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ABARY RIVER

GUYANA
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# Species*:144
# Excl Vagrants*:144
# Endemics*:1
# Near Endemics*:0
*Based on partial or incomplete data.
Habitat: Lowland forest, mangroves, fields, sugarcane plantations

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 globally 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.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1/White-cheeked Pintail/Anas bahamensisR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

2Rock PigeonColumba livia?
3Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
4Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina?
5Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti?
6White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

7Greater AniCrotophaga majorC
8Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
9Striped CuckooTapera naevia?
10Little CuckooCoccycua minuta?
11Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

12Common PotooNyctibius griseusFC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

13Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamataC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

14Green-throated MangoAnthracothorax viridigulaUC
15White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris?
16Plain-bellied EmeraldChrysuronia leucogasterFC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

17Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisUC
18Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusFC

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

19LimpkinAramus guarauna?

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

20/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola?
21/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatus?

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

22Wattled JacanaJacana jacana?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

23/Hudsonian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusFC
24/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusC
25/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?
26/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes?
27Saltmarsh WilletTringa semipalmata?
28/Prairie Willet/Tringa inornataFC
29/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca?
30/Sanderling/Calidris alba?
31/White-rumped Sandpiper/Calidris fuscicollis?
32/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla?
33/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

34Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla?
35Black SkimmerRynchops niger?
36Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex?
37Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica?
38Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis?

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

39Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

40Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

41Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaUC
42Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax?
43Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus?
44Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaC
45Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorC
46Snowy EgretEgretta thulaC
47Striated HeronButorides striataC
48Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis?
49Great EgretArdea alba?
50Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi?

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

51Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

52Turkey VultureCathartes aura?
53Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus?

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

54/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

55Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoniUC
56Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensFC
57Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis?
58Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis?
59Rufous Crab HawkButeogallus aequinoctialisFC
60Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis?
61Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
62Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusFC

 
Owls: Strigidae

63Tropical Horned OwlBubo nacurutu?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

64Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
65Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaFC
66American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea?
67Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaFC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

68Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

69Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilis?
70White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogasterFC
71White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratusFC
72Blood-colored WoodpeckerVeniliornis sanguineusFC
73Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos?
74Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigulaFC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

75Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans?
76Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?
77/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

78Festive AmazonAmazona festiva?
79Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephala?
80Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica?
81Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinus?
82Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax?
83Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

84Great AntshrikeTaraba majorFC
85Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensisFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

86Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusUC
87Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picusFC
88Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus?
89Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensFC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

90White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

91Spotted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum maculatumC
92Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
93Painted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum pictum?
94Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventrisFC
95Amazonian Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma napaeum?
96Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinus?
97Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster?
98\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostrisUC
99Pale-tipped TyrannuletInezia caudataFC
100Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumFC
101Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola pica?
102Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox?
103Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusFC
104Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusC
105Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor?
106Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
107Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
108\White-throated Kingbird\Tyrannus albogularis?
109Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?
110Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisFC
111\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savana?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

112Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicus?
113Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralisC
114/Black-whiskered Vireo/Vireo altiloquusUC

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

115Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

116White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer?
117Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
118Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
119/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

120Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

121Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

122Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

123Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

124Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris?
125Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularisFC
126Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
127Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?
128Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubrisA
129Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalusC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

130/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisC
131/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaUC
132/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaUC
133/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaFC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

134Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis?
135Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo?
136Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
137Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
138Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayana?
139Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicana?
140Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolorFC
141\Lined Seedeater\Sporophila lineola?
142Great-billed Seed-FinchSporophila maximiliani 
143Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americanaFC
144Olive-gray SaltatorSaltator olivascensFC

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor21
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common1
CCommon13
FCFairly/Locally Common29
UCUncommon/Scarce9
RRare/Very Scarce1
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?No data90

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.

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PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescriptionCodeDescription
//Boreal Visitor\\Austral Visitor
||Transient##Non-breeding Dispersal
<>Erratic/Irregular()Breeding Season Only
{}Casual/Vagrant[]Accidental

STATUS CODES

CodeDescriptionCodeDescription
NTNear ThreatenedVVulnerable
ENEndangeredCRCritically Endangered

color codes

Ducks: Anatidae
1/White-cheeked Pintail/Anas bahamensisR
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
2Rock PigeonColumba livia?
3Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
4Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina?
5Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti?
6White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
7Greater AniCrotophaga majorC
8Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
9Striped CuckooTapera naevia?
10Little CuckooCoccycua minuta?
11Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorUC
Potoos: Nyctibiidae
12Common PotooNyctibius griseusFC
Swifts: Apodidae
13Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamataC
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae
14Green-throated MangoAnthracothorax viridigulaUC
15White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris?
16Plain-bellied EmeraldChrysuronia leucogasterFC
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
17Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisUC
18Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusFC
Limpkin: Aramidae
19LimpkinAramus guarauna?
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
20/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola?
21/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatus?
Jacanas: Jacanidae
22Wattled JacanaJacana jacana?
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
23/Hudsonian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusFC
24/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusC
25/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?
26/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes?
27Saltmarsh WilletTringa semipalmata?
28/Prairie Willet/Tringa inornataFC
29/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca?
30/Sanderling/Calidris alba?
31/White-rumped Sandpiper/Calidris fuscicollis?
32/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla?
33/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla?
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
34Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla?
35Black SkimmerRynchops niger?
36Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex?
37Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica?
38Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis?
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae
39Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensC
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
40Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber?
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
41Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaUC
42Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax?
43Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus?
44Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaC
45Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorC
46Snowy EgretEgretta thulaC
47Striated HeronButorides striataC
48Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis?
49Great EgretArdea alba?
50Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi?
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
51Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis?
New World Vultures: Cathartidae
52Turkey VultureCathartes aura?
53Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus?
Osprey: Pandionidae
54/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
55Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoniUC
56Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensFC
57Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis?
58Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis?
59Rufous Crab HawkButeogallus aequinoctialisFC
60Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis?
61Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
62Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusFC
Owls: Strigidae
63Tropical Horned OwlBubo nacurutu?
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
64Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
65Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaFC
66American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea?
67Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaFC
Jacamars: Galbulidae
68Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula?
Woodpeckers: Picidae
69Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilis?
70White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogasterFC
71White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratusFC
72Blood-colored WoodpeckerVeniliornis sanguineusFC
73Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos?
74Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigulaFC
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
75Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans?
76Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?
77/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus?
Parrots: Psittacidae
78Festive AmazonAmazona festiva?
79Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephala?
80Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica?
81Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinus?
82Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax?
83Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis?
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae
84Great AntshrikeTaraba majorFC
85Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensisFC
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae
86Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusUC
87Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picusFC
88Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus?
89Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensFC
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae
90White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus?
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae
91Spotted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum maculatumC
92Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
93Painted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum pictum?
94Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventrisFC
95Amazonian Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma napaeum?
96Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinus?
97Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster?
98\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostrisUC
99Pale-tipped TyrannuletInezia caudataFC
100Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumFC
101Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola pica?
102Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox?
103Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusFC
104Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusC
105Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor?
106Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
107Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
108\White-throated Kingbird\Tyrannus albogularis?
109Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?
110Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisFC
111\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savana?
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae
112Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicus?
113Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralisC
114/Black-whiskered Vireo/Vireo altiloquusUC
Donacobius: Donacobiidae
115Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla?
Swallows: Hirundinidae
116White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer?
117Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
118Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
119/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae
120Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea?
Wrens: Troglodytidae
121Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus?
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae
122Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
123Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea?
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae
124Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris?
125Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularisFC
126Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
127Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?
128Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubrisA
129Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalusC
New World Warblers: Parulidae
130/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisC
131/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citreaUC
132/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaUC
133/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaFC
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae
134Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis?
135Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo?
136Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
137Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
138Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayana?
139Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicana?
140Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolorFC
141\Lined Seedeater\Sporophila lineola?
142Great-billed Seed-FinchSporophila maximiliani 
143Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americanaFC
144Olive-gray SaltatorSaltator olivascensFC