sao Francisco da Paula & Hampel 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.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Solitary TinamouTinamus solitariusSFR
2Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletusHV,SFFC
3Yellow-legged TinamouCrypturellus noctivagusSFUC
4Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupaSFUC
5Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescensSFFC
6Spotted NothuraNothura maculosaSFFC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

7White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataSFUC
8Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSFUC
9Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensisSFUC
10Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaHV,SFFC
11Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusHVR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

12Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttataSFR
13Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliarisSFUC
14Dusky-legged GuanPenelope obscuraHV,SFFC
15Black-fronted Piping-GuanPipile jacutingaSFR

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

16Spot-winged Wood-QuailOdontophorus capueiraHVUC

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

17\White-tufted Grebe\Rollandia rollandSFUC
18Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusSFUC
19Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsSFUC

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

20Maguari StorkCiconia maguariHV,SFUC
21Wood StorkMycteria americanaHVVR

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

22Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianusHVFC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

23AnhingaAnhinga anhingaSFVR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

24Great EgretArdea albaSFFC
25Snowy EgretEgretta thulaSFUC
26Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisSFUC
27Striated HeronButorides striataHVUC
28Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrixSFUC
29Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxSFUC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

30White-faced IbisPlegadis chihiHVUC
31Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatusSFFC
32Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatusHV,SFFC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

33Black VultureCoragyps atratusHV,SFC
34Turkey VultureCathartes auraHV,SFFC
35King VultureSarcoramphus papaHV,SFR

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

36Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisSF 
37Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusHV,SFUC
38White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusSFUC
39Rufous-thighed KiteHarpagus diodonHV,SFFC
40Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaSFUC
41Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusSFR
42Gray-bellied HawkAccipiter poliogasterSFUC
43Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorSFUC
44Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitingaSFUC
45Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisSFFC
46Crowned EagleHarpyhaliaetus coronatusSFR
47Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisHV,SFFC
48White-rumped HawkButeo leucorrhousSFUC
49Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusSFUC
50White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatusSFUC
51Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusSFVR
52Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusSFVR
53Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusSFR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

54Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisHV,SFUC
55Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusSFUC
56Southern CaracaraCaracara plancusHV,SFFC
57Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachimaHV,SFFC
58Chimango CaracaraMilvago chimangoSFC
59American KestrelFalco sparveriusSFFC
60Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisSFUC
61Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusSFR
62/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusSFR

 
Seriemas: Cariamidae

63Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristataHV,SFFC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

64Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaiusSFUC
65Red-and-white CrakeLaterallus leucopyrrhusSFUC
66Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajaneaSFUC
67Slaty-breasted Wood-RailAramides saracuraHVFC
68Ash-throated CrakePorzana albicollisSFR
69Blackish RailPardirallus nigricansSFUC
70Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentusSFUC
71Common GallinuleGallinula galeataHV,SFUC
72Spot-flanked GallinuleGallinula melanopsSFUC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

73Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisHV,SFC
74\Tawny-throated Dotterel\Oreopholus ruficollisSFR

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

75Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusSFUC

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

76Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaHV,SFUC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

77/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicaudaSFR
78South American SnipeGallinago paraguaiaeSFUC
79Giant SnipeGallinago undulataSFUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

80Rock PigeonColumba liviaSFUC
81Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisSFR
82Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuroHV,SFFC
83Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaHV,SFUC
84Eared DoveZenaida auriculataHV,SFFC
85Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiSFUC
86Picui Ground-DoveColumbina picuiHV,SFFC
87White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiHV,SFFC
88Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxillaHV,SFUC
89Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaSFR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

90Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalisHV,SFC
91Blue-winged MacawPrimolius maracanaSFVR
92Blue-winged ParrotletForpus xanthopterygiusSFR
93Pileated ParrotPionopsitta pileataHV,SFFC
94Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximilianiHV,SFUC
95Red-spectacled ParrotAmazona pretreiHV,SFUC
96Vinaceous ParrotAmazona vinaceaHV,SFFC
97Blue-bellied ParrotTriclaria malachitaceaSFR

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

98Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaHV,SFUC
99Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphusSFR
100/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanusSFR
101Guira CuckooGuira guiraHV,SFFC
102Striped CuckooTapera naeviaSFR
103Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniSFUC

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

104Barn OwlTyto albaSFR

 
Owls: Strigidae

105Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaHV,SFFC
106Long-tufted Screech-OwlMegascops sanctaecatarinaeHV,SFFC
107Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataSFUC
108Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumSFUC
109Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaHV,SFC
110Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataSFFC
111Rusty-barred OwlStrix hylophilaHV,SFUC
112Stygian OwlAsio stygiusSFUC
113Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSFUC
114Buff-fronted OwlAegolius harrisiiHV,SFR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

115Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusSFR
116Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacundaSFFC
117Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisSFR
118Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquataSFUC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

119Sooty SwiftCypseloides fumigatusSFUC
120Great Dusky SwiftCypseloides senexSFFC
121Biscutate SwiftStreptoprocne biscutataSFUC
122Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalisHV,SFC
123Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisSFUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

124Black JacobinFlorisuga fuscaHV,SFFC
125Scale-throated HermitPhaethornis eurynomeSFUC
126Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisSFR
127Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystinaSFR
128Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon aureoventrisHV,SFFC
129PlovercrestStephanoxis lalandiHVUC
130Violet-capped WoodnymphThalurania glaucopisHVFC
131White-throated HummingbirdLeucochloris albicollisHV,SFUC
132Versicolored EmeraldAmazilia versicolorSFR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

133Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucuraHV,SFFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

134Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataHV,SFFC
135Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaSFR
136Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaHV,SFUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

137White-eared PuffbirdNystalus chacuruSFR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

138Spot-billed ToucanetSelenidera maculirostrisSFR
139Red-breasted ToucanRamphastos dicolorusHV,SFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

140Ochre-collared PiculetPicumnus temminckiiHV,SFUC
141Mottled PiculetPicumnus nebulosusHV,SFUC
142White-spotted WoodpeckerVeniliornis spilogasterHV,SFC
143White-browed WoodpeckerPiculus aurulentusHVUC
144Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochlorosHV,SFUC
145Campo FlickerColaptes campestrisHV,SFC
146Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescensSFUC
147Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusSFUC
148Robust WoodpeckerCampephilus robustusHV,SFUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

149Rufous-breasted LeaftosserSclerurus scansorHV,SFFC
150Long-tailed CinclodesCinclodes pabstiSFUC
151Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufusHVC
152Straight-billed ReedhaunterLimnoctites rectirostrisHV,SFFC
153Striolated Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striolataHVUC
154Araucaria Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura setariaHV,SFC
155Rufous-capped SpinetailSynallaxis ruficapillaHVUC
156Gray-bellied SpinetailSynallaxis cinerascensSFUC
157Chicli Spinetail
(Spix's Spinetail)
Synallaxis spixiHV,SFFC
158Olive SpinetailCranioleuca obsoletaHV,SFFC
159Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeusSFUC
160Freckle-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticollisSFUC
161Red-eyed Thornbird
(Orange-breasted Thornbird)
Phacellodomus ferrugineigulaSFUC
162Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbiHV,SFFC
163Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliataHVFC
164Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematuraHVFC
165Sharp-billed TreehunterHeliobletus contaminatusHV,SFFC
166Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansSFUC
167Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusHV,SFFC
168White-throated WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes albicollisHV,SFUC
169Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostrisHVFC
170Lesser WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus fuscusHVUC
171Scaled WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes squamatusSF 
172Scalloped WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes falcinellusHVFC
173Black-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus falculariusHVUC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

174Giant AntshrikeBatara cinereaSFUC
175Large-tailed AntshrikeMackenziaena leachiiHVUC
176Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillusHV,SFFC
177Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescensHV,SFFC
178Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisSFUC
179Dusky-tailed AntbirdDrymophila maluraSFUC
180Squamate AntbirdMyrmeciza squamosaSFR

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

181Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisonaHVUC
182Brazilian Antthrush
(Rufous-tailed Antthrush)
Chamaeza ruficaudaHVFC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

183Variegated AntpittaGrallaria variaHVUC
184Speckle-breasted AntpittaHylopezus nattereriHVFC

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

185Rufous GnateaterConopophaga lineataHVUC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

186Mouse-colored TapaculoScytalopus notoriusHVFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

187Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumHV,SFC
188Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostrisSFUC
189Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleucaHV,SFFC
190Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraHVUC
191Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricansHV,SFUC
192White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristataHV,SFFC
193Gray-hooded FlycatcherMionectes rufiventrisHVR
194Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusHVFC
195Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralisHVC
196Serra do Mar TyrannuletPhylloscartes difficilisHVUC
197Rough-legged TyrannuletPhyllomyias burmeisteriSFUC
198Greenish TyrannuletPhyllomyias virescensHVFC
199Planalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatusHV,SFUC
200Brown-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant
(Brown-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant)
Hemitriccus obsoletusHV,SFR
201Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeicepsSFUC
202Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescensSFUC
203White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusSFFC
204Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaSFUC
205Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusSFUC
206Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleriSFUC
207Blue-billed Black-TyrantKnipolegus cyanirostrisHV,SFFC
208Crested Black-TyrantKnipolegus lophotesHV,SFUC
209Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrysSFUC
210Gray MonjitaXolmis cinereusSFUC
211White MonjitaXolmis iruperoSFFC
212Black-and-white MonjitaXolmis dominicanusSFFC
213Shear-tailed Gray TyrantMuscipipra vetulaSFUC
214Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaSFFC
215Rufous-tailed AttilaAttila phoenicurusSFUC
216SirystesSirystes sibilatorSFR
217Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoniHV,SFFC
218Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusHV,SFUC
219Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusHV,SFUC
220Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusSFUC
221Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus variusSFUC
222Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusHV,SFA
223Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaHV,SFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

224Hooded BerryeaterCarpornis cucullataSFUC
225Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatusSFR
226Bare-throated BellbirdProcnias nudicollisHV,SFUC
227Swallow-tailed CotingaPhibalura flavirostrisHVR

 
Manakins: Pipridae

228Swallow-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia caudataHVUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

229Black-tailed TityraTityra cayanaHVFC
230Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorHVUC
231Greenish SchiffornisSchiffornis virescensSFUC
232Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridisSFUC
233Chestnut-crowned BecardPachyramphus castaneusHVFC
234White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusHVFC
235Crested BecardPachyramphus validusHVFC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

236Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusSF 
237Rufous-crowned GreenletHylophilus poicilotisSF 
238Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisHV,SFFC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

239Azure JayCyanocorax caeruleusHV,SFFC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

240Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaHV,SFC
241Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisSFFC
242Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaSFFC
243Brown-chested MartinProgne taperaHV,SFC
244White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoaSFUC
245Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaHV,SFFC
246/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaSFUC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

247House WrenTroglodytes aedonHV,SFFC
248Sedge WrenCistothorus platensisSFUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

249Yellow-legged ThrushTurdus flavipesHVFC
250Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelasSFUC
251Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventrisHV,SFC
252Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinusHVC
253Eastern Slaty-Thrush**Turdus subalarisHVFC
254White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollisHVFC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

255Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninusSFC

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

256Ochre-breasted PipitAnthus nattereriSFR
257Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayriSFFC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

258Masked YellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialisSFUC
259Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiHV,SFC
260Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusHV,SFC
261White-rimmed Warbler
(White-browed Warbler)
Myiothlypis leucoblepharusHV,SFC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

262BananaquitCoereba flaveolaSFFC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

263Chestnut-headed TanagerPyrrhocoma ruficepsHV,SFUC
264Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanopsSFR
265Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatusSFR
266Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayacaHV,SFC
267Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanopteraSFUC
268Blue-and-yellow TanagerThraupis bonariensisHV,SFUC
269Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematusSFFC
270Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaHV,SFC
271Green-headed TanagerTangara seledonSFR
272Red-necked TanagerTangara cyanocephalaSFR
273Chestnut-backed TanagerTangara preciosaHVC
274Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaHVUC
275Swallow TanagerTersina viridisHV,SFUC
276Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similisHV,SFC
277Thick-billed SaltatorSaltator maxillosusSFUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

278Long-tailed Reed FinchDonacospiza albifronsSFUC
279Bay-chested Warbling-FinchPoospiza thoracicaSFUC
280Black-and-rufous Warbling-FinchPoospiza nigrorufaSFUC
281Gray-throated Warbling-Finch**Poospiza cabanisiHV,SFFC
282Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaSFUC
283Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbeaSFR
284Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescensHV,SFFC
285Black-bellied SeedeaterSporophila melanogasterHV,SFFC
286Uniform FinchHaplospiza unicolorSFUC
287Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaHV,SFC
288Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaSFUC
289\Misto Yellow-Finch\**Sicalis luteiventrisSFUC
290Lesser Grass-FinchEmberizoides ypiranganusSFUC
291Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensisHV,SFFC
292Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralisSFUC
293Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisHV,SFA

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

294Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaSFR
295Blackish-blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza moestaSFR
296Glaucous-blue GrosbeakCyanoloxia glaucocaeruleaSFUC
297Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanocompsa brissoniiSFUC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

298White-browed BlackbirdSturnella superciliarisSFR
299Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopiHV,SFFC
300Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeusSFUC
301Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillusSFFC
302Saffron-cowled BlackbirdXanthopsar flavusSFUC
303Yellow-rumped MarshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuroSFFC
304Brown-and-yellow MarshbirdPseudoleistes virescensSFFC
305Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillarisSFUC
306Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisHV,SFFC
307Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterusSFUC
308Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterusHV,SFC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

309Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chloroticaHV,SFUC
310Green-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chalybeaHV,SFFC
311Golden-rumped EuphoniaEuphonia cyanocephalaSFR
312Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia pectoralisSFR
313Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyaneaHVUC
314Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusHV,SFC

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

315House SparrowPasser domesticusHV,SFC

* 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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