VENEZUELA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
NEOTROPICS
VENEZUELA
| # Species: | 1427 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 1408 |
| # Endemics: | 47 |
| # Near Endemics: | 96 |
List of species that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | Tawny-breasted Tinamou | Nothocercus julius | RR | |
| 2 | Gray Tinamou | Tinamus tao | V | |
| 3 | White-throated Tinamou | Tinamus guttatus | NT | |
| 4 | Tepui Tinamou | Crypturellus ptaritepui | E | |
| 5 | Barred Tinamou | Crypturellus casiquiare | RR | |
| 6 | Gray-legged Tinamou | Crypturellus duidae | RR | |
| 7 | Northern Screamer | Chauna chavaria | NE | NT |
| 8 | Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis sylvicola | LC | |
| 9 | Orinoco Goose | Oressochen jubata | NT | |
| 10 | Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | RR | |
| 11 | Wattled Guan | Aburria aburri | NT | |
| 12 | Band-tailed Guan | Penelope argyrotis | NE | |
| 13 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens | NT | |
| 14 | Helmeted Curassow | Pauxi pauxi | NE | EN |
| 15 | Crestless Curassow | Mitu tomentosum | NT | |
| 16 | Yellow-knobbed Curassow | Crax daubentoni | NE | NT |
| 17 | Black-fronted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus atrifrons | NE | V |
| 18 | Venezuelan Wood-Quail | Odontophorus columbianus | E | NT |
| 19 | Bare-eyed Pigeon | Patagioenas corensis | NE | |
| 20 | White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | NT | |
| 21 | Roraiman Nightjar | Tepuiornis whitelyi | NE | |
| 22 | Lyre-tailed Nightjar | Uropsalis lyra | LC | |
| 23 | Todd's Nightjar | Setopagis heterura | NE | |
| 24 | Chuck-will's-widow | Antrostomus carolinensis | NT | |
| 25 | Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | V | |
| 26 | Ashy-tailed Swift | Chaetura andrei | E | V |
| 27 | Pygmy Swift | Tachornis furcata | NE | |
| 28 | Sooty-capped Hermit | Phaethornis augusti | LC | |
| 29 | Green-fronted Lancebill | Doryfera ludovicae | RR | |
| 30 | Tepui Goldenthroat | Polytmus milleri | NE | |
| 31 | Green-tailed Goldenthroat | Polytmus theresiae | RR | |
| 32 | Green-breasted Mango | Anthracothorax prevostii | LC | |
| 33 | Orange-throated Sunangel | Heliangelus mavors | NE | |
| 34 | Merida Sunangel | Heliangelus spencei | E | |
| 35 | Spangled Coquette | Lophornis stictolophus | LC | |
| 36 | Peacock Coquette | Lophornis pavoninus | NE | |
| 37 | Venezuelan Sylph | Aglaiocercus berlepschi | E | EN |
| 38 | Bronze-tailed Thornbill | Chalcostigma heteropogon | NE | |
| 39 | White-bearded Helmetcrest | Oxypogon lindenii | E | |
| 40 | Perija Metaltail | Metallura iracunda | NE | EN |
| 41 | Glowing Puffleg | Eriocnemis vestita | RR | |
| 42 | Coppery-bellied Puffleg | Eriocnemis cupreoventris | NE | NT |
| 43 | Green Inca | Coeligena conradii | NE | |
| 44 | Perija Starfrontlet | Coeligena consita | NE | EN |
| 45 | Merida Starfrontlet | Coeligena eos | E | |
| 46 | Blue-throated Starfrontlet | Coeligena helianthea | NE | |
| 47 | Buff-tailed Coronet | Boissonneaua flavescens | RR | |
| 48 | Velvet-browed Brilliant | Heliodoxa xanthogonys | RR | |
| 49 | Violet-chested Hummingbird | Sternoclyta cyanopectus | NE | |
| 50 | Scissor-tailed Hummingbird | Hylonympha macrocerca | E | EN |
| 51 | Red-billed Emerald | Chlorostilbon gibsoni | NE | |
| 52 | Short-tailed Emerald | Chlorostilbon poortmani | NE | |
| 53 | Narrow-tailed Emerald | Chlorostilbon stenurus | NE | |
| 54 | Green-tailed Emerald | Chlorostilbon alice | E | |
| 55 | Coppery Emerald | Chlorostilbon russatus | NE | |
| 56 | Rufous-breasted Sabrewing | Campylopterus hyperythrus | RR | |
| 57 | Buff-breasted Sabrewing | Campylopterus duidae | NE | |
| 58 | Lazuline Sabrewing | Campylopterus falcatus | LC | |
| 59 | White-tailed Sabrewing | Campylopterus ensipennis | NE | NT |
| 60 | Buffy Hummingbird | Leucippus fallax | NE | |
| 61 | Steely-vented Hummingbird | Saucerottia saucerottei | NE | |
| 62 | Green-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia viridigaster | NE | |
| 63 | Copper-rumped Hummingbird | Saucerottia tobaci | NE | |
| 64 | Shining-green Hummingbird | Chrysuronia goudoti | NE | |
| 65 | Plain-flanked Rail | Rallus wetmorei | E | EN |
| 66 | Rufous-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides axillaris | LC | |
| 67 | Speckled Rail | Laterallus notatus | LC | |
| 68 | Rusty-flanked Crake | Laterallus levraudi | E | V |
| 69 | |Snowy Plover| | Anarhynchus nivosus | NT | |
| 70 | Noble Snipe | Gallinago nobilis | NT | |
| 71 | Red Knot | Calidris canutus | NT | |
| 72 | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | NT | |
| 73 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | NT | |
| 74 | Leach's Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates leucorhoa | V | |
| 75 | Boat-billed Heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | LC | |
| 76 | Agami Heron | Agamia agami | V | |
| 77 | Pinnated Bittern | Botaurus pinnatus | LC | |
| 78 | Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens | NT | |
| 79 | Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus | V | |
| 80 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus | NT | |
| 81 | Black-and-chestnut Eagle | Spizaetus isidori | EN | |
| 82 | Crested Eagle | Morphnus guianensis | NT | |
| 83 | Harpy Eagle | Harpia harpyja | V | |
| 84 | Gray-bellied Hawk | Accipiter poliogaster | NT | |
| 85 | Rufous Crab Hawk | Buteogallus aequinoctialis | NT | |
| 86 | Solitary Eagle | Buteogallus solitarius | NT | |
| 87 | White-tipped Quetzal | Pharomachrus fulgidus | NE | |
| 88 | Amazonian Violaceous Trogon | Trogon ramonianus | RR | |
| 89 | Russet-throated Puffbird | Hypnelus ruficollis | NE | |
| 90 | Two-banded Puffbird | Hypnelus bicinctus | NE | |
| 91 | Moustached Puffbird | Malacoptila mystacalis | NE | |
| 92 | Pale-headed Jacamar | Brachygalba goeringi | NE | |
| 93 | Green-tailed Jacamar | Galbula galbula | RR | |
| 94 | Groove-billed Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus sulcatus | NE | |
| 95 | Yellow-throated Toucan | Ramphastos ambiguus | NT | |
| 96 | Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | NT | |
| 97 | Scaled Piculet | Picumnus squamulatus | NE | |
| 98 | White-bellied Piculet | Picumnus spilogaster | V | |
| 99 | Chestnut Piculet | Picumnus cinnamomeus | NE | |
| 100 | Ringed Woodpecker | Celeus torquatus | NT | |
| 101 | Orange-breasted Falcon | Falco deiroleucus | NT | |
| 102 | Rusty-faced Parrot | Hapalopsittaca amazonina | NE | NT |
| 103 | Saffron-headed Parrot | Pyrilia pyrilia | NT | |
| 104 | Bronze-winged Parrot | Pionus chalcopterus | RR | |
| 105 | Blue-cheeked Amazon | Amazona dufresniana | NT | |
| 106 | Yellow-shouldered Amazon | Amazona barbadensis | NE | NT |
| 107 | Venezuelan Parakeet | Pyrrhura emma | E | |
| 108 | Red-eared Parakeet | Pyrrhura hoematotis | E | |
| 109 | Rose-headed Parakeet | Pyrrhura rhodocephala | E | |
| 110 | Military Macaw | Ara militaris | V | |
| 111 | Scarlet-fronted Parakeet | Psittacara wagleri | NE | NT |
| 112 | Bar-crested Antshrike | Thamnophilus multistriatus | NE | |
| 113 | Lined Antshrike | Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus | V | |
| 114 | Blackish-gray Antshrike | Thamnophilus nigrocinereus | NT | |
| 115 | Black-backed Antshrike | Thamnophilus melanonotus | NE | |
| 116 | Amazonian Antshrike | Thamnophilus amazonicus | RR | |
| 117 | Streak-backed Antshrike | Thamnophilus insignis | NE | |
| 118 | Pearly Antshrike | Megastictus margaritatus | RR | |
| 119 | Recurve-billed Bushbird | Clytoctantes alixii | NE | EN |
| 120 | Brown-bellied Stipplethroat | Epinecrophylla gutturalis | NT | |
| 121 | Yellow-throated Antwren | Myrmotherula ambigua | RR | |
| 122 | Guianan Streaked-Antwren | Myrmotherula surinamensis | V | |
| 123 | Plain-winged Antwren | Myrmotherula behni | LC | |
| 124 | Roraiman Antwren | Herpsilochmus roraimae | RR | |
| 125 | Klages's Antbird | Drymophila klagesi | NE | |
| 126 | Jet Antbird | Cercomacra nigricans | LC | |
| 127 | Roraiman Antbird | Myrmelastes saturata | RR | |
| 128 | Caura Antbird | Myrmelastes caurensis | NE | |
| 129 | Magdalena Antbird | Sipia palliata | NE | NT |
| 130 | Blue-lored Antbird | Hafferia immaculata | NE | |
| 131 | Yapacana Antbird | Aprositornis disjuncta | RR | |
| 132 | Gray-bellied Antbird | Ammonastes pelzelni | RR | |
| 133 | Great Antpitta | Grallaria excelsa | E | V |
| 134 | Tachira Antpitta | Grallaria chthonia | E | CR |
| 135 | Gray-naped Antpitta | Grallaria griseonucha | E | |
| 136 | Perija Antpitta | Grallaria saltuensis | NE | EN |
| 137 | Muisca Antpitta | Grallaria rufula | NE | |
| 138 | Tepui Antpitta | Myrmothera simplex | NE | |
| 139 | Scallop-breasted Antpitta | Grallaricula loricata | E | NT |
| 140 | Hooded Antpitta | Grallaricula cucullata | NE | V |
| 141 | Rusty-breasted Antpitta | Grallaricula ferrugineipectus | NE | |
| 142 | Sucre Antpitta | Grallaricula cumanensis | E | V |
| 143 | Caracas Tapaculo | Scytalopus caracae | E | |
| 144 | Merida Tapaculo | Scytalopus meridanus | NE | |
| 145 | Schwartz's Antthrush | Chamaeza turdina | NE | |
| 146 | Gray-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus albigularis | NT | |
| 147 | Curve-billed Scythebill | Campylorhamphus procurvoides | RR | |
| 148 | Point-tailed Palmcreeper | Berlepschia rikeri | RR | |
| 149 | Caribbean Hornero | Furnarius longirostris | NE | |
| 150 | Guttulate Foliage-gleaner | Syndactyla guttulata | E | |
| 151 | White-throated Foliage-gleaner | Syndactyla roraimae | NE | |
| 152 | White-throated Barbtail | Premnoplex tatei | E | EN |
| 153 | Plain Thornbird | Phacellodomus inornatus | NE | |
| 154 | Ochre-browed Thistletail | Asthenes coryi | E | |
| 155 | Perija Thistletail | Asthenes perijana | NE | EN |
| 156 | Roraiman Barbtail | Roraimia adusta | NE | |
| 157 | Orinoco Softtail | Thripophaga cherriei | NE | V |
| 158 | Delta Amacuro Softtail | Thripophaga amacurensis | E | V |
| 159 | Crested Spinetail | Cranioleuca subcristata | NE | |
| 160 | Tepui Spinetail | Cranioleuca demissa | RR | |
| 161 | Streak-capped Spinetail | Cranioleuca hellmayri | NE | |
| 162 | Rio Orinoco Spinetail | Synallaxis beverlyae | NE | NT |
| 163 | Black-throated Spinetail | Synallaxis castanea | E | |
| 164 | White-whiskered Spinetail | Synallaxis candei | NE | |
| 165 | White-bibbed Manakin | Corapipo leucorrhoa | NE | |
| 166 | Olive Manakin | Xenopipo uniformis | RR | |
| 167 | Orange-bellied Manakin | Lepidothrix suavissima | NE | |
| 168 | Scarlet-horned Manakin | Ceratopipra cornuta | RR | |
| 169 | Golden-breasted Fruiteater | Pipreola aureopectus | NE | |
| 170 | Handsome Fruiteater | Pipreola formosa | E | |
| 171 | Rose-collared Piha | Lipaugus streptophorus | RR | |
| 172 | Dusky Purpletuft | Iodopleura fusca | RR | |
| 173 | Andean Laniisoma | Laniisoma buckleyi | NT | |
| 174 | Rufous-browed Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes superciliaris | RR | |
| 175 | Black-fronted Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes nigrifrons | NE | |
| 176 | Venezuelan Bristle-Tyrant | Pogonotriccus venezuelanus | E | NT |
| 177 | Chapman's Bristle-Tyrant | Pogonotriccus chapmani | RR | |
| 178 | Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant | Myiornis ecaudatus | RR | |
| 179 | Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher | Poecilotriccus russatus | RR | |
| 180 | Black-chested Tyrant | Taeniotriccus andrei | RR | |
| 181 | Spotted Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum maculatum | RR | |
| 182 | Maracaibo Tody-Flycatcher | Todirostrum viridanum | E | |
| 183 | Cliff Flycatcher | Hirundinea ferruginea | LC | |
| 184 | Agile Tit-Tyrant | Uromyias agilis | RR | |
| 185 | Bearded Tachuri | Polystictus pectoralis | LC | NT |
| 186 | Rufous-crowned Elaenia | Elaenia ruficeps | LC | |
| 187 | Great Elaenia | Elaenia dayi | E | |
| 188 | White-fronted Tyrannulet | Acrochordopus zeledoni | LC | |
| 189 | Spectacled Tyrannulet | Zimmerius improbus | NE | |
| 190 | Venezuelan Tyrannulet | Zimmerius petersi | E | |
| 191 | Slender-billed Tyrannulet | Inezia tenuirostris | NE | |
| 192 | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | NT | |
| 193 | Riverside Tyrant | Knipolegus orenocensis | RR | |
| 194 | Blackish Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca nigrita | E | |
| 195 | Rufous-browed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca superciliosa | E | |
| 196 | Pale-bellied Mourner | Rhytipterna immunda | RR | |
| 197 | White-bearded Flycatcher | Phelpsia inornata | E | |
| 198 | Lemon-browed Flycatcher | Conopias cinchoneti | V | |
| 199 | Brown-headed Greenlet | Hylophilus brunneiceps | RR | |
| 200 | Green Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius pulchellus | RR | |
| 201 | Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo | Vireolanius eximius | RR | |
| 202 | Rufous-naped Greenlet | Pachysilvia semibrunnea | RR | |
| 203 | Tepui Vireo | Vireo sclateri | RR | |
| 204 | Azure-naped Jay | Cyanocorax heilprini | RR | |
| 205 | Collared Gnatwren | Microbates collaris | RR | |
| 206 | Rio Negro Gnatcatcher | Polioptila facilis | NE | |
| 207 | Tepui Wren | Troglodytes rufulus | NE | |
| 208 | Merida Wren | Cistothorus meridae | E | |
| 209 | Stripe-backed Wren | Campylorhynchus nuchalis | NE | |
| 210 | Rufous-breasted Wren | Pheugopedius rutilus | RR | |
| 211 | Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus aurantiirostris | RR | |
| 212 | Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus fuscater | LC | |
| 213 | Speckled Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus maculatus | LC | |
| 214 | Rufous-brown Solitaire | Cichlopsis leucogenys | LC | EN |
| 215 | Pantepui Thrush | Turdus murinus | NE | |
| 216 | Java Sparrow | Padda oryzivora | EN | |
| 217 | Plumbeous Euphonia | Euphonia plumbea | LC | |
| 218 | Finsch's Euphonia | Euphonia finschi | LC | |
| 219 | Andean Siskin | Spinus spinescens | LC | |
| 220 | Yellow-faced Siskin | Spinus yarrellii | NE | V |
| 221 | Red Siskin | Spinus cucullatus | LC | EN |
| 222 | Hooded Siskin | Spinus magellanicus | RR | |
| 223 | Rosy Thrush-Tanager | Rhodinocichla rosea | LC | |
| 224 | Tocuyo Sparrow | Arremonops tocuyensis | NE | |
| 225 | Caracas Brushfinch | Arremon phaeopleurus | E | |
| 226 | Paria Brushfinch | Arremon phygas | E | V |
| 227 | Golden-winged Sparrow | Arremon schlegeli | NE | |
| 228 | Yellow-mandibled Sparrow | Arremon axillaris | NE | |
| 229 | Moustached Brushfinch | Atlapetes albofrenatus | NE | |
| 230 | Tepui Brushfinch | Atlapetes personatus | NE | |
| 231 | Ochre-breasted Brushfinch | Atlapetes semirufus | NE | |
| 232 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | NT | |
| 233 | Yellow-billed Cacique | Amblycercus holosericeus | RR | |
| 234 | Mountain Cacique | Cacicus chrysonotus | LC | |
| 235 | Velvet-fronted Grackle | Lampropsar tanagrinus | RR | |
| 236 | Golden-tufted Grackle | Macroagelaius imthurni | NE | |
| 237 | Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | NT | |
| 238 | Cerulean Warbler | Setophaga cerulea | NT | |
| 239 | Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | NT | |
| 240 | Chestnut-capped Warbler | Basileuterus delattrii | LC | |
| 241 | Gray-headed Warbler | Myiothlypis griseiceps | E | EN |
| 242 | Gray-throated Warbler | Myiothlypis cinereicollis | NE | NT |
| 243 | Tepui Redstart | Myioborus castaneocapilla | NE | |
| 244 | Paria Redstart | Myioborus pariae | E | EN |
| 245 | Saffron-breasted Redstart | Myioborus cardonai | E | NT |
| 246 | White-faced Redstart | Myioborus albifacies | E | |
| 247 | Golden-fronted Redstart | Myioborus ornatus | NE | |
| 248 | White-fronted Redstart | Myioborus albifrons | E | NT |
| 249 | Olive-backed Tanager | Mitrospingus oleagineus | NE | |
| 250 | Yellow-green Grosbeak | Caryothraustes canadensis | RR | |
| 251 | Red-and-black Grosbeak | Periporphyrus erythromelas | LC | |
| 252 | Vermilion Cardinal | Cardinalis phoeniceus | NE | |
| 253 | White-capped Tanager | Sericossypha albocristata | LC | V |
| 254 | Black-capped Hemispingus | Kleinothraupis atropileus | LC | |
| 255 | Gray-capped Hemispingus | Kleinothraupis reyi | E | NT |
| 256 | Fulvous-headed Tanager | Thlypopsis fulviceps | NE | |
| 257 | Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | LC | |
| 258 | Black-chested Mountain Tanager | Cnemathraupis eximia | LC | |
| 259 | Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager | Anisognathus igniventris | LC | |
| 260 | Carriker's Mountain Tanager | Dubusia carrikeri | NE | |
| 261 | Glaucous Tanager | Thraupis glaucocolpa | NE | |
| 262 | Dotted Tanager | Ixothraupis varia | RR | |
| 263 | Blue-necked Tanager | Stilpnia cyanicollis | LC | |
| 264 | Blue-and-black Tanager | Tangara vassorii | LC | |
| 265 | Beryl-spangled Tanager | Tangara nigroviridis | LC | |
| 266 | Rufous-cheeked Tanager | Tangara rufigenis | E | |
| 267 | Saffron-crowned Tanager | Tangara xanthocephala | LC | |
| 268 | Flame-faced Tanager | Tangara parzudakii | LC | |
| 269 | White-bellied Dacnis | Dacnis albiventris | LC | |
| 270 | Bicolored Conebill | Conirostrum bicolor | NT | |
| 271 | Blue-backed Conebill | Conirostrum sitticolor | LC | |
| 272 | Capped Conebill | Conirostrum albifrons | LC | |
| 273 | Rufous-browed Conebill | Conirostrum rufum | NE | |
| 274 | Merida Flowerpiercer | Diglossa gloriosa | E | |
| 275 | Venezuelan Flowerpiercer | Diglossa venezuelensis | E | EN |
| 276 | White-sided Flowerpiercer | Diglossa albilatera | LC | |
| 277 | Scaled Flowerpiercer | Diglossa duidae | NE | |
| 278 | Greater Flowerpiercer | Diglossa major | NE | |
| 279 | <Slaty Finch> | Haplospiza rustica | RR | |
| 280 | Pink-billed Cnemoscopus | Cnemoscopus rubrirostris | LC | |
| 281 | Slaty-backed Hemispingus | Poospiza goeringi | E | NT |
| 282 | Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch | Sicalis citrina | RR | |
| 283 | Duida Grass-Finch | Emberizoides duidae | E | |
| 284 | Great-billed Seed-Finch | Sporophila maximiliani | EN | |
| 285 | White-naped Seedeater | Sporophila fringilloides | RR | |
| 286 | Slate-colored Seedeater | Sporophila schistacea | LC | |
| 287 | Paramo Seedeater | Catamenia homochroa | NT | |
| 288 | Sooty Grassquit | Asemospiza fuliginosus | RR | |
| 289 | Orinocan Saltator | Saltator orenocensis | NE |
*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
BIRDING LOCALES
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 47 |
| LC | Local | 43 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 96 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 54 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 18 |
| V | Vulnerable | 11 |
| EN | Endangered | 15 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.