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LAGOA DO PEIXE NATIONAL PARK

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Area (ha):34,400
# Species:211
# Excl Vagrants:211
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0
Species/100 ha:0.6
Habitat: Lagoons, estuaries, mudflats, beaches, restinga

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 americanaC

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescens?
3Spotted NothuraNothura maculosaFC

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

4Southern ScreamerChauna torquataUC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataUC
6\Black-necked Swan\Cygnus melancoryphusUC
7\Coscoroba Swan\Coscoroba coscorobaFC
8\Ringed Teal\Callonetta leucophrysUC
9Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensisFC
10Silver TealSpatula versicolorFC
11\Red Shoveler\Spatula plataleaUC
12White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensisVR
13Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaC
14Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostrisFC
15Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposacaUC
16\Black-headed Duck\Heteronetta atricapilla?
17Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusR

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

18Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisFC
19Andean FlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinusR

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

20\White-tufted Grebe\Rollandia rolland?
21Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus?
22Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsUC
23Great GrebePodiceps major?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

24Rock PigeonColumba livia?
25Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisUC
26Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuroUC
27Picui Ground DoveColumbina picuiFC
28Eared DoveZenaida auriculataFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

29Guira CuckooGuira guiraFC
30Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniUC
31Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaUC
32Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphusR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

33Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacundaFC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

34Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus?
35Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysuraFC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

36Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollis?
37Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentusUC
38Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecahaUC
39Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanopsUC
40Common GallinuleGallinula galeataFC
41Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons?
42Red-gartered CootFulica armillataUC
43White-winged CootFulica leucopteraFC
44Red-and-white CrakeLaterallus leucopyrrhus?

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

45LimpkinAramus guaraunaFC

 
Sheathbills: Chionidae

46Snowy SheathbillChionis albusVR

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

47Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusFC

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

48American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

49/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola?
50/American Golden-Plover/Pluvialis dominica?
51\Rufous-chested Dotterel\Zonibyx modestusR
52Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusVR
53Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisC
54Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisFC
55Two-banded PloverAnarhynchus falklandicusUC

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

56South American Painted-SnipeNycticryphes semicollarisR

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

57Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaFC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

58/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus?
59/Hudsonian Godwit/Limosa haemastica?
60/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseus?
61Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiaeUC
62/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolor?
63/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?
64/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesFC
65/Willet/Tringa semipalmata?
66/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaFC
67/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres?
68/Red Knot/Calidris canutusFC
69Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus?
70/Buff-breasted Sandpiper/Calidris subruficollis?
71/Sanderling/Calidris albaA
72Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii?
73/White-rumped Sandpiper/Calidris fuscicollisUC
74/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotos?
75/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaFC

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

76Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusVR

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

77Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennisC
78Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus 
79\Olrog's Gull\Larus atlanticus?
80Kelp GullLarus dominicanusFC
81Black SkimmerRynchops nigerUC
82/Least Tern/Sternula antillarum?
83Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliarisFC
84Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplexUC
85Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaR
86Snowy-crowned TernSterna trudeauiC
87(South American Tern)Sterna hirundinaceaC
88/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoUC
89Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisUC
90Royal TernThalasseus maximusR

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

91Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicus?

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

92Atlantic Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchosVR
93\Black-browed Albatross\Thalassarche melanophris?

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

94(Manx Shearwater)Puffinus puffinus?

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

95Maguari StorkCiconia maguariUC
96Wood StorkMycteria americana?

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

97Brown BoobySula leucogasterR

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

98Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusFC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

99Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus?
100Stripe-backed BitternIxobrychus involucris?
101Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax?
102Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrixUC
103Snowy EgretEgretta thulaFC
104Striated HeronButorides striata?
105Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisC
106Great EgretArdea albaC
107Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiFC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

108White-faced IbisPlegadis chihiFC
109Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatusFC
110Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescensR
111Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaUC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

112Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
113Turkey VultureCathartes auraFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

114Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisUC
115Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoniFC
116\Cinereous Harrier\Circus cinereus?
117Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisFC
118Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
119Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

120Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusUC
121Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

122Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
123Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaUC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

124Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros?
125Campo FlickerColaptes campestrisFC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

126Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayFC
127Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?
128Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimangoC
129American KestrelFalco sparveriusFC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

130Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusUC
131Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalisUC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

132Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

133Common MinerGeositta cuniculariaFC
134Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufusA
135Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanopsUC
136Curve-billed ReedhaunterLimnornis curvirostrisUC
137#Buff-winged Cinclodes#Cinclodes fuscusFC
138Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata?
139Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbi?
140Olive SpinetailCranioleuca obsoletaUC
141Bay-capped Wren-SpinetailSpartonoica maluroidesR
142Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeusFC
143Spix's SpinetailSynallaxis spixiFC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

144Crested BecardPachyramphus validus?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

145Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastraUC
146Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
147Crested DoraditoPseudocolopteryx sclateriVR
148Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris?
149Small-headed ElaeniaElaenia sordida?
150Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricansFC
151White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata?
152Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus?
153Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusFC
154\Austral Negrito\Lessonia rufaUC
155Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatusFC
156(Yellow-browed Tyrant)Satrapa icterophrysFC
157White MonjitaXolmis irupero?
158White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephalaFC
159Black-and-white MonjitaHeteroxolmis dominicanusFC
160Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaC
161Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusC
162Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?
163Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

164Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisFC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

165White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoaC
166(Gray-breasted Martin)Progne chalybeaC
167Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera?
168Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
169Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaUC
170Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucataUC
171/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?
172/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

173Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicolaFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

174House WrenTroglodytes aedonFC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

175Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninusC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

176Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventrisFC
177Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinusUC

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

178House SparrowPasser domesticus?

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

179Yellowish PipitAnthus chiiFC
180Short-billed PipitAnthus furcatus?
181Correndera PipitAnthus correnderaA

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

182Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chloroticaUC
183Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

184Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis?
185Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisA

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

186White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliarisFC
187Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterusUC
188Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisC
189Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeusUC
190Pale BaywingAgelaioides fringillariusUC
191Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thiliusUC
192Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillusFC
193Yellow-rumped MarshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuroFC
194Brown-and-yellow MarshbirdPseudoleistes virescensC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

195Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
196White-browed WarblerMyiothlypis leucoblepharaFC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

197Glaucous-blue GrosbeakCyanoloxia glaucocaeruleaUC
198Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

199Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata?
200Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatusFC
201Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematusFC
202Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensisFC
203Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayacaFC
204Black-and-rufous Warbling FinchPoospiza nigrorufaUC
205Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaFC
206Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola?
207Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis?
208Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens?
209Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collarisFC
210BananaquitCoereba flaveolaUC
211Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similisFC

 

 *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 Visitor21
\\Austral Visitor11
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common4
CCommon19
FCFairly/Locally Common61
UCUncommon/Scarce48
RRare/Very Scarce10
VRVery Rare2
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain66

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

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.