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Ubatuba Area
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

1Solitary TinamouTinamus solitarius 
2Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus 
3Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa 

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis 
5Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Dusky-legged GuanPenelope obscura 

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

7Spot-winged Wood-QuailOdontophorus capueira 

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

8Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensUC

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

9Brown BoobySula leucogasterR

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

10Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus 

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

11Great EgretArdea albaFC
12Snowy EgretEgretta thula 
13Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea 
14Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis 
15Striated HeronButorides striata 
16Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax 

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

17Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
18Turkey VultureCathartes auraFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

19Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus 
20Rufous-thighed KiteHarpagus diodon 
21Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor 
22Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensUC
23White-necked HawkLeucopternis lacernulatus 
24Mantled HawkLeucopternis polionotus 
25Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris 
26Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus 

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

27Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus 
28Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima 
29Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansUC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

30Slaty-breasted Wood-RailAramides saracura 
31Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorUC
32Blackish RailPardirallus nigricans 

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

33LimpkinAramus guaraunaR

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

34Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisFC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

35/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius 
36/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

37Kelp GullLarus dominicanus 
38Royal TernThalasseus maximusR
39Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

40Rock PigeonColumba liviaUC
41Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis 
42Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuroUC
43Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea 
44Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiFC
45White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiUC
46Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

47Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalisC
48Blue-winged ParrotletForpus xanthopterygius 
49Plain ParakeetBrotogeris tiricaFC
50Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiririR
51Brown-backed ParrotletTouit melanonotus 
52Pileated ParrotPionopsitta pileata 
53Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximilianiFC
54Blue-bellied ParrotTriclaria malachitacea 

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

55Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaUC
56Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphusUC
57/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanusUC
58Striped CuckooTapera naeviaUC
59Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani 

 
Owls: Strigidae

60Black-capped Screech-OwlMegascops atricapillaUC
61Long-tufted Screech-OwlMegascops sanctaecatarinaeUC
62Least Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium minutissimumUC
63Mottled OwlCiccaba virgata 

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

64Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusUC
65Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisUC
66Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisUC
67Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquataUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

68Common PotooNyctibius griseus 

 
Swifts: Apodidae

69Sooty SwiftCypseloides fumigatus 
70Great Dusky SwiftCypseloides senex 
71White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris 
72Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalisFC
73Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisFC
74Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis 

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

75Black JacobinFlorisuga fuscaC
76Saw-billed HermitRamphodon naeviusFC
77Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruberFC
78Planalto HermitPhaethornis pretreiR
79Scale-throated HermitPhaethornis eurynome 
80Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisUC
81Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusUC
82Festive CoquetteLophornis chalybeusFC
83Brazilian RubyClytolaema rubricaudaC
84Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystinaUC
85Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon aureoventrisUC
86Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macrouraFC
87Violet-capped WoodnymphThalurania glaucopisC
88Sombre HummingbirdAphantochroa cirrochlorisUC
89Versicolored EmeraldAmazilia versicolorFC
90Glittering-throated EmeraldAmazilia fimbriataUC
91White-chinned SapphireHylocharis cyanusUC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

92Amazonian White-tailed Trogon
(Green-backed Trogon)
Trogon viridisUC
93Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucura 

 
Motmots: Momotidae

94Rufous-capped MotmotBaryphthengus ruficapillus 

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

95Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

96Buff-bellied PuffbirdNotharchus swainsoni 
97Crescent-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila striataUC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

98Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

99Saffron ToucanetPteroglossus bailloni 
100Spot-billed ToucanetSelenidera maculirostris 
101Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinusUC
102Red-breasted ToucanRamphastos dicolorus 

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

103White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus 
104Ochre-collared PiculetPicumnus temminckii 
105Yellow-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes flavifrons 
106White-spotted WoodpeckerVeniliornis spilogaster 
107Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinusR
108Yellow-throated WoodpeckerPiculus flavigulaR
109Campo FlickerColaptes campestrisUC
110Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescensFC
111Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

112Tawny-throated LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusUC
113Rufous-breasted LeaftosserSclerurus scansorFC
114Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus 
115Rufous-capped SpinetailSynallaxis ruficapilla 
116Chicli Spinetail
(Spix's Spinetail)
Synallaxis spixi 
117Pallid SpinetailCranioleuca pallidaFC
118Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeusUC
119Orange-eyed ThornbirdPhacellodomus erythrophthalmusUC
120Red-eyed Thornbird
(Orange-breasted Thornbird)
Phacellodomus ferrugineigulaUC
121Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata 
122Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor lichtensteiniFC
123Black-capped Foliage-gleanerPhilydor atricapillusFC
124Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor rufum 
125Pale-browed TreehunterCichlocolaptes leucophrusUC
126White-eyed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus leucophthalmusFC
127Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura 
128Plain XenopsXenops minutusUC
129Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansFC
130Plain-winged Woodcreeper**Dendrocincla turdina 
131Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusFC
132Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostris 
133Lesser WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus fuscusFC
134Scaled WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes squamatus 

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

135Spot-backed AntshrikeHypoedaleus guttatusUC
136Giant AntshrikeBatara cinerea 
137Tufted AntshrikeMackenziaena severaUC
138Chestnut-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus palliatusUC
139Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens 
140Spot-breasted AntvireoDysithamnus stictothoraxFC
141Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis 
142Star-throated AntwrenMyrmotherula gularisUC
143Salvadori's AntwrenMyrmotherula minorUC
144Unicolored AntwrenMyrmotherula unicolorUC
145Rufous-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatusC
146Ferruginous AntbirdDrymophila ferrugineaFC
147Bertoni's AntbirdDrymophila rubricollisUC
148Ochre-rumped AntbirdDrymophila ochropyga 
149Scaled AntbirdDrymophila squamataC
150Streak-capped AntwrenTerenura maculataFC
151White-shouldered Fire-eyePyriglena leucopteraFC
152Squamate AntbirdMyrmeciza squamosaUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

153Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colmaUC
154Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisona 
155Such's AntthrushChamaeza meruloides 

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

156Variegated AntpittaGrallaria varia 
157Speckle-breasted AntpittaHylopezus nattereri 

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

158Rufous GnateaterConopophaga lineata 
159Black-cheeked GnateaterConopophaga melanopsFC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

160Spotted BamboowrenPsilorhamphus guttatusUC
161Slaty BristlefrontMerulaxis aterUC
162White-breasted TapaculoEleoscytalopus indigoticus 

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

163Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum 
164Gray ElaeniaMyiopagis canicepsUC
165Gray-hooded FlycatcherMionectes rufiventrisUC
166Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusFC
167Southern Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes eximius 
168Sao Paulo TyrannuletPhylloscartes paulistaR
169Oustalet's TyrannuletPhylloscartes oustaleti 
170Bay-ringed TyrannuletPhylloscartes sylviolusUC
171Planalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatusUC
172Gray-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseocapillaR
173Eared Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis auricularis 
174Drab-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant
(Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant)
Hemitriccus diopsUC
175Brown-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant
(Brown-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant)
Hemitriccus obsoletus 
176Eye-ringed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus orbitatusUC
177Hangnest Tody-TyrantHemitriccus nidipendulusUC
178Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant
(Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant)
Hemitriccus furcatusUC
179Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeiceps 
180Gray-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalumFC
181Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescensFC
182White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus 
183Russet-winged SpadebillPlatyrinchus leucoryphusR
184Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaUC
185Whiskered Flycatcher**Myiobius mastacalisUC
186Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusUC
187Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus 
188Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleriFC
189Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusUC
190Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatusUC
191/Vermilion Flycatcher/Pyrocephalus rubinus 
192Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta 
193Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusFC
194Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaUC
195Large-headed FlatbillRamphotrigon megacephalum 
196Rufous-tailed AttilaAttila phoenicurusUC
197Gray-hooded AttilaAttila rufusFC
198Grayish MournerRhytipterna simplexUC
199Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusC
200Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua 
201Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis 
202Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusFC
203Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusFC
204Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus variusFC
205Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusC
206Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaUC

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

207SharpbillOxyruncus cristatusUC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

208Bare-throated BellbirdProcnias nudicollisUC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

209Pin-tailed ManakinIlicura militarisFC
210White-bearded ManakinManacus manacusFC
211Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareola 
212Swallow-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia caudataFC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

213Greenish SchiffornisSchiffornis virescens 
214Buff-throated PurpletuftIodopleura pipraR
215Chestnut-crowned BecardPachyramphus castaneus 
216White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus 
217Black-capped BecardPachyramphus marginatusR
218Crested BecardPachyramphus validusFC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

219Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus 
220Rufous-crowned GreenletHylophilus poicilotis 
221Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicusUC
222Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

223Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca 
224White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisUC
225Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisUC
226Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea 
227Brown-chested MartinProgne taperaC
228White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa 

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

229House WrenTroglodytes aedonFC
230Long-billed WrenCantorchilus longirostrisUC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

231Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusFC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

232Yellow-legged ThrushTurdus flavipesFC
233Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas 
234Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris 
235Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus 
236White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollisFC

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

237Yellowish PipitAnthus lutescens 

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

238Masked YellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialis 
239Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
240Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusFC
241White-rimmed Warbler
(White-browed Warbler)
Myiothlypis leucoblepharus 
242Riverbank WarblerMyiothlypis rivularisUC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

243BananaquitCoereba flaveolaFC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

244Olive-green TanagerOrthogonys chloricterusFC
245Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordidaR
246Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops 
247Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosumR
248Rufous-headed TanagerHemithraupis ruficapillaFC
249Flame-crested TanagerTachyphonus cristatusFC
250Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatusC
251Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresiliusFC
252Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca 
253Glaucous TanagerThraupis glaucocolpaFC
254Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanopteraFC
255Golden-chevroned TanagerThraupis ornataFC
256Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum 
257Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaFC
258Green-headed TanagerTangara seledonC
259Red-necked TanagerTangara cyanocephalaUC
260Brassy-breasted TanagerTangara desmarestiR
261Gilt-edged TanagerTangara cyanoventrisR
262Burnished-buff TanagerTangara cayana 
263Black-legged DacnisDacnis nigripesR
264Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaFC
265Swallow TanagerTersina viridis 
266Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis 
267Black-throated GrosbeakSaltator fuliginosusUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

268Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina 
269Buffy-fronted SeedeaterSporophila frontalisR
270Temminck's SeedeaterSporophila falcirostrisR
271Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescensC
272Sooty GrassquitTiaris fuliginosus 
273Uniform FinchHaplospiza unicolor 
274Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaUC
275Pileated FinchCoryphospingus pileatusR
276Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

277Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaFC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

278White-browed BlackbirdSturnella superciliarisR
279Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis 
280Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusR
281Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhousFC
282Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus 
283Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusFC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

284Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica 
285Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea 
286Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia pectoralis 

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

287House SparrowPasser domesticus 

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

288Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild 

* 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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