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Birds Observed in Venezuela

January - February 2001
Jon Hornbuckle
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F few, C common, FC fairly common H heard only; X present, not seen by JH HP Y LA RF LM PH Pa SD Ll Ju CF IF GT Esc Ca CH F
Great Tinamou Tinamus major 1 1
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui 1
[Brown Tinamou] Crypturellus obsoletus H
Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus 1 H
Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus 1
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus C
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps F 2
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis C F
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra X
Red-footed Booby Sula sula X
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus C C C C F
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 1 F F 2 F
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens C F
Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix F
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus 1
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi F C F 1 1
Great Egret Ardea alba 2 C 1 C F 1 C
Tricoloured Heron Egretta tricolour F
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea C C F
Snowy Egret Egretta thula F FC F
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis C C F F
Striated Heron Butorides striatus C C F 1 1
Agami Heron Agamia agami 1 4
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax C 2
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 6+ 2
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius 6 8
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum C F
Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus 4
Wood Stork Mycteria americana C 10
Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari F
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria F 1
Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus FC
Sharp-tailed Ibis Cercibis oxycerca FC
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis F 2 3
Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus 1 F C
White Ibis Eudocimus albus 1
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber 20 FC C
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus F
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja FC
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 2
Northern Screamer Chauna chavaria 6+
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolour F
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata C F
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis C
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata FC
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 8 1
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos F
Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis FC
Torrent Duck Merganetta armata 2
Merida Speckled Teal Anas [flavirostris] altipetens F
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis C
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors F F F
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus C C C C C C C 2 1 C
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura C C C C C C C 2 F F F F F F
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus 2
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus 3 F 1
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus 2
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 1 1 1
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 4 6 2 1
Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis 1
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus X
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 1 2 1 2
Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii F
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 1 2 1 1
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis F 1
Slender-billed Kite Rostrhamus hamatus 1
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus 1 [1]
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea 1 1 1 2 F
Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni 1
Bicoloured? Hawk Accipiter sp. 1
Grey-bellied [Gos]Hawk Accipiter poliogaster 1
Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus X
Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis 1 2
Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops 1
White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis 1 1 1 1 1
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 1 1
Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga 1 2
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis F F 1 1
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis 2 C
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus 5 1
Grey-lined Hawk Asturina nitida 2 1 F 1 1 F 1 1 1
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 2 1 1 2 3
White-rumped Hawk Buteo leucorrhous 1
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 1
White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus 1 1 1
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja 2
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus 1
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus 1
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Oroaetus isidori X
Black Caracara Daptrius ater 2 1
Red-throated Caracara Daptrius americanus 2 F F
Southern Crested Caracara Caracara plancus FC 1 FC 1 1 2
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima 1 FC 1 1 F
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinans X
Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis X
[Lined Forest-Falcon] Micrastur gilvicollis H H
American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1 1 2 2 2 1 F
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis 1
Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus X
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda F 1 F
Little Chachalaca Ortalis motmot 2 3 H H
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis H C
Andean Guan Penelope montagnii 4
Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu 1 2
Blue-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis 2
Lesser Razor-billed [Crestless] Curassow Mitu tomentosa 2
Black Curassow Crax alector 2 1 F
Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus 1
Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis 6+ 1
Venezuelan Wood-Quail Odontophorus columbianus 2
Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin F
Limpkin Aramus guarauna F 1 F
Grey-winged Trumpeter Psophia crepitans 6 [20]
Rusty-flanked Crake Laterallus levraudi 1
Grey-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea 2 2
[Ash-throated Crake] Porzana albicollis H
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1 F
Caribbean Coot Fulica caribaea C
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica 1
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias 2 3
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana 2 C C F F
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus C FC
Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus 3
Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus F 1
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis F C F 1
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola F
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 1+
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris FC
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1 1
South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae 2
Andean Snipe Gallinago jamesoni 1
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 3
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus F
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 1 3 F F
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes F 1
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 1 F 1
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia 4 F 1 1
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus 2
Sanderling Calidris alba F
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla C
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri F
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla FC
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus F F
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla 1 C
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 8 2
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia F
Cayenne /Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis eurygnatha F
Royal Tern Sterna maxima 1 FC
Yellow-billed Tern Sterna superciliaris FC 1
Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex C 1 F
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger C 1 F
Scaled Pigeon Columba speciosa 2 C 1
Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata 1 100
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis F C
Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea 5 F
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata 2
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina F F FC
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta 1
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 1 F F F 1
Scaled Dove Columbina squammata FC FC C F
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa 1
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi F F C C FC
Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla 1 F F
Lined Quail-Dove Geotrygon linearis 1 2
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana 1
Military Macaw Ara militaris 6
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao 7 2
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloroptera F 1 4
Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa 4 2 2
Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis [2]
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Aratinga wagleri 4 C
Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax 2 F C FC F C
Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta F 20
Fiery-shouldered Parakeet Pyrrhura egregia FC
Maroon-faced [White-eared] Parakeet Pyrrhura leucotis F
Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura C
Blood [Red]-eared Parakeet Pyrrhura hoematotis 10+ 6
Rose-headed Parakeet Pyrrhura rhodocephala 6 50
Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus 2 1 1 F C
Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus sclateri 3
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis F
Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera FC
Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysopterus F
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephala 1 3
Orange-cheeked Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi 6
Saffron-headed Parrot Pionopsitta pyrilia 15
Caica Parrot Pionopsitta caica 1 1
Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina 2
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus 2 F F 2
White-capped [Speckle-faced] Parrot Pionus [tumultuosus] seniloides 3+
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus 1 C
Dusky Parrot Pionus fuscus 1
Blue-cheeked Parrot Amazona dufresniana X
Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala FC C
Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica F F F
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa C C F
Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus 3
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 1 2 1 1
Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster 2
Greater Ani Crotophaga major F 2 1
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani C C
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris C C C FC FC
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia H 1
Pavonine Cuckoo Dromococcyx pavoninus 1
[Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo] Neomorphus rufipennis H H
Tropical Screech-Owl Otus choliba 2J H
Vermiculated Screech-Owl Otus vermiculatus 1 ?H
[Black-and-white Owl] Ciccaba nigrolineata H
[Crested Owl] Lophostrix cristata H
[Spectacled Owl] Pulsatrix perspicillata H H
[Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl] Glaucidium brasilianum H
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 2 2
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis C
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis 1
[Common Potoo] Nyctibius griseus H
Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda 1
Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga 300 F
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 6 1 C 6
Rufous Nightjar Caprimulgus rufus 1
Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris 1
Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus maculicaudus X
White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis 1
Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens 2 3
Tepui Swift Cypseloides phelpsi F
Chestnut-collared Swift Cypseloides rutilus[Streptoprocne rutila] X
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 10 F 5 F F
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicauda F F
Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris 10 F F
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi X
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura 20 C C F
White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus 10 F F F F
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata 10 F
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis X
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsuta 1+
Green Hermit Phaethornis guy 2
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus 1 1 1
Straight-billed Hermit Phaethornis bourcieri 1
Streak-throated Hermit Phaethornis rupurumii 1
Sooty-capped Hermit Phaethornis augusti 1 1 F
Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber 1 F 1
Stripe-throated (Little) Hermit Phaethornis striigularis F
Grey-chinned Hermit Phaethornis griseogularis 1
Blue-fronted Lancebill Doryfera johannae 1
Grey-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis 1 F
Rufous-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus hyperythrus 1
White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis [1] 2+
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora F 2
Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae 1 1 4 F
Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus 1
Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans 2+ 1 1
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis F 1 F C F 1
Crimson Topaz Topaza pella 2
Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus 1
Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus 1
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus 1 1
Red-billed Emerald Chlorostilbon gibsoni 1
Green-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon alice 1
Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica 1
Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata F F 1
Shining-green Hummingbird Lepidopyga goudoti 2
White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus 1 F
Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone 2 1
White-tailed Goldenthroat Polyptmus gyainumbi X
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax 1
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl F
Versicoloured Emerald Amazilia[Agyrtria] versicolour 1 1
White-chested Emerald Amazilia[Agyrtria] brevirostris 1
Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia[Polyerata ]fimbriata 1
Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia[Saucerottia] saucerrottei 2 F F F C 1
Green-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia[Saucerottia] viridigaster 2+
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Amazilia[Saucerottia] tobaci C
White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii C 1
Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyias melanogenys 1 1 1
Gould's Jewelfront Polyplancta[Heliodoxa] aurescens 1
Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri 3
Velvet-browed Brilliant Heliodoxa xanthogonys F
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Hylonympha macrocerca 2
Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus 1
Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena 2 2 3
Collared Inca Coeligena torquata F
Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Coeligena bonapartei[eos] 1 1
Merida [Longuemare's] Sunangel Heliangelus spencei[clarisse] 5
Orange-throated Sunangel Heliangelus mavors 1 3
Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii 2 1 1
Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum 1
Bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii 8
Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina 1 1
Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi F 1 1
Berlepsch's [Venezuelan] Sylph Aglaiocercus berlepschi 2
Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita 2
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris 1
Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina 2 2
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii 2+
White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis 2 1 1
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus 1 1
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris 2 1
Masked Trogon Trogon personatus 3 1 2 2
Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus 1
Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus 1
White-tipped Quetzal Pharomachrus fulgidus 3
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle[Ceryle] torquata 3 F F
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 2 F 1
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 2 2
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda 1 2
American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea 1
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota X
Pale-headed Jacamar Brachygalba goeringi 2
Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris 1
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda 1+ 1
Green-tailed Jacamar Galbula galbula F 2
Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea 1 2 2
Great Jacamar Jacamerops aurea 2 H 1
Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus 2
Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia X
Collared Puffbird Bucco capensis 1
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis 4
Moustached Puffbird Malacoptila mystacalis 2
Black Nunbird Monasa atra C FC
Swallow-wing Chelidoptera tenebrosa C FC F 2
Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger 1 1
Red-headed Barbet <