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Guyana January 2009 with Richard Knapton
BIRD SPECIES No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard TINAMOUS 1 Great Tinamou Tinamus major S 2 Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereous H 3 Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui H 4 Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus H CORMORANTS 5 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus S ANHINGAS 6 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga S HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS 7 Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus S 8 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi S 9 Great Egret Ardea alba S 10 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor S 11 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea S 12 Snowy Egret Egretta thula S 13 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis S 14 Striated Heron Butorides striata S 15 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax S 16 Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius S STORKS 17 Wood Stork Mycteria americana S 18 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria S IBIS AND SPOONBILLS 19 Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus S 20 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis S 21 Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber S DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS 22 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata S NEW WORLD VULTURES 23 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus S 24 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura S 25 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus S 26 Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus S 27 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa S OSPREY 28 Osprey Pandion haliaetus S
Page 1 of 9 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES 29 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus S 30 Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii S 31 Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis S 32 Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea S 33 Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens S 34 Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops S 35 Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga S 36 Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis S 37 Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis S 38 Gray Hawk Asturina nitida S 39 Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris S 40 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus S 41 White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus S 42 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus S 43 Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus S FALCONS AND CARACARAS 44 Black Caracara Daptrius ater S 45 Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus S 46 Southern Caracara Caracara plancus S 47 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima S 48 Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans S 49 Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus H 50 American Kestrel Falco sparverius S 51 Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis S 52 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus S GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS 53 Little (Variable) Chachalaca Ortalis motmot S 54 Marail Guan Penelope marail S 55 Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu S 56 Black Curassow Crax alector S NEW WORLD QUAIL 57 Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus S LIMPKIN 58 Limpkin Aramus guarauna S TRUMPETERS 59 Gray-winged Trumpeter Psophia crepitans S SUNBITTERN 60 Sunbittern Eurypyga helias S JACANAS 61 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana S PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS 62 Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus S 63 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis S 64 Collared Plover Charadrius collaris S SANDPIPERS
Page 2 of 9 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 65 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes S 66 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria S 67 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia S TERNS 68 Yellow-billed Tern Sterna superciliaris S 69 Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex S SKIMMERS 70 Black Skimmer Rynchops niger S PIGEONS AND DOVES 71 Rock Pigeon Columba livia S 72 Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa S 73 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis S 74 Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea S 75 Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea S 76 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata S 77 Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina S 78 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti S 79 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi S 80 Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla S PARROTS 81 Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna S 82 Scarlet Macaw Ara macao S 83 Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloroptera S 84 Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata S 85 Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis S 86 Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax S 87 Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta S 88 Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysopterus S 89 Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet Touit purpurata S 90 Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephala S 91 Caica Parrot Pionopsitta caica S 92 Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus S 93 Dusky Parrot Pionus fuscus S 94 Blue-cheeked Parrot Amazona dufresniana S 95 Festive Parrot Amazona festiva S 96 Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala S 97 Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica S 98 Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa S 99 Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus S CUCKOOS 100 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana S 101 Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster S 102 Greater Ani Crotophaga major S 103 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani S 104 Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia S OWLS
Page 3 of 9 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 105 Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba H 106 Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Megascops watsonii H 107 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus H 108 Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata H 109 Amazonian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium hardyi H NIGHTJARS 110 Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus S 111 Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga S SWIFTS 112 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris S 113 Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus S 114 Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris S 115 Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura S 116 Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata S HUMMINGBIRDS 117 Eastern Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus S 118 Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber S 119 Sooty-capped Hermit Phaethornis augusti S 120 Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis S 121 Buff-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus duidae S 122 Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis S 123 Crimson Topaz Topaza pella S 124 Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorostilbon notatus S 125 Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus S 126 Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata S 127 Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae S 128 White-chested Emerald Amazilia chionopectus S 129 Glittering-throated Emerald Polyerata fimbriata S 130 Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita S TROGONS AND QUETZALS 131 Amazonian White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis S 132 Amazonian Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus S 133 Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus S KINGFISHERS 134 Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata S 135 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona S 136 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana S 137 Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda S 138 American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea S JACAMARS 139 Green-tailed Jacamar Galbula galbula S 140 Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea S 141 Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus S PUFFBIRDS 142 Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus S 143 Black Nunbird Monasa atra S
Page 4 of 9 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 144 Swallow-wing Chelidoptera tenebrosa S BARBETS 145 Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger S TOUCANS 146 Green Aracari Pteroglossus viridis S 147 Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari S 148 Guianan Toucanet Selenidera culik S 149 Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus S 150 Red-billed (White-throated) Toucan Ramphastos tucanus S WOODPECKERS 151 White-bellied Piculet Picumnus spilogaster S 152 Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus S 153 Blood-colored Woodpecker Veniliornis sanguineus S 154 Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini S 155 Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros S 156 Waved Woodpecker Celeus undatus S 157 Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus S 158 Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus H 159 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus S 160 Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis H 161 Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos S OVENBIRDS 162 Pale-legged Hornero Furnarius leucopus S 163 Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomea S 164 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus S 165 Point-tailed Palmcreeper Berlepschia rikeri S WOODCREEPERS 166 Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus S 167 Long-tailed Woodcreeper Deconychura longicauda S 168 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus S 169 Buff-throated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus S 170 Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus pardalotus S 171 Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus S TYPICAL ANTBIRDS 172 Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus S 173 Black-throated Antshrike Frederickena viridis S 174 Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis S 175 Mouse-colored Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus S 176 Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus S 177 Cinereous Antshrike Thamnomanes caesius S 178 Rufous-bellied Antwren Myrmotherula guttata S 179 Brown-bellied Antwren Myrmotherula gutturalis S 180 White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris S 181 Spot-tailed Antwren Herpsilochmus sticturus S 182 Todd's Antwren Herpsilochmus stictocephalus S 183 White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea S
Page 5 of 9 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 184 Gray Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens S 185 Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina S 186 White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys S 187 Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis cantator S 188 Black-chinned Antbird Hypocnemoides melanopogon S 189 Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia S 190 White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes S 191 Ferruginous-backed Antbird Myrmeciza ferruginea S ANTTHRUSHES AND ANTPITTAS 192 Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis S 193 Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona H TYRANT FLYCATCHERS 194 Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina S 195 Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus S 196 Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii S 197 Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster S 198 Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata S 199 Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis S 200 McConnell's Flycatcher Mionectes macconnelli S 201 Olive-green Tyrannulet Phylloscartes virescens S 202 Pale-tipped Tyrannulet Inezia caudata S 203 Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis S 204 Crested Doradito Pseudocolopteryx sclateri S 205 Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus S 206 Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pilaris S 207 Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum S 208 White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos S 209 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus S 210 Pied Water-Tyrant Fluvicola pica S 211 White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala S 212 Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus H 213 Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox S 214 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus S 215 Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor S 216 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus S 217 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua S 218 Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis S 219 Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parva S 220 Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius S 221 Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea S 222 White-throated Kingbird Tyrannus albogularis S 223 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus S 224 Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis S 225 Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana S 226 Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus S 227 Cinereous Becard Pachyramphus rufus S
Page 6 of 9 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 228 Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor S 229 Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana S COTINGAS 230 Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans S 231 Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana S 232 Pompadour Cotinga Xipholena punicea S 233 Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata S 234 Capuchinbird Perissocephalus tricolor S 235 Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola S MANAKINS 236 White-throated Manakin Corapipo gutturalis S 237 Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola S 238 White-crowned Manakin Pipra pipra S 239 Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala S SWALLOWS 240 Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea S 241 White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer S 242 White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata S 243 Black-collared Swallow Atticora melanoleuca S 244 Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis S 245 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica S WRENS 246 Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla S 247 Bicolored Wren Campylorhynchus griseus S 248 Coraya Wren Thryothorus coraya S 249 Buff-breasted Wren Thryothorus leucotis S 250 House Wren Troglodytes aedon S 251 Musician Wren Cyphorhinus aradus S PIPITS 252 Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens S MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS 253 Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus S THRUSHES 254 Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas S 255 Cocoa Thrush Turdus fumigatus S GNATCATCHERS 256 Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus S 257 Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea S VIREOS AND ALLIES 258 Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus S 259 Buff-cheeked Greenlet Hylophilus muscicapinus S 260 Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis H 261 Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis S WOOD WARBLERS 262 Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia S BANANAQUIT
Page 7 of 9 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 263 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola S TANAGERS AND ALLIES 264 White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus S 265 Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo S 266 Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus S 267 Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum S 268 Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea S 269 Finsch's Euphonia Euphonia finschi S 270 Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea S 271 White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta S 272 Golden-sided Euphonia Euphonia cayennensis S 273 Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana S 274 Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata S 275 Dotted Tanager Tangara varia S 276 Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola S 277 Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana S 278 Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata S 279 Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana S 280 Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza S 281 Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus S 282 Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus S BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES 283 Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina S 284 Plumbeous Seedeater Sporophila plumbea S 285 Gray Seedeater Sporophila intermedia S 286 Wing-barred Seedeater Sporophila americana S 287 Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta S 288 Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola S 289 Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch Emberizoides herbicola S 290 Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis S SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS 291 Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus S 292 Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis S SALTATORS, GROSBEAKS AND ALLIES 293 Red-and-black Grosbeak Periporphyrus erythromelas S 294 Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens S 295 Yellow-green Grosbeak Caryothraustes canadensis S 296 Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides H BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC. 297 Yellow-hooded Blackbird Agelaius icterocephalus S 298 Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris S 299 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna S 300 Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris S 301 Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis S 302 Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus S 303 Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis S
Page 8 of 9 No. Common Name Latin Name Seen or Heard 304 Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela S 305 Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous S 306 Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus S 307 Green Oropendola Psarocolius viridis S
OTHER ANIMALS 1 Caribbean Manatee Trichechus manatus 2 Water Opossum Chironectes minimus 3 Red-rumped Agouti Agouti paca 4 Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla 5 Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis 6 Neotropical River Otter Lontra longicaudis 7 Tayra Eira barbarea 8 Sac-winged/River Bat Saccopteryx spp. 9 Bulldog Bat Noctilio leporinus 10 Wedge-capped (Weeping) Capuchin Cebus olivaceous 11 Black Spider Monkey Ateles paniscus 12 Red Howler Monkey Alouta seniculus 13 Golden Frog Oxania beebeii 14 Cane Toad Bufo marinus 15 Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus 16 Black Caiman Melanosuchus niger 17 Ameiva Lizard Ameiva ameiva 18 House Gecko Gonatodes spp. 19 Anole Lizard Anole spp 20 Green Iguana Iguana iguana 21 Long-snout Vine Snake Oxybelis aeneus 22 Yellow-bellied Racer Liophis typhulus 23 Colubrid snake Colubridae 24 Anaconda Eunectes murinus 25 Slider Trachemys spp 26 Tarantula Theraphosidae 27 Blue Morpho Morpho spp. 28 Heliconians Heliconia spp.
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