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# Species:301
# Excl Vagrants:301
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Rheas: Rheidae

1Greater RheaRhea americana

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescens
3Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

4Southern ScreamerChauna torquata

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
6Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
7Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
8Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus
9Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
10Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola
11Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
12Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
13Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
14Silver TealSpatula versicolor
15Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
16Red ShovelerSpatula platalea
17White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
18Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
19Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
20Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposaca
21Black-headed DuckHeteronetta atricapilla

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

22Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

23Rock PigeonColumba livia
24Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
25Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
26Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
27Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
28White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
29Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

30Guira CuckooGuira guira
31Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
32Striped CuckooTapera naevia
33Ash-colored CuckooCoccycua cinerea
34Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
35Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

36Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
37Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
38Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
39Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
40Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
41Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

42Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

43Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

44Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
45Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
46Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
47White-throated HummingbirdLeucochloris albicollis
48Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

49Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollis
50Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecaha
51Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
52Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanops
53Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
54Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
55White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
56Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
57Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventer
58Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

59LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

60Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

61American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
62Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
63Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

64South American Painted-SnipeNycticryphes semicollaris

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

65Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

66Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
67Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiae
68Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
69Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
70Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
71Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
72Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
73Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
74Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
75White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
76Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

77Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
78Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
79Black SkimmerRynchops niger
80Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
81Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
82Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

83Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

84Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

85Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
86JabiruJabiru mycteria
87Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

88AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

89Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

90White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
91Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
92Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens
93Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
94Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

95Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
96Least BitternBotaurus exilis
97Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
98Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
99Snowy EgretEgretta thula
100Striated HeronButorides striata
101Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
102Great EgretArdea alba
103Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

104Black VultureCoragyps atratus
105Turkey VultureCathartes aura
106Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

107White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
108Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
109Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
110Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
111Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
112Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
113Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
114Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
115Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
116Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
117Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
118Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
119Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
120White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
121Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
122Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

123American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

124Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
125Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
126Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
127Striped OwlAsio clamator

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

128Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
129Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
130Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

131White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
132White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
133White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
134Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
135Little WoodpeckerDryobates passerinus
136Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
137Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
138Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

139Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
140Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
141Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
142American KestrelFalco sparverius
143Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

144Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
145Turquoise-fronted AmazonAmazona aestiva
146Nanday ParakeetAratinga nenday
147Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus
148White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

149Great AntshrikeTaraba major
150Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillus
151Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

152Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
153Scimitarbilled WoodcreeperDrymornis bridgesii
154Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
155Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
156Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
157Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
158Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensis
159Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrix
160Greater ThornbirdPhacellodomus ruber
161Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbi
162Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudina
163Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeri
164Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeuca
165Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
166Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotes
167Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
168Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus
169Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
170Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

171White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

172Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
173White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
174Crested BecardPachyramphus validus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

175Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
176Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
177Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
178Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
179Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
180Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralis
181Crested DoraditoPseudocolopteryx sclateri
182Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
183Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
184White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
185Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
186Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleuca
187Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
188White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
189Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapilla
190Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
191Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
192Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
193Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
194Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
195Blue-billed Black-TyrantKnipolegus cyanirostris
196Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
197Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
198White MonjitaXolmis irupero
199Gray MonjitaNengetus cinereus
200Black-crowned MonjitaNeoxolmis coronatus
201White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
202Black-backed Water-TyrantFluvicola albiventer
203Streamer-tailed TyrantGubernetes yetapa
204Black-and-white MonjitaHeteroxolmis dominicanus
205Strange-tailed TyrantAlectrurus risora
206Rufous CasiornisCasiornis rufus
207Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
208Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
209Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
210Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
211Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
212Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
213Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
214Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
215Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
216Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

217Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
218Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

219Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

220Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

221Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
222White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
223Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
224Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
225Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
226Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
227Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata
228Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
229Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

230Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

231Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

232European StarlingSturnus vulgaris

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

233Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
234White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

235Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
236Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
237Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

238House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

239Yellowish PipitAnthus chii
240Ochre-breasted PipitAnthus nattereri
241Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayri

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

242Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
243Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
244Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

245Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
246Saffron-billed SparrowArremon flavirostris
247Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

248White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
249Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
250Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus
251Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
252Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
253Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
254Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
255Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
256Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius
257Unicolored BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus
258Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
259Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus
260Yellow-rumped MarshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuro
261Brown-and-yellow MarshbirdPseudoleistes virescens

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

262Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
263Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
264Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
265White-browed WarblerMyiothlypis leucoblephara

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

266Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
267Glaucous-blue GrosbeakCyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
268Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

269Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
270Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
271Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
272Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
273Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops
274White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
275Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematus
276Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
277Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
278Long-tailed Reed FinchDonacospiza albifrons
279Black-and-rufous Warbling FinchPoospiza nigrorufa
280Gray-throated Warbling FinchPoospiza cabanisi
281Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
282Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
283Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
284Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola
285Lesser Grass-FinchEmberizoides ypiranganus
286Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
287Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
288White-bellied SeedeaterSporophila leucoptera
289Pearly-bellied SeedeaterSporophila pileata
290Tawny-bellied SeedeaterSporophila hypoxantha
291Dark-throated SeedeaterSporophila ruficollis
292Marsh SeedeaterSporophila palustris
293Rufous-rumped SeedeaterSporophila hypochroma
294Chestnut SeedeaterSporophila cinnamomea
295Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
296Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
297Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
298Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
299Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
300Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis
301Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.