Brazil Specialty Birds

Every place has its special birds. Some may be endemic species found nowhere else in the world, while others are more easily seen in certain areas or are simply notable birds remembered as highlights of any tour.

E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); EN=Endangered
LC=Localized within country; NE=Near Endemic; NT=Near Threatened
S=Special Interest; TH=Threatened; V=Vulnerable, Very Local, or Rare and Local

1	Greater Rhea	Rhea americana	NT
2	Solitary Tinamou	Tinamus solitarius	NT
3	Yellow-legged Tinamou	Crypturellus noctivagus	E
4	Lesser Nothura	Nothura minor	E
5	Dwarf Tinamou	Taoniscus nanus	E
6	Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	V
7	Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus	V
8	Antarctic Giant Petrel	Macronectes giganteus	V
9	Hall's Giant Petrel	Macronectes halli	NT
10	Atlantic Petrel	Pterodroma incerta	V
11	Cape Verde Shearwater	Calonectris edwardsii	NT
12	Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus	NT
13	Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis	NT
14	Orinoco Goose	Neochen jubata	NT
15	Brazilian Merganser	Mergus octosetaceus	EN
16	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus	NT
17	White-collared Kite	Leptodon forbesi	E
18	White-necked Hawk	Leucopternis lacernulatus	E
19	Mantled Hawk	Leucopternis polionoteus	NT
20	Crowned Eagle	Harpyhaliaetus coronatus	EN
21	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis	NT
22	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja	NT
23	Buff-browed Chachalaca	Ortalis superciliaris	E
24	White-crested Guan	Penelope pileata	E
25	Chestnut-bellied Guan	Penelope ochrogaster	E
26	White-browed Guan	Penelope jacucaca	E
27	Black-fronted Piping-Guan	Pipile jacutinga	EN
28	Alagoas Curassow	Mitu mitu	E
29	Great Curassow	Crax rubra	NT
30	Wattled Curassow	Crax globulosa	V
31	Red-billed Curassow	Crax blumenbachii	E
32	Dark-winged Trumpeter	Psophia viridis	E
33	Rufous-faced Crake	Laterallus xenopterus	V
34	Little Wood-Rail	Aramides mangle	E
35	Dot-winged Crake	Porzana spiloptera	V
36	Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	NT
37	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	NT
38	Olrog's Gull	Larus atlanticus	V
39	Blue-eyed Ground-Dove	Columbina cyanopis	E
40	Purple-winged Ground-Dove	Claravis godefrida	EN
41	Hyacinth Macaw	Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus	EN
42	Lear's Macaw	Anodorhynchus leari	E
43	Spix's Macaw	Cyanopsitta spixii	E
44	Blue-headed Macaw	Primolius couloni	EN
45	Blue-winged Macaw	Primolius maracana	NT
46	Golden Parakeet	Guarouba guarouba	E
47	Sulphur-breasted Parakeet	Aratinga pintoi	E
48	Jandaya Parakeet	Aratinga jandaya	E
49	Golden-capped Parakeet	Aratinga auricapilla	E
50	Caatinga Parakeet	Aratinga cactorum	E
51	Blue-throated Parakeet	Pyrrhura cruentata	E
52	Pearly Parakeet	Pyrrhura lepida	E
53	Deville's Parakeet	Pyrrhura lucianii	E
54	Hellmayr's Parakeet	Pyrrhura amazonum	E
55	Plain Parakeet	Brotogeris tirica	E
56	Amazonian Parrotlet	Nannopsittaca dachilleae	NT
57	Brown-backed Parrotlet	Touit melanonota	E
58	Golden-tailed Parrotlet	Touit surda	E
59	Vulturine Parrot	Pionopsitta vulturina	E
60	Bald Parrot	Pionopsitta aurantiocephala	E
61	Red-spectacled Parrot	Amazona pretrei	V
62	Blue-cheeked Parrot	Amazona dufresniana	NT
63	Red-browed Parrot	Amazona rhodocorytha	E
64	Red-tailed Parrot	Amazona brasiliensis	E
65	Yellow-faced Parrot	Amazona xanthops	NT
66	Kawall's Parrot	Amazona kawalli	E
67	Vinaceous Parrot	Amazona vinacea	V
68	Blue-bellied Parrot	Triclaria malachitacea	E
69	Scaled Ground-Cuckoo	Neomorphus squamiger	E
70	Variable Screech-Owl	Megascops atricapillus	E
71	Rusty-barred Owl	Strix hylophila	NT
72	Pernambuco Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium mooreorum	E
73	Bahia Nighthawk	Nyctiprogne vielliardi	E
74	White-winged Nightjar	Caprimulgus candicans	EN
75	Pygmy Nightjar	Caprimulgus hirundinaceus	E
76	Sickle-winged Nightjar	Eleothreptus anomalus	NT
77	Saw-billed Hermit	Ramphodon naevius	E
78	Hook-billed Hermit	Glaucis dohrnii	E
79	Broad-tipped Hermit	Anopetia gounellei	E
80	Dusky-throated Hermit	Phaethornis squalidus	E
81	Minute Hermit	Phaethornis idaliae	E
82	Sombre Hummingbird	Campylopterus cirrochloris	E
83	Dot-eared Coquette	Lophornis gouldii	E
84	Frilled Coquette	Lophornis magnificus	E
85	Long-tailed Woodnymph	Thalurania watertonii	E
86	Rondonia Emerald	Agyrtria rondoniae	E
87	Brazilian Ruby	Clytolaema rubricauda	E
88	Hyacinth Visorbearer	Augastes scutatus	E
89	Hooded Visorbearer	Augastes lumachella	E
90	Stripe-breasted Starthroat	Heliomaster squamosus	E
91	Three-toed Jacamar	Jacamaralcyon tridactyla	E
92	Blue-cheeked Jacamar	Galbula cyanicollis	E
93	Crescent-chested Puffbird	Malacoptila striata	E
94	Chestnut-headed Nunlet	Nonnula amaurocephala	E
95	Brown-chested Barbet	Capito brunneipectus	E
96	Saffron Toucanet	Baillonius bailloni	E
97	Spotted Piculet	Picumnus pygmaeus	E
98	Varzea Piculet	Picumnus varzeae	E
99	Rusty-necked Piculet	Picumnus fuscus	NT
100	Tawny Piculet	Picumnus fulvescens	E
101	Ochraceous Piculet	Picumnus limae	E
102	Mottled Piculet	Picumnus nebulosus	E
103	Yellow-eared Woodpecker	Veniliornis maculifrons	E
104	Yellow-browed Woodpecker	Piculus aurulentus	NT
105	Helmeted Woodpecker	Dryocopus galeatus	V
106	Campo Miner	Geobates poecilopterus	NT
107	Long-tailed Cinclodes	Cinclodes pabsti	E
108	Tail-banded Hornero	Furnarius figulus	E
109	Striolated Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura striolata	E
110	Araucaria Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura setaria	NT
111	Straight-billed Reedhaunter	Limnornis rectirostris	NT
112	Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail	Spartonoica maluroides	NT
113	Hoary-throated Spinetail	Synallaxis kollari	E
114	Bahia Spinetail	Synallaxis whitneyi	E
115	Pinto's Spinetail	Synallaxis infuscata	E
116	Chestnut-throated Spinetail	Synallaxis cherriei	NT
117	Red-shouldered Spinetail	Synallaxis hellmayri	E
118	Pallid Spinetail	Cranioleuca pallida	E
119	Gray-headed Spinetail	Cranioleuca semicinerea	E
120	Scaled Spinetail	Cranioleuca muelleri	E
121	Pink-legged Graveteiro	Acrobatornis fonsecai	E
122	Itatiaia Thistletail	Oreophylax moreirae	E
123	Cipo Canastero	Asthenes luizae	E
124	Striated Softtail	Thripophaga macroura	E
125	Red-eyed Thornbird	Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus	E
126	Canebrake Groundcreeper	Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides	NT
127	Caatinga Cacholote	Pseudoseisura cristata	E
128	Great Xenops	Megaxenops parnaguae	E
129	White-browed Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia amaurotis	NT
130	Pale-browed Treehunter	Cichlocolaptes leucophrus	E
131	Peruvian Recurvebill	Simoxenops ucayalae	NT
132	Alagoas Foliage-gleaner	Philydor novaesi	E
133	White-collared Foliage-gleaner	Anabazenops fuscus	E
134	Para Foliage-gleaner	Automolus paraensis	E
135	Uniform Woodcreeper	Hylexetastes uniformis	E
136	Brigida's Woodcreeper	Hylexetastes brigidai	E
137	Moustached Woodcreeper	Xiphocolaptes falcirostris	E
138	Carajas Woodcreeper	Xiphocolaptes carajaensis	E
139	Hoffmann's Woodcreeper	Dendrocolaptes hoffmannsi	E
140	Spix's Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus spixii	E
141	Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus guttatoides	E
142	Zimmer's Woodcreeper	Dendroplex kienerii	E
143	Silvery-cheeked Antshrike	Sakesphorus cristatus	E
144	Glossy Antshrike	Sakesphorus luctuosus	E
145	White-bearded Antshrike	Biatas nigropectus	E
146	Natterer's Slaty-Antshrike	Thamnophilus stictocephalus	E
147	Planalto Slaty-Antshrike	Thamnophilus pelzelni	E
148	Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike	Thamnophilus ambiguus	E
149	Acre Antshrike	Thamnophilus divisorius	E
150	Rondonia Bushbird	Clytoctantes atrogularis	E
151	Spot-breasted Antvireo	Dysithamnus stictothorax	E
152	Rufous-backed Antvireo	Dysithamnus xanthopterus	E
153	Plumbeous Antvireo	Dysithamnus plumbeus	S
154	Sclater's Antwren	Myrmotherula sclateri	E
155	Klages' Antwren	Myrmotherula klagesi	E
156	Star-throated Antwren	Myrmotherula gularis	E
157	Rio de Janeiro Antwren	Myrmotherula fluminensis	E
158	Salvadori's Antwren	Myrmotherula minor	E
159	Unicolored Antwren	Myrmotherula unicolor	E
160	Alagoas Antwren	Myrmotherula snowi	E
161	Band-tailed Antwren	Myrmotherula urosticta	E
162	Caatinga Antwren	Herpsilochmus sellowi	E
163	Pileated Antwren	Herpsilochmus pileatus	E
164	Pectoral Antwren	Herpsilochmus pectoralis	E
165	Narrow-billed Antwren	Neorhopias iheringi	E
166	Parana Antwren	Formicivora acutirostris	E
167	Serra Antwren	Formicivora serrana	E
168	Restinga Antwren	Formicivora littoralis	E
169	Black-hooded Antwren	Formicivora erythronotos	E
170	Ferruginous Antbird	Drymophila ferruginea	E
171	Bertoni's Antbird	Drymophila rubricollis	E
172	Rufous-tailed Antbird	Drymophila genei	E
173	Ochre-rumped Antbird	Drymophila ochropyga	E
174	Scaled Antbird	Drymophila squamata	E
175	Orange-bellied Antwren	Terenura sicki	E
176	Rio de Janeiro Antbird	Cercomacra brasiliana	E
177	Willis' Antbird	Cercomacra laeta	E
178	Bananal Antbird	Cercomacra ferdinandi	E
179	Rio Branco Antbird	Cercomacra carbonaria	E
180	Fringe-backed Fire-eye	Pyriglena atra	E
181	Slender Antbird	Rhopornis ardesiaca	E
182	Black-tailed Antbird	Myrmoborus melanurus	NT
183	Scalloped Antbird	Myrmeciza ruficauda	E
184	White-bibbed Antbird	Myrmeciza loricata	E
185	Squamate Antbird	Myrmeciza squamosa	E
186	White-breasted Antbird	Rhegmatorhina hoffmannsi	E
187	Harlequin Antbird	Rhegmatorhina berlepschi	E
188	Bare-eyed Antbird	Rhegmatorhina gymnops	E
189	Pale-faced Antbird	Skutchia borbae	E
190	Rufous-fronted Antthrush	Formicarius rufifrons	NT
191	Brazilian Antthrush	Chamaeza ruficauda	E
192	Such's Antthrush	Chamaeza meruloides	E
193	Elusive Antpitta	Grallaria eludens	NT
194	White-browed Antpitta	Hylopezus ochroleucus	E
195	Hooded Gnateater	Conopophaga roberti	E
196	Black-cheeked Gnateater	Conopophaga melanops	E
197	Spotted Bamboowren	Psilorhamphus guttatus	NT
198	Slaty Bristlefront	Merulaxis ater	E
199	Stresemann's Bristlefront	Merulaxis stresemanni	E
200	Brasilia Tapaculo	Scytalopus novacapitalis	E
201	Bahia Tapaculo	Scytalopus psychopompus	E
202	Wetland Tapaculo	Scytalopus iraiensis	E
203	White-breasted Tapaculo	Scytalopus indigoticus	E
204	Swallow-tailed Cotinga	Phibalura flavirostris	NT
205	Black-and-gold Cotinga	Tijuca atra	E
206	Gray-winged Cotinga	Tijuca condita	E
207	Hooded Berryeater	Carpornis cucullatus	E
208	Black-headed Berryeater	Carpornis melanocephalus	E
209	Buff-throated Purpletuft	Iodopleura pipra	E
210	Kinglet Calyptura	Calyptura cristata	E
211	Cinnamon-vented Piha	Lipaugus lanioides	E
212	Banded Cotinga	Cotinga maculata	E
213	White-tailed Cotinga	Xipholena lamellipennis	E
214	White-winged Cotinga	Xipholena atropurpurea	E
215	Bare-throated Bellbird	Procnias nudicollis	V
216	Opal-crowned Manakin	Lepidothrix iris	E
217	Golden-crowned Manakin	Lepidothrix vilasboasi	E
218	Snow-capped Manakin	Lepidothrix nattereri	E
219	Araripe Manakin	Antilophia bokermanni	E
220	Pin-tailed Manakin	Ilicura militaris	E
221	Eastern Striped Manakin	Machaeropterus regulus	E
222	Wied's Tyrant-Manakin	Neopelma aurifrons	E
223	Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin	Neopelma chrysolophum	E
224	Serra Tyrant-Manakin	Neopelma chrysolosum	E
225	Black-capped Piprites	Piprites pileatus	V
226	Noronha Elaenia	Elaenia ridleyana	E
227	Southern Bristle-Tyrant	Pogonotriccus eximius	NT
228	Minas Gerais Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes roquettei	E
229	Sao Paulo Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes paulistus	NT
230	Oustalet's Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes oustaleti	E
231	Restinga Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes kronei	E
232	Serra do Mar Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes difficilis	E
233	Alagoas Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes ceciliae	E
234	Bahia Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes beckeri	E
235	Bay-ringed Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes sylviolus	NT
236	Reiser's Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias reiseri	E
237	Gray-capped Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias griseocapilla	E
238	Sharp-tailed Tyrant	Culicivora caudacuta	V
239	Bearded Tachuri	Polystictus pectoralis	NT
240	Gray-backed Tachuri	Polystictus superciliaris	E
241	Dinelli's Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx dinellianus	NT
242	Rufous-sided Pygmy-Tyrant	Euscarthmus rufomarginatus	NT
243	Buff-cheeked Tody-Flycatcher	Poecilotriccus senex	E
244	Brown-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant	Hemitriccus obsoletus	E
245	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus orbitatus	E
246	Hangnest Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus nidipendulus	E
247	Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus inornatus	E
248	Buff-breasted Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus mirandae	E
249	Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus kaempferi	E
250	Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus furcatus	E
251	Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher	Todirostrum poliocephalum	E
252	Russet-winged Spadebill	Platyrinchus leucoryphus	V
253	Atlantic Royal-Flycatcher	Onychorhynchus swainsoni	E
254	Yellow-rumped Flycatcher	Myiobius mastacalis	E
255	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	NT
256	Black-and-white Monjita	Xolmis dominicana	V
257	Caatinga Black-Tyrant	Knipolegus franciscanus	E
258	Velvety Black-Tyrant	Knipolegus nigerrimus	E
259	Cock-tailed Tyrant	Alectrurus tricolor	V
260	Strange-tailed Tyrant	Alectrurus risora	V
261	Gray-hooded Attila	Attila rufus	E
262	Ash-throated Casiornis	Casiornis fusca	E
263	Ochre-breasted Pipit	Anthus nattereri	V
264	Tooth-billed Wren	Odontorchilus cinereus	E
265	Long-billed Wren	Thryothorus longirostris	E
266	Gray Wren	Thryothorus griseus	E
267	Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher	Polioptila lactea	NT
268	Azure Jay	Cyanocorax caeruleus	NT
269	White-naped Jay	Cyanocorax cyanopogon	E
270	Noronha Vireo	Vireo gracilirostris	E
271	Gray-eyed Greenlet	Hylophilus amaurocephalus	E
272	Lemon-chested Greenlet	Hylophilus thoracicus	E
273	Yellow-faced Siskin	Carduelis yarrellii	E
274	Cerulean Warbler	Dendroica cerulea	V
275	White-striped Warbler	Basileuterus leucophrys	E
276	Brown Tanager	Orchesticus abeillei	E
277	White-banded Tanager	Neothraupis fasciata	NT
278	Black-and-white Tanager	Conothraupis speculigera	NT
279	Cone-billed Tanager	Conothraupis mesoleuca	E
280	Scarlet-throated Tanager	Compsothraupis loricata	E
281	Rufous-headed Tanager	Hemithraupis ruficapilla	E
282	Cherry-throated Tanager	Nemosia rourei	E
283	Olive-green Tanager	Orthogonys chloricterus	E
284	Brazilian Tanager	Ramphocelus bresilius	E
285	Azure-shouldered Tanager	Thraupis cyanoptera	E
286	Golden-chevroned Tanager	Thraupis ornata	E
287	Green-chinned Euphonia	Euphonia chalybea	NT
288	Seven-colored Tanager	Tangara fastuosa	E
289	Brassy-breasted Tanager	Tangara desmaresti	E
290	Gilt-edged Tanager	Tangara cyanoventris	E
291	Black-backed Tanager	Tangara peruviana	E
292	Black-legged Dacnis	Dacnis nigripes	E
293	Coal-crested Finch	Charitospiza eucosma	NT
294	Black-masked Finch	Coryphaspiza melanotis	V
295	Bay-chested Warbling-Finch	Poospiza thoracica	E
296	Cinereous Warbling-Finch	Poospiza cinerea	E
297	Buffy-fronted Seedeater	Sporophila frontalis	V
298	Temminck's Seedeater	Sporophila falcirostris	E
299	Dubois' Seedeater	Sporophila ardesiaca	E
300	Hooded Seedeater	Sporophila melanops	E
301	White-throated Seedeater	Sporophila albogularis	E
302	Black-and-tawny Seedeater	Sporophila nigrorufa	V
303	Dark-throated Seedeater	Sporophila ruficollis	NT
304	Marsh Seedeater	Sporophila palustris	EN
305	Gray-and-chestnut Seedeater	Sporophila hypochroma	NT
306	Chestnut Seedeater	Sporophila cinnamomea	V
307	Narosky's Seedeater	Sporophila zelichi	EN
308	Black-bellied Seedeater	Sporophila melanogaster	E
309	Great-billed Seed-Finch	Oryzoborus maximiliani	NT
310	Blackish-blue Seedeater	Amaurospiza moesta	NT
311	Pale-throated Serra-Finch	Embernagra longicauda	E
312	Yellow Cardinal	Gubernatrix cristata	EN
313	Red-cowled Cardinal	Paroaria dominicana	E
314	Crimson-fronted Cardinal	Paroaria baeri	E
315	Half-collared Sparrow	Arremon semitorquatus	E
316	Yellow-billed Blue Finch	Porphyrospiza caerulescens	NT
317	Saffron-cowled Blackbird	Xanthospar flavus	V
318	Pampas Meadowlark	Sturnella defillippi	V
319	Campo Troupial	Icterus jamacaii	E
320	Forbes' Blackbird	Curaeus forbesi	E

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