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Amazon Avifauna / Motor Yacht Tucano
This list is of birds shows the tremendous Amazon bird diversity that can be observed where our cruises take place. The list was compiled on expedition cruises on the Motor Yacht Tucano. The list is grouped by family name and within these groups each species is listed with English Common name/ Scientific Name / and in many cases the local Spanish or Portuguese Common Name. On any given expedition cruise we will not observe all of these birds, most of those that we do see will appear on this list.
TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE
Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao
White-throated Tinamou Tinamus guttatus
Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus
Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus
Brazilian Tinamou Crypturellus strigulosus
Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
Small-billed Tinamou Crypturellus parvirostris
GREBES PODICIPEDIDAE
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus Zambullidor Menor
CORMORANTS PHALACROCORACIDAE
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
ANHINGAS ANHINGIDAE
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
HERONS ARDEIDAE
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Garzon Cenizo
White-necked Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Egretta alba Garza Grande
Snowy Egret Egretta thula Garza Nivea
Little Blue Heron Florida caerulea
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Garza Ganadera
Striated Heron Butorides striatus
Chestnut-bellied Heron Agamia agami
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
STORKS CICONIIDAE
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
IBISES & SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
SCREAMERS ANHIMIDAE
Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta
SWANS,GEESE,DUCKS ANATIDAE
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Bk-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Masked Duck Oxyura dominica
AMERICAN VULTURES CATHARTIDAE
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Zopilote Negro
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Aura Cabecirroja
Lesser Yellow-headed V. Cathartes burrovianus Aura Sabanera
Greater Yellow-headed V. Cathartes melambrotus
King Vulture Sarcorramphus papa
KITES,HAWKS,EAGLES ACCIPITRIDAE
Osprey Pandion haliaetus Gavilan Pesador
Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elamoides forficatus
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Milano Coliblanco
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Rufous-thighed Kite Harpagus diodon
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Slender-billed Kite Helicolestes hamatus
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja Gavi
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
Black Hawk-eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
Ornate Hawk-eagle Spizaetus ornatus
Black& white Hawk-eagle Spizaster melanoleucus
Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Aguililla Negra Mayor
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus Aguililla Colicorta
Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis schistacea
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus
FALCONS FALCONIDAE
Red-throated Caracara Daptrius americanus
Black Caracara Daptrius ater
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Crested Caracara Caracara plancus Carcara Comun
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans Halcon Guaco
Collared Forest-falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
Slaty-backed Forest-falcon Micrastur mirandollei
Barred Forest-falcon Micrastur ruficollis
Lined Forest-falcon Micrastur gilvicollis
Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis Halcon Murcielaguero
CHACHALACAS CRACIDAE
Little (Variable) Chachalaca Ortalis motmot
Marail Guan Penelope marail
Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu
Black Curassow Crax alector
Razor-billed Curassow Mitu mitu
TURKEYS,QUAILS PHASIANIDAE
Marbled Wood-quail Odontophorus gujanensis
RAILS,GALLINULES RALLIDAE
Grey-necked Wood-rail Aramides cajanea
Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor
Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius
Russet-crowned Crake Laterallus viridis
Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica
Azure Gallinule Porphyrula flavirostris
FINFOOTS HELIORNITHIDAE
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
SUNBITTERNS EURYPYGIDAE
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
LIMPKINS ARAMIDAE
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
TRUMPETERS PSOPHIIDAE
Gray-winged Trumpeter Psophia crepitans
JACANAS JACANIDAE
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
PLOVERS CHARADRIIDAE
American Golden-plover Pluvialis dominica
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
SANDPIPERS SCOLOPACIDAE
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Playero Alzacolita
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
GULLS, TERNS LARIDAE
Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
Yellow-billed Tern Sterna superciliaris
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
PIGEONS, DOVES COLUMBIDAE
Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea
Scaled Pigeon Columba speciosa
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis
Plumbeous Pigeon Columba plumbea
Ruddy Quail-dove Geotrygon montana
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
Blue Ground-dove Claravis pretiosa
Common Ground-dove Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground-dove Columbina talpacoti
PARROTS PSITTACIDAE
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloroptera
Red-bellied Macaw Ara manilata
Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa
White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus
Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta
Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysopterus
Canary-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus
Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera
Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
Festive Parrot Amazona festiva
Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala
Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis
Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica
Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus
Caica Parrot Pionopsitta caica
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Dusky Parrot Pionus fuscus
Short-tailed Parrot Graydidascalus brachyurus
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephala
White-bellied Parrot Pionites leucogaster
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet Touit purpurata
Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius
Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus sclateri
CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE
Rufous-vented Ground-C. Neomorphus geoffroyi
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana Cuco Ardilla
Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster
Little Cuckoo Piaya minuta
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
Pearly-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus euleri
Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus
HOATZINS OPISTHOCOMIDAE
Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
BARN OWL TYTONIDAE
Barn Owl Tyto alba Lechuza de Campanario
TYPICAL OWLS STRIGIDAE
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
Stygian Owl Asio stygius
Crested Owl Lephostrix cristata
Black-banded Owl Ciccaba huhula
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
Tropical Screech-owl Otus choliba
Tawny-bellied Screech-owl Otus watsonii
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum Tecolotito Comun
POTOOS NYCTIBIIDAE
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Long-tailed Potoo Nyctibius aethereus
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Rufous Potoo Nyctibius bracteatus
White-winged Potoo Nyctibius leucopterus
GOATSUCKERS CAPRIMULGIDAE
Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Tapacaminos Picuyo
Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis brasiliana
Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca
Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens
Rufous Nightjar Caprimulgus rufus
SWIFTS APODIDAE
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swt Panyptila cayennensis
Fork-tailed Palm-swift Reinarda squamata
Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicauda
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE
Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus
Straight-billed Hermit Phaethornis bourcieri
Dusky-throated Hermit Phaethornis squalidus
Little Hermit Phaethornis longuermareus
Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsuta
Pale-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes leucurus
Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
Green-throated Mango Anthracothorax viridigula
Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Rufous-throated Sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina
White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus
Olive-spotted Hummingbird Leucippus chlorocerus islands
Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes notatus
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostibon mellisugus
Versicolored Emerald Amazilia versicolor
Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata
Black-bellied Thorntail Popelairia langsdorffi
Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
TROGONS TROGONIDAE
Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui
White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
Pavonine Quetzal Pharomachrus pavoninus
MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE
Rufous-capped Motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota Cu-duro
Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
KINGFISHERS ALCEDINIDAE
Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Martin-pescador Verde
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
Amer. Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE
Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons
White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus
Black Nunbird Monasa atra
White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchus
Collared Puffbird Bucco capensis
Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia
Chestnut-capped Puffbird Bucco macrodactylus
Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
Rusty-breasted Nunlet Nonnula rubecula
Swallow-wing Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa
JACAMARS GALBULIDAE
Great Jacamar Jacamerops aurea
Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea
White-chinned Jacamar Galbula tombacea
Bronzy Jacamar Galbula leucogastra
Green-tailed Jacamar Galbula galbula
Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris
Brown Jacamar Brachygalba lugubris
BARBETS CAPITONIDAE
Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger
Scarlet-crowned Barbet Capito aurovirens
Black-girdled Barbet Capito dayi
TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE
Red-billed Toucan Ramphastos tucanus
Yellow-ridged Toucan Ramphastos culminatus
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
Guianan Toucanet Selenidera culik
Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari
Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis
Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus
Red-necked Aracari Pteroglossus bitorquatus
Green Aracari Pteroglossus viridis
WOODPECKERS PICIDAE
Crimson-crested Wdpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus
Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus
Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens
Scaly-breasted Woodpecker Celeus grammicus
Waved Woodpecker Celeus undatus
Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros
Yellow-throated Wdpecker Piculus flavigula
Yellow-tufted Wdpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
Spot-breasted Wdpecker Chrysoptilus punctigula
Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini
Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis
Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus
White-throated Woodpecker Piculus leucolaemus
Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus borbae
Gold-fronted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons
WOODCREEPERS DENDROCOLAPTIDAE
Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris
Strong-billed Wdcreeper Xiph. promeropirhynchus
Curve-billed Scythebill Campylorh. procurvoides
Red-billed Scythebill Campylorh. trochilirostris
Black-banded Wdcreeper Dendrocolaptes picuminus
Buff-throated Wdcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Dusky-billed Wdcreeper Xiphorhynchus eytoni
Ocellated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus ocellatus
Elegant Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus elegans
Spix's Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus spixii
Straight-billed Wdcreeper Xiphorhynchus picus
Zimmer's Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus necopinus
Striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus obsoletus
Chestnut-rumped Wdcr. Xiphorhynchus pardalotus
Narrow-billed Wdcreeper Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Red-billed Woodcreeper Hylexetastes perrotii
Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia
Cinnamon-throated Wc. Dendrexetastes rufigula
Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda
Lineated Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes albolineatus
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
White-chinned Wdcreeper Dendrocincla merula
Spot-throated Wdcreeper Deconychura stictolaema
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
Wedge-billed Wdcreeper Glyphorhynchus spirurus
OVENBIRDS FURNARIINAE
Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus
Band-tailed Hornero Fumarius figulus
Lesser Hornero Furnarius minor
Wing-banded Hornero Furnarius figulus
Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens
Dark-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albigularis
White-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis propinqua
Plain-crowned Spinetail Synallaxis gujanensis
Ruddy Spinetail Synallaxis rutilans
Rusty-backed Spinetail Cranioleuca vulpina
Scaled Spinetail Cranioleuca muelleri
Speckled Spinetail Cranioleuca gutturata
Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomea
Red-and-white Spinetail Certhiaxis mustelina
Plain Softtail Thripophaga fusciceps
Rufous-tailed Xenops Xenops milleri
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Point-tailed Palmcreeper Berlepschia rikeri
Rufous-rumped Foliage-Gl. Philydor erythrocercus
Cinnamon-rumped Fol-Gl Philydor pyrrhodes
Olive-backed Foliage-Gl. Automolus infuscatus
Buff-throated Foliage-Gl. Automolus ochrolaemus
Ruddy Foliage-Gleaner Automolus rubiginosus
Short-billed Leaftosser Sclerurus rufigularis
Black-tailed Leaftosser Sclerurus caudacutus
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Black-throated Antshrike Frederickena viridis
Great Antshrike Taraba major
Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis
Glossy Antshrike Sakesphorus luctuosus
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
Blackish-gray Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus
Castelnau's Antshrike Thamnophilus cryptoleucus
White-shouldered Antshrike Thamnophilus aethiops
Plain-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus
Mouse-colored Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus
Eastern Slaty-antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus
Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus
Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris
Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Cinereous Antshrike Thamnomanes caesius
Spot-backed Antwren Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus
Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura
Sclater's Antwren Myrmotherula sclateri
Klages's Antwren Myrmotherula klagesi
Streaked Antwren Myrmotherula surinamensis
Cherrie's Antwren Myrmotherula cherriei
Plain-throated Antwren Myrmotherula hauxwelli
Rufous-bellied Antwren Myrmotherula guttata
Stipple-throated Antwren Myrmotherula haematonota
Brown-bellied Antwren Myrmotherula gutturalis
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
Long-winged Antwren Myrmotherula longipennis
Gray Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii
Leaden Antwren Myrmotherula assimilis
Ash-winged Antwren Terenura spodioptila
Gray Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
Blackish Antbird Cercomacra nigrescens
White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys
Ash-breasted Antbird Myrmoborus lugubris
Black-faced Antbird Myrmoborus myotherinus
Banded Antbird Dichrozona cincta
Spot-backed Antbird Hylophylax naevia
Dot-backed Antbird Hylophylax punctulata
Scale-backed Antbird Hylophylax poecilinota
Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis cantator
Yellow-browed Antbird Hypocnemis hypoxantha
Black-and-white Antbird Myrmochanes hemileucus
Black-chinned Antbird Hypocnemoides melanopogon
Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia
Black-headed Antbird Percnostola rufifrons
Spot-winged Antbird Schistocichla leucostigma
Black-throated Antbird Myrmeciza atrothorax
Ferruginous-backed Antbird Myrmeciza ferruginea
Wing-banded Antbird Myrmornis torquata
White-plumed Antbird Pithys albifrons
Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
Rufous-throated Antbird Gymnopithys rufigula
Reddish-winged Bare-eye Phlegopsis erythroptera
Black-spotted Bare-eye Phlegopsis nigromaculata
GROUND ANTBIRDS FORMICARIIDAE
Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma
Noble Antthrush Chamaeza nobilis
Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona
Variegated Antpitta Grallaria varia
Spotted Antpitta Hylopezus macularius
GNATEATERS CONOPOPHAGIDAE
Chestnut-belted Gnateater Conopophaga aurita
Black-bellied Gnateater Conopophaga melanogaster
TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE
Rusty-belted Tapaculo Liosceles thoracicus
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE
Large Elaenia Elaenia spectabilis
Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata
Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis
Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris
Brownish Elaenia Elaenia pelzelni
Amazonian Scrub-flycatcher Sublegatus obscurior
Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii
Yellow-crowned Elaenia Myiopagis flavivertex
Gray Elaenia Myiopagis caniceps
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina
South. Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme
Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps
Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant Stigmatura napensis
Pale-tipped Tyrannulet Inezia subflava
River Tyrannulet Serpophaga hypoleuca
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Monectes oleagineus
McConnell's Flycatcher Mionectes macconnelli
Olive-green Tyrannulet Phylloscartes virescens
Short-tailed Pygmy-tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus
Double-banded Pygmy-tyrant Lophotriccus vitiosus
Snethlage's Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus minor
Stripe-necked Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus striaticollis
White-eyed Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus zosterops
Pelzeln's Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus inornatus
Rusty-fronted Tody-fly. Todirostrum latirostre
Spotted Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum
Yellow-browed Tody-fly. Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
Painted Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum pictum
Ringed Antpipit Corythopis torquata
White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
Cinnamon-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus saturatus
Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Gray-crowned Flycatcher Tolmomyias poliocephalus
Yellow-margined Flycatcher Tolmomyias assimilis
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris
Olivaceous Flatbill Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda
Brownish Twistwing Cripodectes subbrunneus
Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius barbatus
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus
Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri
Eastern Wood-pewee Contopus virens
Western Wood-pewee Contopus sordidulus
Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Drab Water-tyrant Ochthornis littoralis
Riverside Tyrant Knipolegus orenocensis
Amazonian Black-tyrant Knipolegus poecilocercus
Black-backed Water-tyrant Fluvicola albiventer
White-headed Marsh-tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
Rufous-tailed Attila Attila phoenicurus
Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus
Dull-capped Attila Attila bolivianus
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
Pale-bellied Mourner Rhytipterna immunda
Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Sirystes Sirystes sibilator
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor
Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
Dusky-chested Flycatcher Myiozetetes luteiventris
Three-striped Flycatcher Conopias trivirgata
Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parva
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus
Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Tirano Tropical
White-throated Kingbird Tyrannus albogularis
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
Glossy-backed Becard Pachyramphus surinamus
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus
Cinereous Becard Pachyramphus rufus
Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus
Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
MANAKINS PIPRINAE
Thrush-like Mourner Schiffornis turdinus
Varzea Mourner Schiffornis major
Dwarf Tyrant-manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni
Tiny Tyrant-manakin Tyranneutes virescens
Saffron-crested T-manakin Neopeima chrysocephalum
Cinnamon-Tyrant-manakin Neopipo cinnamomea
Wing-barred Piprites Piprites chloris
Flame-crested Manakin Heterocercus linteatus
Yellow-crested Manakin Heterocercus flavivertex
Black Manakin Xenopipo atronitens
Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola
White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
White-throated Manakin Corapipo gutturalis
Blue-crowned Manakin Pipra coronata
White-fronted Manakin Pipra serena
White-crowned Manakin Pipra pipra
Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala
Red-headed Manakin Pipra rubrocapilla
Wire-tailed Manakin Pipra filicauda
Crimson-hooded Manakin Pipra aureola
COTINGAS COTINGIDAE
White-browed Purpletuft Iodopleura isabellae
Purple-throated Cotinga Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema
Purple-breasted Cotinga Cotinga cotinga
Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana
Pompadour Cotinga Xipholena punicea
Cinereous Mourner Laniocera hypopyrrha
Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus
Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata
Crimson Fruitcrow Haematoderus militaris
Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus
Capuchinbird Perissocephalus tricolor
Guianan Red-cotinga Phoenicircus carnifex
Black-necked Red-cotinga Phoenicircus nigricollis
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola
JAYS, CROWS CORVIDAE
Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus
Cayenne Jay Cyanocorax cayanus
SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE
Brown-chested Martin Phaeoprogne tapera
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Purple Martin Progne subis
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata
Black-collared Swallow Atticora melanoleuca
White-thighed Swallow Neochelidon tibialis
S. Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Sand-martin (Bank Sw) Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus
Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus rurdinus
Moustached Wren Thryothorus genibarbis
Coraya Wren Thryothorus coraya
Buff-breasted Wren Thryothorus leucotis
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Musician Wren Cyphorhinus aradus
Southern Nightingale-wren Microcerculus marginatus
Wing-banded Wren Microcerculus bambla
GNATCATCHERS SYLVIIDAE
Collared Gnatwren Microbates collaris
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
Guianan Gnatcatcher Polioptila guianensis
THRUSHES TURDIDAE
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis
White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis
Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli
Cocoa Thrush Turdus fumigatus
Lawrence's Thrush Turdus lawrencii
VIREOS VIREONIDAE
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
Slaty-capped Shrike-vireo Vireolanius leucotis
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus
Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus
Ash-headed Greenlet Hylophilus pectoralis
Dusky-capped Greenlet Hylophilus hypoxanthus
Buff-cheeked Greenlet Hylophilus muscicapinus
Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
WOOD-WARBLERS PARULINAE
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus peizeini
River Warbler Basileuterus rivularis
TANAGERS THRAUPINAE
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata
Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer
Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
Short-billed Honeycreeper Cyanerpes nitidus
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
BANANAQUIT COEREBINAE
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Bicolored Conebill Conirostrum bicolor
Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum
Pearly-breasted Conebill Conirostrum margaritae
Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira
Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis
Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata
Orange-headed Tanager Thlypopsis sordida
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Green-and-gold Tanager Tangera schrankii
Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata
Dotted Tanager Tangara varia
Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana
Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia
Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica
Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris
Golden-sided Euphonia Euphonia cayennensis
Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea
White-lored Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta
PLUSHCAP CATAMBLYRHYNCHINAE
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
Masked Crimson Tanager Ramphocelus nigrogularis
Red-crowned Ant-tanager Habia rubica
Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
White-winged Shrike-tanager Lanio versicolor
Fulvous Shrike-tanager Lanio fulvus
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus
Fulvous-crested Tanager Tachyphonus surinamus
Red-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus phoeniceus
Red-billed Pied Tanager Lamprospiza melanoleuca
Magpie Tanager Cissopis leveriana
GROSBEAKS CARDINALINAE
Slate-colored Grosbeak Pitylus grossus
Yellow-green Grosbeak Caryothraustes canadensis
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
SPARROWS EMBERIZINAE
Lesser Seed-finch Oryzoborus angolensis
Large-billed Seed-finch Oryzoborus crassirostris
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Lined Seedeater Sporophila lineola
Lesson's Seedeater Sporophila bouuvronides
Variable Seedeater Sporophila americana
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater Sporophila castaneiventris
Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus
Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons
Orange-fronted Yellow-finch Sicalis columbiana
BLACKBIRDS,ORIOLES ICTERIDAE
Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus
Yellow-hooded Blackbird Agelaius icterocephalus
Velvet-fronted Grackle Lampropsar tanagrinus
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Giant Cowbird Scaphidura oryzivora
Moriche Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus
Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis
Troupial Icterus icterus
Solitary Cacique Cacicus solitarius
Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons
Green Oropendola Psarocolius viridis
Olive Oropendola Psarocolius bifasciatus
FINCHES FRINGILLIDAE
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
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