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Surama Eco-Lodge Bird Checklist
October 2008
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Surama Eco-lodge is located in an area of savannah on the border of the Iwokrama Forest
Reserve. The savannahs are surrounded by rainforest with views across to the nearby
Pakaraima Mountains. This checklist includes species seen around the Lodge and nearby
locations which can be readily reached from there:
English Name Scientific name
Tinamous
Great Tinamou Tinamus major
Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
Red-legged Tinamou Crypturellus erythropus
Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus
Ducks & Geese
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Curassows & Guans
Variable Chachalaca Ortalis motmot
Marail Guan Penelope marail
Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu
Blue-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis
Black Curassow Crax alector
Quails
Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis
Cormorants
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Anhingas
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Herons
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
Agami Heron Agamia agami
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus
Striated Heron Butorides striatus
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus
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Ibises
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus
Storks
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Vultures
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
Hawks & Eagles
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Pearl Kite Gamsonyx swainsonii
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops
White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
Gray Hawk Asturina nitida
Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
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Falcons & Caracaras
Black Caracara Daptrius ater
Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus
Northern (Crested) Caracara Caracara plancus
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
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
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Limpkins
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Trumpeters
Gray-winged Trumpeter Psophia crepitans
Rails
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
Russet-crowned Crake Anurolimnas viridis
Sungrebes
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
Sunbitterns
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
Plovers
Pied Lapwing Vanellus cayanus
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Sandpipers
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
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
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Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
Parrots
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata
Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis
Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax
Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta
Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysoptera
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavicus
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus
Caica Parrot Gypopsitta caica
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Dusky Parrot Pionus fuscus
Blue-cheeked Parrot Amazona dufresniana
Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala
Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus
Cuckoos
Pearly-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus euleri
Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus rufipennis
Typical Owls
Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba
Northern Tawny-bellied
Screech-Owl Megascops watsonii
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
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Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium hardyi
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Striped Owl Pseudoscops clamator
Oilbirds
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
Potoos
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Nighthawks & Nightjars
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
Least Nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis
Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens
Swifts
White-collared Swift Streptoprogne zonaris
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Hummingbirds
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus
Pale-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes leucurus
Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus
Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
Straight-billed Hermit Phaethornis bourcieri
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
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White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus
Racket-tailed Coquette Discosura longicaudus
Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes notata
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
Rufous-throated Sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina
Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae
Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata
Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Trogons
Amazonian White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis
Amazonian Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus
Kingfishers
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
Motmots
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
Jacamars
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
Guianan Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos
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Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia
Collared Puffbird Bucco capensis
Black Nunbird Monasa atra
Swallow-wing Chelidoptera tenebrosa
New World Barbets
Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger
Toucans
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
Guianan Toucanet Selenidera culik
Green Aracari Pteroglossus viridis
Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari
Woodpeckers
Golden-spangled Piculet Picumnus exilis
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini
Yellow-throated Woodpecker Piculus flavigula
Waved Woodpecker Celeus undatus
Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
Cream-colored Woodpecker Celeus flavus
Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
Ovenbirds
Point-tailed Palmcreeper Berlepschia rikeri
Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner Philydor erythrocercum
Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-
gleaner Philydor pyrrhodes
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner Automolus infuscatus
Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus
Short-billed Leaftosser Sclerurus rufigularis
Black-tailed Leaftosser Sclerurus caudacutus
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
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Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
White-chinned Woodcreeper Dendrocincla merula
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Amazonian Barred-
Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia
Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus
Straight-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus picus
Striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus obsoletus
Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus pardalotus
Buff-throated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Lineated Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes albolineatus
Typical Antbirds
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Black-throated Antshrike Frederickena viridis
Great Antshrike Taraba major
Mouse-colored Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus
Northern Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus
Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus
Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Cinereous Antshrike Thamnomanes caesius
Brown-bellied Antwren Myrmotherula gutturalis
Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura
Guianan Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula surinamensis
Rufous-bellied Antwren Myrmotherula guttata
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
Long-winged Antwren Myrmotherula longipennis
Gray Antwren Myrmotherula menetriesii
Spot-tailed Antwren Herpsilochmus sticturus
Todd's Antwren
Herpsilochmus
stictocephalus
White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea
Ash-winged Antwren Terenura spodioptila
Gray Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys
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Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis cantator
Black-chinned Antbird
Hypocnemoides
melanopogon
Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia
Spot-winged Antbird Schistocichla leucostigma
White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes
Ferruginous-backed Antbird Myrmeciza ferruginea
Black-throated Antbird Myrmeciza atrothorax
White-plumed Antbird Pithys albifrons
Rufous-throated Antbird Gymnopithys rufigula
Scale-backed Antbird Hylophylax poecilinotus
Ground Antbirds
Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma
Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Spotted Antpitta Hylopezus macularius
Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona
Tyrant Flycatchers
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii
Gray Elaenia Myiopagis caniceps
Yellow-crowned Elaenia Myiopagis flavivertex
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris
Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata
Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis
White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina
Ringed Antpipit Corythopis torquatus
Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes
Olive-green Tyrannulet Phylloscartes virescens
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
McConnell's Flycatcher Mionectes macconnelli
Amazonian Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus obscurior
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus
Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus
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Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant Atalotriccus pilaris
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Painted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum pictum
Olivaceous Flatbill Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
Yellow-margined Flycatcher Tolmomyias assimilis
Gray-crowned Flycatcher Tolmomyias poliocephalus
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris
Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus
White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius barbatus
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
Cinnamon Tyrant-Manakin Neopipo cinnamomea
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor
Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parvus
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea
Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox
Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda
Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Cotingas
Dusky Purpletuft Iodopleura fusca
Purple-breasted Cotinga Cotinga cotinga
Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana
White Bellbird Procnias albus
Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
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Pompadour Cotinga Xipholena punicea
Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus
Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata
Capuchinbird Perissocephalus tricolor
Manakins
Tiny Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes virescens
White-throated Manakin Corapipo gutturalis
Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola
White-crowned Manakin Pipra pipra
Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala
Tityras & Becards
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana
Thrush-like Mourner Schiffornis turdina
Cinereous Mourner Laniocera hypopyrra
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus
polychopterus
Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus
Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor
Vireos
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus
Buff-cheeked Greenlet Hylophilus muscicapinus
Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Jays
Cayenne Jay Cyanocorax cayanus
Swallows
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata
Southern Rough-winged
Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
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Wrens
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Coraya Wren Thryothorus coraya
Buff-breasted Wren Thryothorus leucotis
Musician Wren Cyphorhinus arada
Gnatwrens & Gnatcatchers
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
Thrushes
Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis
Mockingbirds
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
Tanagers
Fulvous-crested Tanager Tachyphonus surinamus
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Fulvous Shrike-Tanager Lanio fulvus
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Blue-backed Tanager Cyanicterus cyanicterus
Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana
Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis
Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana
Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Short-billed Honeycreeper Cyanerpes nitidus
Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira
Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
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Bananaquits
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Emberizine Finches
Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch Emberizoides herbicola
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Gray Seedeater Sporophila intermedia
Plumbeous Seedeater Sporophila plumbea
Lined Seedeater Sporophila lineola
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis
Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus
Grosbeaks & Saltators
Yellow-green Grosbeak Caryothraustes canadensis
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Wood Warblers
Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Riverbank Warbler Phaeothlypis rivularis
Rose-breasted Chat Granatellus pelzelni
New World Blackbirds
Green Oropendola Psarocolius viridis
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous
Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivora
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Cardueline Finches
Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea
Finsch's Euphonia Euphonia finschi
Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
Golden-bellied Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta
Golden-sided Euphonia Euphonia cayennensis
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