Common. Multiple nests found. Terra firme and varzea.Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus
Common, locally, border of savanna and forest, scrub
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
InfrequentUndulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus
Common locally - gallery forest along yutaje river and varzeaVariegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus
UncommonNeotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Common, to abundant in dry seasonAnhinga Anhinga anhinga
Uncommon along Manapiare/Corocoro river, huge rainy season flocks overhead (100 plus birds) point to some kind of local or regional movement. The proximity of Manapiare flood plain to the south might explain this and the flocks of other waterbirds seen 'above' Yutaje, including Great Egret.
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Reported as common in Manapiare floodplain south of Yutaje lodge, by owners (Raggi family). Dry season.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Idem
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Idem. Huge flocks reported. Actively hunted. Also locally regular observations of solitary individuals on Rainforest section of Manapiare/Corocoro river adjacent to forested slopes of both Yutaje and Corocoro Tepuis, in rainy season. Breeding?
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Reported in winter (temperate); locally the dry season. Actively hunted.
Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
Description of one such duck by and during interview with Jose Felix Raggi, owner, who claims to have seen it in flooded savanna between Manapiare and Parucito floodplains. Description of bird's behavior, size, shape, color characteristic.
Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus
Uncommon but regular (vocalizations), from base of Tepuis south to flooded savanna on all sections of Manapiare/Corocoro river, from river banks in Terra Firme south through varzea forest.
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron Butorides striatus
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Agami Heron Agamia agami
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
Maguari Stork Euxenura maguari
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 Pandion haliaetus
Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Bicoloured Hawk Accipiter bicolor
White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus:
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus:
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
Black Caracara Daptrius ater:
Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus
Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis - Jodoi
Lined Forest-Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis -?
Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon Micrastur mirandollei -?
Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans - Jodoi
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Little Chachalaca Ortalis motmot
Spix’s Guan Penelope jacquacu
Blue-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosa
Black Curassow Crax alector
Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus
Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis
Russet-crowned Crake Laterallus viridis
Grey-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Grey-winged Trumpeter Psophia crepitans
Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
Pied Plover Hoploxypterus cayanus
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Snipe sp. Gallinago sp
Black Skimmer Rynchops nigra
Scaled Pigeon Columba speciosa
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis
Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea: Scattered encounters.
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon Montana
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloroptera
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Chestnut-fronted Macaw Ara severa
Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata
Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax
Painted Parakeet Pyrrhura picta:
Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura
Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera
Tepui Parrotlet Nannopsittaca panychlora
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephala
Orange-cheeked Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala
Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
Cuckoo sp. Coccyzus sp.
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Black-bellied Cuckoo Piaya melanogaster
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia – which species does it parasitize?
Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo – Neomorphus rufipennis
Tropical Screech-Owl Otus choliba
Tawny-bellied Screech Owl Otus watsonii
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Long-tailed Potoo Nyctibius aethereus
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus
Least Nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus
Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Rufous Nightjar Caprimulgus rufus
Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens
White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis
Spot-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus maculicaudus
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Tepui Swift Cypseloides phelpsi
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyuran
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicauda
Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Neotropical Palm-Swift (Fork-tailed P-S) Tachornis squamata
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsuta
White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
Grey-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis:
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus
Coquette sp. Female.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
Rufous-throated Sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina
White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus
Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae
White-chested Emerald Amazilia chionopectus
Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata
Versicolored Emerald
Glittering-throated Emerald
Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus
Amazonian White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis
Amazonian Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle Americana
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota
Brown Jacamar Brachygalba lugubris
Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris
Green-tailed Jacamar Galbula galbula
Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus
Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis
Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia
Chestnut-capped Puffbird
Collared Puffbird
Black Nunbird Monasa atra
Swallow-winged Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Gilded Barbet Capito auratus
Many-banded Aracari Pteroglossus pluricinctus
Ivory-billed Aracari Pteroglossus azara
Green Aracari Pteroglossus viridis
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus – red-billed form
Golden-spangled Piculet Picumnus exilis
Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans
Scale-breasted Woodpecker Celeus grammicus
Cream-coloured Woodpecker Celeus flavus
Ringed Woodpecker Celeus torquatus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
Red-stained Woodpecker Veniliornis affinis
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
Pale-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis albescens
Ruddy Spinetail
Yellow-chinned Spinetail (Yellow-throated S) Certhiaxis cinnamomea
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus
Palmcreeper
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa:
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris
Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes certhia
Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus
Lafresnaye’s Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatoides
Striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus obsoletus
Lineated Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes albolineatus
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Rare records including one sound recording (march 98) in Varzea portion of Manapiare/Corocoro river.
Great Antshrike Taraba major
Rare and local. Found in slash and burn and surrounding second growth of Piaroa communities.
Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis
Possible record from river margin (2006), mid section of Manapiare river (close to Piaroa Community): an antshrike song similar to that of S. C. Intermedius (recordings from Xeno-Canto, Chris parrish).
Blackish-grey Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus
Locally quite common in low river border vegetation along Terra Firme- Varzea gradient of Manapiare/Corocoro river.
Common in Rainforest Terra Firme and partially flooded Terra Firme and lower forested slopes of Yutaje Tepui around Campamento Yutaje. Frequently heard and regularly mistnetted. Observed at Ant swarms.Guianan Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus
Common in scrub and gallery forest, most often at interface of open savanna and forest; near slash and burn gardens (second growth) and occasionally inside forest (gaps...).Amazonian Antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus
Common to very common, from 'intermediate' (Terra Firme/Varzea) forest through to Varzea forest and scrub, mostly.Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris
Presumably quite common judging by frequency of vocalizations (dawn and dusk) in 'intermediate' forests (Terra Firme/Varzea interface) surrounding Campamento Yutaje, at base of Yutaje Tepui. Regularly mistnettet.Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
Curiously overlooked until discovery, in June 2006, of several pairs foraging/ vocalizing in vine tangles on small forested slopes ('bumps') surrounding slash and burn Piaroa Community. Locally common? Hilty reports the species as Tepui specific in Amazonas; here found no less than 2 kilometers away from base of Corocoro Tepui at ca. 300 meters alt., in otherwise flat riverside terrain.
Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Judging by frequency of vocalizations in dawn chorus recordings, one of the most common Thamnophilids in the area, in dense understory in high Terra firme forest ('la parcella') at base of Yutaje tepui and in mid-sized canopy 'intermediate' forest near Campamento Yutaje, at least. Status unknown in Varzea.
Cinereous Antshrike Thamnomanes caesius
Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyuran
Guianan Streaked-Antwren Myrmotherula surinamensis
Cherrie’s Antwren Myrmotherula cherriei
Rufous-bellied Antwren Myrmotherula guttata
Stipple-throated Antwren Myrmotherula haematonota
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
Long-winged Antwren Myrmotherula longipennis
Spot-backed Antwren Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus
White-fringed Antwren Formicivora sp.
Locally common, very habitat specific, found at forest border in low narrow band of scrub at edges of savanna. Identification confusing: vocalizations recall Southern Wf A, F. grisea; plumage of female (in hand) recalls Northern Wf A, F. intermedia. Any of above would constitute a range extension (re distribution maps in Hilty*).
Grey Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens
White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys
Black-chinned Antbird Hypocnemoides melanopogon
Spot-backed Antbird Hylophylax naevia
Dot-backed Antbird Hylophylax punctulata
Scale-backed Antbird Hylophylax poecilinota
Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia
White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes
Black-throated Antbird Myrmeciza atrothorax
Rufous-throated Antbird Gymnopithys rufigula
Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma
Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes:
White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum:
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
Forest Elaenia
Yellow-crowned Elaenia Eleania flavivertex
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis
Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata:
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleaginous
Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Ringed Antpipit
Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia
Painted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum pictum
Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda
Yellow-olive Flatbill (Y-o Flycatcher) Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Zimmer’s Flatbill (Z Flycatcher) Tolmomyias assimilis
Grey-crowned Flatbill (G-c Flycatcher) Tolmomyias poliocephalus
Ochre-lored Flatbill (O-l Flycatcher) Tolmomyias flaviventris
White-crested Spadebill
Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
Golden-crowned Spadebill
Amazonian Royal Flycatcher
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
Drab Water-Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis
Amazonian Black Tyrant
Pied Water-Tyrant Fluvicola pica
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus
Greyish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
Pale-bellied Mourner Rhytipterna immunda
Dusky-Capped Flycatcher – inside forest
Swainson’s Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni (W/ramon eloy)
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox (along yutaje)
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus:
Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor:
Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
Dusky-chested Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculates
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savanna
Thrush-like Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus
Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
Cinereous mourner Laniocera hypopyrra
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus
Pink-throated Becard Platypsaris minor
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana
White-browed Purpletuft Iodopleura isabellae
Spangled Cotinga Cotinga cayana
Bare-necked Fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus
Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus
Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock Rupicola rupicola
Striped Manakin Machaeropterus regulus
Black Manakin Xenopipo atronitens
White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala
Yellow-crested Manakin Heterocercus flavivertex
Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni
Gray-chested/Brown-headed Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus/ bruneiceps
Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus:
Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata
White-thighed Swallow Neochelidon tibialis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus
Coraya Wren Thryothorus coraya
Buff-breasted Wren Thryothorus leucotis
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticte
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
Lawrence’s Thrush Turdus lawrencii
Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
Cocoa Thrush Turdus fumigatus
White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata:
Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys melanopis:
Magpie Tanager Cissopis leveriana:
Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis:
White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus:
Fulvous-crested Tanager Tachyphonus surinamus
Red-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus phoenicius
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis
Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris
Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea
White-lored Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta
Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana:
Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana:
Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia:
Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis
Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata
White-bellied Dacnis Dacnis albiventris
Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer
Short-billed Honeycreeper Cyanerpes nitidus
Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Swallow-Tanager Tersina viridis
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis
Large-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus crassirostris
Grey Seedeater Sporophila intermedia
Lined Seedeater Sporophila minuta
Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta
Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch Sicalis columbiana:
Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivora
Moriche Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
Olive Oropendola Psarocolius yuracares
