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

List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

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1Yellow-legged TinamouCrypturellus noctivagusManyE
2Lesser NothuraNothura minorSC,SCNPNE
3Dwarf TinamouTaoniscus nanusSCNPE
4Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceusSCNPCR
5East Brazilian ChachalacaOrtalis araucuanManyE
6Scaled ChachalacaOrtalis squamataPC,SF,SM,VVE
7Chestnut-headed ChachalacaOrtalis ruficeps BC
8Buff-browed ChachalacaOrtalis superciliaris BC
9White-crested GuanPenelope pileata BC
10Chestnut-bellied GuanPenelope ochrogasterPAE
11White-browed GuanPenelope jacucacaManyE
12Red-throated Piping-GuanPipile cujubiCG,CR,SDANE
13Black-fronted Piping-GuanPipile jacutingaManyEN
14Wattled CurassowCrax globulosaHREN
15Red-billed CurassowCrax blumenbachiiGA,VRE
16Blue-eyed Ground DoveColumbina cyanopisSDAE
17Purple-winged Ground DoveParaclaravis geoffroyiFA,ISP,SGCR
18Long-tailed Ground DoveUropelia campestrisCG,PA,SDANE
19Scaled Ground-CuckooNeomorphus squamiger BC
20Bahian NighthawkNyctiprogne vielliardi BC
21Pygmy NightjarNyctipolus hirundinaceusManyE
22Roraiman NightjarTepuiornis whitelyi BC
23White-winged NightjarEleothreptus candicans BC
24Long-trained NightjarMacropsalis forcipataManyNE
25Black JacobinFlorisuga fuscaManyBC
26Saw-billed HermitRamphodon naeviusManyE
27Hook-billed HermitGlaucis dohrniiBN,IT,SB,VRE
28Sooty BarbthroatThrenetes niger BC
29Broad-tipped HermitAnopetia gounelleiManyE
30Dusky-throated HermitPhaethornis squalidusManyE
31Tapajos HermitPhaethornis aethopygusCRE
32Minute HermitPhaethornis idaliaeGA,SBE
33Cinnamon-throated HermitPhaethornis nattereriManyNE
34Buff-bellied HermitPhaethornis subochraceusManyNE
35Hyacinth VisorbearerAugastes scutatusCA,SCE
36Hooded VisorbearerAugastes lumachellaCD,MGE
37Tepui GoldenthroatPolytmus milleri BC
38Dot-eared CoquetteLophornis gouldiiCGE
39Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificusManyE
40Festive CoquetteLophornis chalybeusManyE
41Peacock CoquetteLophornis pavoninus BC
42Brazilian RubyHeliodoxa rubricaudaManyE
43Stripe-breasted StarthroatHeliomaster squamosusManyE
44Green-crowned PlovercrestStephanoxis lalandiManyE
45Outcrop SabrewingCampylopterus calcirupicolaSBE
46Diamantina SabrewingCampylopterus diamantinensisCA,SCE
47Buff-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus duidae BC
48Long-tailed WoodnymphThalurania watertoniiCDA,JR,MBS,TME
49Sombre HummingbirdEupetomena cirrochlorisManyE
50Little Wood-RailAramides mangleICPE
51Dark-winged TrumpeterPsophia viridisCRNE
52White-collared KiteLeptodon forbesiCF,JR,MBS,TME
53White-necked HawkButeogallus lacernulatusManyE
54Chaco EagleButeogallus coronatusManyEN
55Mantled HawkPseudastur polionotusManyBC
56Long-tufted Screech-OwlMegascops sanctaecatarinaeManyBC
57Pernambuco Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium mooreorumTME
58Eastern Striolated-PuffbirdNystalus striolatusCBS,CR,SDANE
59Crescent-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila striataManyE
60Chestnut-headed NunletNonnula amaurocephala BC
61Three-toed JacamarJacamaralcyon tridactylaSUE
62Black-girdled BarbetCapito dayiCRNE
63Brown-chested BarbetCapito brunneipectus BC
64Red-necked AracariPteroglossus bitorquatusCR,PA,SDANE
65Gould's ToucanetSelenidera gouldiiCR,SDBNE
66Orinoco PiculetPicumnus pumilus BC
67Spotted PiculetPicumnus pygmaeusManyE
68Varzea PiculetPicumnus varzeae BC
69Rusty-necked PiculetPicumnus fuscus BC
70Ochraceous PiculetPicumnus limaeManyE
71Fine-barred PiculetPicumnus subtilis BC
72Yellow-eared WoodpeckerDryobates maculifronsManyE
73Kaempfer's WoodpeckerCeleus obrieni BC
74Ochre-backed WoodpeckerCeleus ochraceusManyE
75Cryptic Forest-FalconMicrastur mintoniCR,PA,VRBC
76Brown-backed ParrotletTouit melanonotusManyE
77Golden-tailed ParrotletTouit surdusManyE
78Plain ParakeetBrotogeris tiricaManyE
79Blue-bellied ParrotTriclaria malachitaceaManyE
80Bald ParrotPyrilia aurantiocephala BC
81Vulturine ParrotPyrilia vulturina BC
82Vinaceous-breasted AmazonAmazona vinaceaManyEN
83Red-spectacled AmazonAmazona pretreiAP,HV,SFNE
84Red-browed AmazonAmazona rhodocorythaSB,SCNP,SF,VRE
85Kawall's AmazonAmazona kawalliCRE
86Red-tailed AmazonAmazona brasiliensisPC,SG,SM,VVE
87Ochre-marked ParakeetPyrrhura cruentataBN,IT,SB,VRE
88Blaze-winged ParakeetPyrrhura devilleiPANE
89Pearly ParakeetPyrrhura lepidaCGE
90Crimson-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura perlataCRNE
91Gray-breasted ParakeetPyrrhura griseipectusQX,SDBE
92Maroon-faced ParakeetPyrrhura leucotisManyE
93Santarem ParakeetPyrrhura amazonumCR,PANE
94Bonaparte's ParakeetPyrrhura lucianii BC
95Indigo MacawAnodorhynchus leariCBSE
96Cactus ParakeetEupsittula cactorumManyE
97Sun ParakeetAratinga solstitialis BC
98Sulphur-breasted ParakeetAratinga maculata BC
99Jandaya ParakeetAratinga jandayaManyE
100Golden-capped ParakeetAratinga auricapillusManyNE
101Golden ParakeetGuaruba guarouba BC
102Glossy AntshrikeSakesphorus luctuosusCR,MNSE
103Silvery-cheeked AntshrikeSakesphoroides cristatusManyE
104Caatinga AntwrenRadinopsyche sellowiManyE
105White-bearded AntshrikeBiatas nigropectusManyNE
106Caatinga Antshrike**Thamnophilus capistratusManyE
107Natterer's Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus stictocephalusCR,SDANE
108Planalto Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus pelzelniManyE
109Sooretama Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus ambiguusManyE
110Band-tailed AntshrikeThamnophilus melanothorax BC
111Streak-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus insignis BC
112Acre AntshrikeThamnophilus divisorius BC
113Star-throated AntwrenRhopias gularisManyE
114Rondonia BushbirdClytoctantes atrogularis BC
115Spot-breasted AntvireoDysithamnus stictothoraxManyNE
116Rufous-backed AntvireoDysithamnus xanthopterusManyE
117Plumbeous AntvireoDysithamnus plumbeusBN,SBE
118Rio Madeira StipplethroatEpinecrophylla amazonica BC
119Klages's AntwrenMyrmotherula klagesiMNSE
120Salvadori's AntwrenMyrmotherula minorManyE
121Band-tailed AntwrenMyrmotherula urostictaAB,IT,VRE
122Rio de Janeiro AntwrenMyrmotherula fluminensis BC
123Unicolored AntwrenMyrmotherula unicolorManyE
124Alagoas AntwrenMyrmotherula snowiJR,MBSE
125Bahia AntwrenHerpsilochmus pileatusManyE
126Predicted AntwrenHerpsilochmus praedictus BC
127Aripuana AntwrenHerpsilochmus stotzi BC
128Pectoral AntwrenHerpsilochmus pectoralisCBSE
129Large-billed AntwrenHerpsilochmus longirostrisManyNE
130Narrow-billed AntwrenFormicivora iheringiBN,CD,MG,VRE
131Black-hooded AntwrenFormicivora erythronotosPQE
132Serra AntwrenFormicivora serranaCA,GA,SCNP,SUE
133Sincora AntwrenFormicivora grantsauiCD,MGE
134Marsh AntwrenFormicivora acutirostrisPC,SG,SM,VVE
135Ferruginous AntbirdDrymophila ferrugineaManyE
136Rufous-tailed AntbirdDrymophila geneiManyE
137Ochre-rumped AntbirdDrymophila ochropygaManyE
138Scaled AntbirdDrymophila squamataManyE
139Rondonia Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis ochrogyna BC
140Spix's Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis striataCRE
141Manicore Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis rondoni BC
142Orange-bellied AntwrenTerenura sickiIT,JR,MBSE
143Willis's AntbirdCercomacroides laetaJR,MBS,TMNE
144Rio de Janeiro AntbirdCercomacra brasilianaBN,SB,SUE
145Rio Branco AntbirdCercomacra carbonaria BC
146Bananal AntbirdCercomacra ferdinandi BC
147Tapajos Fire-eyePyriglena similis BC
148East Amazonian Fire-eyePyriglena leuconotaJR,MBS,SDAE
149Fringe-backed Fire-eyePyriglena atraCF,SB,TME
150Slender AntbirdRhopornis ardesiacusBNE
151Black-tailed AntbirdMyrmoborus melanurusHRNE
152Rufous-faced AntbirdMyrmelastes rufifaciesCRE
153Caura AntbirdMyrmelastes caurensis BC
154Scalloped AntbirdMyrmodenus ruficaudaBN,JR,MBSE
155White-bibbed AntbirdMyrmodenus loricataManyE
156Squamate AntbirdMyrmodenus squamosaManyE
157Bare-eyed AntbirdRhegmatorhina gymnopsCRE
158Harlequin AntbirdRhegmatorhina berlepschi BC
159White-breasted AntbirdRhegmatorhina hoffmannsiCR,SDAE
160Chestnut-crested AntbirdRhegmatorhina cristataMNSNE
161Xingu Scale-backed AntbirdWillisornis viduaCRE
162Pale-faced Bare-eyePhlegopsis borbae BC
163Black-bellied GnateaterConopophaga melanogaster BC
164Black-cheeked GnateaterConopophaga melanopsManyE
165Black-breasted GnateaterConopophaga snethiogeaeCRE
166Ceara GnateaterConopophaga cearaeBN,JR,MG,SDBE
167Hooded GnateaterConopophaga roberti BC
168Elusive AntpittaGrallaria eludens BC
169Snethlage's AntpittaHylopezus paraensis BC
170Alta Floresta AntpittaHylopezus whittakeriCRE
171White-browed AntpittaHylopezus ochroleucusManyE
172Tapajos AntpittaMyrmothera subcanescensCRE
173Tepui AntpittaMyrmothera simplex BC
174Spotted BamboowrenPsilorhamphus guttatusManyNE
175Slaty BristlefrontMerulaxis aterManyE
176Stresemann's BristlefrontMerulaxis stresemanni BC
177White-breasted TapaculoEleoscytalopus indigoticusManyE
178Bahia TapaculoEleoscytalopus psychopompusAB,BN,ITE
179Marsh TapaculoScytalopus iraiensisAP,SCE
180Diamantina TapaculoScytalopus diamantinensisCD,MGE
181Brasilia TapaculoScytalopus novacapitalisSCNPE
182Rock TapaculoScytalopus petrophilusCA,SCE
183Planalto TapaculoScytalopus pachecoiAPNE
184Boa Nova TapaculoScytalopus gonzagaiBNE
185Rufous-fronted AntthrushFormicarius rufifrons BC
186Such's AntthrushChamaeza meruloidesManyE
187Rufous-tailed AntthrushChamaeza ruficaudaManyNE
188Ceara Leaftosser**Sclerurus cearensisAOR,CDA,SDBE
189Campo MinerGeositta poecilopteraSCNPNE
190Hoffmanns's WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes hoffmannsi BC
191Brigida's Woodcreeper**Hylexetastes brigidai BC
192Carajas Woodcreeper**Xiphocolaptes carajaensis BC
193Moustached WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes falcirostrisSBE
194Ceara WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus atlanticusJR,MBS,SDB,TME
195Spix's WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus spixiiCRE
196Tapajos ScythebillCampylorhamphus probatus BC
197Xingu ScythebillCampylorhamphus multostriatus BC
198Dusky-capped WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes fuscicapillusCG,CRNE
199Wing-banded HorneroFurnarius figulusManyE
200Long-tailed CinclodesCinclodes pabstiAP,HV,SC,SFE
201White-collared Foliage-gleanerAnabazenops fuscusManyE
202Great XenopsMegaxenops parnaguaeManyE
203Pale-browed TreehunterCichlocolaptes leucophrusManyE
204Cryptic TreehunterCichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti BC
205Alagoas Foliage-gleanerPhilydor novaesiJR,MBSE
206Russet-mantled Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla dimidiataPA,SCNP,SDANE
207White-throated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla roraimae BC
208Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rectirostrisPA,SC,SDANE
209Para Foliage-gleanerAutomolus paraensisCRE
210Pernambuco Foliage-gleanerAutomolus lammiCF,MBSE
211Striolated Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striolataAP,HVE
212Orange-eyed ThornbirdPhacellodomus erythrophthalmusManyE
213Orange-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus ferrugineigulaManyE
214Cipo CanasteroAsthenes luizaeSCE
215Itatiaia SpinetailAsthenes moreiraeCA,INP,PCAE
216Pink-legged GraveteiroAcrobatornis fonsecaiBN,SB,VRE
217Roraiman BarbtailRoraimia adusta BC
218Striated SofttailThripophaga macrouraAB,BN,IT,SBE
219Pallid SpinetailCranioleuca pallidaManyE
220Gray-headed SpinetailCranioleuca semicinereaManyE
221Scaled SpinetailCranioleuca muelleriMNSE
222Caatinga CacholotePseudoseisura cristataManyE
223Bahia SpinetailSynallaxis cinereaBN,SBE
224Pinto's SpinetailSynallaxis infuscataJR,MBS,TME
225Red-shouldered SpinetailSynallaxis hellmayriManyE
226Araguaia SpinetailSynallaxis simoni BC
227Hoary-throated SpinetailSynallaxis kollari BC
228Wied's Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma aurifronsINPE
229Serra do Mar Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma chrysolophumManyE
230Araripe ManakinChiroxiphia bokermanniAOR,CAP,CDAE
231Pin-tailed ManakinIlicura militarisManyE
232Snow-capped ManakinLepidothrix nattereriCRNE
233Golden-crowned ManakinLepidothrix vilasboasi BC
234Opal-crowned ManakinLepidothrix iris BC
235Orange-bellied ManakinLepidothrix suavissima BC
236Kinglet ManakinMachaeropterus regulusManyE
237Hooded BerryeaterCarpornis cucullataManyE
238Black-headed BerryeaterCarpornis melanocephalaManyE
239Banded CotingaCotinga maculataBN,IT,SB,VRE
240Cinnamon-vented PihaLipaugus lanioidesManyE
241Black-and-gold CotingaLipaugus atraManyE
242Gray-winged CotingaLipaugus conditaGA,PCAE
243White-tailed CotingaXipholena lamellipennis BC
244White-winged CotingaXipholena atropurpureaManyE
245White-tailed TityraTityra leucura BC
246Buff-throated PurpletuftIodopleura pipraManyE
247Atlantic Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus swainsoniCB,ISP,SM,VVE
248Kinglet CalypturaCalyptura cristata BC
249Whiskered Flycatcher**Myiobius mastacalisManyE
250Oustalet's TyrannuletPhylloscartes oustaletiManyE
251Bahia TyrannuletPhylloscartes beckeriBN,SB,VRE
252Restinga TyrannuletPhylloscartes kroneiSM,VVE
253Alagoas TyrannuletPhylloscartes ceciliaeJR,MBSE
254Minas Gerais TyrannuletPhylloscartes roquettei BC
255Serra do Mar Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus difficilisManyE
256Sao Paulo Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus paulistaManyNE
257Snethlage's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus minorCR,HR,MNS,SDANE
258Acre Tody-TyrantHemitriccus cohnhafti BC
259Brown-breasted Pygmy-TyrantHemitriccus obsoletusManyE
260Eye-ringed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus orbitatusManyE
261Hangnest Tody-TyrantHemitriccus nidipendulusManyE
262Pelzeln's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus inornatus BC
263Buff-breasted Tody-TyrantHemitriccus mirandaeJR,SDBE
264Kaempfer's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus kaempferiPC,VVE
265Fork-tailed Pygmy-TyrantHemitriccus furcatusManyE
266Buff-cheeked Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus senex BC
267Smoky-fronted Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus fumifronsManyBC
268Black-chested TyrantTaeniotriccus andrei BC
269Gray-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalumManyE
270Sucunduri Flycatcher**Tolmomyias sucunduri BC
271Gray-backed TachuriPolystictus superciliarisManyE
272Noronha ElaeniaElaenia ridleyana BC
273Reiser's TyrannuletPhyllomyias reiseri BC
274Gray-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseocapillaManyE
275Chico's TyrannuletZimmerius chicomendesi BC
276Bahia Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura bahiaeManyE
277White-throated PeweeContopus albogularis BC
278Chapada FlycatcherGuyramemua affineCG,SCNPNE
279Caatinga Black-TyrantKnipolegus franciscanusBNE
280Velvety Black-TyrantKnipolegus nigerrimusManyE
281Crested Black-TyrantKnipolegus lophotesManyBC
282Gray-hooded AttilaAttila rufusManyE
283Ash-throated CasiornisCasiornis fuscusManyE
284Gray-eyed GreenletHylophilus amaurocephalusManyE
285Noronha VireoVireo gracilirostris BC
286Campina Jay**Cyanocorax hafferi BC
287White-naped JayCyanocorax cyanopogonManyE
288Inambari GnatcatcherPolioptila attenboroughiCRE
289Klages's GnatcatcherPolioptila paraensis BC
290Tooth-billed WrenOdontorchilus cinereusCRNE
291Tepui WrenTroglodytes rufulus BC
292Long-billed WrenCantorchilus longirostrisManyE
293Gray WrenCantorchilus griseusHRE
294Rufous-brown SolitaireCichlopsis leucogenysBN,SBEN
295Yellow-faced SiskinSpinus yarrelliiCDA,MBS,SDB
TM
NE
296Sao Francisco SparrowArremon franciscanusCD,MGE
297Half-collared SparrowArremon semitorquatusManyE
298Tepui BrushfinchAtlapetes personatus BC
299Campo TroupialIcterus jamacaiiManyE
300Golden-tufted GrackleMacroagelaius imthurni BC
301Forbes's BlackbirdAnumara forbesiTME
302Saffron-cowled BlackbirdXanthopsar flavusAP,HV,SFEN
303White-striped WarblerMyiothlypis leucophrysManyE
304Tepui RedstartMyioborus castaneocapilla BC
305Olive-backed TanagerMitrospingus oleagineus BC
306Olive-green TanagerOrthogonys chloricterusManyE
307Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeilleiManyE
308Red-cowled CardinalParoaria dominicanaManyE
309Crimson-fronted CardinalParoaria baeri BC
310Cone-billed TanagerConothraupis mesoleuca BC
311Scarlet-throated TanagerCompsothraupis loricataManyE
312Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia rourei BC
313Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresiliusManyE
314Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanopteraManyE
315Golden-chevroned TanagerThraupis ornataManyE
316Black-backed TanagerStilpnia peruvianaManyE
317White-bellied TanagerTangara brasiliensisManyE
318Seven-colored TanagerTangara fastuosaJR,MBS,TME
319Red-necked TanagerTangara cyanocephalaManyBC
320Brassy-breasted TanagerTangara desmarestiManyE
321Gilt-edged TanagerTangara cyanoventrisManyE
322Black-legged DacnisDacnis nigripesManyE
323Rufous-headed TanagerHemithraupis ruficapillaManyE
324Scaled FlowerpiercerDiglossa duidae BC
325Greater FlowerpiercerDiglossa major BC
326Blue FinchRhopospina caerulescensManyE
327Bay-chested Warbling FinchCastanozoster thoracicaManyE
328Buff-throated Warbling FinchPoospiza lateralisINP,ISP,SME
329Cinereous Warbling FinchPoospiza cinereaSC,SCNPE
330Pale-throated Pampa-FinchEmbernagra longicaudaManyE
331/Black-and-tawny Seedeater/Sporophila nigrorufaPANE
332Marsh SeedeaterSporophila palustris BC
333Black-bellied SeedeaterSporophila melanogasterManyE
334Great-billed Seed-FinchSporophila maximiliani BC
335Dubois's SeedeaterSporophila ardesiacaManyE
336Temminck's SeedeaterSporophila falcirostrisManyNE
337Buffy-fronted SeedeaterSporophila frontalisManyNE
338Tropeiro SeedeaterSporophila beltoniAP,SDA,SFE
339White-throated SeedeaterSporophila albogularisManyE
340Yellow CardinalGubernatrix cristata BC
341Thick-billed SaltatorSaltator maxillosusManyNE

 

 *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.

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REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic248
NENear Endemic72
CRCritically Endangered2
ENEndangered9
BCBest Seen in This Country10
ATAlways a Target0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.