Bird list from Amazonia Expeditions 1993

List compiled by

Don and Joan Felch

with help from Jose, Moises and Rosario

Birds identified in "Birds of Columbia", by Steve Hilty

No.

Common Name

Scientific Name

Comments

ANTSHRIKES AND LARGE COTINGAS

1

Amazon Fruitcrow

all three

2

Bare-necked Fruitcrow

Gymnderus foetidus

could be

3

Violaceous Fruitcrow

the same bird

ANTSHRIKES, ANTBIRDS, ANTWRENS

4

Barred Antshrike

Thamnophilus doliatus

5

Scale backed Antbird

Hylophylax poecilonota

BARBETS AND WOODPECKERS

6

Cream colored Woodpecker

Celeus flavus

7

Crimson crested Woodpecker

Campephilus melanoleucos

8

Golden green Woodpecker

Piculus chysochioros

9

Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

10

Scarlet crowned Barbet

Capito aurovirens

11

Yellow tufted Woodpecker

Melanerpes cruentatus

BECARDS, TITYRAS

12

Masked Tityra

Tityra semifasciata

CORMORANTS AND DARTERS

13

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

14

Olivaceous Cormorant

Phalaccrocorax olivaceus

COTINGAS AND MOURNERS

15

Plum throated Cotinga

Cotinga maynana

16

White Cotinga

Carpodectes hopkei

CUCKOOS AND JAYS

17

Greater Ani

Crotophaga major

18

Little Cuckoo

Piaya minuta

19

Squirrel Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

FINCHES

20

Chestnut bellied Seed eater

Sporophila castaneiventris

21

Lesser Seed Finch

Oryzoborus angolensis

22

White naped Seed eater

Dolospingus fringilloides

FRIGATE BIRD

23

Frigate Bird

seen in Panama

GULLS AND TERNS

24

Black Skimmer Gull

25

Yellow-billed Tern

Sterna superciliaris

HERONS

26

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Hycitcorax nycticorax

27

Capped Heron

Pilherodius pileatus

28

Cocoi (White necked heron)

Ardea cocoi

29

Fasciated Tiger-Heron

Tigrisoma fasciatum

30

Great Egret (common)

Casmerodius albus

31

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

32

Rufescent Tiger-Heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

33

Tricolored Heron

Hydranassa tricolor

HOATZINS

34

Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

HUMMINGBIRDS

35

Emerald with long tail

descriptive only

36

White tailed hummingbird

descriptive only

IBISES

37

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

ICTERIDAE

38

Grackle

39

Orange backed Troupial

Icterus jamacaii

40

Oriole Blackbird

Gymnomystax mexicanus

41

Russet backed Orapendola

Psarocolius angustifrons

42

Troupial

Icterus icterus

43

Yellow hooded Blackbird

Agelaius icterocephalus

44

Yellow rumped Cacique

Cacicus cela

JACAMARS, PUFFBIRDS AND MOTMOTS

45

Black fronted Nunbird

Monasa nigrifrons

46

Black Nunbird

(same as black fronted?)

seen by Marc

47

Bronzy Jacamar

Galbula leucogastra

48

Green tailed Jacamar

Galbula galbula

49

White eared Jacamar

Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis

JACANAS

50

Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

KINGFISHERS

51

Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona

52

Green and rufous Kingfisher

Chloroceryle inda

53

Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

54

Pygmy Kingfisher

Chloroceryle aenea

LARGER FINCHES

55

Red capped Cardinal

Paroaria gularis

LIMPKINS, IBISES AND DUCKS

56

Green Ibis

Mesembrinibis cayennensis

MACAWS AND LARGER PARROTS

57

Amazon Festive Parrot

Amazona festival

58

Blue and yellow Macaw

Ara ararauna

59

Chestnut fronted Macaw

Ara severa

60

Dusky Parrot

Pionus fuscus

61

Mealy Parrot

Amazona farinosa

62

Orange winged Parrot

63

Red bellied Macaw

Ara manilata

64

Red-lored Parrot

NIGHT HAWKS AND POTOOS

65

Great Potoo

66

Sand-colored Night hawk

Chordeiles rupestris

OWLS

67

Pygmy Owl

identified by Jose

68

Spectacled Owl

seen by Marc on the upper Yarapa

PICULETS AND WOODCREEPERS

69

Pale legged Hornero

Furnarius leucopus

70

Scythebill Woodcreeper

Campylorhamphus

71

Short billed Woodcreeper

Identified by Jose

72

Straightbilled Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus picus

73

Swordbill Woodcreeper

Identified by Jose

74

Woodcreeper (???)

PIGEONS

75

Gray-headed Dove

Leptotila plumbeiceps

76

Ruddy Pigeon

Columbia subvinacea

RAILS AND SUN GREBES

77

Sun grebe

Heliornis fulica

RAPTORS

78

Bat Falcon

Falcon rufigularis

79

Black Caracara

Daptrius ater

80

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

81

Black-collared Howk

Busarelius nigricollis

82

Common Black-Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

83

Gray Hawk

Buteo magnirostris

84

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Catartes melambrotus

85

Laughing Falcon

Herpetotheres cachinnans

86

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

87

Slate-colored Howk

Leucopternis schistacea

88

Tiny Hawk

Accipiter superciliosus

89

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

90

Yellow-headed Caracara

Milvago chimachma

SCREAMERS

91

Horned Screamer

Anhima cornuta

SMALLER PARROTS

92

Canary-winged Paradeet

Brotogeris versicolurus

93

Dusky-headed Parakeet

Aratinga weddellii

94

Orange chinned Parakeet

Brotogeris jugularis

95

Red-shouldered Parrot

96

Short-tailed Parrot

Graydidascalus brachurus

97

White-bellied Parrot

Pionites leucogaster

98

Yellow-fronted Parakeet

STORKS

99

Jabiru

Jabiru mycteria

SWALLOWS

100

Blue and white Swallow

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

101

Southern Rough winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

102

White throated Swallow

103

White winged Swallow

Tachycineta albiventer

TANAGERS

104

Black capped Hemispingus

Hemispingus atropileus

105

Blue gray Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

106

Crimson backed Tanager

Ramphocelus dimidiatus

107

Masked Crimson Tanager

Ramphocelus nigrogularis

108

Palm Tanager

Thraupis palmarum

109

Paridise tanager

Tangara chilensis

110

Silver beaked Tanager

Pamphocelus carbo

111

Vermillion Tanager

Calochaetes coccineus

112

White lined Tanager

Tachyphonus rufus

113

Yellow and black Euphonia (?)

TAPACULOS AND WRENS

114

Bay Wren

Thryothorus nigricapillus

115

Black capped Donacobius

Donacobius articapillus

116

Muscian Wren

Cyphorrhinus arada

only heard

117

Pygmy Wren

identified by Jose

118

Rufous Wren

Cinnycerthia unirufa

TOUCANS

119

Chustnut eared Aracari

Pteroglossus csatanotis

120

Lettered Aracari

Pteroglossus inscriptus

TROGONS

121

Black tailed Trogon

Trogon melanurus

122

White tailed Trogon

Trogon viridis

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

123

Boat billed Flycatcher

Megarhynchus pitangua

124

Gray capped Flycatcher

Myiozetes granadensis

125

Kisdadee

Pitangus

specific species not identified

126

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

127

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus