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DADANAWA RANCH

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# Species:268
# Excl Vagrants:268
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0
Habitat: Savanna, scrub, riverine forest

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

1Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatus?

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataUC
3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis?
4Muscovy DuckCairina moschataUC
5Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Variable ChachalacaOrtalis motmotFC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

7Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusFC

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

8Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisC
10Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa?
11Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaC
12Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaUC
13Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiC
14Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaFC
15White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiC
16Eared DoveZenaida auriculataC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

17Greater AniCrotophaga major?
18Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniC
19Striped CuckooTapera naeviaFC
20Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

21Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda?
22Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillus?
23Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisC
24Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus?
25Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisC
26White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisFC
27Spot-tailed NightjarHydropsalis maculicaudusFC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

28Common PotooNyctibius griseus?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

29Tepui SwiftStreptoprocne phelpsiUC
30White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisFC
31Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris?
32Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraFC
33Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamataC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

34Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis superciliosus?
35White-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus guainumbi?
36Ruby-topaz HummingbirdChrysolampis mosquitus?
37Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisFC
38Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris?
39Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus?
40White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris?
41Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriataFC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

42Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica?

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

43SungrebeHeliornis fulica?

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

44LimpkinAramus guarauna?

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

45Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusFC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

46/American Golden-Plover/Pluvialis dominica?
47Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanusUC
48/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusR
49Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisC
50Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris?

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

51Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

52/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicaudaR
53Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiaeFC
54/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusC
55/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaFC
56/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesFC
57/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca?
58/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla?
59/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotos?

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

60SunbitternEurypyga helias?

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

61Maguari StorkCiconia maguari?
62JabiruJabiru mycteriaFC
63Wood StorkMycteria americanaFC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

64AnhingaAnhinga anhingaFC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

65Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusFC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

66Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus?
67Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxFC
68Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus?
69Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaFC
70Snowy EgretEgretta thulaFC
71Striated HeronButorides striataFC
72Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisFC
73Great EgretArdea albaFC
74Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiFC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

75Sharp-tailed IbisCercibis oxycerca?
76Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis?
77Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatusFC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

78Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
79Turkey VultureCathartes auraC
80Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus?
81Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotusC
82King VultureSarcoramphus papaFC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

83/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

84Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiUC
85White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusFC
86Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
87Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusUC
88Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusUC
89Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis?
90Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis?
91Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea?
92Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni?
93Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor?
94Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens?
95Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusUC
96Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisC
97Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga?
98Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisFC
99White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusFC
100Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusFC
101Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus?
102Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

103Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaFC
104Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus?
105Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum?
106Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaFC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

107Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridisFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

108Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

109Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
110Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaFC
111Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaFC
112Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

113Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosa?

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

114Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda?
115Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbulaFC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

116White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanus?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

117Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilisFC
118White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogasterFC
119White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus?
120Little WoodpeckerDryobates passerinus?
121Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosFC
122Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusFC
123Ringed WoodpeckerCeleus torquatusUC
124Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

125Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans?
126Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayC
127Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaFC
128Black CaracaraDaptrius ater?
129American KestrelFalco sparveriusFC
130Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisFC
131Bat FalconFalco rufigularis?
132/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

133Scarlet-shouldered ParrotletTouit huetiiUC
134Dusky ParrotPionus fuscus?
135Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephalaC
136Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosa?
137Orange-winged ParrotAmazona amazonica?
138Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxC
139Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilatusC
140Scarlet MacawAra macao?
141Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilisC
142White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

143Great AntshrikeTaraba majorFC
144Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensisFC
145Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusFC
146Northern Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus punctatus?
147White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris?
148Rusty-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus frater?
149Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisUC
150Southern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora griseaFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

151Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus?
152Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatusFC
153Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus?
154Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopusFC
155Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus?
156Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

157Pale-bellied Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma pallescens?
158Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareolaC
159White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus?

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

160Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferansC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

161White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinucha?
162Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufus?
163White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

164Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilaris?
165Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia?
166Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumFC
167Yellow-margined FlatbillTolmomyias assimilis?
168Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventrisFC
169Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea?
170Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
171Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralis?
172Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardii?
173Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterC
174\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostris?
175Plain-crested ElaeniaElaenia cristata?
176Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisFC
177Guianan TyrannuletZimmerius acer?
178Pale-tipped TyrannuletInezia caudata?
179Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus?
180Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus?
181Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarum?
182Amazonian Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus obscurior?
183Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusC
184White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephalaFC
185Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola pica?
186Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus?
187Pale-bellied MournerRhytipterna immunda?
188Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
189Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoniUC
190Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus feroxFC
191Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus?
192Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusC
193Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictorFC
194Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaFC
195Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisC
196Yellow-throated FlycatcherConopias parvus?
197Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusUC
198\Piratic Flycatcher\Legatus leucophaiusFC
199Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius?
200\White-throated Kingbird\Tyrannus albogularisUC
201Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusC
202\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savanaC

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

203Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisFC
204Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicus?
205Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralisC
206Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsFC
207Chivi VireoVireo chiriFC

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

208Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

209/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia?
210White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventerC
211Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaC
212\Brown-chested Martin\Progne taperaFC
213Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisC
214/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

215Collared GnatwrenMicrobates collarisUC
216Guianan GnatcatcherPolioptila guianensisUC
217Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

218House WrenTroglodytes aedonC
219Bicolored WrenCampylorhynchus griseusFC
220Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotisFC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

221Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

222Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelasC
223Spectacled ThrushTurdus nudigenis?
224Campina ThrushTurdus arthuri?

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

225Yellowish PipitAnthus chii?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

226Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyaneaUC
227Finsch's EuphoniaEuphonia finschiFC
228Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violaceaFC
229Red SiskinSpinus cucullatusFC

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

230Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralisC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

231Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaC
232Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisC
233Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaC
234Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensisFC
235Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularisFC
236Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisC
237Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?
238Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalus?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

239/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensis?
240Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi?
241/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia?
242Flavescent WarblerMyiothlypis flaveola?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

243Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaUC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

244Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis?
245Hooded TanagerNemosia pileataFC
246Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataR
247Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboC
248Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
249Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
250Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayanaC
251Swallow TanagerTersina viridisFC
252Blue DacnisDacnis cayana?
253Short-billed HoneycreeperCyanerpes nitidus?
254Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza?
255Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosumFC
256Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola?
257Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola?
258Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
259Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisFC
260Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta?
261Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensisFC
262Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermedia?
263Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisC
264<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistaceaC
265Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbeaFC
266BananaquitCoereba flaveolaC
267Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
268Olive-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 Visitor15
\\Austral Visitor5
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon49
FCFairly/Locally Common80
UCUncommon/Scarce21
RRare/Very Scarce3
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain114

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.