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# Species:350
# Excl Vagrants:350
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0
Habitat: Tropical rainforest

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.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorC
2Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereus?
3Little TinamouCrypturellus soui?
4Red-legged TinamouCrypturellus erythropus 
5Variegated TinamouCrypturellus variegatusC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata?
7Muscovy DuckCairina moschata?
8Northern PintailAnas acuta?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

9Variable ChachalacaOrtalis motmot?
10Marail GuanPenelope marailFC
11Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacuFC
12Black CurassowCrax alectorFC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

13Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus?
14Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

15Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
16Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa?
17Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaC
18Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaC
19Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina?
20Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaFC
21Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla?
22Eared DoveZenaida auriculata?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

23Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
24Rufous-winged Ground-CuckooNeomorphus rufipennis?
25Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?
26Black-bellied CuckooPiaya melanogasterFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

27Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusFC
28Blackish NightjarNyctipolus nigrescens?
29Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

30Rufous PotooPhyllaemulor bracteatus?
31Great PotooNyctibius grandis?
32Long-tailed PotooNyctibius aethereus?
33Common PotooNyctibius griseus?
34White-winged PotooNyctibius leucopterusUC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

35White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptus?
36White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
37Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris?
38Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusA
39Chapman's SwiftChaetura chapmaniA
40Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura?
41Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis?
42Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamata?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

43Crimson TopazTopaza pella?
44White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraFC
45Pale-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes leucurusUC
46Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis superciliosusFC
47Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruberC
48Black-eared FairyHeliothryx auritusUC
49Ruby-topaz HummingbirdChrysolampis mosquitus?
50Racket-tailed ThorntailDiscosura longicaudus?
51Tufted CoquetteLophornis ornatus?
52Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus?
53Gray-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus largipennisUC
54Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcataC
55White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris?
56Plain-bellied EmeraldChrysuronia leucogaster?
57Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriata?
58Rufous-throated SapphireHylocharis sapphirina?
59White-chinned SapphireChlorestes cyanus?
60Blue-chinned SapphireChlorestes notata?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

61Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus?

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

62LimpkinAramus guarauna?

 
Trumpeters: Psophiidae

63Gray-winged TrumpeterPsophia crepitansC

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

64Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatus?

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

65Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

66/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

67SunbitternEurypyga helias?

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

68JabiruJabiru mycteriaUC
69Wood StorkMycteria americana?

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

70AnhingaAnhinga anhinga?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

71Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

72Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum?
73Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus?
74Striated HeronButorides striata?
75Great EgretArdea alba?
76Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi?

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

77Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

78Black VultureCoragyps atratusUC
79Turkey VultureCathartes auraFC
80Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotusC
81King VultureSarcoramphus papa?

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

82/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

83Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus?
84Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisUC
85Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
86Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisR
87Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaR
88Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus?
89Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus?
90Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusUC
91Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosus?
92Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusFC
93Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaFC
94Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens?
95Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis?
96Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaFC
97Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisFC
98White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus?
99White HawkPseudastur albicollisUC
100Black-faced HawkLeucopternis melanopsUC
101Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusFC

 
Owls: Strigidae

102Tawny-bellied Screech-OwlMegascops watsonii?
103Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataFC
104Amazonian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium hardyiUC
105Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum?
106Mottled OwlStrix virgata?
107Black-banded OwlStrix huhula?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

108Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusFC
109Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridisFC
110Guianan TrogonTrogon violaceusUC
111Amazonian Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

112Amazonian MotmotMomotus momotaUC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

113Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
114Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona?
115American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea?
116Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana?
117Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda?

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

118Guianan PuffbirdNotharchus macrorhynchosUC
119Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus?
120Spotted PuffbirdBucco tamatia?
121Collared PuffbirdBucco capensis?
122Black NunbirdMonasa atraUC
123Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosaFC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

124Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula?
125Bronzy JacamarGalbula leucogastra?
126Paradise JacamarGalbula deaUC
127Great JacamarJacamerops aureusUC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

128Black-spotted BarbetCapito nigerUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

129Green AracariPteroglossus viridisFC
130Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracariFC
131Guianan ToucanetSelenidera piperivoraUC
132White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanusFC
133Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinusFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

134Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus?
135Golden-collared WoodpeckerDryobates cassiniFC
136Red-necked WoodpeckerCampephilus rubricollisFC
137Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos?
138Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
139Ringed WoodpeckerCeleus torquatusFC
140Waved WoodpeckerCeleus undatusC
141Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus?
142Chestnut WoodpeckerCeleus elegansFC
143Yellow-throated WoodpeckerPiculus flavigulaFC
144Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

145Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandollei?
146Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
147Lined Forest-FalconMicrastur gilvicollisUC
148Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway?
149Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusC
150Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?
151Black CaracaraDaptrius ater?
152Bat FalconFalco rufigularisFC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

153Lilac-tailed ParrotletTouit batavicusUC
154Sapphire-rumped ParrotletTouit purpuratusUC
155Golden-winged ParakeetBrotogeris chrysopteraC
156Caica ParrotPyrilia caicaFC
157Dusky ParrotPionus fuscusFC
158Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusFC
159Blue-cheeked ParrotAmazona dufresniana?
160Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephala?
161Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaFC
162Orange-winged ParrotAmazona amazonicaFC
163Black-headed ParrotPionites melanocephalusFC
164Red-fan ParrotDeroptyus accipitrinusFC
165Painted ParakeetPyrrhura pictaC
166Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaUC
167Scarlet MacawAra macaoFC
168Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterusFC
169Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

170Ash-winged AntwrenEuchrepomis spodioptilaFC
171Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusFC
172Black-throated AntshrikeFrederickena viridis?
173Mouse-colored AntshrikeThamnophilus murinusC
174Northern Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus punctatus?
175Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicus?
176Dusky-throated AntshrikeThamnomanes ardesiacusC
177Cinereous AntshrikeThamnomanes caesiusC
178Rufous-bellied AntwrenIsleria guttata?
179Brown-bellied StipplethroatEpinecrophylla gutturalisC
180Pygmy AntwrenMyrmotherula brachyuraFC
181Guianan Streaked-AntwrenMyrmotherula surinamensisFC
182White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisC
183Long-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula longipennisC
184Gray AntwrenMyrmotherula menetriesiiC
185Spot-tailed AntwrenHerpsilochmus sticturusC
186Todd's AntwrenHerpsilochmus stictocephalusC
187Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis?
188Southern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora grisea?
189Guianan Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis cantatorFC
190Gray AntbirdCercomacra cinerascensC
191Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina?
192Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescens?
193Black-chinned AntbirdHypocnemoides melanopogonFC
194Silvered AntbirdSclateria naevia?
195Spot-winged AntbirdMyrmelastes leucostigma?
196White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipes?
197Ferruginous-backed AntbirdMyrmodenus ferrugineaFC
198Black-throated AntbirdMyrmophylax atrothorax?
199Wing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquataUC
200White-plumed AntbirdPithys albifronsC
201Rufous-throated AntbirdGymnopithys rufigulaC
202Scale-backed AntbirdWillisornis poecilinotusC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

203Spotted AntpittaHylopezus maculariusFC
204Thrush-like AntpittaMyrmothera campanisonaFC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

205Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colmaUC
206Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

207Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicauda?
208White-chinned WoodcreeperDendrocincla merula?
209Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaC
210Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusC
211Cinnamon-throated WoodcreeperDendrexetastes rufigula?
212Amazonian Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhiaC
213Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus?
214Chestnut-rumped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus pardalotusC
215Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatusC
216Guianan WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes albolineatus?
217Plain XenopsXenops minutusC
218Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleanerPhilydor erythrocercum?
219Olive-backed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus infuscatus?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

220Tiny Tyrant-ManakinTyranneutes virescensFC
221Saffron-crested Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma chrysocephalum?
222White-throated ManakinCorapipo gutturalisC
223Black ManakinXenopipo atronitens?
224White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus?
225White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraC
226Golden-headed ManakinCeratopipra erythrocephalaFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

227Guianan Red-CotingaPhoenicircus carnifexFC
228Guianan Cock-of-the-rockRupicola rupicola?
229Crimson FruitcrowHaematoderus militaris?
230Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataUC
231CapuchinbirdPerissocephalus tricolor?
232Purple-breasted CotingaCotinga cotingaFC
233Spangled CotingaCotinga cayanaFC
234Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferansA
235White BellbirdProcnias albus?
236Pompadour CotingaXipholena puniceaFC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

237Black-tailed TityraTityra cayanaUC
238Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorUC
239Olivaceous SchiffornisSchiffornis olivaceaFC
240Cinereous MournerLaniocera hypopyrra?
241Dusky PurpletuftIodopleura fusca?
242Black-capped BecardPachyramphus marginatus?
243Pink-throated BecardPachyramphus minor?

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

244Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusFC
245Whiskered FlycatcherMyiobius barbatusFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

246Cinnamon Manakin-TyrantNeopipo cinnamomea?
247White-crested SpadebillPlatyrinchus platyrhynchos?
248Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusFC
249McConnell's FlycatcherMionectes macconnelli?
250Olive-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes virescens?
251Short-tailed Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis ecaudatusFC
252Helmeted Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus galeatusFC
253Pelzeln's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus inornatus?
254Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
255Painted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum pictum?
256Yellow-margined FlatbillTolmomyias assimilisC
257Gray-crowned FlatbillTolmomyias poliocephalus?
258Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris?
259Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
260White-lored TyrannuletOrnithion inermeFC
261Northern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus incomtus?
262Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusFC
263Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiFC
264Rufous-crowned ElaeniaElaenia ruficeps?
265Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps?
266Guianan TyrannuletZimmerius acer?
267/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi?
268Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus?
269Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola pica?
270Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus?
271Rufous-tailed FlatbillRamphotrigon ruficauda?
272Cinnamon AttilaAttila cinnamomeus?
273Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusUC
274Grayish MournerRhytipterna simplexFC
275Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
276Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus?
277Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor?
278Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
279Yellow-throated FlycatcherConopias parvusFC
280Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus?
281\Piratic Flycatcher\Legatus leucophaiusFC
282Sulphury FlycatcherTyrannopsis sulphurea?
283Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusFC
284\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savana?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

285Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicusFC
286Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralis?
287Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotisFC
288Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceiceps?
289Buff-cheeked GreenletPachysilvia muscicapinaFC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

290Cayenne JayCyanocorax cayanus?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

291Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
292/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

293Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusUC
294Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

295Coraya WrenPheugopedius corayaFC
296Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

297Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

298White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollisFC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

299Plumbeous EuphoniaEuphonia plumbea?
300Golden-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia chrysopastaFC
301White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta?
302Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea?
303Golden-sided EuphoniaEuphonia cayennensisFC

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

304Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis?
305Pectoral SparrowArremon taciturnus?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

306Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna?
307Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris?
308Green OropendolaPsarocolius viridis?
309Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusFC
310Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela?
311Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhous?
312Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis?
313Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis?
314Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

315/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata?
316Riverbank WarblerMyiothlypis rivularis?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

317Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava?
318Yellow-green GrosbeakCaryothraustes canadensisFC
319Red-and-black GrosbeakPeriporphyrus erythromelasUC
320Rose-breasted ChatGranatellus pelzelni?
321Amazonian GrosbeakCyanoloxia rothschildii?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

322Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularisFC
323Flame-crested TanagerLoriotus cristatus?
324White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus?
325Fulvous-crested TanagerTachyphonus surinamusFC
326Red-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus phoenicius?
327Fulvous Shrike-TanagerLanio fulvusUC
328Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboFC
329Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterusUC
330Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusUC
331Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumUC
332Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctataFC
333Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicana?
334Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis?
335Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFC
336Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineataUC
337Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaUC
338Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusFC
339Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusUC
340Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaC
341Guira TanagerHemithraupis guiraFC
342Yellow-backed TanagerHemithraupis flavicollis?
343Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
344Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventris?
345Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta?
346Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensis?
347Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermedia?
348BananaquitCoereba flaveolaUC
349Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
350Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusUC

 

 *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 Visitor5
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common3
CCommon37
FCFairly/Locally Common85
UCUncommon/Scarce43
RRare/Very Scarce2
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain179

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered0
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.