South and Central
American Birds

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