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NEOTROPICS BRAZIL

Area (SqMi):3,286,482
# Species:1848
# Excl Vagrants:1780
# Endemics:248
# Near Endemics:72
Species/1000 SqMi:0.5

OTHER COUNTRIESIN THE NEOTROPICS

BIRDING LOCALES

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic69
LCLocal82
NENear Endemic42
RRRestricted Range122

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened23
VVulnerable32
ENEndangered11
CRCritically Endangered5

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.

 

List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

1Gray-legged TinamouCrypturellus duidaeRR 
2Black-capped TinamouCrypturellus atrocapillusRR 
3Rusty TinamouCrypturellus brevirostrisRR 
4Bartlett's TinamouCrypturellus bartlettiRR 
5Dwarf TinamouTaoniscus nanusEEN
6\Cinnamon Teal\Spatula cyanopteraRR 
7Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceusRRCR
8\Black-headed Duck\Heteronetta atricapillaRR 
9Lake DuckOxyura vittataLC 
10Chestnut-headed ChachalacaOrtalis ruficepsE 
11Buff-browed ChachalacaOrtalis superciliarisE 
12Marail GuanPenelope marailRR 
13White-crested GuanPenelope pileataEV
14Crestless CurassowMitu tomentosumRRNT
15Wattled CurassowCrax globulosa EN
16Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatusRR 
17Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataLC 
18Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoLC 
19Rufous-vented Ground-CuckooNeomorphus geoffroyi V
20Scaled Ground-CuckooNeomorphus squamigerE 
21Rufous-winged Ground-CuckooNeomorphus rufipennisRR 
22Dwarf CuckooCoccycua pumilaLC 
23Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorLC 
24Bahian NighthawkNyctiprogne vielliardiE 
25Roraiman NightjarTepuiornis whitelyiNE 
26White-winged NightjarEleothreptus candicansNEV
27White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisRR 
28Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica V
29White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusLC 
30Fiery TopazTopaza pyraRR 
31Sooty BarbthroatThrenetes nigerNE 
32Streak-throated HermitPhaethornis rupurumiiRR 
33Tapajos HermitPhaethornis aethopygusEV
34Gray-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularisLC 
35Blue-fronted LancebillDoryfera johannaeLC 
36Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansLC 
37Tepui GoldenthroatPolytmus milleriNE 
38Green-throated MangoAnthracothorax viridigulaRR 
39Tufted CoquetteLophornis ornatusRR 
40Peacock CoquetteLophornis pavoninusNE 
41Velvet-browed BrilliantHeliodoxa xanthogonysRR 
42Black-throated BrilliantHeliodoxa schreibersiiLC 
43Rufous-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus hyperythrusLC 
44Buff-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus duidaeNE 
45Copper-tailed HummingbirdSaucerottia cupreicaudaLC 
46Golden-tailed SapphireChrysuronia oenoneRR 
47White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostrisLC 
48White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogasterLC 
49Red-winged Wood-RailAramides calopterusRR 
50Black-banded CrakeRufirallus fasciatusLC 
51Rufous-faced CrakeRufirallus xenopterusLCV
52Chestnut-headed CrakeAnurolimnas castaneicepsLC 
53Speckled RailLaterallus notatusLC 
54Dot-winged CrakeLaterallus spilopteraLCV
55Pale-winged TrumpeterPsophia leucoptera NT
56Dark-winged TrumpeterPsophia viridisNEV
57Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatusRR 
58\Tawny-throated Dotterel\Oreopholus ruficollisRR 
59American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruberRR 
60Andean FlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinus V
61Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruberRR 
62Sharp-tailed IbisCercibis oxycercaRR 
63Foothill Screech-OwlMegascops roraimaeLC 
64Masked TrogonTrogon personatusLC 
65Brown-banded PuffbirdNotharchus ordiiRR 
66Semicollared PuffbirdMalacoptila semicinctaRR 
67Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolataRR 
68Fulvous-chinned NunletNonnula sclateriRR 
69Chestnut-headed NunletNonnula amaurocephalaE 
70Yellow-billed NunbirdMonasa flavirostrisRR 
71White-eared JacamarGalbalcyrhynchus leucotisRR 
72Purus JacamarGalbalcyrhynchus purusianusRR 
73White-throated JacamarBrachygalba albogularisRR 
74White-chinned JacamarGalbula tombaceaRR 
75Purplish JacamarGalbula chalcothoraxRR 
76Scarlet-crowned BarbetCapito aurovirensRR 
77Black-girdled BarbetCapito dayiNEV
78Brown-chested BarbetCapito brunneipectusE 
79Scarlet-hooded BarbetEubucco tucinkaeRR 
80Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivittaLC 
81Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianusLC 
82Many-banded AracariPteroglossus pluricinctusRR 
83Golden-collared ToucanetSelenidera reinwardtiiRR 
84Tawny-tufted ToucanetSelenidera nattereriRR 
85Orinoco PiculetPicumnus pumilusNE 
86Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayiLC 
87White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogasterLCV
88Varzea PiculetPicumnus varzeaeEEN
89Rusty-necked PiculetPicumnus fuscusNE 
90Rufous-breasted PiculetPicumnus rufiventrisRR 
91Plain-breasted PiculetPicumnus castelnauLC 
92Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilisNE 
93Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkiiLC 
94Rufous-headed WoodpeckerCeleus spectabilisRR 
95Kaempfer's WoodpeckerCeleus obrieniEV
96Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusLC 
97Buckley's Forest-FalconMicrastur buckleyiLC 
98Tepui ParrotletNannopsittaca panychloraRR 
99Amazonian ParrotletNannopsittaca dachilleaeRR 
100Bald ParrotPyrilia aurantiocephalaENT
101Vulturine ParrotPyrilia vulturinaE 
102Red-spectacled AmazonAmazona pretreiNEV
103Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisLC 
104Blue-cheeked AmazonAmazona dufresniana NT
105Kawall's AmazonAmazona kawalliE 
106Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinusRR 
107Crimson-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura perlataNE 
108Bonaparte's ParakeetPyrrhura lucianiiE 
109Fiery-shouldered ParakeetPyrrhura egregiaRR 
110Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanuraRR 
111Black-capped ParakeetPyrrhura rupicolaRR 
112Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxRR 
113Sun ParakeetAratinga solstitialisNEEN
114Sulphur-breasted ParakeetAratinga maculataE 
115Blue-headed MacawPrimolius couloniLCV
116Golden ParakeetGuaruba guaroubaEV
117Chestnut-shouldered AntwrenEuchrepomis humeralisLC 
118Bamboo AntshrikeCymbilaimus sanctaemariaeRR 
119Glossy AntshrikeSakesphorus luctuosusE 
120Castelnau's AntshrikeThamnophilus cryptoleucus NT
121Blackish-gray AntshrikeThamnophilus nigrocinereus NT
122Band-tailed AntshrikeThamnophilus melanothoraxRR 
123Streak-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus insignisNE 
124Acre AntshrikeThamnophilus divisoriusNE 
125Black BushbirdNeoctantes nigerRR 
126Rondonia BushbirdClytoctantes atrogularisEV
127Brown-bellied StipplethroatEpinecrophylla gutturalis NT
128Rio Madeira StipplethroatEpinecrophylla amazonicaNE 
129Yellow-throated AntwrenMyrmotherula ambiguaRR 
130Guianan Streaked-AntwrenMyrmotherula surinamensisRRV
131Cherrie's AntwrenMyrmotherula cherrieiRR 
132Klages's AntwrenMyrmotherula klagesiEV
133Rio Suno AntwrenMyrmotherula sunensisRR 
134Rio de Janeiro AntwrenMyrmotherula fluminensisE 
135Plain-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula behniLC 
136Predicted AntwrenHerpsilochmus praedictusE 
137Aripuana AntwrenHerpsilochmus stotziE 
138Spot-tailed AntwrenHerpsilochmus sticturusRR 
139Roraiman AntwrenHerpsilochmus roraimaeLC 
140Imeri Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis flavescensRR 
141Rondonia Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis ochrogynaNEV
142Spix's Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis striataE 
143Manicore Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis rondoniE 
144Rio Branco AntbirdCercomacra carbonariaNECR
145Bananal AntbirdCercomacra ferdinandiENT
146Tapajos Fire-eyePyriglena similisE 
147Ash-breasted AntbirdMyrmoborus lugubris V
148Black-tailed AntbirdMyrmoborus melanurusNEV
149White-lined AntbirdMyrmoborus lophotesRR 
150Black-headed AntbirdPercnostola rufifronsRR 
151Slate-colored AntbirdMyrmelastes schistaceaRR 
152Roraiman AntbirdMyrmelastes saturataRR 
153Rufous-faced AntbirdMyrmelastes rufifaciesE 
154Caura AntbirdMyrmelastes caurensisNE 
155White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipesRR 
156Goeldi's AntbirdAkletos goeldiiRR 
157Yapacana AntbirdAprositornis disjunctaRR 
158Gray-bellied AntbirdAmmonastes pelzelniRR 
159White-cheeked AntbirdGymnopithys leucaspisRR 
160Bare-eyed AntbirdRhegmatorhina gymnopsEV
161Harlequin AntbirdRhegmatorhina berlepschiE 
162Chestnut-crested AntbirdRhegmatorhina cristataNE 
163Xingu Scale-backed AntbirdWillisornis viduaE 
164Pale-faced Bare-eyePhlegopsis borbaeE 
165Black-bellied GnateaterConopophaga melanogasterE 
166Black-breasted GnateaterConopophaga snethiogeaeE 
167Hooded GnateaterConopophaga robertiE 
168Elusive AntpittaGrallaria eludensNE 
169Snethlage's AntpittaHylopezus paraensisE 
170Alta Floresta AntpittaHylopezus whittakeriE 
171Tapajos AntpittaMyrmothera subcanescensE 
172Tepui AntpittaMyrmothera simplexNE 
173Stresemann's BristlefrontMerulaxis stresemanniECR
174Brasilia TapaculoScytalopus novacapitalisEEN
175Planalto TapaculoScytalopus pachecoiNE 
176Rufous-fronted AntthrushFormicarius rufifronsNENT
177Campo MinerGeositta poecilopteraNEV
178Hoffmanns's WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes hoffmannsiEV
179Bar-bellied WoodcreeperHylexetastes stresemanniRR 
180Brigida's Woodcreeper**Hylexetastes brigidaiE 
181Carajas Woodcreeper**Xiphocolaptes carajaensisE 
182Spix's WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus spixiiE 
183Zimmer's WoodcreeperDendroplex kienerii NT
184Tapajos ScythebillCampylorhamphus probatusE 
185Xingu ScythebillCampylorhamphus multostriatusE 
186Scimitarbilled WoodcreeperDrymornis bridgesiiLC 
187Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiLC 
188Pale-billed HorneroFurnarius torridusRR 
189Curve-billed ReedhaunterLimnornis curvirostrisRR 
190Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleanerAnabazenops dorsalisRR 
191Cryptic TreehunterCichlocolaptes mazarbarnettiE 
192White-throated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla roraimaeNE 
193Peruvian RecurvebillSyndactyla ucayalaeLCNT
194Brown-rumped Foliage-gleanerAutomolus melanopezusLC 
195Para Foliage-gleanerAutomolus paraensisE 
196Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensisLC 
197Striolated Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striolataE 
198Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudinaLC 
199Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeriLC 
200Hudson's CanasteroAsthenes hudsoniLCNT
201Roraiman BarbtailRoraimia adustaNE 
202Plain SofttailThripophaga fuscicepsLC 
203Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophiaRR 
204Tepui SpinetailCranioleuca demissaRR 
205Scaled SpinetailCranioleuca muelleriE 
206Bay-capped Wren-SpinetailSpartonoica maluroidesRRNT
207Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotesRR 
208Dark-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albigularisRR 
209Chestnut-throated SpinetailSynallaxis cherrieiLC 
210McConnell's SpinetailSynallaxis macconnelliLC 
211Araguaia SpinetailSynallaxis simoniE 
212Hoary-throated SpinetailSynallaxis kollariNECR
213Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma sulphureiventerRR 
214Olive ManakinXenopipo uniformisRR 
215Snow-capped ManakinLepidothrix nattereriNE 
216Golden-crowned ManakinLepidothrix vilasboasiE 
217Opal-crowned ManakinLepidothrix irisEV
218Orange-bellied ManakinLepidothrix suavissimaNE 
219Yellow-crowned ManakinHeterocercus flavivertexRR 
220Scarlet-horned ManakinCeratopipra cornutaRR 
221White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutilaLC 
222Black-necked Red-CotingaPhoenicircus nigricollisLC 
223CapuchinbirdPerissocephalus tricolorLC 
224Rose-collared PihaLipaugus streptophorusRR 
225White BellbirdProcnias albusLC 
226White-tailed CotingaXipholena lamellipennisENT
227Black-faced CotingaConioptilon mcilhennyiRR 
228White-tailed TityraTityra leucuraE 
229Cinnamon-crested SpadebillPlatyrinchus saturatusLC 
230Olive-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes virescensRR 
231Bay-ringed TyrannuletPhylloscartes sylviolus NT
232Minas Gerais TyrannuletPhylloscartes roquetteiEEN
233Chapman's Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus chapmaniRR 
234Double-banded Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus vitiosusLC 
235Long-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus eulophotesLC 
236Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilarisLC 
237Acre Tody-TyrantHemitriccus cohnhaftiNENT
238Boat-billed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus josephinaeRR 
239Pelzeln's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus inornatusE 
240Zimmer's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus minimusLC 
241White-cheeked Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus albifaciesRR 
242Black-and-white Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus capitalisLC 
243Buff-cheeked Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus senexE 
244Ruddy Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus russatusRR 
245Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaRR 
246Black-chested TyrantTaeniotriccus andreiRR 
247Painted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum pictumRR 
248Rufous TwistwingCnipodectes superrufusLCV
249Sucunduri Flycatcher**Tolmomyias sucunduriE 
250White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysLC 
251Crested DoraditoPseudocolopteryx sclateriRR 
252Dinelli's DoraditoPseudocolopteryx dinellianaLCNT
253Noronha ElaeniaElaenia ridleyanaEV
254Rufous-crowned ElaeniaElaenia ruficepsRR 
255Tepui ElaeniaElaenia olivinaLC 
256Reiser's TyrannuletPhyllomyias reiseriNE 
257Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsLC 
258Chico's TyrannuletZimmerius chicomendesiENT
259Pale-tipped TyrannuletInezia caudataRR 
260Roraiman FlycatcherMyiophobus roraimaeLC 
261Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatusLC 
262White-throated PeweeContopus albogularisRR 
263Blackish PeweeContopus nigrescensLC 
264\Austral Negrito\Lessonia rufaRR 
265Riverside TyrantKnipolegus orenocensisRR 
266Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurusRR 
267\Black-crowned Monjita\Neoxolmis coronatusRR 
268Chocolate-vented TyrantNeoxolmis rufiventrisLC 
269Black-and-white MonjitaHeteroxolmis dominicanusRRV
270Strange-tailed TyrantAlectrurus risoraLCV
271/Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher/Myiodynastes luteiventrisRR 
272Brown-headed GreenletHylophilus brunneicepsRR 
273Tepui VireoVireo sclateriRR 
274Noronha VireoVireo gracilirostrisENT
275Campina Jay**Cyanocorax hafferiENT
276Azure-naped JayCyanocorax heilpriniRR 
277\Chilean Swallow\Tachycineta leucopygaRR 
278Inambari GnatcatcherPolioptila attenboroughiE 
279Klages's GnatcatcherPolioptila paraensisE 
280Creamy-bellied GnatcatcherPolioptila lactea NT
281Flutist WrenMicrocerculus ustulatusRR 
282Tooth-billed WrenOdontorchilus cinereusNE 
283Tepui WrenTroglodytes rufulusNE 
284Bicolored WrenCampylorhynchus griseusRR 
285Gray WrenCantorchilus griseusE 
286White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaLC 
287Spectacled ThrushTurdus nudigenisRR 
288Pale-eyed ThrushTurdus leucopsLC 
289Campina ThrushTurdus arthuriRR 
290Black-hooded ThrushTurdus olivaterRR 
291Correndera PipitAnthus correnderaRR 
292Plumbeous EuphoniaEuphonia plumbeaRR 
293Finsch's EuphoniaEuphonia finschiLC 
294Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisLC 
295Tepui BrushfinchAtlapetes personatusNE 
296Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna NT
297Pampas MeadowlarkLeistes defilippiiRRV
298Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifronsLC 
299Band-tailed CaciqueCacicus latirostrisRR 
300Casqued CaciqueCacicus oseryiLC 
301Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularisRR 
302Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubrisRR 
303Golden-tufted GrackleMacroagelaius imthurniNE 
304Saffron-cowled BlackbirdXanthopsar flavusRREN
305Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittataLC 
306Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusLC 
307Tepui RedstartMyioborus castaneocapillaNE 
308Olive-backed TanagerMitrospingus oleagineusNE 
309White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraLC 
310Red-and-black GrosbeakPeriporphyrus erythromelasRR 
311Crimson-fronted CardinalParoaria baeriE 
312Black-and-white TanagerConothraupis speculigeraLC 
313Cone-billed TanagerConothraupis mesoleucaEEN
314Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia roureiECR
315Yellow-crested TanagerLoriotus rufiventerRR 
316Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterusLC 
317White-bellied DacnisDacnis albiventrisRR 
318Pearly-breasted ConebillConirostrum margaritaeRRV
319Scaled FlowerpiercerDiglossa duidaeNE 
320Greater FlowerpiercerDiglossa majorNE 
321Ibera SeedeaterSporophila iberaensisLC 
322\Marsh Seedeater\Sporophila palustris EN
323\Chestnut Seedeater\Sporophila cinnamomea V
324Great-billed Seed-FinchSporophila maximiliani EN
325Large-billed Seed-FinchSporophila crassirostrisLC 
326Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermediaLC 
327Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americanaRR 
328White-naped SeedeaterSporophila fringilloidesLC 
329Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosaLC 
330Slate-colored SeedeaterSporophila schistaceaRR 
331Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroaLCNT
332Yellow CardinalGubernatrix cristataRREN

 

 *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.