List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near-endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Rusty Tinamou	Crypturellus brevirostris		BC
2	Black Curassow	Crax alector	Many	AT
3	Roraiman Nightjar	Tepuiornis whitelyi		BC
4	Peacock Coquette	Lophornis pavoninus		BC
5	Arrowhead Piculet	Picumnus minutissimus		BC
6	Blood-colored Woodpecker	Veniliornis sanguineus	AB,BG,HB	BC
7	Sun Parakeet	Aratinga solstitialis	KB	NE
8	Streak-backed Antshrike	Thamnophilus insignis		BC
9	Willis's Antbird	Cercomacroides laeta	IR,IRGR,RRV	NE
10	Rio Branco Antbird	Cercomacra carbonaria	IR,IRGR,MR	NE
11	Tepui Antpitta	Myrmothera simplex		BC
12	White-throated Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla roraimae		BC
13	Roraiman Barbtail	Roraimia adusta		BC
14	Hoary-throated Spinetail	Synallaxis kollari	IR,IRGR,MR	NE
15	Orange-bellied Manakin	Lepidothrix suavissima		BC
16	Glossy-backed Becard	Pachyramphus surinamus		BC
17	Black-fronted Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes nigrifrons		BC
18	Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus josephinae	IW	BC
19	Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus inornatus	AT,SU	BC
20	Guianan Gnatcatcher	Polioptila guianensis	DA,IR,IRGR,SU	BC
21	Flutist Wren	Microcerculus ustulatus		BC
22	Tepui Wren	Troglodytes rufulus		BC
23	Pantepui Thrush	Turdus murinus		BC
24	Red Siskin	Spinus cucullatus	DA	EN
25	Tepui Brushfinch	Atlapetes personatus		BC
26	Golden-tufted Grackle	Macroagelaius imthurni		BC
27	Tepui Redstart	Myioborus castaneocapilla		BC
28	Olive-backed Tanager	Mitrospingus oleagineus		BC
29	Great-billed Seed-Finch	Sporophila maximiliani	AB	EN

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 *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 COUNTRIES IN THE NEOTROPICS

• Argentina
• Belize
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• French Guiana
• Galapagos
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad/Tobago
• Uruguay
• Venezuela
• West Indies

BIRDING LOCALES

• Abary River (AB)
• Atta Rainforest (AT)
• Dadanawa Ranch (DA)
• Demerara River (DR)
• Georgetown Botanical Gardens (BG)
• Hope Beach (HB)
• Ireng River (IR)
• Iwokrama Reserve (IW)
• Karanambu Ranch (KA)
• Karasabai (KB)
• Manari Ranch (MR)
• Rio Ireng (IRGR)
• Rock View Area (RV)
• Rupununi River Valley (RRV)
• Surama Village (SU)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	0
NE	Near Endemic	19
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	2
BC	Best Seen in This Country	7
AT	Always a Target	1

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.