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2008 Guyana Fam Trip Report
Bird Checklist

List of species seen or heard during the tour. The table indicates whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.
h = heard only; g = seen by guide only

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorATTAh,IWOKh
2Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereusMORIh
3Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatusRUPRh
4Red-legged TinamouCrypturellus erythropusMORIh,SURAh
5Variegated TinamouCrypturellus variegatusIWOKh

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataDADR
7Muscovy DuckCairina moschataDADR,IWOK
RUPR,SURA

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

8Little Chachalaca
(Variable Chachalaca)
Ortalis motmotKAIF,KARAR
PTRL,RUPR
SURA
9Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacuATTA,SURA
10Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensisSURA
11Crestless CurassowMitu tomentosumKARAR
12Black CurassowCrax alectorROAD

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

13Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusDADR,ROAD

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

14JabiruJabiru mycteriaDADR,KARAR
ROAD,RUPR

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

15Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensGTWN

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

16Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianusDADR,IWOK
KARAR,RUPR

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

17AnhingaAnhinga anhingaDADR,IWOK
KARAR,RUPR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

18Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumRUPRh
19Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiDADR,IWOK
KARAR,ROAD
RUPR,SURA
20Great EgretArdea albaDADR,IWOK
KARAR,ROAD
RUPR
21Snowy EgretEgretta thulaDADR,GTWN
KARAR,RUPR
22Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaDADR,GTWN
KARAR,RUPR
23Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorGTWN
24Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisDADR,GTWN
IWOK
25Striated HeronButorides striataDADR,GTWN
RUPR
26Capped HeronPilherodius pileatusIWOK
27Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxGTWN
28Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusRUPR

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

29Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisKARAR,RUPR
30Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatusDADR,ROAD

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

31Black VultureCoragyps atratusATTA,DADR
IWOK,PTRL
ROAD,RUPR
SURA
32Turkey VultureCathartes auraDADR,IWOK
KARAR,ROAD
RUPR
33Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusKARAR,ROAD
34Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotusIWOK,PTRL
ROAD
35King VultureSarcoramphus papaDADR,IWOK
KARAR,ROAD

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

36Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisIWOK,ROAD
SURA
37Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusATTA,DADR
IWOK,ROAD
38Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiGTWN
39White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusDADR,GTWN
ROAD
40Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisGTWN
41Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusSURA
42Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaATTA,IWOK
PTRL,ROAD
43Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisKARAR,PTRL
ROAD,RUPR
44White HawkLeucopternis albicollisROAD
45Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitingaIWOK,ROAD
RUPR
46Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisDADR,KARAR
ROAD,SURA
47Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisDADR,IWOK
KARAR,PTRL
RUPR,SURA
48Gray HawkButeo nitidusDADR,ROAD
RUPR
49White-tailed HawkButeo albicaudatusGTWN,ROAD
50Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusDADR,SURA
51Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaSURA
52Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusSURA
53Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusROAD

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

54Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisIWOKh,SURAh
55Black CaracaraDaptrius aterROAD
56Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusATTA,IWOK
ROAD,SURA
57Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayDADR,KARAR
ROAD
58Yellow-headed CaracaraMilvago chimachimaDADR,KARAR
PTRL,ROAD
SURA
59Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansROAD
60American KestrelFalco sparveriusDADR,KARAR
PTRL,ROAD
61Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisDADR,ROAD
62Bat FalconFalco rufigularisIWOK,ROAD
RUPR

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

63SunbitternEurypyga heliasRUPR

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

64LimpkinAramus guaraunaKARAR,RUPR

 
Trumpeters: Psophiidae

65Gray-winged TrumpeterPsophia crepitansIWOKh,ROAD

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

66Double-striped Thick-kneeBurhinus bistriatusDADR,KARAR

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

67Pied LapwingVanellus cayanusDADR,IWOK
KARAR,RUPR
68Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisDADR,ROAD
69Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusDADR

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

70Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaDADR,GTWN
KARAR,ROAD

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

71Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusIWOK,SURA
72Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaKARAR
73Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesDADR
74South American SnipeGallinago paraguaiaeDADR

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

75Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliarisIWOK
76Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplexIWOK,RUPR
77Black SkimmerRynchops nigerIWOK,RUPR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

78Rock PigeonColumba liviaPTRL
79Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisDADR,KARAR
ROAD,RUPR
SURA
80Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaRUPR,SURA
81Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaSURAh
82Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaATTA,IWOKh
MORI,SURA
83Eared DoveZenaida auriculataDADR
84Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerinaDADR,KARAR
ROAD,SURA
85Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacotiGTWN
86White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiDADR,GTWN
KARAR,PTRL
ROAD,RUPR
SURA
87Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxillaMORIh
88Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaIWOKh

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

89Painted ParakeetPyrrhura pictaIWOK,ROAD
SURA
90Brown-throated ParakeetAratinga pertinaxDADR,ROAD
SURA
91Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterusIWOK,ROAD
SURA
92Scarlet MacawAra macaoDADR,IWOK
ROAD,SURAh
93Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaGTWN
94Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilataDADR
95Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilisDADR,GTWN
SURA
96Golden-winged ParakeetBrotogeris chrysopteraGTWN,ROAD
SURA
97Lilac-tailed ParrotletTouit batavicusSURA
98Scarlet-shouldered ParrotletTouit huetiiDADR
99Black-headed ParrotPionites melanocephalusIWOK,ROAD
100Caica ParrotPyrilia caicaIWOK,ROAD
101Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusIWOK,ROAD
102Dusky ParrotPionus fuscusROAD
103Blue-cheeked ParrotAmazona dufresnianaROADh,SURA
104Festive ParrotAmazona festivaGTWN
105Orange-winged ParrotAmazona amazonicaGTWN,KARAR
ROAD,SURA
106Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaGTWN,IWOK
ROAD,SURA
107Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephalaDADR,GTWN
ROAD,SURA
108Red-fan ParrotDeroptyus accipitrinusIWOK,ROAD
SURA

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

109Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaDADR,ROAD
RUPR,SURA
110Black-bellied CuckooPiaya melanogasterROAD
111Striped CuckooTapera naeviaDADRh,RUPRh
112Greater AniCrotophaga majorIWOK
113Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniDADR,GTWN
KARAR,PTRL
ROAD,SURA

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

114Barn OwlTyto albaPTRL

 
Owls: Strigidae

115Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaDADRh,RUPRh
116Amazonian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium hardyiROADh
117Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumSURAh
118Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaDADR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

119Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisDADR,RUPR
120Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopygaRUPR
121Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisIWOK,RUPRh
SURAh
122White-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus cayennensisDADRh,KARAR
123Blackish NightjarCaprimulgus nigrescensIWOK
124Ladder-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacocercaIWOK

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

125Great PotooNyctibius grandisSURA
126Common PotooNyctibius griseusIWOK,RUPR
SURA
127White-winged PotooNyctibius leucopterusROAD

 
Swifts: Apodidae

128White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptusKAIF
129Tepui SwiftStreptoprocne phelpsiKAIF
130White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisDADR,KAIF
ROAD
131Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraROAD,RUPR
132Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusKAIF,ROAD
133Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisIWOK,ROAD
134Fork-tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamataDADR,ROAD
SURA

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

135Crimson TopazTopaza pellaROAD
136White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraSURA
137Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis superciliosusIWOK
138Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruberATTA,PTRL
ROAD,SURA
139Sooty-capped HermitPhaethornis augustiROAD
140Black-eared FairyHeliothryx auritusATTA,ROAD
141White-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus guainumbiKARAR
142Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisDADR,GTWN
143White-chested EmeraldAmazilia brevirostrisKARAR,RUPR
144Glittering-throated EmeraldAmazilia fimbriataDADR,GTWN
KARAR,MORI
145White-chinned SapphireHylocharis cyanusMORI,PTRL

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

146Amazonian White-tailed Trogon
(Green-backed Trogon)
Trogon viridisATTA,IWOKh
ROAD,RUPR
SURAh
147Amazonian Violaceous Trogon
(Violaceous Trogon)
Trogon violaceusSURAh

 
Motmots: Momotidae

148Amazonian MotmotMomotus momotaATTA,ROADh

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

149Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataDADR,IWOK
KARAR,RUPR
SURAh
150Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaKARAR,RUPR
151Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaDADR,IWOK
RUPR,SURA
152Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaDADR

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

153Guianan PuffbirdNotharchus macrorhynchosROAD
154Spotted PuffbirdBucco tamatiaATTA,KARAR
155Black NunbirdMonasa atraATTA,IWOK
ROAD,SURA
156Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosaIWOK,KARAR
PTRL,ROAD
RUPR,SURA

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

157Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbulaPTRL
158Paradise JacamarGalbula deaIWOK,ROAD
159Great JacamarJacamerops aureusIWOK

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

160Black-spotted BarbetCapito nigerATTA,IWOK

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

161Green AracariPteroglossus viridisIWOK,ROAD
162Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracariIWOK,ROAD
163Guianan ToucanetSelenidera culikATTA
164Toco ToucanRamphastos tocoROAD
165White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanusATTA,IWOK
ROAD,SURA
166Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinusATTA,IWOK
ROAD,SURAh

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

167Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilisDADR
168Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatusIWOK,ROAD
169Blood-colored WoodpeckerVeniliornis sanguineusGTWN
170Chestnut WoodpeckerCeleus elegansATTA
171Ringed WoodpeckerCeleus torquatusIWOKh,SURAh
172Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusATTA,DADR
IWOK,KARAR
ROAD
173Red-necked WoodpeckerCampephilus rubricollisIWOK,ROAD
174Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosGTWN,ROAD

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

175Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopusDADRh,KARAR
176Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeusGTWN,KARAR
177Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaATTAh
178Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusROADh
179Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusIWOK,ROAD
SURA
180Amazonian Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhiaATTAh,ROADh
181Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picusGTWN,KARAR
RUPRh
182Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatusATTAh,DADR
IWOK,KARARh
ROAD,RUPRh
SURAh

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

183Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusIWOK,ROAD
184Great AntshrikeTaraba majorDADRh,SURA
185Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensisDADR,KARAR
SURA
186Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusDADR,ROAD
187Mouse-colored AntshrikeThamnophilus murinusATTAh,IWOK
188Guianan Slaty-Antshrike
(Northern Slaty-Antshrike)
Thamnophilus punctatusKARAR,PTRLh
189Cinereous AntshrikeThamnomanes caesiusIWOK
190Guianan Streaked-AntwrenMyrmotherula surinamensisKARAR
191Rufous-bellied AntwrenMyrmotherula guttataMORI,SURA
192White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisIWOK,KARAR
193Spot-tailed AntwrenHerpsilochmus sticturusIWOKh
194Todd's AntwrenHerpsilochmus stictocephalusATTA
195White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora griseaDADR
196Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyranninaSURA
197Guianan Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis cantatorATTAh
198Black-chinned AntbirdHypocnemoides melanopogonIWOK,SURA
199White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesKARARh
200Ferruginous-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza ferrugineaATTA
201Black-throated AntbirdMyrmeciza atrothoraxATTA
202White-plumed AntbirdPithys albifronsIWOK
203Rufous-throated AntbirdGymnopithys rufigulaIWOK

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

204Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colmaROADh
205Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisROADh

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

206Thrush-like AntpittaMyrmothera campanisonaATTAh

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

207Mouse-colored TyrannuletPhaeomyias murinaGTWN
208Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralisKARAR
209Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusIWOKh
210Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterDADR,GTWN
KARAR,SURA
211Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostrisROAD
212Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisDADR
213Amazonian Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus obscuriorRUPR
214Helmeted Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus galeatusIWOK,KARAR
MORIh,SURAh
215Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumDADR,ROAD
216Yellow-breasted FlycatcherTolmomyias flaviventrisDADR,SURAh
217Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaKAIF
218Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusDADR,ROAD
219Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola picaKARAR,RUPR
220White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephalaDADR,GTWN
KARAR,ROAD
221Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusROAD
222Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMORI,RUPR
223Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoniDADR
224Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus feroxDADR,GTWN
KARAR
225Lesser KiskadeePitangus lictorDADR,KARAR
RUPR
226Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusDADR,GTWN
IWOK,SURA
227Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaDADR
228Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisDADR,GTWN
IWOK,ROAD
SURA
229Yellow-throated FlycatcherConopias parvusIWOK
230Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusDADR,SURA
231Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusDADR,SURA
232Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus variusPTRL
233Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusDADR,GTWN
IWOK,KARAR
MORI,PTRL
ROAD,RUPR
SURA
234Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisGTWN
235Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaDADR,KARAR
ROAD

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

236Guianan Red-CotingaPhoenicircus carnifexIWOK
237Guianan Cock-of-the-rockRupicola rupicolaKAIF,ROAD
238Olivaceous PihaSnowornis cryptolophusDADR
239Crimson FruitcrowHaematoderus militarisMORIh
240CapuchinbirdPerissocephalus tricolorIWOK,KARAR
ROADh,RUPR
SURA
241Spangled CotingaCotinga cayanaROAD
242Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferansATTAh,IWOK
KARARh,ROADh
SURAh
243Pompadour CotingaXipholena puniceaATTA
244Bare-necked FruitcrowGymnoderus foetidusRUPR

 
Manakins: Pipridae

245Tiny Tyrant-ManakinTyranneutes virescensATTAh,IWOKh
246Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareolaDADR,KARAR
247Black ManakinXenopipo atronitensMORI
248White-crowned ManakinPipra pipraMORI
249Golden-headed ManakinPipra erythrocephalaSURA

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

250Black-tailed TityraTityra cayanaIWOK,ROAD
RUPR,SURA
251Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorSURA
252Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdinaIWOKh,MORIh
253Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufusGTWN
254White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusDADR

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

255Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusDADR,RUPRh
256Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralisDADR
257Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotisATTAh
258Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisDADRh,SURAh

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

259Cayenne JayCyanocorax cayanusSURA

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

260White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciataSURA
261Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisKARAR,PTRL
RUPR
262Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaDADR,IWOK
KARAR,PTRL
ROAD
263Brown-chested MartinProgne taperaDADR
264White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventerDADR,IWOK
KARAR,RUPR
SURA
265Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaDADR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

266Bicolored WrenCampylorhynchus griseusDADR,KARAR
267Coraya WrenPheugopedius corayaSURAh
268House WrenTroglodytes aedonDADR,GTWN
269Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotisDADR,SURA
270White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaROAD

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

271Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusATTAh
272Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaDADR,ROAD
RUPR

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

273Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapillaGTWN

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

274Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelasDADR,GTWNh
KARAR,RUPR
SURA
275Cocoa ThrushTurdus fumigatusSURAh
276White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollisSURAh

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

277Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusDADR,GTWN
IWOK,KARAR
PTRL,ROAD
SURA

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

278Flavescent WarblerMyiothlypis flaveolusKARARh

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

279BananaquitCoereba flaveolaDADR,ROAD

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

280Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosumDADR
281Flame-crested TanagerTachyphonus cristatusROAD
282Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboDADR,IWOK
KARAR,ROAD
SURA
283Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusATTA,DADR
IWOK,KARAR
PTRL,ROAD
SURA
284Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumATTA,DADR
IWOK,KARAR
PTRL,ROAD
285Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicanaGTWN
286Burnished-buff TanagerTangara cayanaDADR,GTWN
KARAR,PTRL
RUPR
287Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaATTA,IWOK
ROAD
288Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaATTA
289Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusATTA
290Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescensDADR
291Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusATTA

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

292Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermediaROAD
293Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbeaDADR,KARAR
ROAD
294Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americanaGTWN
295Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaKARAR,ROAD
296Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisDADR
297Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensisROAD
298Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaKARAR
299Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicolaKARAR
300Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularisGTWN,IWOK
KARAR,RUPR
301Pectoral SparrowArremon taciturnusSURA
302Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralisDADR,KARAR
ROAD

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

303Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaDADR
304Summer TanagerPiranga rubraROAD
305Yellow-green GrosbeakCaryothraustes canadensisATTA,IWOK
306Red-and-black GrosbeakPeriporphyrus erythromelasIWOK
307Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoidesIWOKh,SURAh

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

308Red-breasted BlackbirdSturnella militarisDADR,KARAR
ROAD
309Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaDADR,ROAD
310Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubrisGTWN
311Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisDADR,GTWN
312Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusGTWN,IWOK
ROAD,SURA
313Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterusROAD
314Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularisDADR,ROAD
SURA
315Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhousIWOK,ROAD
SURA
316Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaDADR,IWOK
KARAR,ROAD
SURA
317Green OropendolaPsarocolius viridisIWOK,ROAD
SURA
318Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusGTWN,IWOK
KARAR,ROAD

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

319Finsch's EuphoniaEuphonia finschiDADR,RUPR
SURA
320Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violaceaDADR,ROAD
SURA
321Red SiskinSpinus cucullatusDADR

* 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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