This is a list of the bird species recorded in Guyana. The avifauna of

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

include a total of 785 confirmed species, of which one has been introduced by humans and two are

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

extirpated Local extinction, also known as extirpation, refers to a species (or other taxon) of plant or animal that ceases to exist in a chosen geographic area of study, though it still exists elsewhere. Local extinctions are contrasted with global extinct ...

. None are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

. An additional 33 species are hypothetical and one is uncertain (see below). Except as an entry is cited otherwise, the list of species is that of the South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the

American Ornithological Society The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is an ornithological organization based in the United States. The society was formed in October 2016 by the merger of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) and the Cooper Ornithological Society. Its m ...

. The list's

taxonomic Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...

treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) are also those of the SACC.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 28 September 2023. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved October 20, 2023 The following tags have been used to highlight certain categories of occurrence. *(I) Introduced - a species introduced to Guyana as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions *(H) Hypothetical - a species recorded but with "no tangible evidence" according to the SACC *(?) Uncertain - a species whose presence is suspected but not confirmed according to the SACC

Tinamous

Order: TinamiformesFamily: Tinamidae 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 A ratite () is any of a diverse group of flightless, large, long-necked, and long-legged birds of the infraclass Palaeognathae. Kiwi, the exception, are much smaller and shorter-legged and are the only nocturnal extant ratites. The systematics o ...

(order

Struthioniformes Struthioniformes is an order of birds with only a single extant family, Struthionidae, containing the ostriches. Several other extinct families are known, spanning across the Northern Hemisphere, from the Early Eocene to the early Pliocene, includ ...

), that includes the rheas,

emu The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus ''Dromaius''. The emu' ...

s, and

kiwi Kiwi most commonly refers to: * Kiwi (bird), a flightless bird native to New Zealand * Kiwi (nickname), a nickname for New Zealanders * Kiwifruit, an edible berry * Kiwi dollar or New Zealand dollar, a unit of currency Kiwi or KIWI may also refe ...

s. Seven species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Great tinamou The great tinamou (''Tinamus major'') is a species of tinamou ground bird native to Central and South America. There are several subspecies, mostly differentiated by their coloration. Taxonomy The great tinamou was described and illustrated in 1 ...

, ''Tinamus major'' *

Cinereous tinamou The cinereous tinamou (''Crypturellus cinereus''), also known as brushland tinamou, is a type of ground bird found in swamp and lowland forests in northern South America. They have some localized names that have been used by the indigenous people ...

, ''Crypturellus cinereus'' *

Little tinamou The little tinamou (''Crypturellus soui'') is a species of tinamou. It is found in Central America, Central and South America, as well as on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Etymology ''Crypturellus'' is formed from three Latin or Greek languag ...

, ''Crypturellus soui'' *

Undulated tinamou The undulated tinamou (''Crypturellus undulatus'') is a species of ground bird found in a wide range of wooded habitats in eastern and northern South America. Etymology Its generic name ''Crypturellus'' is formed from three Latin or Greek words ...

, ''Crypturellus undulatus'' *

Red-legged tinamou The red-legged tinamou or red-footed tinamou, (''Crypturellus erythropus'') is a ground-dwelling bird found in the tropics and lower subtropics of northern South America.Clements, J (2007) Description The red-legged tinamou is superficially sim ...

, ''Crypturellus erythropus'' *

Variegated tinamou The variegated tinamou (''Crypturellus variegatus'') a type of tinamou commonly found in moist forest lowlands in subtropical and tropical regions of northern South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere ...

, ''Crypturellus variegatus'' *

Rusty tinamou The rusty tinamou or short-billed tinamou (''Crypturellus brevirostris'') is a type of tinamou commonly found in swamp forest in tropical regions of South America.Clements, J (2007) Taxonomy The rusty tinamou is a monotypic species. All tinamou ...

, ''Crypturellus brevirostris''

Screamers

Order:

Anseriformes Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which in ...

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 in territorial disputes. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Horned screamer The horned screamer (''Anhima cornuta'') is a member of a small family of birds, the Anhimidae, which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America. There are three screamer species, the other two being the southern screamer and the northern scr ...

, ''Anhima cornuta'' (Extirpated)

Ducks

Order:

Family:

Anatidae The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating ...

Anatidae includes the

duck Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfamilies, they are a form t ...

s and most duck-like waterfowl, such as

geese A goose (plural, : geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family (biology), family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera ''Anser (bird), Anser'' (the grey geese and white geese) and ''Branta'' (the black geese). Some o ...

and

swan Swans are birds of the family (biology), family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form t ...

s. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. Eleven species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Fulvous whistling-duck The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (''Dendrocygna bicolor'') is a species of whistling duck that breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern United States, sub-Sahar ...

, ''Dendrocygna bicolor'' * White-faced whistling-duck, ''Dendrocygna viduata'' *

Black-bellied whistling-duck The black-bellied whistling duck (''Dendrocygna autumnalis''), formerly called the black-bellied tree duck, is a whistling duck that breeds from the southernmost United States, Mexico, and tropical Central to south-central South America. In the ...

, ''Dendrocygna autumnalis'' *

Orinoco goose The Orinoco goose (''Neochen jubata'') is a Near-threatened species, Near Threatened species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife Internatio ...

, ''Oressochen jubata'' *

Muscovy duck The Muscovy duck (''Cairina moschata'') is a large duck native to the Americas, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United Sta ...

, ''Cairina moschata'' *

Comb duck The comb duck or American comb duck (''Sarkidiornis sylvicola''), is an unusual duck, found in tropical wetlands in continental South America south to the Paraguay River region in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Brazil and extreme northeastern Ar ...

, ''Sarkidiornis sylvicola'' *

Brazilian teal The Brazilian teal or Brazilian duck (''Amazonetta brasiliensis'') is the only duck in the genus ''Amazonetta''. It is widely distributed in eastern South America. Taxonomy The Brazilian teal was formally described in 1789 by the German natura ...

, ''Amazonetta brasiliensis'' *

Blue-winged teal The blue-winged teal (''Spatula discors'') is a species of bird in the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. One of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America, where it breeds from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia ...

, ''Spatula discors'' *

White-cheeked pintail The white-cheeked pintail (''Anas bahamensis''), also known as the Bahama pintail or summer duck, is a species of dabbling duck. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' under its current s ...

, ''Anas bahamensis'' *

Northern pintail The pintail or northern pintail (''Anas acuta'') is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding ra ...

, ''Anas acuta'' *

Masked duck The masked duck (''Nomonyx dominicus'') is a tiny stiff-tailed duck ranging through the tropical Americas. They are found from Mexico to South America and also in the Caribbean. Primarily not migratory, masked ducks are reported as very uncommon ...

, ''Nomonyx dominicus''

Guans

Order:

Galliformes Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl. Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often ...

Family:

Cracidae The chachalacas, guans and curassows are birds in the family Cracidae. These are species of tropical and subtropical Central and South America. The range of one species, the plain chachalaca, just reaches southernmost parts of Texas in the Unite ...

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 colorful facial ornaments. Six species have been recorded in Guyana. * Marail guan, ''Penelope marail'' *

Spix's guan Spix's guan (''Penelope jacquacu'') is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is "the prototypical cracid of the Amazonian lowlands."del Hoyo, J. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Spix's Guan (''Penelope jacquacu''), version 1.0. In Birds of the W ...

, ''Penelope jacquacu'' * Blue-throated piping-guan, ''Pipile cumanensis'' * Variable chachalaca, ''Ortalis motmot'' *

Black curassow The black curassow (''Crax alector''), also known as the smooth-billed curassow and the crested curassow, is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in humid forests in northern South America ...

, ''Crax alector'' *

Crestless curassow The crestless curassow (''Mitu tomentosum'') is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt ...

, ''Mitu tomentosum''

New World quails

Order:

Family:

Odontophoridae The New World quail are small birds only distantly related to the Old World quail, but named for their similar appearance and habits. The American species are in their own family, the Odontophoridae, whereas Old World quail are in the pheasant f ...

The

New World quail The New World quail are small birds only distantly related to the Old World quail, but named for their similar appearance and habits. The American species are in their own family, the Odontophoridae, whereas Old World quail are in the pheasant f ...

s are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. Two species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Crested bobwhite The crested bobwhite (''Colinus cristatus'') is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in northern South America, extending through Panama to just reach Costa Rica. It also occurs on Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. Its na ...

, ''Colinus cristatus'' * Marbled wood-quail, ''Odontophorus gujanensis''

Flamingos

Order:

Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes is a group of water birds which comprises flamingos and their extinct relatives. Flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) and the closely related grebes ( Podicipedidae) are contained in the parent clade Mirandornithes. Fossil rec ...

Family:

Phoenicopteridae Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four flamingo species distributed throughout the Americas (including the Caribbean) ...

Flamingo Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of Wader, wading bird in the Family (biology), family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four flamingo species distributed throughout the Americas ...

s are gregarious wading birds, usually tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. 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, uniquely, are used upside-down. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

American flamingo The American flamingo (''Phoenicopterus ruber'') is a large species of flamingo closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo native to the Neotropics. It was formerly considered conspecific with the greater flamingo, but that trea ...

, ''Phoenicopterus ruber''

Grebes

Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae

Grebe Grebes () are aquatic diving birds in the order Podicipediformes . Grebes are widely distributed freshwater birds, with some species also found in marine habitats during migration and winter. Some flightless species exist as well, most notably ...

s are small to medium-large 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. Two species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Least grebe The least grebe (''Tachybaptus dominicus''), 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 Argentina, and also on Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas and th ...

, ''Tachybaptus dominicus'' *

Pied-billed grebe The pied-billed grebe (''Podilymbus podiceps'') is a species of the grebe family of water birds. Because the Atitlán grebe (''Podilymbus gigas'') has become extinct, the Pied-Billed Grebe is now the sole extant member of the genus ''Podilymbus'' ...

, ''Podilymbus podiceps''

Pigeons

Order:

Columbiformes Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

Family:

Columbidae Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

Pigeon Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

s and

dove Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

s are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy

cere The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals. A beak is used for eating, preening, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food, ...

. Fourteen species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Rock pigeon The rock dove, rock pigeon, or common pigeon ( also ; ''Columba livia'') is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). In common usage, it is often simply referred to as the "pigeon". The domestic pigeon (''Columba livia domes ...

, ''Columba livia'' (I) *

Scaled pigeon The 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. The scaled pigeon is fairly common in sem ...

, ''Patagioenas speciosa'' *

Pale-vented pigeon The pale-vented pigeon (''Patagioenas cayennensis'') is a large pigeon (family Columbidae) found in the tropical Americas. Formerly often placed in '' Columba'', it actually belongs to a clade of the older New World genus ''Patagioenas''. With i ...

, ''Patagioenas cayennensis'' * Plumbeous pigeon, ''Patagioenas plumbea'' *

Ruddy pigeon The ruddy pigeon (''Patagioenas subvinacea'') is a largish pigeon which breeds from Costa Rica south to western Ecuador, Bolivia, and central Brazil. It belongs to a clade of small and rather plain species of ''Patagioenas'' with characteristi ...

, ''Patagioenas subvinacea'' *

Ruddy quail-dove The ruddy quail-dove (''Geotrygon montana'') is a species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It breeds throughout the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America. It has appeared as a vagrant in Florida and southern Te ...

, ''Geotrygon montana'' *

Violaceous quail-dove The violaceous quail-dove (''Geotrygon violacea'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., ...

, ''Geotrygon violacea'' *

White-tipped dove The white-tipped dove (''Leptotila verreauxi'') is a large New World tropical dove. Its scientific name commemorates the French naturalists Jules and Edouard Verreaux. Distribution and habitat The dove is a resident breeder from southernmost ...

, ''Leptotila verreauxi'' * Gray-fronted dove, ''Leptotila rufaxilla'' *

Eared dove The eared dove (''Zenaida auriculata'') is a New World 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 re ...

, ''Zenaida auriculata'' *

Blue ground dove The blue ground dove (''Claravis pretiosa'') is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Peru and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad in the Caribbean. Habitat and breeding The blue groun ...

, ''Claravis pretiosa'' *

Common ground dove The common ground dove (''Columbina passerina'') is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United Stat ...

, ''Columbina passerina'' *

Plain-breasted ground dove The plain-breasted ground dove (''Columbina minuta'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It lacks the scaled appearance to the feathers of the similar and typically more abundant common ground dove. Taxonomy In 1760 the French zoolog ...

, ''Columbina minuta'' *

Ruddy ground dove The ruddy ground dove (''Columbina talpacoti'') is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Mexico south to Brazil, Peru and Paraguay, and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Individual birds can sometimes be see ...

, ''Columbina talpacoti''

Cuckoos

Order:

Cuculiformes Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separa ...

Family:

Cuculidae Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separ ...

The family Cuculidae includes

cuckoo Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separ ...

roadrunner The roadrunners (genus ''Geococcyx''), also known as chaparral birds or chaparral cocks, are two species of fast-running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests. They are found in the southwestern and south-central United States and Mexico, us ...

s, and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Twelve species have been recorded in Guyana. * Greater ani, ''Crotophaga major'' *

Smooth-billed ani The smooth-billed ani (''Crotophaga ani'') is a bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador, Brazil, northern Argentina and southern Chile. ...

, ''Crotophaga ani'' *

Striped cuckoo The striped cuckoo (''Tapera naevia'') 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. The striped cuckoo is found in open country with tr ...

, ''Tapera naevia'' *

Pavonine cuckoo The pavonine cuckoo (''Dromococcyx pavoninus'') is a Neotropical cuckoo with a long graduated tail and a short crest. It is one of three species of Neotropical cuckoo which are known to be brood parasites. Description The head and crest of this ...

, ''Dromococcyx pavoninus'' * Rufous-winged ground-cuckoo, ''Neomorphus rufipennis'' *

Little cuckoo The little cuckoo (''Coccycua minuta'') is a species of bird in the cuckoo family (Cuculidae) from South America and Panama. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Piaya'', but was moved to the reinstated genus ''Coccycua'' following the discovery ...

, ''Coccycua minuta'' *

Squirrel cuckoo The 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. Some authorities have split off the western Mexican form as the M ...

, ''Piaya cayana'' * Black-bellied cuckoo, ''Piaya melanogaster'' *

Dark-billed cuckoo The dark-billed cuckoo (''Coccyzus melacoryphus'') is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife Intern ...

, ''Coccyzus melacoryphus'' *

Yellow-billed cuckoo The 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. These likely refer to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging rain or th ...

, ''Coccyzus americanus'' *

Pearly-breasted cuckoo The pearly-breasted cuckoo (''Coccyzus euleri'') is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife Interna ...

, ''Coccyzus euleri'' *

Mangrove cuckoo The mangrove cuckoo (''Coccyzus minor'') is a species of cuckoo that is native to the Neotropics. Taxonomy The mangrove cuckoo was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition o ...

, ''Coccyzus minor''

Oilbird

Order: SteatornithiformesFamily:

Steatornithidae The oilbird (''Steatornis caripensis''), locally known as the , is a bird species found in the northern areas of South America including the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is the only species in the genus ''Steatornis'', the family Steatornith ...

The oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the

oil palm ''Elaeis'' () is a genus of palms containing two species, called oil palms. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African oil palm ''Elaeis guineensis'' (the species name ''guineensis'' referring to its co ...

. *

Oilbird The oilbird (''Steatornis caripensis''), locally known as the , is a bird species found in the northern areas of South America including the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is the only species in the genus ''Steatornis'', the family Steatornith ...

, ''Steatornis caripensis''

Potoos

Order: NyctibiiformesFamily: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes called poor-me-ones) are large

near passerine Near passerines and higher land-bird assemblage are terms of traditional, pre-cladistic taxonomy that have often been given to tree-dwelling birds or those most often believed to be related to the true passerines (order Passeriformes) owing to mor ...

birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. Five species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Rufous potoo The rufous potoo (''Phyllaemulor bracteatus'') is a species of bird in the family Nyctibiidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Phyllaemulor''. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Suriname Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.Re ...

, ''Phyllaemulor bracteatus'' *

Great potoo The great potoo (''Nyctibius grandis'') is the largest potoo species and is widely distributed in Central and South America. Much like owls, this species is nocturnal. It preys on large insects and small vertebrates, which it captures in sallies ...

, ''Nyctibius grandis'' * Long-tailed potoo, ''Nyctibius aethereus'' *

Common potoo __NOTOC__ The common potoo, or poor-me-ones (''Nyctibius griseus''), or urutau is one of seven species of bird within the genus ''Nyctibius''. It is notable for its large, yellow eyes and comically wide mouth. Potoos are nocturnal and are relat ...

, ''Nyctibius griseus'' *

White-winged potoo The white-winged potoo (''Nyctibius leucopterus'') is a species of bird in the family Nyctibiidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jara ...

, ''Nyctibius leucopterus''

Nightjars

Order:

Caprimulgiformes Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tal ...

Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjar Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk ta ...

s are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves. Thirteen species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Nacunda nighthawk The nacunda nighthawk (''Chordeiles nacunda'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, ...

, ''Chordeiles nacunda'' *

Least nighthawk The least nighthawk (''Chordeiles pusillus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Clar ...

, ''Chordeiles pusillus'' *

Lesser nighthawk The lesser nighthawk (''Chordeiles acutipennis'') is a nightjar found throughout a large part of the Americas. The adults are dark with brown, grey and white patterning on the upperparts and breast; the long upperwings are black and show a whit ...

, ''Chordeiles acutipennis'' *

Short-tailed nighthawk The short-tailed nighthawk (''Lurocalis semitorquatus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South Ame ...

, ''Lurocalis semitorquatus'' *

Band-tailed nighthawk The band-tailed nighthawk (''Nyctiprogne leucopyga'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtrop ...

, ''Nyctiprogne leucopyga'' *

Blackish nightjar The blackish nightjar (''Nyctipolus nigrescens'') is a species of bird in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. ...

, ''Nyctipolus nigrescens'' *

Band-winged nightjar The band-winged nightjar or greater band-winged nightjar (''Systellura longirostris'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is widespread in South America, where it is found in the Andes, Venezuelan Coastal Range, Santa Mart ...

, ''Systellura longirostris'' * Common pauraque, ''Nyctidromus albicollis'' *

Roraiman nightjar The Roraiman nightjar (''Setopagis whitelyi'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics The Roraiman nightjar was described as ''Anstrotomus whitelyi'' and w ...

, ''Setopagis whitelyi'' *

White-tailed nightjar The white-tailed nightjar (''Hydropsalis cayennensis'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in the tropic regions of Central and South America. Taxonomy The white-tailed nightjar was formally described in 1789 b ...

, ''Hydropsalis cayennensis'' *

Spot-tailed nightjar The spot-tailed nightjar (''Hydropsalis maculicaudus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. ...

, ''Hydropsalis maculicaudus'' *

Ladder-tailed nightjar The ladder-tailed nightjar (''Hydropsalis climacocerca'') is a species of bird in the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars. It is one of two species in the genus, Hydropsalis. It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil with the Guianas, Guyana, S ...

, ''Hydropsalis climacocerca'' *

Rufous nightjar The rufous nightjar (''Antrostomus rufus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Toba ...

, ''Antrostomus rufus''

Swifts

Order:

Apodiformes Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts (Apodidae), the treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae), and the hummingbirds (Trochilidae). In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodi ...

Family:

Apodidae The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes with hummingbirds. The treeswifts are closely r ...

Swift Swift or SWIFT most commonly refers to: * SWIFT, an international organization facilitating transactions between banks ** SWIFT code * Swift (programming language) * Swift (bird), a family of birds It may also refer to: Organizations * SWIFT, ...

s are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Eleven species have been recorded in Guyana. *

White-chinned swift The white-chinned swift (''Cypseloides cryptus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Vers ...

, ''Cypseloides cryptus'' *

Black swift The American black swift, or more simply black swift (''Cypseloides niger''), is a species of bird that is found from northern British Columbia in Canada through the United States and Mexico to Costa Rica and Brazil. They are also found in the Ca ...

, ''Cypseloides niger'' *

Tepui swift The tepui swift (''Streptoprocne phelpsi'') is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and ...

, ''Streptoprocne phelpsi'' *

White-collared swift The white-collared swift (''Streptoprocne zonaris'') is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Mexico, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and every mainland South America country excep ...

, ''Streptoprocne zonaris'' *

Gray-rumped swift The grey-rumped swift or gray-rumped swift (''Chaetura cinereiventris'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife Internationa ...

, ''Chaetura cinereiventris'' *

Band-rumped swift The band-rumped swift (''Chaetura spinicaudus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from Panama south through Colombia into Ecuador, east from Venezuela into the Guianas and Brazil, and on Trini ...

, ''Chaetura spinicaudus'' *

Chapman's swift Chapman's swift (''Chaetura chapmani'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds ...

, ''Chaetura chapmani'' *

Short-tailed swift The short-tailed swift (''Chaetura brachyura'') is a bird in the Apodidae, or swift family. Taxonomy The species was first formally described as ''Acanthylis brachyura'' in 1846 by the Scottish naturalist Sir William Jardine, based on the obs ...

, ''Chaetura brachyura'' *

White-tipped swift The white-tipped swift (''Aeronautes montivagus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of ...

, ''Aeronautes montivagus'' (H) * Fork-tailed palm-swift, ''Tachornis squamata'' *

Lesser swallow-tailed swift The lesser swallow-tailed swift or Cayenne swift (''Panyptila cayennensis'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America; in every mainland South America coun ...

, ''Panyptila cayennensis''

Hummingbirds

Order:

Family:

Trochilidae Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics arou ...

Hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics aro ...

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. Thirty-nine species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Crimson topaz The crimson topaz (''Topaza pella'') is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. ...

, ''Topaza pella'' *

White-necked jacobin The white-necked jacobin (''Florisuga mellivora'') is a medium-size hummingbird that ranges from Mexico south through Central America and northern South America into Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. It is also found in Trinidad & Tobago. Other common ...

, ''Florisuga mellivora'' *

Rufous-breasted hermit The rufous-breasted hermit or hairy hermit (''Glaucis hirsutus'') is a hummingbird that breeds from Panama south to Bolivia, and on Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada. It is a widespread and generally common species, though local populations may cha ...

, ''Glaucis hirsutus'' * Pale-tailed barbthroat, ''Threnetes leucurus'' *

Streak-throated hermit The streak-throated hermit (''Phaethornis rupurumii''), also known as the Rupurumi hermit, is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonacco ...

, ''Phaethornis rupurumii'' *

Little hermit The little hermit (''Phaethornis longuemareus'') is a hummingbird that is a resident breeder in north-eastern Venezuela, northern Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Trinidad. This lowland species occurs in various semi-open wooded habitats, e.g. ...

, ''Phaethornis longuemareus'' *

Reddish hermit The reddish hermit (''Phaethornis ruber'') is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and the Guianas. Taxonomy and systematics In 1743 the English nat ...

, ''Phaethornis ruber'' *

Sooty-capped hermit The sooty-capped hermit (''Phaethornis augusti'') is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, ...

, ''Phaethornis augusti'' *

Straight-billed hermit The straight-billed hermit (''Phaethornis bourcieri'') is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Ar ...

, ''Phaethornis bourcieri'' *

Long-tailed hermit The long-tailed hermit (''Phaethornis superciliosus'') is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder in Venezuela, the Guianas, and north-eastern Brazil. This species was formerly referred to as the eastern long-tailed hermit. Taxonomy The lo ...

, ''Phaethornis superciliosus'' * Blue-fronted lancebill, ''Doryfera johannae'' *

Brown violetear The brown violetear (''Colibri delphinae'') is a large hummingbird that breeds at middle elevations in the mountains in Central America, and western and northern South America (primarily the Andes and the tepuis) with isolated populations on Trin ...

, ''Colibri delphinae'' *

Sparkling violetear The sparkling violetear (''Colibri coruscans'') is a species of hummingbird widespread in highlands of northern and western South America, including a large part of the Andes (from Argentina and northwards), the Venezuelan Coastal Range, and th ...

, ''Colibri coruscans'' (H) * Black-eared fairy, ''Heliothryx auritus'' *

White-tailed goldenthroat The white-tailed goldenthroat (''Polytmus guainumbi'') is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Toba ...

, ''Polytmus guainumbi'' *

Tepui goldenthroat The tepui goldenthroat (''Polytmus milleri'') is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and B ...

, ''Polytmus milleri'' (H) *

Green-tailed goldenthroat The green-tailed goldenthroat (''Polytmus theresiae'') is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, and possibly Ecua ...

, ''Polytmus theresiae'' *

Fiery-tailed awlbill The fiery-tailed awlbill (''Avocettula recurvirostris'') is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bo ...

, ''Avocettula recurvirostris'' * Ruby-topaz hummingbird, ''Chrysolampis mosquitus'' *

Green-throated mango The green-throated mango (''Anthracothorax viridigula'') is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae. It is found in Brazil, the Guianas, Trinidad, and Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics The green-throated mango was described by ...

, ''Anthracothorax viridigula'' *

Black-throated mango The black-throated mango (''Anthracothorax nigricollis'') is a hummingbird species native to South America and Trinidad and Tobago. Description It is 10.2 cm long and weighs 7.2g. The longish black bill is slightly decurved. The tail in b ...

, ''Anthracothorax nigricollis'' * Racket-tipped thorntail, ''Discosura longicaudus'' *

Tufted coquette The tufted coquette (''Lophornis ornatus'') is a tiny hummingbird that breeds in eastern Venezuela, Trinidad, Guiana, and northern Brazil. It is an uncommon but widespread species, and appears to be a local or seasonal migrant, although its mo ...

, ''Lophornis ornatus'' * Peacock coquette, ''Lophornis pavoninus'' *

Velvet-browed brilliant The velvet-browed brilliant (''Heliodoxa xanthogonys'') is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Ha ...

, ''Heliodoxa xanthogonys'' *

Long-billed starthroat The long-billed starthroat (''Heliomaster longirostris'') is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and all but the four southernmost coun ...

, ''Heliomaster longirostris'' *

Amethyst woodstar The amethyst woodstar (''Calliphlox amethystina'') is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds".HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife Internati ...

, ''Calliphlox amethystina'' *

Blue-tailed emerald The blue-tailed emerald (''Chlorostilbon mellisugus'') is a hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in tropical and subtropical South America east of the Andes from Colombia east to the Guianas and ...

, ''Chlorostilbon mellisugus'' * Gray-breasted sabrewing, ''Campylopterus largipennis'' * Rufous-breasted sabrewing, ''Campylopterus hyperythrus'' *

Fork-tailed woodnymph The fork-tailed woodnymph (''Thalurania furcata'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.HBW and BirdLife Interna ...

, ''Thalurania furcata'' *

Green-bellied hummingbird The green-bellied hummingbird (''Saucerottia viridigaster'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2022) Handbook of the B ...

, ''Saucerottia viridigaster'' *

Versicolored emerald The versicoloured emerald (''Chrysuronia versicolor'') is a species of hummingbird from central and eastern South America. Taxonomy The taxonomy is very complex and remains a matter of dispute. The nominate subspecies (''C. v. versicolor'') oc ...

, ''Chrysuronia versicolor'' *

White-chested emerald The white-chested emerald (''Chrysuronia brevirostris'') is a hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Brazil, the Guianas, Trinidad, and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook o ...

, ''Chrysuronia brevirostris'' *

Plain-bellied emerald The plain-bellied emerald (''Chrysuronia leucogaster'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Brazil, the Guianas, and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook o ...

, ''Chrysuronia leucogaster'' *

Glittering-throated emerald The glittering-throated emerald (''Chionomesa fimbriata'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Peru, and Venezuela.HBW and Bir ...

, ''Chionomesa fimbriata'' *

Rufous-throated sapphire The rufous-throated sapphire (''Hylocharis sapphirina'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Peru, Venezuela and possibly Arge ...

, ''Hylocharis sapphirina'' *

White-chinned sapphire The white-chinned sapphire (''Chlorestes cyanus'') is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in northern South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry ...

, ''Chlorestes cyanus'' * Blue-chinned sapphire, ''Chlorestes notata''

Hoatzin

Order: OpisthocomiformesFamily:

Opisthocomidae Opisthocomidae is a family of birds, the only named family within the order Opisthocomiformes. The only living representative is the hoatzin (''Opisthocomus hoazin'') which lives in the Amazon and the Orinoco delta in South America. Several fossi ...

The Hoatzin is pheasant-sized, but much slimmer. It has a long tail and neck, but a small head with an unfeathered blue face and red eyes which are topped by a spiky crest. It is a weak flier which is found in the swamps of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers. *

Hoatzin The hoatzin ( ) or hoactzin ( ), (''Opisthocomus hoazin''), is the only species in the order Opisthocomiformes. It is a species of tropical bird found in swamps, riparian forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and the Orinoco basins in South Ameri ...

, ''Opisthocomus hoazin''

Limpkin

Order:

Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...

Family:

Aramidae Aramidae is a bird family in the order Gruiformes. The limpkin The limpkin (''Aramus guarauna''), also called carrao, courlan, and crying bird, is a large wading bird related to rails and cranes, and the only extant species in the family Ara ...

The limpkin resembles a large rail. It has drab-brown plumage and a grayer head and neck. *

Limpkin The limpkin (''Aramus guarauna''), also called carrao, courlan, and crying bird, is a large wading bird related to rails and cranes, and the only extant species in the family Aramidae. It is found mostly in wetlands in warm parts of the America ...

, ''Aramus guarauna''

Trumpeters

Order:

Family:

Psophiidae ''Psophia'' is a genus of birds restricted to the humid forests of the Amazon and Guiana Shield in South America. It is the only genus in the family Psophiidae. Birds in the genus are commonly known as trumpeters, due to the trumpeting or cackli ...

The trumpeters are dumpy birds with long necks and legs and chicken-like bills. They are named for the trumpeting call of the males. One species has been recorded in Guyana. * Gray-winged trumpeter, ''Psophia crepitans''

Rails

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Family:

Rallidae The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Many species are associated with wetlands, althoug ...

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the

rails Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters *Rail (rail transport) or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' ( ...

crake The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Many species are associated with wetlands, althoug ...

coot Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family, Rallidae. They constitute the genus ''Fulica'', the name being the Latin term for "coot". Coots have predominantly black plumage, and—unlike many rails—they are usually ...

s, and

gallinule Moorhens—sometimes called marsh hens—are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family (Rallidae). Most species are placed in the genus ''Gallinula'', Latin for "little hen". They are close relatives of coots. They are of ...

s. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers. Sixteen species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Mangrove rail The mangrove rail (''Rallus longirostris'') is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Central and South America.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of ...

, ''Rallus longirostris'' *

Purple gallinule Purple gallinule is an alternative name for two species of birds in the rail family. It can refer to: * Purple swamphen, a group of closely related species of swamphen of the Old World * American purple gallinule The purple gallinule (''Porphyr ...

, ''Porphyrio martinica'' *

Azure gallinule The azure gallinule (''Porphyrio flavirostris'') is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Per ...

, ''Porphyrio flavirostris'' *

Russet-crowned crake The russet-crowned crake (''Rufirallus viridis'') is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.HBW ...

, ''Anurolimnas viridis'' *

Rufous-sided crake The rufous-sided crake (''Laterallus melanophaius'') is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife Internati ...

, ''Laterallus melanophaius'' * Gray-breasted crake, ''Laterallus exilis'' * Speckled rail, ''Coturnicops notatus'' *

Ocellated crake The ocellated crake (''Micropygia schomburgkii'') is a species of bird in the family Rallidae that is placed in the monotypic genus ''Micropygia''. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surin ...

, ''Micropygia schomburgkii'' *

Ash-throated crake The ash-throated crake (''Mustelirallus albicollis'') is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife Internationa ...

, ''Mustelirallus albicollis'' *

Paint-billed crake The paint-billed crake (''Neocrex erythrops'') is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digit ...

, ''Mustelirallus erythrops'' * Gray-cowled wood-rail, ''Aramides cajaneus'' *

Rufous-necked wood-rail The rufous-necked wood rail (''Aramides axillaris'') is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International ...

, ''Aramides axillaris'' * Uniform crake, ''Amaurolimnas concolor'' *

Yellow-breasted crake The yellow-breasted crake (''Laterallus flaviventer'') is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found on several Caribbean islands and in most of Central America and South America.HB ...

, ''Porzana flaviventer'' * Sora, ''Porzana carolina'' *

Common gallinule The common gallinule (''Gallinula galeata'') is a bird in the family Rallidae. It was split from the common moorhen by the American Ornithologists' Union in July 2011. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, and other wetlands in t ...

, ''Gallinula galeata''

Finfoots

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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 speci ...

Heliornithidae is a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Sungrebe The sungrebe (''Heliornis fulica'') is a small aquatic gruiform found in the tropical and subtropical Americas from northeastern Mexico to central Ecuador and southern Brazil.Luo, Miles. K. (2009, October 16). ''Heliornis fulica'' (T. S. Schulen ...

, ''Heliornis fulica''

Plovers

Order:

Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...

Family:

Charadriidae The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, about 64 to 68 species in all. Taxonomy The family Charadriidae was introduced (as Charadriadæ) by the English zoologist William Elford Leach in a guide to the conten ...

The family Charadriidae includes the

plover Plovers ( , ) are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. Description There are about 66 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfa ...

dotterel The Eurasian dotterel (''Charadrius morinellus''), also known in Europe as just dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The dotterel is a brown and black streaked bird with a broad white eye-stripe and an orange-red chest ban ...

s, and

lapwing Lapwings (subfamily Vanellinae) are any of various ground-nesting birds (family Charadriidae) akin to plovers and dotterels. They range from in length, and are noted for their slow, irregular wingbeats in flight and a shrill, wailing cry. A gro ...

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. Seven species have been recorded in Guyana. *

American golden-plover The American golden plover (''Pluvialis dominica''), is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from ''pluvia'', "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name ''d ...

, ''Pluvialis dominica'' *

Black-bellied plover The grey plover or black-bellied plover (''Pluvialis squatarola'') is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding. Taxonomy The grey plover was forma ...

, ''Pluvialis squatarola'' *

Pied lapwing The pied plover (''Hoploxypterus cayanus''), also known as the pied lapwing, is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is a bird of least concern according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN and can be found in ...

, ''Vanellus cayanus'' * Southern lapwing, ''Vanellus chilensis'' *

Semipalmated plover The semipalmated plover (''Charadrius semipalmatus'') is a small plover. ''Charadrius'' is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek ''kharadrios'' a bird found in ravines and ri ...

, ''Charadrius semipalmatus'' *

Wilson's plover Wilson's plover (''Charadrius wilsonia'') is a small bird of the family Charadriidae. It was named after the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson by his friend George Ord in 1814. Wilson's plover is a coastal wader which breeds o ...

, ''Charadrius wilsonia'' *

Collared plover The 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. This small plove ...

, ''Charadrius collaris''

Avocets and stilts

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Recurvirostridae The Recurvirostridae are a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets (one genus) and the stilts (two genera). Description Avocets and stilts range in length from and in weight from ; ...

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the

avocet The four species of avocets are a genus, ''Recurvirostra'', of waders in the same avian family as the stilts. The genus name comes from Latin , 'curved backwards' and , 'bill'. The common name is thought to derive from the Italian ( Ferrarese) w ...

s and

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. They have extremely long legs, hence the grou ...

s. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Black-necked stilt The black-necked stilt (''Himantopus mexicanus'') is a locally abundant shorebird of American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexic ...

, ''Himantopus mexicanus''

Thick-knees

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Burhinidae The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of 10 species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world, with two or more species occurring in some areas of Africa, Asia, ...

The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes, and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Double-striped thick-knee The double-striped thick-knee (''Burhinus bistriatus'') is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. The vernacular name refers to the prominent joints in the long greenish-grey legs, and ''bistriatus'' to the two stripes of t ...

, ''Hesperoburhinus bistriatus''

Sandpipers

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Scolopacidae Sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders. 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. ...

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the

sandpiper Sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders. 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. ...

curlew The curlews () are a group of nine species of birds in the genus ''Numenius'', characterised by their long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. The English name is imitative of the Eurasian curlew's call, but may have been in ...

godwit The godwits are a group of large, long-billed, long-legged and strongly migratory waders of the bird genus ''Limosa''. Their long bills allow them to probe deeply in the sand for aquatic worms and molluscs. In their winter range, they flock ...

s, shanks, tattlers,

woodcock The woodcocks are a group of seven or eight very similar living species of wading birds in the genus ''Scolopax''. The genus name is Latin for a snipe or woodcock, and until around 1800 was used to refer to a variety of waders. The English name ...

snipe A snipe is any of about 26 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill, eyes placed high on the head, and cryptic/camouflaging plumage. The ''Gallinago'' snipes have a near ...

dowitcher The three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed wading birds in the genus ''Limnodromus''. The English name "dowitchers" is from Iroquois, recorded in English by the 1830s. The OED's earliest example is from 1841, but full-text searching giv ...

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phalarope __NOTOC__ A phalarope is any of three living species of slender-necked shorebirds in the genus ''Phalaropus'' of the bird family Scolopacidae. Phalaropes are close relatives of the shanks and tattlers, the ''Actitis'' and Terek sandpipers, a ...

s. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. Twenty-three species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Upland sandpiper The upland sandpiper (''Bartramia longicauda'') is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. Older names are the upland plover and Bartram's sandpiper. In Louisiana, it is also colloquially known as the papabotte. It is the only member ...

, ''Bartramia longicauda'' *

Eskimo curlew The Eskimo curlew (''Numenius borealis''), also known as northern curlew, is a species of curlew in the family Scolopacidae. It was one of the most numerous shorebirds in the tundra of western Arctic Canada and Alaska. Thousands of birds were th ...

, ''Numenius borealis'' (believed extinct) * Whimbrel, ''Numenius phaeopus'' *

Hudsonian godwit The Hudsonian godwit (''Limosa haemastica'') is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. The genus name ''Limosa'' is from Latin and means "muddy", from ''limus'', "mud". The specific ''haemastica'' is from Ancient Greek and means ...

, ''Limosa haemastica'' (H) *

Ruddy turnstone The ruddy turnstone (''Arenaria interpres'') is a small cosmopolitan 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 plov ...

, ''Arenaria interpres'' *

Red knot The red knot or just 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 ...

, ''Calidris canutus'' *

Stilt sandpiper The stilt sandpiper (''Calidris himantopus'') is a small shorebird. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'' is a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific ''himanto ...

, ''Calidris himantopus'' (H) *

Sanderling The sanderling (''Calidris alba'') is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English ''sand-yrðling'', "sand-ploughman". The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'', a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloure ...

, ''Calidris alba'' *

Least sandpiper The least sandpiper (''Calidris minutilla'') is the smallest shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'', a term used by Aristotle for some grey-colored waterside birds. The specific ''minutilla'' is Medieval Lat ...

, ''Calidris minutilla'' *

White-rumped sandpiper The white-rumped sandpiper (''Calidris fuscicollis'') is a small shorebird that breeds in the northern tundra of Canada and Alaska. This bird can be difficult to distinguish from other similar tiny shorebirds; these are known collectively as "pee ...

, ''Calidris fuscicollis'' *

Buff-breasted sandpiper The buff-breasted sandpiper (''Calidris subruficollis'') is a small wader, shorebird. The species name ''subruficollis'' is from Latin ''subrufus'', "reddish" (from ''sub'', "somewhat", and ''rufus'', "rufous") and ''collis'', "-necked/-throated" ...

, ''Calidris subruficollis'' (H) *

Pectoral sandpiper The pectoral sandpiper (''Calidris melanotos'') is a small, migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick linin ...

, ''Calidris melanotos'' *

Semipalmated sandpiper The semipalmated sandpiper (''Calidris pusilla'') is a very small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'', a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific ''pusilla'' is Latin fo ...

, ''Calidris pusilla'' *

Western sandpiper The western sandpiper (''Calidris mauri'') is a small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'', a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific ''mauri'' commemorates Italian bota ...

, ''Calidris mauri'' *

Short-billed dowitcher The short-billed dowitcher (''Limnodromus griseus''), like its congener the long-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized, stocky, long-billed shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is an inhabitant of North America, Central America, the Caribbea ...

, ''Limnodromus griseus'' *

Giant snipe The 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 ...

, ''Gallinago undulata'' *

Wilson's snipe Wilson's snipe (''Gallinago delicata'') is a small, stocky shorebird. The genus name ''gallinago'' is New Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin ''gallina'', "hen" and the suffix ''-ago'', "resembling". The specific ''delicata'' is Latin for "d ...

, ''Gallinago delicata'' *

Pantanal snipe The Pantanal snipe (''Gallinago paraguaiae'') is a bird in tribe Scolopancinai and subfamily Scolopacinae of Family (biology), family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers and relatives.HBW and BirdLife International (2022) Handbook of the Birds of the ...

, ''Gallinago paraguaiae'' *

Spotted sandpiper The spotted sandpiper (''Actitis macularius'') is a small shorebird. Together with its sister species the common sandpiper (''A. hypoleucos''), it makes up the genus ''Actitis''. They replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle dow ...

, ''Actitis macularia'' *

Solitary sandpiper The solitary sandpiper (''Tringa solitaria'') is a small shorebird. The genus name ''Tringa'' is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek ''trungas'', a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbin ...

, ''Tringa solitaria'' *

Greater yellowlegs The greater yellowlegs (''Tringa melanoleuca'') is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It breeds in central Canada and southern Alaska and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America. Taxonomy ...

, ''Tringa melanoleuca'' *

Willet The willet (''Tringa semipalmata'') is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is a relatively large and robust sandpiper, and is the largest of the species called "shanks" in the genus ''Tringa''. Its closest relative is the lesser yel ...

, ''Tringa semipalmata'' *

Lesser yellowlegs The lesser yellowlegs (''Tringa flavipes'') is a medium-sized shorebird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America. Taxonomy The lesser yellowlegs was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in ...

, ''Tringa flavipes''

Jacanas

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Jacanidae The jacanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds or lily trotters) are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found in the tropical regions around the world. They are noted for their elongated toes and toenails that allow ...

The jacanas are a family of waders found throughout 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. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Wattled jacana The 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. Breeding The wattled jacana lays four black-marked brown eggs in a floating n ...

, ''Jacana jacana''

Skuas

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Family: Stercorariidae The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. Three species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Great skua The great skua (''Stercorarius skua''), sometimes known by the name bonxie in Britain, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is roughly the size of a herring gull. It mainly eats fish caught at the sea surface or taken fr ...

, ''Stercorarius skua'' *

Pomarine jaeger The pomarine jaeger (''Stercorarius pomarinus''), pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans. Taxonomy Its relationships are not fully resolved; i ...

, ''Stercorarius pomarinus'' *

Parasitic jaeger The parasitic jaeger (''Stercorarius parasiticus''), also known as the Arctic skua, Arctic jaeger or parasitic skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory species that breeds in Northern Scandinavia, Scotland, Iceland, ...

, ''Stercorarius parasiticus'' (H)

Skimmers

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Rynchopidae The skimmers, forming the genus ''Rynchops'', are tern-like birds in the family Laridae. The genus comprises three species found in South Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They were formerly known as the scissorbills. The three species are the onl ...

Skimmers 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. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Black skimmer The black skimmer (''Rynchops niger'') is a tern-like seabird, one of three similar birds species in the skimmer genus ''Rynchops'' in the gull family Laridae. It breeds in North and South America. Northern populations winter in the warmer water ...

, ''Rynchops niger''

Gulls

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Laridae Laridae is a family of seabirds in the order Charadriiformes that includes the gulls, terns, skimmers and kittiwakes. It includes around 100 species arranged into 22 genera. They are an adaptable group of mostly aerial birds found worldwide. T ...

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes

gull Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns and skimmers and only distantly related to auks, and even more distantly to waders. Until the 21st century, m ...

kittiwake The kittiwakes (genus ''Rissa'') are two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae, the black-legged kittiwake (''Rissa tridactyla'') and the red-legged kittiwake (''Rissa brevirostris''). The epithets "black-legged" and "red-le ...

tern Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands. Terns are treated as a subgroup of the family Laridae which includes gulls and skimmers and consists of e ...

s, and

skimmer Skimmer may refer to: Animals *Skimmer (bird), a common name for birds in the genus ''Rynchops'' *Skimmer (dragonfly), a common name for dragonflies in the family Libellulidae *Water strider or skimmer, a common name for insects in the family Ge ...

s. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray 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 known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers 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. Fifteen species of Laridae have been recorded in Guyana. *

Laughing gull The laughing gull (''Leucophaeus atricilla'') is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. Named for its laugh-like call, it is an opportunistic omnivore and scavenger. It breeds in large colonies mostly along the Atlantic coast of North Am ...

, ''Leucophaeus atricilla'' *

Lesser black-backed gull The lesser black-backed gull (''Larus fuscus'') is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa. It has increased dramatically in North America, most common alo ...

, ''Larus fuscus'' (H) *

Brown noddy The brown noddy or common noddy (''Anous stolidus'') is a seabird in the family Laridae. The largest of the noddies, it can be told from the closely related black noddy by its larger size and plumage, which is dark brown rather than black. The b ...

, ''Anous stolidus'' *

Sooty tern The sooty tern (''Onychoprion fuscatus'') is a seabird in the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans, returning to land only to breed on islands throughout the equatorial zone. Taxonomy The sooty tern was described by Carl Linnaeu ...

, ''Onychoprion fuscatus'' *

Bridled tern The bridled tern (''Onychoprion anaethetus'') is a seabird of the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus comes from ' meaning "claw" or "nail", and , meaning "saw". The specific ...

, ''Onychoprion anaethetus'' (H) *

Least tern The least tern (''Sternula antillarum'') is a species of tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America. It is closely related to, and was formerly often considered conspecific with, the little tern of the Old World. Oth ...

, ''Sternula antillarum'' *

Yellow-billed tern The yellow-billed tern (''Sternula superciliaris'') is a small seabird found in South America. It is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, ...

, ''Sternula superciliaris'' *

Large-billed tern The large-billed tern (''Phaetusa simplex'') is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is placed the monotypic genus ''Phaetusa''. It is found in most of South America (east of the Andes and north of the Pampas). It has occurred as a vagrant ...

, ''Phaetusa simplex'' *

Gull-billed tern The gull-billed tern (''Gelochelidon nilotica''), formerly ''Sterna nilotica'', is a tern in the family Laridae. It is widely distributed and breeds in scattered localities in Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and the Americas. The Australian gull ...

, ''Gelochelidon nilotica'' *

Black tern The black tern (''Chlidonias niger'') is a small tern generally found in or near inland water in Europe, Western Asia and North America. As its name suggests, it has predominantly dark plumage. In some lights it can appear blue in the breeding se ...

, ''Chlidonias niger'' (H) *

Common tern The common tern (''Sterna hirundo'') is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory ...

, ''Sterna hirundo'' *

Roseate tern The roseate tern (''Sterna dougallii'') is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name ''Sterna'' is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the specific ''dougallii'' refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDoug ...

, ''Sterna dougallii'' *

Arctic tern The Arctic tern (''Sterna paradisaea'') is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe (as far south as Brittany), Asia, and North America (as far south a ...

, ''Sterna paradisaea'' (H) *

Sandwich tern The Sandwich tern (''Thalasseus sandvicensis'') is a tern in the family Laridae. It is very closely related to the lesser crested tern (''T. bengalensis''), Chinese crested tern (''T. bernsteini''), Cabot's tern (''T. acuflavidus''), and elegan ...

, ''Thalasseus sandvicensis'' *

Royal tern The royal tern (''Thalasseus maximus'') is a tern in the family Laridae. The species is endemic to the Americas, though strays have been identified in Europe.Buckley, P. A. and F. G. Buckley (2020). Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus), version 1.0. ...

, ''Thalasseus maximus'' (H)

Sunbittern

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Eurypygiformes Eurypygiformes is an order formed by the kagus, comprising two species in the family Rhynochetidae endemic to New Caledonia, and the sunbittern (''Eurypyga helias'') from the tropical regions of the Americas. Its closest relatives appear to be ...

Family: Eurypygidae The sunbittern is a

bittern Bitterns are birds belonging to the subfamily Botaurinae of the heron family Ardeidae. Bitterns tend to be shorter-necked and more secretive than other members of the family. They were called ''hæferblæte'' in Old English; the word "bittern" ...

-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas and the sole member of the family Eurypygidae (sometimes spelled Eurypigidae) and genus ''Eurypyga''. *

Sunbittern The sunbittern (''Eurypyga helias'') is a bittern-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas, and the sole member of the family Eurypygidae (sometimes spelled Eurypigidae) and genus ''Eurypyga''. It is found in Central and South America, and ...

, ''Eurypyga helias''

Southern storm-petrels

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Procellariiformes Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels. Formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English, procellariiforms are of ...

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Oceanitidae Austral storm petrels, or southern storm petrels, are seabirds in the family Oceanitidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hove ...

The storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the

petrel Petrels are tube-nosed seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes. Description The common name does not indicate relationship beyond that point, as "petrels" occur in three of the four families within that group (all except the albatross f ...

s, feeding on

plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) that are unable to propel themselves against a Ocean current, current (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankt ...

ic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes

bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...

-like. Until 2018, this family's species were included with the other storm-petrels in family Hydrobatidae. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Wilson's storm-petrel Wilson's storm petrel (''Oceanites oceanicus''), also known as Wilson's petrel, is a small seabird of the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae. It is one of the most abundant bird species in the world and has a circumpolar distribution mainly ...

, ''Oceanites oceanicus''

Northern storm-petrels

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Hydrobatidae Northern storm petrels are seabirds in the genus ''Hydrobates'' in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. The family was once lumped with the similar austral storm petrels in the combined storm petrels, but have been split ...

Though the members of this family are similar in many respects to the southern storm-petrels, including their general appearance and habits, there are enough genetic differences to warrant their placement in a separate family. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Leach's storm-petrel Leach's storm petrel or Leach's petrel (''Hydrobates leucorhous'') is a small seabird of the tubenose order. It is named after the British zoologist William Elford Leach. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek. ''Hydrobates'' is from ...

, ''Hydrobates leucorhous''

Shearwaters

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Procellariidae The family Procellariidae is a group of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the diving petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters. This family is part of the bird order Procellariiformes (or tubenoses), which also ...

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. Three species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Cory's shearwater Cory's shearwater (''Calonectris borealis'') is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It breeds colonially of rocky islands in the eastern Atlantic. Outside the breeding season it ranges widely in the Atlantic. It was formerly ...

, ''Calonectris diomedea'' *

Great shearwater The great shearwater (''Ardenna gravis'') is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It breeds colonially on rocky islands in the south Atlantic. Outside the breeding season it ranges widely in the Atlantic. Taxonomy The great s ...

, ''Ardenna gravis'' (H) *

Audubon's shearwater Audubon's shearwater (''Puffinus lherminieri'') is a common tropical seabird in the petrel family. Sometimes known as the dusky-backed shearwater,Carboneras (1992) the specific epithet honours the French naturalist Félix Louis L'Herminier. Cer ...

, ''Puffinus lherminieri''

Storks

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Ciconiiformes Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family called Ciconiidae, and make up the order Ciconiiformes . Ciconiiformes previously included a number of other families, such as herons an ...

Family: Ciconiidae Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory. Three species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Maguari stork The maguari stork (''Ciconia maguari'') is a large species of stork that inhabits seasonal wetlands over much of South America, and is very similar in appearance to the white stork; albeit slightly larger.King CE. 1988. An ethological comparison ...

, ''Ciconia maguari'' *

Jabiru The jabiru ( or ; ''Jabiru mycteria'') is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It sometimes wanders into the United States, usually in Texas, but has been reported as far north as Mississippi. ...

, ''Jabiru mycteria'' *

Wood stork The wood stork (''Mycteria americana'') is a large American wading bird in the family Ciconiidae (storks), the only member of the family to breed in North America. It was formerly called the "wood ibis", though it is not an ibis. It is found in ...

, ''Mycteria americana''

Frigatebirds

Order:

Suliformes The order Suliformes (, dubbed "Phalacrocoraciformes" by ''Christidis & Boles 2008'') is an order recognised by the International Ornithological Congress, International Ornithologist's Union. In regard to the recent evidence that the traditional ...

Family:

Fregatidae Frigatebirds are a Family (biology), family of seabirds called Fregatidae which are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans. The five extant species are classified in a single genus, ''Fregata''. All have predominantly black plumage, l ...

Frigatebird Frigatebirds are a family of seabirds called Fregatidae which are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans. The five extant species are classified in a single genus, ''Fregata''. All have predominantly black plumage, long, deeply forked ...

s are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white, or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Magnificent frigatebird The magnificent frigatebird (''Fregata magnificens'') is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of and wingspan of it is the largest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters off America, betw ...

, ''Fregata magnificens''

Boobies

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Sulidae The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulids, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey. The 10 species in this family are often considered congeneric in older sou ...

The sulids comprise the

gannet Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus ''Morus'' in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. Gannets are large white birds with yellowish heads; black-tipped wings; and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the Nor ...

s and

boobies A booby is a seabird in the genus ''Sula'', part of the family Sulidae. Boobies are closely related to the gannets (''Morus''), which were formerly included in ''Sula''. Systematics and evolution The genus ''Sula'' was introduced by the Frenc ...

. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Brown booby The brown booby (''Sula leucogaster'') is a large seabird of the booby family Sulidae, of which it is perhaps the most common and widespread species. It has a pantropical range, which overlaps with that of other booby species. The gregarious brow ...

, ''Sula leucogaster''

Anhingas

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Family: Anhingidae

Anhingas The anhinga (; ''Anhinga 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 ''a'ñinga'' in the Brazilian Tupi language and means ...

are often called "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 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. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Anhinga The anhinga (; ''Anhinga 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 ''a'ñinga'' in the Brazilian Tupi language and means ...

, ''Anhinga anhinga''

Cormorants

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Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed, but in 2021 the IOC adopted a consensus taxonomy of seven gen ...

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage coloration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white, and a few being colorful. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Neotropic cormorant The neotropic cormorant or olivaceous cormorant (''Nannopterum brasilianum'') 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 United States so ...

, ''Phalacrocorax brasilianus''

Pelicans

Order:

Pelecaniformes The Pelecaniformes are an 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 ...

Family:

Pelecanidae The Pelecanidae is a family of pelecaniformes, pelecaniform birds within the Pelecani that contains two genera: the extinct ''Eopelecanus'' and the extant ''Pelecanus''. The family was monotypy, monotypic until the description of ''Eopelecanus'' ...

Pelican Pelicans (genus ''Pelecanus'') are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before s ...

s are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *

Brown pelican The brown pelican (''Pelecanus occidentalis'') is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to the mout ...

, ''Pelecanus occidentalis''

Herons

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Family:

Ardeidae The herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera ''Botaurus'' and ''Ixobrychus ...

The family Ardeidae contains the

heron The herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera ''Botaurus'' and ''Ixobrychus ...

s, and

egret Egrets ( ) are herons, generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have the same build ...

s. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills. Eighteen species have been recorded in Guyana. *

Rufescent tiger-heron The rufescent tiger heron (''Tigrisoma lineatum'') is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is found in wetlands from Central America through much of South America. Taxonomy The rufescent tiger heron was described by the French polymat ...

, ''Tigrisoma lineatum'' * Fasciated tiger-heron, ''Tigrisoma fasciatum'' *

Agami heron The agami heron (''Agamia agami'') is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeding bird from Central America south to Peru and Brazil. It is sometimes known as the chestnut-bellied heron, and is the only member of the genus ''Agamia''. In Bra ...

, ''Agamia agami'' *

Boat-billed heron The boat-billed heron (''Cochlearius cochlearius''), colloquially known as the boatbill, is an atypical member of the heron family. It is the only member of the genus ''Cochlearius'' and was formerly placed in a monotypic family, the Cochlearii ...

, ''Cochlearius cochlearius'' * Zigzag heron, ''Zebrilus undulatus'' *

Pinnated bittern The pinnated bittern (''Botaurus pinnatus''), also known as the South American bittern, is a large member of the heron family (Ardeidae) found in the New World tropics. Like the other ''Botaurus'' bitterns, its plumage is mostly buffy-brown an ...

, ''Botaurus pinnatus'' *

Least bittern The least bittern (''Ixobrychus exilis'') is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas. Taxonomy The least bittern was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his re ...

, ''Ixobrychus exilis'' *

Stripe-backed bittern The stripe-backed bittern (''Ixobrychus involucris'') is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae which is found in South America and Trinidad. Description The stripe-backed bittern is very small, averaging around in length. It is darker brow ...

, ''Ixobrychus involucris'' *

Black-crowned night-heron The black-crowned night heron (''Nycticorax nycticorax''), or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and ...

, ''Nycticorax nycticorax'' *

Yellow-crowned night-heron The yellow-crowned night heron (''Nyctanassa violacea''), is one of two species of night herons found in the Americas, the other one being the black-crowned night heron. It is known as the ''bihoreau violacé'' in French and the ''pedrete corona ...

, ''Nyctanassa violacea'' *Striated heron, ''Butorides striata'' *Cattle egret, ''Bubulcus ibis'' *Cocoi heron, ''Ardea cocoi'' *Great egret, ''Ardea alba'' *Capped heron, ''Pilherodius pileatus'' *Tricolored heron, ''Egretta tricolor'' *Snowy egret, ''Egretta thula'' *Little blue heron, ''Egretta caerulea''

Ibises

Order:

Family: Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. 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. Seven species have been recorded in Guyana. *Scarlet ibis, ''Eudocimus ruber'' *Glossy ibis, ''Plegadis falcinellus'' (H) *Sharp-tailed ibis, ''Cercibis oxycerca'' *Green ibis, ''Mesembrinibis cayennensis'' *Bare-faced ibis, ''Phimosus infuscatus'' (H) *Buff-necked ibis, ''Theristicus caudatus'' *Roseate spoonbill, ''Platalea ajaja''

New World vultures

Order: CathartiformesFamily: 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. Five species have been recorded in Guyana. *King vulture, ''Sarcoramphus papa'' *Black vulture, ''Coragyps atratus'' *Turkey vulture, ''Cathartes aura'' *Lesser yellow-headed vulture, ''Cathartes burrovianus'' *Greater yellow-headed vulture, ''Cathartes melambrotus''

Osprey

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large bird of prey, raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution. *Osprey, ''Pandion haliaetus''

Hawks

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, Kite (bird), kites, Harrier (bird), harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Thirty-five species have been recorded in Guyana. *Pearl kite, ''Gampsonyx swainsonii'' *White-tailed kite, ''Elanus leucurus'' *Hook-billed kite, ''Chondrohierax uncinatus'' *Gray-headed kite, ''Leptodon cayanensis'' *Swallow-tailed kite, ''Elanoides forficatus'' *Crested eagle, ''Morphnus guianensis'' *Harpy eagle, ''Harpia harpyja'' *Black hawk-eagle, ''Spizaetus tyrannus'' *Black-and-white hawk-eagle, ''Spizaetus melanoleucus'' *Ornate hawk-eagle, ''Spizaetus ornatus'' *Black-collared hawk, ''Busarellus nigricollis'' *Snail kite, ''Rostrhamus sociabilis'' *Slender-billed kite, ''Helicolestes hamatus'' *Double-toothed kite, ''Harpagus bidentatus'' *Rufous-thighed kite, ''Harpagus diodon'' *Plumbeous kite, ''Ictinia plumbea'' *Long-winged harrier, ''Circus buffoni'' *Gray-bellied hawk, ''Accipiter poliogaster'' *Sharp-shinned hawk, ''Accipiter striatus'' *Bicolored hawk, ''Accipiter bicolor'' *Tiny hawk, ''Microspizias superciliosus'' *Crane hawk, ''Geranospiza caerulescens'' *Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus'' *Rufous crab hawk, ''Buteogallus aequinoctialis'' *Savanna hawk, ''Buteogallus meridionalis'' *Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus urubitinga'' *Solitary eagle, ''Buteogallus solitarius'' (H) *Roadside hawk, ''Rupornis magnirostris'' *White-tailed hawk, ''Geranoaetus albicaudatus'' *White hawk, ''Pseudastur albicollis'' *Black-faced hawk, ''Leucopternis melanops'' *Gray-lined hawk, ''Buteo nitidus'' *Broad-winged hawk, ''Buteo platypterus'' (H) *Short-tailed hawk, ''Buteo brachyurus'' *Zone-tailed hawk, ''Buteo albonotatus''

Barn owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *Barn owl, ''Tyto alba''

Owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae The typical owls 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. Fifteen species have been recorded in Guyana. *Tropical screech-owl, ''Megascops choliba'' *Foothill screech-owl, ''Megascops roraimae'' *Tawny-bellied screech-owl, ''Megascops watsonii'' *Crested owl, ''Lophostrix cristata'' *Spectacled owl, ''Pulsatrix perspicillata'' *Great horned owl, ''Bubo virginianus'' *Mottled owl, ''Strix virgata'' *Black-banded owl, ''Strix huhula'' *Amazonian pygmy-owl, ''Glaucidium hardyi'' *Ferruginous pygmy-owl, ''Glaucidium brasilianum'' *Burrowing owl, ''Athene cunicularia'' *Buff-fronted owl, ''Aegolius harrisii'' *Striped owl, ''Asio clamator'' *Stygian owl, ''Asio stygius'' *Short-eared owl, ''Asio flammeus''

Trogons

Order: TrogoniformesFamily: Trogonidae 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 colorful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. Six species have been recorded in Guyana. *Black-tailed trogon, ''Trogon melanurus'' *Green-backed trogon, ''Trogon viridis'' *Guianan trogon, ''Trogon violaceus'' *Black-throated trogon, ''Trogon rufus'' (see note)The SACC has split black-throated trogon into five species (Proposal 921) but has not assigned English names, so the proposal has not been implemented and the counts do not reflect the change. *Collared trogon, ''Trogon collaris'' *Masked trogon, ''Trogon personatus''

Motmots

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: 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. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *Amazonian motmot, ''Momotus momota''

Kingfishers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Six species have been recorded in Guyana. *Ringed kingfisher, ''Megaceryle torquata'' *Belted kingfisher, ''Megaceryle alcyon'' (H) *Amazon kingfisher, ''Chloroceryle amazona'' *American pygmy kingfisher, ''Chloroceryle aenea'' *Green kingfisher, ''Chloroceryle americana'' *Green-and-rufous kingfisher, ''Chloroceryle inda''

Jacamars

Order: GalbuliformesFamily: Galbulidae The jacamars are near passerine birds from tropical South America, with a range that extends up to Mexico. They feed on insects caught on the wing, and are glossy, elegant birds with long bills and tails. In appearance and behavior they resemble the Old World bee-eaters, although they are more closely related to puffbirds. Seven species have been recorded in Guyana. *Brown jacamar, ''Brachygalba lugubris'' *Yellow-billed jacamar, ''Galbula albirostris'' *Rufous-tailed jacamar, ''Galbula ruficauda'' *Green-tailed jacamar, ''Galbula galbula'' *Bronzy jacamar, ''Galbula leucogastra'' *Paradise jacamar, ''Galbula dea'' *Great jacamar, ''Jacamerops aureus''

Puffbirds

Order: GalbuliformesFamily: Bucconidae The puffbirds are related to the jacamars and have the same range, but lack the iridescent colors of that family. They are mainly brown, rufous, or gray, with large heads and flattened bills with hooked tips. The loose abundant plumage and short tails makes them look stout and puffy, giving rise to the English common name of the family. Eight species have been recorded in Guyana. *Guianan puffbird, ''Notharchus macrorhynchos'' *Pied puffbird, ''Notharchus tectus'' *Spotted puffbird, ''Bucco tamatia'' *Collared puffbird, ''Bucco capensis'' *White-chested puffbird, ''Malacoptila fusca'' *Rusty-breasted nunlet, ''Nonnula rubecula'' *Black nunbird, ''Monasa atra'' *Swallow-winged puffbird, ''Chelidoptera tenebrosa''

New World barbets

Order: PiciformesFamily: Capitonidae The barbets are plump birds with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly colored. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *Black-spotted barbet, ''Capito niger''

Toucans

Order: PiciformesFamily: Ramphastidae Toucans are near passerine birds from the Neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous colorful bills which in some species amount to half their body length. Eight species have been recorded in Guyana. *Toco toucan, ''Ramphastos toco'' *White-throated toucan, ''Ramphastos tucanus'' *Channel-billed toucan, ''Ramphastos vitellinus'' *Tepui toucanet, ''Aulacorhynchus whitelianus'' *Guianan toucanet, ''Selenidera culik'' *Tawny-tufted toucanet, ''Selenidera nattereri'' (H) *Green aracari, ''Pteroglossus viridis'' *Black-necked aracari, ''Pteroglossus aracari''

Woodpeckers

Order: PiciformesFamily: 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. Twenty-one species have been recorded in Guyana. *Golden-spangled piculet, ''Picumnus exilis'' *White-bellied piculet, ''Picumnus spilogaster'' *White-barred piculet, ''Picumnus cirratus'' *White woodpecker, ''Melanerpes candidus'' (H) *Yellow-tufted woodpecker, ''Melanerpes cruentatus'' *Red-crowned woodpecker, ''Melanerpes rubricapillus'' *Red-rumped woodpecker, ''Dryobates kirkii'' *Golden-collared woodpecker, ''Dryobates cassini'' *Blood-colored woodpecker, ''Dryobates sanguineus'' *Little woodpecker, ''Dryobates passerinus'' *Red-necked woodpecker, ''Campephilus rubricollis'' *Crimson-crested woodpecker, ''Campephilus melanoleucos'' *Lineated woodpecker, ''Dryocopus lineatus'' *Ringed woodpecker, ''Celeus torquatus'' *Waved woodpecker, ''Celeus undatus'' *Cream-colored woodpecker, ''Celeus flavus'' *Chestnut woodpecker, ''Celeus elegans'' *Yellow-throated woodpecker, ''Piculus flavigula'' *Golden-green woodpecker, ''Piculus chrysochloros'' *Golden-olive woodpecker, ''Colaptes rubiginosus'' *Spot-breasted woodpecker, ''Colaptes punctigula''

Falcons

Order: FalconiformesFamily: 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 talons. Fifteen species have been recorded in Guyana. *Laughing falcon, ''Herpetotheres cachinnans'' *Barred forest-falcon, ''Micrastur ruficollis'' *Lined forest-falcon, ''Micrastur gilvicollis'' *Slaty-backed forest-falcon, ''Micrastur mirandollei'' *Collared forest-falcon, ''Micrastur semitorquatus'' *Crested caracara, ''Caracara plancus'' *Red-throated caracara, ''Ibycter americanus'' *Black caracara, ''Daptrius ater'' *Yellow-headed caracara, ''Milvago chimachima'' *American kestrel, ''Falco sparverius'' *Merlin (bird), Merlin, ''Falco columbarius'' (H) *Bat falcon, ''Falco rufigularis'' *Orange-breasted falcon, ''Falco deiroleucus'' *Aplomado falcon, ''Falco femoralis'' *Peregrine falcon, ''Falco peregrinus''

New World and African parrots

Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittacidae Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and they have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back. Twenty-nine species have been recorded in Guyana. *Lilac-tailed parrotlet, ''Touit batavicus'' *Scarlet-shouldered parrotlet, ''Touit huetii'' *Sapphire-rumped parrotlet, ''Touit purpuratus'' *Tepui parrotlet, ''Nannopsittaca panychlora'' *Cobalt-winged parakeet, ''Brotogeris cyanoptera'' *Golden-winged parakeet, ''Brotogeris chrysoptera'' *Caica parrot, ''Pyrilia caica'' *Dusky parrot, ''Pionus fuscus'' *Blue-headed parrot, ''Pionus menstruus'' *Festive parrot, ''Amazona festiva'' *Blue-cheeked parrot, ''Amazona dufresniana'' *Yellow-crowned parrot, ''Amazona ochrocephala'' *Mealy parrot, ''Amazona farinosa'' *Orange-winged parrot, ''Amazona amazonica'' *Dusky-billed parrotlet, ''Forpus modestus'' *Green-rumped parrotlet, ''Forpus passerinus'' *Black-headed parrot, ''Pionites melanocephalus'' *Red-fan parrot, ''Deroptyus accipitrinus'' *Painted parakeet, ''Pyrrhura picta'' *Fiery-shouldered parakeet, ''Pyrrhura egregia'' *Brown-throated parakeet, ''Eupsittula pertinax'' *Sun parakeet, ''Aratinga solstitialis'' *Red-bellied macaw, ''Orthopsittaca manilatus'' *Blue-and-yellow macaw, ''Ara ararauna'' *Chestnut-fronted macaw, ''Ara severus'' *Scarlet macaw, ''Ara macao'' *Red-and-green macaw, ''Ara chloropterus'' *Red-shouldered macaw, ''Diopsittaca nobilis'' *White-eyed parakeet, ''Psittacara leucophthalmus''

Antbirds

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Thamnophilidae The antbirds are a large family of small passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are forest birds which tend to feed on insects at or near the ground. A sizable minority of them specialize in following columns of army ants to eat small invertebrates that leave their hiding places to flee from the ants. Many species lack bright color; brown, black and white being the dominant tones. Fifty species have been recorded in Guyana. *Rufous-rumped antwren, ''Euchrepomis callinota'' *Ash-winged antwren, ''Euchrepomis spodioptila'' *Fasciated antshrike, ''Cymbilaimus lineatus'' *Black-throated antshrike, ''Frederickena viridis'' *Great antshrike, ''Taraba major'' *Black-crested antshrike, ''Sakesphorus canadensis'' *Barred antshrike, ''Thamnophilus doliatus'' *Mouse-colored antshrike, ''Thamnophilus murinus'' *Northern slaty-antshrike, ''Thamnophilus punctatus'' *Band-tailed antshrike, ''Thamnophilus melanothorax'' *Amazonian antshrike, ''Thamnophilus amazonicus'' *Streak-backed antshrike, ''Thamnophilus insignis'' *Plain antvireo, ''Dysithamnus mentalis'' *Spot-tailed antwren, ''Herpsilochmus sticturus'' *Todd's antwren, ''Herpsilochmus stictocephalus'' *Roraiman antwren, ''Herpsilochmus roraimae'' *Rufous-margined antwren, ''Herpsilochmus frater'' *Dusky-throated antshrike, ''Thamnomanes ardesiacus'' *Cinereous antshrike, ''Thamnomanes caesius'' *Rufous-bellied antwren, ''Isleria guttata'' *Spot-winged antshrike, ''Pygiptila stellaris'' *Brown-bellied stipplethroat, ''Epinecrophylla gutturalis'' *Pygmy antwren, ''Myrmotherula brachyura'' *Guianan streaked-antwren, ''Myrmotherula surinamensis'' *White-flanked antwren, ''Myrmotherula axillaris'' *Long-winged antwren, ''Myrmotherula longipennis'' *Plain-winged antwren, ''Myrmotherula behni'' *Gray antwren, ''Myrmotherula menetriesii'' *Dot-winged antwren, ''Microrhopias quixensis'' *White-fringed antwren, ''Formicivora grisea'' *Guianan warbling-antbird, ''Hypocnemis cantator'' *Willis's antbird, ''Cercomacroides laeta'' *Dusky antbird, ''Cercomacroides tyrannina'' *Blackish antbird, ''Cercomacroides nigrescens'' *Gray antbird, ''Cercomacra cinerascens'' *Rio Branco antbird, ''Cercomacra carbonaria'' *White-browed antbird, ''Myrmoborus leucophrys'' *Black-chinned antbird, ''Hypocnemoides melanopogon'' *Silvered antbird, ''Sclateria naevia'' *Black-headed antbird, ''Percnostola rufifrons'' *Roraiman antbird, ''Myrmelastes saturatus'' *Spot-winged antbird, ''Myrmelastes leucostigma'' *White-bellied antbird, ''Myrmeciza longipes'' *Ferruginous-backed antbird, ''Myrmoderus ferrugineus'' *Black-throated antbird, ''Myrmophylax atrothorax'' *Wing-banded antbird, ''Myrmornis torquata'' *White-plumed antbird, ''Pithys albifrons'' *Rufous-throated antbird, ''Gymnopithys rufigula'' *Spot-backed antbird, ''Hylophylax naevius'' *Common scale-backed antbird, ''Willisornis poecilinotus''

Gnateaters

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Conopophagidae The gnateaters are round, short-tailed, and long-legged birds, which are closely related to the antbirds. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *Chestnut-belted gnateater, ''Conopophaga aurita''

Antpittas

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Grallariidae Antpittas resemble the true pitta (bird), pittas with strong, longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills. Six species have been recorded in Guyana. *Variegated antpitta, ''Grallaria varia'' *Scaled antpitta, ''Grallaria guatimalensis'' *Slate-crowned antpitta, ''Grallaricula nana'' *Spotted antpitta, ''Hylopezus macularius'' *Thrush-like antpitta, ''Myrmothera campanisona'' *Tepui antpitta, ''Myrmothera simplex''

Antthrushes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Formicariidae Antthrushes resemble small rails. Three species have been recorded in Guyana. *Rufous-capped antthrush, ''Formicarius colma'' *Black-faced antthrush, ''Formicarius analis'' *Short-tailed antthrush, ''Chamaeza campanisona''

Ovenbirds

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Furnariidae 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. The woodcreepers are brownish birds which maintain an upright vertical posture, supported by their stiff tail vanes. They feed mainly on insects taken from tree trunks. Forty-four species have been recorded in Guyana. *South American leaftosser, ''Sclerurus obscurior'' *Short-billed leaftosser, ''Sclerurus rufigularis'' *Black-tailed leaftosser, ''Sclerurus caudacutus'' *Spot-throated woodcreeper, ''Certhiasomus stictolaemus'' *Olivaceous woodcreeper, ''Sittasomus griseicapillus'' *Long-tailed woodcreeper, ''Deconychura longicauda'' *White-chinned woodcreeper, ''Dendrocincla merula'' *Plain-brown woodcreeper, ''Dendrocincla fuliginosa'' *Wedge-billed woodcreeper, ''Glyphorynchus spirurus'' *Cinnamon-throated woodcreeper, ''Dendrexetastes rufigula'' *Amazonian barred-woodcreeper, ''Dendrocolaptes certhia'' *Black-banded woodcreeper, ''Dendrocolaptes picumnus'' *Red-billed woodcreeper, ''Hylexetastes perrotii'' *Strong-billed woodcreeper, ''Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus'' *Striped woodcreeper, ''Xiphorhynchus obsoletus'' *Chestnut-rumped woodcreeper, ''Xiphorhynchus pardalotus'' *Buff-throated woodcreeper, ''Xiphorhynchus guttatus'' *Straight-billed woodcreeper, ''Dendroplex picus'' *Curve-billed scythebill, ''Campylorhamphus procurvoides'' *Streak-headed woodcreeper, ''Lepidocolaptes souleyetii'' *Guianan woodcreeper, ''Lepidocolaptes albolineatus'' *Slender-billed xenops, ''Xenops tenuirostris'' *Plain xenops, ''Xenops minutus'' *Point-tailed palmcreeper, ''Berlepschia rikeri'' *Rufous-tailed xenops, ''Microxenops milleri'' *Pale-legged hornero, ''Furnarius leucopus'' *Sharp-tailed streamcreeper, ''Lochmias nematura'' *Rufous-rumped foliage-gleaner, ''Philydor erythrocercum'' *Cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaner, ''Philydor pyrrhodes'' *Rufous-tailed foliage-gleaner, ''Anabacerthia ruficaudata'' *White-throated foliage-gleaner, ''Syndactyla roraimae'' *Ruddy foliage-gleaner, ''Clibanornis rubiginosus'' *Chestnut-crowned foliage-gleaner, ''Automolus rufipileatus'' *Buff-throated foliage-gleaner, ''Automolus ochrolaemus'' *Olive-backed foliage-gleaner, ''Automolus infuscatus'' *Roraiman barbtail, ''Roraimia adusta'' *Rusty-backed spinetail, ''Cranioleuca vulpina'' (H) *Tepui spinetail, ''Cranioleuca demissa'' *Yellow-chinned spinetail, ''Certhiaxis cinnamomeus'' *Plain-crowned spinetail, ''Synallaxis gujanensis'' *McConnell's spinetail, ''Synallaxis macconnelli'' *Pale-breasted spinetail, ''Synallaxis albescens'' *Hoary-throated spinetail, ''Synallaxis kollari'' *Ruddy spinetail, ''Synallaxis rutilans''

Manakins

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pipridae The manakins are a family of subtropical and tropical mainland Central and South America, and Trinidad and Tobago. They are compact forest birds, the males typically being brightly colored, although the females of most species are duller and usually green-plumaged. Manakins feed on small fruits, berries and insects. Fifteen species have been recorded in Guyana. *Tiny tyrant-manakin, ''Tyranneutes virescens'' *Pale-bellied tyrant-manakin, ''Neopelma pallescens'' *Saffron-crested tyrant-manakin, ''Neopelma chrysocephalum'' *Blue-backed manakin, ''Chiroxiphia pareola'' *White-throated manakin, ''Corapipo gutturalis'' *Olive manakin, ''Xenopipo uniformis'' *Black manakin, ''Xenopipo atronitens'' *Orange-bellied manakin, ''Lepidothrix suavissima'' *White-fronted manakin, ''Lepidothrix serena'' *White-bearded manakin, ''Manacus manacus'' *Crimson-hooded manakin, ''Pipra aureola'' *Striolated manakin, ''Machaeropterus striolatus'' *White-crowned manakin, ''Pseudopipra pipra'' *Scarlet-horned manakin, ''Ceratopipra cornuta'' *Golden-headed manakin, ''Ceratopipra erythrocephala''

Cotingas

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cotingidae The cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges in 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 colored or decorated with plumes or wattles. Sixteen species have been recorded in Guyana. *Red-banded fruiteater, ''Pipreola whitelyi'' *Guianan red-cotinga, ''Phoenicircus carnifex'' *Guianan cock-of-the-rock, ''Rupicola rupicola'' *Crimson fruitcrow, ''Haematoderus militaris'' *Purple-throated fruitcrow, ''Querula purpurata'' *Red-ruffed fruitcrow, ''Pyroderus scutatus'' *Amazonian umbrellabird, ''Cephalopterus ornatus'' *Capuchinbird, ''Perissocephalus tricolor'' *Purple-breasted cotinga, ''Cotinga cotinga'' *Spangled cotinga, ''Cotinga cayana'' *Rose-collared piha, ''Lipaugus streptophorus'' *Screaming piha, ''Lipaugus vociferans'' *White bellbird, ''Procnias alba'' *Bearded bellbird, ''Procnias averano'' *Pompadour cotinga, ''Xipholena punicea'' *Bare-necked fruitcrow, ''Gymnoderus foetidus''

Tityras

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tityridae Tityridae are suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics. The species in this family were formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae, Pipridae, and Cotingidae. They are small to medium-sized birds. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain coloring. Twelve species have been recorded in Guyana. *Black-crowned tityra, ''Tityra inquisitor'' *Black-tailed tityra, ''Tityra cayana'' *Olivaceous schiffornis, ''Schiffornis olivacea'' *Cinereous mourner, ''Laniocera hypopyrra'' *Dusky purpletuft, ''Iodopleura fusca'' *White-naped xenopsaris, ''Xenopsaris albinucha'' *Green-backed becard, ''Pachyramphus viridis'' (H) *Cinereous becard, ''Pachyramphus rufus'' *White-winged becard, ''Pachyramphus polychopterus'' *Black-capped becard, ''Pachyramphus marginatus'' *Glossy-backed becard, ''Pachyramphus surinamus'' *Pink-throated becard, ''Pachyramphus minor''

Sharpbill

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Oxyruncidae The sharpbill is a small bird of dense forests in Central and South America. It feeds mostly on fruit but also eats insects. *Sharpbill, ''Oxyruncus cristatus''

Royal flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Onychorhynchidae In 2019 the SACC determined that these species, which were formerly considered tyrant flycatchers, belonged in their own family. *Royal flycatcher, ''Onychorhynchus coronatus'' *Ruddy-tailed flycatcher, ''Terenotriccus erythrurus'' *Sulphur-rumped flycatcher, ''Myiobius barbatus''

Tyrant flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tyrannidae Tyrant flycatchers are passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain coloring. As the name implies, most are insectivorous. Ninety-seven species have been recorded in Guyana. *Wing-barred piprites, ''Piprites chloris'' *Cinnamon manakin-tyrant, ''Neopipo cinnamomea'' *Cinnamon-crested spadebill, ''Platyrinchus saturatus'' *White-throated spadebill, ''Platyrinchus mystaceus'' *Golden-crowned spadebill, ''Platyrinchus coronatus'' *White-crested spadebill, ''Platyrinchus platyrhynchos'' *Ringed antpipit, ''Corythopis torquatus'' *Chapman's bristle-tyrant, ''Pogonotriccus chapmani'' *Olive-green tyrannulet, ''Phylloscartes virescens'' *Black-fronted tyrannulet, ''Phylloscartes nigrifrons'' *Ochre-bellied flycatcher, ''Mionectes oleagineus'' *McConnell's flycatcher, ''Mionectes macconnelli'' *Sierra de Lema flycatcher, ''Mionectes roraimae'' *Sepia-capped flycatcher, ''Leptopogon amaurocephalus'' *Olivaceous flatbill, ''Rhynchocyclus olivaceus'' *Yellow-margined flatbill, ''Tolmomyias assimilis'' *Gray-crowned flatbill, ''Tolmomyias poliocephalus'' *Yellow-breasted flatbill, ''Tolmomyias flaviventris'' *Yellow-olive flatbill, ''Tolmomyias sulphurescens'' *Short-tailed pygmy-tyrant, ''Myiornis ecaudatus'' *Double-banded pygmy-tyrant, ''Lophotriccus vitiosus'' *Helmeted pygmy-tyrant, ''Lophotriccus galeatus'' *Pale-eyed pygmy-tyrant, ''Atalotriccus pilaris'' *Boat-billed tody-tyrant, ''Hemitriccus josephinae'' *White-eyed tody-tyrant, ''Hemitriccus zosterops'' *Pearly-vented tody-tyrant, ''Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer'' *Ruddy tody-flycatcher, ''Poecilotriccus russatus'' *Slate-headed tody-flycatcher, ''Poecilotriccus sylvia'' *Spotted tody-flycatcher, ''Todirostrum maculatum'' *Common tody-flycatcher, ''Todirostrum cinereum'' *Painted tody-flycatcher, ''Todirostrum pictum'' *Cliff flycatcher, ''Hirundinea ferruginea'' *Guianan tyrannulet, ''Zimmerius acer'' *Pale-tipped tyrannulet, ''Inezia caudata'' *Yellow-bellied elaenia, ''Elaenia flavogaster'' *Small-billed elaenia, ''Elaenia parvirostris'' *Plain-crested elaenia, ''Elaenia cristata'' *Lesser elaenia, ''Elaenia chiriquensis'' *Rufous-crowned elaenia, ''Elaenia ruficeps'' *Sierran elaenia, Tepui elaenia, ''Elaenia olivina'' *Yellow-crowned tyrannulet, ''Tyrannulus elatus'' *Forest elaenia, ''Myiopagis gaimardii'' *Gray elaenia, ''Myiopagis caniceps'' *Yellow-crowned elaenia, ''Myiopagis flavivertex'' *Greenish elaenia, ''Myiopagis viridicata'' *Yellow tyrannulet, ''Capsiempis flaveola'' *Sooty-headed tyrannulet, ''Phyllomyias griseiceps'' *Southern beardless-tyrannulet, ''Camptostoma obsoletum'' *White-lored tyrannulet, ''Ornithion inerme'' *Mouse-colored tyrannulet, ''Phaeomyias murina'' *Bearded tachuri, ''Polystictus pectoralis'' *Crested doradito, ''Pseudocolopteryx sclateri'' *Cinnamon attila, ''Attila cinnamomeus'' *Bright-rumped attila, ''Attila spadiceus'' *Piratic flycatcher, ''Legatus leucophaius'' *Large-headed flatbill, ''Ramphotrigon megacephalum'' *Rufous-tailed flatbill, ''Ramphotrigon ruficauda'' *Great kiskadee, ''Pitangus sulphuratus'' *Lesser kiskadee, ''Philohydor lictor'' *Sulphury flycatcher, ''Tyrannopsis sulphurea'' *Boat-billed flycatcher, ''Megarynchus pitangua'' *Streaked flycatcher, ''Myiodynastes maculatus'' *Rusty-margined flycatcher, ''Myiozetetes cayanensis'' *Dusky-chested flycatcher, ''Myiozetetes luteiventris'' *Yellow-throated flycatcher, ''Conopias parvus'' *Variegated flycatcher, ''Empidonomus varius'' *Crowned slaty flycatcher, ''Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus'' *White-throated kingbird, ''Tyrannus albogularis'' *Tropical kingbird, ''Tyrannus melancholicus'' *Fork-tailed flycatcher, ''Tyrannus savana'' *Eastern kingbird, ''Tyrannus tyrannus'' *Gray kingbird, ''Tyrannus dominicensis'' *Grayish mourner, ''Rhytipterna simplex'' *Pale-bellied mourner, ''Rhytipterna immunda'' *Todd's sirystes, ''Sirystes subcanescens'' *Dusky-capped flycatcher, ''Myiarchus tuberculifer'' *Swainson's flycatcher, ''Myiarchus swainsoni'' *Short-crested flycatcher, ''Myiarchus ferox'' *Brown-crested flycatcher, ''Myiarchus tyrannulus'' *Long-tailed tyrant, ''Colonia colonus'' *Roraiman flycatcher, ''Myiophobus roraimae'' *Bran-colored flycatcher, ''Myiophobus fasciatus'' (see note)The SACC has split bran-colored flycatcher into three species (Proposal 963) but has not assigned English names, so the proposal has not been implemented and the counts do not reflect the change. *Northern scrub-flycatcher, ''Sublegatus arenarum'' *Amazonian scrub-flycatcher, ''Sublegatus obscurior'' *Southern scrub-flycatcher, ''Sublegatus modestus'' *Vermilion flycatcher, ''Pyrocephalus rubinus'' *Pied water-tyrant, ''Fluvicola pica'' *White-headed marsh tyrant, ''Arundinicola leucocephala'' *Rufous-tailed tyrant, ''Knipolegus poecilurus'' *Amazonian black-tyrant, ''Knipolegus poecilocercus'' *Drab water tyrant, ''Ochthornis littoralis'' *Fuscous flycatcher, ''Cnemotriccus fuscatus'' *Euler's flycatcher, ''Lathrotriccus euleri'' *Olive-sided flycatcher, ''Contopus cooperi'' *Smoke-colored pewee, ''Contopus fumigatus'' *Tropical pewee, ''Contopus cinereus'' *Blackish pewee, ''Contopus nigrescens''

Vireos

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Vireonidae The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are typically greenish in color and resemble New World warbler, wood warblers apart from their heavier bills. Nine species have been recorded in Guyana. *Rufous-browed peppershrike, ''Cyclarhis gujanensis'' *Ashy-headed greenlet, ''Hylophilus pectoralis'' *Lemon-chested greenlet, ''Hylophilus thoracicus'' *Slaty-capped shrike-vireo, ''Vireolanius leucotis'' *Tawny-crowned greenlet, ''Tunchiornis ochraceiceps'' *Buff-cheeked greenlet, ''Pachysylvia muscicapinua'' *Tepui vireo, ''Vireo sclateri'' *Red-eyed vireo, ''Vireo olivaceus'' (?) *Chivi vireo, ''Vireo chivi'' *Black-whiskered vireo, ''Vireo altiloquus''

Jays

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcracker (bird), nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence. Two species have been recorded in Guyana. *Violaceous jay, ''Cyanocorax violaceus'' (H) *Cayenne jay, ''Cyanocorax cayanus''

Swallows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. Fifteen species have been recorded in Guyana. *Blue-and-white swallow, ''Pygochelidon cyanoleuca'' *Black-collared swallow, ''Pygochelidon melanoleuca'' *Tawny-headed swallow, ''Alopochelidon fucata'' *White-banded swallow, ''Atticora fasciata'' *White-thighed swallow, ''Atticora tibialis'' *Southern rough-winged swallow, ''Stelgidopteryx ruficollis'' *Brown-chested martin, ''Progne tapera'' *Purple martin, ''Progne subis'' *Caribbean martin, ''Progne dominicensis'' (H) *Gray-breasted martin, ''Progne chalybea'' *Tree swallow, ''Tachycineta bicolor'' (H) *White-winged swallow, ''Tachycineta albiventer'' *Bank swallow, ''Riparia riparia'' *Barn swallow, ''Hirundo rustica'' *American cliff swallow, Cliff swallow, ''Petrochelidon pyrrhonota'' (H)

Wrens

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Troglodytidae The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous. Ten species have been recorded in Guyana. *Flutist wren, ''Microcerculus ustulatus'' *Wing-banded wren, ''Microcerculus bambla'' *House wren, ''Troglodytes aedon'' *Tepui wren, ''Troglodytes rufulus'' *Grass wren, ''Cistothorus platensis'' *Bicolored wren, ''Campylorhynchus griseus'' *Coraya wren, ''Pheugopedius coraya'' *Buff-breasted wren, ''Cantorchilus leucotis'' *White-breasted wood-wren, ''Henicorhina leucosticta'' *Musician wren, ''Cyphorhinus arada''

Gnatcatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Polioptilidae 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 gray in color and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. They are birds of fairly open woodland or scrub, which nest in bushes or trees. Four species have been recorded in Guyana. *Collared gnatwren, ''Microbates collaris'' *Trilling gnatwren, ''Ramphocaenus melanurus'' *Tropical gnatcatcher, ''Polioptila plumbea'' *Guianan gnatcatcher, ''Polioptila guianensis''

Donacobius

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Donacobiidae The black-capped donacobius is found in wet habitats from Panama across northern South America and east of the Andes to Argentina and Paraguay. *Black-capped donacobius, ''Donacobius atricapilla''

Thrushes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae The Thrush (bird), 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. Twelve species have been recorded in Guyana. *Veery, ''Catharus fuscescens'' *Gray-cheeked thrush, ''Catharus minimus'' *Rufous-brown solitaire, ''Cichlopsis leucogenys'' *Pale-eyed thrush, ''Turdus leucops'' *Yellow-legged thrush, ''Turdus flavipes'' *Pale-breasted thrush, ''Turdus leucomelas'' *Cocoa thrush, ''Turdus fumigatus'' *Spectacled thrush, ''Turdus nudigenis'' *Pantepui thrush, ''Turdus murinus'' *Campina thrush, ''Turdus arthuri'' *Black-hooded thrush, ''Turdus olivater'' *White-necked thrush, ''Turdus albicollis''

Mockingbirds

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Mimidae The mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, 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 coloring tends towards dull-grays and browns. one species has been recorded in Guyana. *Tropical mockingbird, ''Mimus gilvus''

Pipits and wagtails

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae Motacillidae is 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. One species has been recorded in Guyana. *Yellowish pipit, ''Anthus chii''

Finches

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae Finches 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 twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Eleven species have been recorded in Guyana. *Red siskin, ''Spinus cucullatus'' *Hooded siskin, ''Spinus magellanica'' *Blue-naped chlorophonia, ''Chlorophonia cyanea'' *Plumbeous euphonia, ''Euphonia plumbea'' *Purple-throated euphonia, ''Euphonia chlorotica'' *Finsch's euphonia, ''Euphonia finschi'' *Orange-bellied euphonia, ''Euphonia xanthogaster'' *Golden-bellied euphonia, ''Euphonia chrysopasta'' *White-vented euphonia, ''Euphonia minuta'' *Violaceous euphonia, ''Euphonia violacea'' *Golden-sided euphonia, ''Euphonia cayennensis''

Sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passerellidae Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns. Four species have been recorded in Guyana. *Grassland sparrow, ''Ammodramus humeralis'' *Pectoral sparrow, ''Arremon taciturnus'' *Rufous-collared sparrow, ''Zonotrichia capensis'' *Tepui brushfinch, ''Atlapetes personatus''

Blackbirds

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Icteridae The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colorful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Most species have black as the predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red. Sixteen species have been recorded in Guyana. *Bobolink, ''Dolichonyx oryzivorus'' *Eastern meadowlark, ''Sturnella magna'' *Red-breasted meadowlark, ''Leistes militaris'' *Green oropendola, ''Psarocolius viridis'' *Crested oropendola, ''Psarocolius decumanus'' *Yellow-rumped cacique, ''Cacicus cela'' *Red-rumped cacique, ''Cacicus haemorrhous'' *Venezuelan troupial, ''Icterus icterus'' *Epaulet oriole, ''Icterus cayanensis'' *Yellow oriole, ''Icterus nigrogularis'' *Giant cowbird, ''Molothrus oryzivorus'' *Shiny cowbird, ''Molothrus bonariensis'' *Carib grackle, ''Quiscalus lugubris'' *Velvet-fronted grackle, ''Lampropsar tanagrinus'' *Golden-tufted grackle, ''Macroagelaius imthurni'' *Yellow-hooded blackbird, ''Chrysomus icterocephalus''

Wood-warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Parulidae The wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores. Fifteen species have been recorded in Guyana. *Northern waterthrush, ''Parkesia noveboracensis'' *Prothonotary warbler, ''Protonotaria citrea'' *Masked yellowthroat, ''Geothlypis aequinoctialis'' *American redstart, ''Setophaga ruticilla'' *Tropical parula, ''Setophaga pitiayumi'' *Bay-breasted warbler, ''Setophaga castanea'' (H) *Blackburnian warbler, ''Setophaga fusca'' (H) *Yellow warbler, ''Setophaga petechia'' *Blackpoll warbler, ''Setophaga striata'' *Flavescent warbler, ''Myiothlypis flaveola'' *Riverbank warbler, ''Myiothlypis rivularis'' *Two-banded warbler, ''Myiothlypis bivittata'' *Golden-crowned warbler, ''Basileuterus culicivorus'' *Slate-throated redstart, ''Myioborus miniatus'' *Tepui redstart, ''Myioborus castaneocapillus''

Mitrospingids

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Mitrospingidae Until 2017 the four species in this family were included in the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. *Olive-backed tanager, ''Mitrospingus oleagineus'' *Red-billed pied tanager, ''Lamprospiza melanoleuca''

Cardinal grosbeaks

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cardinalidae The cardinals are a family of robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages. Nine species have been recorded in Guyana. *Hepatic tanager, ''Piranga flava'' *Summer tanager, ''Piranga rubra'' *Scarlet tanager, ''Piranga olivacea'' (H) *White-winged tanager, ''Piranga leucoptera'' *Rose-breasted chat, ''Granatellus pelzelni'' *Yellow-green grosbeak, ''Caryothraustes canadensis'' *Red-and-black grosbeak, ''Periporphyrus erythromelas'' *Amazonian grosbeak, ''Cyanoloxia rothschildii'' *Dickcissel, ''Spiza americana''

Tanagers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Thraupidae The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly colored. As a family they are omnivorous, but individual species specialize in eating fruits, seeds, insects, or other types of food. Most have short, rounded wings. Sixty-four species have been recorded in Guyana. *Blue-backed tanager, ''Cyanicterus cyanicterus'' *Hooded tanager, ''Nemosia pileata'' *Green honeycreeper, ''Chlorophanes spiza'' *Guira tanager, ''Hemithraupis guira'' *Yellow-backed tanager, ''Hemithraupis flavicollis'' *Bicolored conebill, ''Conirostrum bicolor'' *Chestnut-vented conebill, ''Conirostrum speciosum'' *Stripe-tailed yellow-finch, ''Sicalis citrina'' *Saffron finch, ''Sicalis flaveola'' *Grassland yellow-finch, ''Sicalis luteola'' *Paramo seedeater, ''Catamenia homochroa'' (H) *Greater flowerpiercer, ''Diglossa major'' *Blue-black grassquit, ''Volatinia jacarina'' *Flame-crested tanager, ''Loriotus cristatus'' *White-shouldered tanager, ''Loriotus luctuosus'' *Fulvous-crested tanager, ''Tachyphonus surinamus'' *White-lined tanager, ''Tachyphonus rufus'' *Red-shouldered tanager, ''Tachyphonus phoenicius'' *Gray-headed tanager, ''Eucometis penicillata'' *Red-crested finch, ''Coryphospingus cucullatus'' (H) *Silver-beaked tanager, ''Ramphocelus carbo'' *Fulvous shrike-tanager, ''Lanio fulvus'' *Short-billed honeycreeper, ''Cyanerpes nitidus'' *Purple honeycreeper, ''Cyanerpes caeruleus'' *Red-legged honeycreeper, ''Cyanerpes cyaneus'' *Swallow tanager, ''Tersina viridis'' *Black-faced dacnis, ''Dacnis lineata'' *Blue dacnis, ''Dacnis cayana'' *Lesson's seedeater, ''Sporophila bouvronides'' *Lined seedeater, ''Sporophila lineola'' *Chestnut-bellied seedeater, ''Sporophila castaneiventris'' *Ruddy-breasted seedeater, ''Sporophila minuta'' *Chestnut-bellied seed-finch, ''Sporophila angolensis'' *Great-billed seed-finch, ''Sporophila maximiliani'' *Large-billed seed-finch, ''Sporophila crassirostris'' *Gray seedeater, ''Sporophila intermedia'' *Wing-barred seedeater, ''Sporophila americana'' *White-naped seedeater, ''Sporophila fringilloides'' *Yellow-bellied seedeater, ''Sporophila nigricollis'' *Slate-colored seedeater, ''Sporophila schistacea'' *Plumbeous seedeater, ''Sporophila plumbea'' *Buff-throated saltator, ''Saltator maximus'' *Olive-gray saltator, ''Saltator olivascens'' *Slate-colored grosbeak, ''Saltator grossus'' *Wedge-tailed grass-finch, ''Emberizoides herbicola'' *Bananaquit, ''Coereba flaveola'' *Sooty grassquit, ''Asemospiza fuliginosa'' *Red-capped cardinal, ''Paroaria gularis'' *Black-faced tanager, ''Schistochlamys melanopis'' *Magpie tanager, ''Cissopis leverianus'' *Black-headed tanager, ''Stilpnia cyanoptera'' *Burnished-buff tanager, ''Stilpnia cayana'' *Masked tanager, ''Stilpnia nigrocincta'' (H) *Turquoise tanager, ''Tangara mexicana'' *Paradise tanager, ''Tangara chilensis'' *Opal-rumped tanager, ''Tangara velia'' *Bay-headed tanager, ''Tangara gyrola'' *Blue-gray tanager, ''Thraupis episcopus'' *Palm tanager, ''Thraupis palmarum'' *Dotted tanager, ''Ixothraupis varia'' *Speckled tanager, ''Ixothraupis guttata'' *Yellow-bellied tanager, ''Ixothraupis xanthogastra'' *Spotted tanager, ''Ixothraupis punctata''

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External links

Birds of Guayana
- World Institute for Conservation and Environment Lists of birds by country, Guyana Birds of the Guianas, ' Lists of biota of Guyana, birds Lists of birds of South America, Guyana