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Volta Velha Reserve
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
3Yellow-legged TinamouCrypturellus noctivagus
4Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
6Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
7Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
8Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

9Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata
10Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliaris
11Dusky-legged GuanPenelope obscura

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

12Spot-winged Wood-QuailOdontophorus capueira

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

13Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

14Brown BoobySula leucogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

15Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

16Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
17Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
18Great EgretArdea alba
19Snowy EgretEgretta thula
20Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
21Striated HeronButorides striata
22Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
23Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

24Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

25Black VultureCoragyps atratus
26Turkey VultureCathartes aura
27King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

28Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
29Rufous-thighed KiteHarpagus diodon
30Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosus
31Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
32Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
33White-necked HawkLeucopternis lacernulatus
34Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
35Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
36Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

37Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
38Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
39Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus
40Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachima
41Chimango CaracaraMilvago chimango
42Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

43Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius
44Gray-necked Wood-RailAramides cajanea
45Slaty-breasted Wood-RailAramides saracura
46Ash-throated CrakePorzana albicollis
47Blackish RailPardirallus nigricans

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

48LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

49Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

50Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

51South American SnipeGallinago paraguaiae

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

52Kelp GullLarus dominicanus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

53Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
54Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
55Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti
56White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
57Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
58Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

59Blue-winged MacawPrimolius maracana
60Blue-winged ParrotletForpus xanthopterygius
61Plain ParakeetBrotogeris tirica
62Brown-backed ParrotletTouit melanonotus
63Pileated ParrotPionopsitta pileata
64Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
65Red-tailed ParrotAmazona brasiliensis
66Blue-bellied ParrotTriclaria malachitacea

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

67Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
68Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
69Guira CuckooGuira guira
70Striped CuckooTapera naevia
71Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

72Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

73Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
74Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
75Mottled OwlCiccaba virgata
76Stygian OwlAsio stygius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

77Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
78Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
79Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Swifts: Apodidae

80Great Dusky SwiftCypseloides senex
81White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
82Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis
83Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

84Black JacobinFlorisuga fusca
85Saw-billed HermitRamphodon naevius
86Dusky-throated HermitPhaethornis squalidus
87Scale-throated HermitPhaethornis eurynome
88Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
89Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon aureoventris
90Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macroura
91Violet-capped WoodnymphThalurania glaucopis
92Sombre HummingbirdAphantochroa cirrochloris
93White-throated HummingbirdLeucochloris albicollis
94Versicolored EmeraldAmazilia versicolor
95Glittering-throated EmeraldAmazilia fimbriata
96Sapphire-spangled EmeraldAmazilia lactea

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

97Amazonian White-tailed Trogon
(Green-backed Trogon)
Trogon viridis
98Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucura
99Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

100Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
101Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
102Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
103Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda
104American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

105Crescent-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila striata
106Rusty-breasted NunletNonnula rubecula

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

107Spot-billed ToucanetSelenidera maculirostris
108Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinus
109Red-breasted ToucanRamphastos dicolorus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

110White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
111White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
112Yellow-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes flavifrons
113White-spotted WoodpeckerVeniliornis spilogaster
114Yellow-throated WoodpeckerPiculus flavigula
115Campo FlickerColaptes campestris
116Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescens
117Helmeted WoodpeckerDryocopus galeatus
118Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
119Robust WoodpeckerCampephilus robustus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

120Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
121Rufous-capped SpinetailSynallaxis ruficapilla
122Chicli Spinetail
(Spix's Spinetail)
Synallaxis spixi
123Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
124Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor lichtensteini
125Black-capped Foliage-gleanerPhilydor atricapillus
126Pale-browed TreehunterCichlocolaptes leucophrus
127White-eyed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus leucophthalmus
128Plain XenopsXenops minutus
129Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
130Plain-winged Woodcreeper**Dendrocincla turdina
131Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
132White-throated WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes albicollis
133Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostris
134Lesser WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus fuscus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

135Spot-backed AntshrikeHypoedaleus guttatus
136Giant AntshrikeBatara cinerea
137Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
138Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
139Unicolored AntwrenMyrmotherula unicolor
140Rufous-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatus
141Parana AntwrenStymphalornis acutirostris
142Ferruginous AntbirdDrymophila ferruginea
143Scaled AntbirdDrymophila squamata
144White-shouldered Fire-eyePyriglena leucoptera
145White-bibbed AntbirdMyrmeciza loricata
146Squamate AntbirdMyrmeciza squamosa

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

147Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colma
148Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisona

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

149Rufous GnateaterConopophaga lineata
150Black-cheeked GnateaterConopophaga melanops

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

151White-breasted TapaculoEleoscytalopus indigoticus
152Mouse-colored TapaculoScytalopus notorius

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

153Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
154Gray ElaeniaMyiopagis caniceps
155Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
156Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleuca
157Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
158White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
159Gray-hooded FlycatcherMionectes rufiventris
160Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
161Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
162Restinga TyrannuletPhylloscartes kronei
163Planalto TyrannuletPhyllomyias fasciatus
164Gray-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseocapilla
165Eared Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis auricularis
166Eye-ringed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus orbitatus
167Kaempfer's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus kaempferi
168Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeiceps
169Gray-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalum
170Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
171White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
172Russet-winged SpadebillPlatyrinchus leucoryphus
173Atlantic Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus swainsoni
174Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
175Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus
176Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
177Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
178Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
179Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
180Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
181Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
182Shear-tailed Gray TyrantMuscipipra vetula
183Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
184Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
185Rufous-tailed AttilaAttila phoenicurus
186Gray-hooded AttilaAttila rufus
187SirystesSirystes sibilator
188Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
189Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
190Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
191Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
192Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
193Three-striped FlycatcherConopias trivirgatus
194Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
195Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
196Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
197Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
198Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

199SharpbillOxyruncus cristatus

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

200Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatus
201Bare-throated BellbirdProcnias nudicollis

 
Manakins: Pipridae

202White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus
203Swallow-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia caudata
204Wing-barred PipritesPiprites chloris

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

205Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana
206Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
207Greenish SchiffornisSchiffornis virescens
208White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
209Crested BecardPachyramphus validus

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

210Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
211Rufous-crowned GreenletHylophilus poicilotis
212Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

213Azure JayCyanocorax caeruleus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

214Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
215Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
216Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
217Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
218White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

219House WrenTroglodytes aedon
220Long-billed WrenCantorchilus longirostris

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

221Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

222Yellow-legged ThrushTurdus flavipes
223Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
224Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
225White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

226Masked YellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialis
227Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
228Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
229White-bellied WarblerBasileuterus hypoleucus
230Riverbank WarblerMyiothlypis rivularis

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

231BananaquitCoereba flaveola

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

232Olive-green TanagerOrthogonys chloricterus
233Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops
234Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
235Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
236Rufous-headed TanagerHemithraupis ruficapilla
237Flame-crested TanagerTachyphonus cristatus
238Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatus
239Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresilius
240Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
241Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanoptera
242Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
243Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
244Green-headed TanagerTangara seledon
245Red-necked TanagerTangara cyanocephala
246Black-backed TanagerTangara peruviana
247Chestnut-backed TanagerTangara preciosa
248Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
249Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
250Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
251Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

252Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
253Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
254Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensis
255Uniform FinchHaplospiza unicolor
256Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
257Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

258Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubica
259Glaucous-blue GrosbeakCyanoloxia glaucocaerulea

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

260White-browed BlackbirdSturnella superciliaris
261Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
262Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhous

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

263Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea
264Green-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chalybea
265Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia pectoralis
266Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

267House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

268Common 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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