Rupununi Savanna
Bird Checklist
List of species recorded at this locale along with frequency of occurrence. The table indicates whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the locale. 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.*
Tinamous: Tinamidae |
| 1 | Cinereous Tinamou | Crypturellus cinereus | RS | FC |
| 2 | Little Tinamou | Crypturellus soui | RS | FC |
| 3 | Red-legged Tinamou | Crypturellus erythropus | RS | UC |
Ducks: Anatidae |
| 4 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | RS | C |
| 5 | Brazilian Teal | Amazonetta brasiliensis | RS | C |
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae |
| 6 | Little Chachalaca
(Variable Chachalaca) | Ortalis motmot | PT,RS | C |
New World Quail: Odontophoridae |
| 7 | Crested Bobwhite | Colinus cristatus | RS | FC |
Storks: Ciconiidae |
| 8 | Jabiru | Jabiru mycteria | RS | FC |
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae |
| 9 | Pinnated Bittern | Botaurus pinnatus | RS | FC |
| 10 | Rufescent Tiger-Heron | Tigrisoma lineatum | RS | FC |
| 11 | Cocoi Heron | Ardea cocoi | RS | FC |
| 12 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | RS | C |
| 13 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | RS | C |
| 14 | Capped Heron | Pilherodius pileatus | RS | FC |
| 15 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | RS | FC |
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae |
| 16 | Bare-faced Ibis | Phimosus infuscatus | RS | |
| 17 | Buff-necked Ibis | Theristicus caudatus | RS | FC |
New World Vultures: Cathartidae |
| 18 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | PT,RS | C |
| 19 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | PT,RS | C |
| 20 | Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture | Cathartes burrovianus | RS | C |
| 21 | Greater Yellow-headed Vulture | Cathartes melambrotus | PT,RS | C |
| 22 | King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa | RS | UC |
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae |
| 23 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | RS | FC |
| 24 | Pearl Kite | Gampsonyx swainsonii | RS | UC |
| 25 | Black-collared Hawk | Busarellus nigricollis | RS | FC |
| 26 | Bicolored Hawk | Accipiter bicolor | RS | UC |
| 27 | Great Black-Hawk | Buteogallus urubitinga | PT,RS | FC |
| 28 | Savanna Hawk | Buteogallus meridionalis | PT,RS | C |
| 29 | Roadside Hawk | Buteo magnirostris | RS | FC |
| 30 | Gray Hawk | Buteo nitidus | RS | FC |
| 31 | White-tailed Hawk | Buteo albicaudatus | PT,RS | FC |
| 32 | Zone-tailed Hawk | Buteo albonotatus | RS | |
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae |
| 33 | Black Caracara | Daptrius ater | RS | UC |
| 34 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | RS | C |
| 35 | Yellow-headed Caracara | Milvago chimachima | RS | FC |
| 36 | Laughing Falcon | Herpetotheres cachinnans | RS | UC |
| 37 | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | RS | FC |
| 38 | Aplomado Falcon | Falco femoralis | RS | UC |
| 39 | Bat Falcon | Falco rufigularis | PT,RS | FC |
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae |
| 40 | Speckled Rail | Coturnicops notatus | RS | R |
| 41 | Ocellated Crake | Micropygia schomburgkii | RS | UC |
| 42 | Gray-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides cajanea | RS | FC |
| 43 | Russet-crowned Crake | Anurolimnas viridis | RS | UC |
| 44 | Ash-throated Crake | Porzana albicollis | RS | FC |
Limpkin: Aramidae |
| 45 | Limpkin | Aramus guarauna | RS | FC |
Thick-knees: Burhinidae |
| 46 | Double-striped Thick-knee | Burhinus bistriatus | RS | FC |
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae |
| 47 | Southern Lapwing | Vanellus chilensis | RS | C |
Jacanas: Jacanidae |
| 48 | Wattled Jacana | Jacana jacana | RS | C |
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae |
| 49 | /Spotted Sandpiper/ | Actitis macularius | RS | C |
| 50 | South American Snipe | Gallinago paraguaiae | RS | FC |
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae |
| 51 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | RS | C |
| 52 | Pale-vented Pigeon | Patagioenas cayennensis | PT,RS | C |
| 53 | Scaled Pigeon | Patagioenas speciosa | RS | FC |
| 54 | Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata | RS | C |
| 55 | Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina | RS | C |
| 56 | Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | RS | C |
| 57 | White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | PT,RS | C |
Parrots: Psittacidae |
| 58 | Painted Parakeet | Pyrrhura picta | RS | C |
| 59 | Brown-throated Parakeet | Aratinga pertinax | PT,RS | C |
| 60 | Red-and-green Macaw | Ara chloropterus | PT,RS | FC |
| 61 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | RS | FC |
| 62 | Blue-and-yellow Macaw | Ara ararauna | RS | |
| 63 | Red-shouldered Macaw | Diopsittaca nobilis | RS | C |
| 64 | Golden-winged Parakeet | Brotogeris chrysoptera | RS | FC |
| 65 | Orange-winged Parrot | Amazona amazonica | RS | C |
| 66 | Yellow-crowned Parrot | Amazona ochrocephala | RS | C |
Cuckoos: Cuculidae |
| 67 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | PT,RS | C |
Owls: Strigidae |
| 68 | Tropical Screech-Owl | Megascops choliba | RS | FC |
| 69 | Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | RS | UC |
| 70 | Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | RS | FC |
| 71 | Striped Owl | Pseudoscops clamator | RS | R |
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae |
| 72 | Short-tailed Nighthawk | Lurocalis semitorquatus | RS | R |
| 73 | Nacunda Nighthawk | Chordeiles nacunda | RS | C |
| 74 | Least Nighthawk | Chordeiles pusillus | RS | C |
| 75 | Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis | RS | C |
| 76 | Common Pauraque | Nyctidromus albicollis | RS | C |
| 77 | White-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus cayennensis | RS | FC |
| 78 | Blackish Nightjar | Caprimulgus nigrescens | RS | FC |
Potoos: Nyctibiidae |
| 79 | Common Potoo | Nyctibius griseus | RS | FC |
Swifts: Apodidae |
| 80 | White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | RS | C |
| 81 | Chapman's Swift | Chaetura chapmani | RS | UC |
| 82 | Short-tailed Swift | Chaetura brachyura | RS | C |
| 83 | Fork-tailed Palm-Swift | Tachornis squamata | PT,RS | C |
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae |
| 84 | Long-tailed Hermit | Phaethornis superciliosus | RS | |
| 85 | Reddish Hermit | Phaethornis ruber | PT | UC |
| 86 | Sooty-capped Hermit | Phaethornis augusti | RS | UC |
| 87 | White-tailed Goldenthroat | Polytmus guainumbi | RS | FC |
| 88 | Blue-tailed Emerald | Chlorostilbon mellisugus | RS | FC |
| 89 | Blue-chinned Sapphire | Chlorestes notata | RS | FC |
| 90 | Glittering-throated Emerald | Amazilia fimbriata | PT,RS | C |
| 91 | White-chinned Sapphire | Hylocharis cyanus | PT | UC |
Trogons: Trogonidae |
| 92 | Amazonian White-tailed Trogon
(Green-backed Trogon) | Trogon viridis | PT,RS | FC |
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae |
| 93 | Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata | RS | FC |
| 94 | Amazon Kingfisher | Chloroceryle amazona | RS | FC |
| 95 | Green Kingfisher | Chloroceryle americana | RS | FC |
Puffbirds: Bucconidae |
| 96 | Guianan Puffbird | Notharchus macrorhynchos | RS | UC |
| 97 | Spotted Puffbird | Bucco tamatia | PT | FC |
| 98 | Swallow-winged Puffbird | Chelidoptera tenebrosa | PT,RS | C |
Jacamars: Galbulidae |
| 99 | Green-tailed Jacamar | Galbula galbula | PT,RS | FC |
New World Barbets: Capitonidae |
| 100 | Black-spotted Barbet | Capito niger | PT,RS | UC |
Toucans: Ramphastidae |
| 101 | Green Aracari | Pteroglossus viridis | PT | UC |
| 102 | Toco Toucan | Ramphastos toco | RS | UC |
| 103 | White-throated Toucan | Ramphastos tucanus | RS | FC |
Woodpeckers: Picidae |
| 104 | Yellow-tufted Woodpecker | Melanerpes cruentatus | RS | FC |
| 105 | Lineated Woodpecker | Dryocopus lineatus | PT,RS | FC |
| 106 | Crimson-crested Woodpecker | Campephilus melanoleucos | PT,RS | FC |
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae |
| 107 | Straight-billed Woodcreeper | Dendroplex picus | RS | FC |
| 108 | Striped Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus obsoletus | PT | FC |
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae |
| 109 | Black-crested Antshrike | Sakesphorus canadensis | PT,RS | FC |
| 110 | Guianan Slaty-Antshrike
(Northern Slaty-Antshrike) | Thamnophilus punctatus | PT,RS | FC |
| 111 | Cinereous Antshrike | Thamnomanes caesius | PT | FC |
| 112 | Guianan Streaked-Antwren | Myrmotherula surinamensis | PT | |
| 113 | White-fringed Antwren | Formicivora grisea | PT,RS | FC |
| 114 | Dusky Antbird | Cercomacra tyrannina | RS | FC |
| 115 | White-browed Antbird | Myrmoborus leucophrys | RS | FC |
| 116 | Guianan Warbling-Antbird | Hypocnemis cantator | RS | FC |
| 117 | White-bellied Antbird | Myrmeciza longipes | PT,RS | FC |
| 118 | Black-throated Antbird | Myrmeciza atrothorax | RS | FC |
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae |
| 119 | Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma obsoletum | RS | FC |
| 120 | Mouse-colored Tyrannulet | Phaeomyias murina | RS | FC |
| 121 | Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet | Tyrannulus elatus | RS | FC |
| 122 | \Small-billed Elaenia\ | Elaenia parvirostris | RS | UC |
| 123 | Plain-crested Elaenia | Elaenia cristata | RS | FC |
| 124 | Lesser Elaenia | Elaenia chiriquensis | PT,RS | FC |
| 125 | Ochre-bellied Flycatcher | Mionectes oleagineus | PT | FC |
| 126 | Amazonian Scrub-Flycatcher | Sublegatus obscurior | RS | UC |
| 127 | Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant | Lophotriccus galeatus | PT | FC |
| 128 | Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant | Atalotriccus pilaris | PT | FC |
| 129 | Common Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum cinereum | RS | FC |
| 130 | Yellow-breasted Flycatcher | Tolmomyias flaviventris | PT,RS | FC |
| 131 | Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | RS | FC |
| 132 | Cinnamon Attila | Attila cinnamomeus | RS | FC |
| 133 | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer | PT | UC |
| 134 | Short-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus ferox | PT,RS | FC |
| 135 | Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | PT,RS | C |
| 136 | Rusty-margined Flycatcher | Myiozetetes cayanensis | RS | C |
| 137 | Streaked Flycatcher | Myiodynastes maculatus | PT | UC |
| 138 | Piratic Flycatcher | Legatus leucophaius | PT,RS | FC |
| 139 | Variegated Flycatcher | Empidonomus varius | PT | UC |
| 140 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | PT,RS | C |
| 141 | \Fork-tailed Flycatcher\ | Tyrannus savana | RS | C |
Cotingas: Cotingidae |
| 142 | Purple-throated Fruitcrow | Querula purpurata | RS | UC |
Manakins: Pipridae |
| 143 | Blue-backed Manakin | Chiroxiphia pareola | RS | FC |
| 144 | Black Manakin | Xenopipo atronitens | RS | FC |
Vireos: Vireonidae |
| 145 | /Red-eyed Vireo/ | Vireo olivaceus | PT | FC |
| 146 | Rufous-browed Peppershrike | Cyclarhis gujanensis | PT,RS | FC |
Swallows: Hirundinidae |
| 147 | \Blue-and-white Swallow\ | Pygochelidon cyanoleuca | RS | UC |
| 148 | Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis | RS | C |
| 149 | Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea | PT,RS | C |
| 150 | Brown-chested Martin | Progne tapera | PT,RS | FC |
| 151 | White-winged Swallow | Tachycineta albiventer | PT | C |
| 152 | /Bank Swallow/ | Riparia riparia | RS | FC |
| 153 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica | RS | C |
Wrens: Troglodytidae |
| 154 | Bicolored Wren | Campylorhynchus griseus | RS | FC |
| 155 | House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | RS | C |
| 156 | Buff-breasted Wren | Cantorchilus leucotis | RS | FC |
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae |
| 157 | Tropical Gnatcatcher | Polioptila plumbea | PT,RS | FC |
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae |
| 158 | Pale-breasted Thrush | Turdus leucomelas | PT,RS | C |
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae |
| 159 | Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus | PT,RS | C |
New World Warblers: Parulidae |
| 160 | /Yellow Warbler/ | Setophaga petechia | RS | FC |
Bananaquit: Coerebidae |
| 161 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | RS | C |
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae |
| 162 | Black-faced Tanager | Schistochlamys melanopis | RS | UC |
| 163 | White-lined Tanager | Tachyphonus rufus | RS | FC |
| 164 | Red-shouldered Tanager | Tachyphonus phoenicius | RS | |
| 165 | Silver-beaked Tanager | Ramphocelus carbo | PT,RS | C |
| 166 | Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus | PT,RS | C |
| 167 | Palm Tanager | Thraupis palmarum | PT,RS | C |
| 168 | Turquoise Tanager | Tangara mexicana | RS | FC |
| 169 | Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola | RS | FC |
| 170 | Burnished-buff Tanager | Tangara cayana | PT,RS | C |
| 171 | Black-faced Dacnis | Dacnis lineata | PT | UC |
| 172 | Blue Dacnis | Dacnis cayana | PT,RS | C |
| 173 | Buff-throated Saltator | Saltator maximus | RS | FC |
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae |
| 174 | Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina | RS | C |
| 175 | Gray Seedeater | Sporophila intermedia | RS | FC |
| 176 | Plumbeous Seedeater | Sporophila plumbea | RS | FC |
| 177 | \Lined Seedeater\ | Sporophila lineola | RS | UC |
| 178 | Ruddy-breasted Seedeater | Sporophila minuta | RS | C |
| 179 | Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus angolensis | RS | FC |
| 180 | Large-billed Seed-Finch | Oryzoborus crassirostris | RS | UC |
| 181 | Grassland Yellow-Finch | Sicalis luteola | RS | FC |
| 182 | Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch | Emberizoides herbicola | RS | FC |
| 183 | Red-capped Cardinal | Paroaria gularis | RS | C |
| 184 | Pectoral Sparrow | Arremon taciturnus | PT | FC |
| 185 | Grassland Sparrow | Ammodramus humeralis | RS | C |
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae |
| 186 | Red-breasted Blackbird | Sturnella militaris | PT,RS | C |
| 187 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | RS | C |
| 188 | Giant Cowbird | Molothrus oryzivorus | RS | C |
| 189 | Epaulet Oriole | Icterus cayanensis | RS | FC |
| 190 | Moriche Oriole** | Icterus chrysocephalus | RS | |
| 191 | Orange-backed Troupial | Icterus croconotus | RS | R |
| 192 | Yellow Oriole | Icterus nigrogularis | PT,RS | FC |
| 193 | Yellow-rumped Cacique | Cacicus cela | PT,RS | C |
| 194 | Crested Oropendola | Psarocolius decumanus | PT,RS | C |
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae |
| 195 | Plumbeous Euphonia | Euphonia plumbea | RS | UC |
| 196 | Finsch's Euphonia | Euphonia finschi | PT,RS | FC |
| 197 | Violaceous Euphonia | Euphonia violacea | PT,RS | FC |
* 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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