List of birds of Paraguay
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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Paraguay. The avifauna of Paraguay
includes a total of 700 species, of which 1 is endemic
, 2 have been introduced
by humans, and 12 are rare or accidental. 27 species are globally threatened.
This list's taxonomic
treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements
's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Paraguay.
The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.
The rheas are large flightless birds native to South America. Their feet have three toes rather than four which allows them to run faster. There are 2 species and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling birds like quail and grouse, they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family Tinamidae within their own order, the Tinamiformes. They are distantly related to the ratites (order Struthioniformes), that includes the rhea
s, emu
, and kiwi
. There are 47 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Paraguay.
Grebe
s are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Phalacrocoracidae
The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating sea-birds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black and white, and a few being colourful. There are 38 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
. Family: Anhingidae
Darters are frequently referred to as "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged.
The males have black and dark brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have a much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet, and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving. There are 4 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
. Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bittern
s, heron
s and egret
s. Herons and egrets are medium to large sized wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted. There are 61 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute; bill-clattering is an important mode of stork communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory. There are 19 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Threskiornithidae
The Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibis
es and spoonbill
s. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers. There are 36 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
Flamingo
s are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet high, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. They are more numerous in the latter. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly-shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume, and are uniquely used upside-down. There are 6 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
. Family: Anhimidae
The screamers are a small family of birds related to the ducks. They are large, bulky birds, with a small downy head, long legs and large feet which are only partially webbed. They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and territorial disputes. There are 3 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Anatidae
The family Anatidae includes the duck
s and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese
and swan
s. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. There are 131 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Cathartidae
The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution
. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carrion
. There are 7 species worldwide, all of which are found only in the Americas, and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Pandionidae
The Pandionidae family contains only one species, the Osprey. The Osprey is a medium large raptor
which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
. Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey and include hawk
s, eagle
s, kites
, harriers
and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. There are 233 species worldwide and 35 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their feet. There are 62 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Cracidae
The Cracidae are large birds, similar in general appearance to turkeys. The guans and curassows live in trees, but the smaller chachalacas are found in more open scrubby habitats. They are generally dull-plumaged, but the curassows and some guans have colourful facial ornaments. There are 50 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Odontophoridae
The New World quail
s are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. There are 32 species worldwide, all found only in the Americas, and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Aramidae
The Limpkin resembles a large rail. It has drab brown plumage and a greyer head and neck.
. Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coot
s, and gallinule
s. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide and 22 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Heliornithidae
The Heliornithidae are small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
. Family: Cariamidae
The seriemas are terrestrial birds which run rather than fly (though they are able to fly for short distances.) They have long legs, necks, and tails, but only short wings, reflecting their way of life. They are brownish birds with short bills and erectile crests, found on fairly dry open grasslands. There are 2 species and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Jacanidae
The jacana
s are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide in the Tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. There 8 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
. Family: Rostratulidae
Painted snipe are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
. Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocet
s and the stilt
s. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are 9 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
. Family: Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae includes the plover
s, dotterels, and lapwing
s. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water, although there are some exceptions. There are 66 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Scolopacidae
The Scolopacidae are a large diverse family of small to medium sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlew
s, godwit
s, shanks
, tattler
s, woodcock
s, snipe
s, dowitcher
s and phalarope
s. The majority of species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. There are 89 species worldwide and 22 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes gull
s and kittiwake
s. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. There are 55 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Sternidae
Tern
s are a group of generally general medium to large sea-birds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species now known to live in excess of 25 to 30 years. There are 44 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Rynchopidae
Skimmer
s are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
. Family: Columbidae
Pigeons and dove
s are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere
. There are 308 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Paraguay.
Parrot
s are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and the have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. There are 335 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoo
s, roadrunner
s and anis
. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Unlike the cuckoo species of the Old World, North American cuckoos are not brood parasites. There are 138 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Paraguay.
Barn owl
s are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. There are 16 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
Typical owl
s are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. There are 195 species worldwide and 17 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Nyctibiidae
The potoos (sometimes called Poor-Me-Ones) are large near passerine
birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. There are 5 species, all of which are from the South American tropical region, and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Caprimulgidae
Nightjar
s are medium-sized nocturnal birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills that usually nest on the ground. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves. There are 86 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Apodidae
Swift
s are small aerial birds, spending the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
Hummingbird
s are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. There are 337 species worldwide and 17 species which occur in Paraguay.
The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. There are 33 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Momotidae
The motmots have colorful plumage and long, graduated tails, which they display by waggling back and forth. In most of the species, the barbs near the ends of the two longest (central) tail feathers are weak and fall off, leaving a length of bare shaft, and creating a racket-shaped tail. There are 10 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Bucconidae
The puffbirds are related to the jacamars, and have the same range, but lack the iridescent colours of that family. They are mainly brown, rufous or grey, with large heads and flattened bills with a hooked tip. The loose abundant plumage and short tails makes them look stout and puffy, giving rise to the English common name of the family. There are 34 species and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Ramphastidae
Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous, colourful bills which in some species may amount to half their body length. There are 40 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
. Family: Picidae
Woodpeckers are small to medium sized birds with chisel like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward, and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. There are 218 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in Paraguay.
Ovenbirds comprise a large family of small sub-oscine passerine bird species found in Central and South America. They are a diverse group of insectivores which gets its name from the elaborate "oven-like" clay nests built by some species, although others build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock. There are 243 species worldwide and 45 species which occur in Paraguay.
The Dendrocolaptidae are brownish birds and maintain an upright vertical posture, supported by their stiff tail vanes. They feed mainly on insects taken from tree trunks. There are 57 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Paraguay.
The antbirds are a large family of small passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are forest birds, and tend to feed on insects at or near the ground. A sizable minority of them specialize in following columns of army ants to eat the small invertebrates that leave hiding to flee the ants.Many species lack bright colour; brown, black and white being the dominant tones. There are about 212 species worldwide and 24 species which occur in Paraguay.
The ground antbirds are a family comprising the antthrushes and antpittas. Antthrushes resemble small rails while antpittas resemble the true pittas
with longish strong legs, very short tails and stout bills. There are about 63 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
The gnateaters are round, short-tailed, and long-legged birds, which are closely related to the antbirds. There are 8 species worldwide, all found in South America, and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
The tapaculos are a group of small suboscine passeriform bird
s with numerous species, found in South America
. They are terrestrial species that fly only poorly on their short wings. They have strong legs, well-suited to their habitat of grassland or forest undergrowth. The tail is cocked and pointed towards the head. There are 56 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
The cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges of tropical South America. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings, and strong legs. The males of many of the species are brightly coloured, or decorated with plumes or wattles. There are 71 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Paraguay
The manakins are a family bird species of subtropical and tropical mainland Central and South America, and Trinidad and Tobago. They are compact forest birds, the males typically being brightly coloured, although the females of most species are duller and usually green-plumaged. Manakins feed on small fruits, berries and insects. There are 57 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
Tyrant flycatcher
s are passerine
birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust with stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain colouring. As the name implies, most are insectivorous. There are 429 species worldwide, all found only in the Americas and 105 species which occur in Paraguay.
The Hirundinidae family is a group of passerines characterized by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Their adaptations include a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and short bills with wide gape. The feet are designed for perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. There are 75 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Paraguay.
The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. There are 54 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
The wren
s are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous. There are 80 species worldwide (of which all but one are New World species) and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
The mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrasher
s, mockingbird
s, trembler
s, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalizations, especially their ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. Their colouring tends towards dull greys and browns . There are 35 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
The thrushes
are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are 335 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Paraguay.
These dainty birds resemble Old World warblers in their build and habits, moving restlessly through the foliage seeking insects. The gnatcatchers and gnatwrens are mainly soft bluish grey in colour, and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. They are birds of fairly open woodland or scrub, and nest in bushes or trees. There are 15 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
The Corvidae family includes crow
s, raven
s, jay
s, chough
s, magpie
s, treepie
s, nutcracker
s, and ground jay
s. Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes. Some of the larger species show high levels of learning behavior. There are 120 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
The vireo
s are a group of small to medium sized passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are typically greenish in colour and resemble wood warbler
s apart from their heavier bills. There are 52 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
The New World warbler
s are a group of small, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores. There are 119 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Paraguay.
The Bananaquit is a small passerine bird. It has a slender, curved bill, adapted to taking nectar from flowers and is the only member of the genus Coereba (Vieillot, 1809) and is normally placed within the family Coerebidae, although there is uncertainty whether that placement is correct.
The tanager
s are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly coloured. They are seed eaters, but their preference tends towards fruit and nectar. Most have short, rounded wings. There are 256 species worldwide and 34 species which occur in Paraguay.
The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill. In Europe, most species are named as buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as Sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns. There are species 275 worldwide and 41 species which occur in Paraguay.
The cardinals are a family of passerine birds that are robust, seed-eating birds, with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages. There are 43 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Paraguay.
The icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackle
s, New World blackbird
s, and New World oriole
s. Most species have black as the predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red. There are 98 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in Paraguay.
Finch
es are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. There are 137 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
Sparrow
s are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects. There are 35 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
includes a total of 700 species, of which 1 is endemic
Endemism in birds
An endemic bird area is a region of the world that contains two or more restricted-range species, while a "secondary area" contains one or more restricted-range species. Both terms were devised by Birdlife International....
, 2 have been introduced
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
by humans, and 12 are rare or accidental. 27 species are globally threatened.
This list's taxonomic
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements
James Clements
Dr. James Franklin Clements was an ornithologist, author and very successful businessman. He was born in New York....
's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Paraguay.
The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.
- (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Paraguay.
- (E) Endemic A species endemic to Paraguay.
- (I) Introduced A species introduced to Paraguay as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
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Non-passerines: Rheas . Tinamous . Grebes . Cormorants . Darters . Bitterns, Herons and Egrets . Storks . Ibises and Spoonbills . Flamingos . Screamers . Ducks, Geese and Swans . New World vultures . Osprey . Hawks, Kites and Eagles . Caracaras and Falcons . Guans, Chachalacas and allies . New World quails . Limpkins . Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots . Sungrebe and Finfoots . Seriemas . Jacanas . Painted snipe . Avocets and Stilts . Plovers and Lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Gulls . Terns . Skimmers . Pigeons and Doves . Parrots, Macaws and allies . Cuckoos and Anis . Barn owls . Typical owls . Potoos . Nightjars . Swifts . Hummingbirds . Trogons and Quetzals . Kingfishers . Motmots . Puffbirds . Toucans . Woodpeckers and allies . |
Passerines: Ovenbirds . Woodcreepers . Typical antbirds . Antthrushes and Antpittas . Gnateaters . Tapaculos . Cotingas . Manakins . Tyrant flycatchers . Swallows and Martins . Wagtails and Pipits . Wrens . Mockingbirds and Thrashers . Thrushes and allies . Gnatcatchers . Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies . Vireos . New World warblers . Bananaquit . Tanagers . Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and allies . Saltators, Cardinals and allies . Troupials and allies . Siskins, Crossbills and allies . Sparrows . |
See also References |
Rheas
Order: Struthioniformes. Family: RheidaeThe rheas are large flightless birds native to South America. Their feet have three toes rather than four which allows them to run faster. There are 2 species and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- Greater Rhea Rhea americana
Tinamous
Order: Tinamiformes. Family: TinamidaeThe tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling birds like quail and grouse, they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family Tinamidae within their own order, the Tinamiformes. They are distantly related to the ratites (order Struthioniformes), that includes the rhea
Rhea (bird)
The rheas are ratites in the genus Rhea, native to South America. There are two existing species: the Greater or American Rhea and the Lesser or Darwin's Rhea. The genus name was given in 1752 by Paul Möhring and adopted as the English common name. Möhring's reason for choosing this name, from the...
s, emu
Emu
The Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. It is the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. There are three subspecies of Emus in Australia...
, and kiwi
Kiwi
Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae.At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites and lay the largest egg in relation to their body size of any species of bird in the world...
. There are 47 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Solitary TinamouSolitary TinamouThe Solitary Tinamou, Tinamus solitarius, is a species of paleognath ground bird. This species is native to Atlantic forest of eastern Brazil.-Taxonomy:...
Tinamus solitarius - Brown TinamouBrown TinamouThe Brown Tinamou is a dumpy, brownish ground bird found in humid lowland and montane forest in tropical and subtropical South America.-Taxonomy:...
Crypturellus obsoletus - Undulated TinamouUndulated TinamouThe Undulated Tinamou is a species of ground bird found in a wide range of wooded habitats in eastern and northern South America.-Etymology:...
Crypturellus undulatus - Small-billed TinamouSmall-billed TinamouThe Small-billed Tinamou Crypturellus parvirostris is a type of Tinamou commonly found in dry savanna in Amazonian South America.-Description:...
Crypturellus parvirostris - Tataupa TinamouTataupa TinamouThe Tataupa Tinamou, Crypturellus tataupa, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in dry forest in subtropical and tropical regions in southeastern South America..-Etymology:...
Crypturellus tataupa - Red-winged TinamouRed-winged TinamouThe Red-winged Tinamou, Rhynchotus rufescens, is a medium-sized ground-living bird from central and eastern South America.-Taxonomy:All Tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also Ratites. Unlike other Ratites, Tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong...
Rhynchotus rufescens - Brushland TinamouBrushland TinamouThe Brushland Tinamou, Nothoprocta cinerascens, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in high altitude dry shrubland in subtropical and tropical regions of southern South America.-Etymology:...
Nothoprocta cinerascens - White-bellied NothuraWhite-bellied NothuraThe White-bellied Nothura, Nothura boraquira, is a species of tinamou found in dry shrublands in northeastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, and northeastern Brazil.-Taxonomy:...
Nothura boraquira - Lesser NothuraLesser NothuraThe Lesser Nothura is a type of Tinamou found in lowland dry grassland habitats in subtropical and tropical regions of southeastern South America.-Taxonomy:...
Nothura minor (A) - Spotted NothuraSpotted NothuraThe Spotted Nothura, Nothura maculosa, is a species of tinamou. This bird is native to grassy habitats in eastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and eastern and northern Argentina.-Description:...
Nothura maculosa - Chaco NothuraChaco NothuraThe Chaco Nothura, Nothura chacoensis, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in brushland in Argentina and Paraguay.-Description:The Chaco Nothura is approximately in length. The species is similar to Spotted Nothura but paler and buffier overall....
Nothura chacoensis (E) - Dwarf TinamouDwarf TinamouThe Dwarf Tinamou also known as the Least Tinamou, is a small, partridge-like bird with short tail and wings.- Description :...
Taoniscus nanus (A) - Quebracho Crested TinamouQuebracho Crested TinamouThe Quebracho Crested Tinamou, Eudromia formosa, is a species of tinamou found in dry forest habitats in Paraguay and northern Argentina in South America.-Etymology:...
Eudromia formosa
Grebes
Order: Podicipediformes. Family: PodicipedidaeGrebe
Grebe
A grebe is a member of the Podicipediformes order, a widely distributed order of freshwater diving birds, some of which visit the sea when migrating and in winter...
s are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Least GrebeLeast GrebeThe Least Grebe , an aquatic bird, is the smallest member of the grebe family. It occurs in the New World from the southwestern United States and Mexico to Chile and Argentina, and also on Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas and the Greater Antilles.-Description:The Least Grebe ranges in length from...
Tachybaptus dominicus - Pied-billed GrebePied-billed GrebeThe Pied-billed Grebe is a species of the grebe family of water birds. Since the Atitlán Grebe, Podilymbus gigas, has become extinct, it is the sole extant member of the genus Podilymbus.-Description:...
Podilymbus podiceps - White-tufted GrebeWhite-tufted GrebeThe White-tufted Grebe is a species of grebe in the Podicipedidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...
Rollandia rolland - Great GrebeGreat GrebeThe Great Grebe is the largest species of grebe on earth. A disjunct population exists in northwestern Peru, while the main distribution is from extreme southeastern Brazil to Patagonia and central Chile. The population from southern Chile is considered a separate subspecies, P. m. navasi.This...
Podiceps major - Silvery GrebeSilvery GrebeThe Silvery Grebe is a species of grebe in the Podicipedidae family.It is found in Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands and Paraguay as well as Andean regions of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is a vagrant to Brazil....
Podiceps occipitalis
Cormorants
Order: PelecaniformesPelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...
. Family: Phalacrocoracidae
The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating sea-birds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black and white, and a few being colourful. There are 38 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- Neotropic CormorantNeotropic CormorantThe Neotropic Cormorant or Olivaceous Cormorant is a medium-sized cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from the middle Rio Grande and the Gulf and Californian coasts of the USA south through Mexico and Central America to southern South America. It also breeds on the...
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Darters
Order: PelecaniformesPelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...
. Family: Anhingidae
Darters are frequently referred to as "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged.
The males have black and dark brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have a much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet, and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving. There are 4 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- AnhingaAnhingaThe Anhinga , sometimes called Snakebird, Darter, American Darter, or Water Turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word "anhinga" comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird.It is a cormorant-like bird with an average body length of , a...
Anhinga anhinga
Bitterns, herons and egrets
Order: CiconiiformesCiconiiformes
Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...
. Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bittern
Bittern
Bitterns are a classification of birds in the heron family, Ardeidae, a family of wading birds. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family...
s, heron
Heron
The herons are long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae. There are 64 recognised species in this family. Some are called "egrets" or "bitterns" instead of "heron"....
s and egret
Egret
An egret is any of several herons, most of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season. Many egrets are members of the genera Egretta or Ardea which contain other species named as herons rather than egrets...
s. Herons and egrets are medium to large sized wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted. There are 61 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Whistling HeronWhistling HeronThe Whistling Heron is a medium-sized, often terrestrial heron of South America. There are two subspecies, the southern S. s. sibilatrix and the northern S. s. fostersmithi.-Description:...
Syrigma sibilatrix - Capped HeronCapped HeronThe Capped Heron is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is in the monotypic genus Pilherodius.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes....
Pilherodius pileatus - Cocoi HeronCocoi HeronThe Cocoi Heron is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It is a non-breeding visitor to Trinidad and Tobago and a vagrant to the Falkland...
Ardea cocoi - Great EgretGreat EgretThe Great Egret , also known as the Great White Egret or Common Egret, White Heron, or Great White Heron, is a large, widely-distributed egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized...
Ardea alba - Little Blue HeronLittle Blue HeronThe Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, is a small heron. It breeds from the Gulf states of the USA through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the southeastern USA or beyond in winter...
Egretta caerulea - Snowy EgretSnowy EgretThe Snowy Egret is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World Little Egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas....
Egretta thula - Cattle EgretCattle EgretThe Cattle Egret is a cosmopolitan species of heron found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the Western Cattle Egret and the Eastern Cattle Egret...
Bubulcus ibis - Striated HeronStriated HeronThe Striated Heron, Butorides striata, also known as Mangrove Heron, Little Heron or Green-backed Heron, is a small heron. Striated Herons are mostly non-migratory and noted for some interesting behavioral traits. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands in the Old World tropics from west Africa to...
Butorides striata - Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Boat-billed HeronBoat-billed HeronThe Boat-billed Heron - colloquially known as the Boatbill - is an atypical member of the heron family, and was formerly thought to be in a monotypic family, Cochlearidae....
Cochlearius cochlearius - Rufescent Tiger-HeronRufescent Tiger-heronThe Rufescent Tiger Heron , also known as the Soco-Boi, is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
Tigrisoma lineatum - Zigzag HeronZigzag HeronThe Zigzag Heron is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family, also including egrets and bitterns. It is in the monotypic genus Zebrilus....
Zebrilus undulatus - Stripe-backed BitternStripe-backed BitternThe Stripe-backed Bittern is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador.Its natural habitat is swamps.- References : Database...
Ixobrychus involucris - Least BitternLeast BitternThe Least Bittern is a small wading bird, the smallest heron found in the Americas.This bird's underparts and throat are white with light brown streaks. Their face and the sides of the neck are light brown; they have yellow eyes and a yellow bill. The adult male is glossy greenish black on the...
Ixobrychus exilis - Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus
Storks
Order: CiconiiformesCiconiiformes
Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...
. Family: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute; bill-clattering is an important mode of stork communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory. There are 19 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Wood StorkWood StorkThe Wood Stork is a large American wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It was formerly called the "Wood Ibis", though it is not really an ibis.-Appearance:...
Mycteria americana - Maguari StorkMaguari StorkThe Maguari Stork is a species of stork in the Ciconiidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It is a vagrant to Chile, Trinidad, the Falkland Islands and probably Peru...
Ciconia maguari - JabiruJabiruThe Jabiru is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the Eastern Chaco region of Paraguay. It is the only member of the genus Jabiru...
Jabiru mycteria
Ibises and spoonbills
Order: CiconiiformesCiconiiformes
Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...
. Family: Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae
The family Threskiornithidae includes 34 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills. It was formerly known as Plataleidae. The spoonbills and ibises were once thought to be related to other groups of long-legged wading birds in the...
The Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibis
Ibis
The ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae....
es and spoonbill
Spoonbill
Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises.All have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly opened bill from side to side...
s. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers. There are 36 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Plumbeous IbisPlumbeous IbisThe Plumbeous Ibis is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family. It is found in grassland, savanna, fields and marshes in central South America, ranging in south-central and south-eastern Brazil, eastern and northern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina...
Theristicus caerulescens - Buff-necked IbisBuff-necked IbisThe Buff-necked Ibis , also known as the White-throated Ibis, is a fairly large ibis found widely in open habitats of eastern and northern South America...
Theristicus caudatus - Green IbisGreen IbisThe Green Ibis is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. It is the only member of the genus Mesembrinibis....
Mesembrinibis cayennensis - Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus
- White-faced IbisWhite-faced IbisThe White-faced Ibis is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae.This species breeds colonially in marshes, usually nesting in bushes or low trees. Its breeding range extends from the western USA south through Mexico, as well as from southeastern Brazil and southeastern Bolivia south to...
Plegadis chihi - Roseate SpoonbillRoseate SpoonbillThe Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja, is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae...
Platalea ajaja
Flamingos
Order: Phoenicopteriformes. Family: PhoenicopteridaeFlamingo
Flamingo
Flamingos or flamingoes are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus , the only genus in the family Phoenicopteridae...
s are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet high, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. They are more numerous in the latter. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly-shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume, and are uniquely used upside-down. There are 6 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- Chilean FlamingoChilean FlamingoThe Chilean Flamingo is a large species closely related to Caribbean Flamingo and Greater Flamingo, with which it was sometimes considered conspecific...
Phoenicopterus chilensis
Screamers
Order: AnseriformesAnseriformes
The order Anseriformes contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: the Anhimidae , Anseranatidae , and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.All species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at...
. Family: Anhimidae
The screamers are a small family of birds related to the ducks. They are large, bulky birds, with a small downy head, long legs and large feet which are only partially webbed. They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and territorial disputes. There are 3 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Horned ScreamerHorned ScreamerThe Horned Screamer is a member of a small family of birds, the Anhimidae, which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America...
Anhima cornuta (A) - Southern Screamer Chauna torquata
Ducks, geese and swans
Order: AnseriformesAnseriformes
The order Anseriformes contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: the Anhimidae , Anseranatidae , and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.All species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at...
. Family: Anatidae
Anatidae
Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups...
The family Anatidae includes the duck
Duck
Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered...
s and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese
Goose
The word goose is the English name for a group of waterfowl, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller....
and swan
Swan
Swans, genus Cygnus, are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae...
s. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. There are 131 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba SwanThe Coscoroba Swan is a species of waterfowl inhabiting southern South America. It is the smallest of the birds called "swans", but still a large species of waterfowl, averaging 4.2 kg , 1 m long and 1.57 m across the wings...
Coscoroba coscoroba - Orinoco GooseOrinoco GooseThe Orinoco Goose is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae, and is the only living member of the genus Neochen...
Neochen jubata - Muscovy DuckMuscovy DuckThe Muscovy Duck is a large duck which is native to Mexico and Central and South America. A small wild population reaches into the United States in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas...
Cairina moschata - Comb DuckComb DuckThe Knob-billed Duck , or Comb Duck, is an unusual, pan-tropical duck, found in tropical wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and south Asia from Pakistan to Laos and extreme southern China...
Sarkidiornis melanotos - Ringed TealRinged TealThe Ringed Teal is a small duck of South American forests. It is the only species of the genus Callonetta...
Callonetta leucophrys - Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis
- White-cheeked PintailWhite-cheeked PintailThe White cheeked Pintail or Bahama Pintail is a dabbling duck of the Caribbean, South America, and the Galápagos Islands....
Anas bahamensis - Silver TealSilver TealThe Silver Teal or Versicolor Teal is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Anas. It breeds in South America....
Anas versicolor - Cinnamon TealCinnamon TealThe Cinnamon Teal is a small, reddish dabbling duck found in marshes and ponds of western North and South America.thumb|left|Female Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium...
Anas cyanoptera - Red ShovelerRed ShovelerThe Red Shoveler , formerly known as Red Shoveller, is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas. It is found in southern South America, in Argentina, southern Peru, southern Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, southern Brazil, and Chile...
Anas platalea - Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca
- Brazilian MerganserBrazilian MerganserThe Brazilian Merganser, Mergus octosetaceus, is a duck in the typical merganser genus.It is one of the six most threatened waterfowl in the world with possibly fewer than 250 birds in the wild and none kept in captivity...
Mergus octosetaceus - Black-headed DuckBlack-headed DuckThe Black-headed Duck is a South American duck allied to the stiff-tailed ducks in the subfamily Oxyurinae of the family Anatidae. It is the only member of the genus Heteronetta....
Heteronetta atricapilla - Masked DuckMasked DuckThe Masked Duck is a tiny stiff-tailed duck ranging through the tropical Americas. They are found from Mexico to South America and also in the Caribbean...
Nomonyx dominica - Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
New World vultures
Order: FalconiformesFalconiformes
The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...
. Family: Cathartidae
The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution
Convergent evolution
Convergent evolution describes the acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages.The wing is a classic example of convergent evolution in action. Although their last common ancestor did not have wings, both birds and bats do, and are capable of powered flight. The wings are...
. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carrion
Carrion
Carrion refers to the carcass of a dead animal. Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters include vultures, hawks, eagles, hyenas, Virginia Opossum, Tasmanian Devils, coyotes, Komodo dragons, and burying beetles...
. There are 7 species worldwide, all of which are found only in the Americas, and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Black VultureAmerican Black VultureThe Black Vulture also known as the American Black Vulture, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to Central Chile and Uruguay in South America...
Coragyps atratus - Turkey VultureTurkey VultureThe Turkey Vulture is a bird found throughout most of the Americas. It is also known in some North American regions as the Turkey Buzzard , and in some areas of the Caribbean as the John Crow or Carrion Crow...
Cathartes aura - Lesser Yellow-headed VultureLesser Yellow-headed VultureThe Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Cathartes burrovianus, also known as the Savannah Vulture, is a species of bird in the New World Vulture family Cathartidae. It was considered to be the same species as the Greater Yellow-headed Vulture until they were split in 1964...
Cathartes burrovianus - Andean CondorAndean CondorThe Andean Condor is a species of South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus Vultur...
Vultur gryphus - King VultureKing VultureThe King Vulture is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, though some believe that William Bartram's Painted...
Sarcoramphus papa
Osprey
Order: FalconiformesFalconiformes
The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...
. Family: Pandionidae
The Pandionidae family contains only one species, the Osprey. The Osprey is a medium large raptor
Bird of prey
Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using their keen senses, especially vision. They are defined as birds that primarily hunt vertebrates, including other birds. Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh....
which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
- OspreyOspreyThe Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and across the wings...
Pandion haliaetus
Hawks, kites and eagles
Order: FalconiformesFalconiformes
The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...
. Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae
The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey and include hawk
Hawk
The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,...
s, eagle
Eagle
Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...
s, kites
Kite (bird)
Kites are raptors with long wings and weak legs which spend a great deal of time soaring. Most feed mainly on carrion but some take various amounts of live prey.They are birds of prey which, along with hawks and eagles, are from the family Accipitridae....
, harriers
Harrier (bird)
A harrier is any of the several species of diurnal hawks forming the Circinae sub-family of the Accipitridae family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds....
and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. There are 233 species worldwide and 35 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Gray-headed KiteGray-headed KiteThe Gray-headed Kite, Leptodon cayanensis, is a raptor found in open woodland and swamp forests. It shares the genus Leptodon with the extremely rare White-collared Kite. It breeds from eastern Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia,Brazil and northern Argentina.The nest is made of sticks lined...
Leptodon cayanensis - Hook-billed KiteHook-billed KiteThe Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers...
Chondrohierax uncinatus - Swallow-tailed KiteSwallow-tailed KiteThe Swallow-tailed Kite is an elanid kite which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. Most North and Central American breeders winter in South America where the species is resident year round...
Elanoides forficatus - Pearl KitePearl KiteThe Pearl Kite is a very small raptor found in open savanna habitat adjacent to deciduous woodland. It is the only member of the genus Gampsonyx...
Gampsonyx swainsonii - White-tailed KiteWhite-tailed KiteThe White-tailed Kite is an elanid kite of genus Elanus found in western North America and parts of South America.Their coloration is gull-like, but their shape and flight falcon-like, with a rounded tail...
Elanus leucurus - Snail KiteSnail KiteThe Snail Kite is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. Its relative, the Slender-billed Kite, is now again placed in Helicolestes, making the genus Rostrhamus monotypic...
Rostrhamus sociabilis - Rufous-thighed KiteRufous-thighed KiteThe Rufous-thighed Kite is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, and Suriname....
Harpagus diodon - Mississippi KiteMississippi KiteThe Mississippi Kite is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is 12 to 15 inches beak to tail and has a wingspan averaging 3 feet . Weight is from 214 to 388 grams . Adults are gray with darker gray on their tail feathers and outer wings and lighter gray on their heads...
Ictinia mississippiensis - Plumbeous KitePlumbeous KiteThe Plumbeous Kite is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks and Old World vultures....
Ictinia plumbea - Long-winged HarrierLong-winged HarrierThe Long-winged Harrier is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, native to South America.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are dry...
Circus buffoni - Cinereous HarrierCinereous HarrierThe Cinereous Harrier is a South American bird of prey of the harrier family. Its breeding range extends from the Tierra del Fuego through Argentina and Chile to Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brasil; and across the Andes north to Colombia.The term cinereous describes its colouration...
Circus cinereus - Gray-bellied Goshawk Accipiter poliogaster
- Tiny HawkTiny HawkThe Tiny Hawk is a small diurnal bird of prey found in or near forests, primarily humid, throughout much of the Neotropics. It is primarily a bird-eater, and is known to prey on hummingbirds....
Accipiter superciliosus - Rufous-thighed Hawk Accipiter erythronemius
- Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
- Crane HawkCrane HawkThe Crane Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Geranospiza....
Geranospiza caerulescens - Mantled HawkMantled HawkThe Mantled Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24...
Leucopternis polionotus - Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
- Savanna HawkSavanna HawkThe Savanna Hawk is a large raptor found in open savanna and swamp edges. It was formerly placed in the genus Heterospizias. It breeds from Panama and Trinidad south to Bolivia, Uruguay and central Argentina....
Buteogallus meridionalis - Harris's HawkHarris's HawkThe Harris's Hawk or Harris Hawk formerly known as the Bay-winged Hawk or Dusky Hawk, is a medium-large bird of prey which breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile and central Argentina...
Parabuteo unicinctus - Black-collared HawkBlack-collared HawkThe Black-collared Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Busarellus....
Busarellus nigricollis - Black-chested Buzzard-EagleBlack-chested Buzzard-eagleThe Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle is a bird of prey of the hawk and eagle family . It lives in open regions of South America. This species is also known as the Black Buzzard-eagle, Grey Buzzard-eagle or analogously with "eagle" or "eagle-buzzard" replacing "buzzard-eagle", or as the Chilean Blue Eagle...
Geranoaetus melanoleucus - Crowned EagleCrowned EagleThe Crowned Eagle or Crowned Hawk-eagle , is a very large, powerful, crested bird of prey found in sub-Saharan Africa; in Southern Africa it is restricted to suitable habitat in the eastern areas. It is the only extant member of the genus Stephanoaetus...
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus - Gray HawkGray HawkThe Grey Hawk or Grey-lined Hawk is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina nitida....
Asturina nitida - Roadside HawkRoadside HawkThe Roadside Hawk is a relatively small bird of prey found in Latin America. This vocal species is often the most common raptor in its range. It has many subspecies and is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Rupornis instead of Buteo.-Description:The Roadside Hawk is long and weighs...
Buteo magnirostris - White-rumped HawkWhite-rumped HawkThe White-rumped Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....
Buteo leucorrhous - Short-tailed HawkShort-tailed HawkThe Short-tailed Hawk is an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles and Old World vultures. As a member of the genus Buteo, it is not a true hawk and thus also referred to as a "buteo" or "buzzard". The White-throated Hawk The Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo...
Buteo brachyurus - Swainson's HawkSwainson's HawkThe Swainson's Hawk , is a large buteo hawk of the Falconiformes, sometimes separated in the Accipitriformes like its relatives. This species was named after William Swainson, a British naturalist...
Buteo swainsoni - White-tailed HawkWhite-tailed HawkThe White-tailed Hawk is a large bird of prey species found in tropical or subtropical environments across the Americas.-Description:...
Buteo albicaudatus - Zone-tailed HawkZone-tailed HawkThe Zone-tailed Hawk is a medium-sized hawk of warm, dry parts of the Americas. It feeds on small vertebrates of all kinds , including birds up to the size of quail....
Buteo albonotatus - Crested EagleCrested EagleThe Crested Eagle is a large Neotropical eagle. It is the only member of the genus Morphnus. It is 71–89 cm long and has a wingspan of 138–176 cm...
Morphnus guianensis - Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
- Black-and-white Hawk-EagleBlack-and-white Hawk-eagleThe Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey species in the eagle and hawk family...
Spizastur melanoleucus - Black Hawk-EagleBlack Hawk-EagleThe Black Hawk-Eagle , also known as theTyrant Hawk-Eagle, is a species of eagle found from central Mexico to eastern Peru, the south of Brazil, and far northern Argentina. Its preferred habitats include humid and moist forests close to rivers, and several types of woodland. It is uncommon to...
Spizaetus tyrannus - Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
Caracaras and falcons
Order: FalconiformesFalconiformes
The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...
. Family: Falconidae
Falconidae
The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae. The family is divided into two subfamiles, Polyborinae, which includes the caracaras and forest falcons, and Falconinae, the falcons, kestrels and falconets.-Description:Falcons and...
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their feet. There are 62 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Southern CaracaraSouthern CaracaraThe Southern Crested Caracara , also known as the Southern Caracara, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It formerly included the Northern Caracara of the southern United States, Mexico, Central America and northern South America, and the extinct Guadalupe Caracara as subspecies...
Caracara plancus - Yellow-headed CaracaraYellow-headed CaracaraThe Yellow-headed Caracara is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in tropical and subtropical South America and the southern portion of Central America...
Milvago chimachima - Chimango CaracaraChimango CaracaraThe Chimango Caracara also known as Tiuque is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands...
Milvago chimango - Laughing FalconLaughing FalconThe Laughing Falcon , also called the Snake Hawk , is a medium-sized bird of prey in the falcon family , the only member of the genus Herpetotheres. This Neotropical species is a specialist snake-eater...
Herpetotheres cachinnans - Barred Forest-FalconBarred Forest-falconThe Barred Forest Falcon is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family which includes the falcons, caracaras, and their relatives...
Micrastur ruficollis - Collared Forest-FalconCollared Forest-falconThe Collared Forest Falcon is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.Its natural...
Micrastur semitorquatus - Spot-winged FalconetSpot-winged FalconetThe Spot-winged Falconet is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Spiziapteryx.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Spiziapteryx circumcinctus - American KestrelAmerican KestrelThe American Kestrel , sometimes colloquially known as the Sparrow Hawk, is a small falcon, and the only kestrel found in the Americas. It is the most common falcon in North America, and is found in a wide variety of habitats. At long, it is also the smallest falcon in North America...
Falco sparverius - Aplomado FalconAplomado FalconThe Aplomado Falcon, Falco femoralis, is a medium-sized falcon of the Americas. The species' largest contiguous range is in South America, but not in the deep interior Amazon Basin. It was long known as Falco fusco-coerulescens or Falco fuscocaerulescens, but these names are now believed to refer...
Falco femoralis - Bat FalconBat FalconThe Bat Falcon is a falcon that is a resident breeder in tropical Mexico, Central and South America and Trinidad. It was long known as Falco albigularis; the name Falco fusco-coerulescens or Falco fuscocaerulescens, long used for the Aplomado Falcon, are now believed to refer to the present...
Falco rufigularis - Orange-breasted FalconOrange-breasted FalconThe Orange-breasted Falcon is a bird of the falcon family. It is probably closely related to and looks like a larger version of the Bat Falcon. These two, in turn, are probably closest to the Aplomado Falcon and constitute a rather old American lineage of Falcos.It is found from southern Mexico to...
Falco deiroleucus - Peregrine FalconPeregrine FalconThe Peregrine Falcon , also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the Duck Hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache"...
Falco peregrinus
Guans, Chachalacas and allies
Order: GalliformesGalliformes
Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms...
. Family: Cracidae
Cracidae
The chachalacas, guans and curassows are birds in the family Cracidae.These are species of tropical and subtropical Central and South America. One species, the Plain Chachalaca, just reaches southernmost Texas in the USA...
The Cracidae are large birds, similar in general appearance to turkeys. The guans and curassows live in trees, but the smaller chachalacas are found in more open scrubby habitats. They are generally dull-plumaged, but the curassows and some guans have colourful facial ornaments. There are 50 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Chaco ChachalacaChaco ChachalacaThe Chaco Chachalaca is a species of bird in the Cracidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Ortalis canicollis - Rusty-margined GuanRusty-margined GuanThe Rusty-margined Guan is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, which includes the chachalacas, guans, and curassows....
Penelope superciliaris - Dusky-legged GuanDusky-legged GuanThe Dusky-legged Guan is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows.It is found in southernmost Brazil, northern Uruguay, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina; a narrow disjunct range is in northern Argentina extending into south-central Bolivia.Its natural...
Penelope obscura - Blue-throated Piping-GuanBlue-throated Piping-guanThe Blue-throated Piping Guan, Pipile cumanensis is a South American bird of the family Cracidae that is somewhat similar in appearance to the turkey.-Composition, range and habitat:There are two subspecies. P...
Pipile cumanensis - Black-fronted Piping-GuanBlack-fronted Piping-guanThe Black-fronted Piping Guan, Pipile jacutinga, is a bird in the chachalaca, guan and curassow family Cracidae. This species occurs in Atlantic Forests in south-eastern Brazil and adjacent Argentina and Paraguay...
Pipile jacutinga - Bare-faced CurassowBare-faced CurassowThe Bare-faced Curassow is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, the chachalacas, guans, curassows, etc.It is found in eastern-central and southern Brazil, Paraguay, and eastern Bolivia, and extreme northeast Argentina, in the cerrado, pantanal, and the southeastern region of the Amazon...
Crax fasciolata
New World quails
Order: GalliformesGalliformes
Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms...
. Family: Odontophoridae
The New World quail
New World quail
The New World quails or Odontophorids are small birds only distantly related to the Old World Quails, but named for their similar appearance and habits. The American species are in their own family Odontophoridae, whereas Old World Quail are in the pheasant family Phasianidae...
s are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. There are 32 species worldwide, all found only in the Americas, and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Marbled Wood-QuailMarbled Wood-quailThe Marbled Wood Quail is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife...
Odontophorus gujanensis - Spot-winged Wood-QuailSpot-winged Wood-quailThe Spot-winged Wood Quail is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Odontophorus capueira
Limpkins
Order: GruiformesGruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....
. Family: Aramidae
The Limpkin resembles a large rail. It has drab brown plumage and a greyer head and neck.
- LimpkinLimpkinThe Limpkin , Aramus guarauna, is a bird that looks like a large rail but is skeletally closer to cranes. It is the only extant species in the genus Aramus and the family Aramidae. It is found mostly in wetlands in warm parts of the Americas, from Florida to northern Argentina...
Aramus guarauna
Rails, crakes, gallinules, and coots
Order: GruiformesGruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....
. Family: Rallidae
Rallidae
The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coot
Coot
Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family Rallidae. They constitute the genus Fulica. Coots have predominantly black plumage, and, unlike many of the rails, they are usually easy to see, often swimming in open water...
s, and gallinule
Rallidae
The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...
s. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide and 22 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Speckled Rail Coturnicops notatus
- Ocellated CrakeOcellated CrakeThe Ocellated Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It belongs to the monotypic genus Micropygia....
Micropygia schomburgkii - Russet-crowned CrakeRusset-crowned CrakeThe Russet-crowned Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and...
Anurolimnas viridis - Rufous-sided CrakeRufous-sided CrakeThe Rufous-sided Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is swamps....
Laterallus melanophaius - Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
- Red-and-white CrakeRed-and-white CrakeThe Red-and-white Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is swamps.-References:...
Laterallus leucopyrrhus - Rufous-faced CrakeRufous-faced CrakeThe Rufous-faced Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland....
Laterallus xenopterus (A) - Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
- Giant Wood-RailGiant Wood-railThe Giant Wood Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and swamps.-References:...
Aramides ypecaha - Slaty-breasted Wood-RailSlaty-breasted Wood-railThe Slaty-breasted Wood Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Aramides saracura - Ash-throated CrakeAsh-throated CrakeThe Ash-throated Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
Porzana albicollis - Yellow-breasted CrakeYellow-breasted CrakeThe Yellow-breasted Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto...
Porzana flaviventer - Paint-billed CrakePaint-billed CrakeThe Paint-billed Crake, Neocrex erythrops is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Helena, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, and Venezuela.Its natural...
Neocrex erythrops - Spotted RailSpotted RailThe Spotted Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad...
Pardirallus maculatus - Blackish RailBlackish RailThe Blackish Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is swamps.-References:...
Pardirallus nigricans - Plumbeous RailPlumbeous RailThe Plumbeous Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, and is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands.Its natural habitat is swamps....
Pardirallus sanguinolentus - Purple GallinuleAmerican Purple GallinuleThe American Purple Gallinule is a "swamp hen" in the rail family Rallidae.A medium-sized rail with big yellow feet, purple-blue plumage with a green back, and red and yellow bill. It has a pale blue forehead shield and white undertail.Juveniles are brown overall with a brownish olive back...
Porphyrio martinica - Azure GallinuleAzure GallinuleThe Azure Gallinule is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, and Venezuela.The bill and frontal shield is a pale greenish-yellow.The wing...
Porphyrio flavirostris - Common MoorhenCommon MoorhenThe Common Moorhen is a bird in the Rallidae family with an almost worldwide distribution. The North and South American Committees of the AOU and the IOC have voted on or before July 2011 to split the American forms into a new species Common Gallinule, however, no other committee has voted to...
Gallinula chloropus - Spot-flanked GallinuleSpot-flanked GallinuleThe Spot-flanked Gallinule is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes....
Gallinula melanops - White-winged CootWhite-winged CootThe White-winged Coot is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. At in length, it is a mid-sized coot. It is found in swamps and at lakes in southern South America, including the Falkland Islands, ranging as far north as Bolivia and southern Brazil...
Fulica leucoptera - Red-fronted CootRed-fronted CootThe Red-fronted Coot is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. At , it is a mid-sized species of coot.It is found in Argentina, southern Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, southern Peru and Uruguay. There are also records from Bolivia and the Falkland Islands.Its natural habitat is swamps and...
Fulica rufifrons
Sungrebe and Finfoots
Order: GruiformesGruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....
. Family: Heliornithidae
Heliornithidae
The Heliornithidae are a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet like those of grebes and coots. The family overall are known as finfoots, although one species is known as a Sungrebe. The family is composed of three species in three genera.-Description:Finfoots resemble...
The Heliornithidae are small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- SungrebeSungrebeThe Sungrebe or American Finfoot is a bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America from southern Mexico to northeast Argentina and southern Brazil....
Heliornis fulica
Seriemas
Order: GruiformesGruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....
. Family: Cariamidae
The seriemas are terrestrial birds which run rather than fly (though they are able to fly for short distances.) They have long legs, necks, and tails, but only short wings, reflecting their way of life. They are brownish birds with short bills and erectile crests, found on fairly dry open grasslands. There are 2 species and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Red-legged SeriemaRed-legged SeriemaThe Red-legged Seriema or Crested Cariama is a mostly predatory terrestrial bird in the seriema family , included in the "Gruiformes" in the old paraphyletic circumscription, but increasingly placed in a distinct order Cariamae...
Cariama cristata - Black-legged SeriemaBlack-legged SeriemaThe Black-legged Seriema is one of two species of seriemas in the Cariamidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-External links:* VIREO...
Chunga burmeisteri
Jacanas
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Jacanidae
The jacana
Jacana
The jaçanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone. See Etymology below for pronunciation....
s are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide in the Tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. There 8 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- Wattled JacanaWattled JacanaThe Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana is a wader which is a resident breeder from western Panama and Trinidad south through most of South America east of the Andes....
Jacana jacana
Painted snipe
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Rostratulidae
Painted snipe are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- American Painted-snipe Rostratula semicollaris
Avocets and stilts
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets and the stilts .-Description and diet:...
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocet
Avocet
The four species of Avocets are a genus, Recurvirostra, of waders in the same avian family as the stilts.Avocets have long legs and long, thin, upcurved bills which they sweep from side to side when feeding in the brackish or saline wetlands they prefer...
s and the stilt
Stilt
Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates....
s. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are 9 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- White-backed Stilt Himantopus melanurus
Plovers and lapwings
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Charadriidae
Charadriidae
The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, about 64 to 66 species in all.- Morphology :They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings, but most species of lapwing may have more rounded wings...
The family Charadriidae includes the plover
Plover
Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. There are about 40 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species.Plovers are found throughout...
s, dotterels, and lapwing
Lapwing
Vanellinae are any of various crested plovers, family Charadriidae, noted for its slow, irregular wingbeat in flight and a shrill, wailing cry. Its length is 10-16 inches. They are a subfamily of medium-sized wading birds which also includes the plovers and dotterels. The Vanellinae are...
s. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water, although there are some exceptions. There are 66 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Pied LapwingPied LapwingThe Pied Plover , also known as the Pied Lapwing, is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
Vanellus cayanus - Southern LapwingSouthern LapwingThe Southern Lapwing is a wader in the family Charadriiformes. It is a common and widespread resident throughout South America, except in densely forested regions , the higher parts of the Andes and the arid coast of a large part of western South America. This bird is particularly common in the...
Vanellus chilensis - American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Collared PloverCollared PloverThe Collared Plover, Charadrius collaris, is a small shorebird in the plover family, Charadriidae. It lives along coasts and riverbanks of the tropical to temperate Americas, from central Mexico south to Chile and Argentina....
Charadrius collaris
Sandpipers and allies
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae
The sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders or shorebirds. They include many species called sandpipers, as well as those called by names such as curlew and snipe. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil...
The Scolopacidae are a large diverse family of small to medium sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlew
Curlew
The curlews , genus Numenius, are a group of eight species of birds, characterised by long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. They are one of the most ancient lineages of scolopacid waders, together with the godwits which look similar but have straight bills...
s, godwit
Godwit
The godwits are a group of large, long-billed, long-legged and strongly migratory wading birds of the genus Limosa. They form large flocks on coasts and estuaries in winter....
s, shanks
Tringa
Tringa is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers. They are mainly freshwater birds, often with brightly coloured legs as reflected in the English names of six species, as well as the specific names of two of these and the Green Sandpiper. They are typically associated with northern...
, tattler
Tattler (bird)
The tattlers are the two very similar bird species in the shorebird genus Tringa. They formerly had their own genus, Heteroscelus. The old genus name means "different leg" in Greek, referring to the leg scales that differentiate the tattlers from their close relatives, the shanks.The species are:*...
s, woodcock
Woodcock
The woodcocks are a group of seven or eight very similar living species of wading birds in the genus Scolopax. Only two woodcocks are widespread, the others being localized island endemics. Most are found in the Northern Hemisphere but a few range into Wallacea...
s, snipe
Snipe
A snipe is any of about 25 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill and crypsis plumage. The Gallinago snipes have a nearly worldwide distribution, the Lymnocryptes Jack Snipe is restricted to Asia and Europe and the...
s, dowitcher
Dowitcher
The three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed wading birds. They resemble godwits in body and bill shape, and the reddish underparts in summer, but are much shorter legged, more like snipe to which they are also somewhat closer related...
s and phalarope
Phalarope
A phalarope or wadepiper is any of three living species of slender-necked shorebirds in the genus Phalaropus of the bird family Scolopacidae. They are close relatives of the shanks and tattlers, the Actitis and Terek Sandpipers, and also of the turnstones and calidrids...
s. The majority of species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. There are 89 species worldwide and 22 species which occur in Paraguay.
- South American SnipeSouth American SnipeThe South American Snipe or Magellan Snipe, Gallinago paraguaiae, is a small, stocky wader. Its taxonomic position is complicated, sometimes treated as a race of Common Snipe...
Gallinago paraguaiae - Giant SnipeGiant SnipeThe Giant Snipe, Gallinago undulata, is a stocky wader. It breeds in South America. The nominate subspecies G. u. undulata occurs in two distinct areas, one in Colombia, and the other from Venezuela through Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana to extreme north-eastern Brazil. The southern...
Gallinago undulata - Hudsonian GodwitHudsonian GodwitThe Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica, is a large shorebird.-Identification:Adults have long dark legs and a long pink bill with a slight upward curve and dark at the tip. The upper parts are mottled brown and the underparts are chestnut. The tail is black and the rump is white...
Limosa haemastica - Eskimo CurlewEskimo CurlewThe Eskimo or the "Northern Curlew" is a critically endangered shorebird, now considered by many to be extinct.-Taxonomy:The Eskimo Curlew is one of eight species of curlew, and is classed with them in the genus Numenius. It was formerly placed in the separate genus Mesoscolopax. Numenius is...
Numenius borealis (A) - Upland SandpiperUpland SandpiperThe Upland Sandpiper is a large shorebird, closely related to the curlews . Older names are the Upland Plover and Bartram's Sandpiper. It is the only member of the genus Bartramia. The genus name and the old common name Bartram's Sandpiper commemorate the American naturalist William Bartram...
Bartramia longicauda - Greater YellowlegsGreater YellowlegsThe Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, is a large North American shorebird, similar in appearance to the smaller Lesser Yellowlegs. Its closest relative, however, is the Greenshank, which together with the Spotted Redshank form a close-knit group...
Tringa melanoleuca - Lesser YellowlegsLesser YellowlegsThe Lesser Yellowlegs is a medium-sized shorebird similar in appearance to the larger Greater Yellowlegs. It is not closely related to this bird, however, but instead to the much larger and quite dissimilar Willet; merely the fine, clear and dense pattern of the neck shown in breeding plumage...
Tringa flavipes - Solitary SandpiperSolitary SandpiperThe Solitary Sandpiper is a small wader .-Description:This species measures long, with a wingspan up to and a body mass of . It is a dumpy wader with a dark green back, greyish head and breast and otherwise white underparts. It is obvious in flight, with wings dark above and below, and a dark...
Tringa solitaria - Spotted SandpiperSpotted SandpiperThe Spotted Sandpiper is a small shorebird, 18–20 cm long. Together with its sister species, the Common Sandpiper they make up the genus Actitis...
Actitis macularia - Ruddy TurnstoneRuddy TurnstoneThe Ruddy Turnstone is a small wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. It is now classified in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family Charadriidae...
Arenaria interpres - Red KnotRed KnotThe Red Knot, Calidris canutus , is a medium sized shorebird which breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia. It is a large member of the Calidris sandpipers, second only to the Great Knot...
Calidris canutus - SanderlingSanderlingThe Sanderling is a small wader. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia...
Calidris alba - Semipalmated SandpiperSemipalmated SandpiperThe Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, is a very small shorebird. It is sometimes separated with other "stints" in Erolia but although these apparently form a monophyletic group, the present species' old genus Ereunetes had been proposed before Erolia.Adults have black legs and a short stout...
Calidris pusilla (A) - Least SandpiperLeast SandpiperThe Least Sandpiper is the smallest shorebird.This species has greenish legs and a short thin dark bill. Breeding adults are brown with dark brown streaks on top and white underneath. They have a light line above the eye and a dark crown. In winter, Least Sandpipers are grey above...
Calidris minutilla - White-rumped SandpiperWhite-rumped SandpiperThe White-rumped Sandpiper is a small shorebird.Adults have black legs and a small thin dark bill. The body is dark brown on top and mainly white underneath, with brown streaks on the breast and a white rump. They have a white stripe over their eyes. This bird shows long wings in flight. In winter...
Calidris fuscicollis - Baird's SandpiperBaird's SandpiperThe Baird's Sandpiper is a small shorebird. It is among those calidrids sometimes separated in Erolia.Adults have black legs and a short thin dark bill. They are dark brown on top and mainly white underneath with a black patch on the rump. The head and breast are light brown with dark streaks. In...
Calidris bairdii - Pectoral SandpiperPectoral SandpiperThe Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, is a small wader. It is sometimes separated with the "stint" sandpipers in Erolia. This may or may not represent a good monophyletic group, depending on the placement of the phylogenetically enigmatic Curlew Sandpiper , the type species of Erolia...
Calidris melanotos - DunlinDunlinThe Dunlin, Calidris alpina, is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East...
Calidris alpina (A) - Stilt SandpiperStilt SandpiperThe Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus or Micropalama himantopus, is a small shorebird; it bears some resemblance to the smaller calidrid sandpipers or "stints". DNA sequence information is incapable of determining whether it should be placed in Calidris or in the monotypic genus Micropalama...
Calidris himantopus - Buff-breasted SandpiperBuff-breasted SandpiperThe Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis, is a small shorebird. It is a calidrid sandpipers and currently considered to be the only member of the genus Tryngites. Indeed, it probably belongs in the genus Calidris itself, or more precisely with the small species thereof which should be...
Tryngites subruficollis - Wilson's PhalaropeWilson's PhalaropeThe Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor, is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering around the central Andes in South America. They are passage migrants through...
Phalaropus tricolor - Red PhalaropeRed PhalaropeThe Red Phalarope , Phalaropus fulicarius, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia...
Phalaropus fulicarius
Gulls
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes gull
Gull
Gulls are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders...
s and kittiwake
Kittiwake
The kittiwakes are two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae, the Black-legged Kittiwake and the Red-legged Kittiwake . The epithets "Black-legged" and "Red-legged" are used to distinguish the two species in North America, but in Europe, where R...
s. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. There are 55 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Gray-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus
- Brown-hooded GullBrown-hooded GullThe Brown-hooded Gull is a species of gull in the Laridae family. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus....
Larus maculipennis
Terns
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Sternidae
Tern
Tern
Terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily of the gull family Laridae . They form a lineage with the gulls and skimmers which in turn is related to skuas and auks...
s are a group of generally general medium to large sea-birds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species now known to live in excess of 25 to 30 years. There are 44 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Arctic TernArctic TernThe Arctic Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America...
Sterna paradisaea - Yellow-billed TernYellow-billed TernThe Yellow-billed Tern is a species of tern in the Sternidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater...
Sterna superciliaris - Large-billed TernLarge-billed TernThe Large-billed Tern is a species of tern in the Sternidae family. It belongs to the monotypic genus Phaetusa....
Phaetusa simplex
Skimmers
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Rynchopidae
Skimmer
Skimmer
The Skimmers, Rynchopidae, are a small family of tern-like birds in the order Charadriiformes, which also includes the waders, gulls and auks. The family comprises three species found in South Asia, Africa, and the Americas....
s are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- Black SkimmerBlack SkimmerThe Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger, is a tern-like seabird, one of three very similar birds species in the skimmer family. It breeds in North and South America...
Rynchops niger
Pigeons and doves
Order: ColumbiformesColumbiformes
Columbiformes are an avian order that includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. 313 species, found worldwide, comprise the Columbiformes order....
. Family: Columbidae
Pigeons and dove
Dove
Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerines. In general terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used somewhat interchangeably...
s are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere
Cère
The Cère is a long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Dordogne River. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, near the mountain Plomb du Cantal...
. There are 308 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Rock PigeonRock PigeonThe Rock Dove or Rock Pigeon, is a member of the bird family Columbidae . In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon"....
Columba livia (I) - Scaled PigeonScaled PigeonThe Scaled Pigeon, Patagioenas speciosa , is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad....
Patagioenas speciosa - Picazuro PigeonPicazuro PigeonThe Picazuro Pigeon is a common pigeon native to South America.-Description:Patagioenas picazuro is a brown bird with white dashes on the back of its neck and darker brown wing patterns. It is similar in appearance to the Spotted Dove.-Distribution:The Picazuro Pigeon is found in Argentina,...
Patagioenas picazuro - Spot-winged PigeonSpot-winged PigeonThe Spot-winged Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Patagioenas maculosa - Pale-vented PigeonPale-vented PigeonThe Pale-vented Pigeon, Patagioenas cayennensis, is a large pigeon found in the tropical American. Formerly often placed in Columba, it actually belongs to a clade of the older New World genus Patagioenas. With its relatives it represents an evolutionary radiation extending through most of the...
Patagioenas cayennensis - Eared DoveEared DoveThe Eared Dove, Zenaida auriculata, is a New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder throughout South America from Colombia to southern Argentina and Chile, and on the offshore islands from the Grenadines southwards. It may be a relatively recent colonist of Tobago and Trinidad...
Zenaida auriculata - Plain-breasted Ground-DovePlain-breasted Ground-doveThe Plain-breasted Ground Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. They lack the scaled appearance to the feathers of the similar and typically more abundant Common Ground Dove...
Columbina minuta - Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
- Picui Ground-DovePicui Ground-doveThe Picui Ground Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Columbina picui - Scaled DoveScaled DoveThe Scaled Dove is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
Columbina squammata - Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
- Purple-winged Ground-Dove Claravis godefrida
- White-tipped DoveWhite-tipped DoveThe White-tipped Dove is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from the southernmost Texas in the USA through Mexico and Central America south to western Peru and central Argentina. It also breeds on the offshore islands of northern South America, including Trinidad and Tobago...
Leptotila verreauxi - Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
- Violaceous Quail-DoveViolaceous Quail-doveThe Violaceous Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Geotrygon violacea - Ruddy Quail-DoveRuddy Quail-DoveThe Ruddy Quail-Dove is a member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons.It breeds throughout the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America. It has appeared as a vagrant in Florida and southern Texas. It lays two buff colored eggs on a flimsy platform...
Geotrygon montana
Parrots, macaws and allies
Order: Psittaciformes. Family: PsittacidaeParrot
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
s are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and the have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. There are 335 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Hyacinth MacawHyacinth MacawThe Hyacinth Macaw , or Hyacinthine Macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America. With a length of about 100 cm it is longer than any other species of parrot...
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus - Blue-and-yellow MacawBlue-and-yellow MacawThe Blue-and-Yellow Macaw , also known as the Blue-and-Gold Macaw, is a member of the group of large Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It breeds in forest and woodland of tropical South America from Trinidad and Venezuela south to Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay...
Ara ararauna - Red-and-green MacawRed-and-green MacawThe Red-and-green Macaw , also known as the Green-winged Macaw, is a large mostly-red macaw of the Ara genus.This is the largest of the Ara genus, widespread in the forests and woodlands of northern and central South America...
Ara chloroptera - Blue-winged MacawBlue-winged MacawThe Blue-winged Macaw , in aviculture more commonly known as Illiger's Macaw, is a species of macaw found in central and eastern South America. It was previously placed in the genus Ara or Propyrrhura. Blue-winged Macaws have been known to reach an age of 50–60 years.- Description:It has a total...
Primolius maracana - Golden-collared MacawGolden-collared MacawThe Golden-collared Macaw or Yellow-collared Macaw is a small species of macaw belonging to the parrot family Psittacidae. It is native to central South America. In recent years it has often been placed in the genus Propyrrhura, but this is incorrect as per ICZN rules...
Primolius auricollis - Blue-crowned ParakeetBlue-crowned ParakeetThe Blue-crowned Parakeet, Blue-crowned Conure, or Sharp-tailed Conure is a parakeet native to large parts of South America, from eastern Colombia in the north to northern Argentina in the south...
Aratinga acuticaudata - White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus
- Peach-fronted ParakeetPeach-fronted ParakeetThe Peach-fronted Parakeet , more commonly known as the Peach-fronted Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is widespread and often common in semi-open and open habitats in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, far northern Argentina and southern Suriname...
Aratinga aurea - Nanday Parakeet Nandayus nenday
- Blaze-winged ParakeetBlaze-winged ParakeetThe Blaze-winged Parakeet , more commonly known as the Blaze-winged Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot found in wooded habitats in the Pantanal-region of Brazil and Paraguay...
Pyrrhura devillei - Maroon-bellied ParakeetMaroon-bellied ParakeetThe Maroon-bellied Parakeet is a small parrot found from southeastern Brazil to north-eastern Argentina, including eastern Paraguay and Uruguay...
Pyrrhura frontalis - Green-cheeked ParakeetGreen-cheeked ParakeetThe Green-cheeked Conure , is a small parrot of the genus Pyrrhura.They belong to several genera within a long-tailed group of the New World Parrot subfamily Arinae. The term "conure" is used primarily in bird keeping, though it has appeared in scientific journals...
Pyrrhura molinae - Monk ParakeetMonk ParakeetThe Monk Parakeet, also known as the Quaker Parrot, is a species of parrot, in most treatments the only member of the genus Myiopsitta. It originates from the temperate to subtropical areas of Argentina and the surrounding countries in South America...
Myiopsitta monachus - Blue-winged ParrotletBlue-winged ParrotletThe Blue-winged Parrotlet is a small parrot found in much of South America. It includes the Turquoise-rumped Parrotlet , which sometimes is treated as a separate species. The Blue-winged Parrotlet is mainly found in lowlands, but locally up to 1200m in south-eastern Brazil...
Forpus xanthopterygius - Yellow-chevroned ParakeetYellow-chevroned ParakeetThe Yellow-chevroned Parakeet is native to tropical South America south of the Amazon River basin from central Brazil to southern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.Caged birds have been released in some areas and the birds have established self sustaining populations in the Los Angeles,...
Brotogeris chiriri - Pileated ParrotPileated ParrotThe Pileated Parrot , also known as the Red-capped Parrot , is a medium-small species of parrot with a total length of about 22 cm . It is found in or near Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil, far north-eastern Argentina, and eastern Paraguay...
Pionopsitta pileata - Scaly-headed ParrotScaly-headed ParrotThe Scaly-headed Parrot is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots. It is also called Scaly-headed Pionus, Maximilian Pionus, Maximilian Parrot, Maximilian's Pionus, or Maximilian's Parrot.It is found in eastern Brazil, central and eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern...
Pionus maximiliani - Red-spectacled Parrot Amazona pretrei
- Blue-fronted Parrot Amazona aestiva
- Vinaceous Parrot Amazona vinacea
Cuckoos and anis
Order: CuculiformesCuculiformes
The near passerine bird order Cuculiformes traditionally included three families as below:* Musophagidae - turacos and allies* Cuculidae - cuckoos, coucals, roadrunners and anis* Opisthocomidae - Hoatzin...
. Family: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoo
Cuckoo
The cuckoos are a family, Cuculidae, of near passerine birds. The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the turacos . Some zoologists and taxonomists have also included the unique Hoatzin in the Cuculiformes, but its taxonomy remains in dispute...
s, roadrunner
Geococcyx
The roadrunners are two species of bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, native to North and Central America...
s and anis
Ani (bird)
The anis are the three species of near-passerine birds in the genus Crotophaga of the cuckoo family. They are essentially tropical New world birds, although the range of two species just reaches the United States...
. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Unlike the cuckoo species of the Old World, North American cuckoos are not brood parasites. There are 138 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Ash-colored Cuckoo Coccyzus cinereus
- Black-billed CuckooBlack-billed CuckooThe Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, is a cuckoo.Adults have a long brown tail and a black bill. The head and upper parts are brown and the underparts are white. There is a red ring around the eye. Juveniles are drabber, and the eye ring is greenish.Their breeding habitat is edges of...
Coccyzus erythropthalmus - Yellow-billed CuckooYellow-billed CuckooThe Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, is a cuckoo. Common folk-names for this bird in the southern United States are Rain Crow and Storm Crow...
Coccyzus americanus - Pearly-breasted CuckooPearly-breasted CuckooThe Pearly-breasted Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Coccyzus euleri - Dark-billed CuckooDark-billed CuckooThe Dark-billed Cuckoo is a species of bird in the Cuculidae family, the cuckoos.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela...
Coccyzus melacoryphus - Squirrel CuckooSquirrel CuckooThe Squirrel Cuckoo, Piaya cayana, is a large and active species of cuckoo found in wooded habitats from northwestern Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and on Trinidad.-Description:...
Piaya cayana - Greater AniGreater AniThe Greater Ani, Crotophaga major, is a large bird in the cuckoo family. It is a breeding species from Panama and Trinidad through tropical South America to northern Argentina. It is sometimes referred to as the Black cuckoo....
Crotophaga major - Smooth-billed AniSmooth-billed AniThe Smooth-billed Ani is a large near passerine bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador, Brazil, and northern Argentina.This ani is found in open and semi-open country and...
Crotophaga ani - Guira Cuckoo Guira guira
- Striped CuckooStriped CuckooThe Striped Cuckoo is a near-passerine bird, the only member of the genus Tapera. This resident cuckoo is found from Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina....
Tapera naevia - Pheasant CuckooPheasant CuckooThe Pheasant Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are...
Dromococcyx phasianellus - Pavonine CuckooPavonine CuckooThe Pavonine Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....
Dromococcyx pavoninus
Barn owls
Order: Strigiformes. Family: TytonidaeTytonidae
Barn-owls are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons...
Barn owl
Barn Owl
The Barn Owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. These form one of two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical...
s are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. There are 16 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- Barn OwlBarn OwlThe Barn Owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. These form one of two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical...
Tyto alba
Typical owls
Order: Strigiformes. Family: StrigidaeTypical owl
Typical owl
True owl or Typical owl are one of the two generally accepted families of Owls, the other being the barn owls . The Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy unites the Caprimulgiformes with the owl order; here, the typical owls are a subfamily Strigidae...
s are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. There are 195 species worldwide and 17 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Tropical Screech-OwlTropical Screech-owlThe Tropical Screech Owl is a small species of owl in the Strigidae family.-Range and habitat:It is found throughout South America , except in the Andes, the arid Pacific lowlands, and the far south. Its distribution also extends into southern Central America in Costa Rica and Panama...
Megascops choliba - Variable Screech-Owl Megascops atricapillus
- Long-tufted Screech-OwlLong-tufted Screech-owlThe Long-tufted Screech Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in Argentina and Brazil. Recent revision of its distribution has also incorporated Uruguay The Long-tufted Screech Owl (Megascops sanctaecatarinae) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in...
Megascops sanctaecatarinae - Great Horned OwlGreat Horned OwlThe Great Horned Owl, , also known as the Tiger Owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas.-Description:...
Bubo virginianus - Rusty-barred OwlRusty-barred OwlThe Rusty-barred Owl is a species of owl distributed mainly in the south of Brazil and further inland to Paraguay and the extreme northeast of Argentina....
Strix hylophila - Chaco OwlChaco OwlThe Chaco Owl is an owl which inhabits dry chaco woodland in southern Bolivia, western Paraguay and northern Argentina.-References:*http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Strix&species=chacoensis...
Strix chacoensis - Mottled OwlMottled OwlThe Mottled Owl is a medium-sized owl found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. The body has vertical bars on the chest and throat and white markings in the back. The eyes are dark and the head is round and they do not have ear tufts.It is thirteen to fifteen inches in length...
Ciccaba virgata - Black-banded OwlBlack-banded OwlThe Black-banded Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Ciccaba huhula - Spectacled OwlSpectacled OwlThe Spectacled Owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata, is a large tropical owl. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico and Trinidad, through Central America, south to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northwestern Argentina...
Pulsatrix perspicillata - Tawny-browed OwlTawny-browed OwlThe Tawny-browed Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana - Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
- Tucuman Pygmy-OwlTucuman Pygmy-owlThe Tucuman Pygmy-owl is a small South American owl.It is 16 to 17.5 cm long and weighs 55 to 60 grams...
Glaucidium tucumanum - Burrowing OwlBurrowing OwlThe Burrowing Owl is a tiny but long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing Owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open dry area with low vegetation. They nest and roost in burrows, such as those excavated...
Athene cunicularia - Buff-fronted OwlBuff-fronted OwlThe Buff-fronted Owl, Aegolius harrisii, is a small owl. It is a rare and local resident in the highlands of South America from Venezuela south and east to Peru, northern Argentina and northwest Paraguay...
Aegolius harrisii - Striped OwlStriped OwlThe Striped Owl is a medium-sized owl with large ear tufts and a brownish-white facial disk rimmed with black. Its beak is black, and it has cinnamon-colored eyes. It has shorter, rounder wings than most of its close relatives. The upperparts are cinnamon with fine black vermiculation and heavy...
Pseudoscops clamator - Stygian OwlStygian OwlThe Stygian Owl, Asio stygius is a medium-sized dusky colored owl. It has yellow eyes, a black beak, a dark blackish facial disk, and white eyebrows. Its underparts are a dingy buff color with dark brown barring and streaks...
Asio stygius - Short-eared OwlShort-eared OwlThe Short-eared Owl is a species of typical owl . In Scotland this species of owl is often referred to as a cataface, grass owl or short-horned hootlet. Owls belonging to genus Asio are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. These "ear" tufts may or may...
Asio flammeus
Potoos
Order: CaprimulgiformesCaprimulgiformes
The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution . They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal...
. Family: Nyctibiidae
The potoos (sometimes called Poor-Me-Ones) are large near passerine
Near passerine
Near passerine or higher land-bird assemblage are terms often given to arboreal birds or those most often believed to be related to the true passerines due to ecological similarities; the group corresponds to some extent with the Anomalogonatae of Garrod All near passerines are land birds...
birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. There are 5 species, all of which are from the South American tropical region, and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Great PotooGreat PotooThe Great Potoo is a bird, both the largest potoo species and the largest member of the order Caprimulgiformes . It occurs in tropical America.-Description:...
Nyctibius grandis - Long-tailed PotooLong-tailed PotooThe Long-tailed Potoo is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay; also in Argentina in the extreme northeast....
Nyctibius aethereus - Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Nightjars
Order: CaprimulgiformesCaprimulgiformes
The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution . They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal...
. Family: Caprimulgidae
Nightjar
Nightjar
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes referred to as goatsuckers from the mistaken belief that they suck milk from goats . Some New World species are named as nighthawks...
s are medium-sized nocturnal birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills that usually nest on the ground. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves. There are 86 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Short-tailed NighthawkShort-tailed NighthawkThe Short-tailed Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
Lurocalis semitorquatus - Common NighthawkCommon NighthawkThe Common Nighthawk is a medium-sized crepuscular or nocturnal bird, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization. Typically dark , displaying cryptic colouration and intricate patterns, this bird becomes invisible by day. Once aerial, with its buoyant but erratic flight,...
Chordeiles minor - Nacunda NighthawkNacunda NighthawkThe Nacunda Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Podager....
Podager nacunda - Band-tailed NighthawkBand-tailed NighthawkThe Band-tailed Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....
Nyctiprogne leucopyga - PauraquePauraqueThe Pauraque – also called the Common Pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, the only bird in the genus Nyctidromus...
Nyctidromus albicollis - Ocellated PoorwillOcellated PoorwillThe Ocellated Poorwill is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Peru....
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus - Rufous NightjarRufous NightjarThe Rufous Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
Caprimulgus rufus - Silky-tailed NightjarSilky-tailed NightjarThe Silky-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Caprimulgus sericocaudatus - Band-winged NightjarBand-winged NightjarThe Band-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is widespread in South America, where found in the Andes, Venezuelan Coastal Range, Santa Marta Mountains, Tepuis, most of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and eastern Brazil...
Caprimulgus longirostris - White-winged NightjarWhite-winged NightjarThe White-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland....
Caprimulgus candicans - Little NightjarLittle NightjarThe Little Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in woodland and other semi-open habitats in eastern, central and southern Brazil, eastern Peru, eastern and northern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. It is fairly common in most of its range...
Caprimulgus parvulus - Spot-tailed NightjarSpot-tailed NightjarThe Spot-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical...
Caprimulgus maculicaudus - White-tailed NightjarWhite-tailed NightjarThe White-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Aruba, Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
Caprimulgus cayennensis - Scissor-tailed NightjarScissor-tailed NightjarThe Scissor-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay....
Hydropsalis torquata - Long-trained NightjarLong-trained NightjarThe Long-trained Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Macropsalis.It is found in forests, mainly in highlands, in north-eastern Argentina and south-eastern Brazil....
Macropsalis forcipata - Sickle-winged NightjarSickle-winged NightjarThe Sickle-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Eleothreptus anomalus
Swifts
Order: ApodiformesApodiformes
Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts , the tree swifts , and the hummingbirds . In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes...
. Family: Apodidae
Swift
Swift
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are actually not closely related to passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds...
s are small aerial birds, spending the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Sooty SwiftSooty SwiftThe Sooty Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Cypseloides fumigatus - Great Dusky SwiftGreat Dusky SwiftThe Great Dusky Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Cypseloides senex - White-collared SwiftWhite-collared SwiftThe White-collared Swift, Streptoprocne zonaris, is a resident breeding bird from central Mexico, the Greater Antilles and Trinidad south to Peru, northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil....
Streptoprocne zonaris - Biscutate SwiftBiscutate SwiftThe Biscutate Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded...
Streptoprocne biscutata - Gray-rumped SwiftGray-rumped SwiftThe Grey-rumped Swift, Chaetura cinereiventris, is a small swift.This species breeds in hill forests from Nicaragua south to Peru, Brazil and northern Argentina, and Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago. The nest is a half saucer of twigs glued to the inside of a tree hole, chimney or similar shaded...
Chaetura cinereiventris - Ashy-tailed SwiftAshy-tailed SwiftThe Ashy-tailed Swift is a swift which is endemic to northern and central Venezuela.The taxonomy of this group is confusing. The larger and far more widespread Sick's Swift was previously regarded as a subspecies of the Ashy-tailed Swift, but Marín found that Sick's Swift was closer to the...
Chaetura andrei
Hummingbirds
Order: Trochiliformes. Family: TrochilidaeHummingbird
Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are birds that comprise the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm range. Indeed, the smallest extant bird species is a hummingbird, the 5-cm Bee Hummingbird. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings...
s are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. There are 337 species worldwide and 17 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Scale-throated HermitScale-throated HermitThe Scale-throated Hermit is a species in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae.It is found in or near Atlantic forest in north-eastern Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay...
Phaethornis eurynome - Planalto HermitPlanalto HermitThe Planalto Hermit is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family, the hummingbirds. It is found in eastern and south-central Brazil, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and marginally in north-western Argentina....
Phaethornis pretrei - Swallow-tailed HummingbirdSwallow-tailed HummingbirdThe Swallow-tailed Hummingbird is a species in the hummingbird family , found mainly in east-central South America. Most authorities place it in the monotypic genus Eupetomena, although some place it in Campylopterus based on song and the thick shafts of the males' first primaries...
Eupetomena macrourus - Black JacobinBlack JacobinThe Black Jacobin , previously placed in the monotypic Melanotrochilus, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in or near Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina...
Florisuga fuscus - White-vented Violet-earWhite-vented Violet-earThe White-Vented Violetear is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Colibri serrirostris - Black-throated MangoBlack-throated MangoThe Black-throated Mango is a mainly South American hummingbird species.-Description:It is 10.2 cm long and weighs 7.2g. The longish black bill is slightly decurved. The tail in both sexes has dark central feathers, the outer tail being wine-red tipped with black.The male has glossy bright...
Anthracothorax nigricollis - PlovercrestPlovercrestThe Plovercrest or Black-breasted Plovercrest is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the only member of the genus Stephanoxis. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former...
Stephanoxis lalandi - Glittering-bellied EmeraldGlittering-bellied EmeraldThe Glittering-bellied Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It has widely been listed by the scientific name Chlorostilbon aureoventris, but this was shown to be mistaken by J. F. Pacheco and B. M. Whitney in 2006.It is found in north-eastern Argentina, eastern and...
Chlorostilbon aureoventris - Fork-tailed WoodnymphFork-tailed WoodnymphThe Fork-tailed Woodnymph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
Thalurania furcata - Violet-capped WoodnymphViolet-capped WoodnymphThe Violet-capped Woodnymph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in forest , dense woodland, gardens and parks in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, and far north-eastern Argentina...
Thalurania glaucopis - Rufous-throated SapphireRufous-throated SapphireThe Rufous-throated Sapphire is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found at forest edge, savanna-like habitats and plantations in northern and central South America.-References:...
Hylocharis sapphirina - Gilded Sapphire Hylocharis chrysura
- White-throated HummingbirdWhite-throated HummingbirdThe White-throated Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the only member of the genus Leucochloris. It is found in north-eastern Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Leucochloris albicollis - White-tailed GoldenthroatWhite-tailed GoldenthroatThe White-tailed Goldenthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
Polytmus guainumbi - Versicolored Emerald Agyrtria versicolor
- Blue-tufted StarthroatBlue-tufted StarthroatThe Blue-Tufted Starthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and possibly Ecuador, although not in Norway....
Heliomaster furcifer - Amethyst WoodstarAmethyst WoodstarThe Amethyst Woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in most of central, and eastern South America proper, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname-, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela...
Calliphlox amethystina
Trogons and Quetzals
Order: Trogoniformes. Family: TrogonidaeThe family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. There are 33 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Black-throated TrogonBlack-throated TrogonThe Black-throated Trogon, Trogon rufus, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. It is also called "Yellow-bellied Trogon", but as it is not the only trogon with a yellow belly this should be avoided...
Trogon rufus - Surucua TrogonSurucua TrogonThe Surucua Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is found in humid forest and nearby habitats in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. It includes two subspecies; the southern nominate subspecies with a red belly and the northern aurantius with...
Trogon surrucura - Blue-crowned TrogonBlue-crowned TrogonThe Blue-crowned Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru....
Trogon curucui
Kingfishers
Order: CoraciiformesCoraciiformes
The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...
. Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Ringed KingfisherRinged KingfisherThe Ringed Kingfisher is a large, conspicuous and noisy kingfisher, commonly found along the lower Rio Grande River valley in southeasternmost Texas in the United States through Central America to Tierra del Fuego in South America....
Ceryle torquatus - Amazon KingfisherAmazon KingfisherThe Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona, is a resident breeding bird in the lowlands of the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentina, with at least one bird having strayed north to Texas. Records from Trinidad are thought to be erroneous.This...
Chloroceryle amazona - Green KingfisherGreen KingfisherThe Green Kingfisher, Chloroceryle americana, is a resident breeding bird which occurs from southern Texas in the USA south through Central and South Americal to central Argentina....
Chloroceryle americana - Green-and-rufous KingfisherGreen-and-rufous KingfisherThe Green-and-rufous Kingfisher, Chloroceryle inda, is a resident breeding bird in the lowlands of the American tropics from southeastern Nicaragua south to southern Brazil.-Description:...
Chloroceryle inda - American Pygmy KingfisherAmerican Pygmy KingfisherThe American Pygmy Kingfisher, Chloroceryle aenea, is a resident breeding bird which occurs in the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to western Ecuador, and then around the northern Andes cordillera in the east to central Bolivia and central Brazil...
Chloroceryle aenea
Motmots
Order: CoraciiformesCoraciiformes
The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...
. Family: Momotidae
The motmots have colorful plumage and long, graduated tails, which they display by waggling back and forth. In most of the species, the barbs near the ends of the two longest (central) tail feathers are weak and fall off, leaving a length of bare shaft, and creating a racket-shaped tail. There are 10 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Blue-crowned MotmotBlue-crowned MotmotThe Blue-crowned Motmot, Momotus momota, is a colourful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of eastern Mexico, Central America, northern and central South America, and Trinidad and Tobago...
Momotus momota - Rufous-capped MotmotRufous-capped MotmotThe Rufous-capped Motmot is a species of bird in the Momotidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Baryphthengus ruficapillus
Puffbirds
Order: PiciformesPiciformes
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...
. Family: Bucconidae
The puffbirds are related to the jacamars, and have the same range, but lack the iridescent colours of that family. They are mainly brown, rufous or grey, with large heads and flattened bills with a hooked tip. The loose abundant plumage and short tails makes them look stout and puffy, giving rise to the English common name of the family. There are 34 species and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
- White-necked PuffbirdWhite-necked PuffbirdThe White-necked Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in forest and woodland from southern Mexico, through Central America, to the Chocó, northern Colombia , northern Venezuela, and the western and southern Amazon Basin.It was formerly considered a subspecies of N...
Notharchus macrorhynchos - Buff-bellied PuffbirdBuff-bellied PuffbirdThe Buff-bellied Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2006. . Downloaded on 24...
Notharchus swainsoni - White-eared PuffbirdWhite-eared PuffbirdThe White-eared Puffbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds.It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina; also Peru....
Nystalus chacuru - Spot-backed PuffbirdSpot-backed PuffbirdThe Spot-backed Puffbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds. It is found in eastern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is found in various open to semi-open habitats, ranging from arid Caatinga to semi-humid woodland along the lower Amazon River...
Nystalus maculatus - Rusty-breasted NunletRusty-breasted NunletThe Rusty-breasted Nunlet is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in two major ranges, regions of the central Amazon Basin with parts of the Guianas; the second is in southeastern Brazil, with Paraguay and Argentina, including in the interior, the cerrado.It is found in...
Nonnula rubecula
Toucans
Order: PiciformesPiciformes
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...
. Family: Ramphastidae
Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous, colourful bills which in some species may amount to half their body length. There are 40 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Chestnut-eared AracariChestnut-eared AracariThe Chestnut-eared Aracari, Pteroglossus castanotis, is a bird native to central and south-eastern South America. It belongs to the toucan and aracari family . P. castanotis is a larger, more colorful bird than the Black-necked Aracari The Chestnut-eared Aracari, Pteroglossus castanotis, is a bird...
Pteroglossus castanotis - Saffron ToucanetSaffron ToucanetThe Saffron Toucanet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Baillonius, but Kimura et al. was able to show that the Saffron Toucanet belong in the genus Pteroglossus...
Baillonius bailloni - Spot-billed ToucanetSpot-billed ToucanetThe Spot-billed Toucanet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina...
Selenidera maculirostris - Red-breasted ToucanRed-breasted ToucanThe Green-billed Toucan , also known as the Red-breasted Toucan, is found in southern and eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. It is primarily found in Atlantic Forest...
Ramphastos dicolorus - Toco ToucanToco ToucanThe Toco Toucan is the largest and probably the best known species in the toucan family. It is found in semi-open habitats throughout a large part of central and eastern South America...
Ramphastos toco
Woodpeckers and allies
Order: PiciformesPiciformes
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...
. Family: Picidae
Picidae
The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions...
Woodpeckers are small to medium sized birds with chisel like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward, and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. There are 218 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in Paraguay.
- White-barred PiculetWhite-barred PiculetThe White-barred Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks. It is found in south-eastern Brazil south and west to the Pantanal, and into south-eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina...
Picumnus cirratus - Ochre-collared PiculetOchre-collared PiculetThe Ochre-collared Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Picumnus temminckii - White-wedged PiculetWhite-wedged PiculetThe White-wedged Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Picumnus albosquamatus - White WoodpeckerWhite WoodpeckerThe White Woodpecker, Melanerpes candidus, is a species of woodpecker found in South America. This woodpecker is a native of the grasslands of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina....
Melanerpes candidus - Yellow-fronted WoodpeckerYellow-fronted WoodpeckerThe Yellow-fronted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Melanerpes flavifrons - White-fronted WoodpeckerWhite-fronted WoodpeckerThe White-fronted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Melanerpes cactorum - Checkered WoodpeckerCheckered WoodpeckerThe Checkered Woodpecker, Veniliornis mixtus, is a woodpecker found in eastern South America.This bird is about 5½ inches long...
Picoides mixtus - Little WoodpeckerLittle WoodpeckerThe Little Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks. It is found in a wide range of wooded habitats in a large part of South America east of the Andes, and generally common...
Veniliornis passerinus - White-spotted WoodpeckerWhite-spotted WoodpeckerThe White-spotted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Veniliornis spilogaster - Golden-green WoodpeckerGolden-green WoodpeckerThe Golden-green Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks....
Piculus chrysochloros - Yellow-browed WoodpeckerYellow-browed WoodpeckerThe Yellow-browed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Piculus aurulentus - Green-barred WoodpeckerGreen-barred WoodpeckerThe Green-barred Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. . The scientific name melanochloros derives from the Greek melanos, meaning "black", and chloros, "pale green", the principal colors of this bird...
Colaptes melanochloros - Campo FlickerCampo FlickerThe Campo Flicker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family. It is found in a wide range of open and semi-open habitats in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina, with isolated populations in Amapá and southern Suriname...
Colaptes campestris - Pale-crested WoodpeckerPale-crested WoodpeckerThe Pale-crested Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers and allies. It is found in central Bolivia and the pantanal region of southwest Brazil; also central Paraguay and the border region of northern Argentina.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry...
Celeus lugubris - Blond-crested WoodpeckerBlond-crested WoodpeckerThe Blond-crested Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks.It is found in Brazil, southeastern Paraguay, and extreme northeastern Argentina...
Celeus flavescens - Helmeted WoodpeckerHelmeted WoodpeckerThe Helmeted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Dryocopus galeatus - Lineated WoodpeckerLineated WoodpeckerThe Lineated Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south to northern Argentina and on Trinidad.-Description:The Lineated Woodpecker is long...
Dryocopus lineatus - Black-bodied WoodpeckerBlack-bodied WoodpeckerThe Black-bodied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, and plantations ....
Dryocopus schulzi - Robust WoodpeckerRobust WoodpeckerThe Robust Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...
Campephilus robustus - Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCrimson-crested WoodpeckerThe Crimson-crested Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from Panama south to northern border regions of Argentina, and on Trinidad....
Campephilus melanoleucos - Cream-backed WoodpeckerCream-backed WoodpeckerThe Cream-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
Campephilus leucopogon
Ovenbirds
Order: Passeriformes. Family: FurnariidaeOvenbirds comprise a large family of small sub-oscine passerine bird species found in Central and South America. They are a diverse group of insectivores which gets its name from the elaborate "oven-like" clay nests built by some species, although others build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock. There are 243 species worldwide and 45 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Campo MinerCampo MinerThe Campo Miner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Geobates poecilopterus (A) - Chaco EarthcreeperChaco EarthcreeperThe Chaco Earthcreeper is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
Ochetorhynchus certhioides - Bar-winged CinclodesBar-winged CinclodesThe Bar-winged Cinclodes is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela....
Cinclodes fuscus - Pale-legged HorneroPale-legged HorneroThe Pale-legged Hornero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It includes the Pacific Hornero and the Caribbean Hornero , which often are considered separate species.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
Furnarius leucopus - Rufous HorneroRufous HorneroThe Rufous Hornero, Furnarius rufus, is a large ovenbird from eastern South America. Also known as the Red Ovenbird, it is a common species of second-growth scrub, pastures and agricultural land, and the species is often seen near areas of human inhabitation...
Furnarius rufus - Crested HorneroCrested HorneroThe Crested Hornero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
Furnarius cristatus - Tufted Tit-SpinetailTufted Tit-spinetailThe Tufted Tit-spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Leptasthenura platensis - Wren-like RushbirdWren-like RushbirdThe Wren-like Rushbird is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Phleocryptes.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Phleocryptes melanops - Chotoy SpinetailChotoy SpinetailThe Chotoy Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, the ovenbirds. It belongs to the monotypic genus Schoeniophylax....
Schoeniophylax phryganophila - Ochre-cheeked SpinetailOchre-cheeked SpinetailThe Ochre-cheeked Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil....
Synallaxis scutata - Sooty-fronted SpinetailSooty-fronted SpinetailThe Sooty-fronted Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Synallaxis frontalis - Cinereous-breasted SpinetailCinereous-breasted SpinetailThe Cinereous-breasted Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and heavily degraded former...
Synallaxis hypospodia - Pale-breasted SpinetailPale-breasted SpinetailThe Pale-breasted Spinetail , is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from Costa Rica to central Argentina, and in Trinidad....
Synallaxis albescens - Chicli SpinetailChicli SpinetailA typical member of its genus of Spinetails, the Spix's Spinetail has a dark throat patch and a contrasting rufous crown and wings. It is found in Brazil. The tail structure is also typical of the genus, being long and steeply graduated, with sharply pointed individual feathers, the central pair...
Synallaxis spixi - Rufous-capped SpinetailRufous-capped SpinetailThe Rufous-capped Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Synallaxis ruficapilla - Plain-crowned SpinetailPlain-crowned SpinetailThe Plain-crowned Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Synallaxis gujanensis - White-lored SpinetailWhite-lored SpinetailThe White-lored Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....
Synallaxis albilora - Gray-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis cinerascens
- Olive SpinetailOlive SpinetailThe Olive Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Cranioleuca obsoleta - Stripe-crowned SpinetailStripe-crowned SpinetailThe Stripe-crowned Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Cranioleuca pyrrhophia - Parker's SpinetailParker's SpinetailParker's Spinetail or White-breasted Spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru....
Cranioleuca vulpecula - Yellow-chinned SpinetailYellow-chinned SpinetailThe Yellow-chinned Spinetail is a passerine bird found in the tropical New World from Trinidad and Colombia south to Argentina and Uruguay. In Spanish it is called curutié rojizo; its Portuguese name is joão-do-brejo or curutié...
Certhiaxis cinnamomea - Lesser Canastero Asthenes pyrrholeuca
- Short-billed CanasteroShort-billed CanasteroThe Short-billed Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
Asthenes baeri - Common Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons
- Little ThornbirdLittle ThornbirdThe Little Thornbird is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Phacellodomus sibilatrix - Greater ThornbirdGreater ThornbirdThe Greater Thornbird is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Phacellodomus ruber - Canebrake GroundcreeperCanebrake GroundcreeperThe Canebrake Groundcreeper is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is the only member of the genus Clibanornis.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides - Firewood-gathererFirewood-gathererThe Firewood-gatherer is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is the only member of the genus Anumbius.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay...
Anumbius annumbi - Lark-like BrushrunnerLark-like BrushrunnerThe Lark-like Brushrunner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is the only member of the genus Coryphistera.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Coryphistera alaudina - Gray-crested Cacholote Pseudoseisura unirufa
- Brown CacholoteBrown CacholoteThe Brown Cacholote is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Pseudoseisura lophotes - Plain XenopsPlain XenopsThe Plain Xenops, Xenops minutus, is a passerine bird which breeds in moist lowland forests in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, northeastern Argentina and central Brazil....
Xenops minutus - Streaked XenopsStreaked XenopsThe Streaked Xenops, Xenops rutilans, is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from Costa Rica and Trinidad south to Bolivia and northern Argentina...
Xenops rutilans - Sharp-billed TreehunterSharp-billed TreehunterThe Sharp-billed Treehunter is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is the only member of the genus Heliobletus.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Heliobletus contaminatus - White-browed Foliage-gleanerWhite-browed Foliage-gleanerThe White-browed Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Anabacerthia amaurotis - Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerBuff-browed Foliage-gleanerThe Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Syndactyla rufosuperciliata - Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerBuff-fronted Foliage-gleanerThe Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, the ovenbirds. It is found in southeastern regions of South America in the cerrado and pantanal of Brazil and Paraguay as well as areas of southeast coastal Brazil; also extreme northeast Argentina...
Philydor rufus - Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleanerOchre-breasted Foliage-gleanerThe Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Philydor lichtensteini - Russet-mantled Foliage-gleanerRusset-mantled Foliage-gleanerThe Planalto Foliage-gleaner , also known as the Russet-mantled Foliage-gleaner, is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...
Philydor dimidiatus - Black-capped Foliage-gleanerBlack-capped Foliage-gleanerThe Black-capped Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Philydor atricapillus - White-eyed Foliage-gleanerWhite-eyed Foliage-gleanerThe White-eyed Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in forests and old second growth in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. Until recently, it included the Pernambuco Foliage-gleaner as a subspecies.-References:* BirdLife...
Automolus leucophthalmus - Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleanerChestnut-capped Foliage-gleanerThe Henna-capped Foliage-gleaner or Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
Hylocryptus rectirostris - Rufous-breasted LeaftosserRufous-breasted LeaftosserThe Rufous-breasted Leaftosser is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Sclerurus scansor - Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperSharp-tailed StreamcreeperThe Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper is a passerine bird of South America belonging to the family Furnariidae, the ovenbirds. It is the only member of the genus Lochmias. The species is also known as the Streamside Streamcreeper.-Description:This bird is about 6 in long, with a short tail and a...
Lochmias nematura
Woodcreepers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: DendrocolaptidaeThe Dendrocolaptidae are brownish birds and maintain an upright vertical posture, supported by their stiff tail vanes. They feed mainly on insects taken from tree trunks. There are 57 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Thrush-like Woodcreeper Dendrocincla turdina
- White-chinned WoodcreeperWhite-chinned WoodcreeperThe White-chinned Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Dendrocincla merula - Olivaceous WoodcreeperOlivaceous WoodcreeperThe Olivaceous Woodcreeper is a passerine bird of the tropical Americas. It belongs to the true woodcreepers of the ovenbird family ....
Sittasomus griseicapillus - Scimitar-billed WoodcreeperScimitar-billed WoodcreeperThe Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is in the monotypic genus Drymornis.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Drymornis bridgesii - White-throated WoodcreeperWhite-throated WoodcreeperThe White-throated Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Xiphocolaptes albicollis - Great Rufous WoodcreeperGreat Rufous WoodcreeperThe Great Rufous Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily, the woodcreepers.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Xiphocolaptes major - Black-banded WoodcreeperBlack-banded WoodcreeperThe Black-banded Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily, the woodcreepers.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.In South America it is...
Dendrocolaptes picumnus - Planalto WoodcreeperPlanalto WoodcreeperThe Planalto Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Dendrocolaptes platyrostris - Lesser WoodcreeperLesser WoodcreeperThe Lesser Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily .It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Xiphorhynchus fuscus - Narrow-billed WoodcreeperNarrow-billed WoodcreeperThe Narrow-billed Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay....
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris - Scalloped WoodcreeperScalloped WoodcreeperThe Scalloped Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the ovenbird family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Lepidocolaptes falcinellus - Red-billed ScythebillRed-billed ScythebillThe Red-billed Scythebill is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.The Red-billed Scythebill is a fairly large species of woodcreeper. The total length of the species is 24-28 cm . As its name indicates, the bill is long, downcurved and reddish in coloration...
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris - Black-billed ScythebillBlack-billed ScythebillThe Black-billed Scythebill is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Campylorhamphus falcularius - Curve-billed ScythebillCurve-billed ScythebillThe Curve-billed Scythebill is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Campylorhamphus procurvoides
Typical antbirds
Order: Passeriformes. Family: ThamnophilidaeThe antbirds are a large family of small passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are forest birds, and tend to feed on insects at or near the ground. A sizable minority of them specialize in following columns of army ants to eat the small invertebrates that leave hiding to flee the ants.Many species lack bright colour; brown, black and white being the dominant tones. There are about 212 species worldwide and 24 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Spot-backed AntshrikeSpot-backed AntshrikeThe Spot-backed Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is the only member of the genus Hypoedaleus. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Hypoedaleus guttatus - Giant AntshrikeGiant AntshrikeThe Giant Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family, belonging to the monotypic genus Batara. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay...
Batara cinerea - Tufted AntshrikeTufted AntshrikeThe Tufted Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Mackenziaena severa - Large-tailed AntshrikeLarge-tailed AntshrikeThe Large-tailed Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Mackenziaena leachii - Great AntshrikeGreat AntshrikeThe Great Antshrike, Taraba major, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is the only member of the genus Taraba-....
Taraba major - Barred AntshrikeBarred AntshrikeThe Barred Antshrike, Thamnophilus doliatus, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is found in the Neotropics from Tamaulipas, Mexico, through Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and a large part of South America east of the Andes as far south as northern Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay....
Thamnophilus doliatus - Bolivian Slaty-AntshrikeBolivian Slaty-AntshrikeThe Bolivian Slaty-Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia , Brazil , and northern Paraguay . It was previously included in the widespread Slaty Antshrike The Bolivian Slaty-Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae...
Thamnophilus sticturus - Variable AntshrikeVariable AntshrikeThe Variable Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family found widely in South America. It is, as its common name suggests, arguably the species of antbird with the most variable plumage, leading to speculations that it comprises more than one species, but presently available...
Thamnophilus caerulescens - Rufous-winged AntshrikeRufous-winged AntshrikeThe Rufous-winged Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay; the northwestern half of its range is much of the southeast Amazon Basin...
Thamnophilus torquatus - Rufous-capped AntshrikeRufous-capped AntshrikeThe Rufous-capped Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Thamnophilus ruficapillus - Plain AntvireoPlain AntvireoThe Plain Antvireo, Dysithamnus mentalis, is a passerine bird species in the antbird family , wherein it belongs to the antshrike subfamily . It is a resident breeder in tropical Central and South America....
Dysithamnus mentalis - Star-throated AntwrenStar-throated AntwrenThe Star-throated Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Myrmotherula gularis - Stripe-backed AntbirdStripe-backed AntbirdThe Stripe-backed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Myrmorchilus.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Myrmorchilus strigilatus - Black-capped AntwrenBlack-capped AntwrenThe Black-capped Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Herpsilochmus atricapillus - Rufous-winged AntwrenRufous-winged AntwrenThe Rufous-winged Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus - Black-bellied AntwrenBlack-bellied AntwrenThe Black-bellied Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
Formicivora melanogaster - Rusty-backed AntwrenRusty-backed AntwrenThe Rusty-backed Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname....
Formicivora rufa - Bertoni's AntbirdBertoni's AntbirdThe Bertoni's Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina . It was formerly considered conspecific with the very similar Ferruginous Antbird.-References:* BirdLife International...
Drymophila rubricollis - Dusky-tailed AntbirdDusky-tailed AntbirdThe Dusky-tailed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Drymophila malura - Streak-capped AntwrenStreak-capped AntwrenThe Streak-capped Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2009. . ...
Terenura maculata - Mato Grosso AntbirdMato Grosso AntbirdThe Mato Grosso Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Cercomacra melanaria - White-backed Fire-eyeWhite-backed Fire-eyeThe White-backed Fire-eye is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru....
Pyriglena leuconota - White-shouldered Fire-eyeWhite-shouldered Fire-eyeThe White-shouldered Fire-eye is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Pyriglena leucoptera - Band-tailed AntbirdBand-tailed AntbirdThe Band-tailed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps and flooded forests.-References:...
Hypocnemoides maculicauda
Antthrushes and Antpittas
Order: Passeriformes. Family: FormicariidaeFormicariidae
The Formicariidae, formicariids, or ground antbirds are a family of smallish passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are between 10 and 20 cm in length, and are related to the antbirds, Thamnophilidae, and gnateaters, Conopophagidae...
The ground antbirds are a family comprising the antthrushes and antpittas. Antthrushes resemble small rails while antpittas resemble the true pittas
Pitta (bird)
Pittas are a family, Pittidae, of passerine birds mainly found in tropical Asia and Australasia, although a couple of species live in Africa. Pittas are all similar in general structure and habits, and have often been placed in a single genus, although as of 2009 they are now split into three...
with longish strong legs, very short tails and stout bills. There are about 63 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Short-tailed AntthrushShort-tailed AntthrushThe Short-tailed Antthrush is a South American species of bird in the Formicariidae family. Its distribution is highly disjunct with populations in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina, isolated highland forests in northeastern Brazil, forests on the...
Chamaeza campanisona - Variegated AntpittaVariegated AntpittaThe Variegated Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, and eastern border regions of Venezuela–two separate regions; also Peru...
Grallaria varia - Speckle-breasted AntpittaSpeckle-breasted AntpittaThe Speckle-breasted Antpitta is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Hylopezus nattereri
Gnateaters
Order: Passeriformes. Family: ConopophagidaeThe gnateaters are round, short-tailed, and long-legged birds, which are closely related to the antbirds. There are 8 species worldwide, all found in South America, and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- Rufous GnateaterRufous GnateaterThe Rufous Gnateater is a passerine bird of the gnateater family, Conopophagidae. It is found in forest understory and bushes in eastern Brazil from Rio Grande do Sul north to Ceará. Its range also extends into eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina and it has recently been recorded in Uruguay...
Conopophaga lineata
Tapaculos
Order: Passeriformes. Family: RhinocryptidaeThe tapaculos are a group of small suboscine passeriform bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s with numerous species, found in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. They are terrestrial species that fly only poorly on their short wings. They have strong legs, well-suited to their habitat of grassland or forest undergrowth. The tail is cocked and pointed towards the head. There are 56 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Crested GallitoCrested GallitoThe Crested Gallito is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Rhinocrypta.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay....
Rhinocrypta lanceolata - Collared Crescent-chestCollared Crescent-chestThe Collared Crescentchest is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:...
Melanopareia torquata - Olive-crowned Crescent-chestOlive-crowned Crescent-chestThe Olive-crowned Crescentchest is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay....
Melanopareia maximiliani
Cotingas
Order: Passeriformes. Family: CotingidaeThe cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges of tropical South America. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings, and strong legs. The males of many of the species are brightly coloured, or decorated with plumes or wattles. There are 71 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Paraguay
- SharpbillSharpbillThe Sharpbill is a small drab bird. Its range is from the mountainous areas of tropical South America and southern Central America ....
Oxyruncus cristatus - White-tipped PlantcutterWhite-tipped PlantcutterThe White-tipped Plantcutter is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. As the other plantcutters, this species is sexually dimorphic and folivorous. It is the found widely in woodland and scrub of south-eastern and south-central South America...
Phytotoma rutila - Swallow-tailed CotingaSwallow-tailed CotingaThe Swallow-tailed Cotinga is a species of passerine bird. As suggested by its common name, it has traditionally been considered a member of the cotinga family. Following the recent removal of several members from this family , the placement of this aberrant species is unclear...
Phibalura flavirostris - Red-ruffed FruitcrowRed-ruffed FruitcrowThe Red-ruffed Fruitcrow is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family, in the monotypic genus Pyroderus. It is among the largest Passerines in South America, though it is surpassed by another cotinga, the Amazonian Umbrellabird...
Pyroderus scutatus - Bare-throated BellbirdBare-throated BellbirdThe Bare-throated Bellbird is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Procnias nudicollis
Manakins
Order: Passeriformes. Family: PipridaeThe manakins are a family bird species of subtropical and tropical mainland Central and South America, and Trinidad and Tobago. They are compact forest birds, the males typically being brightly coloured, although the females of most species are duller and usually green-plumaged. Manakins feed on small fruits, berries and insects. There are 57 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
- White-bearded ManakinWhite-bearded ManakinThe White-bearded Manakin, Manacus manacus, is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America. It is found from Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south to Bolivia and northern Argentina....
Manacus manacus - Blue ManakinBlue ManakinThe Blue Manakin or Swallow-tailed Manakin is a small species of bird in the Pipridae family. It is found in north-eastern Argentina, southern and south-eastern Brazil, and Paraguay....
Chiroxiphia caudata - Band-tailed ManakinBand-tailed ManakinThe Band-tailed Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru....
Pipra fasciicauda - Helmeted ManakinHelmeted ManakinThe Helmeted Manakin is a small species of bird in the Pipridae family, the manakins. It is found in the cerrado and pantanal of Brazil; also northeast Paraguay, and a border region of northeast Bolivia...
Antilophia galeata - Wing-barred PipritesWing-barred PipritesThe Wing-barred Piprites is a species of bird which traditionally has placed in the Pipridae family, although it remains unclear if this is correct. It is therefore considered incertae sedis by recent authorities such as SACC....
Piprites chloris - Greenish SchiffornisGreenish SchiffornisThe Greenish Schiffornis , also Greenish Mourner or Greenish Manakin , is a species of bird in the Tityridae family...
Schiffornis virescens
Tyrant flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: TyrannidaeTyrant flycatcher
Tyrant flycatcher
The tyrant flycatchers are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds on Earth, with more than 400 species. They are the most diverse avian family in every country in the Americas, except for the United States and...
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Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust with stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain colouring. As the name implies, most are insectivorous. There are 429 species worldwide, all found only in the Americas and 105 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina
- Yellow TyrannuletYellow TyrannuletThe Yellow Tyrannulet, Capsiempis flaveola, is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from Nicaragua south to northeastern Argentina and southeastern Brazil...
Capsiempis flaveola - Gray Elaenia Myiopagis caniceps
- Greenish ElaeniaGreenish ElaeniaThe Greenish Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela.Its...
Myiopagis viridicata - Large ElaeniaLarge ElaeniaThe Large Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Elaenia spectabilis - Yellow-bellied ElaeniaYellow-bellied ElaeniaThe Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Elaenia flavogaster, is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula through Central and South America as far as northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago....
Elaenia flavogaster - White-crested ElaeniaWhite-crested ElaeniaThe White-crested Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It has several subspecies breeding across southern and western parts of South America...
Elaenia albiceps - Small-billed ElaeniaSmall-billed ElaeniaThe Small-billed Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela...
Elaenia parvirostris - Olivaceous ElaeniaOlivaceous ElaeniaThe Olivaceous Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Elaenia mesoleuca - Lesser ElaeniaLesser ElaeniaThe Lesser Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela...
Elaenia chiriquensis - Highland ElaeniaHighland ElaeniaThe Highland Elaenia is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Elaenia obscura - Sooty TyrannuletSooty TyrannuletThe Sooty Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay; also southern Paraguay. A small extension of its range is in southeastern Bolivia....
Serpophaga nigricans - White-crested TyrannuletWhite-crested TyrannuletThe White-crested Tyrannulet is a small species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in woodland and open habitats with scatted bushes and trees in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is closely related to the White-bellied Tyrannulet, but unlike that species the belly...
Serpophaga subcristata - White-bellied TyrannuletWhite-bellied TyrannuletThe White-bellied Tyrannulet is a small species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is found in open forest, woodland and various open habitats with scattered trees. It is closely related to the White-crested Tyrannulet, but that...
Serpophaga munda - Gray-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris
- Sepia-capped FlycatcherSepia-capped FlycatcherThe Sepia-capped Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...
Leptopogon amaurocephalus - Southern Bristle-TyrantSouthern Bristle-tyrantThe Southern Bristle-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Pogonotriccus eximius - São Paulo TyrannuletSão Paulo TyrannuletThe São Paulo Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Phylloscartes paulista - Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletMottle-cheeked TyrannuletThe Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet is a generally common, small species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It occurs in two disjunct populations, one associated with montane Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina and Uruguay, and another found in forest...
Phylloscartes ventralis - Bay-ringed TyrannuletBay-ringed TyrannuletThe Bay-ringed Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Phylloscartes sylviolus - Planalto TyrannuletPlanalto TyrannuletThe Planalto Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is widespread in wooded habitats of eastern Brazil, extreme north-eastern Bolivia, eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina...
Phyllomyias fasciatus - Rough-legged TyrannuletRough-legged TyrannuletThe Rough-legged Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela...
Phyllomyias burmeisteri - Greenish TyrannuletGreenish TyrannuletThe Greenish Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Phyllomyias virescens - Reiser's TyrannuletReiser's TyrannuletThe Reiser's Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Phyllomyias reiseri - Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSouthern Scrub-flycatcherThe Southern Scrub Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Sublegatus modestus - Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri FlycatcherThe Suiriri Flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae found in semi-open habitats in South America. It was formerly split into two species; the Chaco Suiriri and the Campo Suiriri...
Suiriri suiriri - Plain TyrannuletPlain TyrannuletThe Plain Inezia or Plain Tyrannulet is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru....
Inezia inornata - Greater Wagtail-TyrantGreater Wagtail-tyrantThe Greater Wagtail-tyrant is a South American species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. A small bird, but larger than the related Lesser Wagtail-tyrant...
Stigmatura budytoides - Many-colored Rush-Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Sharp-tailed Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta
- Bearded TachuriBearded TachuriThe Bearded Tachuri is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela....
Polystictus pectoralis - Crested DoraditoCrested DoraditoThe Crested Doradito is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is swamps.-References:...
Pseudocolopteryx sclateri - Dinelli's DoraditoDinelli's DoraditoThe Dinelli's Doradito is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay....
Pseudocolopteryx dinellianus - Subtropical DoraditoSubtropical DoraditoThe Subtropical Doradito is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru....
Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis - Warbling DoraditoWarbling DoraditoThe Warbling Doradito is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in swamps and riparian habitats in central and northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. The population breeding in Chile and western Argentina has usually also been included in the Warbling Doradito...
Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris - Tawny-crowned Pygmy-TyrantTawny-crowned Pygmy-tyrantThe Tawny-crowned Pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela....
Euscarthmus meloryphus - Rufous-sided Pygmy-TyrantRufous-sided Pygmy-tyrantThe Rufous-sided Pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Suriname....
Euscarthmus rufomarginatus - Eared Pygmy-TyrantEared Pygmy-tyrantThe Eared Pygmy Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest....
Myiornis auricularis - Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherOchre-faced Tody-flycatcherThe Ochre-faced Tody-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps - Rusty-fronted Tody-FlycatcherRusty-fronted Tody-flycatcherThe Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
Poecilotriccus latirostris - Drab-breasted Bamboo-TyrantDrab-breasted Bamboo-tyrantThe Drab-breasted Bamboo Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Hemitriccus diops - Stripe-necked Tody-TyrantStripe-necked Tody-tyrantThe Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru....
Hemitriccus striaticollis - Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantPearly-vented Tody-tyrantThe Pearly-vented Tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela....
Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer - Common Tody-FlycatcherCommon Tody-FlycatcherThe Common Tody-Flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum cinereum, is a very small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico to northwestern Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern Brazil....
Todirostrum cinereum - Southern AntpipitSouthern AntpipitThe Southern Antpipit is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is one of two species in the genus Corythopis. It is found in southern Brazil and the pantanal of Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil; also extreme north-eastern Argentina...
Corythopis delalandi - Large-headed FlatbillLarge-headed FlatbillThe Bamboo Flatbill , also known as the Large-headed Flatbill, is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....
Ramphotrigon megacephala - Yellow-olive FlycatcherYellow-olive FlycatcherThe Yellow-olive Flatbill or Yellow-olive Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in tropical and subtopical forest and woodland in Central and South America, but over its range there are significant variations in plumage, iris-colour and voice, leading to...
Tolmomyias sulphurescens - White-throated SpadebillWhite-throated SpadebillThe White-throated Spadebill, Platyrinchus mystaceus, is a tiny passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It lives in the tropical Americas.-Description:...
Platyrinchus mystaceus - Russet-winged SpadebillRusset-winged SpadebillThe Russet-winged Spadebill is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Platyrinchus leucoryphus - Bran-colored FlycatcherBran-colored FlycatcherThe Bran-colored Flycatcher, Myiophobus fasciatus, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from Costa Rica through South America to Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina. It also occurs on Trinidad....
Myiophobus fasciatus - Cliff FlycatcherCliff FlycatcherThe Cliff Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. The Cliff Flycatcher is the only species in the genus Hirundinea after the Swallow Flycatcher was merged herein as subspecies Hirundinea ferruginea bellicosa.It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, The Guianas of Guyana, Suriname,...
Hirundinea ferruginea - Fuscous FlycatcherFuscous FlycatcherThe Fuscous Flycatcher, Cnemotriccus fuscatus is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, and the only member of the genus Cnemotriccus. It breeds from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina, and on both Trinidad and Tobago...
Cnemotriccus fuscatus - Euler's FlycatcherEuler's FlycatcherEuler's Flycatcher, Lathrotriccus euleri, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in South America east of the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Argentina, and on the islands of Trinidad and formerly also Grenada...
Lathrotriccus euleri - Tropical PeweeTropical PeweeThe Tropical Pewee, Contopus cinereus, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina...
Contopus cinereus - Alder FlycatcherAlder FlycatcherThe Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.Adults have olive-brown upperparts, browner on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a white eye ring, white wing bars, a small bill and a short tail. The breast is washed with...
Empidonax alnorum - Vermilion FlycatcherVermilion FlycatcherThe Vermilion Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Tyrannidae, or tyrant flycatcher family. Most flycatchers are rather drab, but the Vermilion Flycatcher is a striking exception...
Pyrocephalus rubinus - Gray Monjita Xolmis cinerea
- Black-crowned MonjitaBlack-crowned MonjitaThe Black-crowned Monjita is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
Xolmis coronata - White-rumped MonjitaWhite-rumped MonjitaThe White-rumped Monjita is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and pastureland.-References:...
Xolmis velata - White MonjitaWhite MonjitaThe White Monjita is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in central and northeast Argentina; also the caatinga, and pantanal regions of Brazil, then Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay....
Xolmis irupero - Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis microptera
- Lesser Shrike-TyrantLesser Shrike-tyrantThe Lesser Shrike-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
Agriornis murina - Cinnamon-bellied Ground-TyrantCinnamon-bellied Ground-tyrantThe Cinnamon-bellied Ground-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is found in western Argentina, eastern Andean Chile, southwest Bolivia, and southern Peru....
Muscisaxicola capistratus (A) - Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Cinereous TyrantCinereous TyrantThe Cinereous Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...
Knipolegus striaticeps - Hudson's Black-TyrantHudson's Black-tyrantHudson's Black-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is named after Argentine-British ornithologist William Henry Hudson....
Knipolegus hudsoni - Blue-billed Black-TyrantBlue-billed Black-tyrantThe Blue-billed Black-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Knipolegus cyanirostris - White-winged Black-TyrantWhite-winged Black-tyrantThe White-winged Black-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It has often included the Brazilian Black-tyrant The White-winged Black-tyrant (Knipolegus aterrimus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It has often included the Brazilian Black-tyrant The White-winged...
Knipolegus aterrimus - Crested Black-TyrantCrested Black-tyrantThe Crested Black-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and pastureland.-References:...
Knipolegus lophotes - Spectacled TyrantSpectacled TyrantThe Spectacled Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the only one in the genus Hymenops.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Hymenops perspicillatus - Black-backed Water-TyrantBlack-backed Water-tyrantThe Black-backed Water-tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is one of three species in the genus Fluvicola.-Overview:...
Fluvicola albiventer - White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
- Cock-tailed TyrantCock-tailed TyrantThe Cock-tailed Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Alectrurus tricolor - Strange-tailed TyrantStrange-tailed TyrantThe Strange-tailed Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and three small separated localities in southern Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.It is threatened by habitat loss, and is...
Alectrurus risora - Streamer-tailed TyrantStreamer-tailed TyrantThe Streamer-tailed Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the only one in the genus Gubernetes.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Gubernetes yetapa - Yellow-browed TyrantYellow-browed TyrantThe Yellow-browed Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Satrapa.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela....
Satrapa icterophrys - Long-tailed TyrantLong-tailed TyrantThe Long-tailed Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the only member of genus Colonia.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are...
Colonia colonus - Cattle TyrantCattle TyrantThe Cattle Tyrant is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is the only member of the genus Machetornis.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela....
Machetornis rixosus - Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant Muscipipra vetula
- Rufous-tailed AttilaRufous-tailed AttilaThe Rufous-tailed Attila is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.It is a breeding resident in southern Paraguay and Brazil; also extreme northeast Argentina...
Attila phoenicurus - Rufous CasiornisRufous CasiornisThe Rufous Casiornis is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Casiornis rufa - SirystesSirystesThe Sirystes is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is sometimes split into the Eastern Syristes S. sibilator and the Western Syristes S. albogriseus.-Distribution and habitat:...
Sirystes sibilator - Swainson's FlycatcherSwainson's FlycatcherSwainson's Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela....
Myiarchus swainsoni - Short-crested FlycatcherShort-crested FlycatcherThe Short-crested Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela...
Myiarchus ferox - Brown-crested FlycatcherBrown-crested FlycatcherThe Brown-crested Flycatcher is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in open woodland from southern California, southern Nevada, central Arizona, and southern Texas southward to Argentina and Bolivia, and on Trinidad and Tobago...
Myiarchus tyrannulus - Great KiskadeeGreat KiskadeeThe Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher; sometimes its genus Pitangus is considered monotypic, with the Lesser Kiskadee The Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher; sometimes its genus Pitangus...
Pitangus sulphuratus - Boat-billed FlycatcherBoat-billed FlycatcherThe Boat-billed Flycatcher is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher, the only member, monotypic, of the genus Megarynchus....
Megarynchus pitangua - Social FlycatcherSocial FlycatcherThe Social Flycatcher and Vermilion-crowned Flycatcher are passerine birds from the Americas, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family ....
Myiozetetes similis - Three-striped FlycatcherThree-striped FlycatcherThe Three-striped Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....
Conopias trivirgata - Streaked FlycatcherStreaked FlycatcherThe Streaked Flycatcher, Myiodynastes maculatus, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from eastern Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago south to Bolivia and Argentina. The southern subspecies M. m...
Myiodynastes maculatus - Piratic FlycatcherPiratic FlycatcherThe Piratic Flycatcher, Legatus leucophaius, is a passerine bird, the only member of the genus Legatus. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina...
Legatus leucophaius - Variegated FlycatcherVariegated FlycatcherThe Variegated Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. With the Crowned Slaty Flycatcher being moved to its own genus, this is now the only species remaining in Empidonomus....
Empidonomus varius - Crowned Slaty FlycatcherCrowned Slaty FlycatcherThe Crowned Slaty Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It was formerly united in the genus Empidonomus with the Variegated Flycatcher, but is now considered the only species of Griseotyrannus...
Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus - Tropical KingbirdTropical KingbirdThe Tropical Kingbird is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the USA through Central America, South America as far as south as central Argentina and western Peru, and on Trinidad and Tobago...
Tyrannus melancholicus - Eastern KingbirdEastern KingbirdThe Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, is a large Tyrant flycatcher.Adults are grey-black on the upperparts with light underparts; they have a long black tail with a white end and long pointed wings. They have a red patch on their crown, seldom seen...
Tyrannus tyrannus - Fork-tailed FlycatcherFork-tailed FlycatcherThe Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus savana, is a passerine bird of the tyrant flycatcher family, and is the member of a genus typically referred to as kingbirds.-Description and ecology:...
Tyrannus savana - White-naped XenopsarisWhite-naped XenopsarisThe White-naped Xenopsaris, Xenopsaris albinucha, is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. The species is also known as the Reed Becard. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC...
Xenopsaris albinucha - Chestnut-crowned BecardChestnut-crowned BecardThe Chestnut-crowned Becard is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC....
Pachyramphus castaneus - Green-backed BecardGreen-backed BecardThe Green-backed Becard is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC...
Pachyramphus viridis - White-winged BecardWhite-winged BecardThe White-winged Becard is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae. where now placed by SACC...
Pachyramphus polychopterus - Crested BecardCrested BecardThe Crested Becard , also known as the Plain Becard, is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in...
Pachyramphus validus - Black-tailed TityraBlack-tailed TityraThe Black-tailed Tityra is a medium-sized passerine bird of tropical South America. The tityras have been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher families by various authors...
Tityra cayana - Masked TityraMasked TityraThe Masked Tityra is a medium-sized passerine bird. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC...
Tityra semifasciata - Black-crowned TityraBlack-crowned TityraThe Black-crowned Tityra is a medium-sized passerine bird. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher family, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae, where now placed by SACC....
Tityra inquisitor
Swallows and martins
Order: Passeriformes. Family: HirundinidaeThe Hirundinidae family is a group of passerines characterized by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Their adaptations include a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and short bills with wide gape. The feet are designed for perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. There are 75 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Brown-chested MartinBrown-chested MartinThe Brown-chested Martin is a species of passerine bird in the swallow family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, the United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, and is a vagrant to Chile and...
Progne tapera - Purple MartinPurple MartinThe Purple Martin is the largest North American swallow. These aerial acrobats have speed and agility in flight, and when approaching their housing, will dive from the sky at great speeds with their wings tucked.-Description and taxonomy:...
Progne subis - Gray-breasted MartinGray-breasted MartinThe Gray-breasted Martin, Progne chalybea, is a large swallow.The nominate race P. c. chalybea breeds from Mexico through Central America south to central Brazil, and on Trinidad. P. c. macrorhamphus breeds further south in South America to central Argentina...
Progne chalybea - White-winged SwallowWhite-winged SwallowThe White-winged Swallow, Tachycineta albiventer, is a resident breeding bird in tropical South America from Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south to northern Argentina...
Tachycineta albiventer - White-rumped SwallowWhite-rumped SwallowThe White-rumped Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It was first formally described as Hirundo leucorrhoa by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1817 in his Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay...
Tachycineta leucorrhoa - Chilean SwallowChilean SwallowThe Chilean Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It breeds in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands with southern birds migrating north as far as Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and possibly Peru....
Tachycineta meyeni - Blue-and-white SwallowBlue-and-white SwallowThe Blue-and-white Swallow is a passerine bird that breeds from Nicaragua south throughout South America, except in the deserts and the Amazon Basin. The southern race is migratory, wintering as far north as Trinidad, where it is a regular visitor...
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca - Black-collared SwallowBlack-collared SwallowThe Black-collared Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is rivers....
Atticora melanoleuca - Tawny-headed SwallowTawny-headed SwallowThe Tawny-headed Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Alopochelidon....
Alopochelidon fucata - Southern Rough-winged SwallowSouthern Rough-winged SwallowThe Southern Rough-winged Swallow , Stelgidopteryx ruficollis, is a small swallow. It was first formally described as Hirundo ruficollis by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1817 in his Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle....
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis - Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
- Cliff SwallowCliff SwallowThe Cliff Swallow is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae — the swallows and martins.It breeds in North America, and is migratory, wintering in western South America from Venezuela southwards to northeast Argentina...
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota - Barn SwallowBarn SwallowThe Barn Swallow is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas...
Hirundo rustica
Wagtails and pipits
Order: Passeriformes. Family: MotacillidaeMotacillidae
The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. There are around 65 species in 6 genera and they include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. The longclaws are entirely restricted to the Afrotropics, and the wagtails are predominately found in Europe, Africa and...
The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. There are 54 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Correndera PipitCorrendera PipitThe Correndera Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Anthus correndera - Short-billed PipitShort-billed PipitThe Short-billed Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Anthus furcatus - Hellmayr's PipitHellmayr's PipitThe Hellmayr's Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Anthus hellmayri - Yellowish PipitYellowish PipitThe Yellowish Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela....
Anthus lutescens - Chaco PipitChaco PipitThe Pampas Pipit , also known as the Chaco Pipit or Campo Pipit, is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in Argentina and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.-References:...
Anthus chacoensis - Ochre-breasted PipitOchre-breasted PipitThe Ochre-breasted Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Anthus nattereri
Wrens
Order: Passeriformes. Family: TroglodytidaeThe wren
Wren
The wrens are passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae. There are approximately 80 species of true wrens in approximately 20 genera....
s are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous. There are 80 species worldwide (of which all but one are New World species) and 6 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Black-capped DonacobiusBlack-capped DonacobiusThe Black-capped Donacobius is a conspicuous, vocal South American bird. It is found in tropical swamps and wetlands in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also Panama of Central America.-Taxonomy:The Black-capped...
Donacobius atricapilla - Thrush-like WrenThrush-like WrenThe Thrush-like Wren is a South American species of bird in the Troglodytidae family, the wrens. As suggested by its common and scientific name, its size and coloration are vaguely reminiscent of that of a thrush, although the general impression it gives in life is very different and not at all...
Campylorhynchus turdinus - Buff-breasted WrenBuff-breasted WrenThe Buff-breasted Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family, the wrens.It is found in the Amazon Basin of northern Brazil and Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and northern-border Bolivia; also the Guianan countries Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana...
Thryothorus leucotis - Fawn-breasted WrenFawn-breasted WrenThe Fawn-breasted Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family, the wrens.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Thryothorus guarayanus - House WrenHouse WrenThe House Wren, Troglodytes aedon, is a very small songbird of the wren family, Troglodytidae. It occurs from Canada to southernmost South America, and is thus the most widely distributed bird in the Americas. It occurs in most suburban areas in its range and it is the single most common wren...
Troglodytes aedon - Sedge WrenSedge WrenThe Sedge Wren, Cistothorus platensis, is a small songbird of the Wren family. It was formerly known as the Short-billed Marsh Wren, and in South America is known as the Grass Wren. There are about 20 different subspecies which are found across most of the Americas...
Cistothorus platensis
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: MimidaeThe mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrasher
Thrasher
Thrashers are a New World group of passerine birds related to mockingbirds and New World catbirds. Like these, they are in the Mimidae family. There are 15 species in one large and 4 monotypic genera.These do not form a clade but are a phenetic assemblage...
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Mockingbird
Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of other birds and the sounds of insects and amphibians, often loudly and in rapid succession. There are about 17 species in three genera...
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Trembler
Tremblers are a New World group of passerine birds related to mockingbirds and New World catbirds. Like these, they are in the Mimidae family. There are 2-4 species in one genus, Cinclocerthia:...
s, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalizations, especially their ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. Their colouring tends towards dull greys and browns . There are 35 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Chalk-browed MockingbirdChalk-browed MockingbirdThe Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Mimus saturninus, is a bird found in most of Brazil, and parts of Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, and Suriname. It's a bird of open wooded areas, including urban and suburban gardens...
Mimus saturninus - White-banded MockingbirdWhite-banded MockingbirdThe White-banded Mockingbird is a species of bird in the Mimidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Mimus triurus
Thrushes and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: TurdidaeThe thrushes
Thrush (bird)
The thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur worldwide.-Characteristics:Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. The smallest thrush may be the Forest Rock-thrush, at and...
are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are 335 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Paraguay.
- VeeryVeeryThe Veery, Catharus fuscescens, is a small thrush species. It is occasionally called Willow Thrush or Wilson's Thrush. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant Catharus species, which also includes the cryptotaxa Grey-cheeked Thrush and Bicknell's Thrush The Veery, Catharus fuscescens, is a...
Catharus fuscescens (A) - Yellow-legged ThrushYellow-legged ThrushThe Yellow-legged Thrush is a songbird of northern and eastern South America. In recent times, it is increasingly often placed in the genus Turdus again.-Description:...
Platycichla flavipes - Eastern Slaty-Thrush Turdus subalaris (A)
- Rufous-bellied ThrushRufous-bellied ThrushThe Rufous-bellied Thrush is a songbird of the thrush family . It occurs in most of east and southeast Brazil from Maranhão south to Rio Grande do Sul states, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern regions of Argentina....
Turdus rufiventris - Pale-breasted ThrushPale-breasted ThrushThe Pale-breasted Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in a wide range of wooded habitats in eastern and northern South America, with localized population in the west....
Turdus leucomelas - Creamy-bellied ThrushCreamy-bellied ThrushThe Creamy-bellied Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It occurs in a wide range of wooded habitats in a large part of central and eastern South America. It is generally common, even in human altered habitats such as gardens and parks...
Turdus amaurochalinus - White-necked ThrushWhite-necked ThrushThe White-necked Thrush is a songbird found in forest and woodland in South America. The taxonomy is potentially confusing, and it sometimes includes the members of the T. assimilis group as subspecies, in which case the "combined species" is referred to as the White-throated Thrush...
Turdus albicollis
Gnatcatchers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: PolioptilidaeThese dainty birds resemble Old World warblers in their build and habits, moving restlessly through the foliage seeking insects. The gnatcatchers and gnatwrens are mainly soft bluish grey in colour, and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. They are birds of fairly open woodland or scrub, and nest in bushes or trees. There are 15 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Creamy-bellied GnatcatcherCreamy-bellied GnatcatcherThe Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Polioptila lactea - Masked GnatcatcherMasked GnatcatcherThe Masked Gnatcatcher is a small active insectivorous songbird, found in northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and southern and central Brazil. It is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats, including dry forest and Cerrado...
Polioptila dumicola
Crows, jays, ravens and magpies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: CorvidaeCorvidae
Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. The common English names used are corvids or the crow family , and there are over 120 species...
The Corvidae family includes crow
Crow
Crows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents and several...
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Raven
Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied...
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Jay
The jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae. The names jay and magpie are somewhat interchangeable, and the evolutionary relationships are rather complex...
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Chough
The Red-billed Chough or Chough , Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, is a bird in the crow family; it is one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax...
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Magpie
Magpies are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae.In Europe, "magpie" is often used by English speakers as a synonym for the European Magpie, as there are no other magpies in Europe outside Iberia...
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Treepie
The treepies comprise four closely related genera of long-tailed passerine birds in the family Corvidae...
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Nutcracker (bird)
The nutcrackers are a genus of two species of passerine bird, in the family Corvidae, related to the jays and crows. One, the Spotted Nutcracker , occurs in Europe and Asia, the other, Clark's Nutcracker , in western North America.The most important food resources for both these species are the...
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Ground jay
The ground jays or ground choughs belong to a distinct group of the passerine order of birds in the genus Podoces of the crow family Corvidae...
s. Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes. Some of the larger species show high levels of learning behavior. There are 120 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Purplish JayPurplish JayThe Purplish Jay is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Cyanocorax cyanomelas - Curl-crested JayCurl-crested JayThe Curl-crested Jay is a jay from South America.This New World or "blue" jay is a beautiful and large bird with predominantly dark blue back, an almost black head and neck, and snow-white chest and underparts...
Cyanocorax cristatellus - Plush-crested JayPlush-crested JayThe Plush-crested Jay is a jay of the Corvidae family, which includes the crows and their many allies. It is found in central-southern South America in southwestern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina, including southern regions of the Amazon Basin river systems,...
Cyanocorax chrysops
Vireos
Order: Passeriformes. Family: VireonidaeThe vireo
Vireo
The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are typically dull-plumaged and greenish in color, the smaller species resembling wood warblers apart from their heavier bills...
s are a group of small to medium sized passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are typically greenish in colour and resemble wood warbler
Wood Warbler
The Wood Warbler is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asia in the southern Ural Mountains...
s apart from their heavier bills. There are 52 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Red-eyed VireoRed-eyed VireoThe Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, is a small American songbird, 13–14 cm in length. It is somewhat warbler-like but not closely related to the New World warblers...
Vireo olivaceus - Rufous-crowned GreenletRufous-crowned GreenletThe Rufous-crowned Greenlet is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family, the vireos. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay; also southern regions of the Pantanal surrounding the Paraguay River....
Hylophilus poicilotis - Rufous-browed PeppershrikeRufous-browed PeppershrikeThe Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Cyclarhis gujanensis, is a passerine bird in the vireo family. It is widespread and often common in woodland, forest edge, and cultivation with some tall trees from Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Uruguay....
Cyclarhis gujanensis
New World warblers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: ParulidaeThe New World warbler
New World warbler
The New World warblers or wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are not related to the Old World warblers or the Australian warblers....
s are a group of small, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores. There are 119 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Tropical ParulaTropical ParulaThe Tropical Parula is a small New World warbler. It breeds from southernmost Texas and northwest Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentina, including Trinidad and Tobago. This widespread and common species is not considered threatened by the IUCN.This passerine is not migratory,...
Parula pitiayumi - Masked YellowthroatMasked YellowthroatThe Masked Yellowthroat, Geothlypis aequinoctialis, is a New World warbler. It has a number of separate resident breeding populations in Central and South America, some of which may be considered to form separate species....
Geothlypis aequinoctialis - Golden-crowned WarblerGolden-crowned WarblerThe Golden-crowned Warbler, Basileuterus culicivorus, is a small New World warbler.-Distribution and habitat:It breeds from Mexico and south through Central America to northeastern Argentina and Uruguay, and on Trinidad. It is a species mainly of lowland forests.-Description:The Golden-crowned...
Basileuterus culicivorus - White-bellied WarblerWhite-bellied WarblerThe White-bellied Warbler is a species of bird in the Parulidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay...
Basileuterus hypoleucus - White-rimmed Warbler Basileuterus leucoblepharus
- Flavescent WarblerFlavescent WarblerThe Flavescent Warbler is a species of bird in the Parulidae family. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, and Venezuela...
Basileuterus flaveolus - Neotropical River WarblerNeotropical River WarblerThe Riverbank Warbler , sometimes known as the Neotropical River Warbler or just River Warbler , is a species of bird in the Parulidae family....
Basileuterus rivularis
Bananaquit
Order: Passeriformes. Family: CoerebidaeThe Bananaquit is a small passerine bird. It has a slender, curved bill, adapted to taking nectar from flowers and is the only member of the genus Coereba (Vieillot, 1809) and is normally placed within the family Coerebidae, although there is uncertainty whether that placement is correct.
- BananaquitBananaquitThe Bananaquit is a species of passerine bird of uncertain relation. It is tentatively placed in the tanager family, but classified as incertae sedis by other authorities such as the American Ornithologists' Union. Its classification is debated, and it is often placed in its own family: Coerebidae...
Coereba flaveola
Tanagers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: ThraupidaeThe tanager
Tanager
The tanagers comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has an American distribution.There were traditionally about 240 species of tanagers, but the taxonomic treatment of this family's members is currently in a state of flux...
s are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly coloured. They are seed eaters, but their preference tends towards fruit and nectar. Most have short, rounded wings. There are 256 species worldwide and 34 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Chestnut-vented ConebillChestnut-vented ConebillThe Chestnut-vented Conebill is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Conirostrum speciosum - Cinnamon TanagerCinnamon TanagerThe Cinnamon Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Schistochlamys ruficapillus - Black-faced TanagerBlack-faced TanagerThe Black-faced Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...
Schistochlamys melanopis - White-banded TanagerWhite-banded TanagerThe Shrike-like Tanager , also known as the White-banded Tanager, is the only member of the genus Neothraupis in the tanager family , nine-primaried oscines of the Passeroidea.-Distribution and habitat:...
Neothraupis fasciata - White-rumped TanagerWhite-rumped TanagerThe White-rumped Tanager is a tanager. It is the only member of the genus Cypsnagra. Length 16 cm. Weight 25-34 g. Live mostly in Brazil, also in Paraguay, Bolivia and Suriname. Elevation 700–1000 m. Inhabit grasslands with short trees. In Brazil exist in territorial groups of three to six...
Cypsnagra hirundinacea - Magpie TanagerMagpie TanagerThe Magpie Tanager is a South American species of tanager. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Cissopis. As suggested by its common name, this blue-black and white species is superficially reminiscent of a European Magpie...
Cissopis leveriana - Chestnut-headed TanagerChestnut-headed TanagerPyrrhocoma is a genus of tanager. It contains a single species, the Chestnut-headed Tanager . It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay....
Pyrrhocoma ruficeps - Orange-headed TanagerOrange-headed TanagerThe Orange-headed Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....
Thlypopsis sordida - Guira TanagerGuira TanagerThe Guira Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former...
Hemithraupis guira - Hooded TanagerHooded TanagerThe Hooded Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....
Nemosia pileata - Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
- Ruby-crowned TanagerRuby-crowned TanagerThe Ruby-crowned Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Tachyphonus coronatus - White-lined TanagerWhite-lined TanagerThe White-lined Tanager, Tachyphonus rufus, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago.It occurs in semi-open areas including gardens...
Tachyphonus rufus - Black-goggled TanagerBlack-goggled TanagerBlack-goggled Tanager is a species of bird in the family, Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Trichothraupis...
Trichothraupis melanops - Red-crowned Ant-TanagerRed-crowned Ant-TanagerThe Red-crowned Ant-Tanager, Habia rubica, is a medium-sized passerine bird from tropical America. The genus Habia was long placed with the tanagers , but it is actually closer to the cardinals...
Habia rubica - Hepatic TanagerHepatic TanagerThe Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava, is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family...
Piranga flava - Silver-beaked TanagerSilver-beaked TanagerThe Silver-beaked Tanager, Ramphocelus carbo, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in South America from eastern Colombia and Venezuela south to Paraguay and central Brazil, and on Trinidad. It is common and conspicuous in some areas—it may be the bird most...
Ramphocelus carbo - Sayaca TanagerSayaca TanagerThe Sayaca Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, the tanagers.It is a common resident in northeastern, central, and southeastern Brazil, and Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeast Argentina...
Thraupis sayaca - Blue-and-yellow TanagerBlue-and-yellow TanagerThe Blue-and-yellow Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, the tanagers.It is found in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, extreme northern border Chile, and Andean Peru and Ecuador...
Thraupis bonariensis - Palm TanagerPalm TanagerThe Palm Tanager, Thraupis palmarum, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from Nicaragua south to Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brazil. It also breeds on Trinidad and, since 1962, on Tobago...
Thraupis palmarum - Diademed TanagerDiademed TanagerStephanophorus is a monotypic genus of tanager, containing only the Diademed Tanager, Stephanophorus diadematus .It is purple-blue with a white crown characterised by a small red patch, and it is found mostly in open areas in southern Brazil, northeast Argentina, and Uruguay....
Stephanophorus diadematus - Fawn-breasted TanagerFawn-breasted TanagerThe Fawn-breasted Tanager is a species of tanager. It is in the monotypic genus Pipraeidea. It occurs in the Andes of northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, as well as in the highlands of northeastern Argentina, south Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay....
Pipraeidea melanonota - Purple-throated EuphoniaPurple-throated EuphoniaThe Purple-throated Euphonia is a songbird species in the family Fringillidae. It was formerly placed in the Thraupidae....
Euphonia chlorotica - Violaceous EuphoniaViolaceous EuphoniaThe Violaceous Euphonia, Euphonia violacea, is a small passerine bird in the true finch family. It is a resident breeder from Trinidad, Tobago and eastern Venezuela south to Paraguay and northeastern Argentina...
Euphonia violacea - Thick-billed EuphoniaThick-billed EuphoniaThe Thick-billed Euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, formerly placed in the Thraupidae.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela...
Euphonia laniirostris - Green-chinned EuphoniaGreen-chinned EuphoniaThe Green-chinned Euphonia is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Euphonia chalybea - Golden-rumped EuphoniaGolden-rumped EuphoniaThe Golden-rumped Euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, formerly placed in the Thraupidae...
Euphonia cyanocephala - Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaChestnut-bellied EuphoniaThe Chestnut-bellied Euphonia is a species of bird in the Fringillidae family. It was formerly placed with the related Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay...
Euphonia pectoralis - Blue-naped ChlorophoniaBlue-naped ChlorophoniaThe Blue-naped Chlorophonia is a colourful South American species of bird in the family Fringillidae; it was formerly placed in the Thraupidae. It is generally fairly common.-Description:...
Chlorophonia cyanea - Green-headed TanagerGreen-headed TanagerThe Green-headed Tanager, Tangara seledon, is a bird found in Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina ....
Tangara seledon - Burnished-buff TanagerBurnished-buff TanagerThe Burnished-buff Tanager , also known as the Rufous-crowned Tanager, is a common South American species of bird in the Thraupidae family....
Tangara cayana - Chestnut-backed TanagerChestnut-backed TanagerThe Chestnut-backed Tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil, north-eastern Argentina, eastern Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is closely related to the rarer Black-backed Tanager, and females of the two species are...
Tangara preciosa - Blue DacnisBlue DacnisThe Blue Dacnis or Turquoise Honeycreeper, Dacnis cayana, is a small passerine bird. This member of the tanager family is found from Nicaragua to Panama, on Trinidad, and in South America south to Bolivia and northern Argentina...
Dacnis cayana - Swallow-Tanager Tersina viridis
Buntings, sparrows, seedeaters and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: EmberizidaeEmberizidae
The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill.In Europe, most species are called buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the sparrows, the...
The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill. In Europe, most species are named as buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as Sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns. There are species 275 worldwide and 41 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Black-masked FinchBlack-masked FinchThe Black-masked Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is the only member of the genus Coryphaspiza.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru....
Coryphaspiza melanotis - Many-colored Chaco-FinchMany-colored Chaco-finchThe Many-colored Chaco-finch is a songbird found in or near dry woodland in south-central South America in Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. It was formerly considered a member of Emberizidae, but genetic evidence suggests it is a finch-like tanager...
Saltatricula multicolor - Red-crested FinchRed-crested FinchThe Red Pileated Finch , also known as the Red-crested Finch, is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
Coryphospingus cucullatus - Black-crested FinchBlack-crested FinchThe Black-crested Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Lophospingus pusillus - Long-tailed Reed-FinchLong-tailed Reed-finchThe Long-tailed Reed-finch is a species of bird traditionally placed in the Emberizidae family. It has been suggested though that its nearest relations may be the finch-like tanagers of the genus Poospiza in the family Thraupidae...
Donacospiza albifrons - Black-and-rufous Warbling-FinchBlack-and-rufous Warbling-finchThe Black-and-rufous Warbling-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay...
Poospiza nigrorufa - Red-rumped Warbling-FinchRed-rumped Warbling-finchThe Red-rumped Warbling-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in forest borders and woodland in south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, far north-eastern Argentina, and Uruguay...
Poospiza lateralis - Ringed Warbling-FinchRinged Warbling-finchThe Ringed Warbling-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay....
Poospiza torquata - Black-capped Warbling-FinchBlack-capped Warbling-finchThe Black-capped Warbling-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Poospiza melanoleuca - Blue-black GrassquitBlue-black GrassquitThe Blue-black Grassquit is a small bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It was previously classified in the bunting and American sparrow family, Emberizidae. It breeds from southern Mexico through Central America, and South America as far as northern Chile, Argentina and Paraguay, and on...
Volatinia jacarina - Buffy-fronted SeedeaterBuffy-fronted SeedeaterThe Buffy-fronted Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:*...
Sporophila frontalis - Temminck's SeedeaterTemminck's SeedeaterTemminck's Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife...
Sporophila falcirostris - Plumbeous SeedeaterPlumbeous SeedeaterThe Plumbeous Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Sporophila plumbea - Rusty-collared SeedeaterRusty-collared SeedeaterThe Rusty-collared Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, formerly placed in the related Emberizidae.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay...
Sporophila collaris - Lined SeedeaterLined SeedeaterThe Lined Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...
Sporophila lineola - Yellow-bellied SeedeaterYellow-bellied SeedeaterThe Yellow-bellied Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, formerly placed with the American sparrows in the Emberizidae....
Sporophila nigricollis - Double-collared SeedeaterDouble-collared SeedeaterThe Double-collared Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, the sparrows, New World sparrows, seedeaters, etc...
Sporophila caerulescens - White-bellied SeedeaterWhite-bellied SeedeaterThe White-bellied Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname....
Sporophila leucoptera - Capped SeedeaterCapped SeedeaterThe Capped Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:...
Sporophila bouvreuil - Tawny-bellied SeedeaterTawny-bellied SeedeaterThe Tawny-bellied Seedeater is a bird species in the family Thraupidae . It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Sporophila hypoxantha - Dark-throated SeedeaterDark-throated SeedeaterThe Dark-throated Seedeater is a bird species in the family Thraupidae . It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Sporophila ruficollis - Marsh SeedeaterMarsh SeedeaterThe Marsh Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is sexually dichromic, with the males sporting a bright white throat, grey crown and chestnut belly, and the females resembling other brown female seedeaters.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay...
Sporophila palustris - Gray-and-chestnut Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma
- Chestnut SeedeaterChestnut SeedeaterThe Chestnut Seedeater is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland....
Sporophila cinnamomea - Narosky's Seedeater Sporophila zelichi (A)
- Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis
- Blackish-blue SeedeaterBlackish-blue SeedeaterThe Blackish-blue Seedeater is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae. It was formerly placed with the American sparrows in the Emberizidae.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Amaurospiza moesta - Dull-colored Grassquit Tiaris obscura
- Sooty GrassquitSooty GrassquitThe Sooty Grassquit is a small bird formerly placed with the Emberizidae. It is now recognized as a tanager closely related to Darwins finches....
Tiaris fuliginosa - Uniform FinchUniform FinchThe Uniform Finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Haplospiza unicolor - Saffron FinchSaffron FinchThe Saffron Finch is a tanager from South America and is common in both open and semi-open areas in lowlands outside the Amazon Basin. They have a wide distribution in Colombia, Venezuela , Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Argentina...
Sicalis flaveola - Grassland Yellow-FinchGrassland Yellow-finchThe Grassland Yellow Finch, Sicalis luteola, is a small passerine bird. Despite its name, it is not a finch, but is a seedeater. These were formerly united with the buntings and American sparrows in the Emberizidae, but are now known to be tanagers....
Sicalis luteola - Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchWedge-tailed Grass-finchThe Wedge-tailed Grass-finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae; it was formerly placed in the Emberizidae...
Emberizoides herbicola - Lesser Grass-Finch Emberizoides ypiranganus
- Great Pampa-FinchGreat Pampa-finchThe Pampa Finch , also known as the Great Pampa-finch, is a species of bird. It is traditionally placed in the family Emberizidae, though recent research suggests it is either very close to the Thraupidae or part thereof....
Embernagra platensis - Red-crested CardinalRed-crested CardinalThe Red-crested Cardinal is a bird species in the tanager family . It was formerly placed in the Emberizidae, and notwithstanding its common name, it is not very closely related to the true cardinals .It is found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay...
Paroaria coronata - Yellow-billed CardinalYellow-billed CardinalThe Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitata is a bird species in the tanager family . It was formerly placed in the Emberizidae and is not very closely related to the cardinals proper ....
Paroaria capitata - Saffron-billed SparrowSaffron-billed SparrowThe Saffron-billed Sparrow is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
Arremon flavirostris - Stripe-capped SparrowStripe-capped SparrowThe Stripe-capped Sparrow is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland....
Aimophila strigiceps - Grassland SparrowGrassland SparrowThe Grassland Sparrow is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela...
Ammodramus humeralis - Rufous-collared SparrowRufous-collared SparrowThe Rufous-collared Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis, is an American sparrow found in a wide range of habitats, often near humans, from the extreme southeast of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and on the island of Hispaniola. It is famous for its diverse vocalizations which have been intensely studied...
Zonotrichia capensis
Saltators, Cardinals and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: CardinalidaeThe cardinals are a family of passerine birds that are robust, seed-eating birds, with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages. There are 43 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Paraguay.
- Grayish SaltatorGrayish SaltatorThe Greyish Saltator, Saltator coerulescens, is a seed-eating songbird that is widespread in the tropical Americas. Traditionally placed in the cardinal family , the saltators actually seem to be closer to the tanagers...
Saltator coerulescens - Black-throated GrosbeakBlack-throated GrosbeakThe Black-throated Grosbeak is a species of songbird. Traditionally placed in the cardinal family , it actually seems to be closer to the tanagers – see the genus article for details....
Saltator fuliginosus - Green-winged SaltatorGreen-winged SaltatorThe Green-winged Saltator is a species of cardinal in the Cardinalidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and ranges into the southern cerrado and the pantanal....
Saltator similis - Golden-billed SaltatorGolden-billed SaltatorThe Golden-billed Saltator is a species of cardinal in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay; also the regions of the southern pantanal, along the Paraguay River.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests,...
Saltator aurantiirostris - Black-throated SaltatorBlack-throated SaltatorThe Black-throated Saltator is a species of songbird. Traditionally placed in the Cardinalidae family, it probably belongs in the Thraupidae instead....
Saltator atricollis - Black-backed GrosbeakBlack-backed GrosbeakThe Black-backed Grosbeak, Pheucticus aureoventris is a large finch type bird found in South America in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. They are often kept as cagebirds....
Pheucticus aureoventris - Ultramarine GrosbeakUltramarine GrosbeakThe Ultramarine Grosbeak is a species of cardinal in the Cardinalidae family. It is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats in eastern and central South America, with a disjunct population in northern South America. The male closely resembles the Blue-black Grosbeak, while the females are...
Cyanocompsa brissonii - Glaucous-blue Grosbeak Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
Troupials and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: IcteridaeThe icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackle
Grackle
Grackle can refer to any of eleven black passerine birds native to North and South America. All are members of the Icterid family but belong to multiple genera.* Genus Quiscalus** Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major...
s, New World blackbird
New World blackbird
The New World blackbirds consist of 26 species of icterid birds that share the name blackbird but do not correspond with a formal taxon...
s, and New World oriole
New World oriole
New World orioles, comprising the genus Icterus, are a group of birds in the blackbird family. They are not related to Old World orioles which are in the family Oriolidae, but are strikingly similar in size, diet, behaviour and in their strongly contrasting plumage, and are a good example of...
s. Most species have black as the predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red. There are 98 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in Paraguay.
- BobolinkBobolinkThe Bobolink is a small New World blackbird and the only member of genus Dolichonyx.-Description:Adults are 16–18 cm long with short finch-like bills. They weigh about . Adult males are mostly black, although they do display creamy napes, and white scapulars, lower backs and rumps...
Dolichonyx oryzivorus - Saffron-cowled BlackbirdSaffron-cowled BlackbirdThe Saffron-cowled Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family, in the monotypic genus Xanthopsar.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Xanthopsar flavus - Yellow-winged BlackbirdYellow-winged BlackbirdThe Yellow-winged Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are swamps, intertidal marshes, and pastureland....
Agelasticus thilius - Unicolored Blackbird Agelasticus cyanopus
- Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChestnut-capped BlackbirdThe Chestnut-capped Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are swamps and pastureland.-References:...
Chrysomus ruficapillus - White-browed BlackbirdWhite-browed BlackbirdThe White-browed Blackbird, Sturnella superciliaris, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. Despite its name and colouration, it is in the same genus as the meadowlarks, and is less closely related to the Red-winged Blackbird group...
Sturnella superciliaris - Bay-winged CowbirdBay-winged CowbirdThe Bay-winged Cowbird , also known as the Baywing, is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is currently placed in the genus Agelaioides – monotypic at present –, but has traditionally been placed in the genus Molothrus...
Molothrus badius - Screaming CowbirdScreaming CowbirdThe Screaming Cowbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are pastureland and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...
Molothrus rufoaxillaris - Shiny CowbirdShiny CowbirdThe Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds in most of South America apart from the most dense jungles, mountains and deserts , the coldest southernmost regions , and on Trinidad and Tobago...
Molothrus bonariensis - Giant CowbirdGiant CowbirdThe Giant Cowbird, Molothrus oryzivorus, is a large passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It may have relatively recently colonised the latter island....
Molothrus oryzivorus - Epaulet OrioleEpaulet OrioleThe Epaulet Oriole is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. The Moriche Oriole, formerly considered a distinct species The Epaulet Oriole (Icterus cayanensis) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. The Moriche Oriole, formerly considered a distinct species The Epaulet Oriole (Icterus...
Icterus cayanensis - Red-rumped CaciqueRed-rumped CaciqueThe Red-rumped Cacique is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is a species of the Amazon Basin and the Guyanas in northern South America, and is only coastal there in the Guyanas and the Amazon River outlet to the Atlantic; a separate large disjunct range exists in all of southeastern...
Cacicus haemorrhous - Golden-winged CaciqueGolden-winged CaciqueThe Golden-winged Cacique is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
Cacicus chrysopterus - Solitary CaciqueSolitary CaciqueThe Solitary Cacique or Solitary Black Cacique is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela...
Cacicus solitarius - Crested OropendolaCrested OropendolaThe Crested Oropendola, Psarocolius decumanus, is a New World tropical icterid bird. It is a resident breeder in lowland South America east of the Andes, from Panama and Colombia south to northern Argentina, as well as on Trinidad and Tobago...
Psarocolius decumanus - Yellow-rumped MarshbirdYellow-rumped MarshbirdThe Yellow-rumped Marshbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are dry savanna, swamps, and pastureland.-References:...
Pseudoleistes guirahuro - Brown-and-yellow MarshbirdBrown-and-yellow MarshbirdThe Brown-and-yellow Marshbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are swamps and pastureland.-References:...
Pseudoleistes virescens - Scarlet-headed BlackbirdScarlet-headed BlackbirdThe Scarlet-headed Blackbird is an icterid bird of southern South American wetlands.This species is about 24 cm long. The bill is oddly shaped: long, slender, and very sharp, looking almost upturned. Adults of both sexes are described by their name...
Amblyramphus holosericeus - Chopi BlackbirdChopi BlackbirdThe Chopi Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Gnorimopsar.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Gnorimopsar chopi - Campo Troupial Icterus jamacaii
- Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus
Siskins, crossbills and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: FringillidaeFinch
Finch
The true finches are passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. They are predominantly seed-eating songbirds. Most are native to the Northern Hemisphere, but one subfamily is endemic to the Neotropics, one to the Hawaiian Islands, and one subfamily – monotypic at genus level – is found...
es are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. There are 137 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- Hooded SiskinHooded SiskinThe Hooded Siskin is a small passerine bird in the finch family , native to South America. It belongs to the putative clade of Neotropical siskins in the genus Carduelis sensu stricto....
Carduelis magellanica
Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes. Family: PasseridaeSparrow
Sparrow
The sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a genus of the family, Passer...
s are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects. There are 35 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Paraguay.
- House SparrowHouse SparrowThe House Sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. One of about 25 species in the genus Passer, the House Sparrow occurs naturally in most of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and much of Asia...
Passer domesticus (I)
External links
- Birds of Paraguay Birdlist, multi-lingual website by country with standardized codes for abundance and seasonal presence.