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RUPUNUNI RIVER VALLEY

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# Species:365
# Excl Vagrants:365
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:1
Habitat: Riverine forest, river

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 erythrurus?

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Great TinamouTinamus major?
3Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatus?
4Variegated TinamouCrypturellus variegatus?

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata?
6Muscovy DuckCairina moschataC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

7Variable ChachalacaOrtalis motmotC
8Marail GuanPenelope marail?
9Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacu?
10Blue-throated Piping-GuanPipile cumanensis?
11Crestless CurassowMitu tomentosum?
12Black CurassowCrax alector?

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

13Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

14Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisC
15Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaFC
16Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea?
17Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea?
18Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina?
19Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta?
20Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti?
21Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa?
22White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiC
23Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla?
24Eared DoveZenaida auriculata?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

25Greater AniCrotophaga majorC
26Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
27Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

28Least NighthawkChordeiles pusillus?
29Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisC
30Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus?
31Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopygaC
32Blackish NightjarNyctipolus nigrescensFC
33Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisC
34Ladder-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacocerca?

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

35Great PotooNyctibius grandis?
36Common PotooNyctibius griseusFC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

37White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris?
38Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris?
39Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudusC
40Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraUC
41Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis?
42Fork tailed Palm-SwiftTachornis squamata?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

43White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora?
44Long-tailed HermitPhaethornis superciliosus?
45Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruber?
46Black-eared FairyHeliothryx auritus?
47Green-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus theresiae?
48Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis?
49Racket-tailed ThorntailDiscosura longicaudus?
50Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris?
51Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus?
52Gray-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus largipennis?
53Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcata?
54White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris?
55Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriata?
56Rufous-throated SapphireHylocharis sapphirina?
57White-chinned SapphireChlorestes cyanus?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

58Russet-crowned CrakeRufirallus viridis?

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

59SungrebeHeliornis fulicaFC

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

60LimpkinAramus guaraunaFC

 
Trumpeters: Psophiidae

61Gray-winged TrumpeterPsophia crepitans?

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

62Double-striped Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus bistriatus?

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

63Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanusFC
64Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisC

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

65Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaFC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

66/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusC
67/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaFC
68/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

69Black SkimmerRynchops nigerC
70Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris?
71Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplexFC
72Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica?

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

73SunbitternEurypyga heliasFC

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

74Maguari StorkCiconia maguari?
75JabiruJabiru mycteria?
76Wood StorkMycteria americana?

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

77AnhingaAnhinga anhingaC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

78Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

79Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber?
80Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensisC
81Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus?
82Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

83Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum?
84Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumR
85Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusFC
86Agami HeronAgamia agamiUC
87Capped HeronPilherodius pileatusFC
88Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaC
89Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor?
90Snowy EgretEgretta thulaC
91Striated HeronButorides striataC
92Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis?
93Great EgretArdea albaC
94Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

95King VultureSarcoramphus papa?
96Black VultureCoragyps atratus?
97Turkey VultureCathartes auraC
98Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus?
99Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotus?

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

100/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

101Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii?
102White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus?
103Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus?
104Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus?
105Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus?
106Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusUC
107Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja?
108Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea?
109Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens?
110Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisFC
111Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis?
112Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis?
113Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaFC
114Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisFC
115White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus?
116White HawkPseudastur albicollis?
117Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidusFC

 
Owls: Strigidae

118Tawny-bellied Screech-OwlMegascops watsonii?
119Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata?
120Amazonian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium hardyi?
121Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia?
122Black-banded OwlStrix huhula?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

123Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurus?
124Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridisFC
125Guianan TrogonTrogon violaceus?
126Amazonian Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus?

 
Motmots: Momotidae

127Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

128Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataFC
129Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaFC
130Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaFC
131Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

132Guianan PuffbirdNotharchus macrorhynchos?
133Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus?
134Spotted PuffbirdBucco tamatia?
135Rusty-breasted NunletNonnula rubecula?
136Black NunbirdMonasa atra?
137Swallow-winged PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosaC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

138Brown JacamarBrachygalba lugubris?
139Yellow-billed JacamarGalbula albirostris?
140Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula?
141Great JacamarJacamerops aureus?

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

142Black-spotted BarbetCapito niger?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

143Green AracariPteroglossus viridis?
144Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracari?
145Guianan ToucanetSelenidera piperivora?
146White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanus?
147Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinus?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

148Golden-spangled PiculetPicumnus exilis?
149White-bellied PiculetPicumnus spilogaster?
150Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus?
151Golden-collared WoodpeckerDryobates cassini?
152Red-necked WoodpeckerCampephilus rubricollis?
153Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos?
154Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
155Waved WoodpeckerCeleus undatus?
156Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus?
157Chestnut WoodpeckerCeleus elegans?
158Yellow-throated WoodpeckerPiculus flavigula?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

159Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans?
160Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus?
161Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis?
162Lined Forest-FalconMicrastur gilvicollis?
163Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway?
164Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus?
165Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima?
166Black CaracaraDaptrius aterFC
167Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis?
168Bat FalconFalco rufigularisFC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

169Golden-winged ParakeetBrotogeris chrysoptera?
170Caica ParrotPyrilia caica?
171Dusky ParrotPionus fuscus?
172Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus?
173Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephala?
174Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa?
175Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica?
176Black-headed ParrotPionites melanocephalus?
177Red-fan ParrotDeroptyus accipitrinus?
178Painted ParakeetPyrrhura picta?
179Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax?
180Red-bellied MacawOrthopsittaca manilatus?
181Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaFC
182Scarlet MacawAra macao?
183Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterus?
184Red-shouldered MacawDiopsittaca nobilis?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

185Ash-winged AntwrenEuchrepomis spodioptila?
186Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatus?
187Black-throated AntshrikeFrederickena viridis?
188Great AntshrikeTaraba major?
189Black-crested AntshrikeSakesphorus canadensis?
190Mouse-colored AntshrikeThamnophilus murinus?
191Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicusFC
192Dusky-throated AntshrikeThamnomanes ardesiacus?
193Cinereous AntshrikeThamnomanes caesius?
194Rufous-bellied AntwrenIsleria guttata?
195Spot-winged AntshrikePygiptila stellaris?
196Brown-bellied StipplethroatEpinecrophylla gutturalis?
197Pygmy AntwrenMyrmotherula brachyura?
198Guianan Streaked-AntwrenMyrmotherula surinamensis?
199White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillaris?
200Long-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula longipennis?
201Gray AntwrenMyrmotherula menetriesii?
202Spot-tailed AntwrenHerpsilochmus sticturus?
203Todd's AntwrenHerpsilochmus stictocephalus?
204Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis?
205Southern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora griseaFC
206Guianan Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis cantator?
207Gray AntbirdCercomacra cinerascens?
208Willis's AntbirdCercomacroides laeta?
209Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina?
210White-browed AntbirdMyrmoborus leucophrys?
211Black-chinned AntbirdHypocnemoides melanopogon?
212White-bellied AntbirdMyrmeciza longipes?
213Ferruginous-backed AntbirdMyrmodenus ferruginea?
214Black-throated AntbirdMyrmophylax atrothorax?
215Wing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquata?
216Rufous-throated AntbirdGymnopithys rufigula?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

217Spotted AntpittaHylopezus macularius?
218Thrush-like AntpittaMyrmothera campanisona?

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

219Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colma?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

220South American LeaftosserSclerurus obscurior?
221Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa?
222Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus?
223Amazonian Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhia?
224Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus?
225Striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus obsoletusFC
226Chestnut-rumped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus pardalotus?
227Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatusFC
228Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picusFC
229Guianan WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes albolineatus?
230Amazonian Plain-XenopsXenops genibarbis?
231Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus?
232Olive-backed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus infuscatus?
233Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus?
234Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

235Tiny Tyrant-ManakinTyranneutes virescens?
236Saffron-crested Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma chrysocephalum?
237Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareola?
238White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipra?
239Golden-headed ManakinCeratopipra erythrocephala?

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

240Guianan Cock-of-the-rockRupicola rupicola?
241Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurata?
242CapuchinbirdPerissocephalus tricolorUC
243Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferans?
244White BellbirdProcnias albus?
245Pompadour CotingaXipholena punicea?
246Bare-necked FruitcrowGymnoderus foetidusUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

247Black-tailed TityraTityra cayanaUC
248Olivaceous SchiffornisSchiffornis olivacea?
249Cinereous MournerLaniocera hypopyrra?
250Black-capped BecardPachyramphus marginatus?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

251Wing-barred PipritesPiprites chloris?

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

252Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus?
253Whiskered FlycatcherMyiobius barbatus?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

254Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus?
255Short-tailed Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis ecaudatus?
256Double-banded Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus vitiosus?
257Helmeted Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus galeatus?
258Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilarisFC
259Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
260Painted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum pictum?
261Eastern Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus olivaceus?
262Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens?
263Yellow-margined FlatbillTolmomyias assimilis?
264Gray-crowned FlatbillTolmomyias poliocephalus?
265Ochre-lored FlatbillTolmomyias flaviventris?
266Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
267White-lored TyrannuletOrnithion inerme?
268Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatus?
269Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardii?
270Yellow-crowned ElaeniaMyiopagis flavivertexFC
271Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster?
272Plain-crested ElaeniaElaenia cristata?
273Guianan TyrannuletZimmerius acer?
274Pale-tipped TyrannuletInezia caudata?
275Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri?
276Amazonian Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus obscuriorUC
277Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus?
278Drab Water TyrantOchthornis littoralis?
279White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala?
280Pied Water-TyrantFluvicola picaFC
281Cinnamon AttilaAttila cinnamomeus?
282Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus?
283Grayish MournerRhytipterna simplex?
284Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferUC
285Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox?
286Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus?
287Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictorFC
288Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
289Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
290Yellow-throated FlycatcherConopias parvus?
291Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus?
292\Piratic Flycatcher\Legatus leucophaius?
293\White-throated Kingbird\Tyrannus albogularis?
294Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusC
295Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis?
296\Fork-tailed Flycatcher\Tyrannus savana?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

297Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisFC
298Lemon-chested GreenletHylophilus thoracicus?
299Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotis?
300Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceiceps?
301Buff-cheeked GreenletPachysilvia muscicapina?
302Chivi VireoVireo chiriFC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

303Cayenne JayCyanocorax cayanus?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

304White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventerC
305Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
306\Brown-chested Martin\Progne tapera?
307Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisC
308White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciata?
309/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

310Collared GnatwrenMicrobates collaris?
311Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus?
312Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

313Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus?
314Bicolored WrenCampylorhynchus griseus?
315Coraya WrenPheugopedius coraya?
316Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotis?
317White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta?
318Musician WrenCyphorhinus arada?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

319Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

320Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelasC
321Cocoa ThrushTurdus fumigatus?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

322Finsch's EuphoniaEuphonia finschiFC
323Violaceous EuphoniaEuphonia violacea?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

324Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis?
325Pectoral SparrowArremon taciturnus?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

326Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris?
327Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus?
328Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela?
329Red-rumped CaciqueCacicus haemorrhousC
330Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis?
331Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
332Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?
333Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

334/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citrea?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

335Yellow-green GrosbeakCaryothraustes canadensis?
336Rose-breasted ChatGranatellus pelzelni?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

337Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularisC
338Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata?
339Flame-crested TanagerLoriotus cristatus?
340White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus?
341Red-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus phoenicius?
342Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo?
343Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterus?
344Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
345Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
346Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctata?
347Burnished-buff TanagerStilpnia cayanaC
348Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicana?
349Swallow TanagerTersina viridisFC
350Blue DacnisDacnis cayana?
351Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus?
352Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus?
353Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza?
354Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira?
355Yellow-backed TanagerHemithraupis flavicollis?
356Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
357\Lined Seedeater\Sporophila lineola?
358Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta?
359Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensis?
360Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermedia?
361Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis?
362Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbea?
363BananaquitCoereba flaveola?
364Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
365Olive-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 Visitor6
\\Austral Visitor5
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon29
FCFairly/Locally Common38
UCUncommon/Scarce9
RRare/Very Scarce1
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain287

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable4
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.