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FIELD CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF VENEZUELA

Taxonomy follows Birds of Venezuela (Hilty 2003).


Prepared by David Ascanio

www.ascaniobirding.com
Last update: October 2009

Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus semicinnamomeus. D.Ascanio

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FIELD CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF VENEZUELA


Species highlighted with an asterisk (*) means Endemic, near-endemic or restricted
distribution.
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Gray Tinamou
Tinamus tao

Great Tinamou
Tinamus major

White-throated Tinamou
Tinamus guttatus

Highland Tinamou
Nothocercus bonapartei

Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Nothocercus julius

Cinereous Tinamou
Crypturellus cinereus

Little Tinamou
Crypturellus soui

* Tepui Tinamou
Crypturellus ptaritepui

Brown Tinamou
Crypturellus obsoletus

10

Undulated Tinamou
Crypturellus undulatus

10

11

Variegated Tinamou
Crypturellus variegatus

11

12

Red-legged Tinamou
Crypturellus erythropus

12

13

Gray-legged Tinamou
Crypturellus duidae

13

14

Barred Tinamou
Crypturellus casiquiare

14

15

Least Grebe
Podiceps dominicus

15

16

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps

16

17

[Cory's Shearwater]
Calonectris diomedea

17

18

Greater Shearwater
Puffinus gravis

18

19

Audubon's Shearwater
Puffinus lherminieri

19

20

Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus

20

21

Leach's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa

21

22

Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus

22

23

Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra

23

24

Red-footed Booby
Sula sula

24

25

Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster.

25

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Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis

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27

Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus

27

28

Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga

28

29

Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens

29

30

Horned Screamer
Anhima cornuta

30

31

Northern Screamer
Chauna chavaria

31

32

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor

32

33

White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata

33

34

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis

34

35

Orinoco Goose
Neochen jubata

35

36

Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata

36

37

Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos

37

38

Torrent Duck
Merganetta armata

38

39

Andean Teal
Anas andium

39

40

American Wigeon
Anas americana

40

41

White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis

41

42

Northern Pintail
Anas acuta

42

43

Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors

43

44

Cinnamon Teal
Anas cyanoptera

44

45

[Nothern Shoveler]
Anas clypeata

45

46

Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma

46

47

Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis

47

48

Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris

48

49

Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis

49

50

Masked Duck
Nomonyx dominica

50

51

American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber

51

52

Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus

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Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis

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Stripe-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus involucris

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Zigzag Heron
Zebrilus undulatus

55

56

Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum

56

57

Fasciated Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum

57

58

Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi

58

59

Great Blue Heron


Ardea herodias

59

60

Great Egret
Ardea alba

60

61

Snowy Egret
Egretta thula

61

62

Little Blue Heron


Egretta caerulea

62

63

Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens

63

64

Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor

64

65

Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis

65

66

Striated Heron
Butorides striatus

66

67

Green Heron
Butorides virescens

67

68

Agami Heron
Agamia agami

68

69

Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix

69

70

Capped Heron
Pilherodius pileatus

70

71

Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax

71

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea

72

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Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius

73

74

Buff-necked Ibis
Theristicus caudatus

74

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Sharp-tailed Ibis
Cercibis oxycerca

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Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis

76

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Bare-faced (Whispering) Ibis


Phimosus infuscatus

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White Ibis
Eudocimus albus

78

79

Scarlet Ibis
Eudocimus ruber

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Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus

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Roseate Spoonbill
Ajaia ajaja

81

82

Wood Stork
Mycteria americana

82

83

Maguari Stork
Euxenura maguari

83

84

Jabir
Jabiru mycteria

84

85

Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus

85

86

King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa

86

87

Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus

87

88

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura

88

89

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture


Cathartes burrovianus

89

90

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture


Cathartes melambrotus

90

91

Osprey
Pandion haliaetus

91

92

Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis

92

93

Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus

93

94

American Swallow-tailed Kite


Elanoides forficatus

94

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Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii

95

96

White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus

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Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis

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Slender-billed Kite
Rostrhamus hamatus

98

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Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus

99

100

Rufous-thighed Kite
Harpagus diodon

100

101

Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea

101

102

Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus

102

103

Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni

103

104

Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens

104

105

Plain-breasted Hawk
Accipiter ventralis

105

106

Semicollared Hawk
Accipiter collaris

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Tiny Hawk
Accipiter superciliosus

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Bicolored Hawk
Accipiter bicolor

108

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Gray-bellied Hawk
Accipiter poliogaster

109

110

Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistacea

110

111

White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis

111

112

Black-faced Hawk
Leucopternis melanops

112

113

Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis

113

114

Rufous Crab-Hawk
Buteogallus aequinoctialis

114

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Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus

115

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Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga

116

117

Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus

117

118

Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis

118

119

Solitary Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus solitarius

119

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Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus

120

121

Gray Hawk
Buteo nitidus

121

122

Roadside Hawk
Buteo magnirostris

122

123

White-rumped Hawk
Buteo leucorrhous

123

124

Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus

124

125

Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus

125

126

White-throated Hawk
Buteo albigula

126

127

Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni

127

128

Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus

128

129

[Red-tailed Hawk]
Buteo jamaicensis

129

130

White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus

130

131

Crested Eagle
Morphnus guianensis

131

132

Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja

132

133

Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizastur melanoleucus

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Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus

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135

Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus

135

136

Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Oroaetus isidori

136

137

Black Caracara
Daptrius ater

137

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Red-throated Caracara
Ibycter americanus

138

139

Northern Crested-Caracara
Caracara cheriway

139

140

Yellow-headed Caracara
Milvago chimachima

140

141

Barred Forest-Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis

141

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Lined Forest-Falcon
Micrastur gilvicollis

142

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Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
Micrastur mirandollei

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Collared Forest-Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus

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[Buckley's Forest-Falcon]
Micrastur buckleyi

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Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans

146

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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius

147

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Merlin
Falco columbarius

148

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Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis

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Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis

150

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Orange-breasted Falcon
Falcon deiroleucus

151

152

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus

152

153

Rufous-vented Chachalaca
Ortalis ruficauda

153

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Little Chachalaca
Ortalis motmot

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* Band-tailed Guan
Penelope argyrotis

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Andean Guan
Penelope montagnii

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Marail Guan
Penelope marail

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Spix's Guan
Penelope jacquacu

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Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens

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Common Piping-Guan
Pipile pipile

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Wattled Guan
Aburria aburri

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Nocturnal Curassow
Nothocrax urumutum

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Crestless Curassow
Mitu tomentosa

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Black Curassow
Crax alector

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* Yellow-knobbed Curassow
Crax daubentoni

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* Northern Helmeted-Curassow
Pauxi pauxi

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Crested Bobwhite
Colinus cristatus

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Marbled Wood-Quail
Odontophorus gujanensis

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169

* Black-fronted Wood-Quail
Odontophorus atrifrons

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* Venezuelan Wood-Quail
Odontophorus columbianus

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Gray-breasted Crake
Laterallus exilis

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Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius

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* Rusty-flanked Crake
Laterallus levraudi

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Russet-crowned Crake
Laterallus viridis

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Uniform Crake
Amaurolimnas concolor

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Sora
Porzana carolina

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Ash-throated Crake
Porzana albicollis

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Yellow-breasted Crake
Porzana flaviventer

178

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Paint-billed Crake
Neocrex erythrops

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Speckled Crake
Coturnicops notata

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Ocellated Crake
Micropygia schomburgkii

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Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris

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* Plain-flanked Rail
Rallus wetmorei

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Blackish Rail
Pardirallus nigricans

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Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus

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Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides axillaris

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Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea

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Purple Gallinule
Porphyrula martinica

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Azure Gallinule
Porphyrula flavirostris

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Common Gallinule (Moorhen)


Gallinula chloropus

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Caribbean Coot
Fulica caribaea

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Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica

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Sunbittern
Eurypyga helias

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Limpkin
Aramus guarauna

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Gray-winged Trumpeter
Psophia crepitans

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Double-striped Thick-Knee
Burhinus bistriatus

196

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Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis

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Gray Plover
Pluvialis squatarola

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American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica

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Pied Plover
Hoploxypterus cayanus

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201

Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus

201

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Wilson's Plover
Charadrius wilsonia

202

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Snowy Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus

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Collared Plover
Charadrius collaris

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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus

205

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American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus

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Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus

207

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Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana

208

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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca

209

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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes

210

211

Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria

211

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Willet
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

212

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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularia

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Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda

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Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus

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Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus

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Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica

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Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica

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Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa

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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres

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Red Knot
Calidris canutus

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Sanderling
Calidris alba

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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla

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Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri

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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla

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White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis

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Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bardii

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Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos

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[Dunlin]
Calidris alpina

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Stilt Sandpiper
Micropalama himantopus

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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Tryngites subruficollis

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[Ruff]
Philomachus pugnax

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Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus

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Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago

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South American Snipe


Gallinago paraguaiae

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Noble Snipe
Gallinago nobilis

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Andean Snipe
Gallinago jamesoni

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Giant Snipe
Gallinago undulata

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[Wilson's Phalarope]
Phalaropus tricolor

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[Great Skua]
Catharacta skua

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South Polar Skua


Catharacta maccormicki

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Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus

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Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus

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[Long-tailed Jaeger]
Stercorarius longicaudus

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Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla

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[Lesser Black-backed Gull]


Larus fuscus

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[Great Black-backed Gull]


Larus marinus

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Herring Gull
Larus argentatus

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[Ring-billed Gull]
Larus delawarensis

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Laughing Gull
Larus atricilla

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[Franklin's Gull]
Larus pipixcan

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Gull-billed Tern
Sterna nilotica

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Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia

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Royal Tern
Sterna maximus

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Sandwich Tern (Incl. Cayenne Tern)


Sterna sandvicensis

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Common Tern
Sterna hirundo

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Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii

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Yellow-billed Tern
Sterna superciliaris

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Least Tern
Sterna antillarum

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Bridled Tern
Sterna anaethetus

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Sooty Tern
Sterna fuscata

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Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus

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Black Noddy
Anous minutus

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Black Tern
Chlidonias niger

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Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex

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Black Skimmer
Rhychops niger

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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia

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Band-tailed Pigeon
Columba fasciata

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[White-crowned Pigeon]
Columba leucocephala

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Scaled Pigeon
Columba speciosa

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* Scaly-naped Pigeon
Columba squamosa

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* Bare-eyed Pigeon
Columba corensis

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Pale-vented Pigeon
Columba cayennensis

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Ruddy Pigeon
Columba subvinacea

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Plumbeous Pigeon
Columba plumbea

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Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata

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Scaled Dove
Scardafella squammata

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Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina

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Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta

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Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti

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Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa

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Maroon-chested Ground-Dove
Claravis mondetoura

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White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi

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Gray-fronted Dove
Leptotila rufaxilla

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Lined Quail-Dove
Geotrygon linearis

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Violaceous Quail-Dove
Geotrygon violacea

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Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon Montana

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Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna

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Military Macaw
Ara militaris

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Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao

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Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloroptera

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Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severa

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Red-bellied Macaw
Orthopsittaca manilata

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294

Red-shouldered Macaw
Diopsittaca nobilis

294

295

Blue-crowned Parakeet
Aratinga acuticaudata

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Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga wagleri

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White-eyed Parakeet
Aratinga leucophthalmus

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[Sun Parakeet]
Aratinga solstitialis

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Brown-throated Parakeet
Aratinga pertinax

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Painted Parakeet
Pyrrhura picta

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* Perij Parakeet
Pyrrhura caeruleiceps

301

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Venezuelan Parakeet
Pyrrhura emma

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Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
Pyrrhura egregia

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* Blood-eared Parakeet
Pyrrhura hoematotis

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Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Pyrrhura melanura

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* Rose-crowned Parakeet
Pyrrhura rhodocephala

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Barred Parakeet
Bolborhynchus lineola

307

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Green-rumped Parrotlet
Forpus passerinus

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Spectacled Parrotlet
Forpus conspicillatus

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Dusky-billed Parrotlet
Forpus sclateri

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Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis

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Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris cyanopterus

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Golden-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris chrysopterus

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* Tepui Parrotlet
Nannopsittaca panychlora

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Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
Touit batavica

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Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet
Touit huetii

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Blue-fronted Parrotlet
Touit dilectissima

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Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
Touit purpurata

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Black-headed Parrot
Pionites melanocephala

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Saffron-headed Parrot
Pionopsitta pyrilia

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321

Caica Parrot
Pionopsitta caica

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Orange-cheeked Parrot
Pionopsitta barrabandi

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Rusty-faced Parrot
Hapalopsittaca amazonina

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Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus

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Red-billed Parrot
Pionus sordidus

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White-capped Parrot
Pionus seniloides

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Bronze-winged Parrot
Pionus chalcopterus

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Dusky Parrot
Pionus fuscus

328

329

Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis

329

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Blue-cheeked Parrot
Amazona dufresniana

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Festive Parrot
Amazona festiva

331

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* Yellow-shouldered Parrot
Amazona barbadensis

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Yellow-crowned Parrot
Amazona ochrocephala

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Orange-winged Parrot
Amazona amazonica

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Scaly-naped Parrot
Amazona mercenaria

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Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa

336

337

Red-fan Parrot
Deroptyus accipitrinus

337

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Dwarf Cuckoo
Coccyzus pumilus

338

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Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus

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Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
Coccyzus euleri

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Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor

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Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus

343

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Gray-capped Cuckoo
Coccyzus lansbergi

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Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana

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346

Black-bellied Cuckoo
Piaya melanogaster

346

347

Little Cuckoo
Piaya minuta

347

348

Greater Ani
Crotophaga major

348

349

Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani

349

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Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris

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351

Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia

351

352

Pheasant Cuckoo
Dromococcyx phasianellus

352

353

Pavonine Cuckoo
Dromococcyx pavoninus

353

354

Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo
Neomorphus Rufipennis

354

355

Hoatzin
Opisthocomus hoazin

355

356

Barn Owl
Tyto alba

356

357

Foothill Screech-Owl
Otus roraimae

357

358

Tropical Screech-Owl
Otus choliba

358

359

Rufescent Screech-Owl
Otus ingens

359

360

Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
Otus watsonii

360

361

White-throated Screech-Owl
Otus albogularis

361

362

Great Horned Owl


Bubo virginianus

362

363

Andean Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium jardinii

363

364

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum

364

365

Amazonian Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium hardyi

365

366

Burrowing Owl
Speotyto cunicularia

366

367

Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata

367

368

Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata

368

369

Black-and-white Owl
Strix nigrolineata

369

370

Black-banded Owl
Strix huhula

370

371

Mottled Owl
Strix virgata

371

372

Rufous-banded Owl
Strix albitarsis

372

373

Striped Owl
Asio clamator

373

374

Stygian Owl
Asio stygius

374

375

Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus

375

376

Buff-fronted Owl
Aegolius harrisii

376

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Oilbird
Steatornis caripensis

377

378

Great Potoo
Nyctibius grandis

378

379

Long-tailed Potoo
Nyctibius aethereus

379

380

Common Potoo
Nyctibius griseus

380

381

Andean Potoo
Nyctibius maculosus

381

382

Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus

382

383

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
Lurocalis rufiventris

383

384

Least Nighthawk
Chordeiles pusillus

384

385

Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis

385

386

Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor

386

387

Sand-colored Nighthawk
Chordeiles rupestris

387

388

Band-tailed Nighthawk
Nyctiprogne leucopyga

388

389

Nacunda Nighthawk
Podager nacunda

389

390

Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis

390

391

Chuck-Will's-Widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis

391

392

Rufous Nightjar
Caprimulgus rufus

392

393

Blackish Nightjar
Caprimulgus nigrescens

393

394

Band-winged Nightjar
Caprimulgus longirostris

394

395

* Roraiman Nightjar
Caprimulgus whitelyi

395

396

White-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus cayennensis

396

397

Spot-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus maculicaudus

397

398

Little Nightjar
Caprimulgus parvulus

398

399

Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis climacocerca

399

400

Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Uropsalis lyra

400

401

White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris

401

402

Chestnut-collared Swift
Cypseloides rutilus

402

403

* Tepui Swift
Cypseloides phelpsi

403

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White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus

404

405

Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides cherriei

405

406

Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica

406

407

Chapman's Swift
Chaetura chapmani

407

408

Ashy-tailed Swift
Chaetura meridionalis

408

409

Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura

409

410

Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi

410

411

Band-rumped Swift
Chaetura spinicauda

411

412

Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris

412

413

White-tipped Swift
Aeronautes montivagus

413

414

Lesser Swallow-Tailed Swift


Panyptila cayennensis

414

415

* Pygmy Palm-Swift
Tachornis furcata

415

416

Neotropical Palm-Swift
Tachornis squamata

416

417

Rufous-breasted Hermit
Glaucis hirsuta

417

418

Band-tailed Barbthroat
Threnetes ruckeri

418

419

Pale-tailed Barbthroat
Threnetes niger

419

420

Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy

420

421

White-bearded Hermit
Phaethornis hispidus

421

422

Western Long-tailed Hermit


Phaethornis longirostris

422

423

Eastern Long-tailed Hermit


Phaethornis superciliosus

423

424

Great-billed Hermit
Phaethornis malaris

424

425

Straight-billed Hermit
Phaethornis bourcieri

425

426

Pale-bellied Hermit
Phaethornis anthophilus

426

427

Sooty-capped Hermit
Phaethornis augusti

427

428

Rupurumi Hermit
Phaethornis rupurumii

428

429

Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber

429

430

Gray-chinned Hermit
Phaethornis griseogularis

430

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Little Hermit
Phaethornis longuemareus

431

432

Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis

432

433

Green-fronted Lancebill
Doryfera ludovicae

433

434

Blue-fronted Lancebill
Doryfera johannae

434

435

Gray-breasted Sabrewing
Campylopterus largipennis

435

436

Rufous-breasted Sabrewing
Campylopterus hyperythrus

436

437

* Buff-breasted Sabrewing
Campylopterus duidae

437

438

* White-tailed Sabrewing
Campylopterus ensipennis

438

439

Lazuline Sabrewing
Campylopterus falcatus

439

440

White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora

440

441

Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae

441

442

Green Violetear
Colibri thalassinus

442

443

Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans

443

444

Green-throated Mango
Anthracothorax viridigula

444

445

Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii

445

446

Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis

446

447

Fiery-tailed Awlbill
Avocettula recurvirostris

447

448

Ruby-Topaz Hummingbird
Chrysolampis mosquitus

448

449

Crimson Topaz
Topaza pella

449

450

Fiery Topaz
Topaza pyra

450

451

Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti

451

452

Tufted Coquette
Lophornis ornata

452

453

Spangled Coquette
Lophornis stictolophus

453

454

Festive Coquette
Lophornis chalybeus

454

455

* Peacock Coquette
Lophornis pavoninus

455

456

Black-bellied Thorntail
Popelairia langsdorffi

456

457

Racket-tailed Coquette
Discosura longicauda

457

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Blue-chinned Sapphire
Chlorestes notatus

458

459

Blue-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon mellisugus

459

460

* Red-billed Emerald
Chlorostilbon gibsoni

460

461

* Coppery Emerald
Chlorostilbon russatus

461

462

* Narrow-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon stenura

462

463

* Green-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon alice

463

464

* Short-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon poortmani

464

465

Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica

465

466

Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata

466

467

* Shining-green Hummingbird
Lepidopyga goudoti

467

468

Rufous-throated Sapphire
Hylocharis sapphirina

468

469

White-chinned Sapphire
Hylocharis cyanus

469

470

Golden-tailed Sapphire
Chrysuronia oenone

470

471

White-tailed Goldenthroat
Polytmus guainumbi

471

472

Tepui Goldenthroat
Polytmus milleri

472

473

Green-tailed Goldenthroat
Polytmus theresiae

473

474

* Buffy Hummingbird
Leucippus fallax

474

475

White-chested Emerald
Amazilia chionopectus

475

476

Plain-bellied Emerald
Amazilia leucogaster

476

477

Versicolored Emerald
Amazilia versicolor

477

Glittering-throated Emerald
Amazilia fimbriata
478

* Tachira Emerald
Amazilia distans

478

479

Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Amazilia lactea

479

480

Steely-vented Hummingbird
Amazilia saucerrottei

480

481

* Copper-rumped Hummingbird
Amazilia tobaci

481

482

* Green-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia viridigaster

482

483

* Copper-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia cupreicauda

483

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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl

484

485

White-vented Plumeleteer
Chalybura buffonii

485

486

Speckled Hummingbird
Adelomyia melanogenys

486

487

Gould's Jewelfront
Heliodoxa aurescens

487

488

Violet-fronted Brilliant
Heliodoxa leadbeateri

488

489

* Velvet-browed Brilliant
Heliodoxa xanthogonys

489

490

* Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
Hylonympha macrocerca

490

491

Violet-chested Hummingbird
Sternoclyta cyanopectus

491

492

Mountain Velvetbreast
Lafresnaya lafresnayi

492

493

Bronzy Inca
Coeligena coeligena

493

494

Collared Inca
Coeligena torquata

494

495

* Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
Coeligena bonapartei

495

496

Golden-tailed Starfrontlet
Coeligena eos

496

497

* Blue-throated Starfrontlet
Coeligena helianthea

497

498

Sword-billed Hummingbird
Ensifera ensifera

498

499

[Great Sapphirewing]
Pterophanes cyanopterus

499

500

Buff-tailed Coronet
Boissonneaua flavescens

500

501

Orange-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus mavors

501

502

* Merida (Longuemare's) Sunangel


Heliangelus spencei (clarisse)

502

503

* Coppery-bellied Puffleg
Eriocnemis cupreoventris

503

504

Glowing Puffleg
Eriocnemis vestitus

504

505

Booted Racket-Tail
Ocreatus underwoodii

505

506

[Green-tailed Trainbearer]
Lesbia nuna

506

507

Purple-backed Thornbill
Ramphomicron microrhynchum

507

508

Tyrian Metaltail
Metallura tyrianthina

508

509

* Perij Metaltail
Metallura iracunda

509

510

* Bronze-tailed Thornbill
Chalcostigma heteropogon

510

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* Bearded Helmetcrest
Oxypogon guerinii

511

512

Long-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus kingi

512

513

* Venezuelan Sylph
Aglaiocercus berlepschi

513

514

Wedge-billed Hummingbird
Schistes geoffroyi

514

515

Black-eared Fairy
Heliothryx aurita

515

516

Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris

516

517

Amethyst Woodstar
Calliphlox amethystina

517

518

Gorgeted Woodstar
Chaetocercus heliodor

518

519

* Rufous-shafted Woodstar
Chaetocercus jourdanii

519

520

Crested Quetzal
Pharomachrus antisianus

520

521

* White-tipped Quetzal
Pharomachrus fulgidus

521

522

Golden-headed Quetzal
Pharomachrus auriceps

522

523

Pavonine Quetzal
Pharomachrus pavoninus

523

524

Black-tailed Trogon
Trogon melanurus

524

525

Amazonian White-tailed Trogon


Trogon viridis

525

526

Collared Trogon
Trogon collaris

526

527

Masked Trogon
Trogon personatus

527

528

Black-throated Trogon
Trogon rufus

528

529

Northern Violaceous Trogon


Trogon caligatus

529

530

Amazonian Violaceous Trogon


Trogon violaceus

530

531

Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata

531

532

Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon

532

533

Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona

533

534

Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana

534

535

Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Chloroceryle inda

535

536

American Pygmy Kingfisher


Chloroceryle aenea

536

537

Blue-crowned Motmot
Momotus momota

537

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* Pale-headed Jacamar
Brachygalba goeringi

538

539

Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris

539

540

Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris

540

541

Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda

541

542

Green-tailed Jacamar
Galbula galbula

542

543

Bronzy Jacamar
Galbula leucogastra

543

544

Paradise Jacamar
Galbula dea

544

545

Great Jacamar
Jacamerops aureus

545

546

White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus macrorhynchus

546

547

Brown-banded Puffbird
Notharchus ordii

547

548

Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus

548

549

Chestnut-capped Puffbird
Bucco macrodactylus

549

550

Spotted Puffbird
Bucco tamatia

550

551

Collared Puffbird
Bucco capensis

551

552

* Russet-throated Puffbird
Hypnelus ruficollis

552

553

White-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila fusca

553

554

* Moustached Puffbird
Malacoptila mystacalis

554

555

Rusty-breasted Nunlet
Nonnula rubecula

555

556

Black Nunbird
Monasa atra

556

557

White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus

557

558

Swallowing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa

558

559

Black-spotted Barbet
Capito niger

559

560

Gilded Barbet
Capito auratus

560

561

Red-headed Barbet
Eubucco bourcierii

561

562

Emerald Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus

562

563

* Groove-billed Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus sulcatus

563

564

Yellow-billed Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus calorhynchus

564

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Chestnut-tipped Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus derbianus

565

566

Crimson-Rumped Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus haematopygus

566

567

Guianan Toucanet
Selenidera culik

567

568

Tawny-Tufted Toucanet
Selenidera nattereri

568

569

Collared Araari
Pteroglossus torquatus

569

570

Black-Necked Araari
Pteroglossus aracari

570

571

Many-Banded Araari
Pteroglossus pluricinctus

571

572

Ivory-Billed Araari
Pteroglossus azara

572

573

Green Araari
Pteroglossus viridis

573

574

Black-Billed Mountain-Toucan
Andigena nigrirostris

574

575

Keel-Billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus

575

576

* Citron-Throated Toucan
Ramphastos citreolaemus

576

577

Channel-Billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus

577

578

Black-Mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus

578

579

White-Throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus

579

580

Golden-Spangled Piculet
Picumnus exilis

580

581

* Black-Dotted Piculet
Picumnus nigropunctatus

581

582

* Scaled Piculet
Picumnus squamulatus

582

583

White-Bellied Piculet
Picumnus spilogaster

583

584

Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus

584

585

* Chestnut Piculet
Picumnus cinnamomeus

585

586

Spot-Breasted Woodpecker
Chrysoptilus punctigula

586

587

Crimson-Mantled Woodpecker
Piculus rivolii

587

588

Golden-Olive Woodpecker
Piculus rubiginosus

588

589

Yellow-Throated Woodpecker
Piculus flavigula

589

590

Golden-Green Woodpecker
Piculus chrysochloros

590

591

Chestnut Woodpecker
Celeus elegans

591

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Scale-Breasted Woodpecker
Celeus grammicus

592

593

Waved Woodpecker
Celeus undatus

593

594

Cream-Colored Woodpecker
Celeus flavus

594

595

Ringed Woodpecker
Celeus torquatus

595

596

Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus

596

597

Yellow-Tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus

597

598

Red-Crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus

598

599

Smoky-Brown Woodpecker
Veniliornis fumigatus

599

600

Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus

600

601

Golden-Collared Woodpecker
Veniliornis cassini

601

602

Red-Stained Woodpecker
Veniliornis affinis

602

603

Red-Rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii

603

604

Yellow-Vented Woodpecker
Veniliornis dignus

604

605

Crimson-Crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos

605

606

Red-Necked Woodpecker
Campephilus rubricollis

606

607

Powerful Woodpecker
Campephilus pollens

607

608

Bar-Winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus

608

609

* Caribbean Hornero
Furnarius longirostris

609

610

Andean Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura andicola

610

611

Azara's Spinetail
Synallaxis azarae

611

612

Mcconnell's SPINETAIL
Synallaxis macconnelli

612

613

Pale-Breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis albescens

613

614

* Unnamed Spinetail
Synallaxis sp. nov.

614

615

Plain-Crowned Spinetail
Synallaxis gujanensis

615

616

Stripe-Breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis cinnamomea

616

617

Rufous Spinetail
Synallaxis unirufa

617

618

* Black-Throated Spinetail
Synallaxis castanea

618

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Ruddy Spinetail
Synallaxis rutilans

619

620

* White-Whiskered Spinetail
Synallaxis candei

620

621

White-Browed Spinetail
Hellmayrea gularis

621

622

Yellow-Chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomea

622

623

* Crested Spinetail
Cranioleuca subcristata

623

624

* Streak-Capped Spinetail
Cranioleuca hellmayri

624

625

* Tepui Spinetail
Cranioleuca demissa

625

626

Rusty-Backed Spinetail
Cranioleuca vulpina

626

627

Speckled Spinetail
Cranioleuca gutturata

627

628

* Ochre-Browed Thistletail
Schizoeaca coryi

628

629

White-Chinned Thistletail
Schizoeaca fuliginosa

629

630

* Perij Thistletail
Schizoeaca perijana

630

631

Streak-Backed Canastero
Asthenes wyatti

631

632

* Orinoco Softtail
Thripophaga cherriei

632

633

* Plain Thornbird
Phacellodomus inornatus

633

634

Streaked Tuftedcheek
Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii

634

635

Point-Tailed Palmcreeper
Berlepschia rikeri

635

636

Pearled Treerunner
Margarornis squamiger

636

637

* Roraiman Barbtail
Roraimia adusta

637

638

Spotted Barbtail
Premnoplex brunnescens

638

639

* White-Throated Barbtail
Premnoplex tatei

639

640

Rusty-Winged Barbtail
Premnornis guttuligera

640

641

Lineated Foliage-Gleaner
Syndactyla subalaris

641

642

* Guttulated Foliage-Gleaner
Syndactyla guttulata

642

643

Montane Foliage-Gleaner
Anabacerthia striaticollis

643

644

Eastern Striped Woodhaunter


Hyloctistes subulatus

644

645

Chestnut-Winged Foliage-Gleaner
Philydor erythropterus

645

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Cinnamon-Rumped Foliage-Gleaner
Philydor pyrrhodes

646

647

Rufous-Tailed Foliage-Gleaner
Philydor ruficaudatus

647

648

Buff-Fronted Foliage-Gleaner
Philydor rufus

648

649

* Tepui Foliage-Gleaner
Automolus roraimae

649

650

Olive-Backed Foliage-Gleaner
Automolus infuscatus

650

651

Buff-Throated Foliage-Gleaner
Automolus ochrolaemus

651

652

Chestnut-Crowned Foliage-Gleaner
Automolus rufipileatus

652

653

Ruddy Foliage-Gleaner
Automolus rubiginosus

653

654

Flammulated Treehunter
Thripadectes flammulatus

654

655

Striped Treehunter
Thripadectes holostictus

655

656

Streak-Capped Treehunter
Thripadectes virgaticeps

656

657

Streaked Xenops
Xenops rutilans

657

658

* Slender-Billed Xenops
Xenops tenuirostris

658

659

Plain Xenops
Xenops minutus

659

660

Rufous-Tailed Xenops
Xenops milleri

660

661

Tawny-Throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus mexicanus

661

662

Gray-Throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus albigularis

662

663

Short-Billed Leaftosser
Sclerurus rufigularis

663

664

Black-Tailed Leaftosser
Sclerurus caudacutus

664

665

Sharp-Tailed Streamcreeper
Lochmias nematura

665

666

Tyrannine Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla tyrannina

666

667

Plain-Brown Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla fuliginosa

667

668

White-Chinned Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla merula

668

669

Ruddy Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla homochroa

669

670

Long-Tailed Woodcreeper
Deconychura longicauda

670

671

Spot-Throated Woodcreeper
Deconychura stictolaema

671

672

Wedge-Billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus

672

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Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus

673

674

Long-Billed Woodcreeper
Nasica longirostris

674

675

Cinnamon-Throated Woodcreeper
Dendrexetastes rufigula

675

676

Red-Billed Woodcreeper
Hylexetastes perrotii

676

677

Strong-Billed Woodcreeper
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

677

678

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

678

679

Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes certhia

679

680

Black-Banded Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes picumnus

680

681

Straight-Billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus

681

682

Striped Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus obsoletus

682

683

Ocellated Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus ocellatus

683

684

Chestnut-Rumped Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus pardalotus

684

685

Buff-Throated Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus guttatus

685

686

Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans

686

687

Olive-Backed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus triangularis

687

688

Streak-Headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

688

689

Montane Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger

689

690

Lineated Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes albolineatus

690

691

Red-Billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris

691

692

Curve-Billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus procurvoides

692

693

Brown-Billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus pusillus

693

694

Fasciated Antshrike
Cymbilaimus lineatus

694

695

Black-Throated Antshrike
Frederickena viridis

695

696

Great Antshrike
Taraba major

696

697

Black-Crested Antshrike
Sakesphorus canadensis

697

698

* Black-Backed Antshrike
Sakesphorus melanonotus

698

699

Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus

699

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700

* Bar-Crested Antshrike
Thamnophilus multistriatus

700

701

Blackish-Gray Antshrike
Thamnophilus nigrocinereus

701

702

White-Shouldered Antshrike
Thamnophilus aethiops

702

703

Mouse-Colored Antshrike
Thamnophilus murinus

703

704

Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha

704

705

Guianan Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus punctatus

705

706

Amazonian Antshrike
Thamnophilus amazonicus

706

707

* Streak-Backed Antshrike
Thamnophilus insignis

707

708

Pearly Antshrike
Megastictus margaritatus

708

709

Spot-Winged Antshrike
Pygiptila stellaris

709

710

Russet Antshrike
Thamnistes anabatinus

710

711

Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis

711

712

* Venezuelan Antvireo
Dysithamnus tucuyensis

712

713

Dusky-Throated Antshrike
Thamnomanes ardesiacus

713

714

Cinereous Antshrike
Thamnomanes caesius

714

715

Pygmy Antwren
Myrmotherula brachyura

715

716

Yellow-Throated Antwren
Myrmotherula ambigua

716

717

Guianan Streaked-Antwren
Myrmotherula surinamensis

717

718

Amazonian Streaked-Antwren
Myrmotherula multostriata

718

719

Cherrie's Antwren
Myrmotherula cherriei

719

720

Rufous-Bellied Antwren
Myrmotherula guttata

720

721

Brown-Bellied Antwren
Myrmotherula gutturalis

721

722

Stipple-Throated Antwren
Myrmotherula haematonota

722

723

White-Flanked Antwren
Myrmotherula axillaris

723

724

Slaty Antwren
Myrmotherula schisticolor

724

725

Long-Winged Antwren
Myrmotherula longipennis

725

726

Plain-Winged Antwren
Myrmotherula behni

726

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727

Gray Antwren
Myrmotherula menetriesii

727

728

Spot-Tailed Antwren
Herpsilochmus sticturus

728

729

Todd's Antwren
Herpsilochmus stictocephalus

729

730

Spot-Backed Antwren
Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus

730

731

* Roraiman Antwren
Herpsilochmus roraimae

731

732

Rufous-Winged Antwren
Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus

732

733

Northern White-Fringed Antwren


Formicivora intermedia

733

734

Southern White-Fringed Antwren


Formicivora grisea

734

735

Long-Tailed Antbird
Drymophila caudata

735

736

Rufous-Rumped Antwren
Terenura callinota

736

737

Ash-Winged Antwren
Terenura spodioptila

737

738

Gray Antbird
Cercomacra cinerascens

738

739

Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina

739

740

Jet Antbird
Cercomacra nigricans

740

741

White-Browed Antbird
Myrmoborus leucophrys

741

742

(Guianan) Warbling Antbird


Hypocnemis cantator
(See new species at end of the checklist for
recent split)

742

743

Imeri Warbling-Antbird
Hypocnemis flavescens

743

744

Black-Chinned Antbird
Hypocnemoides melanopogon

744

745

Spot-Backed Antbird
Hylophylax naevia

745

746

Dot-Backed Antbird
Hylophylax punctulata

746

747

Scale-Backed Antbird
Hylophylax poecilinota

747

748

Banded Antbird
Dichrozona cincta

748

749

Spot-Winged Antbird
Schistocichla leucostigma

749

750

* Caura Antbird
Schistocichla caurensis

750

751

* Recurve-Billed Bushbird
Clytoctantes alixii

751

752

Silvered Antbird
Sclateria naevia

752

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753

Black-Headed Antbird
Percnostola rufifrons

753

754

* Yapacana Antbird
Myrmeciza disjuncta

754

755

White-Bellied Antbird
Myrmeciza longipes

755

756

Ferruginous-Backed Antbird
Myrmeciza ferruginea

756

757

Black-Throated Antbird
Myrmeciza atrothorax

757

758

Gray-Bellied Antbird
Myrmeciza pelzelni

758

759

Immaculate Antbird
Myrmeciza immaculata

759

760

Dull-Mantled Antbird
Myrmeciza laemosticta

760

761

White-Plumed Antbird
Pithys albifrons

761

762

RUFOUS-THROATED ANTBIRD
Gymnopithys rufigula

762

763

Reddish-Winged Bare-Eye
Phlegopsis erythroptera

763

764

Wing-Banded Antbird
Myrmornis torquata

764

765

Rufous-Capped Antthrush
Formicarius colma

765

766

Black-Faced Antthrush
Formicarius analis

766

767

Rufous-Breasted Antthrush
Formicarius rufipectus

767

768

* Schwartz's Antthrush
Chamaeza turdina

768

769

Short-Tailed Antthrush
Chamaeza campanisona

769

770

* Great Antpitta
Grallaria excelsa

770

771

Undulated Antpitta
Grallaria squamigera

771

772

Variegated Antpitta
Grallaria varia

772

773

Scaled Antpitta
Grallaria guatimalensis

773

774

* Tchira Antpitta
Grallaria chthonia

774

775

Plain-Backed Antpitta
Grallaria haplonota

775

776

Chestnut-Crowned Antpitta
Grallaria ruficapilla

776

777

* Gray-Naped Antpitta
Grallaria griseonucha

777

778

Rufous Antpitta
Grallaria rufula

778

779

Spotted Antpitta
Hylopezus macularius

779

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780

Thrush-Like Antpitta
Myrmothera campanisona

780

781

* Tepui Antpitta
Myrmothera simplex

781

782

Rusty-Breasted Antpitta
Grallaricula ferrugineipectus

782

783

Slate-Crowned Antpitta
Grallaricula nana

783

784

* Scallop-Breasted Antpitta
Grallaricula loricata

784

785

Hooded Antpitta
Grallaricula cucullata

785

786

Unicolored Tapaculo
Scytalopus unicolor

786

787

Northern White-Crowned Tapaculo


Scytalopus atratus

787

788

* Mrida Tapaculo
Scytalopus meridanus

788

789

* Caracas Tapaculo
Scytalopus caracae

789

790

* Rufous-Rumped Tapaculo
Scytalopus griseicollis

790

791

Ocellated Tapaculo
Acropternis orthonyx

791

792

White-Fronted Tyrannulet
Phyllomyias zeledoni

792

793

Sooty-Headed Tyrannulet
Phyllomyias griseiceps

793

794

* Urich's Tyrannulet
Phyllomyias urichi

794

795

[Ashy-Headed Tyrannulet]
Phyllomyias cinereiceps

795

796

Black-Capped Tyrannulet
Phyllomyias nigrocapillus

796

797

Tawny-Rumped Tyrannulet
Phyllomyias uropygialis

797

798

Golden-Faced Tyrannulet
Zimmerius chrysops

798

799

* Venezuelan Tyrannulet
Zimmerius improbus

799

800

Slender-Footed Tyrannulet
Zimmerius gracilipes
(See new species at end of the checklist for
recent split)

800

801

Brown-Capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillum

801

802

White-Lored Tyrannulet
Ornithion inerme

802

803

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum

803

804

Mouse-Colored Tyrannulet
Phaeomyias murina

804

805

Yellow-Crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus

805

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806

Gray Elaenia
Myiopagis caniceps

806

807

Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii

807

808

Yellow-Crowned Elaenia
Myiopagis flavivertex

808

809

Greenish Elaenia
Myiopagis viridicata

809

810

* Great Elaenia
Elaenia dayi

810

811

Yellow-Bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster

811

812

Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis

812

813

Sierran Elaenia
Elaenia pallatangae

813

814

Small-Billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris

814

815

Plain-Crested Elaenia
Elaenia cristata

815

816

Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii

816

817

Rufous-Crowned Elaenia
Elaenia ruficeps

817

818

Slaty Elaenia
Elaenia strepera

818

819

Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
Sublegatus arenarum

819

820

Amazonian Scrub-Flycatcher
Sublegatus obscurior

820

821

White-Banded Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus stictopterus

821

822

Sulphur-Bellied Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus minor

822

823

White-Throated Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus leucophrys

823

824

River Tyrannulet
Serpophaga hypoleuca

824

825

Torrent Tyrannulet
Serpophaga cinerea

825

826

Pale-Tipped Inezia
Inezia caudata

826

827

Amazonian Inezia
Inezia subflava

827

828

Slender-Billed Inezia
Inezia tenuirostris

828

829

Yellow Tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola

829

830

* Unnamed Wagtail-Tyrant
Stigmatura sp. nov.

830

831

Agile Tit-Tyrant
Uromyias agilis

831

832

Bearded Tachuri
Polystictus pectoralis

832

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833

Crested Doradito
Pseudocolopteryx sclateri

833

834

Tawny-Crowned Pygmy-Tyrant
Euscarthmus meloryphus

834

835

Olive-Striped Flycatcher
Mionectes olivaceus

835

836

Ochre-Bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus

836

837

Mcconnell's FLYCATCHER
Mionectes macconnelli

837

838

Slaty-Capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon superciliaris

838

839

Sepia-Capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon amaurocephalus

839

840

Rufous-Breasted Flycatcher
Leptopogon rufipectus

840

841

* Black-Fronted Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes nigrifrons

841

842

Rufous-Browed Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes superciliaris

842

843

* Rufous-Lored Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes flaviventris

843

844

* Chapman's Bristle-Tyrant
Pogonotriccus chapmani

844

845

Variegated Bristle-Tyrant
Pogonotriccus poecilotis

845

846

Marble-Faced Bristle-Tyrant
Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus

846

847

* Venezuelan Bristle-Tyrant
Pogonotriccus venezuelanus

847

848

Ringed Antpipit
Corythopis torquata

848

849

Short-Tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis ecaudatus

849

850

Scale-Crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus

850

851

Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus galeatus

851

852

Pale-Eyed Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pilaris

852

853

Pearly-Vented Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer

853

854

White-Eyed Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus zosterops

854

855

Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus minor

855

856

Black-Throated Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus granadensis

856

857

* Black-Chested Tyrant
Taeniotriccus andrei

857

858

* Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus russatum

858

859

Slate-Headed Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus sylvia

859

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860

Rufous-Crowned Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus ruficeps

860

861

Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum maculatum

861

862

Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum

862

863

* Maracaibo Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum viridanum

863

864

Painted Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum pictum

864

865

Black-Headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum nigriceps

865

866

Bamboo Flatbill
Ramphotrigon megacephala

866

867

Rufous-Tailed Flatbill
Ramphotrigon ruficauda

867

868

Olivaceous Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus olivaceus

868

869

Fulvous-Breasted Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus

869

870

Yellow-Olive Flatbill
Tolmomyias sulphurescens

870

871

Zimmer's Flatbill
Tolmomyias assimilis

871

872

Gray-Crowned Flatbill
Tolmomyias poliocephalus

872

873

Ochre-Lored Flatbill
Tolmomyias flaviventris

873

874

White-Crested Spadebill
Platyrinchus platyrhynchos

874

875

Yellow-Throated Spadebill
Platyrinchus flavigularis

875

876

Cinnamon-Crested Spadebill
Platyrinchus saturatus

876

877

White-Throated Spadebill
Platyrinchus mystaceus

877

878

Golden-Crowned Spadebill
Platyrinchus coronatus

878

879

Northern Royal-Flycatcher
Onychorhynchus mexicanus

879

880

Amazonian Royal-Flycatcher
Onychorhynchus coronatus

880

881

Cinnamon Neopipo
Neopipo cinnamomea

881

882

Ruddy-Tailed Flycatcher
Terenotriccus erythrurus

882

883

Whiskered Flycatcher
Myiobius barbatus

883

884

Black-Tailed Flycatcher
Myiobius atricaudus

884

885

Tawny-Breasted Flycatcher
Myiobius villosus

885

886

Flavescent Flycatcher
Myiophobus flavicans

886

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887

Roraiman Flycatcher
Myiophobus roraimae

887

888

Bran-Colored Flycatcher
Myiophobus fasciatus

888

889

Cinnamon Flycatcher
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea

889

890

Tropical Pewee
Contopus cinereus

890

891

Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens

891

892

Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus

892

893

Smoke-Colored Pewee
Contopus fumigatus

893

894

Olive-Sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi

894

895

Alder Flycatcher & Willow Flycatcher


Empidonax alnorum and E. traillii

895

896

Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens

896

897

Euler's Flycatcher
Lathrotriccus euleri

897

898

Fuscous Flycatcher
Cnemotriccus fuscatus

898

899

Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans

899

900

Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus

900

901

* Blackish Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca nigrita

901

902

Slaty-Backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris

902

903

Rufous-Breasted Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca rufipectoralis

903

904

Brown-Backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca fumicolor

904

905

Yellow-Bellied Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca diadema

905

906

Drab Water-Tyrant
Ochthornis littoralis

906

907

Smoky Bush-Tyrant
Myiotheretes fumigatus

907

908

Streak-Throated Bush-Tyrant
Myiotheretes striaticollis

908

909

Cliff Flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea

909

910

Rufous-Tailed Tyrant
Knipolegus poecilurus

910

911

Riverside Tyrant
Knipolegus orenocensis

911

912

Amazonian Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus poecilocercus

912

913

Yellow-Browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys

913

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914

Long-Tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus

914

915

Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosus

915

916

Pied Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola pica

916

917

White-Headed Marsh-Tyrant
Arundinicola leucocephala

917

918

Bright-Rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus

918

919

Rufous-Tailed Attila
Attila phoenicurus

919

920

Citron-Bellied Attila
Attila citriniventris

920

921

Cinnamon Attila
Attila cinnamomeus

921

922

Grayish Mourner
Rhytipterna simplex

922

923

Pale-Bellied Mourner
Rhytipterna immunda

923

924

Eastern Sirystes
Sirystes sibilator

924

925

Dusky-Capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer

925

926

Swainson's Flycatcher
Myiarchus swainsoni

926

927

Short-Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus ferox

927

928

* Venezuelan Flycatcher
Myiarchus venezuelensis

928

929

Panama Flycatcher
Myiarchus panamensis

929

930

Pale-Edged Flycatcher
Myiarchus cephalotes

930

931

Brown-Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus

931

932

Great Crested Flycatcher


Myiarchus crinitus

932

933

Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus

933

934

Lesser Kiskadee
Philohydor lictor

934

935

Boat-Billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua

935

936

* White-Bearded Flycatcher
Phelpsia inornata

936

937

Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis

937

938

Rusty-Margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis

938

939

Gray-Capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis

939

940

Dusky-Chested Flycatcher
Myiozetetes luteiventris

940

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941

Lemon-Browed Flycatcher
Conopias cinchoneti

941

942

Yellow-Throated Flycatcher
Conopias parva

942

943

Three-Striped Flycatcher
Conopias trivirgata

943

944

Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus

944

945

Golden-Crowned Flycatcher
Myiodynastes chrysocephalus

945

946

Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius

946

947

Variegated Flycatcher
Empidonomus varius

947

948

Crowned Slaty Flycatcher


Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus

948

949

Sulphury Flycatcher
Tyrannopsis sulphurea

949

950

Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus

950

951

White-Throated Kingbird
Tyrannus albogularis

951

952

Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis

952

953

Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus

953

954

Fork-Tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana

954

955

Thrush-Like Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdinus

955

956

Vrzea Schiffornis
Schiffornis major

956

957

Wing-Barred Piprites
Piprites chloris

957

958

Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans

958

959

* Rose-Collared Piha
Lipaugus streptophorus

959

960

Cinereous Mourner
Laniocera hypopyrra

960

961

White-Naped Xenopsaris
Xenopsaris albinucha

961

962

Green-Backed Becard
Pachyramphus viridis

962

963

Barred Becard
Pachyramphus versicolor

963

964

[Glossy-Backed Becard]
Pachyramphus surinamus

964

965

White-Winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus

965

966

Black-Capped Becard
Pachyramphus marginatus

966

967

Black-And-White-Becard
Pachyramphus albogriseus

967

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968

Cinereous Becard
Pachyramphus rufus

968

969

Chestnut-Crowned Becard
Pachyramphus castaneus

969

970

Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

970

971

Pink-Throated Becard
Platypsaris minor

971

972

One-Colored Becard
Platypsaris homochrous

972

973

Black-Crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor

973

974

Black-Tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana

974

975

Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata

975

976

Sharpbill
Oxyruncus cristatus

976

977

Red-Crested Cotinga
Ampelion rubrocristatus

977

978

Barred Fruiteater
Pipreola arcuata

978

979

Green-And-Black Fruiteater
Pipreola riefferii

979

980

Golden-Breasted Fruiteater
Pipreola aureopectus

980

981

* Handsome Fruiteater
Pipreola formosa

981

982

RED-BANDED FRUITEATER
Pipreola whitelyi

982

983

Scaled Fruiteater
Ampelioides tschudii

983

984

White-Browed Purpletuft
Iodopleura isabellae

984

985

Dusky Purpletuft
Iodopleura fusca

985

986

Andean Laniisoma
Laniisoma buckleyi

986

987

Purple-Breasted Cotinga
Cotinga cotinga

987

988

Blue Cotinga
Cotinga nattererii

988

989

Spangled Cotinga
Cotinga cayana

989

990

Pompadour Cotinga
Xipholena punicea

990

991

Bearded Bellbird
Procnias averano

991

992

White Bellbird
Procnias alba

992

993

Bare-Necked Fruitcrow
Gymnoderus foetidus

993

994

Purple-Throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata

994

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[Crimson Fruitcrow]
Haematoderus militaris

995

996

Red-Ruffed Fruitcrow
Pyroderus scutatus

996

997

Amazonian Umbrellabird
Cephalopterus ornatus

997

998

Capuchinbird
Perissocephalus tricolor

998

999

Guianan Red-Cotinga
Phoenicircus carnifex

999

1000

Black-Necked Red-Cotinga
Phoenicircus nigricollis

1000

1001

Andean Cock-Of-The-Rock
Rupicola peruviana

1001

1002

Guianan Cock-Of-The-Rock
Rupicola rupicola

1002

1003

* Olive Manakin
Chloropipo uniformis

1003

1004

Golden-Winged Manakin
Masius chrysopterus

1004

1005

Striped Manakin
Machaeropterus regulus

1005

1006

Fiery-Capped Manakin
Machaeropterus pyrocephalus

1006

1007

Black Manakin
Xenopipo atronitens

1007

1008

White-Bearded Manakin
Manacus manacus

1008

1009

White-Throated Manakin
Corapipo gutturalis

1009

1010

White-Ruffed Manakin
Corapipo leucorrhoa

1010

1011

Lance-Tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia lanceolata

1011

1012

Blue-Backed Manakin
Chiroxiphia pareola

1012

1013

Wire-Tailed Manakin
Pipra filicauda

1013

1014

Crimson-Hooded Manakin
Pipra aureola

1014

1015

Scarlet-Horned Manakin
Pipra cornuta

1015

1016

Golden-Headed Manakin
Pipra erythrocephala

1016

1017

White-Crowned Manakin
Dixiphia pipra

1017

1018

Blue-Crowned Manakin
Lepidothrix coronata

1018

1019

Orange-Bellied Manakin
Lepidothrix suavissima

1019

1020

Yellow-Crested Manakin
Heterocercus flavivertex

1020

1021

Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin
Tyranneutes stolzmanni

1021

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Tiny Tyrant-Manakin
Tyranneutes virescens

1022

1023

Saffron-Crested Tyrant-Manakin
Neopelma chrysocephalum

1023

1024

Rufous-Browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis

1024

1025

Yellow-Browed Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius eximius

1025

1026

Slaty-Capped Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius leucotis

1026

1027

Red-Eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus

1027

1028

Yellow-Green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis

1028

1029

Black-Whiskered Vireo
Vireo altiloquus

1029

1030

Brown-Capped Vireo
Vireo leucophrys

1030

1031

Yellow-Throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons

1031

1032

Scrub Greenlet
Hylophilus flavipes

1032

1033

Gray-Chested Greenlet
Hylophilus semicinereus

1033

1034

Lemon-Chested Greenlet
Hylophilus thoracicus

1034

1035

Ashy-Headed Greenlet
Hylophilus pectoralis

1035

1036

Brown-Headed Greenlet
Hylophilus brunneiceps

1036

1037

* Tepui Greenlet
Hylophilus sclateri

1037

1038

Golden-Fronted Greenlet
Hylophilus aurantiifrons

1038

1039

Dusky-Capped Greenlet
Hylophilus hypoxanthus

1039

1040

Buff-Cheeked Greenlet
Hylophilus muscicapinus

1040

1041

Rufous-Naped Greenlet
Hylophilus semibrunneus

1041

1042

Tepui Greenlet
Hylophilus sclateri

1042

1043

Tawny-Crowned Greenlet
Hylophilus ochraceiceps

1043

1044

Black-Collared Jay
Cyanolyca armillata

1044

1045

Violaceous Jay
Cyanocorax violaceus

1045

1046

Azure-Naped Jay
Cyanocorax heilprini

1046

1047

Black-Chested Jay
Cyanocorax affinis

1047

1048

Cayenne Jay
Cyanocorax cayanus

1048

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Inca Jay
Cyanocorax yncas

1049

1050

Brown-Chested Martin
Progne tapera

1050

1051

Gray-Breasted Martin
Progne chalybea

1051

1052

Purple Martin
Progne subis

1052

1053

[Caribbean Martin]
Progne dominicensis

1053

1054

[Southern Martin]
Progne elegans

1054

1055

White-Winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer

1055

1056

[Tree Swallow]
Tachycineta bicolor

1056

1057

Brown-Bellied Swallow
Notiochelidon murina

1057

1058

Blue-And-White Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

1058

1059

Pale-Footed Swallow
Notiochelidon flavipes

1059

1060

White-Banded Swallow
Atticora fasciata

1060

1061

Black-Collared Swallow
Atticora melanoleuca

1061

1062

White-Thighed Swallow
Neochelidon tibialis

1062

1063

Southern Rough-Winged Swallow


Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

1063

1064

Tawny-Headed Swallow
Alopochelidon fucata

1064

1065

Bank Swallow (Sand Martin)


Riparia riparia

1065

1066

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica

1066

1067

Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

1067

1068

Black-Capped Donacobius
Donacobius atricapillus

1068

1069

Bicolored Wren
Campylorhynchus griseus

1069

1070

* Stripe-Backed Wren
Campylorhynchus nuchalis

1070

1071

Rufous Wren
Cinnycerthia unirufa

1071

1072

Grass Wren
Cistothorus platensis

1072

1073

* Mrida (Paramo) Wren


Cistothorus meridae

1073

1074

Whiskered Wren
Thryothorus mystacalis

1074

1075

Coraya Wren
Thryothorus coraya

1075

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Rufous-Breasted Wren
Thryothorus rutilus

1076

1077

Buff-Breasted Wren
Thryothorus leucotis

1077

1078

Rufous-And-White Wren
Thryothorus rufalbus

1078

1079

House Wren
Troglodytes aedon

1079

1080

Mountain Wren
Troglodytes solstitialis

1080

1081

* Tepui Wren
Troglodytes rufulus

1081

1082

White-Breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta

1082

1083

Gray-Breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys

1083

1084

Musician Wren
Cyphorhinus arada

1084

1085

Southern Nightingale-Wren
Microcerculus marginatus

1085

1086

Wing-Banded Wren
Microcerculus bambla

1086

1087

* Flutist Wren
Microcerculus ustulatus

1087

1088

White-Capped Dipper
Cinclus leucocephalus

1088

1089

Collared Gnatwren
Microbates collaris

1089

1090

Long-Billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus

1090

1091

Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea

1091

1092

Guianan Gnatcatcher
Polioptila guianensis

1092

1093

Andean Solitaire
Myadestes ralloides

1093

1094

Rufous-Brown Solitaire
Cichlopsis leucogenys

1094

1095

Slaty-Backed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus fuscater

1095

1096

Spotted Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus dryas

1096

1097

Orange-Billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris

1097

1098

Gray-Cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus

1098

1099

Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus

1099

1100

Veery
Catharus fuscescens

1100

1101

Yellow-Legged Thrush
Platycichla flavipes

1101

1102

Pale-Eyed Thrush
Platycichla leucops

1102

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1103

Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater

1103

1104

Glossy-Black Thrush
Turdus serranus

1104

1105

Black-Hooded Thrush
Turdus olivater

1105

1106

Chestnut-Bellied Thrush
Turdus fulviventris

1106

1107

Bare-Eyed Thrush
Turdus nudigenis

1107

1108

Black-Billed Thrush
Turdus ignobilis

1108

1109

Lawrence's Thrush
Turdus lawrencii

1109

1110

Pale-Breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas

1110

1111

Cocoa Thrush
Turdus fumigatus

1111

1112

White-Necked Thrush
Turdus albicollis

1112

1113

Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus

1113

1114

Pearly-Eyed Thrasher
Margarops fuscatus

1114

1115

Yellowish Pipit
Anthus lutescens

1115

1116

Paramo Pipit
Anthus bogotensis

1116

1117

Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum

1117

1118

[Blue-Winged Warbler]
Vermivora pinus

1118

1119

Golden-Winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera

1119

1120

Tennessee Warbler
Vermivora peregrina

1120

1121

Northern Parula
Parula americana

1121

1122

Tropical Parula
Parula pitiayumi

1122

1123

Yellow Warbler
Dendroica aestiva

1123

1124

Golden Warbler
Dendroica petechia

1124

1125

Mangrove Warbler
Dendroica erithachorides

1125

1126

Chestnut-Sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica

1126

1127

[Magnolia Warbler]
Dendroica magnolia

1127

1128

Cape May Warbler


Dendroica tigrina

1128

1129

Black-Throated Blue Warbler


Dendroica caerulescens

1129

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata

1130

1131

Black-Throated Green Warbler


Dendroica virens

1131

1132

[Palm Warbler]
Dendroica palmarum

1132

1133

Bay-Breasted Warbler
Dendroica castanea

1133

1134

Blackpoll Warbler
Dendroica striata

1134

1135

Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca

1135

1136

Cerulean Warbler
Dendroica cerulea

1136

1137

Black-And-White Warbler
Mniotilta varia

1137

1138

American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla

1138

1139

Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea

1139

1140

Worm-Eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorus

1140

1141

[Swainson's Warbler]
Limnothlypis swainsonii

1141

1142

Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillus

1142

1143

Northern Waterthrush
Seiurus noveboracensis

1143

1144

Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla

1144

1145

Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus

1145

1146

Connecticut Warbler
Oporornis agilis

1146

1147

Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia

1147

1148

Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas

1148

1149

Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis

1149

1150

Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina

1150

1151

Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis

1151

1152

Slate-Throated Whitestart
Myioborus miniatus

1152

1153

* Golden-Fronted Whitestart
Myioborus ornatus

1153

1154

* White-Fronted Whitestart
Myioborus albifrons

1154

1155

* Paria Whitestart
Myioborus pariae

1155

1156

* Tepui Whitestart
Myioborus castaneocapillus

1156

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* Guaiquinima Whitestart
Myioborus cardonai

1157

1158

* White-Faced Whitestart
Myioborus albifacies

1158

1159

Black-Crested Warbler
Basileuterus nigrocristatus

1159

1160

Citrine Warbler
Basileuterus luteoviridis

1160

1161

Flavescent Warbler
Basileuterus flaveolus

1161

1162

Three-Striped Warbler
Basileuterus tristriatus

1162

1163

* Roraiman Warbler
Basileuterus roraimae

1163

1164

Golden-Crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus

1164

1165

Rufous-Capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons

1165

1166

* Gray-Headed Warbler
Basileuterus griseiceps

1166

1167

* Gray-Throated Warbler
Basileuterus cinereicollis

1167

1168

Russet-Crowned Warbler
Basileuterus coronatus

1168

1169

Riverside Warbler
Basileuterus rivularis

1169

1170

Rose-Breasted Chat
Granatellus pelzelni

1170

1171

Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola

1171

1172

Chestnut-Vented Conebill
Conirostrum speciosum

1172

1173

White-Eared Conebill
Conirostrum leucogenys

1173

1174

Bicolored Conebill
Conirostrum bicolor

1174

1175

* Rufous-Browed Conebill
Conirostrum rufum

1175

1176

Blue-Backed Conebill
Conirostrum sitticolor

1176

1177

Capped Conebill
Conirostrum albifrons

1177

1178

Black-Faced Tanager
Schistochlamys melanopis

1178

1179

Magpie Tanager
Cissopis leveriana

1179

1180

White-Capped Tanager
Sericossypha albocristata

1180

1181

Common Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus ophthalmicus

1181

1182

Ashy-Throated Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus canigularis

1182

1183

Gray-Hooded Bush-Tanager
Cnemoscopus rubrirostris

1183

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1184

Black-Capped Hemispingus
Hemispingus atropileus

1184

1185

Superciliaried Hemispingus
Hemispingus superciliaris

1185

1186

Oleaginous Hemispingus
Hemispingus frontalis

1186

1187

* Gray-Capped Hemispingus
Hemispingus reyi

1187

1188

Black-Eared Hemispingus
Hemispingus melanotis

1188

1189

* Slaty-Backed Hemispingus
Hemispingus goeringi

1189

1190

Black-Headed Hemispingus
Hemispingus verticalis

1190

1191

Orange-Headed Tanager
Thlypopsis sordida

1191

1192

Fulvous-Headed Tanager
Thlypopsis fulviceps

1192

1193

Guira Tanager
Hemithraupis guira

1193

1194

Yellow-Backed Tanager
Hemithraupis flavicollis

1194

1195

Hooded Tanager
Nemosia pileata

1195

1196

Rosy Thrush-Tanager
Rhodinocichla rosea

1196

1197

* Olive-Backed Tanager
Mitrospingus oleagineus

1197

1198

Gray-Headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata

1198

1199

Fulvous Shrike-Tanager
Lanio fulvus

1199

1200

Rufous-Crested Tanager
Creurgops verticalis

1200

1201

White-Lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus

1201

1202

Flame-Crested Tanager
Tachyphonus cristatus

1202

1203

Fulvous-Crested Tanager
Tachyphonus surinamus

1203

1204

Red-Shouldered Tanager
Tachyphonus phoenicius

1204

1205

White-Shouldered Tanager
Tachyphonus luctuosus

1205

1206

Red-Crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica

1206

1207

Highland Hepatic-Tanager
Piranga lutea

1207

1208

Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra

1208

1209

Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea

1209

1210

White-Winged Tanager
Piranga leucoptera

1210

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Silver-Beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo

1211

1212

Crimson-Backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus

1212

1213

Blue-Gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus

1213

1214

* Glaucous Tanager
Thraupis glaucocolpa

1214

1215

Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum

1215

1216

Blue-Capped Tanager
Thraupis cyanocephala

1216

1217

Blue-Backed Tanager
Cyanicterus cyanicterus

1217

1218

Hooded Mountain-Tanager
Buthraupis montana

1218

1219

Black-Chested Mountain-Tanager
Buthraupis eximia

1219

1220

Scarlet-Bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris

1220

1221

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus

1221

1222

Blue-Winged Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus somptuosus

1222

1223

Golden-Crowned Tanager
Iridosornis rufivertex

1223

1224

Buff-Breasted Mountain-Tanager
Dubusia taeniata

1224

1225

Fawn-Breasted Tanager
Pipraeidea melanonota

1225

1226

Golden-Rumped Euphonia
Euphonia cyanocephala

1226

1227

Thick-Billed Euphonia
Euphonia laniirostris

1227

1228

Violaceous Euphonia
Euphonia violacea

1228

1229

Orange-Bellied Euphonia
Euphonia xanthogaster

1229

1230

White-Vented Euphonia
Euphonia minuta

1230

1231

* Trinidad Euphonia
Euphonia trinitatis

1231

1232

Purple-Throated Euphonia
Euphonia chlorotica

1232

1233

Finsch's Euphonia
Euphonia finschi

1233

1234

Rufous-Bellied Euphonia
Euphonia rufiventris

1234

1235

Golden-Sided Euphonia
Euphonia cayennensis

1235

1236

Plumbeous Euphonia
Euphonia plumbea

1236

1237

White-Lored Euphonia
Euphonia chrysopasta

1237

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Blue-Naped Chlorophonia
Chlorophonia cyanea

1238

1239

Chestnut-Breasted Chlorophonia
Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys

1239

1240

[Orange-Eared Tanager]
Chlorochrysa calliparaea

1240

1241

Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus

1241

1242

Saffron-Crowned Tanager
Tangara xanthocephala

1242

1243

Flame-Faced Tanager
Tangara parzudakii

1243

1244

* Rufous-Cheeked Tanager
Tangara rufigenis

1244

1245

Beryl-Spangled Tanager
Tangara nigroviridis

1245

1246

Blue-And-Black Tanager
Tangara vassorii

1246

1247

Black-Capped Tanager
Tangara heinei

1247

1248

Black-Headed Tanager
Tangara cyanoptera

1248

1249

Burnished-Buff Tanager
Tangara cayana

1249

1250

Blue-Necked Tanager
Tangara cyanicollis

1250

1251

Masked Tanager
Tangara nigrocincta

1251

1252

Turquoise Tanager
Tangara mexicana

1252

1253

Opal-Rumped Tanager
Tangara velia

1253

1254

Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis

1254

1255

Green-And-Gold Tanager
Tangara schrankii

1255

1256

Spotted Tanager
Tangara punctata

1256

1257

Speckled Tanager
Tangara guttata

1257

1258

Yellow-Bellied Tanager
Tangara xanthogastra

1258

1259

Dotted Tanager
Tangara varia

1259

1260

Bay-Headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola

1260

1261

Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana

1261

1262

Black-Faced Dacnis
Dacnis lineata

1262

1263

Yellow-Bellied Dacnis
Dacnis flaviventer

1263

1264

White-Bellied Dacnis
Dacnis albiventris

1264

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Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza

1265

1266

Short-Billed Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes nitidus

1266

1267

Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus

1267

1268

Red-Legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus

1268

1269

Bluish Flowerpiercer
Diglossopis caerulescens

1269

1270

Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossopis cyanea

1270

1271

* Greater Flowerpiercer
Diglossa major

1271

1272

* Scaled Flowerpiercer
Diglossa duidae

1272

1273

Glossy Flowerpiercer
Diglossa lafresnayii

1273

1274

* Black Flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis

1274

1275

* Mrida Flowerpiercer
Diglossa gloriosa

1275

1276

White-Sided Flowerpiercer
Diglossa albilatera

1276

1277

* Venezuelan Flowerpiercer
Diglossa venezuelensis

1277

1278

Rusty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa sittoides

1278

1279

Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis

1279

1280

Plushcap
Catamblyrhynchus diadema

1280

1281

Southern Grayish-Saltator
Saltator coerulescens

1281

1282

Buff-Throated Saltator
Saltator maximus

1282

1283

Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus

1283

1284

* Orinocan Saltator
Saltator orenocensis

1284

1285

Slate-Colored Grosbeak
Saltator grossus

1285

1286

Red-And-Black Grosbeak
Periporphyrus erythromelas

1286

1287

Southern Yellow-Grosbeak
Pheucticus chrysogaster

1287

1288

Black-Backed Grosbeak
Pheucticus aureoventris

1288

1289

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus

1289

1290

Blue-Black Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa cyanoides

1290

1291

Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa brissonii

1291

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Yellow-Green Grosbeak
Caryothraustes canadensis

1292

1293

Red-Capped Cardinal
Paroaria gularis

1293

1294

* Vermilion Cardinal
Cardinalis phoeniceus

1294

1295

Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea

1295

1296

Dickcissel
Spiza americana

1296

1297

Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina

1297

1298

Sooty Grassquit
Tiaris fuliginosa

1298

1299

Black-faced Grassquit
Tiaris bicolor

1299

1300

Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivacea

1300

1301

Dull-colored Grassquit
Tiaris obscura

1301

1302

White-naped Seedeater
Dolospingus fringilloides

1302

1303

Lesser Seed-Finch
Oryzoborus angolensis

1303

1304

Large-billed Seed-Finch
Oryzoborus crassirostris

1304

1305

Great-billed Seed-Finch
Oryzoborus maximiliani

1305

1306

Gray Seedeater
Sporophila intermedia

1306

1307

Slate-colored Seedeater
Sporophila schistacea

1307

1308

Plumbeous Seedeater
Sporophila plumbea

1308

1309

Wing-barred Seedeater
Sporophila americana

1309

1310

Lined Seedeater
Sporophila lineola

1310

1311

Lesson's Seedeater
Sporophila bouvronides

1311

1312

Black-and-white Seedeater
Sporophila luctuosa

1312

1313

Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis

1313

1314

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta

1314

1315

Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila castaneiventris

1315

1316

Plain-colored Seedeater
Catamenia inornata

1316

1317

Paramo Seedeater
Catamenia homochroa

1317

1318

Plumbeous Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus unicolor

1318

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1319

Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola

1319

1320

Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch
Sicalis columbiana

1320

1321

Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
Sicalis citrina

1321

1322

Grassland Yellow-Finch
Sicalis luteola

1322

1323

Slaty Finch
Haplospiza rustica

1323

1324

Gray Pileated-Finch
Coryphospingus pileatus

1324

1325

* Moustached Brush-Finch
Atlapetes albofrenatus

1325

1326

Pale-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes pallidinucha

1326

1327

* Ochre-breasted Brush-Finch
Atlapetes semirufus

1327

1328

* Tepui Brush-Finch
Atlapetes personatus

1328

1329

Slaty Brush-Finch
Atlapetes schistaceus

1329

1330

Northern Rufous-naped Brush-Finch


Atlapetes latinuchus

1330

1331

Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch
Buarremon brunneinuchus

1331

1332

Stripe-headed Brush-Finch
Buarremon torquatus

1332

1333

Pectoral Sparrow
Arremon taciturnus

1333

1334

* Golden-winged Sparrow
Arremon schlegeli

1334

1335

Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris

1335

1336

* Tocuyo Sparrow
Arremonops tocuyensis

1336

1337

Grassland Sparrow
Ammodramus humeralis

1337

1338

Yellow-browed Sparrow
Ammodramus aurifrons

1338

1339

Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii

1339

1340

Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis

1340

1341

Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
Emberizoides herbicola

1341

1342

* Duida Grass-Finch
Emberizoides duidae

1342

1343

Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus

1343

1344

Yellow-hooded Blackbird
Agelaius icterocephalus

1344

1345

Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna

1345

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1346

Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris

1346

1347

Velvet-fronted Grackle
Lampropsar tanagrinus

1347

1348

* Golden-Tufted Mountain-Grackle
Macroagelaius imthurni

1348

1349

Carib Grackle
Quiscalus lugubris

1349

1350

Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus

1350

1351

Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis

1351

1352

Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivora

1352

1353

Moriche Oriole
Icterus chrysocephalus

1353

1354

Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula

1354

1355

Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius

1355

1356

* Venezuelan Troupial
Icterus icterus

1356

1357

Yellow-backed Oriole
Icterus chrysater

1357

1358

Yellow Oriole
Icterus nigrogularis

1358

1359

Yellow-tailed Oriole
Icterus mesomelas

1359

1360

Orange-crowned Oriole
Icterus auricapillus

1360

1361

Oriole Blackbird
Gymnomystax mexicanus

1361

1362

Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela

1362

1363

Red-rumped Cacique
Cacicus haemorrhous

1363

1364

Subtropical Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis

1364

1365

Northern Mountain-Cacique
Cacicus leucoramphus

1365

1366

Solitary Cacique
Cacicus solitarius

1366

1367

Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus

1367

1368

Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus

1368

1369

Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons

1369

1370

Green Oropendola
Psarocolius viridis

1370

1371

Olive Oropendola
Psarocolius yuracares

1371

1372

Hooded Siskin
Carduelis magellanica

1372

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1373

Red Siskin
Carduelis cucullata

1373

1374

Andean Siskin
Carduelis spinescens

1374

1375

Yellow-faced Siskin
Carduelis yarrellii

1375

1376

Yellow-bellied Siskin
Carduelis xanthogastra

1376

1377

Lesser Goldfinch
Carduelis psaltria

1377

1378

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri

1378

1379

[Tricolored (Black-Headed) Munia]


Lonchura malacca

1379

1380

Java Sparrow
Lonchura oryzivora

1380

1381

House Sparrow
Passer domesticus

1381

1382

Black-headed (Village) Weaver


Ploceus cucullatus

1382

New species since the publication of Birds of Venezuela (Hilty 2003):


1383

Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche chlororhynchos
(Marn et al. 2009)

1383

1384

Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
(K. Perez. Photo record)

1384

1385

Eurasian Wigeon
Anas penelope
(Williams & Beadle 2003)

1385

1386

Cinnamon Screech-Owl
Megascops petersoni
(Lentino & Restall in prep.)

1386

1387

White-winged Potoo
Nyctibius leucopterus
(Marantz in prep.)

1387

1388

Rufous Potoo
Nyctibius bracteatus
(Marantz in prep.)

1388

1389

White-tipped Sicklebill
Eutoxeres aquila
(Rengifo et al. 2007)

1389

1390

Guianan Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
(K. Zimmer. SACC proposal #157)

1390

1391

* River Island Spinetail


Synallaxis beverlyae
(Hilty & Ascanio 2009)

1391

1392

* Unnamed Softtail
Thripophaga sp. nov
(Hilty, Ascanio & Whittaker in prep.)

1392

1393

Roraiman Antbird
Pernocstola saturata
(Braun et al. 2005)

1393

1394

Imeri Warbling-Antbird
Hypocnemis flavescens
(Isler et al. 2007)

1394

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1395

Guianan Tyrannulet
Zimmerius acer
(Rheindt et al. 2008)

1395

1396

Smoky-fronted Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum fumifrons
(Salcedo et al. 2006)

1396

1397

*? Sierra de Lema Flycatcher


Mionectes macconelli
(Hilty & Ascanio in prep.)

1397

1398

* Unnamed Tapaculo
Scytalopus sp. nov.
(Perez & Ascanio in prep.)

1398

1399

* Carrizal Blue-black Seedeater


Amaurospiza carrizalensis
(Lentino & Restall 2003)

1399

1400

Ring-necked Seedeater
Sporophila insularis
(Restall 2001)

1400

Please, submitt your birdlist and tour report to david@ascaniobirding.com


Thank you!

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