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DEMERARA RIVER

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# Species*:108
# Excl Vagrants*:108
# Endemics*:0
# Near Endemics*:0
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2/White-cheeked Pintail/Anas bahamensis
3Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Variable ChachalacaOrtalis motmot
5Marail GuanPenelope marail
6Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacu
7Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensis
8Black CurassowCrax alector

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

9Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

10Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
11Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba livia
13Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
14Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
15Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
16Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
17Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
18Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
19White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20Greater AniCrotophaga major
21Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
22Striped CuckooTapera naevia
23Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

24Spot-tailed NightjarHydropsalis maculicaudus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

25Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
26Copper-tailed HummingbirdSaucerottia cupreicauda
27White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris
28Plain-bellied EmeraldChrysuronia leucogaster

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

29SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

30LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

31Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

32Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

33/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
34/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

35Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
36/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
37Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
38Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
39Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
40Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

41Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

42Brown BoobySula leucogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

43Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

44Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
45Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
46Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
47Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
48Snowy EgretEgretta thula
49Striated HeronButorides striata
50Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
51Great EgretArdea alba

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

52Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

53Black VultureCoragyps atratus
54Turkey VultureCathartes aura
55Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

56/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

57Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
58Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
59Rufous Crab HawkButeogallus aequinoctialis
60Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

61Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

62Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
63American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
64Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

65White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

66Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

67Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
68Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
69Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
70/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

71Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
72Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephala
73Orange-winged ParrotAmazona amazonica
74Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilatus
75Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna
76Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

77Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensis
78Silvered AntbirdSclateria naevia

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

79Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus
80Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

81Spotted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum maculatum
82Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
83Pale-tipped TyrannuletInezia caudata
84Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
85Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor
86Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
87Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
88Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

89White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
90Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
91\Brown-chested Martin\Progne tapera

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

92House WrenTroglodytes aedon

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

93Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

94Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

95Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
96Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis
97Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
98Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
99Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

100/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

101Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis
102Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
103Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
104Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayana
105Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
106Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americana
107BananaquitCoereba flaveola
108Olive-gray SaltatorSaltator olivascens

 

 *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 Visitor7
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened1
VVulnerable0
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.