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ENGLISH NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME
   
TINAMOUS Tinamidae
Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao
Great Tinamou Tinamus major
White-throated Tinamou Tinamus guttatus
Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus
Brazilian Tinamou Crypturellus strigulosus
Black-capped Tinamou Crypturellus atrocapillus
Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus
Bartlett's Tinamou Crypturellus bartletti
   
GREBES Podicipedidae
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
   
CORMORANTS Phalacrocoracidae
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
   
DARTERS Anhingidae
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
   
HERONS, EGRETS Ardeidae
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron Butorides striatus
Agami Heron Agamia agami
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus
   
BOAT-BILLED HERONS Cochleariidae
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
   
STORKS Ciconiidae
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari
   
IBISES, SPOONBILLS Threskiornithidae
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja
   
SCREAMERS Anhimidae
Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta
   
DUCKS, GEESE Anatidae
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Masked Duck Oxyura dominica
   
AMERICAN VULTURES Cathartidae
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
   
OSPREY Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
   
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES Accipitridae
Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Slender-billed Kite R.ostrhamus hamatus
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Gray-bellied Goshawk Accipiter poliogaster
Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus
Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis schistaceus
White-browed Hawk Leucopternis kuhli
Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
   
FALCONS, CARACARAS Falconidae
Black Caracara Daptrius ater
Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
Lined Forest-Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis
Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon Micrastur mirandollei
Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
Buckley's Forest-Falcon Micrastur buckleyi
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
   
CHACHALACAS, GUANS, CURASSOWS Cracidae
Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata
Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu
Blue-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis
Razor-billed Curassow Mitu tuberosa
   
WOOD-QUAILS Phasianidae
Starred Wood-Quail Odontophorus stellatus
   
LIMPKINS Aramidae
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
   
TRUMPETERS Psophiidae
Pale-winged Trumpeter Psophia leucoptera
   
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS Rallidae
Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius
Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor
Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica
Azure Gallinule Porphyrula flavirostris
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
   
FINFOOTS Heliornithidae
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
   
SUNBITTERNS Eurypygidae
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
   
JACANAS Jacanidae
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
   
STILTS Recurvirostridae
White-backed Stilt Himantopus melanurus
   
LAPWINGS, PLOVERS Charadriidae
Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
   
SANDPIPERS, SNIPES, ETC. Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
   
GULLS, TERNS Laridae
Andean Gull Larus serranus
Yellow-billed Tern Sterna superciliaris
Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
   
SKIMMERS Rynchopidae
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
   
PIGEONS, DOVES Columbidae
Scaled Pigeon Columba speciosa
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis
Plumbeous Pigeon Columba plumbea
Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
Violaceous Quail-Dove Geotrygon violacea
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
   
PARROTS Psittacidae
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloroptera
Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa
Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittica manilata
Blue-headed Macaw Propyrrhura couloni
White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus
Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii
Red-crowned Parakeet Pyrrhura roseifrons
Black-capped Parakeet Pyrrhura rupicola
Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus sclateri
Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera
Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae
Amazonian Parrotlet Nannopsittaca dachilleae
White-bellied Parrot Pionites leucogaster
Orange-cheeked Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
   
CUCKOOS Cuculidae
Ash-colored Cuckoo Coccyzus cinereus
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster
Little Cuckoo Piaya minuta
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
Pheasant Cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus
Pavonine Cuckoo Dromococcyx pavoninus
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus geoffroyi
   
HOATZINS Opisthocomidae
Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
   
TYPICAL OWLS Strigidae
Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Megascops watsonii
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
Black-banded Owl Ciccaba huhula
Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium hardyi
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Striped Owl Pseudoscops clamator
   
OILBIRDS Steatornithidae
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
   
POTOOS Nyctibiidae
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Long-tailed Potoo Nyctibius aethereus
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
   
NIGHTHAWKS, NIGHTJARS Caprimulgidae
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Rufous Nightjar Caprimulgus rufus
Silky-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus sericocaudatu
Ladder-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca
Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata
   
SWIFTS Apodidae
White-chested Swift Cypseloides lemosi
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
   
HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsuta
Pale-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes leucurus
White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus
Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris
Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii
Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
White-browed Hermit Phaethornis stuarti
Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Black-throated Mango A.nthracothorax nigricollis
Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus
Black-bellied Thorntail Popelairia langsdorffi
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus
Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone
Sapphire-spangled Emerald Polyerata lactea
Gould's Jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens
Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
   
TROGONS, QUETZALS Trogonidae
Amazonian White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis
Amazonian Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui
Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus
Pavonine Quetzal Pharomachrus pavoninus
   
KINGFISHERS Alcedinidae
Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquatus
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
   
MOTMOTS Momotidae
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii
Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
   
JACAMARS Galbulidae
Purus (Chestnut) Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus
White-throated Jacamar Brachygalba albogularis
Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens
Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea
Great Jacamar Jacamerops aurea
   
PUFFBIRDS Bucconidae
White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos
Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
Chestnut-capped Puffbird Bucco macrodactylus
Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia
Collared Puffbird Bucco capensis
Striolated Puffbird Nystalus striolatus
Semicollared Puffbird Malacoptila semicincta
Rufous-capped Nunlet Nonnula ruficapilla
Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons
White-fronted Nunbird M.onasa morphoeus
Swallow-wing Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa
   
BARBETS Capitonidae
Gilded Barbet Capito auratus
Lemon-throated Barbet Eubucco richardsoni
Scarlet-hooded Barbet Eubucco tucinkae
   
TOUCANS, ARACARIS Ramphastidae
Black-throated Toucanet Aulacorhynchus atrogularis
Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus
Brown-mandibled Aracari (= Ivory-billed) Pteroglossus mariae
Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis
Curl-crested Aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaesii
Golden-collared Toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii
Yellow -ridged Ramphastos culminatus
White-throated (Cuvier's) Toucan Ramphastus cuvieri
   
WOODPECKERS, PICULETS Picidae
Bar-breasted Piculet Picumnus aurifrons
Rufous-breasted Piculet Picumnus rufiventris
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
Little Woodpecker Veniliornis passerinus