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Among the almost 400 species of birds collectively seen along our Central Amazon route on past trips are the following.  As usual, some are common, some less common, and some fairly rare.  A short list of Mammals is also included.

Undulated Tinamou - heard 
Variegated Tinamou - heard 
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 
Muscovy Duck 
Brazilian Teal
Variable Chachalaca
Marail Guan 
Spix’s Guan
Black Curassow

Ruddy Ground Dove 
Common Ground Dove 
Scaled Pigeon 
Pale-vented Pigeon
Plumbeous Pigeon
Ruddy Pigeon
White-tipped Dove
Gray-fronted Dove
Greater Ani
Smooth-billed Ani
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Little Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Black-bellied Cuckoo
Great Potoo
White-winged Potoo
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Least Nighthawk
Sand-colored Nighthawk
Band-tailed Nighthawk
Nacunda Nighthawk
Common Pauraque
Blackish Night
Rufous Nightjar - heard
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Band-rumped Swift
Chapman’s Swift
Short-tailed Swift
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift 
Crimson Topaz
White-necked Jacobin
Reddish Hermit
Long-tailed Hermit
Scale-throated Hermit
Black-eared Fairy
Black-throated Mango
Blue-tailed Emerald
Gray-breasted Sabrewing
Olive-spotted Hummingbird
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Versicolored Emerald 
Glittering-throated Emerald 
Blue-chinned Sapphire 
Rufous-throated Sapphire 
Limpkin 
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Gray-breasted Crake
Purple Gallinule
Azure Gallinule
Sungrebe
Pied Lapwing
Southern Lapwing
Collared Plover
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Wattled Jacana
Yellow-billed Tern
Large-billed Tern
Black Skimmer 
Neotropic Cormorant 
Anhinga 
Rufescent Tiger-Heron 
Agami Heron 
Striated Heron 
Western Cattle Egret 
Cocoi Heron 
Great Egret 
Capped Heron 
Snowy Egret 
Green Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
King Vulture
Osprey
Gray-headed Kite
Hook-billed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Snail Kite
Double-toothed Kite
Plumbeous Kite
Bicolored Hawk
Black-faced Hawk 
Slate-colored Hawk 
Roadside Hawk 
White Hawk
Gray-lined Hawk
Savanna Hawk
Black-collared Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
Spectacled Owl
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Green-backed (White-tailed) Trogon
Amazonian Trogon
Guianan Trogon
Black-tailed Trogon
Amazonian Motmot
Ringed Kingfisher
Amazon Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Yellow-billed Jacamar
Bronzy Jacamar
Paradise Jacamar
Green-tailed Jacamar
Great Jacamar
White-necked Puffbird
Pied Puffbird
Guianan Puffbird
Spotted Puffbird
Rusty-breasted Nunlet
Black-fronted Nunbird
Black Nunbird
White-fronted Nunbird
Swallow-winged Puffbird
Black-spotted Barbet
Scarlet-crowned Barbet
Gilded Barbet
White-throated Toucan
Channel-billed Toucan
Guianan Toucanet
Green Aracari
Black-necked Aracari
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Lafresnaye’s Piculet
Golden-spangled Piculet
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Little Woodpecker
Golden-collared Woodpecker
Yellow-throated Woodpecker
Golden-green Woodpecker
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Chestnut Woodpecker
Waved Woodpecker
Cream-colored Woodpecker
Ringed Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker
Red-necked Woodpecker
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Black Caracara
Red-throated Caracara
Crested Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
Bat Falcon
Orange-breasted Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Red-and-green Macaw
Red-bellied Macaw
White-eyed Parakeet
Painted Parakeet
Riparian Parrotlet
Green-rumped Parrotlet
Canary-winged Parakeet
Tui Parakeet
Golden-winged Parakeet
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
Black-headed Parrot
Orange-cheeked Parrot
Caica Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot
Dusky Parrot
Festive Parrot
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Orange-winged Parrot
Mealy Parrot
Red-fan Parrot
Short-tailed Parrot
Fasciated Antshrike
Black-throated Antshrike
Black-crested Antshrike
Barred Antshrike
Castelnau’s Antshrike
Mouse-colored Antshrike
White-shouldered Antshrike
Amazonian Antshrike
Northern (Guianan) Slaty-Antshrike
Cinereous Antshrike
Dusky-throated Antshrike
Blackish-gray Antshrike
Pygmy Antwren
Klages’s Antwren
Leaden Antwren
Cherrie’s Antwren
Rufous-bellied Antwren
White-flanked Antwren
Long-winged Antwren
Gray Antwren
Ash-winged Antwren
Spot-backed Antwren
Southern White-fringed Antwren
Guianan Warbling Antbird
Yellow-browed Antbird
Dusky Antbird
Gray Antbird
Ash-breasted Antbird
Black-faced Antbird
Black-chinned Antbird
Black-and-White Antbird
Black-headed Antbird
Black-throated Antbird
Ferruginous-backed Antbird
White-plumed Antbird
White-cheeked Antbird
Spot-backed Antbird
Plain-brown Woodcreeper

Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Long-billed Woodcreeper
Red-billed Woodcreeper
Strong-billed Woodcreeper
Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper
Black-banded Woodcreeper
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Striped Woodcreeper
Zimmer’s Woodcreeper
Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper
Buff-throated Woodcreeper
Guianan (Lineated) Woodcreeper
Curve-billed Scythebill
Pale-legged Hornero
Lesser Hornero
Dark-breasted Spinetail
Pale-breasted Spinetail
White-bellied Spinetail
Rusty-backed Spinetail
Speckled Spinetail
Parker’s Spinetail
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner
Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner
Rufous-tailed Xenops
Plain Xenops
Olive-green Tyrannulet
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Forest Elaenia
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Large Elaenia
White-crested Elaenia
Small-billed Elaenia
Rufous-crowned Elaenia
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
River Tyrannulet
Southern Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
Ringed Antpipit
Guianan Tyrannulet
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
MacConnell’s Flycatcher
Amazonian Scrub-Flycatcher
Amazonian Tyrannulet
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant
Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant
White-eyed Tody-Tyrant
Pelzeln’s Tody-Tyrant
Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
Painted Tody-Flycatcher
Olivaceous Flatbill
Yellow-olive Flatbill
Yellow-margined Flatbill
Gray-crowned Flatbill
Ochre-lored Flatbill
White-crested Spadebill
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant
Euler's Flycatcher
Amazonian Black-Tyrant
Riverside Tyrant
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant
Piratic Flycatcher
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Social Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Lesser Kiskadee
Yellow-throated Flycatcher
Three-striped Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Sulphury Flycatcher
Variegated Flycatcher
White-throated Kingbird
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Grayish Mourner
Todd’s Sirystes
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Short-crested Flycatcher
Rufous-tailed Flatbill
Cinnamon Attila
Dull-capped (White-eyed) Attila
Bright-rumped Attila
Guianan Red-Cotinga
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock
Purple-throated Fruitcrow 
Capuchinbird

Spangled Cotinga
Screaming Piha
Pompadour Cotinga
Bare-necked Fruitcrow
Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin
Tiny Tyrant-Manakin
Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin
Blue-backed Manakin
White-throated Manakin
Black Manakin
Blue-capped Manakin
White-fronted Manakin
White-crowned Manakin
Wire-tailed Manakin
Golden-headed Manakin
Yellow-crowned Manakin
Black-tailed Tityra
Masked Tityra
Varzea Schiffornis
Olivaceous Schiffornis
Chestnut-crowned Becard
Glossy-backed Becard
White-winged Becard
Black-capped Becard
Pink-throated Becard
Cinereous Becard
Wing-barred Piprites
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
Chivi Vireo
Lemon-chesteed Greenlet
Brown-headed Greenlet
Buff-cheeked Greenlet
White-winged Swallow
Brown-chested Martin
Gray-breasted Martin
Purple Martin
White-thighed Swallow
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Wing-banded Wren
House Wren
Thrush-like Wren
Coraya Wren
Moustached Wren
Buff-breasted Wren
Long-billed Gnatwren
Tropical Gnatcatcher
Pale-breasted Thrush
Black-billed Thrush
Cocoa Thrush
White-necked Thrush
Common Waxbill
Violaceous Euphonia
Golden-bellied Euphonia
White-vented Euphonia
Plumbeous Euphonia
Rufous-bellied Euphonia
Yellow-browed Sparrow
Pectoral Sparrow
Crested Oropendola
Green Oropendula
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Red-rumped Cacique
Orange-backed Troupial
Epaulet (Moriche) Oriole
Oriole Blackbird
Yellow-hooded Blackbird
Giant Cowbird
Shiny Cowbird
Red-breasted Blackbird
Southern (Masked) Yellowthroat
Riverbank Warbler
Red-billed Pied Tanager
Amazonian Blue-black Grosbeak
Yellow-green Grosbeak
Red-capped Cardinal
Hooded Tanager
Dotted Tanager
Orange-headed Tanager
Flame-crested Tanager
Fulvous-crested Tanager
Red-shouldered Tanager
Silver-beaked Tanager
Blue-gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
Turquoise Tanager
Paradise Tanager
Spotted Tanager 
Opal-rumped Tanager
Black-faced Dacnis
Blue Dacnis
Short-billed Honeycreeper
Purple Honeycreeper
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Green Honeycreeper
Yellow-backed tanager
Bicolored Conebill
Pearly-breasted Conebill
Slate-colored Grosbeak
Buff-throated Saltator
Bluish-gray Saltator
Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch
Blue-black Grassquit
Wing-barred Seedeater
Lined Seedeater
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
Bananaquit

Mammals

Long-nosed Bat
Greater Fishing Bat
Lesser Fishing Bat
White-lined Sac-winged Bat
False Vampire Bat
Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Lesser Dog-like Bat
Golden-handed Tamarin
Pied Tamarin
Spix's Night Monkey
Common Squirrel Monkey
Tufted Capuchin Monkey
Guianan Saki Monkey
Red-backed Saki Monkey
Red Howler Monkey
Black Spider Monkey
Tayra
Gray River Dolphin
Pink River Dolphin
Guianan Squirrel
Red-rumped Agouti



 


Last updated: October 19, 2024.