Arrowpoint Nature Resort - Bird Checklist October 2008 - Guyana Tourism Authority
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Arrowpoint Nature Resort
Bird Checklist
October 2008Arrowpoint Nature Resort: Bird Checklist
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Arrowpoint Nature Resort is located on the banks of a black water creek , a couple of miles
from the community of Santa Mission and only a short ride from the Demerara River in
Northern Guyana. This checklist includes species seen on the resort’s trail network, as well
as nearby locations which can be readily reached from there:
English Name Scientific name
Tinamous
Great Tinamou Tinamus major
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus
Ducks & Geese
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Curassows & Guans
Variable Chachalaca Ortalis motmot
Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu
Black Curassow Crax alector
Anhingas
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Herons
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Striated Heron Butorides striatus
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Ibises
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Vultures
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Hawks & Eagles
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
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Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Pearl Kite Gamsonyx swainsonii
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Gray Hawk Asturina nitida
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
Falcons & Caracaras
Black Caracara Daptrius ater
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Trumpeters
Gray-winged Trumpeter Psophia crepitans
Sungrebes
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
Plovers
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Sandpipers
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Jacanas
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
Pigeons & Doves
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea
Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
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Parrots
Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata
Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis
Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax
Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta
Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysoptera
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Dusky Parrot Pionus fuscus
Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala
Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus
Cuckoos
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Typical Owls
Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
Potoos
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Nighthawks & Nightjars
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens
Swifts
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata
Hummingbirds
Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
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Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
Crimson Topaz Topaza pella
Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes notata
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae
Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata
Versicolored Emerald Amazilia versicolor
White-chested Emerald Amazilia chionopectus
Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
Trogons
Amazonian White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis
Amazonian Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Kingfishers
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
Jacamars
Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea
Puffbirds
Swallow-wing Chelidoptera tenebrosa
New World Barbets
Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger
Toucans
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
Green Aracari Pteroglossus viridis
Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari
Woodpeckers
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula
Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros
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Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus
Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
Ovenbirds
Point-tailed Palmcreeper Berlepschia rikeri
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Straight-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus picus
Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus pardalotus
Buff-throated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Typical Antbirds
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Great Antshrike Taraba major
Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
Mouse-colored Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus
Northern Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus
Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Cinereous Antshrike Thamnomanes caesius
Rufous-bellied Antwren Myrmotherula guttata
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
Long-winged Antwren Myrmotherula longipennis
Gray Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis cantator
Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia
Black-headed Antbird Percnostola rufifrons
Ferruginous-backed Antbird Myrmeciza ferruginea
Black-throated Antbird Myrmeciza atrothorax
Ground Antbirds
Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona
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Tyrant Flycatchers
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes
Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus
Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant Atalotriccus pilaris
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Painted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum pictum
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris
Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea
Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parva
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Cotingas
White Bellbird Procnias albus
Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
Manakins
White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
White-crowned Manakin Pipra pipra
Tityras & Becards
Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana
Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus
Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor
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Wing-barred Piprites Piprites chloris
Vireos
Ashy-headed Greenlet Hylophilus pectoralis
Buff-cheeked Greenlet Hylophilus muscicapinus
Jays
Cayenne Jay Cyanocorax cayanus
Swallows
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Wrens
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus
Southern House-Wren Troglodytes musculus
Coraya Wren Thryothorus coraya
Gnatwrens & Gnatcatchers
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
Thrushes
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
Mockingbirds
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
Tanagers
Magpie Tanager Cissopis leveriana
White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana
Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
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Bananaquits
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Emberizine Finches
Wing-barred Seedeater Sporophila americana
Lined Seedeater Sporophila lineola
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater Sporophila castaneiventris
Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus
Grosbeaks & Saltators
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Wood Warblers
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Riverbank Warbler Phaeothlypis rivularis
New World Blackbirds
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous
Moriche Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivora
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris
Cardueline Finches
Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
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For more information please visit:
www.guyanabirding.com
www.guyana-tourism.com
www.roraimaairways.com
The production of this list was made possible by the support of the American People through the
Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative (GSTI), which is funded by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID).
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