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GUYANA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

Accessible Species

NEOTROPICS
GUYANA

Area (SqMi):83,011
# Species:809
# Excl Vagrants:802
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:19
Species/1000 SqMi:9.7

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BIRDING LOCALES

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic0
LCLocal59
NENear Endemic6
RRRestricted Range28

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened17
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered2

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.

List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

1Orinoco GooseOressochen jubataLCNT
2Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensisRR 
3Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusRR 
4Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensisLC 
5Crestless CurassowMitu tomentosumLCNT
6Pearly-breasted CuckooCoccyzus euleriLC 
7Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorLC 
8Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillusRR 
9Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusLC 
10Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusRR 
11Rufous PotooPhyllaemulor bracteatusLC 
12White-winged PotooNyctibius leucopterusLC 
13OilbirdSteatornis caripensisLC 
14White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptusLC 
15Tepui SwiftStreptoprocne phelpsiRR 
16Crimson TopazTopaza pellaLC 
17Sooty-capped HermitPhaethornis augustiLC 
18Green-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus theresiaeLC 
19Green-throated MangoAnthracothorax viridigulaLC 
20Versicolored EmeraldChrysuronia versicolorLC 
21Plain-bellied EmeraldChrysuronia leucogasterRR 
22Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusRR 
23Giant SnipeGallinago undulataLC 
24/Red Knot/Calidris canutus NT
25/Buff-breasted Sandpiper/Calidris subruficollis NT
26/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla NT
27Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhoa V
28Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusLC 
29Agami HeronAgamia agami V
30Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusLC 
31Stripe-backed BitternIxobrychus involucrisLC 
32Sharp-tailed IbisCercibis oxycercaRR 
33Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiLC 
34Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
35Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja V
36Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus NT
37Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoniRR 
38Rufous Crab HawkButeogallus aequinoctialisLCNT
39Crested OwlLophostrix cristataLC 
40Amazonian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium hardyiLC 
41Striped OwlAsio clamatorLC 
42Brown JacamarBrachygalba lugubrisLC 
43Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaLC 
44Tepui ToucanetAulacorhynchus whitelianusLC 
45Toco ToucanRamphastos tocoLC 
46White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogasterRRV
47Arrowhead PiculetPicumnus minutissimusNE 
48Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusRR 
49Blood-colored WoodpeckerDryobates sanguineusRR 
50Ringed WoodpeckerCeleus torquatus NT
51Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisLC 
52Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusLCNT
53/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusRR 
54Tepui ParrotletNannopsittaca panychloraRR 
55Festive ParrotAmazona festivaLC 
56Blue-cheeked ParrotAmazona dufresniana NT
57Sun ParakeetAratinga solstitialisNEEN
58Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisRR 
59Brown-bellied StipplethroatEpinecrophylla gutturalis NT
60Guianan Streaked-AntwrenMyrmotherula surinamensis V
61Rusty-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus fraterRR 
62Willis's AntbirdCercomacroides laetaNE 
63Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescensRR 
64Rio Branco AntbirdCercomacra carbonariaNECR
65Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusLC 
66Cinnamon-throated WoodcreeperDendrexetastes rufigulaLC 
67Chestnut-rumped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus pardalotusLC 
68Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiRR 
69Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopusRR 
70Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleanerPhilydor pyrrhodesLC 
71Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosusLC 
72Hoary-throated SpinetailSynallaxis kollariNECR
73Tiny Tyrant-ManakinTyranneutes virescensLC 
74Pale-bellied Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma pallescensRR 
75Guianan Red-CotingaPhoenicircus carnifexLC 
76Guianan Cock-of-the-rockRupicola rupicolaLC 
77CapuchinbirdPerissocephalus tricolorLC 
78Purple-breasted CotingaCotinga cotingaLC 
79Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorLC 
80White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinuchaRR 
81Olive-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes virescensRR 
82Double-banded Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus vitiosusRR 
83Boat-billed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus josephinaeRR 
84Pelzeln's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus inornatusLC 
85Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaLC 
86Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaLC 
87Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralisLCNT
88Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsLC 
89Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleriLC 
90/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi NT
91Todd's SirystesSirystes subcanescensRR 
92Pale-bellied MournerRhytipterna immundaLC 
93Dusky-chested FlycatcherMyiozetetes luteiventrisRR 
94Black-collared SwallowPygochelidon melanoleucaLC 
95Pantepui ThrushTurdus murinusNE 
96Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephalaLC 
97Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyaneaRR 
98Red SiskinSpinus cucullatusLCEN
99Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna NT
100/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata NT
101Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusLC 
102Flavescent WarblerMyiothlypis flaveolaLC 
103Yellow-green GrosbeakCaryothraustes canadensisLC 
104Red-and-black GrosbeakPeriporphyrus erythromelasLC 
105Hooded TanagerNemosia pileataLC 
106Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolor NT
107Great-billed Seed-FinchSporophila maximilianiRREN
108Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americanaLC 
109Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisLC 

 

 *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.