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La Guajira & Santa Marta Otus asio Tours COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME 7/28 7/29 7/30 7/31 8/1 8/2 8/3 8/4 8/5 8/6 TINAMIDAE 1. Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui H H ANHIMIDAE 2. Northern Screamer Chauna chavaria 2 ANATIDAE 3. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 1 35 4. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 1 5. White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis 4 2 4 CRACIDAE 6. Chestnut-winged Chachalaca Ortalis colombiana 7 7. Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda 3 3 1 8. Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis 15 8 15 9. Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii 1 PHOENICOPTERIDAE 10. American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 175 COLUMBIDAE 11. Rock Pigeon Columba livia 15 10 10 2 150 12. Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 4 4 2 1 13. Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa 1 4 14. Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis 17 20 20 5 15. Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 3 4 1 La Guajira & Santa Marta Otus asio Tours 16. Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 3 4 3 17. Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta 18. Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 4 15 10 8 19. Scaled Dove Columbina squammata 20 8 40 20 20. Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa H 1 1 21. Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana 1 22. White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 3 4 6 3 15 8 6 4 23. Lined Quail-Dove Zentrygon linearis 2 1 24. Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata 10 CUCULIDAE 25. Greater Ani Crotophaga major 1 1 26. Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 4 1 27. Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 18 12 3 28. Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia 1 2 29. Dwarf Cuckoo Coccycua pumila 3 30. Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 1 CAPRIMULGIDAE 31. Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 1 6 32. White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis 3 APODIDAE 33. White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 30 3 12 3 TROCHILIDAE 34. White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora 1 35. Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus 1 2 La Guajira & Santa Marta Otus asio Tours 36. Pale-bellied Hermit Phaethornis anthophilus 1 1 37. Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae 4 3 4 38. Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus 3 2 3 39. Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans 15 12 10 40. Black-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron dorsale 2 1 41. Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina 6 3 42. White-tailed Starfrontlet Coeligena phalerata 1 43. Santa Marta Woodstar Chaetocercus astreans 1 1 1 44. Red-billed Emerald Chlorostilbon gibsoni 3 5 45. Santa Marta Blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps 1 46. Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus 3 2 2 47. White-vented Plumleteer Chalybura buffonii 1 48. Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica 10 8 6 1 49. Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax 6 50. Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerottei 5 51. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 2 52. Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Lepidopyga lilliae 1 RALLIDAE 53. Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 15 80 54. Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica 8 10 55. White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis H ARAMIDAE 56. Limpkin Aramus guarauna 4 4 BURHINIDAE 57. Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus 2 3 3 La Guajira & Santa Marta Otus asio Tours RECURVIROSTRIDAE 58. Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 8 40 300 HAEMATOPODIDAE 59. American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 3 2 CHARADRIIDAE 60. Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 12 1 4 61. Collared Plover Charadrius collaris 40 7 50 62. Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus 15 63. Wilson’s Plover Charadrius wilsonia 3 1 64. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 4 JACANIDAE 65. Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana 12 40 SCOLOPACIDAE 66. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 35 25 15 67. Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 4 5 68. Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 2 40 69. Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 2 70. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 2 1 71. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 3 72. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 9 13 73. Willet Tringa semipalmata 11 74. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 19 7 6 4 La Guajira & Santa Marta Otus asio Tours LARIDAE 75. Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 25 60 76. Least Tern Sternula antillarum 40 35 77. Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris 300 1 78. Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex 250 79. Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 80. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 11 2 81. Black Tern Chlidonias niger 3 2 82. Common Tern Sterna hirundo 13 83. Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus 175 2 84. Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 3 1 85. Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 2 8 250 CICONIDAE 86. Wood Stork Mycteria americana 1 2 FREGATIDAE 87. Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1 45 3 ANHINGIDAE 88. Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 3 PHALACROCORACIDAE 89. Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 20 1 45 4 PELICANIDAE 90. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 6 60 500 1 5 La Guajira & Santa Marta Otus asio Tours ARDEIDAE 91. Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum 1 92. Great Blue Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum 1 93. Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi 2 2 94. Great Egret Ardea alba 15 11 30 95. Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1 5 350 3 96. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 4 97. Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 4 1 98. Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 1 8 99. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 5 100. Striated Heron Butorides striata 1 3 1 101. Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix 1 102. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1 4 2 THRESKIORNITHIDAE 103. White Ibis Eudocimus albus 2 4 15 104. Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber 6 105. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1 106. Green Ibis 3 107. Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus 2 CATHARTIDAE 108. King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 2 1 109. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 11 40 30 60 15 4 10 110. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 2 4 6 1 111. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus 2 1 4 PANDIONIDAE 6 La Guajira & Santa Marta Otus asio Tours 112. Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 ACCIPITRIDAE 113. Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii 1 114. Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis 1 115. Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 5 3 116. Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens 1 117. Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis 1 1 118. Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris 1 119. Harris’s Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 4 120. White-rumped Hawk Parabuteo leucorrhous 1 121. Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 1 1 STRIGIDAE 122. Santa Marta Screech-Owl Megascops gilesi H H 1 H 123. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brailianus 3 124. Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata H 125. Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata 2 TROGONIDAE 126. White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus 1 127. Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus 1 128. Masked Trogon Trogon personatus 1 1 MOMOTIDAE 129. Whooping Motmot Momotus subrufescens 3 ALCEDINIDAE 7 La Guajira & Santa Marta Otus asio Tours 130. Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 3 131. Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 1 132. American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea 1 133. Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 1 1 1 BUCCONIDAE 134. White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrynchus 2 135. Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus 3 136. Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis 13 1 2 GALBULIDAE 137. Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda 1 4 2 2 RAMPHASTIDAE 138. Southern Emerald-Toucanet Aulacorhynchus albivitta 1 2 139. Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus 4 140. Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 2 1 2 PICIDAE 141. Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus 1 142. Chestnut Piculet Picumnus cinnamomeus 1 2 143. Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus 1 3 4 9 8 1 144. Red-rumped Woodpecker Dryobates kirkii 1 145. Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos 1 3 1 146. Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 1 1 1 247. Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus 1 2 148. Spot-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes punctigula 2 1 8 La Guajira & Santa Marta Otus asio Tours FALCONIDAE 149. Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 4 15 30 15 1 150. Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima 3 3 2 1 151. American Kestrel Falco sparverius 2 152. Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis 1 PSITTACIDAE 153. Barred Parakeet Bolborhynchus lineola 2 154. Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis 3 2 30 20 10 155. Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus 4 8 156. Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus 2 157. Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus 11 3 2 158. Santa Marta Parakeet Pyrrhura viridicata 2 8 159. Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax 35 30 15 150 20 160. Military Macaw Ara militaris 49 161. Blue-crowned Parakeet Thectocercus acuticaudatus 8 2 162. Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Psittacara wagleri 80 THAMNOPHILIDAE 163. Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis 3 3 2 3 164. Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus 1 1 165. Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus 3 166. White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea 1 2 3 167. Santa Marta Antbird Drymophila hellmayri 1 3 168. White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes 2 GRALLARIIDAE 169. Santa Marta Antpitta Grallaria bangsi 1 9 La Guajira & Santa Marta Otus asio Tours 170. Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula H 171. Rusty-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula ferrugineipectus 1 RHINOCRYPTIDAE 172. Santa Marta Tapaculo Scytalopus sanctaemartae 2 1 173. Brown-rumped Tapaculo Scytalopus latebricola H 1 FURNARIIDAE 174. Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus 2 2 175. Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans 1 176. Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus 2 2 3 3 2 177. Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger 2 178. Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans 1 179. Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus 1 1 180. Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis 2 181. Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis rufipectus 2 1 182. Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus 1 183. Streak-capped Spinetail Cranioleuca hellmayri 4 5 184. Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus 9 4 185. Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens 2 186. White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei 4 1 187. Rusty-headed Spinetail Synallaxis fuscorufa 2 6 TYRANNIDAE 188. Brown-capped Tyrannulet Ornithion brunneicapillus 1 189. Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum 1 1 1 190. White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys 2 5 10 La Guajira & Santa Marta Otus asio Tours 191. Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina 2 192.
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    12/17/2014 AOU Checklist of North and Middle American Birds Home Checklists Publica tioSneasrch Meetings Membership Awards Students Resources About Contact AOU Checklist of North and Middle American Birds Browse the checklist below, or Search Legend to symbols: A accidental/casual in AOU area H recorded in AOU area only from Hawaii I introduced into AOU area N has not bred in AOU area, but occurs regularly as nonbreeding visitor † extinct * probably misplaced in the current phylogenetic listing, but data indicating proper placement are not yet available Download a complete list of all bird species in the North and Middle America Checklist, without subspecies (CSV, Excel). Please be patient as these are large! This checklist incorporates changes through the 54th supplement. View invalidated taxa class: Aves order: Tinamiformes family: Tinamidae genus: Nothocercus species: Nothocercus bonapartei (Highland Tinamou, Tinamou de Bonaparte) genus: Tinamus species: Tinamus major (Great Tinamou, Grand Tinamou) genus: Crypturellus species: Crypturellus soui (Little Tinamou, Tinamou soui) species: Crypturellus cinnamomeus (Thicket Tinamou, Tinamou cannelle) species: Crypturellus boucardi (Slaty­breasted Tinamou, Tinamou de Boucard) species: Crypturellus kerriae (Choco Tinamou, Tinamou de Kerr) order: Anseriformes family: Anatidae subfamily: Dendrocygninae genus: Dendrocygna species: Dendrocygna viduata (White­faced Whistling­Duck, Dendrocygne veuf) species: Dendrocygna autumnalis (Black­bellied Whistling­Duck, Dendrocygne à ventre noir) species:
  • Colombia Trip Report Santa Marta Extension 25Th to 30Th November 2014 (6 Days)

    Colombia Trip Report Santa Marta Extension 25Th to 30Th November 2014 (6 Days)

    RBT Colombia: Santa Marta Extension Trip Report - 2014 1 Colombia Trip Report Santa Marta Extension 25th to 30th November 2014 (6 days) Buffy Hummingbird by Clayton Burne Trip report compiled by tour leader: Clayton Burne RBT Colombia: Santa Marta Extension Trip Report - 2014 2 Our Santa Marta extension got off to a flying start with some unexpected birding on the first afternoon. Having arrived in Barranquilla earlier than expected, we wasted no time and headed out to the nearby Universidad del Norte – one of the best places to open our Endemics account. It took only a few minutes to find Chestnut- winged Chachalaca, and only a few more to obtain excellent views of a number of these typically localised birds. A fabulous welcome meal was then had on the 26th floor of our city skyscraper hotel! An early start the next day saw us leaving the city of Barranquilla for the nearby scrub of Caño Clarín. Our account opened quickly with a female Sapphire-throated Hummingbird followed by many Russet-throated Puffbirds. A Chestnut-winged Chachalaca by Clayton Burne White-tailed Nightjar was the surprise find of the morning. We added a number of typical species for the area including Caribbean Hornero, Scaled Dove, Green-and-rufous, Green and Ringed Kingfishers, Red-crowned, Red-rumped and Spot-breasted Woodpeckers, Stripe-backed and Bicolored Wrens, as well as Black-crested Antshrike. Having cleared up the common stuff, we headed off to Isla de Salamanca, a mangrove reserve that plays host to another very scarce endemic, the Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird. More good luck meant that the very first bird we saw after climbing out of the vehicle was the targeted bird itself.