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BARBA AZUL RESERVE

BOLIVIALOCALE

Area (Acres):27,180
Altitude (m):2150-2450
# Species:355
# Excl Vagrants:355
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:4
Species/100 Acres:1.3
Habitat: Tall-grass savanna

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.*

color codes

 
Rheas: Rheidae

1Greater RheaRhea americana

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatus
3Small-billed TinamouCrypturellus parvirostris
4Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescens

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

5Southern ScreamerChauna torquata

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
7Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
8Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
9Orinoco GooseOressochen jubata
10Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
11Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

12Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

13Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
14Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
15Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
16Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
17Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
18Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
19Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
20Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
21Long-tailed Ground DoveUropelia campestris
22Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
23White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
24Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
25Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

26Guira CuckooGuira guira
27Greater AniCrotophaga major
28Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
29Striped CuckooTapera naevia
30Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
31\Ash-colored Cuckoo\Coccycua cinerea
32Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
33Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
34/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanus
35/Black-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus erythropthalmus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

36Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
37Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillus
38/Lesser Nighthawk/Chordeiles acutipennis
39Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopyga
40Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
41Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
42Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

43Great PotooNyctibius grandis
44Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

45Rothschild's SwiftCypseloides rothschildi
46Pale-rumped SwiftChaetura egregia
47(Sick's Swift)Chaetura meridionalis
48Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

49White-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus guainumbi
50Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
51Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystina
52Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus
53Swallow-tailed HummingbirdEupetomena macroura
54Versicolored EmeraldChrysuronia versicolor
55Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriata
56Rufous-throated SapphireHylocharis sapphirina
57Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura
58White-chinned SapphireChlorestes cyanus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

59Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollis
60Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
61Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
62Azure GallinulePorphyrio flavirostris
63Ocellated CrakeRufirallus schomburgkii
64Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventer
65Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius
66Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

67SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

68LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

69Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

70/American Golden-Plover/Pluvialis dominica
71Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanus
72Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
73Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

74Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

75/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicauda
76|Hudsonian Godwit|Limosa haemastica
77Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiae
78#Wilson's Phalarope#Phalaropus tricolor
79/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
80/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
81/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
82/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
83/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopus
84|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollis
85/White-rumped Sandpiper/Calidris fuscicollis
86/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla
87/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotos

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

88Black SkimmerRynchops niger
89Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
90Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex

 
Hoatzin: Opisthocomidae

91HoatzinOpisthocomus hoazin

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

92SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

93Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
94JabiruJabiru mycteria
95Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

96AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

97Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

98Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
99Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
100Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens
101Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
102Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

103Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
104Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus
105Least BitternBotaurus exilis
106Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
107Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
108Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
109Snowy EgretEgretta thula
110Striated HeronButorides striata
111Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
112Great EgretArdea alba
113Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

114King VultureSarcoramphus papa
115Black VultureCoragyps atratus
116Turkey VultureCathartes aura
117Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
118Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

119/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

120Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
121Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
122Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
123Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
124Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
125Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
126Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
127Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
128Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
129Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
130Chaco EagleButeogallus coronatus
131Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
132White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
133Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
134/Swainson's Hawk/Buteo swainsoni
135#Zone-tailed Hawk#Buteo albonotatus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

136American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

137Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
138Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
139Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
140Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
141Striped OwlAsio clamator

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

142Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucui

 
Motmots: Momotidae

143Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

144Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
145Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
146American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
147Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
148Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

149Black-fronted NunbirdMonasa nigrifrons

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

150Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotis
151Toco ToucanRamphastos toco

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

152White-wedged PiculetPicumnus albosquamatus
153White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
154Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus
155Little WoodpeckerDryobates passerinus
156Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
157Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
158Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros
159Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
160Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
161Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Seriemas: Cariamidae

162Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristata

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

163Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
164Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
165\Chimango Caracara\Daptrius chimango
166American KestrelFalco sparverius
167Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
168Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
169Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

170Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiriri
171Cobalt-winged ParakeetBrotogeris cyanoptera
172Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
173Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica
174Cobalt-rumped ParrotletForpus xanthopterygius
175Peach-fronted ParakeetEupsittula aurea
176Dusky-headed ParakeetAratinga weddellii
177Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilatus
178Yellow-collared MacawPrimolius auricollis
179Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna
180Blue-throated MacawAra glaucogularis
181Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterus
182Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severus
183Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis
184White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

185Great AntshrikeTaraba major
186Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
187Large-billed AntwrenHerpsilochmus longirostris
188Rusty-backed AntwrenFormicivora rufa

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

189Great Rufous WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes major
190Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatus
191Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus
192Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
193Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
194Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
195Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
196Greater ThornbirdPhacellodomus ruber
197Rusty-backed SpinetailCranioleuca vulpina
198Rufous CacholotePseudoseisura unirufa
199Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
200Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus
201Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens
202Cinereous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis hypospodia

 
Manakins: Pipridae

203Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma sulphureiventer

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

204Bare-necked FruitcrowGymnoderus foetidus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

205Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana
206Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
207Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
208(Green-backed Becard)Pachyramphus viridis
209(White-winged Becard)Pachyramphus polychopterus
210Black-capped BecardPachyramphus marginatus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

211Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
212White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
213Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
214Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
215Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
216Gray-crowned FlatbillTolmomyias poliocephalus
217Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris
218Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
219Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinus
220Sharp-tailed TyrantCulicivora caudacuta
221Crested DoraditoPseudocolopteryx sclateri
222Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardii
223Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
224Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
225(Large Elaenia)Elaenia spectabilis
226(Small-billed Elaenia)Elaenia parvirostris
227Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis
228\White-crested Tyrannulet\Serpophaga subcristata
229Plain TyrannuletInezia inornata
230\Bran-colored Flycatcher\Myiophobus fasciatus
231/Eastern Wood-Pewee/Contopus virens
232Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
233/Alder Flycatcher/Empidonax alnorum
234Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
235\Vermilion Flycatcher\Pyrocephalus rubinus
236\Hudson's Black-Tyrant\Knipolegus hudsoni
237\Spectacled Tyrant\Hymenops perspicillatus
238\Yellow-browed Tyrant\Satrapa icterophrys
239White-rumped MonjitaXolmis velatus
240\White Monjita\Xolmis irupero
241Gray MonjitaNengetus cinereus
242White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
243(Black-backed Water-Tyrant)Fluvicola albiventer
244Streamer-tailed TyrantGubernetes yetapa
245Cock-tailed TyrantAlectrurus tricolor
246Dull-capped AttilaAttila bolivianus
247Rufous CasiornisCasiornis rufus
248Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
249Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
250Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
251Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
252Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
253Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
254Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor
255Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
256Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
257Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
258Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
259/Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher/Myiodynastes luteiventris
260Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
261(Variegated Flycatcher)Empidonomus varius
262(Crowned Slaty Flycatcher)Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
263(White-throated Kingbird)Tyrannus albogularis
264Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
265/Eastern Kingbird/Tyrannus tyrannus
266(Fork-tailed Flycatcher)Tyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

267Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
268Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralis
269Chivi VireoVireo chiri
270/Yellow-green Vireo/Vireo flavoviridis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

271Purplish JayCyanocorax cyanomelas
272Curl-crested JayCyanocorax cristatellus

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

273Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

274/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
275White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
276(White-rumped Swallow)Tachycineta leucorrhoa
277Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
278/Purple Martin/Progne subis
279Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
280Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
281Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
282Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
283\Tawny-headed Swallow\Alopochelidon fucata
284/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
285/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

286Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

287Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
288Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
289Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus
290Fawn-breasted WrenCantorchilus guarayanus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

291Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

292/Veery/Catharus fuscescens
293Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
294Hauxwell's ThrushTurdus hauxwelli
295Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
296Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

297Yellowish PipitAnthus chii

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

298Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
299Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
300Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
301Bronze-green EuphoniaEuphonia mesochrysa

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

302Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

303/Bobolink/Dolichonyx oryzivorus
304Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris
305White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
306Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
307Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
308Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
309Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis
310Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
311Orange-backed TroupialIcterus croconotus
312Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
313Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
314Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
315Beni Grackle**Lampropsar boliviensis
316Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
317Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
318Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius
319Unicolored BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

320Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
321Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
322Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

323Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

324Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
325Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis
326Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopis
327Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
328Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
329White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
330Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
331Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
332Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
333Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
334Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
335Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
336Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
337White-rumped TanagerCypsnagra hirundinacea
338Long-tailed Reed FinchDonacospiza albifrons
339Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
340\Grassland Yellow-Finch\Sicalis luteola
341Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola
342Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
343Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineola
344White-bellied SeedeaterSporophila leucoptera
345Black-and-tawny SeedeaterSporophila nigrorufa
346Tawny-bellied SeedeaterSporophila hypoxantha
347\Dark-throated Seedeater\Sporophila ruficollis
348\Rufous-rumped Seedeater\Sporophila hypochroma
349Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensis
350Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
351Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
352Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
353Black-masked FinchCoryphaspiza melanotis
354Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
355Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens

 

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

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor26
\\Austral Visitor13
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only11
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental3

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered1

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.