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DEMERARA RIVER

GUYANALOCALE

# Species*:108
# Excl Vagrants*:108
# Endemics*:0
# Near Endemics*:0
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2/White-cheeked Pintail/Anas bahamensis
3Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Variable ChachalacaOrtalis motmot
5Marail GuanPenelope marail
6Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacu
7Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensis
8Black CurassowCrax alector

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

9Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Rock PigeonColumba livia
11Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
12Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
13Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
14Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
15Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
16Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
17White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Greater AniCrotophaga major
19Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
20Striped CuckooTapera naevia
21Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

22Spot-tailed NightjarAntiurus maculicaudus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

23Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
24Copper-tailed HummingbirdSaucerottia cupreicauda
25White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris
26Plain-bellied EmeraldChrysuronia leucogaster

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

27SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

28LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

29Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

30Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

31/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
32/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

33Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
34/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
35Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
36Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
37Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
38Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

39Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
40Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

41Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

42Brown BoobySula leucogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

43Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

44Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

45Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
46Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
47Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
48Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
49Snowy EgretEgretta thula
50Striated HeronButorides striata
51Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
52Great EgretArdea alba

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

53Black VultureCoragyps atratus
54Turkey VultureCathartes aura
55Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

56/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

57Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
58Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
59Rufous Crab HawkButeogallus aequinoctialis
60Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

61American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

62Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
63American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
64Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

65White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

66Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

67Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
68Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
69Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
70/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

71Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
72Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephala
73Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica
74Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilatus
75Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna
76Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

77Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensis
78Silvered AntbirdSclateria naevia

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

79Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus
80Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

81Spotted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum maculatum
82Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
83Pale-tipped TyrannuletInezia caudata
84Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
85Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor
86Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
87Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
88Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

89White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
90Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
91\Brown-chested Martin\Progne tapera

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

92Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

93Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

94Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

95Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
96Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis
97Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
98Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
99Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

100/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

101Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis
102Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
103Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
104Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayana
105Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
106Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americana
107BananaquitCoereba flaveola
108Olive-gray SaltatorSaltator olivascens

 

 *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 Visitor7
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened1
VVulnerable0
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.