FIELD CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF VENEZUELA Taxonomy follows Birds of Venezuela (Hilty 2003). Prepared by David Ascanio www.ascaniobirding.com Last update: October 2009 Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus semicinnamomeus. D.Ascanio Detailed information Name: Special remarks about the trip (weather, breeding species, extensions of distribution and others): Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F Column G Column H Column I Column J Column K Column L Column M Please, submitt your birdlist and tour report to [email protected] Thank you! Field checklist of the Birds of Venezuela • www.ascaniobirding.com Page 2 FIELD CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF VENEZUELA Species highlighted with an asterisk (*) means Endemic, near-endemic or restricted distribution. A B C D E F G H I J K L M 1 Gray Tinamou 1 Tinamus tao 2 Great Tinamou 2 Tinamus major 3 White-throated Tinamou 3 Tinamus guttatus 4 Highland Tinamou 4 Nothocercus bonapartei 5 Tawny-breasted Tinamou 5 Nothocercus julius 6 Cinereous Tinamou 6 Crypturellus cinereus 7 Little Tinamou 7 Crypturellus soui 8 * Tepui Tinamou 8 Crypturellus ptaritepui 9 Brown Tinamou 9 Crypturellus obsoletus 10 Undulated Tinamou 10 Crypturellus undulatus 11 Variegated Tinamou 11 Crypturellus variegatus 12 Red-legged Tinamou 12 Crypturellus erythropus 13 Gray-legged Tinamou 13 Crypturellus duidae 14 Barred Tinamou 14 Crypturellus casiquiare 15 Least Grebe 15 Podiceps dominicus 16 Pied-billed Grebe 16 Podilymbus podiceps 17 [Cory's Shearwater] 17 Calonectris diomedea 18 Greater Shearwater 18 Puffinus gravis 19 Audubon's Shearwater 19 Puffinus lherminieri 20 Wilson's Storm-Petrel 20 Oceanites oceanicus 21 Leach's Storm-Petrel 21 Oceanodroma leucorhoa 22 Red-billed Tropicbird 22 Phaethon aethereus 23 Masked Booby 23 Sula dactylatra 24 Red-footed Booby 24 Sula sula 25 Brown Booby 25 Sula leucogaster. Field checklist of the Birds of Venezuela • www.ascaniobirding.com Page 3 A B C D E F G H I J K L M 26 Brown Pelican 26 Pelecanus occidentalis 27 Neotropic Cormorant 27 Phalacrocorax brasilianus 28 Anhinga 28 Anhinga anhinga 29 Magnificent Frigatebird 29 Fregata magnificens 30 Horned Screamer 30 Anhima cornuta 31 Northern Screamer 31 Chauna chavaria 32 Fulvous Whistling-Duck 32 Dendrocygna bicolor 33 White-faced Whistling-Duck 33 Dendrocygna viduata 34 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 34 Dendrocygna autumnalis 35 Orinoco Goose 35 Neochen jubata 36 Muscovy Duck 36 Cairina moschata 37 Comb Duck 37 Sarkidiornis melanotos 38 Torrent Duck 38 Merganetta armata 39 Andean Teal 39 Anas andium 40 American Wigeon 40 Anas americana 41 White-cheeked Pintail 41 Anas bahamensis 42 Northern Pintail 42 Anas acuta 43 Blue-winged Teal 43 Anas discors 44 Cinnamon Teal 44 Anas cyanoptera 45 [Nothern Shoveler] 45 Anas clypeata 46 Southern Pochard 46 Netta erythrophthalma 47 Lesser Scaup 47 Aythya affinis 48 Ring-necked Duck 48 Aythya collaris 49 Brazilian Teal 49 Amazonetta brasiliensis 50 Masked Duck 50 Nomonyx dominica 51 American Flamingo 51 Phoenicopterus ruber 52 Pinnated Bittern 52 Botaurus pinnatus Field checklist of the Birds of Venezuela • www.ascaniobirding.com Page 4 A B C D E F G H I J K L M 53 Least Bittern 53 Ixobrychus exilis 54 Stripe-backed Bittern 54 Ixobrychus involucris 55 Zigzag Heron 55 Zebrilus undulatus 56 Rufescent Tiger-Heron 56 Tigrisoma lineatum 57 Fasciated Tiger-Heron 57 Tigrisoma fasciatum 58 Cocoi Heron 58 Ardea cocoi 59 Great Blue Heron 59 Ardea herodias 60 Great Egret 60 Ardea alba 61 Snowy Egret 61 Egretta thula 62 Little Blue Heron 62 Egretta caerulea 63 Reddish Egret 63 Egretta rufescens 64 Tricolored Heron 64 Egretta tricolor 65 Cattle Egret 65 Bubulcus ibis 66 Striated Heron 66 Butorides striatus 67 Green Heron 67 Butorides virescens 68 Agami Heron 68 Agamia agami 69 Whistling Heron 69 Syrigma sibilatrix 70 Capped Heron 70 Pilherodius pileatus 71 Black-crowned Night-Heron 71 Nycticorax nycticorax 72 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 72 Nyctanassa violacea 73 Boat-billed Heron 73 Cochlearius cochlearius 74 Buff-necked Ibis 74 Theristicus caudatus 75 Sharp-tailed Ibis 75 Cercibis oxycerca 76 Green Ibis 76 Mesembrinibis cayennensis 77 Bare-faced (Whispering) Ibis 77 Phimosus infuscatus 78 White Ibis 78 Eudocimus albus 79 Scarlet Ibis 79 Eudocimus ruber Field checklist of the Birds of Venezuela • www.ascaniobirding.com Page 5 A B C D E F G H I J K L M 80 Glossy Ibis 80 Plegadis falcinellus 81 Roseate Spoonbill 81 Ajaia ajaja 82 Wood Stork 82 Mycteria americana 83 Maguari Stork 83 Euxenura maguari 84 Jabirú 84 Jabiru mycteria 85 Andean Condor 85 Vultur gryphus 86 King Vulture 86 Sarcoramphus papa 87 Black Vulture 87 Coragyps atratus 88 Turkey Vulture 88 Cathartes aura 89 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture 89 Cathartes burrovianus 90 Greater Yellow-headed Vulture 90 Cathartes melambrotus 91 Osprey 91 Pandion haliaetus 92 Gray-headed Kite 92 Leptodon cayanensis 93 Hook-billed Kite 93 Chondrohierax uncinatus 94 American Swallow-tailed Kite 94 Elanoides forficatus 95 Pearl Kite 95 Gampsonyx swainsonii 96 White-tailed Kite 96 Elanus leucurus 97 Snail Kite 97 Rostrhamus sociabilis 98 Slender-billed Kite 98 Rostrhamus hamatus 99 Double-toothed Kite 99 Harpagus bidentatus 100 Rufous-thighed Kite 100 Harpagus diodon 101 Plumbeous Kite 101 Ictinia plumbea 102 Northern Harrier 102 Circus cyaneus 103 Long-winged Harrier 103 Circus buffoni 104 Crane Hawk 104 Geranospiza caerulescens 105 Plain-breasted Hawk 105 Accipiter ventralis 106 Semicollared Hawk 106 Accipiter collaris Field checklist of the Birds of Venezuela • www.ascaniobirding.com Page 6 A B C D E F G H I J K L M 107 Tiny Hawk 107 Accipiter superciliosus 108 Bicolored Hawk 108 Accipiter bicolor 109 Gray-bellied Hawk 109 Accipiter poliogaster 110 Slate-colored Hawk 110 Leucopternis schistacea 111 White Hawk 111 Leucopternis albicollis 112 Black-faced Hawk 112 Leucopternis melanops 113 Savanna Hawk 113 Buteogallus meridionalis 114 Rufous Crab-Hawk 114 Buteogallus aequinoctialis 115 Common Black-Hawk 115 Buteogallus anthracinus 116 Great Black-Hawk 116 Buteogallus urubitinga 117 Harris's Hawk 117 Parabuteo unicinctus 118 Black-collared Hawk 118 Busarellus nigricollis 119 Solitary Eagle 119 Harpyhaliaetus solitarius 120 Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle 120 Geranoaetus melanoleucus 121 Gray Hawk 121 Buteo nitidus 122 Roadside Hawk 122 Buteo magnirostris 123 White-rumped Hawk 123 Buteo leucorrhous 124 Broad-winged Hawk 124 Buteo platypterus 125 Short-tailed Hawk 125 Buteo brachyurus 126 White-throated Hawk 126 Buteo albigula 127 Swainson's Hawk 127 Buteo swainsoni 128 Zone-tailed Hawk 128 Buteo albonotatus 129 [Red-tailed Hawk] 129 Buteo jamaicensis 130 White-tailed Hawk 130 Buteo albicaudatus 131 Crested Eagle 131 Morphnus guianensis 132 Harpy Eagle 132 Harpia harpyja 133 Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle 133 Spizastur melanoleucus Field checklist of the Birds of Venezuela • www.ascaniobirding.com Page 7 A B C D E F G H I J K L M 134 Black Hawk-Eagle 134 Spizaetus tyrannus 135 Ornate Hawk-Eagle 135 Spizaetus ornatus 136 Black-and-chestnut Eagle 136 Oroaetus isidori 137 Black Caracara 137 Daptrius ater 138 Red-throated Caracara 138 Ibycter americanus 139 Northern Crested-Caracara 139 Caracara cheriway 140 Yellow-headed Caracara 140 Milvago chimachima 141 Barred Forest-Falcon 141 Micrastur ruficollis 142 Lined Forest-Falcon 142 Micrastur gilvicollis 143 Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon 143 Micrastur mirandollei 144 Collared Forest-Falcon 144 Micrastur semitorquatus 145 [Buckley's Forest-Falcon] 145 Micrastur buckleyi 146 Laughing Falcon 146 Herpetotheres cachinnans 147 American Kestrel 147 Falco sparverius 148 Merlin 148 Falco columbarius 149 Aplomado Falcon 149 Falco femoralis 150 Bat Falcon 150 Falco rufigularis 151 Orange-breasted Falcon 151 Falcon deiroleucus 152 Peregrine Falcon 152 Falco peregrinus 153 Rufous-vented Chachalaca 153 Ortalis ruficauda 154 Little Chachalaca 154 Ortalis motmot 155 * Band-tailed Guan 155 Penelope argyrotis 156 Andean Guan 156 Penelope montagnii 157 Marail Guan 157 Penelope marail 158 Spix's Guan 158 Penelope jacquacu 159 Crested Guan 159 Penelope purpurascens 160 Common Piping-Guan 160 Pipile pipile Field checklist of the Birds of Venezuela • www.ascaniobirding.com Page 8 A B C D E F G H I J K L M 161 Wattled Guan 161 Aburria aburri 162 Nocturnal Curassow 162 Nothocrax urumutum 163 Crestless Curassow 163 Mitu tomentosa 164 Black Curassow 164 Crax alector 165 * Yellow-knobbed Curassow 165 Crax daubentoni 166 * Northern Helmeted-Curassow 166 Pauxi pauxi 167 Crested Bobwhite 167 Colinus cristatus 168 Marbled Wood-Quail 168 Odontophorus gujanensis 169 * Black-fronted Wood-Quail 169 Odontophorus atrifrons 170 * Venezuelan Wood-Quail 170 Odontophorus columbianus 171 Gray-breasted Crake 171 Laterallus exilis 172 Rufous-sided Crake 172 Laterallus melanophaius 173 * Rusty-flanked Crake 173 Laterallus levraudi 174 Russet-crowned Crake 174 Laterallus viridis 175 Uniform Crake 175 Amaurolimnas concolor 176 Sora 176 Porzana carolina 177 Ash-throated Crake 177 Porzana albicollis 178 Yellow-breasted Crake 178 Porzana flaviventer 179 Paint-billed Crake 179 Neocrex erythrops 180 Speckled Crake 180 Coturnicops notata 181 Ocellated Crake 181 Micropygia schomburgkii 182 Clapper Rail 182 Rallus longirostris 183 * Plain-flanked Rail 183 Rallus wetmorei 184 Blackish Rail 184 Pardirallus nigricans 185 Spotted Rail 185 Pardirallus maculatus 186 Rufous-necked Wood-Rail 186 Aramides axillaris 187 Gray-necked Wood-Rail 187 Aramides cajanea Field checklist of the Birds of Venezuela • www.ascaniobirding.com Page 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M 188 Purple Gallinule 188 Porphyrula