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Birds in the
southernmost
Brazilian state of
Rio Grande do Sul
A List compiled by Armas Hill
Noting
those found during previous FONT tours:
N: north of Porto Alegre
S: south of Porto Alegre
jul: in July (03: 2003)
oct: in October (04: 2004 & 06: 2006)
Codes:
(i): introduced species
(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
(t1): critical
(t2): endangered
(t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally
Photo at upper right: A Rufous
Hornero (or Ovenbird) by its nest. Of the 30 or so Furnariids that occur in Rio
Grande do Sul, the Rufous Hornero is the most common. Sometimes telephone poles
can be seen with 4 or 5 nests on them.
Photo below: a Savanna Hawk, one of the raptors of southern Brazil.
Both of these photos were taken during FONT tours in Brazil in 2006.

Links:
Upcoming
Brazil Tour Itineraries
Mammals
& Other Wildlife during FONT Tours in Brazil
A
Photo Gallery of Brazilian Birds & Animals (from our Sep '06 tour)
Birds
during FONT Brazil Tours
(Part 1: Tinamous to Flycatchers)
Birds
during FONT Brazil Tours (Part
2: Antshrikes to Grosbeaks)
Birds
during FONT Tours in Mato Grosso (with photos)

Bird-List:
- Solitary Tinamou (nt) _____ (rare resident)
Tinamus s. solitarius
- Brown Tinamou _____ N oct:06 (common resident)
Crypturellus obsoletus
- Yellow-legged Tinamou (nt) _____ (rare resident)
Crypturellus noctivagus
- Small-billed Tinamou _____ (resident)
Crypturellus parvirostris
- Tataupa Tinamou _____ (common resident)
Crypturellus tataupa
- Red-winged Tinamou _____ (uncommon resident)
Rhynchotus rufescens
- Spotted Nothura _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06
(common to abundant resident)
Nothura maculosa
- Greater Rhea (nt) _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06 (uncommon resident)
Rhea americana intermedia
- Speckled Chachalaca _____
(uncommon
resident)
Ortalis guttata
- Dusky-legged Guan _____ N jul:03
oct:06 (common resident)
Penelope obscura
- Black-fronted Piping-Guan (t3) _____
Pipile jacutinga
- Spot-winged Wood-Quail _____ (rare resident)
Odontophorus gujanensis
- Southern Screamer _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(common resident)
Chauna torquata

A Southern Screamer photographed during a FONT tour
in Brazil
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck _____ S oct:04,06
(common to abundant
resident)
Dendrocygna bicolor
- White-faced Whistling-Duck _____ S oct:04,06
(abundant
resident)
Dendrocygna viduata
- Black-necked Swan _____ S oct:04,06
(uncommon resident)
Cygnus melancoryphus
- Coscoroba Swan _____ S oct:04,06 (uncommon resident)
Coscoroba coscoroba
- Muscovy Duck _____
Cairina moschata
- Comb Duck _____ S oct:06
(uncommon)
Sarkidiornis sylvicola
- Ringed Teal _____ S oct:04,06
(uncommon)
Callonetta leucophrys
- Brazilian Teal _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (abundant resident)
Amazonetta brasiliensis
- Chiloe
(or Southern) Wigeon _____ (uncommon)
Anas sibilatrix
- Speckled Teal _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(common resident)
Anas flavirostris
- Yellow-billed
(or Brown) Pintail _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (very common resident)
Anas georgica
- Silver Teal _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06
(fairly common resident)
Anas versicolor
- Red Shoveler _____ (uncommon)
Anas platalea
- Rosy-billed Pochard _____ S oct:04,06
(all year, numbers vary)
Netta peposaca
- Black-headed Duck _____ S oct:04
(uncommon)
Heteronetta atricapilla
- Masked Duck _____ (fairly common resident)
Nononyx dominica
- Lake Duck _____ (uncommon)
Oxyura vittata
- Magellanic Penguin (nt) _____ (along shore)
Spheniscus mendiculus
- Wandering Albatross (t3) _____ (offshore)
Diomedea exulans
(includes "Snowy Albatross", Diomedea e. exulans
&
"Tristan Albatross", Diomedia exulans antipodensis)
- (Northern/Southern) Royal Albatross (t2/3)
_____ (offshore)
Diomedea sanfordi: Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora: Southern Royal Albatross
- Black-browed Albatross (nt) _____ N S
jul:03 oct:04 (from shore)
Thalassarche
(formerly Diomedea) melanophrys
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (nt) _____
(from shore)
Thalassarche
(formerly Diomedea) chlororhynchos
- Southern Giant-Petrel (t3) _____ (from shore)
Macronectes giganteus
- Southern Fulmar _____ (offshore)
Fulmarus glacialoides
- Cape Petrel (or Pintado) _____ (from shore)
Daption capense
- Atlantic
(or Hooded) Petrel _____ (offshore)
Pterodroma incerta
- White-chinned Petrel _____ S
oct:04 (from shore)
Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Manx Shearwater ______ S oct:06
(offshore)
(in Oct '06, a dead bird found on the beach)
Puffinus puffinus
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel ______ S oct:04
(from shore)
Oceanites oceanicus

Wilson's Storm Petrel
- White-tufted Grebe _____ S oct:04,06
(uncommon resident)
Rollandia rolland
- Least Grebe _____ (uncommon resident)
Tachybabtus dominicus
- Pied-billed Grebe _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (abundant resident)
Podilymbus podiceps
- Great Grebe _____ S oct:04,06
(common resident)
Podiceps major
- Chilean Flamingo (nt) _____
Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Wood Stork _____ S oct:06 (summer visitor)
Mycteria americana
- Maguari Stork _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(common resident)
Ciconia maguari
- Bare-faced Ibis _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (very common resident)
Phimosus infuscatus
- White-faced Ibis _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(abundant resident)
Plegadis chihi
- Plumbeous Ibis _____ S oct:06 (uncommon resident)
Theristicus caerulescens
- Buff-necked Ibis _____ N jul:03
oct:06
(common resident)
Theristicus caudatus
- Roseate Spoonbill _____ N
S jul:03
oct:04,06 (common)
Ajaia ajaja
- Whistling Heron _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(very common resident)
Syrigma sibilatrix
- Cocoi Heron _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06 (common resident)
(has been called White-necked Heron)
Ardea cocoi
- Great Egret _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(abundant resident)
Ardea alba
- Cattle Egret _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (common)
Bubulcus ibis
- Snowy Egret _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (abundant resident)
Egretta thula brewsteri
- Little Blue Heron ______ S oct:04,06
(uncommon)
Egretta caerulea
- Striated Heron _____ N
S oct:04,06 (common resident)
Butorides striatus
- Black-crowned Night-Heron _____ S oct:06 (fairly common
resident)
Nycticorax nycticorax
- Fasciated Tiger-Heron _____ (local)
Tigrisoma fasciatum
- Rufescent Tiger-Heron _____ (uncommon resident)
Tigrisoma lineatum
- Stripe-backed Bittern _____
Ixobrychus exilis
- Pinnated Bittern _____ (uncommon resident)
Botaurus pinnatus
- Magnificent Frigatebird _____ N jul:03
(rare along coast)
Fregata magnificens
- Neotropic Cormorant _____ N
S jul:03
oct:04,06 (abundant resident)
Phalacocorax brasilianus
- Anhinga _____ (uncommon resident)
Anhinga anhinga
- Black Vulture _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06 (abundant N; uncommon S)
Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(common to abundant)
Cathartes aura
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture _____ S
oct:06
(resident)
Cathartes burrovianus
- Southern Crested-Caracara _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (common resident)
Caracara plancus
- Yellow-headed Caracara _____ N
S
jul:03 oct:04,06 (common resident)
Milvago c. chimachima
- Chimango Caracara _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (usually abundant)
Milvago c. chimango
- Barred Forest-Falcon _____ (uncommon resident)
Micrastur r. ruficollis
- American Kestrel _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06 (common to abundant
resident)
Falco sparverius
- Aplomado Falcon _____ N
jul:03 (uncommon resident)
Falco f. femoralis
- Peregrine Falcon _____
Falco peregrinus
- Osprey _____ (rare visitor)
Pandion haliaetus
- Swallow-tailed Kite _____ N
oct:06 (uncommon migrant)
Elanoides forficatus
- White-tailed Kite _____ N
S jul:03
oct:04,06 (fairly common resident)
Elanus leucurus
- Snail Kite _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (abundant resident)
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Rufous-thighed Kite _____ (rare)
Harpagus diodon
- Plumbeous Kite _____ (uncommon summer resident)
Ictinia plumbea
- Long-winged Harrier _____ N
S jul:03
oct:04,06 (common resident)
Circus buffoni
- Cinereous Harrier ______ S oct:04,06
Circus cinereus
- Rufous-thighed Hawk
_____ (uncommon) (was conspecific with Sharp-shinned
Hawk)
Accipiter erythronemius
- Bicolored Hawk _____ (uncommon)
Accipiter bicolor
- Great Black Hawk _____ (resident)
Buteogallus urubitinga
- Savanna Hawk _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (fairly common resident)
Buteogallus meridionalis
- Bay-winged Hawk _____
Parabuteo u. unicinctus
- Black-collared Hawk _____
Busarellus nigricollis leucocephalus
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle _____ (uncommon
resident)
Geranoaetus m. melanoleucus
- Roadside Hawk _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (abundant resident)
Buteo magnirostris
- White-rumped Hawk _____ (rare)
Buteo leucorrhous
- Short-tailed Hawk _____
Buteo b. brachyurus
- Swainson's Hawk _____ (rare summer visitor)
Buteo swainsonii
- White-tailed Hawk ______ S oct:04
(uncommon resident)
Buteo a. albicaudatus
- Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle _____ (rare)
Spizastur melanoleucus
- Black Hawk-Eagle _____ (uncommon)
Spizaetus t. tyrannus
- Limpkin _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06
(common resident)
Aramus guarauna
- Plumbeous Rail _____ (common resident)
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- Blackish Rail _____ (fairly common resident)
Pardirallus nigricans
- Spotted Rail _____ (uncommon)
Pardirallus maculatus
- Gray-necked Wood-Rail _____ (common resident)
Aramides calopterus
- Giant Wood-Rail _____ S oct:04,06
(common resident)
Aramides ypecaha
- Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail _____ (common resident)
Aramides saracura
- Rufous-sided Crake _____ S oct:04 (resident)
Laterallus melanophaius
- Red-and-white Crake _____ (rare)
Laterallus leucopyrrhus
- Speckled Crake ______ N
jul:03 (rarely
found)
Coturnicops notatus
- Spot-flanked Gallinule _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (common resident)
Gallinula melanops
- Common Gallinule (or Moorhen) _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (abundant)
Gallinula chloropus
- Purple Gallinule _____ S oct:06 (fairly common summer
resident)
Porphyrula martinicus
- Red-gartered Coot _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (uncommon)
Fulica armilata
- White-winged Coot _____ S oct:04,06
(common to locally
abundant)
Fulica leucoptera
- Red-fronted Coot _____ S oct:06
(scarce)
Fulica rufifrons
- Red-legged Seriema _____ N jul:03
oct:06 (uncommon resident)
Cariama cristata
- Wattled Jacana _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (abundant resident)
Jacana jacana
- South American Painted-Snipe _____ (rare)
Nycticryphes semicollaris
- American Oystercatcher _____ N
S jul:03
oct:04 (abundant resident)
Haematopus palliatus
- White-backed Stilt _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04
(abundant resident)
Himantopus melanurus
- Southern Lapwing _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04 (abundant resident)
Vanellus chilensis
- American Golden-Plover _____ S oct:04
(common to abundant
summer visitor)
Pluvialis dominica
- Grey
(or Black-bellied) Plover _____ S oct:04
(uncommon summer
visitor)
Pluvialis squatarola
- Semipalmated Plover _____ (scarce summer visitor)
Charadrius semipalmatus
- Collared Plover _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04 (common resident)
Charadrius collaris
- Two-banded Plover _____ (common winter visitor)
Charadrius falklandicus
- Rufous-chested Dotterel _____ (common winter
visitor)
Charadrius
(formerly Zonibyx) modestus
- Tawny-throated Dotterel _____ (scarce winter
visitor)
Oreopholus ruficollis
- Hudsonian Godwit _____ S oct:06 (scarce summer visitor)
Limosa haemastica
- Upland Sandpiper _____ (scarce summer visitor)
Bartramia longicauda
- Greater Yellowlegs _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (common visitor)
Tringa melanoleuca
- Lesser Yellowlegs _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (common visitor)
Tringa flavipes
- Solitary Sandpiper _____ S
oct:06 (scarce summer visitor)
Tringa solitaria
- Spotted Sandpiper _____ (rare summer visitor)
Actitis macularia
- Ruddy Turnstone _____ S oct:06 (scarce visitor)
Arenaria interpres
- Red Knot _____ S oct:04,06
(visitor)
Calidris canutus rufa

Red Knot
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Sanderling _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06
(abundant visitor)
Calidris alba
Sanderling
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- White-rumped Sandpiper _____ S oct:04,06
(common summer
visitor)
Calidris fuscicollis
- Baird's Sandpiper _____ S oct:06
Calidris bairdii
- Pectoral Sandpiper _____ S
oct:06 (uncommon summer visitor)
Calidris melanotos

Pectoral Sandpiper
(photo by Howard Eskin)
- Stilt Sandpiper _____ (scarce visitor)
Calidris himantopus
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nt) _____ (locally common
summer visitor)
Tryngites subruficollis
- South American Snipe _____ N S jul:03
oct:04,06 (common resident)
Gallinago paraguaiae
- Giant Snipe _____ (uncommon)
Gallinago undulata
- Wilson's Phalarope _____ S oct:06
(rare summer visitor)
Phalaropus tricolor
- Snowy Sheathbill _____
Chionis alba
- Parasitic Jaeger
(or Arctic Skua) ______ S
oct:04
Stercorarius parasiticus
- Kelp Gull _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06
(coastal resident)
Larus dominicanus
- Olrog's Gull ______ S oct:04
Larus atlanticus
- Gray-hooded Gull _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
Larus cirrocephalus
- Brown-hooded Gull _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(abundant resident)
Larus maculipennis
- Large-billed Tern _____ S oct:06 (resident)
Phaetusa simplex
- Gull-billed Tern _____ (uncommon)
Gelochelidon
(formerly Sterna) nilotica
- South American Tern _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (sporadically common)
Sterna hirundinacea
- Common Tern _____ S oct:04,06
(uncommon summer visitor)
Sterna h. hirundo
- Antarctic Tern ______ S oct:04,06
Sterna vittata
- Snowy-crowned Tern _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(common resident)
(also called Trudeau's Tern)
Sterna trudeaui
- Yellow-billed Tern _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(uncommon resident)
Sternula
(formerly Sterna) superciliaris
- Royal Tern _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06
(uncommon resident)
Thalasseus
(formerly Sterna) m. maxima
- Cayenne Tern _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (scarce to abundant)
Thalasseus
(formerly Sterna) eurygnatha
- Black Skimmer _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
Rynchops nigra intercedens
- Common (or Feral) Pigeon _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (introduced, mostly urban)
Columba livia
- Picazuro Pigeon _____ N jul:03
oct:06
(common to abundant)
Patagioenas
(formerly Columba) picazuro
- Spot-winged Pigeon _____ S oct:04,06 (abundant)
Patagioenas
(formerly Columba) maculosa
- Pale-vented Pigeon _____ S oct:04 (uncommon)
Patagioenas
(formerly Columba) cayennensis sylvestris
- Plumbeous Pigeon _____ (scarce)
Patagioenas
(formerly Columba) p. plumbea
- Eared Dove _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06 (abundant)
Zenaida auriculata
- Ruddy Ground-Dove _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(common to abundant)
Columbina talpacoti
- Picui Ground-Dove _____
N S jul:03 oct:04,06 (abundant)
Columbina picui
- White-tipped Dove _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06
(very common resident)
Leptotila verrreauxi
- Gray-fronted Dove _____ (common resident)
Leptotila rufaxilla
- Ruddy Quail-Dove _____ (uncommon resident)
Geotrygon m. montana
- Glaucous Macaw _____ (formerly
occurred , now extinct)
Anodorhynchus glaucus
- Blue-winged Macaw (t3) _____ (formerly common, now rare)
Primolius (formerly Propyrrhula) maracana
- Reddish-bellied Parakeet _____ N jul:03
oct:06
(common resident)
Pyrrhura frontalis
- Monk Parakeet _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (abundant resident)
Myiopsitta monachus
- Pileated Parrot _____ (uncommon)
(has also been called Red-capped Parrot)
Pionopsitta pileata
- Scaly-headed Parrot _____ N oct:06 (common)
Pionus maximiliani
- RED-SPECTACLED AMAZON
(or PARROT) _____ N jul:03
(local resident)
Amazona pretrei
- Vinaceous-breasted Amazon
(or Parrot) (t2) _____ N
jul:03 oct:06 (uncommon resident)
Amazona vinacea
- BLUE-BELLIED PARROT (t3) _____ (scarce resident)
Triclaria malachitacea
- Ash-colored Cuckoo _____ (scarce)
Coccycua
(formerly Coccyzus) cinerea
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo _____ (scarce summer visitor)
Coccyzus americanus
- Dark-billed Cuckoo _____ (common summer resident)
Coccyzus melacoryphus
- Squirrel Cuckoo _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06 (common resident)
Piaya melanogaster
- Greater Ani _____ (scarce)
Crotophaga major
- Smooth-billed Ani _____ S oct:04,06
(abundant resident)
Crotophaga ani
- Guira Cuckoo _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (abundant resident)
Guira guira
- Striped Cuckoo _____ S oct:06 (common resident)
Tapera naevia
- Pheasant Cuckoo _____ (rare)
Dromococcyx phasianellus
- Barn Owl _____ (uncommon resident)
Tyto alba tuidara
- Tropical Screech-Owl _____ (common)
Megascops
(formerly Otus) choliba
- Long-tufted Screech Owl _____ (common to abundant)
Megascops
(formerly Otus) sanctaecatarinae
- Great Horned Owl _____ S oct:06 (rare)
Bubo virginianus nacurutu
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl _____ (rare)
Glaucidium b. brasilianum
- Burrowing Owl _____ S oct:04,06
(common to abundant)
Athene cunicuaria grallaria
- Rusty-barred Owl _____ (fairly common resident)
Strix hylophila
- Striped Owl _____ (uncommon resident)
Psedoscops
(formerly Asio) clamator
- Short-eared Owl _____ S oct:06
Asio flammeus suinda
- Common Potoo _____ (fairly common)
(has also been called Gray Potoo)
Nyctibius g. griseus
- Short-tailed Nighthawk _____ (common summer
resident) (has also been called Semicollared Nighthawk)
Lurocalis semitorquatus natteri (this southern subspecies has
been called "Chestnut-banded Nighthawk")
- Nacunda Nighthawk _____ (common to abundant)
Podager n, nacunda
- Pauraque _____ (scarce)
Nyctidromus albicollis
- Rufous Nightjar _____ (scarce)
Caprimulgus rufus
- Little Nightjar _____ (common)
Caprimulgus parvulus
- Scissor-tailed Nightjar _____ (common)
Hydropsalis torquata
(formerly brasiliana)
- Sickle-winged Nightjar _____ (rare)
Eleothreptus anomalus
- Sooty Swift ______ (common)
Cypseloides fumigatus
- White-collared Swift _____ N jul:03 (common to abundant)
Streptoprocne zonaris
- Biscutate Swift _____
Streptoprocne biscutata
- Gray-rumped Swift _____ S oct:06 (moderately common)
Cypseloides senex
- Ashy-tailed Swift _____ S oct:04,06
(common)
Chaetura meridionalis
- Scale-throated Hermit _____ (common)
Phaethornis eurynome
- Black Jacobin _____ (scarce)
Florisuga
(formerly melanotrochilus) fuscus
- Black-throated Mango _____ (uncommon)
Anthracothorax nigricollis
- Black-breasted Plovercrest _____ (moderately
common resident)
Stephanoxis lalandi
- Glittering-bellied Emerald _____ (common,
mostly
summer)
Chlorostilbon aureoventris
- Violet-capped Woodnymph _____ N jul:03
(moderately common)
Thalurania glaucopis
- Gilded Sapphire _____ S oct:04,06
(common to abundant
resident)
Hylocharis chrysura
- White-throated Hummingbird _____
N jul:03 oct:06
(common to
abundant resident)
Leucochloris albicollis
- Versicolored Emerald _____ (uncommon)
Amazilia versicolor
- Blue-tufted Starthroat _____ (moderately common)
Heliomaster furcifer
- Amethyst Woodstar _____ (scarce)
Calliphlox amethystina
- Black-throated Trogon _____ (scarce)
Trogon rufus
- Surucua Trogon _____ N oct:06 (common resident)
Trogon s. surrucura (this southern subspecies referred to as "Orange-bellied
Trogon")
- Ringed Kingfisher _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(common resident)
Megaceryle
(formerly Ceryle) torquata
- Amazon Kingfisher _____ S oct:06
(common resident)
Chloroceryle amazona
- Green Kingfisher _____ S oct:04
(common resident)
Chloroceryle americana
- Rufous-capped Motmot _____ (scarce resident)
Baryphthengus ruficapillus
- White-eared Puffbird _____ (moderately common
resident)
Nystalus chacuru
- Saffron Toucanet (nt) _____
Bailonius bailioni
- Red-breasted Toucan _____ N jul:03
oct:06
(formerly common, now
scarce resident)
Ramphastos dicolorus
- Toco Toucan _____ (scarce)
Ramphastos toco
- MOTTLED PICULET (nt) _____ N
oct:06 (common resident)
Picumnus nebulosus
- Ochre-collared Piculet _____ (uncommon resident)
Picumnus temminckii
- White Woodpecker _____ (scarce)
Melanerpes candidus
- Yellow-fronted Woodpecker _____ (common)
Melanerpes flavifrons
- Checkered Woodpecker _____ (locally common)
Picoides mixtus
- White-spotted Woodpecker _____ N
oct:06 (very common
resident)
Veniliornis passerinus
- Yellow-browed Woodpecker (nt) _____ N jul:03
(uncommon resident)
Piculus aurilentus
- Green-barred Woodpecker _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06
(common resident)
Colaptes melanochloros
- Campo
(or Field) Flicker _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(abundant resident)
Colaptes campestris
- Blond-crested Woodpecker _____ (moderately common
resident)
Celeus flavescens
- Helmeted Woodpecker _____ (probably extinct in
region)
Dryocopus galeatus
- Lineated Woodpecker _____ (scarce resident)
Dryocopus lineatus
- Robust Woodpecker _____ (rare resident)
Campephilus robustus
- Blue Manakin _____ (common resident)
Chiroxiphia caudata
- Black-tailed Tityra _____ S oct:04 (common,
locally)
Tityra cayana
- Black-crowned Tityra _____ (uncommon)
Tityra inquisitor
- Greenish Schiffornis (was Greenish
Manakin
or Greenish Mourner) _____ (common resident)
Schiffornis virescens
- Green-backed Becard _____ (uncommon resident)
Pachyramphus viridis
- Chestnut-crowned Becard _____ (scarce)
Pachyramphus castaneus
- White-winged Becard _____ (common to abundant
summer resident)
Pachyramphus polychopterus
- Crested Becard _____ (uncommon summer resident)
Pachyramphus validus
- Swallow-tailed Cotinga _____ (scarce summer
resident)
Philalura flavirostris
- Hooded Berryeater (nt) _____ (now scarce)
Carpornis cucullatus
- Red-ruffed Fruitcrow _____ (local)
Pyroderus scutatus
- Bare-throated Bellbird (nt) _____ N
oct:06 (uncommon)
Procnias nudicollis
- White-tipped Plantcutter _____ (scarce,
only
Brazilian locale)
Phytotoma rutila
- Wing-barred Piprites _____ (local)
Piprites chloris
- Planalto Tyrannulet _____ (locally common summer
resident)
Phyllomylas fasciatus
- Rough-legged Tyrannulet _____ (rare)
Phyllomylas burmeisteri
- Greenish Tyrannulet _____ N jul:03 (rare resident)
Phyllomylas virescens
- Southern Beardless Tyrannulet _____ N jul:03
(common)
Camptostoma obsoletum
- Southern Scrub-Flycatcher _____ (common summer
resident)
Sublegatus modestus
- Campo Suiriri ______ (uncommon resident)
Suirri affinis
- Greenish Elaenia _____ (uncommon)
Myiopagis viridicata
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06
(local)
Elaenia flavogaster
- Large Elaenia _____ (uncommon to common summer
resident)
Elaenia spectabilis
- Small-billed Elaenia _____ N
S oct:04,06 (abundant summer
resident)
Elaenia parvirostris
- Olivaceous Elaenia _____ N
oct:06 (abundant summer resident)
Elaenia mesoleuca
- Highland Elaenia _____ (uncommon resident)
Elaenia obscura
- Sooty Tyrannulet _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06 (uncommon resident)
Serpophaga nigricans
- White-crested Tyrannulet _____ N S
oct:06 (common, widespread)
Serpophaga subcristata
- Crested Doradito _____ (local)
Pseudocolopteryx sclateri
- Warbling Doradito _____ N jul:03 (scarce resident)
Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris
- Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant _____ (uncommon summer
resident)
Euscarthmus meloryphus
- Gray-hooded Flycatcher _____ (scarce)
Mionectes rufiventris
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher _____ (uncommon resident)
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
- Southern Bristle Tyrant (nt) _____ (uncommon,
locally)
Phylloscartes eximius
- Yellow Tyrannulet _____ (local)
Capsiempis flaveola
- Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06
(very common
resident)
Phylloscartes ventralis
- Southern Antpipit _____ (local)
Corythopis delalandi
- Eared Pygmy-Tyrant _____ (fairly common)
Myiornis auricularis
- Brown-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant _____ (fairly common
resident)
Hemitriccus obsoletus
- Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant (nt) _____ (fairly common
resident, locally)
Hemitriccus orbitatus
- Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher _____ N
oct:06 (common resident)
Poecilotriccus
(formerly Todirostrum) plumbeiceps
- Yellow-olive Flatbill (was
Yellow-olive Flycatcher) _____
(common resident)
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
- White-throated Spadebill _____ (resident,
locally)
Platyrinchus m. mystaceus
- Bran-colored Flycatcher _____ N
oct:06 (summer resident)
Myiophobus fasiatus flammiceps
- Euler's Flycatcher _____ (summer resident)
Lathrotriccus euleri
- Fuscous Flycatcher _____ (two subspecies,
each
locally)
Cnemotriccus fuscatus
- Vermilion Flycatcher _____ S oct:04,06
(summer resident)
Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Gray Monjita _____ N oct:06
Xolmis cinerea
- Black-crowned Monjita _____ (scarce winter visitor)
Xolmis coronatus
- Black-and-white Monjita (t3) _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06
(common)
Heteroxolmis
(formerly Xolmis) dominicana
- White Monjita _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (common to very common
resident)
Xolmis irupero
- Patagonian Negrito _____ (common winter visitor)
Lessonia rufa
- Blue-billed Black-Tyrant _____ N jul:03
oct:06
(common, seasonal
movement?)
Knipolegus cyanirostris
- Velvety Black-Tyrant _____ (rare)
Knipolegus nigerrimus
- Crested Black-Tyrant _____ N
oct:06 (common)
Knipolegus lophotes
- Spectacled Tyrant _____ S oct:06
(resident,
but numbers
increase in fall & winter)
Hymenops perspicillatus
- White-headed Marsh-Tyrant _____ S
oct:06 (uncommon resident)
Arundinicola leucocephala
- Long-tailed Tyrant _____ (rare)
Colonia colonus
- Streamer-tailed Tyrant _____ (uncommon,
locally)
Gubrenetes yetapa
- Yellow-browed Tyrant _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(uncommon to common)
satrapa icterophrys
- Cliff Flycatcher _____ (uncommon summer
resident)
Hirundinea ferruginea
- Cattle Tyrant _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (common resident)
Machetornis rixosa
- Shear-tailed Gray-Tyrant _____ (scarce)
Muscipipra vetula
- Rufous-tailed Attila _____ (scarce)
Attila phoenicurus
- Gray-hooded Attila _____ (rare)
Attila rufus
- Eastern Sirystes _____ (common)
Sirystes sibilator
- Swainson's Flycatcher _____ (summer resident)
Myiarchus swainsoni
- Great Kiskadee _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(abundant resident)
Pitangus sulphuratus
- Boat-billed Flycatcher _____ (summer resident)
Megarhynchus pitangua
- Streaked Flycatcher _____ N
oct:06 (summer resident)
Myiodynastes maculatus
- Piratic Flycatcher _____ N
oct:06 (summer resident)
Legatus leucophalus
- Variegated Flycatcher _____ N
oct:06 (common summer
resident)
Empidonomus varius
- Crowned Slaty-Flycatcher _____ (summer resident,
locally)
Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus
- Tropical Kingbird _____ N
S oct:04,06 (very common summer
resident)
Tyrannus melancholicus
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher _____ N
S oct:04,06 (summer resident)
Tyrannus savana
- Giant Antshrike _____ (uncommon resident)
Batara cinera
- Tufted Antshrike _____ N oct:06
(common,
locally)
Mackenziaena severa
- Large-tailed Antshrike _____ (common resident)
Mackenziaena leachi
- Variable Antshrike _____ N oct:06 (common to abundant
resident)
Thamnophilus caerulescens
- Rufous-capped Antshrike _____ (common resident)
Thamnophilus ruficapillus
- Plain Antvireo _____ (common to abundant resident)
Dysithamnus mentalis
- Unicolored Antwren (t3) _____ (moderately common
resident)
Mymotherula unicolor
- Ferruginous Antbird _____ (scarce)
Drymophila ferruginea
- Dusky-tailed Antbird _____ (common resident)
Drymophila matura
- White-shouldered Fire-eye _____ (uncommon resident)
Pyriglena leucoptera
- Squamate Antbird _____ (common resident)
Myrmeciza squamosa
- Rufous Gnateater _____ (common resident)
Conopophaga lineata
- Mouse-colored Tapaculo _____ (uncommon resident)
Scytalopus speluncae
- Rufous-capped Antthrush _____ (rare)
Formicarius colma
- Short-tailed Antthrush _____ (common resident)
Chamaeza campanisona
- Rufous-tailed Antthrush _____ N
oct:06 (scarce)
Chameaza ruficauda
- Variegated Antpitta _____ (rare)
Grallaria varia
- Speckle-breasted Antpitta _____ (fairly common,
locally)
Hylopezus nattereri
- Common Miner _____ (common to abundant resident)
Geositta cunicularia
- Bar-winged Cinclodes _____ (uncommon winter
visitor)
Cinclodes fuscus
- LONG-TAILED CINCLODES _____ (uncommon to common
resident)
Cinclodes pabsti
- Rufous Hornero _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(abundant)
Furnarius rufus
- Tufted Tit-Spinetail _____ (common,
locally)
Leptasthenura platensis
- ARAUCARIA TIT-SPINETAIL (nt) _____ N jul:03
(common, locally)
Leptasthenura setaria
- STRIOLATED TIT-SPINETAIL _____ N
oct:06 (common resident)
Leptasthenura striolata
- Chotoy Spinetail _____ S oct:04,06
(mostly common resident)
Schoeniophylax phryganophilus
- Rufous-capped Spinetail _____ N
oct:06 (common resident)
Synallaxis ruficapilla
- Sooty-fronted Spinetail _____ (common resident)
Synallaxis frontalis
- Spix's
(or Chicli) Spinetail _____ (very common resident)
Synallaxis spixi
- Gray-bellied Spinetail _____ (common resident)
Synallaxis cinerascens
- Olive Spinetail _____ (common resident)
Cranioleuca obsoleta
- Stripe-crowned Spinetail _____ (common resident)
Cranioleuca pyrrhophia
- Sulphur-bearded Spinetail _____ (scarce resident,
locally)
Cranioleuca sulphurifera
- Yellow-chinned Spinetail _____
N S jul:03 oct:04,06 (resident)
Certhiaxis cinnamomea
- Short-billed Canastero _____ (common resident,
locally)
Asthenes baeri
- Orange-eyed Thornbird _____ (uncommon)
Phacellodomus ferrugineigula
- Freckle-breasted Thornbird _____ (uncommon
resident)
Phacellodomus striaticollis
- Greater Thornbird _____ (uncommon resident)
Phacellodomus ruber
- CANEBREAK GROUNDCREEPER (t3) _____ N oct:06 (rare)
Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides
- Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail (nt) _____
(scarce resident)
Spartonoica maluroides
- Wren-like Rushbird _____ S oct:06 (common resident)
Phleocryptes melanops
- Curve-billed Reedhaunter _____
(moderately common
resident)
Limnornis curvirostris
- Straight-billed Reedhaunter _____ (moderately
common resident)
Limnornis rectirostris
- Firewood-gatherer _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(common resident)
Anumbius annumbi
- Lark-like Brushrunner _____ (common resident,
locally)
Coryphistera alaudina
- Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper _____ (common resident)
Lochmias nematura
- Brown Cachalote _____ (common resident,
locally)
Pseudoseisura lophotes
- Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner _____ (mostly common
resident)
Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
- Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner _____
(scarce)
Philydor lichtensteini
- Black-capped Foliage-gleaner _____ (uncommon)
Philydor atricapillus
- Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner _____ (fairly common
resident)
Philydor rufum
- White-eyed Foliage-gleaner _____ (rare)
Automolus leucophthalmus
- Rufous-breasted Leafscraper _____ (uncommon
resident)
Sclerurus scansor
- Sharp-billed Treehunter _____ (common resident)
Heliobletus contaminatus
- Streaked Xenops _____ (uncommon)
Xenops rutilans
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper _____ N jul:03
(common resident)
Sittasomus griseicapillus
- Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper _____ (uncommon
resident)
Drymornis bridgesii
- White-throated Woodcreeper _____ (uncommon summer)
Xiphocolaptes albicollis
- Planalto Woodcreeper _____ (mostly common resident)
Dendrocolaptes platyrostris
- Narrow-billed Woodcreeper _____ (common resident)
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
- Scalloped
(has been part of Scaled)
Woodcreeper _____ N oct:06 (common resident)
Lepidocolaptes falcinellus
- Lesser Woodcreeper _____ (uncommon resident)
Xiphorhyncus
(formerly Lepidocolaptes) fuscus
- Black-billed Scythebill _____ (rare)
Campylorhamphus falcularius
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06
(common resident)
Cyclarhis gujanensis
- "Chivi" Red-eyed Vireo _____ N
oct:06 (common summer
resident)
Vireo olivaceus diversus
- Rufous-crowned Greenlet _____ N
oct:06 (uncommon probable
resident)
Hylophilus poecilotis
- AZURE JAY (nt) _____ N jul:03
oct:06
(resident,
locally)
Cyanocorax caeruleus
- Plush-crested Jay _____ (resident, from scarce to
very common)
Cyanocorax chrysops
- White-winged Swallow _____ (common)
Tachycineta albiventer
- White-rumped Swallow _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(abundant in late
summer)
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
- Chilean Swallow _____ (uncommon winter visitor)
Tachycineta meyeni
- Brown-chested Martin _____ N
S oct:04,06 (summer resident,
common to abundant)
Progne
(formerly Phaeoprogne) tapera
- Gray-breasted Martin _____ N
S oct:04,06
(common summer resident)
Progne chalybea
- Blue-and-white Swallow _____ N
S jul:03
oct:04,06 (throughout, but two
races)
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Tawny-headed Swallow _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06
(uncommon)
Alopochelidon
(formerly Stelgidopteryx) fucata
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow _____ S
oct:06 uncommon,
mostly summer
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Sand Martin
(or Bank Swallow) _____ S oct:04,06
(rare summer visitor)
Riparia riparia
- Barn Swallow _____ S oct:04,06 (summer visitor)
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
- American Cliff Swallow _____ (summer visitor)
Petrochelidon (formerly Hirundo) pyrrhonota
- Sedge
(or Grass) Wren _____ (rare)
Cistothorus platensis
- "Southern" House Wren _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(common)
Troglodytes aedon musculus
- Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher (nt) _____
(rare)
Polioptila guianensis
- Masked Gnatcatcher _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06
(resident)
Polioptila dumicola
- Chalk-browed Mockingbird _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06
(usually common
resident)
Mimus saturninus
- White-banded Mockingbird _____ (uncommon winter
visitor)
Mimus triurus
- Yellow-legged Thrush _____ (uncommon summer
resident)
Platycichia flavipes
- Eastern Slaty Thrush _____ (locally abundant
resident)
Turdus subalaris
- Pale-breasted Thrush _____ S
oct:06 (common, probably
resident)
Turdus leucomelas
- Rufous-bellied Thrush ______ N
S jul:03
oct:04,06
Turdus rufiventris
- Creamy-bellied Thrush _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(throughout, but
numbers fluctuate)
Turdus amaurochalinus
- White-necked Thrush _____ (resident)
Turdus albicollis
- Short-billed Pipit _____ S oct:06 (common resident)
Anthus furcatus
- Yellowish Pipit _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(common resident)
Anthus lutescens
- Correndera Pipit _____ (common resident)
Anthus correndera
- Ochre-breasted Pipit (t3) _____ (rare)
Anthus nattereri
- Hellmayr's Pipit _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (common resident)
Anthus hellmayri
- Blue-naped Chlorophonia _____ (scarce)
Chlorophonia cyanea
- Chestnut-bellied Euphonia _____ (common resident,
locally)
Euphonia pectoralis
- Golden-rumped Euphonia _____ (uncommon resident)
Euphonia cyanocephala
- Green-chinned Euphonia (nt) _____
(uncommon resident)
Euphonia chalyba
- Violaceous Euphonia _____ (scarce resident)
Euphonia violacea
- Purple-throated Euphonia _____ (the most common
euphonia)
Euphonia chlorotica
- Hooded Siskin _____ N S oct:06
(common to abundant resident)
Carduelis magellanica
- Tropical Parula _____
N S jul:03 oct:06 (common resident)
Parula pitiayumi
- White-rimmed Warbler _____ N jul:03
(often abundant
resident)
Basileuterus leucoblepharus
- Stripe-crowned Warbler _____ N jul:03
oct:06
(common to abundant
resident)
Basileuterus culcivorus azarae
- Southern Yellowthroat
_____ N jul:03 (common resident)
Geothlypis velata
- Red-rumped Cacique _____ (seasonal movements)
Cacicus haemorrhous
- Golden-winged Cacique _____ N jul:03
oct:06 (common resident)
Cacicus chrysopterus
- Epaulet Oriole _____ S oct:06 (resident)
Icterus cayanensis
- SAFFRON-COWLED BLACKBIRD (t3) _____ N
S
jul:03 oct:04,06 (uncommon to rare resident)
Xanthopsar
(formerly Agelaius) flavus
- Yellow-winged Blackbird _____ S oct:04,06
(common resident, locally)
Agelaius thilius
- Unicolored Blackbird _____ (very local)
Agelaius cyanopus
- Chestnut-capped Blackbird _____ N
S jul:03
oct:04,06 (abundant resident)
Chrysomus
(formerly Agelaius) ruficapillus
- White-browed Blackbird _____ N
S oct:04,06 (common resident, locally)
Sturnella supercillaris
- Yellow-rumped Marshbird _____ N jul:03
oct:06
(somewhat common
resident)
Pseudoleistes guirahuro
- Brown-and-yellow Marshbird _____ N
S
jul:03 oct:04,06 (common resident)
Pseudoleistes virescens
- Scarlet-headed Blackbird _____ N
S jul:03
oct:04,06 (uncommon resident)
Amblyramphus holosericeus
- Chopi Blackbird _____ S oct:04 (common resident)
Gnorimopsar chopi
- Baywing
(has been called Bay-winged Cowbird) _____ S oct:06
(common resident)
Aqelaioides badius
- Screaming Cowbird _____ S oct:06
(somewhat common resident)
Molothrus rufoaxillaris
- Shiny Cowbird _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06
(abundant resident)
Molothrus bonariensis
- Bananaquit _____ N jul:03 (common to scarce (N to S)
resident)
Coereba flaveola chloropyga
- Rufous-collared Sparrow _____ N
S jul:03
oct:04,06 (common to abundant)
Zonotrichia capensis subtorquata
- Grassland Sparrow _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06 (common to abundant)
Myospiza
(formerly Ammodramus) humeralis
- Red-crested Cardinal _____ S oct:04,06 (common to abundant
resident)
Paroaria coronata
- YELLOW CARDINAL (t2) _____ (scarce resident)
Gubernatrix cristata
- Chestnut-backed Tanager _____ N oct:06 (common resident)
Tangara preciosa
- Green-headed Tanager _____ (rare)
Tangara seledon
- Red-necked Tanager ______ N oct:06
(rare)
Tangara cyanocephala
- Fawn-breasted Tanager _____ N jul:03
oct:06
(common resident)
Pipraeidea melanonota
- Diademed Tanager _____ N oct:06 (common to abundant
resident)
Stephanophurus diadematus
- Blue-and-yellow Tanager _____ N
S jul:03 oct:06
(common to abundant
resident)
Thraupis bonariensis
- Palm Tanager _____ (scarce resident)
Thraupis palmarum
- Azure-shouldered Tanager (nt) _____ N jul:03
(uncommon, locally)
Thraupis cyanoptera
- Sayaca Tanager _____ N
S oct:04,06
(common to abundant)
Thraupis sayaca
- Red Tanager _____ (scarce summer
resident)
Piranga saira
- Red-crowned Ant Tanager _____ (common resident,
uncommon in west)
Habia rubica
- Black-goggled Tanager _____ (common to abundant
resident)
Trichotraupis melanops
- Ruby-crowned Tanager _____ (resident)
Tachyphonus coronatus
- Guira Tanager _____ (common resident)
Hemithraupis guira
- Chestnut-headed Tanager _____ (resident)
Pyrrhocoma ruficeps
- Magpie Tanager _____ (rare, locally)
Cissopis leveriana
- Swallow-Tanager _____ (uncommon summer resident)
Tersina viridis
- Blue Dacnis _____ (scarce to uncommon resident)
Dacnis cayana
- Chestnut-vented Conebill ______
(uncommon probable resident)
Conirostrum speciosum
- Blue-black Grassquit _____ S oct:06 (locally abundant)
Volatinia jacarina
- Blackish-blue Seedeater (nt) _____
(scarce)
Amaurospiza moesta
- Black-bellied Seedeater _____ (common summer
resident, locally)
Sporophila melanogaster
- Marsh Seedeater (t2) _____ (rare)
Sporophila palustris
- Dark-throated Seedeater (nt) _____ (rare)
Sporophila ruficollis
- Tawny-bellied Seedeater _____ (scarce)
Sporophila hypoxantha
- Capped Seedeater _____ (common summer resident)
Sporophila bouvreuil
- Double-collared Seedeater _____ S
oct:06 (common to
abundant)
Sporophila caerulescens
- Rusty-collared Seedeater _____ (scarce)
Sporophila collaris
- Plumbeous Seedeater _____ (rare)
Sporophila plumbea
- Lesser Seed Finch _____ (rare)
Oryzoborus angolensis
- Red Pileated Finch _____ S oct:06
(resident)
Coryphospingus cucullatus
- Pampa Finch _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (common to abundant
resident)
(has been called Great Pampa Finch)
Embernagra platensis
- Lesser Grass Finch _____ (uncommon resident)
Emberizoides ypiranganus
- Wedge-tailed Grass Finch _____ (common resident)
Emberizoides herbicola
- Grassland Yellow Finch _____ N S oct:06 (at some
places common
resident)
Sicalis luteola
- Saffron Finch _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (common to abundant resident)
Sicalis flaveola
- Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch ______ N
jul:03
Poospiza nigrorufa
- Black-capped Warbling Finch _____ (scarce resident)
Poospiza melanoleuca
- Red-rumped Warbling Finch _____ N oct:06 (resident,
some places common)
Poospiza lateralis
- Bay-chested Warbling Finch _____ N oct:06 (rare)
Poospiza thoracica
- Long-tailed Reed Finch _____ (fairly common
resident)
Donacospiza albifrons
- Uniform Finch _____ (uncommon)
Haplospiza unicolor
- Ultramarine Grosbeak _____ (resident)
Cyanocompsa brissonii
- Glaucous-blue Grosbeak _____ (uncommon resident)
(was called Indigo Grosbeak)
Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
- Golden-billed Saltator _____ (common resident)
Saltator aurantiirostris
- Thick-billed Saltator _____ N jul:03 oct:06 (uncommon resident)
Saltator maxiliosus
- Green-winged Saltator _____ (uncommon resident)
Saltator similis
- Black-throated Grosbeak _____ (uncommon,
locally)
Saltator
(formerly Pitylus) fuliginosus
- Common Waxbill _____ (introduced, urban)
Estrilda astrild
- House Sparrow _____ N
S jul:03 oct:04,06 (introduced, common)
Passer domesticus