List of birds of Brazil

Brazil has one of the richest bird diversities in the world. The avifauna of Brazil include a total of 1,901 species, of which 270 are endemic. About 60% of the bird species recorded for all of South America. These numbers are still increasing, almost every year, due to new occurrences or new species being described. About 10% of the bird species found in Brazil are, nonetheless, threatened.

In June 2013 a simultaneous discovery of fifteen bird species in Brazil was announced, the first such since 1871, when August von Pelzeln described forty new species.[1] The birds were from the families Corvidae, Thamnophilidae, Dendrocolaptidae, Tyrannidae and Polioptilidae.[2] Eleven of the new species are endemics of Brazil and four also inhabit Peru and Bolivia.[1]

Struthioniformes

Rheidae - Rheas

Rhea americana

Tinamiformes

Tinamidae - tinamous

Crypturellus soui
Red-winged tinamou

Anseriformes

Anhimidae - screamers

Chauna torquata

Anatidae - ducks, geese and swans

Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-bellied whistling duck

Galliformes

Cracidae - curassows, guans and chachalacas

Penelope obscura
Chaco chachalaca
Ortalis canicollis pantanalensis
Crax fasciolata

Odontophoridae - New World quails

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae - grebes

Podilymbus podiceps

Sphenisciformes

Spheniscidae - penguins

Spheniscus magellanicus

Procellariiformes

Diomedeidae - albatrosses

Thalassarche melanophris

Procellariidae - shearwaters and petrels

Fulmarus glacialoides
Cape petrel

Hydrobatidae - storm petrels

Wilson's storm petrel

Pelecanoididae - diving petrels

Phaethontiformes

Phaethontidae - tropicbirds

Phaethon rubricauda

Suliformes

Sulidae - boobies and gannets

Phalacrocoracidae - cormorants

Anhingidae - darters

Anhinga anhinga

Fregatidae - frigatebirds

Fregata magnificens

Pelecaniformes

Pelecanidae - pelicans

Pelecanus occidentalis

Ardeidae - bitterns, herons and egrets

Ardea cocoi
Agamia agami

Threskiornithidae - ibises and spoonbills

Roseate spoonbill
Ajaia ajaja

Ciconiiformes

Ciconiidae - storks

Jabiru mycteria

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae - flamingos

Phoenicopterus ruber

Cathartiformes

Cathartidae - New World vultures

Accipitriformes

Pandionidae - ospreys

Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae - hawks, kites and eagles

Buteogallus urubitinga
White-tailed hawk
Buteo magnirostris
Busarellus nigricollis

Falconiformes

Falconidae - falcons and caracaras

Caracara plancus
Aplomado falcon

Gruiformes

Aramidae - limpkins

Limpkin

Psophiidae - trumpeters

Rallidae - rails, gallinules and coots

Purple gallinule
Common gallinule
Gray-necked wood rail

Heliornithidae - sungrebes

Eurypygidae - sunbitterns

Eurypyga helias

Cariamidae - seriemas

Charadriiformes

Jacanidae - jacanas

Jacana jacana

Rostratulidae - painted-snipes

Haematopodidae - oystercatchers

Recurvirostridae - stilts

Himantopus mexicanus

Burhinidae - thick-knees

Glareolidae - coursers

Charadriidae - lapwings and plovers

Vanellus chilensis lampronotus

Scolopacidae - sandpipers, snipes, curlews, stints and phalaropes

Upland sandpiper
Tringa flavipes

Thinocoridae - seedsnipes

Chionididae - sheathbills

Stercorariidae - skuas

Pomarine jaeger

Laridae - gulls and terns

Large-billed tern
Phaetusa simplex
Sterna hirundo

Rynchopidae - skimmers

Rynchops Niger

Columbiformes

Columbidae - doves and pigeons

Band-tailed pigeon
White-tipped dove

Psittaciformes

Psittacidae - parrots, parakeets and macaws

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Ara chloropterus
Jandaya parakeet
Amazona aestiva
Pyrrhura frontalis
Myiopsitta monachus
Alipiopsitta xanthops

Opisthocomiformes

Opisthocomidae - hoatzins

Opisthocomus hoazin

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae - cuckoos, anis and ground cuckoos

Guira guira

Strigiformes

Tytonidae - Barn owls

Strigidae - owls

Athene cunicularia grallaria
Spectacled owl

Caprimulgiformes

Steatornithidae - oilbirds

Nyctibiidae - potoos

Nyctibius grandis

Caprimulgidae - nightjar and nighthawks

Lesser nighthawk
Chordeiles minor

Apodiformes

Apodidae - swifts

Chimney swift

Trochilidae - hummingbirds and hermits

White-necked jacobin
Brown violet-ear
Violet-capped woodnymph
Glittering-throated emerald
Amethyst woodstar
Copper-rumped hummingbird

Trogoniformes

Trogonidae - trogons

White-tailed trogon

Coraciiformes

Alcedinidae - kingfishers

Chloroceryle americana

Momotidae - motmots

Momotus momota

Galbuliformes

Galbulidae - jacamars

Galbula ruficauda

Bucconidae - puffbirds

Black-fronted nunbird

Piciformes

Capitonidae - barbets

Ramphastidae - toucans

Pteroglossus castanotis
Ramphastos toco

Picidae - woodpeckers

White woodpecker
Lineated woodpecker
Colaptes campestris

Passeriformes

Thamnophilidae - Typical antbirds

Pectoral antwren, a Brazilian endemic

Conopophagidae - gnateaters

Black-cheeked gnateater

Formicariidae - antthrushes

Grallariidae - antpittas

Rhinocryptidae - tapaculos

Melanopareiidae - crescentchests

Furnariidae - ovenbirds, spinetails and woodcreepers

Furnarius rufus
Chicli spinetail
Rufous-capped spinetail
Pallid spinetail
Streaked xenops
Grey-chested cacholote
Pseudoseisura unirufa
White-throated woodcreeper
Planalto woodcreeper

Tyrannidae - Tyrant flycatchers

Pitangus sulphuratus
White-crested elaenia
Todirostrum cinereum
Yellow-lored tody-flycatcher
Cliff flycatcher
Eastern wood pewee
Pied water tyrant
White-headed marsh tyrant
Cattle tyrant
Dusky-capped flycatcher
Short-crested flycatcher
Rusty-margined flycatcher
Social flycatcher
Piratic flycatcher
Tropical kingbird
Chestnut-crowned becard
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Masked water tyrant

Tityridae - becards and tityras

Masked tityra

Oxyruncidae - sharpbill

Cotingidae - cotingas

Cotinga cayana

Pipridae - manakins

White-bearded manakin
Pipra rubrocapilla
Golden-headed manakin

Vireonidae - vireos

Red-eyed vireo
Rufous-browed peppershrike

Corvidae - jays

Plush-crested jay

Hirundinidae - swallows

White-banded swallow
Atticora fasciata
Southern rough-winged swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis ruficollis

Troglodytidae - wrens

House wren
Sedge wren

Donacobiidae - donacobius

Polioptilidae - gnatcatchers

Turdidae - thrushes

Rufous-bellied thrush
Turdus rufiventris

Mimidae - mockingbirds

Chalk-browed mockingbird
Mimus saturninus

Motacillidae - pipits

Thraupidae - tanagers

Grey-headed tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Blue-black grassquit
Double-collared seedeater
Double-collared seedeater
Chestnut-bellied seed finch
Saffron finch
Sicalis flaveola
Pampa finch
Plumbeous seedeater
Sporophila plumbea
Red-capped cardinal
Paroaria gularis
Yellow-billed cardinal
Paroaria capitata

Emberizidae - buntings and American sparrows

Rufous-collared sparrow

Cardinalidae - Saltators and allies

Buff-throated saltator
Greyish saltator
Saltator coerulescens

Parulidae - New World warblers

Tropical parula
Masked yellowthroat

Icteridae - orioles, oropendolas and allies

Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
White-browed blackbird
Sturnella superciliaris
Shiny cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Scarlet-headed blackbird
Amblyramphus holosericeus
Orange-backed troupial
Icterus croconotus

Fringillidae - euphonias and siskins

Hooded siskin

Estrildidae - waxbills and estrildid finches

Common waxbill
Zebra finch

Passeridae - house sparrows

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "15 new species of birds discovered in Brazil". Wildlife Extra News. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. "Novas aves da Amazônia" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Pesquisa FAPESP. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. New Bird Species Discovered in 2014

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