FIELD CHECKLIST of the BIRDS of HATO PIÑERO Upper Llanos of Cojedes, Venezuela
FIELD CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF HATO PIÑERO Upper Llanos of Cojedes, Venezuela.
Taxonomy follows Birds of Venezuela (Hilty 2003). List follows Bird Inventory and Checklist of Hato Piñero (Ascanio & García, 2005) Prepared by David Ascanio www.ascaniobirding.com
Last update: October 2005
Sharp-tailed Ibis. Cercibis oxycerca. D. Ascanio Detailed information
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1 Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui 1
2 Red-legged Tinamou Crypturellus erythropus 2
3 Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus 3
4 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 4
5 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 5
6 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 6
7 Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta 7
8 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 8
9 White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata 9
10 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 10
11 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 11
12 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 12
13 Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis 13
14 Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica 14
15 Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus 15
16 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 16
17 Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus 17
18 Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum 18
19 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi 19
20 Great Blue-Heron Ardea herodias 20
21 Great Egret Ardea alba 21
22 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 22
23 Little Blue-Heron Egretta caerulea 23
24 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 24
25 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 25
26 Striated Heron Butorides striatus 26
27 Green Heron Butorides virescens 27
28 Agami Heron Agamia agami 28
29 Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix 29
30 Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus 30
31 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 31
32 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 32
33 Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius 33
34 Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus 34
35 Sharp-tailed Ibis Cercibis oxycerca 35
36 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis 36
37 Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus 37
38 White Ibis Eudocimus albus 38
39 Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber 39
40 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 40
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41 Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja 41
42 American Wood Stork Mycteria americana 42
43 Maguari Stork Euxenura maguari 43
44 Jabirú Jabiru mycteria 44
45 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 45
46 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 46
47 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 47
48 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus 48
49 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 49
50 Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis 50
51 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 51
52 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 52
53 Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii 53
54 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 54
55 Slender-billed Kite Rosthramus hamatus 55
56 Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 56
57 Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni 57
58 Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens 58
59 Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor 59
60 Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis 60
61 Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga 61
62 Harri’s Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 62
63 Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis 63
64 Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus 64
65 Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 65
66 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 66
67 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus 67
68 White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus 68
69 Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus 69
70 Northern Crested-Caracara Caracara cheriway 70
71 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima 71
72 Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 72
73 Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans 73
74 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 74
75 Merlin Falco columbarius 75
76 Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis 76
77 Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis 77
78 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 78
79 Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda 79
80 Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni 80
81 Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus 81
82 Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis 82
83 Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea 83
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84 Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica 84
85 Common Gallinule (Moorhen) Gallinula chloropus 85
86 Sungrebe Heliornis fulica 86
87 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias 87
88 Limpkin Aramus guarauna 88
89 Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus 89
90 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 90
91 Pied Plover Hoploxypterus cayanus 91
92 Collared Plover Charadrius collaris 92
93 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 93
94 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana 94
95 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 95
96 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 96
97 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 97
98 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia 98
99 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 99
100 Stilt Sandpiper Micropalama himantopus 100
101 South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae 101
102 Yellow-billed Tern Sterna superciliaris 102
103 Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex 103
104 Black Skimmer Rhychops niger 104
105 Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis 105
106 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata 106
107 Scaled Dove Scardafella squammata 107
108 Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 108
109 Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta 109
110 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 110
111 Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa 111
112 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 112
113 Scarlet Macaw Ara macao 113
114 Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa 114
115 Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax 115
116 Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus 116
117 Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis 117
118 Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala 118
119 Dwarf Cuckoo Coccyzus pumilus 119
120 Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus 120
121 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 121
122 Greater Ani Crotophaga major 122
123 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 123
124 Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 124
125 Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia 125
126 Pheasant Cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus 126
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127 Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin 127
128 Barn Owl Tyto alba 128
129 Tropical Screech-Owl Otus choliba 129
130 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 130
131 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 131
132 Burrowing Owl Speotyto cunicularia 132
133 Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata 133
134 Black-and-white Owl Strix nigrolineata 134
135 Striped Owl Asio clamator 135
136 Stygian Owl Asio stygius 136
137 Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis 137
138 Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus 138
139 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 139
140 Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga 140
141 Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda 141
142 Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 142
143 White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis 143
144 Little Nightjar Caprimulgus parvulus 144
145 Ashy-tailed Swift Chaetura meridionalis 145
146 Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura 146
147 Neotropical Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata 147
148 Pale-bellied Hermit Phaethornis anthophilus 148
149 Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis 149
150 Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus 150
151 Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus 151
152 White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi 152
153 Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata 153
154 Copper-rumped Hummingbird Amazilia tobaci 154
155 Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina 155
156 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 156
157 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 157
158 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 158
159 Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda 159
160 American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea 160
161 Pale-headed Jacamar Brachygalba goeringi 161
162 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda 162
163 Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis 163
164 Swallow-winged Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa 164
165 Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus 165
166 Spot-breasted Woodpecker Chrysoptilus punctigula 166
167 Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros 167
168 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 168
169 Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus 169
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170 Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii 170
171 Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos 171
172 Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens 172
173 Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomea 173
174 Rusty-backed Spinetail Cranioleuca vulpina 174
175 Plain Thornbird Phacellodomus inornatus 175
176 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus 176
177 Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa 177
178 Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus 178
179 Straight-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus picus 179
180 Striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus obsoletus 180
181 Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans 181
182 Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii 182
183 Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris 183
184 Great Antshrike Taraba major 184
185 Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis 185
186 Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus 186
187 Northern White-fringed Antwren Formicivora intermedia 187
188 White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes 188
189 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum 189
190 Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina 190
191 Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii 191
192 Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata 192
193 Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster 193
194 Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis 194
195 Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata 195
196 Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris 196
197 Northern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum 197
198 Pale-tipped Inezia Inezia caudata 198
199 Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola 199
200 Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pilaris 200
201 Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer 201
202 Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia 202
203 Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum 203
204 Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens 204
205 Ochre-lored Flatbill Tolmomyias flaviventris 205
206 White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus 206
207 Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus 207
208 Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus 208
209 Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus 209
210 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 210
211 Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys 211
212 Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosus 212
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213 Pied Water-Tyrant Fluvicola pica 213
214 White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala 214
215 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 215
216 Swainson’s Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsonii 216
217 Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox 217
218 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 218
219 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 219
220 Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor 220
221 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 221
222 White-bearded Flycatcher Phelpsia inornata 222
223 Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 223
224 Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis 224
225 Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus 225
226 Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius 226
227 Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius 227
228 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 228
229 Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis 229
230 Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana 230
231 White-naped Xenopsaris Xenopsaris albinucha 231
232 White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus 232
233 Cinereous Becard Pachyramphus rufus 233
234 Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor 234
235 Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana 235
236 ance-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia lanceolata 236
237 Wire-tailed Manakin Pipra filicauda 237
238 Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis 238
239 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 239
240 Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes 240
241 Golden-fronted Greenlet Hylophilus aurantiifrons 241
242 Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera 242
243 Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 243
244 White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer 244
245 Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis 245
246 Bank Swallow (Sand Martin) Riparia riparia 246
247 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 247
248 Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus 248
249 Bicolored Wren Campylorhynchus griseus 249
250 Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis 250
251 Buff-breasted Wren Thryothorus leucotis 251
252 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 252
253 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea 253
254 Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus 254
255 Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus nudigenis 255
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256 Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas 256
257 Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 257
258 Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens 258
259 Yellow Warbler Dendroica aestiva 259
260 Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea 260
261 Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata 261
262 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 262
263 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 263
264 Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea 264
265 Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 265
266 Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis 266
267 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 267
268 Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum 268
269 Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys melanopis 269
270 Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira 270
271 Hooded Tanager Nemosia pileata 271
272 White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus 272
273 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 273
274 Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo 274
275 Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus 275
276 Glaucous Tanager Thraupis glaucocolpa 276
277 Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum 277
278 Trinidad Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis 278
279 Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana 279
280 Southern Grayish-Saltator Saltator coerulescens 280
281 Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus 281
282 Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis 282
283 Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis 283
284 Dicksissel Spiza americana 284
285 Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina 285
286 Lesser Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis 286
287 Large-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus crassirostris 287
288 Gray Seedeater Sporophila intermedia 288
289 Lined Seedeater Sporophila lineola 289
290 Lesson’s Seedeater Sporophila bouvronides 290
291 Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis 291
292 Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta 292
293 Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola 293
294 Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch Sicalis columbiana 294
295 Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola 295
296 Gray Pileated Finch Coryphospingus pileatus 296
297 Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris 297
298 Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis 298
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299 Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons 299
300 Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch Emberizoides herbicola 300
301 Yellow-hooded Blackbird Agelaius icterocephalus 301
302 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna 302
303 Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris 303
304 Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris 304
305 Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis 305
306 Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivora 306
307 Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus 307
308 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 308
309 Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis 309
310 Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus 310
311 Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela 311
312 Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus 312
313 Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria 313
314 Ring-necked Seedeater Sporophila insularis 314
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