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ATTA RAINFOREST

GUYANALOCALE

# Species:350
# Excl Vagrants:350
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0
Habitat: Tropical rainforest

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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1Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusFC

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Great TinamouTinamus majorC
3Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereus?
4Little TinamouCrypturellus soui?
5Red-legged TinamouCrypturellus erythropus 
6Variegated TinamouCrypturellus variegatusC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

7White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata?
8Muscovy DuckCairina moschata?
9Northern PintailAnas acuta?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

10Variable ChachalacaOrtalis motmot?
11Marail GuanPenelope marailFC
12Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacuFC
13Black CurassowCrax alectorFC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

14Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus?
15Marbled Wood-QuailOdontophorus gujanensisFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

16Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
17Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa?
18Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaC
19Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaC
20Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina?
21Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaFC
22Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla?
23Eared DoveZenaida auriculata?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

24Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
25Rufous-winged Ground-CuckooNeomorphus rufipennis?
26Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?
27Black-bellied CuckooPiaya melanogasterFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

28Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusFC
29Blackish NightjarNyctipolus nigrescens?
30Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

31Rufous PotooPhyllaemulor bracteatus?
32Great PotooNyctibius grandis?
33Long-tailed PotooNyctibius aethereus?
34Common PotooNyctibius griseus?
35White-winged PotooNyctibius leucopterusUC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

36White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptus?
37White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
38Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris?
39Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusA
40Chapman's SwiftChaetura chapmaniA
41Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura?
42Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis?
43Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamata?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

44Crimson TopazTopaza pella?
45White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraFC
46Pale-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes leucurusUC
47Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis superciliosusFC
48Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruberC
49Black-eared FairyHeliothryx auritusUC
50Ruby-topaz HummingbirdChrysolampis mosquitus?
51Racket-tailed ThorntailDiscosura longicaudus?
52Tufted CoquetteLophornis ornatus?
53Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus?
54Gray-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus largipennisUC
55Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcataC
56White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris?
57Plain-bellied EmeraldChrysuronia leucogaster?
58Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriata?
59Rufous-throated SapphireHylocharis sapphirina?
60White-chinned SapphireChlorestes cyanus?
61Blue-chinned SapphireChlorestes notata?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

62Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus?

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

63LimpkinAramus guarauna?

 
Trumpeters: Psophiidae

64Gray-winged TrumpeterPsophia crepitansC

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

65Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatus?

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

66Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

67/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

68SunbitternEurypyga helias?

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

69JabiruJabiru mycteriaUC
70Wood StorkMycteria americana?

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

71AnhingaAnhinga anhinga?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

72Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus?

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

73Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

74Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum?
75Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus?
76Striated HeronButorides striata?
77Great EgretArdea alba?
78Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

79King VultureSarcoramphus papa?
80Black VultureCoragyps atratusUC
81Turkey VultureCathartes auraFC
82Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotusC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

83/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

84Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus?
85Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisUC
86Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
87Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus?
88Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus?
89Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusUC
90Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisR
91Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaR
92Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosus?
93Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusFC
94Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaFC
95Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens?
96Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis?
97Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaFC
98Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisFC
99White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus?
100White HawkPseudastur albicollisUC
101Black-faced HawkLeucopternis melanopsUC
102Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusFC

 
Owls: Strigidae

103Tawny-bellied Screech-OwlMegascops watsonii?
104Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataFC
105Amazonian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium hardyiUC
106Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum?
107Mottled OwlStrix virgata?
108Black-banded OwlStrix huhula?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

109Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusFC
110Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridisFC
111Guianan TrogonTrogon violaceusUC
112Amazonian Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

113Amazonian MotmotMomotus momotaUC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

114Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
115Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona?
116American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea?
117Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana?
118Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda?

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

119Guianan PuffbirdNotharchus macrorhynchosUC
120Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus?
121Spotted PuffbirdBucco tamatia?
122Collared PuffbirdBucco capensis?
123Black NunbirdMonasa atraUC
124Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosaFC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

125Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula?
126Bronzy JacamarGalbula leucogastra?
127Paradise JacamarGalbula deaUC
128Great JacamarJacamerops aureusUC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

129Black-spotted BarbetCapito nigerUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

130Green AracariPteroglossus viridisFC
131Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracariFC
132Guianan ToucanetSelenidera piperivoraUC
133White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanusFC
134Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinusFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

135Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus?
136Golden-collared WoodpeckerDryobates cassiniFC
137Red-necked WoodpeckerCampephilus rubricollisFC
138Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos?
139Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
140Ringed WoodpeckerCeleus torquatusFC
141Waved WoodpeckerCeleus undatusC
142Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus?
143Chestnut WoodpeckerCeleus elegansFC
144Yellow-throated WoodpeckerPiculus flavigulaFC
145Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

146Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandollei?
147Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
148Lined Forest-FalconMicrastur gilvicollisUC
149Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway?
150Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanusC
151Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?
152Black CaracaraDaptrius ater?
153Bat FalconFalco rufigularisFC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

154Lilac-tailed ParrotletTouit batavicusUC
155Sapphire-rumped ParrotletTouit purpuratusUC
156Golden-winged ParakeetBrotogeris chrysopteraC
157Caica ParrotPyrilia caicaFC
158Dusky ParrotPionus fuscusFC
159Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusFC
160Blue-cheeked AmazonAmazona dufresniana?
161Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephala?
162Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaFC
163Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonicaFC
164Black-headed ParrotPionites melanocephalusFC
165Red-fan ParrotDeroptyus accipitrinusFC
166Painted ParakeetPyrrhura pictaC
167Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaUC
168Scarlet MacawAra macaoFC
169Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterusFC
170Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

171Ash-winged AntwrenEuchrepomis spodioptilaFC
172Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusFC
173Black-throated AntshrikeFrederickena viridis?
174Mouse-colored AntshrikeThamnophilus murinusC
175Northern Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus punctatus?
176Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicus?
177Dusky-throated AntshrikeThamnomanes ardesiacusC
178Cinereous AntshrikeThamnomanes caesiusC
179Rufous-bellied AntwrenIsleria guttata?
180Brown-bellied StipplethroatEpinecrophylla gutturalisC
181Pygmy AntwrenMyrmotherula brachyuraFC
182Guianan Streaked-AntwrenMyrmotherula surinamensisFC
183White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisC
184Long-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula longipennisC
185Gray AntwrenMyrmotherula menetriesiiC
186Spot-tailed AntwrenHerpsilochmus sticturusC
187Todd's AntwrenHerpsilochmus stictocephalusC
188Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis?
189Southern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora grisea?
190Guianan Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis cantatorFC
191Gray AntbirdCercomacra cinerascensC
192Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina?
193Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescens?
194Black-chinned AntbirdHypocnemoides melanopogonFC
195Silvered AntbirdSclateria naevia?
196Spot-winged AntbirdMyrmelastes leucostigma?
197White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipes?
198Ferruginous-backed AntbirdMyrmodenus ferrugineaFC
199Black-throated AntbirdMyrmophylax atrothorax?
200Wing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquataUC
201White-plumed AntbirdPithys albifronsC
202Rufous-throated AntbirdGymnopithys rufigulaC
203Scale-backed AntbirdWillisornis poecilinotusC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

204Spotted AntpittaHylopezus maculariusFC
205Thrush-like AntpittaMyrmothera campanisonaFC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

206Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colmaUC
207Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

208Whistling WoodcreeperDeconychura longicauda?
209White-chinned WoodcreeperDendrocincla merula?
210Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaC
211Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusC
212Cinnamon-throated WoodcreeperDendrexetastes rufigula?
213Amazonian Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhiaC
214Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus?
215Chestnut-rumped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus pardalotusC
216Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatusC
217Guianan WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes albolineatus?
218Amazonian Plain-XenopsXenops genibarbisC
219Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleanerNeophilydor erythrocercum?
220Olive-backed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus infuscatus?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

221Tiny Tyrant-ManakinTyranneutes virescensFC
222Saffron-crested Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma chrysocephalum?
223White-throated ManakinCorapipo gutturalisC
224Black ManakinXenopipo atronitens?
225White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus?
226White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraC
227Golden-headed ManakinCeratopipra erythrocephalaFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

228Guianan Red-CotingaPhoenicircus carnifexFC
229Guianan Cock-of-the-rockRupicola rupicola?
230Crimson FruitcrowHaematoderus militaris?
231Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurataUC
232CapuchinbirdPerissocephalus tricolor?
233Purple-breasted CotingaCotinga cotingaFC
234Spangled CotingaCotinga cayanaFC
235Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferansA
236White BellbirdProcnias albus?
237Pompadour CotingaXipholena puniceaFC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

238Black-tailed TityraTityra cayanaUC
239Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorUC
240Olivaceous SchiffornisSchiffornis olivaceaFC
241Cinereous MournerLaniocera hypopyrra?
242Dusky PurpletuftIodopleura fusca?
243Black-capped BecardPachyramphus marginatus?
244Pink-throated BecardPachyramphus minor?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

245Cinnamon Manakin-TyrantNeopipo cinnamomea?

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

246Whiskered FlycatcherMyiobius barbatusFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

247White-crested SpadebillPlatyrinchus platyrhynchos?
248Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusFC
249McConnell's FlycatcherMionectes macconnelli?
250Olive-green TyrannuletPhylloscartes virescens?
251Short-tailed Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis ecaudatusFC
252Helmeted Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus galeatusFC
253Pelzeln's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus inornatus?
254Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
255Painted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum pictum?
256Yellow-margined FlatbillTolmomyias assimilisC
257Gray-crowned FlatbillTolmomyias poliocephalus?
258Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris?
259Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
260White-lored TyrannuletOrnithion inermeFC
261Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinus?
262Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatusFC
263Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardiiFC
264Rufous-crowned ElaeniaElaenia ruficeps?
265Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps?
266Guianan TyrannuletZimmerius acer?
267/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi?
268Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus?
269Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola pica?
270Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus?
271Rufous-tailed FlatbillRamphotrigon ruficauda?
272Cinnamon AttilaAttila cinnamomeus?
273Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusUC
274Grayish MournerRhytipterna simplexFC
275Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
276Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus?
277Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor?
278Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
279Yellow-throated FlycatcherConopias parvusFC
280Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus?
281\Piratic Flycatcher\Legatus leucophaiusFC
282Sulphury FlycatcherTyrannopsis sulphurea?
283Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusFC
284\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savana?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

285Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicusFC
286Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralis?
287Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotisFC
288Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceiceps?
289Buff-cheeked GreenletPachysilvia muscicapinaFC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

290Cayenne JayCyanocorax cayanus?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

291Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
292/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

293Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusUC
294Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

295Coraya WrenPheugopedius corayaFC
296Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

297Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

298White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollisFC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

299Plumbeous EuphoniaEuphonia plumbea?
300Golden-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia chrysopastaFC
301White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta?
302Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea?
303Golden-sided EuphoniaEuphonia cayennensisFC

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

304Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis?
305Pectoral SparrowArremon taciturnus?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

306Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna?
307Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris?
308Green OropendolaPsarocolius viridis?
309Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusFC
310Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela?
311Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhous?
312Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis?
313Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis?
314Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

315/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata?
316Riverbank WarblerMyiothlypis rivularis?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

317Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava?
318Yellow-green GrosbeakCaryothraustes canadensisFC
319Red-and-black GrosbeakPeriporphyrus erythromelasUC
320Rose-breasted ChatGranatellus pelzelni?
321Amazonian GrosbeakCyanoloxia rothschildii?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

322Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularisFC
323Flame-crested TanagerLoriotus cristatus?
324White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus?
325Fulvous-crested TanagerTachyphonus surinamusFC
326Red-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus phoenicius?
327Fulvous Shrike-TanagerLanio fulvusUC
328Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboFC
329Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterusUC
330Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusUC
331Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumUC
332Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctataFC
333Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicana?
334Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis?
335Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFC
336Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineataUC
337Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaUC
338Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusFC
339Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusUC
340Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaC
341Guira TanagerHemithraupis guiraFC
342Yellow-backed TanagerHemithraupis flavicollis?
343Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
344Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventris?
345Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta?
346Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensis?
347Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermedia?
348BananaquitCoereba flaveolaUC
349Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
350Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusUC

 

 *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 Visitor5
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common3
CCommon37
FCFairly/Locally Common85
UCUncommon/Scarce43
RRare/Very Scarce2
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain179

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered0
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.