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EASTERN
VENEZUELA
December
3rd - 17th 2005
Leader:
José Illanes
Participants:
Charles Almdale, Joseph Church, Mary Curry, Kay Goodhue, Lillian Johnson,
Jerry Miller, Mary Primson.
|
ITINERARY
| December
3 |
Arrival/Night
Caracas. |
| December
4 |
Fly
to Barcelona, Araya Peninsula/Night Carupano. |
| December
5 |
Carupano
and Vuelta Larga. Night Finca Vuelta Larga. |
| December
6 |
Cerro
Humo/Night Finca Vuelta Larga. |
| December
7 |
Finca
Vuelta Larga, drive to Caripe. Parque Nacional Cueva de los Guacharos/Night
Caripe. |
| December
8 |
Finca
la Cuchilla (Caripe) and Cerro Negro and Oilbird cave/Night Cuchilla. |
| December
9 |
Drive
to Rio Grande/Night El Palmar. |
| December
10-11 |
Rio
Grande/Nights El Palmar. |
| December
12 |
Morning
Rio Grande, drive to Las Claritas/Night Las Claritas. |
| December
13-15 |
The
Escalera, Gran Sabana, and Guiana Trail/Nights Las Claritas. |
| December
16 |
The
Escalera, return to Puerto Ordaz. Night Puerto Ordaz. |
| December
17 |
Return
to Caracas. Departure. |
December
4th
We took an early
flight between to Barcelona and then drove onto the Araya Peninsula where
we found some of the birds endemic to this Peninsula and other difficult
specialties
including Yellow-shouldered Parrot, Glaucous Tanager,
Buffy Hummingbird, Northern White-fringed Antwren and a whole bunch
of shorebirds like American (or Caribbean) Flamingo, Reddish Egret,
double figures of Scarlet Ibis, Magnificent Frigatebirds, even
during the heavy downpour we experienced there the birding was simply great.
After some time
there we drove down to Carupano for a one-night stay.
December
5th
After an early breakfast we drove through Finca Vuelta Larga, where we
picked up birds like the difficult Venezuelan endemic Black-dotted Piculet,
(the main target bird for that morning), Bicolored Wren, Gray Hawk,
Black-thoated Mango, Blue-chinned Sapphire, and the widespread
Venezuelan endemic White-chested Emerald. After a lunch at the farm,
we drove to another area of Finca Vuelta Larga where we found one of their
most stunning birds, a male Crimson-hooded Manakin (with the much duller
female also seen close by). Having seen this important target species
we drove further to the end of the road and birded a wetland area where found
American Pygmy-Kingfisher, Common (Wilson's) Snipe (a difficult South
American bird), many more Scarlet Ibises and Greater Anis.
December
6th
Early in the morning we traveled to mid-elevation cloudforest at Cerro Humo,
in Paria National Park, where rain made birding difficult although we still
managed to see some good birds including our main target for the day, the amazing
endemic Scissor-tailed Hummingbird, 
and
also some other stunning birds like Handsome Fruiteater, the Venezuelan
'form' of Slate-crowned Antpitta (which may yet prove to be a species
in its own right), Venezuelan (White-eared) Parakeet, Groove-billed
Toucanet and some other interesting birds such as Stripe-backed Wren,
Speckled Tanager, Black Hawk-Eagle and Great Black Hawk. In the
afternoon we returned to the lodge at Vuelta Larga, checking out some flowering
Inga trees right by the lodge for hummingbirds, where some of the more
common species were found such as Black-throated Mango and Blue-tailed
Emerald, that allowed us to watch the birds from the comfort of the lodge
(with a beer at the ready!)
December
7th
In the morning we drove a short way from Vuelta Larga to Caño Ajie
where we boarded a boat and cruised the caño (river) searching for
our main target for the day - Rufous Crab Hawk, a very difficult bird
to come by in Venezuela, that we managed to find eventually perched in the
riverside mangroves. Happy having seen our main bird for the day we
headed back to the dock picking up some other popular birds on the journey
back like a pair of Sunbitterns, Bicolored Conebill, Lesson's Seedeater
and Green-and-rufous Kingfisher. In the late morning we drove onto
Caripe stopping for Northern Scrub-Flycatcher, Gray Pileated-Finch,
Pale-breasted Spinetail, Yellow-tailed Oriole, Barred Antshrike
and others in some of the dry scrubby areas en-route. As we had seen a lot
of birds quickly during the morning we also had enough time to stop at Sabana
de Piedra village, near to Caripe, to see Orange-crowned Oriole, Pale-breasted
Thrush, Cocoa Woodcreeper and a load of Copper-rumped Hummingbirds.
Late in the afternoon we retired to our hotel in the town of Caripe.
December
8th
The morning birding involved a short drive to a private hacienda below Cerro Negro, where
we birded another area of cloudforest (between 1300-1600m elevation), looking
for some really localized Venezuelan endemics. We spent the whole morning
there seeing some of these like Venezuelan Sylph, Rufous-shafted
Woodstar and a lucky few saw a Venezuelan Flowerpiercer. Other
good birds seen included White-tailed Sabrewing, White-throated
Barbtail and other more widespread birds such as Mountain Elaenia,
Blue-naped Chlorophonia, Strong-billed Woodcreeper and Stripe-breasted
Spinetail. After lunch in the field we drove down to the famous Oildbird
cave at Caripe. At the cave we were greeted by a local guide who provided
much-appreciated background information on these charasmatic birds, and gave
us a good insight into the lives of the Oilbirds while we were treated to
the spectacle of many of 
these
brilliant birds roosting in the cave. After this we walked a trail birding
our way to the entrance of the cave, picking up Ochre-breasted
Brush-Finch,
Rufous-breasted Wren, Scarlet-fronted Parakeet, Green (Inca)
Jay and as darkness fell we were treated to the awesome sight of hundreds
of Oilbirds emerging from the cave entrance (surely one of the greatest
avian sights in the World). The we returned to Caripe for another night's
stay, happy after this amazing experience, that was certainly one of the highlights
of the tour.
December
9th
On
this morning we settled in for the long drive to El Palmar (close to Rio Grande),
although this day was far from boring as we encountered many, many birds at a couple of planned stops en-route. Many of these birds were only
seen during this journey and never again recorded on the tour, as the route
takes in parts of the Venezuela Llanos that hosts a whole new set of birds,
including White-tailed Goldenthroat, Ultramarine Grosbeak, Band-tailed
Guan, Rufous-vented Chachalaca, Lance-tailed Manakin, Ruby-topaz Hummingbird, Black-crested Antshrike and Rufous-and-white
Wren. Shortly after passing the city of Maturín, we stopped by a lake and
saw another bunch of waterbirds including some new ones like Maguari Stork
and Aplomado Falcon. A few hours beyond
there we crossed the mighty Rio Orinoco (by way of a huge car ferry), the
second largest river system in South America after the Amazon, picking up some river species
like Black Skimmer and Large-billed Tern. A few hours
further on we arrived at our base for the next three nights, Taguapire
Lodge.
December
10th
Before heading for the main target bird of the day (and the trip), we
birded our way to Rio Grande seeing Spix's Guan, Channel-billed
& White-throated Toucans, Mouse-colored Antshrike, Dusky
Parrot, Cayenne Jay, Spot-tailed & Pygmy Antwrens and
great views of Ferruginous-backed Antbird. Much of the day was spent
around the Rio Grande looking for what for many was the main bird of the trip,
and the main reason for them coming to Venezuela in the first place. Quite
simply nothing prepares you for your first sighting with the Harpy Eagle,
one of the most well-known birds in the whole of the Americas. As I had been
in this area a short time before the tour I thought finding this superb bird
was going to be straightforward as I was now familiar with the area they had
been nesting this year. However the birds had other ideas on this day, and
on arriving at their nesting tree the birds were nowhere to be found. To say
I was in a bit of a panic was an understatement! After heading off over difficult
terrain to try and locate one of the birds, I finally found a bird circling
high some distance from the group that frustratingly had gone when I returned
there with the remainder of the group. Knowing how important this bird was
for everyone on the tour we decided to have lunch in an open area, keeping
one eye on the sky the whole time. A few hours on I finally heard and then
found a well-developed juvenile bird perched in a tree only a few hundred meters
away. We spent a lot of time watching this incredible raptor (one of
the most impressive of all the raptors that vies for position of the World's
largest with just a few other giants), before we happily decided to leave
the bird behind. However having had such a troublesome time trying to see
the bird initially the birds then put on a fantastic show, for as we tried
to leave the juvenile behind a massive adult bird cruised in low over our
heads complete with a freshly caught monkey in its huge talons. We were then
treated to spectacular views of this bird feasting on its prey in a close
tree. While some people decided to relax around the hotel for the remainder
of the day (perhaps thinking nothing could beat the sightings of Harpies for
that day), while the rest of us continued birding around the reserve where
we saw Red-and-green Macaw, Black-headed Parrot, Black-collared
Hawk and others, after which we returned to the lodge for celebratory drinks.
December
11th
This morning was spent around a small network of forest trails on the
Rio Grande reserve, with the focus being on some of the shier birds
in the lowland forest there. These included Golden-spangled Piculet, Curve-billed
Scythebill, Screaming Piha (that has one of the most recognizable voices
in the Neotropics) Rufous-throated Antbird, Long-winged & Gray Antwrens,
Guianan (Northern) Slaty-Antshrike, Fasciated & Great
Antshrikes,
McConnell's Flycatcher, Great Jacamar, and we also saw one of our main
target birds for the day, Caica Parrot. After lunch in the reserve
we birded a more open area of forest along a dirt road nearby seeing Black-necked
Aracari, Red-necked Woodpecker, Green-tailed Jacamar, Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher,
Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant, Gray-breasted Sabrewing and our other main
target for the day, Crimson Topaz.
December
12th
We
spent a final few hours birding the trails and road around the reserve at
Rio Grande picking up some new ones, including Plain-crowned Spinetail,
Rufous-throated Sapphire, Golden-winged Parakeet, Green Aracari and
Dusky Antbird, before we headed eastwards towards Las Claritas. En-route
we made a few stops for some more waterbirds like White-headed Marsh-Tyrant,
Yellow-chinned Spinetail and Lesser Kiskadee. Another stop en-route
got us Black-collared Swallow, not very common in this area, which we saw close
on the Rio Cuyuní, with Brown Jacamar, Blue Ground-Dove and Violaceous
& Purple-throated Euphonias. After our afternoon arrival we checked
in to our cabins in Las Claritas, for the final four nights of the tour.
December
13th
Las Claritas was our perfect base for exploring the spectacular landscape
and fascinating birdlife around the distinctive Tepuis formations. The scenery
around the ancient Tepuis mountains is simply breathtaking, with huge rocky
table-topped outcrops surrounded by flat lowlands at their base. We visited
the forested slopes of the Sierra de Lema, where the pristine forest holds
many rare and localized species justifying a full day in the area birding
the Escalera road. Many, many good birds were seen on this day like Fiery-shouldered
Parakeet, Rufous-breasted Sabrewing, Velvet-browed Brilliant,
Streak-backed Antshrike, Roraiman Antwren, Ash-winged Antwren,
Tepui Greenlet, Rose-colored Piha, Flutist Wren, Rufous-brown
Solitaire, Sharpbill (a local race that some believe merits full species status),
Scarlet-horned, Orange-bellied & Olive Manakins, Tepui Brush-finch, an incredible male Peacock Coquette and
an awesome Red-banded Fruiteater. This was a truly fantastic days birding
full of many rarely seen birds and surrounded by the truly stunning scenery
of the Venezuelan Tepuis.
December
14th
The whole morning was spent birding the Guiana trail, a famous route for traders
traveling between Venezuela and Guiana, and a well-known birding area in
its own right. The lowland forest there is similar to Rio Grande and allowed
us to catch up with some of the species we had missed there like Rufous-capped
Antthrush, Red-throated Caracara, Scaled Pigeon, Eastern Long-tailed
Hermit, in addition to Little Chachalaca, Todd's Antwren and Blue-cheeked
Parrot (all local specialties from this area that were not possible elsewhere
on the tour), Yellow-billed & Paradise Jacamars, Golden-collared
Woodpecker, White-browed & Black-throated Antbirds, Pink-throated
Becard and Moriche Oriole. After lunch in the field we went to
another area to look for another of the region's star birds - the bizarre-looking
Capuchinbird. Here we saw at least 2 males that we heard giving their
strange, growling calls that have been suitably been compared to the sound
of a distant chainsaw. It is fair to say that this was another of the high points of the tour and despite the heavy rain at the time, there was
no dampening the groups spirits with everyone really happy that we had connected
with this unique bird. We finished the day birding a dirt road near
to the Capuchinbird lek where we saw White-crowned Manakin, Blue-backed
Tanager (a very difficult bird to come by), Black-spotted Barbet
and others. Once again a few serial-offenders decided to celebrate with some
stronger drinks that night.
December
15th
The whole of this day (my birthday) was spent birding some of the Escalera
road and also visiting a new area, the Gran Sabana. At the Escalera we picked
up some of the important birds we had returned for including our two main targets,
Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher and Golden-tufted Mountain-Grackle and also
others like Sooty-capped Hermit, Amethyst Woodstar, Black-capped
& Paradise Tanagers and White Hawk. After a morning at the
Escalera, the afternoon was spent birding the open grasslands and scrub of the Gran Sabana which allowed brilliant, unhindered views of the surrounding
Tepuis mountains. The two main birds we were looking for were Tepui Goldenthroat
(an extremely localized hummingbird) and Tawny-headed Swallow, both
of which we saw with a little effort.
We also saw some commoner species like Plain-crested Elaenia, Buff-burnished
& Black-faced Tanagers.
December
16th
As we knew we had a long drive ahead of us in the afternoon (to ensure
connections were made for departures the next day), we only had half day spare
for birding, so we decided to make this count by heading back to the Escalera
road and finding some of the final birds that were still eluding us there.
Not least of these was the Tepui Antpitta that came in extremely close
that everyone saw well, the outrageously gaudy Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock,
Tufted Coquette, Tepui Spinetail and Black-fronted Tyrannulet,
along with more welcome views of many of the other Tepui specialties we had
seen before. After lunch we checked out of our hotel and spent the rest of
the day traveling back to Puerto Ordaz for our international connections home,
although there was still time to make a stop for a huge Jabiru standing
by the roadside.
December
17th
We had some final birding outside the city of Puerto Ordaz, seeing some
more of the colorful commoner lowland birds like Red-and-green Macaws,
Blue-and-yellow Macaws and Yellow-crowned Parrots. After
a final morning together we all took a flight back to Caracas and with memories
of Harpy Eagles, Capuchinbirds, Oilbirds and the breathtaking
scenery of the Venezuelan Tepuis we bid farewell to each other, very happy
with the haul for the tour.
BIRD
LIST
The
taxonomy and nomenclature of this list follow:
Hilty, Steve L. Birds of Venezuela. Second edition. 2003. Princeton,
NJ: Princeton University Press.
Note:
Some species listed here were only heard on the tour. These are marked with
an H at the end. All species listed below
were recorded by at least one person on the tour.
TINAMOUS
Little Tinamou
Variegated Tinamou
GREBES
Least Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
PELICANS
Brown Pelican
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant
DARTERS
Anhinga
FRIGATEBIRDS
Magnificent Frigatebird
DUCKS AND GEESE
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Muscovy Duck
Blue-winged Teal
FLAMINGOS
American (Caribbean) Flamingo
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS
Cocoi Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Reddish Egret
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Striated Heron
Capped Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
IBISES AND SPOONBILLS
Scarlet Ibis
STORKS
Maguari Stork
Jabiru
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
OSPREY
Osprey
KITES, HAWKS, AND EAGLES
Hook-billed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Pearl Kite
White-tailed Kite
Slender-billed Kite
Double-toothed Kite
Crane Hawk
White Hawk
Savanna Hawk
Rufous Crab-Hawk
Great Black-Hawk
Harris's Hawk
Black-collared Hawk
Gray Hawk
Roadside Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
White-tailed Hawk
Harpy Eagle
Black Hawk-Eagle
FALCONS AND CARACARAS
Red-throated Caracara
Northern Crested-Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
Laughing Falcon
American Kestrel
Aplomado Falcon
Bat Falcon
CHACHALACAS, GUANS, ETC.
Rufous-vented Chachalaca
Little Chachalaca
Band-tailed Guan
Spix's Guan
Crested Guan
WOOD-QUAIL & BOBWHITES
Crested Bobwhite
RAILS AND COOTS
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
SUNBITTERN
Sunbittern
LIMPKIN
Limpkin
LAPWINGS AND PLOVERS
Southern Lapwing
Gray (Black-bellied) Plover
Wilson's Plover
STILTS
Black-necked Stilt
JACANAS
Wattled Jacana
SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Common (Wilson's) Snipe
GULLS, TERNS, SKIMMERS
Laughing Gull
Royal Tern
Large-billed Tern
Black Skimmer
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon
Bare-eyed Pigeon
Pale-vented Pigeon
Ruddy Pigeon
Plumbeous Pigeon
Eared Dove
Scaled Dove
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Blue Ground-Dove
White-tipped Dove
Gray-fronted Dove
MACAWS, PARROTS, ETC.
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Red-and-green Macaw
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
White-eyed Parakeet
Brown-throated Parakeet
Venezuelan Parakeet
Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
Green-rumped Parrotlet
Golden-winged Parakeet
Black-headed Parrot
Caica Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot
Red-billed Parrot
Dusky Parrot
Blue-cheeked Parrot
Yellow-shouldered Parrot
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Orange-winged Parrot
Mealy Parrot
CUCKOOS AND ANIS
Squirrel Cuckoo
Little Cuckoo
Greater Ani
Smooth-billed Ani
Striped Cuckoo
TYPICAL OWLS
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Burrowing Owl
OILBIRD
Oilbird
NIGHTHAWKS & NIGHTJARS
Pauraque
SWIFTS
White-collared Swift
Band-rumped Swift
Gray-rumped Swift
White-tipped Swift
Neotropical Palm-Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS
Rufous-breasted Hermit
Pale-tailed Barbthroat
Green Hermit
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit
Sooty-capped Hermit
Reddish Hermit
Gray-breasted Sabrewing
Rufous-breasted Sabrewing
White-tailed Sabrewing
White-necked Jacobin
Brown Violet-ear
Green Violet-ear
Sparkling Violet-ear
Black-throated Mango
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
Crimson Topaz
Tufted Coquette
Peacock Coquette
Racket-tailed Coquette
Blue-chinned Sapphire
Blue-tailed Emerald
Green-tailed Emerald
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Rufous-throated Sapphire
White-chinned Sapphire
White-tailed Goldenthroat
Tepui Goldenthroat
Buffy Hummingbird
White-chested Emerald
Versicolored Emerald
Glittering-throated Emerald
Copper-rumped Hummingbird
Velvet-browed Brilliant
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
Venezuelan Sylph
Black-eared Fairy
Amethyst Woodstar
Rufous-shafted Woodstar
TROGONS
Amazonian White-tailed Trogon
Collared Trogon
Masked Trogon
Black-throated Trogon
Amazonian Violaceous Trogon
KINGFISHERS
Ringed Kingfisher
Amazon Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
American Pygmy Kingfisher
JACAMARS
Brown Jacamar
Yellow-billed Jacamar
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Green-tailed Jacamar
Paradise Jacamar
Great Jacamar
PUFFBIRDS
Collared Puffbird
Russet-throated Puffbird
Black Nunbird
Swallow-winged Puffbird
AMERICAN BARBETS & TOUCANS
Black-spotted Barbet
Groove-billed Toucanet
Chestnut-tipped Toucanet
Black-necked Araçari
Green Araçari
Channel-billed Toucan
White-throated Toucan
WOODPECKERS & PICULETS
Golden-spangled Piculet
Black-dotted Piculet
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Golden-collared Woodpecker
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Red-necked Woodpecker
OVENBIRDS
McConnell's Spinetail
Pale-breasted Spinetail
Plain-crowned Spinetail
Stripe-breasted Spinetail
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Tepui Spinetail
Plain Thornbird
White-throated Barbtail
Plain Xenops
WOODCREEPERS
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper
Strong-billed Woodcreeper
Black-banded Woodcreeper
Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper
Buff-throated Woodcreeper
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Montane Woodcreeper
Lineated Woodcreeper
Red-billed Scythebill
Curve-billed Scythebill
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS
Fasciated Antshrike
Great Antshrike
Black-crested Antshrike
Barred Antshrike
Mouse-colored Antshrike
Guianan Slaty-Antshrike
Streak-backed Antshrike
Cinereous Antshrike
Pygmy Antwren
Guianan Streaked-Antwren
Brown-bellied Antwren
Slaty Antwren
Long-winged Antwren
Gray Antwren
Spot-tailed Antwren
Todd's Antwren
Roraiman Antwren
Northern White-fringed Antwren
Long-tailed Antbird
Ash-winged Antwren
Gray Antbird
Dusky Antbird
Jet Antbird
White-browed Antbird
Warbling Antbird
Scale-backed Antbird
White-bellied Antbird
Ferruginous-backed Antbird
Black-throated Antbird
White-plumed Antbird
Rufous-throated Antbird
GROUND ANTBIRDS
Rufous-capped Antthrush
Black-faced Antthrush
Scaled Antpitta
Spotted Antpitta
Thrush-like Antpitta
Tepui Antpitta
Slate-crowned Antpitta
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Golden-faced Tyrannulet
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Forest Elaenia
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Lesser Elaenia
Plain-crested Elaenia
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
Yellow Tyrannulet
Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
McConnell's Flycatcher
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Sepia-capped Flycatcher
Black-fronted Tyrannulet
Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant
Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Painted Tody-Flycatcher
Zimmer's Flatbill
Ochre-lored Flatbill
White-crested Spadebill
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Whiskered Flycatcher
Flavescent Flycatcher
Bran-colored Flycatcher
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Tropical Pewee
Smoke-colored Pewee
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Euler's Flycatcher
Cliff Flycatcher
Long-tailed Tyrant
Cattle Tyrant
Pied Water-Tyrant
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant
Bright-rumped Attila
Cinnamon Attila
Short-crested Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Lesser Kiskadee
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Social Flycatcher
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Yellow-throated Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
Variegated Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Gray Kingbird
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Thrush-like Schiffornis
Wing-barred Piprites
Screaming Piha
Rose-collared Piha
Black-capped Becard
Black-and-white Becard
Pink-throated Becard
Black-crowned Tityra
Black-tailed Tityra
COTINGAS
Sharpbill
Handsome Fruiteater
Red-banded Fruiteater
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Capuchinbird
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock
MANAKINS
Olive Manakin
Lance-tailed Manakin
Crimson-hooded Manakin
Scarlet-horned Manakin
Golden-headed Manakin
White-crowned Manakin
Orange-bellied (Tepui) Manakin
VIREOS AND GREENLETS
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Brown-capped Vireo
Scrub Greenlet
Tepui Greenlet
Golden-fronted Greenlet
Buff-cheeked Greenlet
JAYS
Cayenne Jay
Inca Jay
MARTINS AND SWALLOWS
Gray-breasted Martin
White-winged Swallow
Blue-and-white Swallow
Black-collared Swallow
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Tawny-headed Swallow
Barn Swallow
WRENS
Black-capped Donacobius
Bicolored Wren
Stripe-backed Wren
Coraya Wren
Rufous-breasted Wren
Buff-breasted Wren
Rufous-and-white Wren
House Wren
Musician Wren
Flutist Wren
GNATWRENS & GNATCATCHERS
Long-billed Gnatwren
Tropical Gnatcatcher
SOLITAIRES AND THRUSHES
Rufous-brown Solitaire
Pale-eyed Thrush
Black-hooded Thrush
Bare-eyed Thrush
Black-billed Thrush
Pale-breasted Thrush
Cocoa Thrush
White-necked Thrush
MOCKINGBIRDS
Tropical Mockingbird
WOOD-WARBLERS
Tropical Parula
Yellow Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
American Redstart
Slate-throated Whitestart
Tepui Whitestart
Three-striped Warbler
Roraiman Warbler
Golden-crowned Warbler
TANAGERS
Bananaquit
Bicolored Conebill
Black-faced Tanager
Magpie Tanager
Guira Tanager
Yellow-backed Tanager
Olive-backed Tanager
Fulvous Shrike-Tanager
White-lined Tanager
Flame-crested Tanager
Red-shouldered Tanager
White-shouldered Tanager
Highland Hepatic-Tanager
Summer Tanager
White-winged Tanager
Silver-beaked Tanager
Blue-gray Tanager
Glaucous Tanager
Palm Tanager
Blue-capped Tanager
Blue-backed Tanager
Golden-rumped Euphonia
Violaceous Euphonia
Orange-bellied Euphonia
White-vented Euphonia
Trinidad Euphonia
White-lored Euphonia
Blue-naped Chlorophonia
Black-headed Tanager
Burnished-buff Tanager
Turquoise Tanager
Paradise Tanager
Spotted Tanager
Speckled Tanager
Yellow-bellied Tanager
Bay-headed Tanager
Blue Dacnis
Green Honeycreeper
Purple Honeycreeper
Venezuelan Flowerpiercer
SALTATORS, GROSBEAKS, ETC.
Southern Grayish Saltator
Buff-throated Saltator
Streaked Saltator
Slate-colored Grosbeak
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Yellow-green Grosbeack
EMBERIZID FINCHES
Blue-black Grassquit
Black-faced Grassquit
Lesser Seed-Finch
Gray Seedeater
Lesson's Seedeater
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
Grassland Yellow-Finch
Gray Pileated-Finch
Ochre-breasted Brush-Finch
Tepui Brush-Finch
Pectoral Sparrow
Black-striped Sparrow
Rufous-collared Sparrow
ORIOLES
AND BLACKBIRDS
Yellow-hooded Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-breasted Blackbird
Golden-tufted Mountain-Grackle
Carib Grackle
Giant Cowbird
Moriche Oriole
Yellow Oriole
Orange-crowned Oriole
Oriole Blackbird
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Red-rumped Cacique
Crested Oropendola
Russet-backed Oropendola
Green Oropendola
CARDUELINE FINCHES
Lesser Goldfinch
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Tinamidae
Crypturellus soui
Crypturellus variegatus H
Podicipedidae
Tachybaptus dominicus
Podilymbus podiceps
Pelecanidae
Pelecanus occidentalis
Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Anhingidae
Anhinga anhinga
Fregatidae
Fregata magnificens
Anatidae
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Cairina moschata
Anas discors
Phoenicopteridae
Phoenicopterus ruber
Ardeidae
Ardea cocoi
Ardea alba
Egretta thula
Egretta caerulea
Egretta rufescens
Egretta tricolor
Bubulcus ibis
Butorides striatus
Pilherodius pileatus
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nyctanassa violacea
Threskiornithidae
Eudocimus ruber
Ciconiidae
Euxenura maguari
Jabiru mycteria
Cathartidae
Coragyps atratus
Cathartes aura
Cathartes burrovianus
Cathartes melambrotus
Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus
Accipitridae
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Elanoides forficatus
Gampsonyx swainsonii
Elanus leucurus
Rostrhamus hamatus
Harpagus bidentatus
Geranospiza caerulescens
Leucopternis albicollis
Buteogallus meridionalis
Buteogallus aequinoctialis
Buteogallus urubitinga
Parabuteo unicinctus
Busarellus nigricollis
Buteo nitidus
Buteo magnirostris
Buteo platypterus
Buteo albonotatus
Buteo albicaudatus
Harpia harpyja
Spizaetus tyrannus
Falconidae
Ibycter americanus
Caracara cheriway
Milvago chimachima
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Falco sparverius
Falco femoralis
Falco rufigularis s
Cracidae
Ortalis ruficauda
Ortalis motmot
Penelope argyrotis
Penelope jacquacu
Penelope purpurascens
Odontophoridae
Colinus cristatus
Rallidae
Aramides cajanea H
Porphyrula martinica
Gallinula chloropus
Eurypygidae
Eurypyga helias
Aramidae
Aramus guarauna
Charadriidae
Vanellus chilensis
Pluvialis squatarola
Charadrius wilsonia
Recurvirostridae
Himantopus mexicanus
Jacanidae
Jacana jacana
Scolopacidae
Tringa melanoleuca
Tringa flavipes
Tringa solitaria
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Actitis macularia
Numenius phaeopus
Arenaria interpres
Calidris alba
Gallinago gallinago
Stercorariidae
Larus atricilla
Sterna maxima
Phaetusa simplex
Rynchops niger
Columbidae
Columba livia
Columba speciosa
Columba corensis
Columba cayennensis
Columba subvinacea
Columba plumbea
Zenaida auriculata
Columbina squammata
Columbina talpacoti
Claravis pretiosa
Leptotila verreauxi
Leptotila rufaxilla H
Psittacidae
Ara ararauna
Ara chloroptera
Ara severa
Aratinga wagleri
Aratinga leucophthalmus
Aratinga pertinax
Pyrrhura emma
Pyrrhura egregia
Forpus passerinus
Brotogeris chrysopterus
Pionites melanocephala
Pionopsitta caica
Pionus menstruus
Pionus sordidus
Pionus fuscus
Amazona dufresniana
Amazona barbadensis
Amazona ochrocephala
Amazona amazonica
Amazona farinosa
Cuculidae
Piaya cayana
Piaya minuta
Crotophaga major
Crotophaga ani
Tapera naevia
Strigidae
Glaucidium brasilianum
Athene cunicularia
Steatornithidae
Steatornis caripensis
Caprimulgidae
Nyctidromus albicollis
Apodidae
Streptoprocne zonaris
Chaetura spinicauda
Chaetura cinereiventris
Aeronautes montivagus
Tachornis squamata
Trochilidae
Glaucis hirsuta
Threnetes niger
Phaethornis guy
Phaethornis superciliosus
Phaethornis augusti
Phaethornis ruber
Campylopterus largipennis
Campylopterus hyperythrus
Campylopterus ensipennis
Florisuga mellivora
Colibri delphinae
Colibri thalassinus
Colibri coruscans
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Chrysolampis mosquitus
Topaza pella
Lophornis ornatus
Lophornis pavoninus
Discosura longicauda
Chlorostilbon notatus
Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Chlorostilbon alice
Thalurania furcata
Hylocharis sapphirina
Hylocharis cyanus
Polytmus guainumbi
Polytmus milleri
Leucippus fallax
Amazilia chionopectus
Amazilia versicolor
Amazilia fimbriata
Amazilia tobaci
Heliodoxa xanthogonys
Hylonympha macrocerca
Aglaiocercus berlepschi
Heliothryx aurita
Calliphlox amethystina
Chaetocercus jourdanii
Trogonidae
Trogon viridis
Trogon collaris
Trogon personatus
Trogon rufus
Trogon violaceus
Cerylidae
Megaceryle torquata
Chloroceryle amazona
Chloroceryle americana
Chloroceryle inda
Chloroceryle aenea
Galbulidae
Brachygalba lugubris
Galbula albirostris
Galbula ruficauda
Galbula galbula
Galbula dea
Jacamerops aureus
Bucconidae
Bucco capensis
Hypnelus ruficollis
Monasa atra
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Ramphastidae
Capito niger
Aulacorhynchus sulcatus
Aulacorhynchus derbianus
Pteroglossus aracari
Pteroglossus viridis
Ramphastos vitellinus
Ramphastos tucanus
Picidae
Picumnus exilis
Picumnus nigropunctatus
Chrysoptilus punctigula
Piculus rubiginosus
Dryocopus lineatus
Melanerpes cruentatus
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Veniliornis fumigatus
Veniliornis cassini
Campephilus melanoleucos
Campephilus rubricollis
Furnariidae
Synallaxis macconnelli H
Synallaxis albescens
Synallaxis gujanensis
Synallaxis cinnamomea
Certhiaxis Cinnamomea
Cranioleca
demissa
Phacellodomus inornatus
Premnoplex tatei
Xenops minutus
Dendrocolaptidae
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Dendrexetastes rufigula
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
Dendrocolaptes picumnus
Xiphorhynchus pardalotus
Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
Lepidocolaptes albolineatus
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
Campylorhamphus procurvoides
Thamnophilidae
Cymbilaimus lineatus
Taraba major
Sakesphorus canadensis
Thamnophilus doliatus
Thamnophilus murinus
Thamnophilus punctatus
Thamnophilus insignis
Thamnomanes caesius
Myrmotherula brachyura
Myrmotherula surinamensis
Myrmotherula gutturalis
Myrmotherula schisticolor
Myrmotherula longipennis
Myrmotherula menetriesii
Herpsilochmus sticturus
Herpsilochmus stictocephalus
Herpsilochmus roraimae
Formicivora intermedia
Drymophila caudata
Terenura spodioptila
Cercomacra cinerascens
Cercomacra tyrannina
Cercomacra nigricans
Myrmoborus leucophrys
Hypocnemis cantator
Hylophylax poecilinota
Myrmeciza longipes H
Myrmeciza ferruginea
Myrmeciza atrothorax
Pithys albifrons H
Gymnopithys rufigula
Formicariidae
Formicarius colma
Formicarius analis H
Grallaria guatimalensis H
Hylopezus macularius H
Myrmothera campanisona
Myrmothera simplex
Grallaricula nana
Tyrannidae
Zimmerius chrysops
Camptostoma obsoletum
Phaeomyias murina
Tyrannulus elatus
Myiopagis gaimardii
Elaenia flavogaster
Elaenia chiriquensis
Elaenia cristata
Sublegatus arenarum
Capsiempis flaveola
Euscarthmus meloryphus
Mionectes oleagineus
Mionectes macconnelli
Leptopogon superciliaris
Leptopogon amaurocephalus H
Phylloscartes nigrifrons
Lophotriccus galeatus
Poecilotriccus russatum
Poecilotriccus sylvia
Todirostrum cinereum
Todirostrum pictum
Tolmomyias assimilis
Tolmomyias flaviventris H
Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
Terenotriccus erythrurus H
Myiobius barbatus
Myiophobus flavicans
Myiophobus fasciatus
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
Contopus cinereus
Contopus fumigatus
Contopus cooperi
Lathrotriccus euleri H
Hirundinea ferruginea
Colonia colonus
Machetornis rixosus
Fluvicola pica
Arundinicola leucocephala
Attila spadiceus
Attila cinnamomeus H
Myiarchus ferox
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Pitangus sulphuratus
Philohydor lictor
Megarynchus pitangua
Myiozetetes similis
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Conopias parva H
Myiodynastes maculatus
Legatus leucophaius
Empidonomus varius
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tyrannus dominicensis
Tyrannus savana
Schiffornis turdinus H
Piprites chloris H
Lipaugus vociferans
Lipaugus streptophorus
Pachyramphus marginatus
Pachyramphus albogriseus
Pachyramphus minor
Tityra inquisitor
Tityra cayana
Cotingidae
Oxyruncus cristatus
Pipreola formosa
Pipreola whitelyi
Querula purpurata
Perissocephalus tricolor
Rupicola rupicola
Pipridae
Chloropipo uniformis
Chiroxiphia lanceolata
Pipra aureola
Pipra cornuta
Pipra erythrocephala
Pipra pipra
Lepidothrix suavissima
Vireonidae
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Vireolanius leucotis H
Vireo olivaceus
Vireo leucophrys
Hylophilus flavipes
Hylophilus sclateri
Hylophilus aurantiifrons
Hylophilus muscicapinus
Corvidae
Cyanocorax cayanus
Cyanocorax yncas
Hirundinidae
Progne chalybea
Tachycineta albiventer
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Atticora melanoleuca
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Stelgidopteryx fucata
Hirundo rustica
Troglodytidae
Donacobius atricapillus
Campylorhynchus griseus
Campylorhynchus nuchalis
Thryothorus coraya
Thryothorus rutilus
Thryothorus leucotis
Thryothorus rufalbus
Troglodytes aedon
Cyphorhinus arada
Microcerculus ustulatus
Polioptilidae
Ramphocaenus melanurus H
Polioptila plumbea
Turdidae
Cichlopsis leucogenys
Platycichla leucops
Turdus olivater
Turdus nudigenis
Turdus ignobilis
Turdus leucomelas
Turdus fumigatus
Turdus albicollis
Mimidae
Mimus gilvus
Parulidae
Parula pitiayumi
Dendroica aestiva
Dendroica striata
Dendroica fusca
Setophaga ruticilla
Myioborus miniatus
Myioborus castaneocapillus
Basileuterus tristriatus
Basileuterus roraimae
Basileuterus culicivorus
Thraupidae
Coereba flaveola
Conirostrum bicolor
Schistochlamys melanopis
Cissopis leveriana
Hemithraupis guira
Hemithraupis flavicollis
Mitrospingus oleagineus
Lanio fulvus
Tachyphonus rufus
Tachyphonus cristatus
Tachyphonus phoenicius
Tachyphonus luctuosus
Piranga lutea
Piranga rubra
Piranga leucoptera
Ramphocelus carbo
Thraupis episcopus
Thraupis glaucocolpa
Thraupis palmarum
Thraupis cyanocephala
Cyanicterus cyanicterus
Euphonia cyanocephala
Euphonia violacea
Euphonia xanthogaster
Euphonia minuta
Euphonia trinitatis
Euphonia plumbea
Euphonia chrysopasta
Chlorophonia cyanea
Tangara cyanoptera
Tangara cayana
Tangara velia
Tangara chilensis
Tangara punctata
Tangara guttata
Tangara xanthogastra
Tangara gyrola
Dacnis lineata
Chlorophanes spiza
Diglossa venezuelensis
Cardinalidae
Saltator coerulescens
Saltator maximus
Saltator striatipectus
Saltator grossus H
Cyanocompsa brissonii
Caryothraustes canadensis
Emberizidae
Volatinia jacarina
Tiaris bicolor
Oryzoborus angolensis
Sporophila intermedia
Sporophila bouvronides
Sporophila nigricollis
Sporophila minuta
Sicalis citrina
Sicalis luteola
Coryphospingus pileatus
Atlapetes semirufus
Atlapetes personatus
Arremon taciturnus
Arremonops conirostris
Zonotrichia capensis
Icteridae
Agelaius icterocephalus
Sturnella magna
Sturnella militaris
Macroagelaius imthurni
Quiscalus lugubris
Molothrus oryzivorus
Icterus chrysocephalus
Icterus nigrogularis
Icterus auricapillus
Gymnomystax mexicanus
Cacicus cela
Cacicus haemorrhous
Psarocolius decumanus
Psarocolius angustifrons
Psarocolius viridis
Fringillidae
Carduelis psaltria
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