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RUPUNUNI SAVANNA

GUYANA
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# Species*:196
# Excl Vagrants*:196
# Endemics*:0
# Near Endemics*:0
*Based on partial or incomplete data.
Habitat: Savanna

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

1Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereusRSFC
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiRSFC
3Red-legged TinamouCrypturellus erythropusRSUC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataRSC
5Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensisRSC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Variable ChachalacaOrtalis motmotPT,RSC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

7Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusRSFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba liviaRSC
9Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisPT,RSC
10Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaRSFC
11Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaRSC
12Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiRSC
13White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiPT,RSC
14Eared DoveZenaida auriculataRSC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

15Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniPT,RSC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

16Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacundaRSC
17Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillusRSC
18Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisRSC
19Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusRSR
20Blackish NightjarNyctipolus nigrescensRSFC
21Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisRSC
22White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisRSFC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

23Common PotooNyctibius griseusRSFC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

24White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisRSC
25Chapman's SwiftChaetura chapmaniRSUC
26Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraRSC
27Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamataPT,RSC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

28Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis superciliosusRS 
29Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruberPTUC
30Sooty-capped HermitPhaethornis augustiRSUC
31White-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus guainumbiRSFC
32Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugusRSFC
33Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriataPT,RSC
34White-chinned SapphireChlorestes cyanusPT 
35Blue-chinned SapphireChlorestes notataRSFC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

36Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollisRSFC
37Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusRSFC
38Ocellated CrakeRufirallus schomburgkiiRSUC
39Russet-crowned CrakeRufirallus viridisRSUC
40Speckled RailCoturnicops notatusRSR

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

41LimpkinAramus guaraunaRSFC

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

42Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusRSFC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

43Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisRSC

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

44Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaRSC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

45Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiaeRSFC
46Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusRSC

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

47JabiruJabiru mycteriaRSFC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

48Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumRSFC
49Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusRSFC
50Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusRSFC
51Capped HeronPilherodius pileatusRSFC
52Striated HeronButorides striataRSC
53Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisRSC
54Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiRSFC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

55Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatusRS?
56Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatusRSFC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

57Black VultureCoragyps atratusPT,RSC
58Turkey VultureCathartes auraPT,RSC
59Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusRSC
60Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotusPT,RSC
61King VultureSarcoramphus papaRSUC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

62Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiRSUC
63Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusRSFC
64Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisRSFC
65Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorRSUC
66Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisPT,RSC
67Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaPT,RSFC
68Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisRSFC
69White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusPT,RSFC
70Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusRSFC
71Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusRS?

 
Owls: Strigidae

72Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaRSFC
73Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusRSUC
74Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaRSFC
75Striped OwlAsio clamatorRSR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

76Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridisPT,RS 

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

77Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataRSFC
78Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaRSFC
79Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaRSFC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

80Guianan PuffbirdNotharchus macrorhynchosRSUC
81Spotted PuffbirdBucco tamatiaPTFC
82Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosaPT,RSC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

83Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbulaPT,RSFC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

84Black-spotted BarbetCapito nigerPT,RS?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

85Green AracariPteroglossus viridisPTUC
86Toco ToucanRamphastos tocoRSUC
87White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanusRS 

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

88Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatusRSFC
89Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosPT,RS 
90Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusPT,RSFC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

91Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansRSUC
92Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayRSC
93Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachimaRSFC
94Black CaracaraDaptrius aterRSUC
95American KestrelFalco sparveriusRSFC
96Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisRSUC
97Bat FalconFalco rufigularisPT,RSFC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

98Golden-winged ParakeetBrotogeris chrysopteraRS 
99Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephalaRSC
100Orange-winged ParrotAmazona amazonicaRSC
101Painted ParakeetPyrrhura pictaRSC
102Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxPT,RSC
103Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaRS?
104Scarlet MacawAra macaoRSFC
105Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterusPT,RSFC
106Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilisRSC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

107Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensisPT,RSFC
108Northern Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus punctatusPT,RS 
109Cinereous AntshrikeThamnomanes caesiusPTFC
110Guianan Streaked-AntwrenMyrmotherula surinamensisPT 
111Southern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora griseaPT,RSFC
112Guianan Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis cantatorRSFC
113Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaRSFC
114White-browed AntbirdMyrmoborus leucophrysRSFC
115White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesPT,RSFC
116Black-throated AntbirdMyrmophylax atrothoraxRSFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

117Striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus obsoletusPTFC
118Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picusRSFC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

119Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareolaRSFC
120Black ManakinXenopipo atronitensRSFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

121Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataRS 

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

122Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusPTFC
123Helmeted Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus galeatusPTFC
124Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilarisPTFC
125Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumRSFC
126Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventrisPT,RSFC
127Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumRSFC
128Northern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus incomtusRSFC
129Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusRSFC
130Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostrisRSUC
131Plain-crested ElaeniaElaenia cristataRSFC
132Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisPT,RSFC
133Amazonian Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus obscuriorRSUC
134Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusRSFC
135Cinnamon AttilaAttila cinnamomeusRSFC
136Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferPTUC
137Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus feroxPT,RSFC
138Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusPT,RSC
139Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisRSC
140Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusPTUC
141Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusPT,RSFC
142Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus variusPT 
143Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusPT,RSC
144Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaRSC

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

145Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisPT,RSFC
146Chivi VireoVireo chiriPTFC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

147Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaRSFC
148White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventerPTC
149Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaPT,RSC
150Brown-chested MartinProgne taperaPT,RSFC
151Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisRSC
152Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaRSUC
153Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaRSC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

154Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaPT,RSFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

155House WrenTroglodytes aedonRSC
156Bicolored WrenCampylorhynchus griseusRSFC
157Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotisRSFC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

158Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusPT,RSC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

159Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelasPT,RSC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

160Plumbeous EuphoniaEuphonia plumbeaRSUC
161Finsch's EuphoniaEuphonia finschiPT,RSFC
162Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violaceaPT,RSFC

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

163Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralisRSC
164Pectoral SparrowArremon taciturnusPTFC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

165Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaRSC
166Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militarisPT,RSC
167Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusPT,RSC
168Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaPT,RSC
169Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensisRS?
170Orange-backed TroupialIcterus croconotusRSR
171Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularisPT,RSFC
172Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusRSC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

173Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechiaRSFC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

174Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularisRSC
175Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopisRSUC
176White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusRSFC
177Red-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus phoeniciusRS?
178Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboPT,RSC
179Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusPT,RSC
180Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumPT,RSC
181Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayanaPT,RSC
182Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicanaRSFC
183Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaRSFC
184Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineataPTUC
185Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaPT,RSC
186Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaRSFC
187Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicolaRSFC
188Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaRSC
189Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineolaRSUC
190Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaRSC
191Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensisRSFC
192Large-billed Seed-FinchSporophila crassirostrisRSUC
193Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermediaRSFC
194Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbeaRSFC
195BananaquitCoereba flaveolaRSC
196Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusRSFC

 

 *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 Visitor4
\\Austral Visitor6
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon61
FCFairly/Locally Common93
UCUncommon/Scarce30
RRare/Very Scarce4
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain7

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened1
VVulnerable1
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.

LOCATION CODES

CodeDescription
PTPanorama Trail