Birds
& Other Wildlife
in area of the
"Garden of the Amazon"
or the
"Jardin da Amazonia"
Found during Focus On Nature Tours
in that area in the central Mato Grosso
of Brazil
A List compiled by Armas Hill
Cumulatively there have been 50 FONT
birding & nature tours in Brazil,
and 1,040 species of birds have
cumulatively been seen.
Some of our "Amazonian" birding in Brazil has been in central Mato Grosso state,
in the area of "Jardim
da Amazona" ("the Garden of the Amazon").
Also, in northern Mato Grosso state in the areas of the Rio Cristalino
& Alta Floresta.
Recent taxonomic changes have been
incorporated into the following list. A number of these are from "The Birds of Ecuador - Status, Distribution, and
Taxonomy" by Robert S. Ridgely and Paul J. Greenfield. Others are from
the 3rd edition of "The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of
the Birds of the World". In general, the taxonomic order is as it is in
that publication and in "Birds of the World - Recommended English
Names" by Frank Gill and Minturn Wright. Nomenclature is usually as it is
in the Gill & Wright book.
A new & fine book, published in 2009, is "A Field Guide to the Birds of
Brazil" by Ber van Perlo. The book is available from FONT at a reduced
price, and especially so for those joining FONT tours in
Brazil.
Codes:
(BRe): endemic to Brazil
(BRqe): quasi (or near) endemic to Brazil
(t): a globally threatened or
rare species, designated by Birdlife International
(t1): critical
(t2):
endangered
(t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened
species globally
(ph): species with a photograph in this web-site
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List & Photo Gallery of Brazilian Birds, in 3 Parts:
Part #1: Tinamous to Doves
Part #2: Macaws to Flycatchers
Part
#3: Antshrikes to Grosbeaks
Rare
& Threatened Birds of Brazil (with
some photos)
Mammals
& Some Other Wildlife in Brazil (with some photos)
Butterflies of South America
(with some photos)
Directory of Photos in this Web-Site
Birds:
TINAMUS
- Gray Tinamou ______
Tinamus tao kleei
CRYPTURELLUS
- Little Tinamou ______
Crypturellus soui albigularis
- Tataupa Tinamou ______
- Red-winged Tinamou
- White-bellied Nothura
- Greater Rhea
ORTALIS
- +Chestnut-headed Chachalaca ______
(this
species, south of the Amazon, was conspecific with the Speckled,
Scaled,
& Little Chachalacas;
was called
Variable Chachalaca
when combined)
Ortalis guttata (monotypic)
PENELOPE
- +Spix's Guan ______
Penelope j. jacquacu
PIPILE
- +Common
Piping-Guan ______
Pipile cumanensis nattereri (the
"Red-throated Piping
Guan")
MITU
- +Razor-billed Curassow ______
Mitu tuberosum (was considered conspecific
with the Alagoas
Curassow of eastern Brazil that's now either extinct or nearly so in the wild)
The Razor-billed Curassow is the largest of the curassows in Brazil. During
the dry season, it can be seen walking along river banks, particularly in
the early morning and at dusk.
ODONTOPHURUS
- +Marbled Wood Quail (*) ______
Odontophorus g. gujanensis
CAIRINA
- +Muscovy Duck (ph) ______
Cairina moschata (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
DENDROCYGNA
- +Black-bellied Whistling Duck
(ph) ______
Dendrocygna autumnalis discolor
AMAZONETTA
- +Brazilian Teal (ph) ______
Amazonetta brasiliensis ipecutiri (the single member of its genus)
TACHYBABTUS
- +Least Grebe ______
Tachybabtus
(formerly Podiceps) dominicus speciesus
MYCTERIA
- +Wood Stork (ph) ______
Mycteria americana
(monotypic)
MESEMBRINIBIS
- +Green Ibis ______
Mesembrinibis cayennensis (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
BUTORIDES
- +Striated Heron (ph) ______ (at one time considered
conspecific with the Green Heron of North America and most of Central
America, and was then called Green-backed Heron)
Butorides s. striatus
TIGRISOMA
- +Rufescent Tiger Heron (ph) ______
Tigrisoma lineatum marmoratum
COCHLEARIUS
- +Boat-billed Heron (ph) ______
Cochlearius c. cochlearius (the single member of its genus)
PILHERODIUS
- +Capped Heron (ph) ______
Pilherodius pileatus (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
BUBULCUS
- +Western Cattle Egret (ph) ______
Bubulcus i. ibis
ARDEA
- +Cocoi Heron (ph) ______
(has also been called White-necked Heron, but there's a species so-named
in Australia)
Ardea cocoi (monotypic)
- +Great Egret (ph) ______
Ardea
(formerly Casmerodius or Egretta)
alba egretta
PHALACROCORAX
- +Neotropic Cormorant (ph) ______ (has also been called
Olivaceous Cormorant)
Phalacrocorax b. brasilianus (formerly P. olivacous)
ANHINGA
- +Anhinga (ph) ______
Anhinga a. anhinga
SACORAMPHUS
- +King Vulture (ph) ______
Sarcoramphus papa (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
CORAGYPS
- +Black Vulture (ph) ______
Coragyps atratus (brasiliensis) (now said to be monotypic)
CATHARTES
- +Turkey Vulture (ph) ______
Cathartes aura ruficollis
- +Greater Yellow-headed
Vulture ______
Cathartes melambrotus
(monotypic)
CARACARA
- +Southern Crested Caracara (ph) ______ (was considered conspecific with Northern
Crested Caracara, Caracara cheriway, of north
of the Amazon & further north in Central America & parts of North
America)
Caracara plancus
DAPTRIUS
- +Black Caracara ______
Daptrius ater (monotypic, and
the single member of its genus)
MILVAGO
- +Yellow-headed Caracara (*) ______
Milvago c. chimachima
HERPETOTHERES
- +Laughing Falcon (*) ______
Herpetotheres cachinnans queribundus (the single member of
its genus)
MICRASTUR
- +Barred Forest Falcon (*) ______
Micrastur ruficollis
FALCO
- +American Kestrel (ph) (*) ______
Falco sparverius caerae
- +Bat Falcon (ph) (*) ______
Falco r. rufigularis
- Aplomado Falcon
ELANOIDES
- +Swallow-tailed Kite (ph) (*) ______
Elanoides forficatus (the single member of its genus)
ELANUS
- +White-tailed Kite (ph) (*) ______
Elanus l. leucurus
LEPTODON
- +Gray-headed Kite (*) ______
Leptodon cayanensis (the single member of its genus)
CHONDROHIERAX
- +Hook-billed Kite (*) ______
Chondrohierax uncinatus (the single member of its genus)
HARPAGUS
- +Rufous-thighed Kite (*) ______ (occurs uncommonly in the Amazon basin during the Austral
winter)
Harpagus diodon
(monotypic)
ICTINIA
- +Plumbeous Kite (*) _______
Ictinia plumbea
(monotypic)
LEUCOPTERNIS
- +White-browed Hawk (*) ______
Leucopternis kuhli (monotypic)
BUTEOGALLUS
- +Great Black Hawk (*) ______
Buteogallus urubitinga
- +Savanna Hawk (ph) (*) ______
Buteogallus meridionalis (monotypic)
BUSARELLUS
- +Black-collared Hawk (ph) (*) ______
Busarellus nigricollis (the single member of
its genus)
BUTEO
- +Gray-lined Hawk (ph) (*) ______ (conspecific with the "Gray Hawk" of
Central & North America)
Buteo nitida pallida
- +Roadside Hawk (ph) (*) ______
Buteo magnirostris
- +White-tailed Hawk (*) ______
Buteo a. albicaudatus
SPIZAETUS
- +Black Hawk-Eagle (*) ______
Spizaetus t. tyrannus
X
- Red-legged Seriema
(ph)
ARAMIDES
- +Gray-necked Wood Rail (ph) (*) ______
Aramides c. cajanea
VANELLUS
- +Southern Lapwing (ph) (*) ______
Vanellus chilensis lampronotus
JACANA
- +Wattled Jacana (ph) (*) ______
Jacana j. jacana
TRINGA
- +Solitary Sandpiper (ph) (*) ______
Tringa s. solitaria
PATAGIOENAS
- +Scaled Pigeon (*) ______
Patagioenas (formerly Columba)
speciosa
(monotypic)
