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BIRDS of 
Rio Grande 
do Sul
the southernmost state
of Brazil


A List compiled by Armas Hill


Noting those found during
Focus On Nature Tours
with an (*)

With the following notations: 

N: north of Porto Alegre
S: south of Porto Alegre

jul:   in July (03: 2003)
oct:  in October (04: 2004, 06: 2006, 09: 2009)

U: in adjacent Uruguay

oct:  in October (09: 2009)

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

(ph):  species with a photo in the FONT web-site

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.

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Brazil

A Complete List of Brazil Birds, in 3 parts: 
Part #1: Tinamous to Doves
Part #2: Macaws to Flycatchers 
Part #3: Antshrikes to Grosbeaks

Birds during FONT Brazil Tours in Mato Grosso

Birds during FONT Brazil Tours in Minas Gerais

Birds during FONT Tours in Southeast Brazil

Mammals & Other Wildlife in Brazil  (with some photos)

Directory of Photos in this Website

 

Bird-List:

1. Solitary Tinamou (nt) _____  (rare resident)
   Tinamus s. solitarius
   
   
2. Brown Tinamou  (*) _____ N oct:06  (common resident)
   Crypturellus obsoletus
   
   
3. Yellow-legged Tinamou (nt) _____  (rare resident)
   Crypturellus noctivagus
   
   
4. Small-billed Tinamou _____  (resident)
   Crypturellus parvirostris
   
   
5. Tataupa Tinamou _____  (common resident)
   Crypturellus tataupa
   
   
6. Red-winged Tinamou _____  (uncommon resident)
   Rhynchotus rufescens
   
   
7. Spotted Nothura  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06,09  (common to abundant resident)
   Nothura maculosa 
   
   
8. Greater Rhea (nt) (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06,09  (uncommon resident)
   Rhea americana intermedia
   
   
9. Speckled Chachalaca _____  (uncommon resident)
   Ortalis guttata
   
   
10. Dusky-legged Guan  (ph) (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (common resident)
    Penelope obscura
    
    
11. Black-fronted Piping Guan (t3) _____
    Pipile jacutinga
    
    
12. Spot-winged Wood Quail _____  (rare resident)
    Odontophorus gujanensis
    
    
13. Southern Screamer  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
    Chauna torquata
    
    
14. Fulvous Whistling Duck  (*) _____ S oct:04,06  (common to abundant resident)
    Dendrocygna bicolor
    
    
15. White-faced Whistling Duck  (ph) (*)  _____ S oct:04,06,09  (abundant resident)
    Dendrocygna viduata
    
    
16. Black-necked Swan  (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (uncommon resident)
    Cygnus melancoryphus
    
    
17. Coscoroba Swan  (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (uncommon resident)
    Coscoroba coscoroba
    
    
18. Muscovy Duck  (ph)  _____
    Cairina moschata
    
    
19. Comb Duck  (*) _____ S oct:06  (uncommon)
    Sarkidiornis sylvicola
    
    
20. Ringed Teal  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (uncommon)
    Callonetta leucophrys 
    
    
21. Brazilian Teal  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (abundant resident)
    Amazonetta brasiliensis
    
    
22. Chiloe (or Southern) Wigeon _____  (uncommon)
    Anas sibilatrix
    
    
23. Speckled Teal  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (common resident)
    Anas flavirostris
    
    
24. Yellow-billed (or Brown) Pintail  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (very common resident)
    Anas georgica
    
    
25. Silver Teal  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (fairly common resident)
    Anas versicolor
    
    
26. Red Shoveler  (*) _____ S oct:09  (uncommon)
    Anas platalea 
    
    
27. Rosy-billed Pochard  (*) _____ S oct:04,06  (all year, numbers vary)
    Netta peposaca
    
    
28. Black-headed Duck  (*) _____ S oct:04  (uncommon)
    Heteronetta atricapilla
    
    
29. Masked Duck _____  (fairly common resident)
    Nononyx dominica
    
    
30. Lake Duck _____  (uncommon)
    Oxyura vittata
    
    
31. Magellanic Penguin (nt) (ph) (*) _____ S: oct:09  (along shore)
    Spheniscus mendiculus  
    
    
32. Wandering Albatross (t3) _____  (offshore)
    Diomedea exulans
    (includes "Snowy Albatross", Diomedea e. exulans & "Tristan Albatross", Diomedia exulans antipodensis)  
    
    
33. (Northern/Southern) Royal Albatross (t2/3) (ph) _____  (offshore)
    Diomedea sanfordi:  Northern Royal Albatross
    Diomedea epomophora:  Southern Royal Albatross
     
    
34. Black-browed Albatross (nt) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04  (from shore)
    Thalassarche (formerly Diomedea) melanophrys
    
    
35. Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (nt) _____   (from shore)
    Thalassarche (formerly Diomedea) chlororhynchos
    
    
36. Southern Giant-Petrel (t3) (ph) _____  (from shore)
    Macronectes giganteus
    
    
37. Southern Fulmar  (ph) _____  (offshore)
    Fulmarus glacialoides
    
    
38. Cape Petrel (or Pintado) (ph) _____  (from shore)
    Daption capense
    
    
39. Atlantic (or Hooded) Petrel _____  (offshore)
    Pterodroma incerta
    
    
40. White-chinned Petrel (t3) (*) _____ S oct:04  (from shore)
    Procellaria aequinoctialis
    
    
41. Spectacled Petrel (t1) _____  (has been split from the White-chinned Petrel)
    Procellaria conspicillata
    
    
42. Manx Shearwater  (*) ______ S oct:06  (offshore) (in Oct '06, a dead bird found on the beach)
    Puffinus puffinus
    
    
43. Wilson's Storm Petrel  (ph) (*) ______ S oct:04  (from shore)
    Oceanites oceanicus
    
    
44. White-tufted Grebe  (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (uncommon resident)
    Rollandia rolland
    
    
45. Least Grebe  (ph) _____  (uncommon resident)
    Tachybabtus dominicus
    
    
46. Pied-billed Grebe  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (abundant resident)
    Podilymbus podiceps
    
    
47. Great Grebe  (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
    Podiceps major
    
    
48. Chilean Flamingo (nt) (ph) _____
    Phoenicopterus chilensis
    
    
49. Wood Stork  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (summer visitor)
    Mycteria americana
    
    
50. Maguari Stork  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
    Ciconia maguari
    
    
51. Bare-faced Ibis  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (very common resident)
    Phimosus infuscatus
    
    
52. White-faced Ibis  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09 (abundant resident)
    Plegadis chihi
    
    
53. Plumbeous Ibis  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:06  (uncommon resident)
    Theristicus caerulescens
    
    
54. Buff-necked Ibis  (ph) (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (common resident)
    Theristicus caudatus
    
    
55. Roseate Spoonbill  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common)
    Ajaia ajaja
    
    
56. Whistling Heron  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (very common resident)
    Syrigma sibilatrix
    
    
57. Cocoi Heron  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09 (common resident) (has been called White-necked Heron)
    Ardea cocoi
    
    
58. Great Egret  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09 (abundant resident)
    Casmerodius alba
    
    
59. Western Cattle Egret  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common)
    Bubulcus ibis
    
    
60. Snowy Egret  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09 (abundant resident)
    Egretta thula brewsteri
    
    
61. Little Blue Heron  (ph) (*) ______ S oct:04,06  (uncommon)
    Egretta caerulea
    
    
62. Striated Heron  (ph) (*) _____ N S oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
    Butorides striatus
    
    
63. Black-crowned Night Heron  (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (fairly common resident)
    Nycticorax nycticorax
    
    
64. Fasciated Tiger Heron _____  (local)
    Tigrisoma fasciatum
    
    
65. Rufescent Tiger Heron  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:09  (uncommon resident)
    Tigrisoma lineatum
    
    
66. Stripe-backed Bittern _____
    Ixobrychus exilis
    
    
67. Pinnated Bittern  (ph) _____  (uncommon resident)
    Botaurus pinnatus
    
    
68. Magnificent Frigatebird  (ph) (*) _____ N jul:03  (rare along coast)
    Fregata magnificens
    
    
69. Neotropic Cormorant  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (abundant resident)
    Phalacocorax brasilianus
    
    
70. Anhinga  (*) _____ S oct:09  (uncommon resident)
    Anhinga anhinga
    
    
71. Black Vulture  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06  (abundant N; uncommon S)
    Coragyps atratus
    
    
72. Turkey Vulture  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (common to abundant)
    Cathartes aura
    
    
73. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (resident)
    Cathartes burrovianus
    
    
74. Southern Crested Caracara  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
    Caracara plancus
    
    
75. Yellow-headed Caracara  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06  (common resident)
    Milvago c. chimachima
    
    
76. Chimango Caracara  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (usually abundant)
    Milvago c. chimango
    
    
77. Barred Forest Falcon _____  (uncommon resident)
    Micrastur r. ruficollis
    
    
78. American Kestrel  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06  (common to abundant resident)
    Falco sparverius
    
    
79. Aplomado Falcon  (ph) (*) _____ N jul:03  (uncommon resident)
    Falco f. femoralis
    
    
80. Peregrine Falcon  (ph)  _____
    Falco peregrinus
    
    
81. Osprey  (ph)  _____  (rare visitor)
    Pandion haliaetus 
    
    
82. Swallow-tailed Kite  (*) _____ N oct:06  (uncommon migrant)
    Elanoides forficatus
    
    
83. White-tailed Kite  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06  (fairly common resident)
    Elanus leucurus
    
    
84. Snail Kite  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U  oct:09  (abundant resident)
    Rostrhamus sociabilis
    
    
85. Rufous-thighed Kite _____  (rare)
    Harpagus diodon
    
    
86. Plumbeous Kite _____  (uncommon summer resident)
    Ictinia plumbea
    
    
87. Long-winged Harrier  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
    Circus buffoni
    
    
    
    
    
    Two photographs (above & below) of Long-winged Harriers during the FONT October 2009 tour
    in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    The upper photo shows the bird to be aptly named.    
    (photo by Marie Gardner)
    
    
    
    
    
88. Cinereous Harrier  (*) ______ S oct:04,06
    Circus cinereus
    
    
89. Rufous-thighed Hawk _____ (uncommon)  (was conspecific with Sharp-shinned Hawk)
    Accipiter erythronemius
    
    
90. Bicolored Hawk _____  (uncommon)
    Accipiter bicolor
    
    
91. Great Black Hawk  (*) _____ S oct:09  (resident)
    Buteogallus urubitinga
    
    
92. Savanna Hawk  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (fairly common resident)
    Buteogallus meridionalis
    
    
93. Bay-winged Hawk _____
    Parabuteo u. unicinctus
    
    
94. Black-collared Hawk  (ph)  _____
    Busarellus nigricollis leucocephalus 
    
    
95. Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:09  (uncommon resident)
    Geranoaetus m. melanoleucus
    
    
96. Roadside Hawk  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09 (abundant resident)
    Buteo magnirostris 
    
    
97. White-rumped Hawk _____  (rare)
    Buteo leucorrhous
    
    
98. Short-tailed Hawk  (ph) _____
    Buteo b. brachyurus
    
    
99. Swainson's Hawk _____  (rare summer visitor)
    Buteo swainsonii
    
    
100. White-tailed Hawk  (*) ______ S oct:04  (uncommon resident)
     Buteo a. albicaudatus
     
     
101. Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle _____  (rare)
     Spizastur melanoleucus
     
     
102. Black Hawk-Eagle _____  (uncommon)
     Spizaetus t. tyrannus
     
     
103. Limpkin  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (common resident)
     Aramus guarauna
     
     
104. Plumbeous Rail _____  (common resident)
     Pardirallus sanguinolentus
     
     
105. Blackish Rail _____  (fairly common resident)
     Pardirallus nigricans
     
     
106. Spotted Rail _____  (uncommon)
     Pardirallus maculatus
     
     
107. Gray-necked Wood Rail  (ph) _____  (common resident)
     Aramides calopterus
     
     
108. Giant Wood Rail  (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
     Aramides ypecaha
     
     
109. Slaty-breasted Wood Rail _____  (common resident)
     Aramides saracura
     
     
110. Rufous-sided Crake  (*)  _____ S oct:04  (resident)
     Laterallus melanophaius
     
     
111. Red-and-white Crake _____  (rare)
     Laterallus leucopyrrhus
     
     
112. Speckled Crake  (*) ______ N jul:03  (rarely found)
     Coturnicops notatus
     
     
113. Spot-flanked Gallinule  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (common resident)
     Gallinula melanops
     
     
114. Common Gallinule (or Moorhen) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (abundant)
     Gallinula chloropus
     
     
115. Purple Gallinule  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:06  (fairly common summer resident)
     Porphyrula martinicus
     
     
116. Red-gartered Coot  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (uncommon)
     Fulica armilata
     
     
117. White-winged Coot  (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (common to locally abundant)
     Fulica leucoptera
     
     
118. Red-fronted Coot  (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (scarce)
     Fulica rufifrons
     
     
119. Red-legged Seriema  (ph) (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (uncommon resident)
     Cariama cristata
     
     
120. Wattled Jacana  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (abundant resident)
     Jacana jacana
     
     
121. South American Painted Snipe _____  (rare)
     Nycticryphes semicollaris
     
     
122. American Oystercatcher  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (abundant resident)
     Haematopus palliatus
     
     
123. White-backed Stilt  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09 (abundant resident)
     Himantopus melanurus
     
     
124. Southern Lapwing  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (abundant resident)
     Vanellus chilensis
     
     
125. American Golden Plover  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (common to abundant summer visitor)
     Pluvialis dominica
     
     
126. Grey (or Black-bellied) Plover  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:04,09  (uncommon summer visitor)
     Pluvialis squatarola
     
     
127. Semipalmated Plover  (ph) _____  (scarce summer visitor)
     Charadrius semipalmatus
     
     
128. Collared Plover  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06  (common resident)
     Charadrius collaris
     
     
129. Two-banded Plover  (ph) _____  (common winter visitor)
     Charadrius falklandicus
     
     
130. Rufous-chested Dotterel _____  (common winter visitor)
     Charadrius (formerly Zonibyx) modestus
     
     
131. Tawny-throated Dotterel _____  (scarce winter visitor)
     Oreopholus ruficollis
     
     
132. Hudsonian Godwit  (*) _____ S oct:06  (scarce summer visitor)
     Limosa haemastica
     
     
133. Upland Sandpiper _____  (scarce summer visitor)
     Bartramia longicauda
     
     
134. Greater Yellowlegs  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common visitor)
     Tringa melanoleuca
     
     
135. Lesser Yellowlegs  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common visitor)
     Tringa flavipes
     
     
136. Solitary Sandpiper  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:06  (scarce summer visitor)
     Tringa solitaria
     
     
137. Spotted Sandpiper  (ph) _____  (rare summer visitor)
     Actitis macularia
     
     
138. Ruddy Turnstone  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:06  (scarce visitor)
     Arenaria interpres
     
     
139. Red Knot  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (visitor)
     Calidris canutus rufa
     
     
     
     
     Red Knot 
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
140. Sanderling  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06  (abundant visitor)
     Calidris alba 
     
     
     
     
     Sanderling
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
141. White-rumped Sandpiper  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:04,06  (common summer visitor)
     Calidris fuscicollis
     
     
     
     
     White-rumped Sandpiper
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
142. Baird's Sandpiper  (*) _____ S oct:06,09
     Calidris bairdii
     
     
143. Pectoral Sandpiper  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (uncommon summer visitor)
     Calidris melanotos
     
     
     
     
     Pectoral Sandpiper
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
144. Stilt Sandpiper _____  (scarce visitor)
     Calidris himantopus
     
     
145. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nt) (ph) (*) _____ S oct:09  (locally common summer visitor)
     Tryngites subruficollis
     
     
146. South American Snipe  (*) _____  N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
     Gallinago paraguaiae
     
     
147. Giant Snipe _____  (uncommon)
     Gallinago undulata
     
     
148. Wilson's Phalarope  (*) _____ S oct:06  (rare summer visitor)
     Phalaropus tricolor
     
     
149. Snowy Sheathbill _____
     Chionis alba
     
     
150. Parasitic Jaeger (or Arctic Skua) (ph) (*) ______ S oct:04
     Stercorarius parasiticus
     
     
151. Kelp Gull  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (coastal resident)
     Larus dominicanus
     
     
152. Olrog's Gull  (*) ______ S oct:04,09
     Larus atlanticus
     
     
153. Gray-hooded Gull  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09
     Chroicocepjalus (formerly Larus) cirrocephalus
     
     
154. Brown-hooded Gull  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (abundant resident)
     Chroicocephalus (formerly Larus) maculipennis
     
     
155. Large-billed Tern  (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (resident)
     Phaetusa simplex
     
     
156. Gull-billed Tern _____  (uncommon)
     Gelochelidon (formerly Sterna) nilotica
     
     
157. South American Tern  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (sporadically common)
     Sterna hirundinacea
     
     
158. Common Tern  (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (uncommon summer visitor)
     Sterna h. hirundo
     
     
159. Antarctic Tern  (*) ______ S oct:04,06,09
     Sterna vittata
     
     
160. Snowy-crowned Tern  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common resident) (also called Trudeau's Tern) 
     Sterna trudeaui 
     
     
161. Yellow-billed Tern  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (uncommon resident)
     Sternula (formerly Sterna) superciliaris
     
     
162. Royal Tern  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (uncommon resident)
     Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) m. maxima
     
     
163. Cayenne Tern  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (scarce to abundant)
     Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) eurygnatha 
     
     
164. Black Skimmer  (ph) (*) _____ N S  jul:03 oct:04,06,09
     Rynchops nigra intercedens 
     
     
165. Common (or Feral) Pigeon  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (introduced, mostly urban)
     Columba livia
     
     
166. Picazuro Pigeon  (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (common to abundant)
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) picazuro
     
     
167. Spot-winged Pigeon  (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (abundant)
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) maculosa
     
     
168. Pale-vented Pigeon  (*) _____ S oct:04  (uncommon)
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) cayennensis sylvestris
     
     
169. Plumbeous Pigeon _____  (scarce)
     Patagioenas (formerly Columba) p. plumbea
     
     
170. Eared Dove  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (abundant)
     Zenaida auriculata
     
     
171. Ruddy Ground Dove  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common to abundant)
     Columbina talpacoti
     
     
172. Picui Ground Dove  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (abundant)
     Columbina picui
     
     
173. White-tipped Dove  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06  (very common resident)
     Leptotila verrreauxi
     
     
174. Gray-fronted Dove _____  (common resident)
     Leptotila rufaxilla
     
     
175. Ruddy Quail-Dove _____  (uncommon resident)
     Geotrygon m. montana
     
     
176. Glaucous Macaw _____  (formerly occurred, now extinct)
     Anodorhynchus glaucus
     
     
177. Blue-winged Macaw (t3) _____  (formerly common, now rare)
     Primolius  (formerly Propyrrhula)  maracana
     
     
178. Reddish-bellied Parakeet  (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (common resident)
     Pyrrhura frontalis
     
     
179. Monk Parakeet  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (abundant resident)
     Myiopsitta monachus
     
     
180. Pileated Parrot _____  (uncommon) (has also been called Red-capped Parrot)
     Pionopsitta pileata
     
     
181. Scaly-headed Parrot  (*) _____ N oct:06  (common)
     Pionus maximiliani
     
     
182. RED-SPECTACLED AMAZON (or PARROT) (t2) (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:09  (local resident)
     Amazona pretrei
     
     
183. Vinaceous-breasted Amazon (or Parrot) (t2) (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (uncommon resident)
     Amazona vinacea
     
     
184. BLUE-BELLIED PARROT (t3) _____  (scarce resident)
     Triclaria malachitacea
     
     
185. Ash-colored Cuckoo _____  (scarce)
     Coccycua (formerly Coccyzus) cinerea
     
     
186. Yellow-billed Cuckoo _____  (scarce summer visitor)
     Coccyzus americanus
     
     
187. Dark-billed Cuckoo _____  (common summer resident)
     Coccyzus melacoryphus
     
     
188. Squirrel Cuckoo  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06  (common resident)
     Piaya melanogaster
     
     
189. Greater Ani _____  (scarce)
     Crotophaga major
     
     
190. Smooth-billed Ani  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:04,06  (abundant resident)
     Crotophaga ani
     
     
191. Guira Cuckoo  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (abundant resident)
     Guira guira 
     
     
192. Striped Cuckoo  (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (common resident)
     Tapera naevia
     
     
193. Pheasant Cuckoo _____  (rare)
     Dromococcyx phasianellus
     
     
194. Barn Owl  (ph) _____  (uncommon resident)
     Tyto alba tuidara
     
     
195. Tropical Screech Owl _____  (common)
     Megascops (formerly Otus) choliba
     
     
196. Long-tufted Screech Owl _____  (common to abundant)
     Megascops (formerly Otus) sanctaecatarinae
     
     
197. Great Horned Owl  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (rare)
     Bubo virginianus nacurutu
     
     
198. Ferruginous Pygmy Owl  (ph) _____  (rare)
     Glaucidium b. brasilianum
     
     
199. Burrowing Owl  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (common to abundant)
     Athene cunicuaria grallaria
     
     
200. Rusty-barred Owl _____  (fairly common resident)
     Strix hylophila
     
     
201. Striped Owl  (ph) _____  (uncommon resident)
     Psedoscops (formerly Asio) clamator
     
     
202. Short-eared Owl  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:06 
     Asio flammeus suinda
     
     
203. Common Potoo _____  (fairly common)  (has also been called Gray Potoo)
     Nyctibius g. griseus
     
     
204. Short-tailed Nighthawk _____  (common summer resident)  (has also been called Semicollared Nighthawk)  
     Lurocalis semitorquatus natteri  (this southern subspecies has been called "Chestnut-banded Nighthawk")
     
     
205. Nacunda Nighthawk _____  (common to abundant)
     Podager n, nacunda
     
     
206. Pauraque  (ph) _____  (scarce)
     Nyctidromus albicollis
     
     
207. Rufous Nightjar  (ph) _____  (scarce)
     Caprimulgus rufus
     
     
208. Little Nightjar  (ph) _____  (common)
     Caprimulgus parvulus
     
     
209. Scissor-tailed Nightjar  (ph) _____  (common)
     Hydropsalis torquata (formerly brasiliana)
     
     
210. Sickle-winged Nightjar _____  (rare)
     Eleothreptus anomalus
     
     
211. Sooty Swift ______  (common)
     Cypseloides fumigatus
     
     
212. White-collared Swift  (*) _____ N jul:03  (common to abundant)
     Streptoprocne zonaris
     
     
213. Biscutate Swift _____
     Streptoprocne biscutata
     
     
214. Gray-rumped Swift  (*) _____ S oct:06  (moderately common)
     Cypseloides senex
     
     
215. Ashy-tailed Swift  (*) _____ S oct:04,06  (common)
     Chaetura meridionalis
     
     
216. Scale-throated Hermit _____  (common)
     Phaethornis eurynome
     
     
217. Black Jacobin  (ph) _____  (scarce)
     Florisuga (formerly melanotrochilus) fuscus
     
     
218. Black-throated Mango  (ph) _____  (uncommon)
     Anthracothorax nigricollis
     
     
219. Black-breasted Plovercrest  (ph) _____  (moderately common resident)
     Stephanoxis lalandi
     
     
220. Glittering-bellied Emerald  (ph) _____  (common, mostly summer)
     Chlorostilbon aureoventris
     
     
221. Violet-capped Woodnymph  (*) _____ N jul:03  (moderately common)
     Thalurania glaucopis
     
     
222. Gilded Sapphire  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (common to abundant resident)
     Hylocharis chrysura
     
     
223. White-throated Hummingbird  (ph) (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (common to abundant resident)
     Leucochloris albicollis
     
     
224. Versicolored Emerald _____  (uncommon)
     Amazilia versicolor
     
     
225. Blue-tufted Starthroat  (ph) _____  (moderately common)
     Heliomaster furcifer
     
     
226. Amethyst Woodstar _____  (scarce)
     Calliphlox amethystina
     
     
227. Black-throated Trogon _____  (scarce)
     Trogon rufus
     
     
228. Surucua Trogon  (*) _____ N oct:06  (common resident)
     Trogon s. surrucura  (this southern subspecies referred to as "Orange-bellied Trogon")
     
     
229. Ringed Kingfisher  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
     Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) torquata
     
     
230. Amazon Kingfisher  (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (common resident)
     Chloroceryle amazona
     
     
231. Green Kingfisher  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:04  (common resident)
     Chloroceryle americana
     
     
232. Rufous-capped Motmot _____  (scarce resident)
     Baryphthengus ruficapillus
     
     
233. White-eared Puffbird _____  (moderately common resident)
     Nystalus chacuru
     
     
234. Saffron Toucanet (nt) (ph) _____
     Bailonius bailioni
     
     
235. Green-billed Toucan  (ph) (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (formerly common, now scarce resident) (has been called Red-breasted Toucan)
     Ramphastos dicolorus
     
     
236. Toco Toucan  (ph) _____  (scarce)
     Ramphastos toco
     
     
237. MOTTLED PICULET (nt) (*) _____ N oct:06  (common resident)
     Picumnus nebulosus
     
     
238. Ochre-collared Piculet _____  (uncommon resident)
     Picumnus temminckii
     
     
239. White Woodpecker  (ph) _____  (scarce)
     Melanerpes candidus
     
     
240. Yellow-fronted Woodpecker  (ph) _____  (common)
     Melanerpes flavifrons
     
     
241. Checkered Woodpecker _____  (locally common)
     Picoides mixtus
     
     
242. White-spotted Woodpecker  (*) _____ N oct:06  (very common resident)
     Veniliornis passerinus
     
     
243. Yellow-browed Woodpecker (nt) (*) _____ N jul:03  (uncommon resident)
     Piculus aurilentus
     
     
244. Green-barred Woodpecker  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06,09  (common resident)
     Colaptes melanochloros
     
     
245. Campo (or Field) Flicker  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09   (abundant resident)
     Colaptes campestris
     
     
246. Blond-crested Woodpecker _____  (moderately common resident)
     Celeus flavescens
     
     
247. Helmeted Woodpecker _____  (probably extinct in region)
     Dryocopus galeatus
     
     
248. Lineated Woodpecker _____  (scarce resident)
     Dryocopus lineatus
     
     
249. Robust Woodpecker _____  (rare resident)
     Campephilus robustus
     
     
250. Blue Manakin _____  (common resident)
     Chiroxiphia caudata
     
     
251. Black-tailed Tityra  (*) _____ S oct:04 (on the rocks of sea jetty)  (common, locally)
     Tityra cayana
     
     
252. Black-crowned Tityra _____  (uncommon)
     Tityra inquisitor
     
     
253. Greenish Schiffornis  (was Greenish Manakin or Greenish Mourner)  _____  (common resident)
     Schiffornis virescens
     
     
254. Green-backed Becard _____  (uncommon resident)
     Pachyramphus viridis
     
     
255. Chestnut-crowned Becard _____  (scarce)
     Pachyramphus castaneus
     
     
256. White-winged Becard _____  (common to abundant summer resident)
     Pachyramphus polychopterus
     
     
257. Crested Becard _____  (uncommon summer resident)
     Pachyramphus validus
     
     
258. Swallow-tailed Cotinga  (ph) _____  (scarce summer resident)
     Philalura flavirostris
     
     
259. Hooded Berryeater (nt) _____  (now scarce)
     Carpornis cucullatus
     
     
260. Red-ruffed Fruitcrow _____  (local)
     Pyroderus scutatus
     
     
261. Bare-throated Bellbird (nt) (*) _____ N oct:06  (uncommon)
     Procnias nudicollis
     
     
262. White-tipped Plantcutter _____  (scarce, only Brazilian locale)
     Phytotoma rutila
     
     
263. Wing-barred Piprites _____  (local)
     Piprites chloris
     
     
264. Planalto Tyrannulet _____  (locally common summer resident)
     Phyllomylas fasciatus 
     
     
265. Rough-legged Tyrannulet _____  (rare)
     Phyllomylas burmeisteri
     
     
266. Greenish Tyrannulet  (*) _____ N jul:03  (rare resident)
     Phyllomylas virescens
     
     
267. Southern Beardless Tyrannulet  (*) _____ N jul:03  (common)
     Camptostoma obsoletum
     
     
268. Southern Scrub-Flycatcher _____  (common summer resident)
     Sublegatus modestus
     
     
269. Campo Suiriri ______  (uncommon resident)
     Suirri affinis
     
     
270. Greenish Elaenia _____  (uncommon)
     Myiopagis viridicata
     
     
271. Yellow-bellied Elaenia  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06  (local)
     Elaenia flavogaster
     
     
272. Large Elaenia _____  (uncommon to common summer resident)
     Elaenia spectabilis
     
     
273. Small-billed Elaenia  (*) _____ N S oct:04,06,09  (abundant summer resident)
     Elaenia parvirostris
     
     
274. Olivaceous Elaenia  (*) _____ N oct:06  (abundant summer resident)
     Elaenia mesoleuca
     
     
275. Highland Elaenia _____  (uncommon resident)
     Elaenia obscura
     
     
276. Sooty Tyrannulet  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06,09  (uncommon resident)
     Serpophaga nigricans
     
     
277. White-crested Tyrannulet  (*) _____ N S oct:06  (common, widespread)
     Serpophaga subcristata
     
     
278. Crested Doradito _____  (local)
     Pseudocolopteryx sclateri
     
     
279. Warbling Doradito  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:09  (scarce resident)
     Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris
     
     
280. Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant _____ (uncommon summer resident)
     Euscarthmus meloryphus
     
     
281. Gray-hooded Flycatcher _____  (scarce)
     Mionectes rufiventris
     
     
282. Sepia-capped Flycatcher _____  (uncommon resident)
     Leptopogon amaurocephalus
     
     
283. Southern Bristle Tyrant (nt) _____  (uncommon, locally)
     Phylloscartes eximius
     
     
284. Yellow Tyrannulet _____  (local)
     Capsiempis flaveola
     
     
285. Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06  (very common resident)
     Phylloscartes ventralis
     
     
286. Southern Antpipit _____  (local)
     Corythopis delalandi
     
     
287. Eared Pygmy Tyrant _____  (fairly common)
     Myiornis auricularis
     
     
288. Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant _____  (fairly common resident)
     Hemitriccus obsoletus
     
     
289. Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant (nt) _____  (fairly common resident, locally)
     Hemitriccus orbitatus
     
     
290. Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher  (*) _____ N oct:06  (common resident)
     Poecilotriccus (formerly Todirostrum) plumbeiceps
     
     
291. Yellow-olive Flatbill  (was Yellow-olive Flycatcher) _____  (common resident)
     Tolmomyias sulphurescens
     
     
292. White-throated Spadebill _____  (resident, locally)
     Platyrinchus m. mystaceus
     
     
293. Bran-colored Flycatcher  (*) _____ N oct:06  (summer resident)
     Myiophobus fasiatus flammiceps
     
     
294. Euler's Flycatcher _____  (summer resident)
     Lathrotriccus euleri
     
     
295. Fuscous Flycatcher _____  (two subspecies, each locally)
     Cnemotriccus fuscatus
     
     
296. Vermilion Flycatcher  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (summer resident)
     Pyrocephalus rubinus
     
     
297. Gray Monjita  (*) _____ N oct:06
     Xolmis cinerea
     
     
298. Black-crowned Monjita _____  (scarce winter visitor)
     Xolmis coronatus 
     
     
299. Black-and-white Monjita  (t3) (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06,09  (common)
     Heteroxolmis (formerly Xolmis) dominicana
     
     
300. White Monjita  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common to very common resident)
     Xolmis irupero
     
     
301. Patagonian Negrito  (ph) _____  (common winter visitor)
     Lessonia rufa
     
     
302. Blue-billed Black-Tyrant  (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (common, seasonal movement?)
     Knipolegus cyanirostris
     
     
303. Velvety Black-Tyrant _____  (rare)
     Knipolegus nigerrimus
     
     
304. Crested Black-Tyrant  (ph) (*) _____ N oct:06  (common)
     Knipolegus lophotes
     
     
305. Spectacled Tyrant  (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (resident, but numbers increase in fall & winter)
     Hymenops perspicillatus 
     
     
306. White-headed Marsh-Tyrant  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:06  (uncommon resident)
     Arundinicola leucocephala
     
     
307. Long-tailed Tyrant _____  (rare)
     Colonia colonus
     
     
308. Streamer-tailed Tyrant _____  (uncommon, locally)
     Gubrenetes yetapa
     
     
309. Yellow-browed Tyrant  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (uncommon to common)
     satrapa icterophrys
     
     
310. Cliff Flycatcher _____  (uncommon summer resident)
     Hirundinea ferruginea
     
     
311. Cattle Tyrant  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
     Machetornis rixosa
     
     
312. Shear-tailed Gray-Tyrant _____  (scarce)
     Muscipipra vetula
     
     
313. Rufous-tailed Attila _____  (scarce)
     Attila phoenicurus
     
     
314. Gray-hooded Attila _____  (rare)
     Attila rufus
     
     
315. Eastern Sirystes _____  (common)
     Sirystes sibilator
     
     
316. Swainson's Flycatcher _____  (summer resident)
     Myiarchus swainsoni
     
     
317. Great Kiskadee  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09   (abundant resident)
     Pitangus sulphuratus
     
     
318. Boat-billed Flycatcher _____  (summer resident)
     Megarhynchus pitangua 
     
     
319. Streaked Flycatcher  (ph) (*) _____ N oct:06  (summer resident)
     Myiodynastes maculatus
     
     
320. Piratic Flycatcher  (*) _____ N oct:06  (summer resident)
     Legatus leucophalus
     
     
321. Variegated Flycatcher  (*) _____ N oct:06  (common summer resident)
     Empidonomus varius
     
     
322. Crowned Slaty-Flycatcher _____  (summer resident, locally)
     Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus
     
     
323. Tropical Kingbird  (ph) (*) _____ N S oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (very common summer resident)
     Tyrannus melancholicus
     
     
324. Fork-tailed Flycatcher  (ph) (*) _____ N S oct:04,06,09  (summer resident)
     Tyrannus savana
     
     
325. Giant Antshrike _____  (uncommon resident)
     Batara cinera
     
     
326. Tufted Antshrike  (*) _____ N oct:06  (common, locally)
     Mackenziaena severa
     
     
327. Large-tailed Antshrike _____  (common resident)
     Mackenziaena leachi
     
     
328. Variable Antshrike  (*) _____ N oct:06  (common to abundant resident)
     Thamnophilus caerulescens
     
     
329. Rufous-capped Antshrike _____  (common resident)
     Thamnophilus ruficapillus
     
     
330. Plain Antvireo _____  (common to abundant resident)
     Dysithamnus mentalis
     
     
331. Unicolored Antwren (t3) _____  (moderately common resident)
     Mymotherula unicolor
     
     
332. Ferruginous Antbird _____  (scarce)
     Drymophila ferruginea
     
     
333. Dusky-tailed Antbird _____  (common resident)
     Drymophila matura
     
     
334. White-shouldered Fire-eye _____  (uncommon resident)
     Pyriglena leucoptera
     
     
335. Squamate Antbird _____  (common resident)
     Myrmeciza squamosa
     
     
336. Rufous Gnateater _____  (common resident)
     Conopophaga lineata
     
     
337. Mouse-colored Tapaculo _____  (uncommon resident)
     Scytalopus speluncae
     
     
338. Rufous-capped Antthrush _____  (rare)
     Formicarius colma
     
     
339. Short-tailed Antthrush _____  (common resident)
     Chamaeza campanisona
     
     
340. Rufous-tailed Antthrush  (*) _____ N oct:06  (scarce)
     Chameaza ruficauda
     
     
341. Variegated Antpitta _____  (rare)
     Grallaria varia
     
     
342. Speckle-breasted Antpitta _____  (fairly common, locally)
     Hylopezus nattereri
     
     
343. Common Miner  (ph)  (*) _____  S oct:09  (common to abundant resident)
     Geositta cunicularia 
     
     
344. Bar-winged Cinclodes _____  (uncommon winter visitor)
     Cinclodes fuscus
     
     
345. LONG-TAILED CINCLODES _____  (uncommon to common resident)
     Cinclodes pabsti
     
     
346. Rufous Hornero  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U  oct:09  (abundant)
     Furnarius rufus
     
     
347. Tufted Tit-Spinetail _____  (common, locally)
     Leptasthenura platensis
     
     
348. ARAUCARIA TIT-SPINETAIL (nt) (*) _____ N jul:03  (common, locally)
     Leptasthenura setaria
     
     
349. STRIOLATED TIT-SPINETAIL  (*) _____ N oct:06  (common resident)
     Leptasthenura striolata
     
     
350. Chotoy Spinetail  (*) _____ S oct:04,06  (mostly common resident)
     Schoeniophylax phryganophilus
     
     
351. Rufous-capped Spinetail  (*) _____ N oct:06  (common resident)
     Synallaxis ruficapilla
     
     
352. Sooty-fronted Spinetail _____  (common resident)
     Synallaxis frontalis
     
     
353. Spix's (or Chicli) Spinetail  (*) _____  S oct:09  (very common resident)
     Synallaxis spixi
     
     
354. Gray-bellied Spinetail _____  (common resident)
     Synallaxis cinerascens
     
     
355. Olive Spinetail _____  (common resident)
     Cranioleuca obsoleta
     
     
356. Stripe-crowned Spinetail _____  (common resident)
     Cranioleuca pyrrhophia
     
     
357. Sulphur-bearded Spinetail _____  (scarce resident, locally)
     Cranioleuca sulphurifera
     
     
358. Yellow-chinned Spinetail  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (resident)
     Certhiaxis cinnamomea 
     
     
359. Short-billed Canastero _____  (common resident, locally)
     Asthenes baeri 
     
     
360. Red-eyed Thornbird _____  (uncommon)
     Phacellodomus ferrugineigula
     
     
361. Freckle-breasted Thornbird  (*) _____  S oct:09  (uncommon resident)
     Phacellodomus striaticollis
     
     
362. Greater Thornbird _____  (uncommon resident)
     Phacellodomus ruber
     
     
363. CANEBREAK GROUNDCREEPER  (t3) (*) _____ N oct:06  (rare)
     Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides
     
     
364. Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail (nt) _____  (scarce resident)
     Spartonoica maluroides
     
     
365. Wren-like Rushbird  (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (common resident)
     Phleocryptes melanops
     
     
366. Curve-billed Reedhaunter _____  (moderately common resident)
     Limnornis curvirostris
     
     
367. Straight-billed Reedhaunter _____  (moderately common resident)
     Limnornis rectirostris
     
     
368. Firewood-gatherer  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
     Anumbius annumbi
     
     
369. Lark-like Brushrunner _____  (common resident, locally)
     Coryphistera alaudina
     
     
370. Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper _____  (common resident)
     Lochmias nematura
     
     
371. Brown Cachalote _____  (common resident, locally)
     Pseudoseisura lophotes
     
     
372. Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner _____  (mostly common resident)
     Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
     
     
373. Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner _____  (scarce)
     Philydor lichtensteini
     
     
374. Black-capped Foliage-gleaner _____  (uncommon)
     Philydor atricapillus
     
     
375. Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner _____  (fairly common resident)
     Philydor rufum
     
     
376. White-eyed Foliage-gleaner _____  (rare)
     Automolus leucophthalmus
     
     
377. Rufous-breasted Leafscraper _____  (uncommon resident)
     Sclerurus scansor
     
     
378. Sharp-billed Treehunter _____  (common resident)
     Heliobletus contaminatus
     
     
379. Streaked Xenops _____  (uncommon)
     Xenops rutilans
     
     
380. Olivaceous Woodcreeper  (*) _____ N jul:03  (common resident)
     Sittasomus griseicapillus 
     
     
381. Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper _____  (uncommon resident)
     Drymornis bridgesii
     
     
382. White-throated Woodcreeper _____  (uncommon summer)
     Xiphocolaptes albicollis
     
     
383. Planalto Woodcreeper _____  (mostly common resident)
     Dendrocolaptes platyrostris
     
     
384. Narrow-billed Woodcreeper  (ph) _____  (common resident)
     Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
     
     
385. Scalloped (has been part of Scaled) Woodcreeper  (*)  _____ N oct:06  (common resident)
     Lepidocolaptes falcinellus
     
     
386. Lesser Woodcreeper _____  (uncommon resident)
     Xiphorhyncus (formerly Lepidocolaptes) fuscus
     
     
387. Black-billed Scythebill _____  (rare)
     Campylorhamphus falcularius
     
     
388. Rufous-browed Peppershrike  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06  (common resident)
     Cyclarhis gujanensis
     
     
389. "Chivi" Red-eyed Vireo  (*) _____ N oct:06  (common summer resident)
     Vireo olivaceus diversus
     
     
390. Rufous-crowned Greenlet  (*) _____ N oct:06  (uncommon probable resident)
     Hylophilus poecilotis
     
     
391. AZURE JAY (nt) (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (resident, locally)
     Cyanocorax caeruleus
     
     
392. Plush-crested Jay _____  (resident, from scarce to very common)
     Cyanocorax chrysops
     
     
393. White-winged Swallow _____  (common)
     Tachycineta albiventer
     
     
394. White-rumped Swallow  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (abundant in late summer)
     Tachycineta leucorrhoa
     
     
395. Chilean Swallow _____  (uncommon winter visitor)
     Tachycineta meyeni
     
     
396. Brown-chested Martin  (ph) (*) _____ N S oct:04,06,09  (summer resident, common to abundant)
     Progne (formerly Phaeoprogne) tapera
     
     
397. Gray-breasted Martin  (*) _____ N S oct:04,06,09  (common summer resident)
     Progne chalybea
     
     
398. Blue-and-white Swallow  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (throughout, but two races)
     Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
     
     
399. Tawny-headed Swallow  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06  (uncommon)
     Alopochelidon (formerly Stelgidopteryx) fucata
     
     
400. Southern Rough-winged Swallow  (*) _____ S oct:06 uncommon, mostly summer
     Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
     
     
401. Sand Martin (or Bank Swallow) (*) _____ S oct:04,06  (rare summer visitor)
     Riparia riparia
     
     
402. Barn Swallow  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09 (summer visitor)
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
     
     
403. American Cliff Swallow _____  (summer visitor)
     Petrochelidon (formerly Hirundo) pyrrhonota
     
     
404. Sedge (or Grass) Wren  (ph) _____  (rare)
     Cistothorus platensis
     
     
405. "Southern" House Wren  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common)
     Troglodytes aedon musculus
     
     
406. Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher (nt) _____  (rare)
     Polioptila guianensis
     
     
407. Masked Gnatcatcher  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06,09   (resident)
     Polioptila dumicola
     
     
408. Chalk-browed Mockingbird  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06,09  (usually common resident)
     Mimus saturninus
     
     
409. White-banded Mockingbird  (*) _____  S oct:09  (uncommon winter visitor)
     Mimus triurus
     
     
410. Yellow-legged Thrush _____  (uncommon summer resident)
     Platycichia flavipes
     
     
411. Eastern Slaty Thrush _____  (locally abundant resident)
     Turdus subalaris
     
     
412. Pale-breasted Thrush  (*) _____ S oct:06  (common, probably resident)
     Turdus leucomelas 
     
     
413. Rufous-bellied Thrush  (ph) (*) ______ N S jul:03 oct:04,06  U oct:09
     Turdus rufiventris
     
     
414. Creamy-bellied Thrush  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (throughout, but numbers fluctuate)
     Turdus amaurochalinus
     
     
415. White-necked Thrush _____  (resident)
     Turdus albicollis
     
     
416. Short-billed Pipit  (*) _____ S oct:06 (common resident)
     Anthus furcatus
     
     
417. Yellowish Pipit  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
     Anthus lutescens
     
     
418. Correndera Pipit _____  (common resident)
     Anthus correndera
     
     
419. Ochre-breasted Pipit (t3) _____  (rare)
     Anthus nattereri
     
     
420. Hellmayr's Pipit  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06  (common resident)
     Anthus hellmayri
     
     
421. Blue-naped Chlorophonia  (ph) _____  (scarce)
     Chlorophonia cyanea
     
     
422. Chestnut-bellied Euphonia _____  (common resident, locally)
     Euphonia pectoralis
     
     
423. Golden-rumped Euphonia _____  (uncommon resident)
     Euphonia cyanocephala
     
     
424. Green-chinned Euphonia (nt) _____  (uncommon resident)
     Euphonia chalyba
     
     
425. Violaceous Euphonia _____  (scarce resident)
     Euphonia violacea
     
     
426. Purple-throated Euphonia _____  (the most common euphonia)
     Euphonia chlorotica
     
     
427. Hooded Siskin  (*) _____ N S oct:06,09  U oct:09  (common to abundant resident)
     Carduelis magellanica
     
     
428. Tropical Parula  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06  (common resident)
     Parula pitiayumi
     
     
429. White-rimmed Warbler  (*) _____ N jul:03  (often abundant resident)
     Basileuterus leucoblepharus
     
     
430. Stripe-crowned Warbler  (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (common to abundant resident)
     Basileuterus culcivorus azarae
     
     
431. Southern Yellowthroat  (*) _____ N jul:03  (common resident)
     Geothlypis velata
     
     
432. Red-rumped Cacique _____  (seasonal movements)
     Cacicus haemorrhous 
     
     
433. Golden-winged Cacique  (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06   (common resident)
     Cacicus chrysopterus
     
     
434. Epaulet Oriole  (*) _____ S oct:06  (resident)
     Icterus cayanensis
     
     
435. SAFFRON-COWLED BLACKBIRD  (t3) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06  (uncommon to rare resident)
     Xanthopsar (formerly Agelaius) flavus
     
     
436. Yellow-winged Blackbird  (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  (common resident, locally)
     Agelaius thilius
     
     
437. Unicolored Blackbird  (ph) _____  (very local)
     Agelaius cyanopus
     
     
438. Chestnut-capped Blackbird  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (abundant resident)
     Chrysomus (formerly Agelaius) ruficapillus
     
     
439. White-browed Blackbird  (ph) (*) _____ N S oct:04,06,09  (common resident, locally)
     Sturnella supercillaris
     
     
440. Yellow-rumped Marshbird  (ph) (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (somewhat common resident)
     Pseudoleistes guirahuro
     
     
441. Brown-and-yellow Marshbird  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common resident)
     Pseudoleistes virescens 
     
     
442. Scarlet-headed Blackbird  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (uncommon resident)
     Amblyramphus holosericeus
     
     
443. Chopi Blackbird  (*) _____ S oct:04,09  (common resident)
     Gnorimopsar chopi
     
     
444. Baywing (has been called Bay-winged Cowbird)  (ph) (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (common resident)
     Aqelaioides badius
     
     
445. Screaming Cowbird  (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (somewhat common resident)
     Molothrus rufoaxillaris
     
     
446. Shiny Cowbird  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (abundant resident)
     Molothrus bonariensis
     
     
447. Bananaquit  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:09  (common to scarce (N to S) resident)
     Coereba flaveola chloropyga
     
     
448. Rufous-collared Sparrow  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (common to abundant)
     Zonotrichia capensis subtorquata
     
     
449. Grassland Sparrow  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06,09   (common to abundant)
     Myospiza (formerly Ammodramus) humeralis
     
     
450. Red-crested Cardinal  (*) _____ S oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (common to abundant resident)
     Paroaria coronata
     
     
451. YELLOW CARDINAL (t2) _____  (scarce resident)
     Gubernatrix cristata
     
     
452. Chestnut-backed Tanager  (*) _____ N oct:06  (common resident)
     Tangara preciosa
     
     
453. Green-headed Tanager  (ph)  _____  (rare)
     Tangara seledon
     
     
454. Red-necked Tanager  (*) ______ N oct:06  (rare)
     Tangara cyanocephala
     
     
455. Fawn-breasted Tanager  (*) _____ N jul:03 oct:06  (common resident)
     Pipraeidea melanonota
     
     
456. Diademed Tanager  (*) _____ N oct:06  U oct:09  (common to abundant resident)
     Stephanophurus diadematus
     
     
457. Blue-and-yellow Tanager  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06  (common to abundant resident)
     Thraupis bonariensis
     
     
458. Palm Tanager _____  (scarce resident)
     Thraupis palmarum
     
     
459. Azure-shouldered Tanager (nt) (*) _____ N jul:03  (uncommon, locally)
     Thraupis cyanoptera
     
     
460. Sayaca Tanager  (*) _____ N S oct:04,06,09  (common to abundant)
     Thraupis sayaca
     
     
461. Red Tanager _____  (scarce summer resident)
     Piranga saira 
     
     
462. Red-crowned Ant Tanager _____  (common resident, uncommon in west)
     Habia rubica
     
     
463. Black-goggled Tanager _____  (common to abundant resident)
     Trichotraupis melanops
     
     
464. Ruby-crowned Tanager _____  (resident)
     Tachyphonus coronatus
     
     
465. Guira Tanager _____  (common resident)
     Hemithraupis guira
     
     
466. Chestnut-headed Tanager _____  (resident)
     Pyrrhocoma ruficeps
     
     
467. Magpie Tanager _____  (rare, locally)
     Cissopis leveriana
     
     
468. Swallow-Tanager _____  (uncommon summer resident)
     Tersina viridis
     
     
469. Blue Dacnis _____  (scarce to uncommon resident)
     Dacnis cayana
     
     
470. Chestnut-vented Conebill ______  (uncommon probable resident)
     Conirostrum speciosum
     
     
471. Blue-black Grassquit  (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (locally abundant)
     Volatinia jacarina
     
     
472. Blackish-blue Seedeater (nt) _____  (scarce)
     Amaurospiza moesta
     
     
473. Black-bellied Seedeater _____  (common summer resident, locally)
     Sporophila melanogaster
     
     
474. Marsh Seedeater (t2) _____  (rare)
     Sporophila palustris
     
     
475. Dark-throated Seedeater (nt) _____  (rare)
     Sporophila ruficollis
     
     
476. Tawny-bellied Seedeater _____  (scarce)
     Sporophila hypoxantha
     
     
477. Capped Seedeater _____  (common summer resident)
     Sporophila bouvreuil
     
     
478. Double-collared Seedeater  (*) _____ S oct:06 (common to abundant)
     Sporophila caerulescens
     
     
479. Rusty-collared Seedeater _____  (scarce)
     Sporophila collaris
     
     
480. Plumbeous Seedeater _____  (rare)
     Sporophila plumbea
     
     
481. Lesser Seed Finch _____  (rare)
     Oryzoborus angolensis
     
     
482. Red Pileated Finch  (*) _____ S oct:06,09  (resident)
     Coryphospingus cucullatus
     
     
483. Pampa Finch  (ph) (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common to abundant resident) (has been called Great Pampa Finch) 
     Embernagra platensis
     
     
484. Lesser Grass Finch  _____   (uncommon resident)
     Emberizoides ypiranganus
     
     
485. Wedge-tailed Grass Finch  (ph) _____  (common resident)
     Emberizoides herbicola 
     
     
486. Grassland Yellow Finch  (*) _____ N S oct:06,09  (at some places common resident)
     Sicalis luteola
     
     
487. Saffron Finch  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  (common to abundant resident)
     Sicalis flaveola
     
     
488. Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch  (*) ______ N jul:03
     Poospiza nigrorufa
     
     
489. Black-capped Warbling Finch _____  (scarce resident)
     Poospiza melanoleuca
     
     
490. Red-rumped Warbling Finch  (*) _____ N oct:06  (resident, some places common)
     Poospiza lateralis
     
     
491. Bay-chested Warbling Finch  (*) _____ N oct:06  (rare)
     Poospiza thoracica
     
     
492. Long-tailed Reed Finch  (*)  _____  S oct:09  (fairly common resident)
     Donacospiza albifrons
     
     
493. Uniform Finch _____  (uncommon)
     Haplospiza unicolor
     
     
494. Ultramarine Grosbeak _____  (resident)
     Cyanocompsa brissonii
     
     
495. Glaucous-blue Grosbeak  (ph)  (*) _____  S oct:09  (uncommon resident)  (was called Indigo Grosbeak)
     Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
     
     
496. Golden-billed Saltator _____  (common resident)
     Saltator aurantiirostris 
     
     
497. Thick-billed Saltator  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:06,09  (uncommon resident)
     Saltator maxiliosus
     
     
498. Green-winged Saltator _____  (uncommon resident)
     Saltator similis
     
     
499. Black-throated Grosbeak _____  (uncommon, locally)
     Saltator (formerly Pitylus) fuliginosus
     
     
500. Common Waxbill  (ph) (*) _____  S oct:09  (introduced, urban)
     Estrilda astrild
     
     
501. House Sparrow  (*) _____ N S jul:03 oct:04,06,09  U oct:09  (introduced, common)
     Passer domesticus
     
     
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