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# Species:341
# Excl Vagrants:341
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0

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

1Great TinamouTinamus majorC
2Variegated TinamouCrypturellus variegatusC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Muscovy DuckCairina moschata?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Marail GuanPenelope marailFC
5Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacuFC
6Black CurassowCrax alectorFC
7Variable ChachalacaOrtalis motmotFC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

8Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisUC
10Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaUC
11Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaC
12Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaC
13Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina?
14Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti?
15Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaFC
16Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaVR
17White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?
18Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

19Greater AniCrotophaga majorFC
20Rufous-winged Ground-CuckooNeomorphus rufipennisUC
21Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayana?
22Black-bellied CuckooPiaya melanogasterFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

23Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusFC
24Blackish NightjarNyctipolus nigrescensFC
25Ladder-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacocercaFC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

26Great PotooNyctibius grandis?
27Long-tailed PotooNyctibius aethereusVR
28Common PotooNyctibius griseus?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

29White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
30Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris?
31Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusA
32Chapman's SwiftChaetura chapmaniA
33Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

34Crimson TopazTopaza pellaFC
35White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraFC
36Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutus?
37Pale-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes leucurusUC
38Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis superciliosusFC
39Little HermitPhaethornis longuemareus?
40Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruberC
41Black-eared FairyHeliothryx auritusUC
42Green-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus theresiae?
43Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis?
44Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus?
45Gray-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus largipennisUC
46Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcataC
47Rufous-throated SapphireHylocharis sapphirina?
48White-chinned SapphireChlorestes cyanusFC
49Blue-chinned SapphireChlorestes notata?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

50Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusUC

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

51SungrebeHeliornis fulicaUC

 
Trumpeters: Psophiidae

52Gray-winged TrumpeterPsophia crepitansC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

53Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanus?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

54/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?
55/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

56Black SkimmerRynchops niger?
57Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris?
58Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex?

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

59SunbitternEurypyga heliasUC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

60|Anhinga|Anhinga anhinga?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

61Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusFC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

62Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisUC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

63Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum?
64Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusUC
65Agami HeronAgamia agami?
66Capped HeronPilherodius pileatusUC
67Snowy EgretEgretta thula?
68Striated HeronButorides striataFC
69Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis?
70Great EgretArdea alba?
71Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiFC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

72King VultureSarcoramphus papaUC
73Black VultureCoragyps atratusUC
74Turkey VultureCathartes auraFC
75Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus?
76Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotusC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

77/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusUC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

78Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusUC
79Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisUC
80Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
81Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus?
82Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus?
83Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusUC
84Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosus?
85Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusFC
86Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaFC
87Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensUC
88Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaFC
89Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
90White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus?
91White HawkPseudastur albicollisUC
92Black-faced HawkLeucopternis melanopsUC
93Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus?
94Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

95Tawny-bellied Screech-OwlMegascops watsonii?
96Crested OwlLophostrix cristataVR
97Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata?
98Amazonian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium hardyiUC
99Mottled OwlStrix virgataUC
100Black-banded OwlStrix huhulaVR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

101Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusFC
102Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridisFC
103Guianan Violaceous TrogonTrogon violaceusUC
104Amazonian Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

105Amazonian MotmotMomotus momotaFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

106Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
107Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaFC
108American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaFC
109Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaFC
110Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaFC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

111Guianan PuffbirdNotharchus macrorhynchosUC
112Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusUC
113Spotted PuffbirdBucco tamatia?
114Collared PuffbirdBucco capensis?
115Black NunbirdMonasa atraFC
116Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosaFC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

117Yellow-billed JacamarGalbula albirostrisUC
118Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula?
119Paradise JacamarGalbula deaUC
120Great JacamarJacamerops aureusUC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

121Black-spotted BarbetCapito nigerUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

122Green AracariPteroglossus viridisFC
123Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracariFC
124Guianan ToucanetSelenidera piperivoraUC
125White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanusFC
126Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinusFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

127Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatusUC
128Golden-collared WoodpeckerVeniliornis cassiniFC
129Red-necked WoodpeckerCampephilus rubricollisFC
130Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosFC
131Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
132Ringed WoodpeckerCeleus torquatusFC
133Waved WoodpeckerCeleus undatusC
134Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus?
135Chestnut WoodpeckerCeleus elegansFC
136Yellow-throated WoodpeckerPiculus flavigulaFC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

137Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans?
138Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus?
139Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
140Lined Forest-FalconMicrastur gilvicollisUC
141Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway?
142Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusC
143Black CaracaraDaptrius aterUC
144Bat FalconFalco rufigularisFC
145Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

146Lilac-tailed ParrotletTouit batavicus?
147Sapphire-rumped ParrotletTouit purpuratusUC
148Tepui ParrotletNannopsittaca panychloraUC
149Golden-winged ParakeetBrotogeris chrysopteraC
150Caica ParrotPyrilia caicaFC
151Dusky ParrotPionus fuscusFC
152Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusFC
153Blue-cheeked AmazonAmazona dufresnianaUC
154Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaFC
155Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonicaFC
156Black-headed ParrotPionites melanocephalusFC
157Red-fan ParrotDeroptyus accipitrinusFC
158Painted ParakeetPyrrhura pictaC
159Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaUC
160Scarlet MacawAra macaoFC
161Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterusFC
162Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilisUC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

163Ash-winged AntwrenEuchrepomis spodioptilaFC
164Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusFC
165Black-throated AntshrikeFrederickena viridisUC
166Mouse-colored AntshrikeThamnophilus murinusC
167Northern Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus punctatusFC
168Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicusFC
169Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis?
170Dusky-throated AntshrikeThamnomanes ardesiacusC
171Cinereous AntshrikeThamnomanes caesiusC
172Rufous-bellied AntwrenIsleria guttataC
173Brown-bellied StipplethroatEpinecrophylla gutturalisC
174Pygmy AntwrenMyrmotherula brachyuraFC
175Guianan Streaked-AntwrenMyrmotherula surinamensisFC
176White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisC
177Long-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula longipennisC
178Gray AntwrenMyrmotherula menetriesiiC
179Spot-tailed AntwrenHerpsilochmus sticturusC
180Todd's AntwrenHerpsilochmus stictocephalusC
181Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis?
182Guianan Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis cantatorFC
183Gray AntbirdCercomacra cinerascensC
184Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaFC
185Black-chinned AntbirdHypocnemoides melanopogonFC
186Spot-winged AntbirdMyrmelastes leucostigmaUC
187White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipes?
188Ferruginous-backed AntbirdMyrmodenus ferrugineaFC
189Black-throated AntbirdMyrmophylax atrothorax?
190Wing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquataUC
191White-plumed AntbirdPithys albifronsC
192Rufous-throated AntbirdGymnopithys rufigulaC
193Scale-backed AntbirdWillisornis poecilinotusC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

194Spotted AntpittaHylopezus maculariusFC
195Thrush-like AntpittaMyrmothera campanisonaFC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

196Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colmaUC
197Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

198South American LeaftosserSclerurus obscuriorUC
199Short-billed LeaftosserSclerurus rufigularisUC
200Black-tailed LeaftosserSclerurus caudacutusUC
201Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus?
202White-chinned WoodcreeperDendrocincla merulaFC
203Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaC
204Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusC
205Cinnamon-throated WoodcreeperDendrexetastes rufigula?
206Amazonian Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhiaC
207Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus?
208Red-billed WoodcreeperHylexetastes perrotii?
209Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus?
210Striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus obsoletusFC
211Chestnut-rumped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus pardalotusC
212Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatusC
213Guianan WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes albolineatusUC
214Amazonian Plain-XenopsXenops genibarbisC
215Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleanerNeophilydor erythrocercumFC
216Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosus?
217Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusUC
218Olive-backed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus infuscatusFC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

219Tiny Tyrant-ManakinTyranneutes virescensFC
220Saffron-crested Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma chrysocephalumUC
221White-throated ManakinCorapipo gutturalisC
222Black ManakinXenopipo atronitens?
223White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraC
224Golden-headed ManakinCeratopipra erythrocephala?

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

225Guianan Red-CotingaPhoenicircus carnifexFC
226Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataUC
227CapuchinbirdPerissocephalus tricolorFC
228Purple-breasted CotingaCotinga cotingaFC
229Spangled CotingaCotinga cayanaFC
230Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferansA
231White BellbirdProcnias albusUC
232Pompadour CotingaXipholena puniceaFC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

233Black-tailed TityraTityra cayanaUC
234Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorUC
235Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusFC
236Olivaceous SchiffornisSchiffornis olivaceaFC
237Cinereous MournerLaniocera hypopyrraFC
238Dusky PurpletuftIodopleura fuscaUC
239Black-capped BecardPachyramphus marginatusUC
240Pink-throated BecardPachyramphus minorUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

241Wing-barred PipritesPiprites chloris?

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

242Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

243Cinnamon Manakin-TyrantNeopipo cinnamomea?

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

244Whiskered FlycatcherMyiobius barbatusFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

245Cinnamon-crested SpadebillPlatyrinchus saturatusFC
246Golden-crowned SpadebillPlatyrinchus coronatusUC
247White-crested SpadebillPlatyrinchus platyrhynchosFC
248Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusFC
249McConnell's FlycatcherMionectes macconnelliFC
250Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus?
251Olive-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes virescensFC
252Ringed AntpipitCorythopis torquatusUC
253Short-tailed Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis ecaudatusFC
254Helmeted Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus galeatusFC
255Eastern Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceusFC
256Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensUC
257Yellow-margined FlatbillTolmomyias assimilisC
258Gray-crowned FlatbillTolmomyias poliocephalusUC
259Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris?
260Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumUC
261White-lored TyrannuletOrnithion inermeFC
262Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusFC
263Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiFC
264Guianan TyrannuletZimmerius acerFC
265Amazonian Black-TyrantKnipolegus poecilocercusR
266Drab Water TyrantOchthornis littoralisUC
267Rufous-tailed FlatbillRamphotrigon ruficaudaFC
268Cinnamon AttilaAttila cinnamomeus?
269Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusUC
270Grayish MournerRhytipterna simplexFC
271Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
272Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox?
273Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus?
274Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
275Dusky-chested FlycatcherMyiozetetes luteiventris?
276Yellow-throated FlycatcherConopias parvusFC
277Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusFC

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

278Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicusFC
279Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralis?
280Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotisFC
281Guianan GreenletTunchironis luteifronsFC
282Buff-cheeked GreenletPachysilvia muscicapinaFC
283Chivi VireoVireo chiriC
284/Black-whiskered Vireo/Vireo altiloquusR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

285White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventerC
286Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
287\Brown-chested Martin\Progne tapera?
288White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciataC
289Black-collared SwallowPygochelidon melanoleucaC
290/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

291Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusUC
292Guianan GnatcatcherPolioptila guianensisUC
293Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

294Wing-banded WrenMicrocerculus bamblaFC
295Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus?
296Coraya WrenPheugopedius corayaFC
297Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis?
298White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaFC
299Musician WrenCyphorhinus aradaFC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

300Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

301White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollisFC
302Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas?
303Cocoa ThrushTurdus fumigatus?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

304Golden-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia chrysopastaFC
305White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta?
306Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violaceaFC
307Golden-sided EuphoniaEuphonia cayennensisFC

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

308Pectoral SparrowArremon taciturnusR

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

309Green OropendolaPsarocolius viridisC
310Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusFC
311Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaUC
312Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhousUC
313Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis?
314Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusR

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

315Riverbank WarblerMyiothlypis rivularisUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

316Yellow-green GrosbeakCaryothraustes canadensisFC
317Red-and-black GrosbeakPeriporphyrus erythromelasUC
318Rose-breasted ChatGranatellus pelzelniUC
319Amazonian GrosbeakCyanoloxia rothschildiiUC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

320Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularisFC
321Flame-crested TanagerLoriotus cristatusUC
322Fulvous-crested TanagerTachyphonus surinamusFC
323Fulvous Shrike-TanagerLanio fulvusUC
324Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo?
325Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterusUC
326Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
327Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
328Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctataFC
329Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicanaFC
330Opal-rumped TanagerTangara velia?
331Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFC
332Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineata?
333Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaUC
334Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusFC
335Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus?
336Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaC
337Yellow-backed TanagerHemithraupis flavicollisFC
338Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventris?
339BananaquitCoereba flaveolaUC
340Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusR
341Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusUC

 

 *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 Visitor5
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common3
CCommon42
FCFairly/Locally Common118
UCUncommon/Scarce82
RRare/Very Scarce5
VRVery Rare4
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain86

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened5
VVulnerable2
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.