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KARASABAI

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# Species:213
# Excl Vagrants:213
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:1

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
2Muscovy DuckCairina moschata

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Variable ChachalacaOrtalis motmot

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

4Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

5Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
6Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
7Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
8Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
9Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
10Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
11White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
12Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

13Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
14Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

15Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
16Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillus
17Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
18Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
19White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

20Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
21Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudus
22Chapman's SwiftChaetura chapmani
23Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
24White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus
25Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamata

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

26Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis superciliosus
27Sooty-capped HermitPhaethornis augusti
28White-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus guainumbi
29Green-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus theresiae
30Ruby-topaz HummingbirdChrysolampis mosquitus
31Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
32Tufted CoquetteLophornis ornatus
33Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
34Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus
35White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris
36Plain-bellied EmeraldChrysuronia leucogaster
37Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriata
38Rufous-throated SapphireHylocharis sapphirina
39Blue-chinned SapphireChlorestes notata

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

40Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
41Azure GallinulePorphyrio flavirostris

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

42SungrebeHeliornis fulica

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

43LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

44Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

45Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

46Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

47/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicauda
48/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

49Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

50SunbitternEurypyga helias

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

51Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
52JabiruJabiru mycteria
53Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

54AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

55Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

56Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
57Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
58Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

59Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
60Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
61Snowy EgretEgretta thula
62Striated HeronButorides striata
63Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
64Great EgretArdea alba
65Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

66King VultureSarcoramphus papa
67Black VultureCoragyps atratus
68Turkey VultureCathartes aura
69Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

70Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
71White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
72Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
73Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
74Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
75Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
76Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
77Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
78Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
79Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
80Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
81White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
82White HawkPseudastur albicollis
83Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
84Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
85Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
Owls: Strigidae

86Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
87Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
88Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
89Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

90Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridis
91Guianan TrogonTrogon violaceus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

92Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

93Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
94Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

95Black NunbirdMonasa atra
96Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosa

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

97Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
98Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

99Green AracariPteroglossus viridis
100Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracari
101Toco ToucanRamphastos toco
102White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanus
103Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

104White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogaster
105Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
106Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
107Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

108Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
109Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
110Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
111American KestrelFalco sparverius
112Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

113Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephala
114Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinus
115Painted ParakeetPyrrhura picta
116Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax
117Sun ParakeetAratinga solstitialis
118Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilatus
119Scarlet MacawAra macao
120Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterus
121Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis
122White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

123Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensis
124Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
125Northern Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus punctatus
126Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicus
127Guianan Streaked-AntwrenMyrmotherula surinamensis
128White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris
129Southern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora grisea
130Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
131White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipes

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

132Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatus
133Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus
134Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
135Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus
136Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus

 
Manakins: Pipridae

137Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareola

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

138CapuchinbirdPerissocephalus tricolor

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

139White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinucha

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

140Helmeted Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus galeatus
141Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilaris
142Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
143Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
144Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
145Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris
146Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
147White-lored TyrannuletOrnithion inerme
148Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinus
149Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralis
150Crested DoraditoPseudocolopteryx sclateri
151Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardii
152Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
153Plain-crested ElaeniaElaenia cristata
154Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis
155Pale-tipped TyrannuletInezia caudata
156Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
157White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
158Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola pica
159Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
160Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
161Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
162Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor
163Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
164Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
165Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
166Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
167\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

168Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
169Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralis
170Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

171Cayenne JayCyanocorax cayanus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

172White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
173Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
174\Brown-chested Martin\Progne tapera
175Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
176/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

177Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

178Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
179Bicolored WrenCampylorhynchus griseus
180Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

181Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

182Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
183Spectacled ThrushTurdus nudigenis

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

184Yellowish PipitAnthus chii

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

185Finsch's EuphoniaEuphonia finschi
186Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea
187Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

188Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

189Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
190Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris
191Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
192Orange-backed TroupialIcterus croconotus
193Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
194Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
195Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

196Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

197Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis
198Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
199Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
200Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
201Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
202Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayana
203Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
204Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
205Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
206Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
207Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
208Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensis
209Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermedia
210Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
211Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbea
212BananaquitCoereba flaveola
213Olive-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 Visitor3
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened2
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.