South and Central
American Birds

The species are listed in alphabetical order by common name. They have all either been photographed in, or are native to, South or Central America.  More precise details of the location of individual photographs can be supplied on request.

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Common name	Latin name
Agami (or Chestnut-bellied)Heron	Agamia agami
Amazon Kingfisher	Chloroceryle amazona
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica
American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus
Antarctic Skua	Catharacta antarctica
Bare-faced Ibis	Phimosus infuscatus
Bay-headed Tanager	Tangara gyrola
Black-bellied Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis
Black-browed Albatross	Diomedea melanophrys
Black-collared Hawk	Busarellus nigricollis
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed Trogon	Trogon melanocephalus
Blackish Oystercatcher	Haematopus ater
Black-necked (South American) Stilt	Himantopus mexicana
Blue-crowned Motmot	Momotus momota
Blue-footed Booby	Sula nebouxii excisa
Blue-grey Tanager	Traupis episcopus
Blue-winged Mountain Tanager	Anisognathis flavinucha
Bronzy Inca	Coeligena coeligena
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus galapagensis
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
Brown-and-yellow Marshbird	Pseudoleistes virescens
Buff-necked Ibis	Theristucus caudatus
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia
Cactus Ground Finch	Geospiza scandens
Capped Heron	Pilherodius pileatus
Carib Grackle	Quiscalus lugubris
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Chalk-browed Mockingbird	Mimus saturninus
Cherrie's or Scarlet-rumped Tanager	Rhamphocelus passerinii
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan	Ramphastos swainsonii
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Dendroica pensylvanica
Chimango Caracara	Milvago chimango
Clay-colored Robin,	Turdus grayi
Collared Aracari	Pteroglossus torquatus
Common (Magellan) Snipe	Gallinago gallinago paraguaiae
Crested Caracara	Polyborus plancus
Crested Duck	Lophonetta specularoides
Crested Guan	Penelope purparescens
Crimson-collared Tanager	Phlogothraupis sanguinolenta
Dark-faced Ground Tyrant	Muscisaxicola macloviana
Dolphin Gull	Larus scoresbii
Double-striped Thick-knee	Burhinus bistratus
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna
Elegant-crested Tinamou	Eudromia elegans
Falkland Flightless Steamer Duck	Tachyceres brachydactyla
Falkland Thrush	Turdus falcklandii
Flightless Cormorant	Nannopterum harrisi
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Muscivora tyrannus
Galapagos Dove	Zenaida galapagoensis
Galapagos Flycatcher	Myriarchus magnirostris
Galapagos Hawk	Buteo galapagoensis
Galapagos Mockingbird	Nesomimus parvulus
Galapagos Penguin	Spheniscus mendiculus
Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua
Giant Petrel	Macronectes giganteus
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
Golden-hooded Tanager	Tangara larvata
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis
Great (or Common) Egret	Casmerodius Albus
Great Black Hawk	Buteogallus urubitinga
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias
Great Curassow	Crax rubra
Great Frigatebird	Fregata minor ridgwayi
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus
Great Kiskadee	Pitangus sulphuratus
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber
Greater Rhea	Rhea americana
Green Honeycreeper	Chlorophanes spiza
Green Kingfisher	Chloroceryle americana
Green Violet-ear	Colibri thalassinus
Grey-necked Wood Rail	Aramides cajanea
Groove-billed Ani	Crotophaga sulcirostris
Groove-billed Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus sulcatus
Guira Cuckoo	Guira guira
Hoatzin	Opisthocomus hoazin
Hood Mockingbird	Nesomimus macdonaldi
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
Hudson’s Canastero	Asthenes hudsoni
Imperial (or King) Shag	Phalacrocorax albiventer
Jabiru	Jabiru mycteria
Kelp Goose	Chloephaga hybrida
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus
King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonica
Large Cactus Ground Finch	Geospiza conirostris
Large Ground Finch	Geospiza magnirostris
Laughing Falcon	Herpetotheres cachinnans
Lava Gull	Larus fuliginosus
Lava Heron	Butorides sundevalli
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
Lesser Kiskadee	Pitangus lictor
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Long-tailed Meadowlark	Sturnella loyca
Long-tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus kingi
Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus
Magellanic Oystercatcher	Haematopus leucopodus
Magellanic Penguin	Spheniscus magellanicus
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens
Magnificent Hummingbird	Eugenes fulgens
Maguari Stork	Euxenura maguari
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra granti
Medium Ground Finch	Geospiza fortis
Monk Parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus
Mourning Sierra Finch	Phrygilus fruticeti
Northern Giant Petrel	Macronectes halli
Northern Jacana	Jacana spinosa
Olivaceous Cormorant	Phalacrocorax olivaceus
Orange-bellied Euphonia	Euphonia xanthogaster
Orange-chinned Parakeet	Brotogeris jugularis
Orinoco Goose	Neochen jubata
Palm Tanager	Thraupis palmarum
Patagonian Mockingbird	Mimus patagonicus
Pied Water-tyrant	Fluvicola pica
Pinnated Bittern	Botaurus pinnatus
Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis (castaneoventris) calolaema
Red-backed Hawk	Buteo polysoma
Red-billed Parrot	Pionus sordidus
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus
Red-capped Cardinal	Paroaria gularis
Red-crowned Woodpecker	Melanerpes rubricapillus
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula websteri
Red-legged Honey-creeper	Cyanerpes cyaneus
Ringed Kingfisher	Ceryle torquata
Roadside Hawk	Buteo magnirostris
Rock Shag (or Cormorant)	Phalacrocorax magellanicus
Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes crestatus
Ruddy Ground Dove	Columbina talpacoti
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Ruddy-headed Goose	Chloephaga rubidiceps
Rufescent Tiger Heron	Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufous Hornero	Furnarius rufus
Rufous-chested Dotterel	Charadrius modestus
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	Amazilia tzacatl
Rufous-tailed Jacamar	Galbula ruficauda
Rufous-vented Chachalaca	Ortalis ruficauda
Russet-backed Oropendola	Psarocolius angustifrons
Russet-throated Puffbird	Hypnelus ruficollis
Rusty-margined Flycatcher	Myiozetetes cayanensis
Saffron Finch	Sicalis flaveola
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Savannah Hawk	Heterospizias meridionalis
Scaled Dove	Scardafella squamata
Scarlet Ibis	Eudocimus ruber
Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao
Sharp-tailed Ibis	Cercibis oxycerca
Shining Honey-creeper	Cyanerpes lucidus
Silver-throated Tanager	Tangara icterocephala
Silvery Grebe	Podiceps occipitalis
Small Ground Finch	Geospiza fuliginosa
Small Tree Finch	Camarhynchus parvulus
Snail Kite	Rostrhamnus sociabilis
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Southern Lapwing	Vanellus chilensis
Southern Screamer	Chauna torquata
Speckled Tanager	Tangara guttata
Squirrel Cuckoo	Piaya cayana
Striated (Green-backed) Heron	Butorides striatus
Striated Caracara	Phalcoboenus australis
Sunbittern	Eurpyga helias
Swallow-tailed Gull	Larus furcatus
Thick-billed Euphonia	Euphonia laniirostris
Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura
Turquoise-browed Mot-mot	Eumomota superciliosa
Tussac Bird	Cinclodes antarcticus
Two-banded Plover	Charadrius falklandicus
Upland Goose	Chloephaga picta
Vermillion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus
Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula
Wandering Tattler	Heteroscelus incanus
Wattled Jacana	Jacana jacana
Waved Albatross	Diomedea irrorata
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
Whistling Heron	Syrigma sibilatrix
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus
White-faced Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna viduata
White-headed Marsh Tyrant	Arundinicola leucocephala
White-lined Tanager	Tachyphonus rufus
White-necked (Cocoi) Heron	Ardea cocoi
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis
White-tailed Trogon	Trogon viridis
White-tufted Grebe	Podiceps rolland
Willet	Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Wilson’s Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia aurea
Yellow-browed Sparrow	Ammodramus aurifrons
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea
Yellow-headed Caracara	Milvago chimachima
Zig-zag Heron	Zebrilus undulatus