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Guyana Endemic &
Range-Restricted Birds

List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country. Table also shows species with threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN. Finally, it indicates whether the species is migratory, very rare, or accidental. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates. '^' indicates range-restricted in country but more widely distributed elsewhere.*

color codes

1Comb DuckSarkidiornis melanotosRR 
2Orinoco GooseNeochen jubataLCNT
3Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensisRR 
4/White-cheeked Pintail/Anas bahamensisRR 
5Masked Duck^Nomonyx dominicusRR 
6Marail GuanPenelope marailNE 
7Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensisLC 
8Crestless CurassowMitu tomentosumLC 
9Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusLC 
10Stripe-backed BitternIxobrychus involucrisLC 
11Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruberRR 
12Sharp-tailed IbisCercibis oxycercaRR 
13Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture^Cathartes burrovianusRR 
14Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiLC 
15Slender-billed KiteHelicolestes hamatusRR 
16Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoniRR 
17Common Black-Hawk^Buteogallus anthracinusRR 
18Rufous Crab HawkButeogallus aequinoctialisLC 
19Zone-tailed Hawk^Buteo albonotatusRR 
20Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis NT
21Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja NT
22Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisLC 
23Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusLC 
24/Peregrine Falcon/^Falco peregrinusRR 
25Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisRR 
26Ash-throated CrakePorzana albicollisRR 
27Double-striped Thick-kneeBurhinus bistriatusRR 
28/Buff-breasted Sandpiper/Tryngites subruficollis NT
29Giant SnipeGallinago undulataRR 
30Fiery-shouldered ParakeetPyrrhura egregiaNE 
31Sun ParakeetAratinga solstitialisRREN
32Tepui ParrotletNannopsittaca panychloraNE 
33Blue-cheeked ParrotAmazona dufresniana NT
34Festive ParrotAmazona festivaLC 
35Pearly-breasted Cuckoo^Coccyzus euleriLC 
36Mangrove Cuckoo^Coccyzus minorLC 
37Pavonine Cuckoo^Dromococcyx pavoninusRR 
38Rufous-winged Ground-CuckooNeomorphus rufipennisNE 
39Crested Owl^Lophostrix cristataLC 
40Amazonian Pygmy-Owl^Glaucidium hardyiLC 
41Mottled Owl^Ciccaba virgataRR 
42Stygian Owl^Asio stygiusLC 
43Striped OwlPseudoscops clamatorLC 
44Buff-fronted OwlAegolius harrisiiLC 
45Short-tailed Nighthawk^Lurocalis semitorquatusLC 
46Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillusRR 
47Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopygaRR 
48Rufous NightjarCaprimulgus rufusRR 
49Roraiman NightjarCaprimulgus whitelyiNE 
50Ladder-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacocercaRR 
51White-winged PotooNyctibius leucopterusLC 
52Rufous PotooNyctibius bracteatusLC 
53OilbirdSteatornis caripensisLC 
54White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptusLC 
55Tepui SwiftStreptoprocne phelpsiNE 
56Chapman's SwiftChaetura chapmaniRR 
57Crimson TopazTopaza pellaLC 
58Streak-throated HermitPhaethornis rupurumiiRR 
59Little Hermit^Phaethornis longuemareusRR 
60Blue-fronted Lancebill^Doryfera johannaeRR 
61Brown Violetear^Colibri delphinaeRR 
62Green-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus theresiaeLC 
63Fiery-tailed AwlbillAvocettula recurvirostrisRR 
64Green-throated Mango^Anthracothorax viridigulaLC 
65Peacock CoquetteLophornis pavoninusNE 
66Velvet-browed BrilliantHeliodoxa xanthogonysNE 
67Rufous-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus hyperythrusNE 
68Plain-bellied EmeraldAmazilia leucogasterRR 
69Versicolored Emerald^Amazilia versicolorLC 
70Masked Trogon^Trogon personatusRR 
71Brown JacamarBrachygalba lugubrisLC 
72Rufous-tailed Jacamar^Galbula ruficaudaLC 
73Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianusLC 
74Tawny-tufted Toucanet^Selenidera nattereriRR 
75Toco Toucan^Ramphastos tocoLC 
76White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogasterRR 
77Guianan Piculet
(Arrowhead Piculet)
Picumnus minutissimusNE 
78Red-crowned Woodpecker^Melanerpes rubricapillusRR 
79Red-rumped Woodpecker^Veniliornis kirkiiRR 
80Golden-collared WoodpeckerVeniliornis cassiniNE 
81Blood-colored WoodpeckerVeniliornis sanguineusNE 
82Golden-green Woodpecker^Piculus chrysochlorosRR 
83Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopusRR 
84McConnell's SpinetailSynallaxis macconnelliLC 
85Hoary-throated SpinetailSynallaxis kollariNEEN
86Tepui SpinetailCranioleuca demissaNE 
87Roraiman BarbtailRoraimia adustaNE 
88White-throated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla roraimaeNE 
89Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleanerPhilydor ruficaudatumRR 
90Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleanerPhilydor pyrrhodesLC 
91Ruddy Foliage-gleanerAutomolus rubiginosusLC 
92Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleanerAutomolus rufipileatusLC 
93Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematuraLC 
94Slender-billed Xenops^Xenops tenuirostrisRR 
95Olivaceous Woodcreeper^Sittasomus griseicapillusLC 
96Cinnamon-throated WoodcreeperDendrexetastes rufigulaLC 
97Strong-billed Woodcreeper^Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusRR 
98Chestnut-rumped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus pardalotusLC 
99Streak-headed Woodcreeper^Lepidocolaptes souleyetiiRR 
100Band-tailed AntshrikeThamnophilus melanothoraxNE 
101Streak-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus insignisNE 
102Spot-winged Antshrike^Pygiptila stellarisRR 
103Plain-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula behniLC 
104Spot-tailed AntwrenHerpsilochmus sticturusNE 
105Todd's AntwrenHerpsilochmus stictocephalusNE 
106Roraiman AntwrenHerpsilochmus roraimaeNE 
107Rufous-winged Antwren^Herpsilochmus rufimarginatusRR 
108Rufous-rumped Antwren^Terenura callinotaRR 
109Willis's AntbirdCercomacra laetaNE 
110Blackish Antbird^Cercomacra nigrescensRR 
111Rio Branco AntbirdCercomacra carbonariaNENT
112Guianan Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis cantatorNE 
113Black-headed AntbirdPercnostola rufifronsRR 
114Roraiman AntbirdSchistocichla saturataNE 
115Short-tailed Antthrush^Chamaeza campanisonaRR 
116Variegated Antpitta^Grallaria variaRR 
117Tepui AntpittaMyrmothera simplexNE 
118Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaLC 
119Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralisLCNT
120Gray Elaenia^Myiopagis canicepsLC 
121Rufous-crowned ElaeniaElaenia ruficepsRR 
122Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangaeRR 
123Chapman's Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes chapmaniNE 
124Olive-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes virescensNE 
125Black-fronted TyrannuletPhylloscartes nigrifronsNE 
126Sooty-headed Tyrannulet^Phyllomyias griseicepsLC 
127Guianan TyrannuletZimmerius acerNE 
128Northern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus arenarumRR 
129Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant^Lophotriccus vitiosusRR 
130Boat-billed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus josephinaeNE 
131White-eyed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus zosteropsRR 
132Ruddy Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus russatusNE 
133Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant^
(Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher)
Poecilotriccus sylviaRR 
134Spotted Tody-Flycatcher^Todirostrum maculatumRR 
135White-throated Spadebill^Platyrinchus mystaceusRR 
136Cliff Flycatcher^Hirundinea ferrugineaLC 
137Roraiman FlycatcherMyiophobus roraimaeRR 
138Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusRR 
139Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleriLC 
140/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi NT
141Smoke-colored Pewee^Contopus fumigatusRR 
142Blackish Pewee^Contopus nigrescensLC 
143Amazonian Black-Tyrant^Knipolegus poecilocercusRR 
144Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurusRR 
145Drab Water Tyrant^Ochthornis littoralisRR 
146Sirystes^Sirystes sibilatorRR 
147Pale-bellied Mourner^Rhytipterna immundaLC 
148Dusky-chested Flycatcher^Myiozetetes luteiventrisRR 
149Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisRR 
150Red-banded FruiteaterPipreola whitelyiNE 
151Guianan Red-CotingaPhoenicircus carnifexLC 
152Guianan Cock-of-the-rockRupicola rupicolaLC 
153Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatusRR 
154Amazonian Umbrellabird^Cephalopterus ornatusLC 
155CapuchinbirdPerissocephalus tricolorLC 
156Rose-collared PihaLipaugus streptophorusNE 
157Bearded BellbirdProcnias averanoRR 
158Pale-bellied Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma pallescensRR 
159Tiny Tyrant-ManakinTyranneutes virescensLC 
160White-fronted ManakinLepidothrix serenaNE 
161Orange-bellied ManakinLepidothrix suavissimaNE 
162Olive ManakinXenopipo uniformisNE 
163Crimson-hooded ManakinPipra aureolaRR 
164Scarlet-horned ManakinPipra cornutaNE 
165Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorLC 
166Dusky PurpletuftIodopleura fuscaNE 
167White-naped Xenopsaris^Xenopsaris albinuchaRR 
168Green-backed Becard^Pachyramphus viridisRR 
169Tepui GreenletHylophilus sclateriNE 
170Violaceous Jay^Cyanocorax violaceusRR 
171Cayenne JayCyanocorax cayanusNE 
172Black-collared SwallowPygochelidon melanoleucaLC 
173White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisLC 
174Tepui WrenTroglodytes rufulusNE 
175Sedge Wren^Cistothorus platensisRR 
176Flutist WrenMicrocerculus ustulatusNE 
177Guianan GnatcatcherPolioptila guianensisRR 
178Rufous-brown SolitaireCichlopsis leucogenysRR 
179Yellow-legged ThrushTurdus flavipesRR 
180Black-billed Thrush^Turdus ignobilisLC 
181Black-hooded ThrushTurdus olivaterRR 
182Golden-crowned Warbler^Basileuterus culicivorusLC 
183Flavescent Warbler^Myiothlypis flaveolusLC 
184Two-banded Warbler^Myiothlypis bivittatusRR 
185Tepui RedstartMyioborus castaneocapillusNE 
186Magpie Tanager^Cissopis leverianusLC 
187Hooded TanagerNemosia pileataLC 
188Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolorRR 
189Olive-backed TanagerMitrospingus oleagineusNE 
190Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterusNE 
191Yellow-bellied Tanager^Tangara xanthogastraRR 
192Speckled Tanager^Tangara guttataLC 
193Dotted Tanager^Tangara variaRR 
194Black-headed Tanager^Tangara cyanopteraLC 
195Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americanaLC 
196Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisLC 
197Large-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus crassirostrisRR 
198Great-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus maximilianiRRNT
199Slaty Finch^Haplospiza rusticaLC 
200Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatusLC 
201Tepui Brush-FinchAtlapetes personatusNE 
202Yellow-green GrosbeakCaryothraustes canadensisLC 
203Red-and-black GrosbeakPeriporphyrus erythromelasLC 
204Red-breasted BlackbirdSturnella militarisRR 
205Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubrisRR 
206Golden-tufted GrackleMacroagelaius imthurniNE 
207Velvet-fronted Grackle^Lampropsar tanagrinusRR 
208Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalusRR 
209Epaulet Oriole^Icterus cayanensisRR 
210Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularisRR 
211Golden-rumped EuphoniaEuphonia cyanocephalaLC 
212Blue-naped Chlorophonia^Chlorophonia cyaneaRR 
213Red SiskinSpinus cucullatusLCEN
214Hooded Siskin^Spinus magellanicusRR 

* 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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