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This database incorporates not only all the information which normally can be found in a printed version of a field guide – a full description of the species, behaviour, colour sketches and distribution maps – but also a comprehensive set of vocalizations, for the majority of species much more than one example. Volume 1 covers the sub-oscines, from tinamous to toucans, for a total of 258 species (see the species list below).
Tinamidae / Tinamous
6.2 Tinamus solitarius / Solitary Tinamou
6.14 Crypturellus obsoletus / Brown Tinamou
6.19 Crypturellus noctivagus / Yellow-legged Tinamou
6.27 Crypturellus parvirostris / Small-billed Tinamou
6.29 Crypturellus tataupa / Tataupa Tinamou
6.30 Rhynchotus rufescens / Red-winged Tinamou
6.33 Nothura minor / Lesser Nothura
6.41 Nothura maculosa / Spotted Nothura
6.43 Taoniscus nanus / Dwarf Tinamou
Cathartidae / American Vultures
31.1 Coragyps atratus / Black Vulture
31.2 Cathartes aura / Turkey Vulture
31.3 Cathartes burrovianus / Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
31.7 Sarcoramphus papa / King Vulture
Pandionidae / Osprey
32.1 Pandion haliaetus / Osprey
Accipitridae / Kites, Hawks, Eagles
33.6 Leptodon cayanensis / Gray-headed Kite
33.8 Chondrohierax uncinatus / Hook-billed Kite
33.16 Elanoides forficatus / American Swallow-tailed Kite
33.18 Gampsonyx swainsonii / Pearl Kite
33.21 Elanus leucurus / White-tailed Kite
33.24 Rostrhamus sociabilis / Snail Kite
33.26 Harpagus bidentatus / Double-toothed Kite
33.27 Harpagus diodon / Rufous-thighed Kite
33.29 Ictinia plumbea / Plumbeous Kite
33.79 Circus buffoni / Long-winged Harrier
33.82 Circus cinereus / Cinereous Harier
33.94 Accipiter poliogaster / Gray-bellied Goshawk
33.118 Accipiter superciliosus / Tiny Hawk
33.133 Accipiter striatus / Sharp-shinned Hawk
33.138 Accipiter bicolor / Bicolored Hawk
33.152 Geranospiza caerulescens / Crane Hawk
33.158 Leucopternis lacernulata / White-necked Hawk
33.162 Leucopternis polionota / Mantled Hawk
33.166 Buteogallus urubitinga / Great Black-Hawk
33.167 Heterospizias meridionalis / Savanna Hawk
33.168 Parabuteo unicinctus / Bay-winged Hawk
33.169 Busarellus nigricollis / Black-collared Hawk
33.170 Geranoaetus melanoleucus / Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
33.173 Asturina nitida / Gray Hawk
33.174 Buteo magnirostris / Roadside Hawk
33.178 Buteo leucorrhous / White-rumped Hawk
33.179 Buteo brachyurus / Short-tailed Hawk
33.182 Buteo albicaudatus / White-tailed Hawk
33.185 Buteo albonotatus / Zone-tailed Hawk
33.200 Morphnus guianensis / Crested Eagle
33.201 Harpia harpyja / Harpy Eagle
33.223 Spizastur melanoleucus / Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
33.233 Spizaetus tyrannus / Black Hawk-Eagle
33.234 Spizaetus ornatus / Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Falconidae / Caracaras, Falcons
35.8 Caracara plancus / Southern Caracara
35.10 Milvago chimachima / Yellow-headed Caracara
35.12 Herpetotheres cachinnans / Laughing Falcon
35.13 Micrastur ruficollis / Barred Forest-Falcon
35.16 Micrastur mirandollei / Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
35.17 Micrastur semitorquatus / Collared Forest-Falcon
35.35 Falco sparverius / American Kestrel
35.45 Falco femoralis / Aplomado Falcon
35.47 Falco rufigularis / Bat Falcon
35.48 Falco deiroleucus / Orange-breasted Falcon
35.64 Falco peregrinus / Peregrine Falcon
Cracidae / Guans, Currasows
37.18 Penelope superciliaris / Rusty-margined Guan
37.24 Penelope obscura / Dusky-legged Guan
37.31 Pipile jacutinga / Black-fronted Piping-Guan
Odontophoridae / Wood-Partridges
40.14 Odontophorus capueira / Spot-winged Wood-Quail
Rallidae / Rails, Coots
50.15 Coturniceps notatus / Speckled Crake
50.16 Micropygia schomburgkii / Ocellated Crake
50.26 Anurolimnas viridis / Russet-crowned Crake
50.28 Laterallus melanophaius / Rufous-sided Crake
50.36 Laterallus leucopyrrhus / Red-and-white Crake
50.50 Rallus longirostris / Clapper Rail
50.68 Aramides mangle / Little Wood-Rail
50.70 Aramides cajanea / Gray-necked Wood-Rail
50.72 Aramides ypecaha / Giant Wood-Rail
50.73 Aramides saracura / Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail
50.75 Amaurolimnas concolor / Uniform Crake
50.93 Porzana albicollis / Ash-throated Crake
50.98 Porzana flaviventer / Yellow-breasted Crake
50.103 Neocrex erythrops / Paint-billed Crake
50.104 Pardirallus maculatus / Spotted Rail
50.105 Pardirallus nigricans / Blackish Rail
50.186 Pardirallus sanguinolentus / Plumbeous Rail
50.114 Porphyrula martinica / Purple Gallinule
50.118 Gallinula chloropus / Common Gallinule
50.121 Gallinula melanops / Spot-flanked Gallinule
50.129 Fulica leucoptera / White-winged Coot
50.131 Fulica armillata / Red-gartered Coot
50.132 Fulica rufifrons / Red-fronted Coot
Heliornithidae / Sungrebes
51.3 Heliornis fulica / Sungrebe
Cariamidae / Seriemas
54.1 Cariama cristata / Red-legged Seriema
Scolopacidae, Gallinagoinae / Snipe
68.12 Gallinago gallinago / Common Snipe
68.16 Gallinago undulata / Giant Snipe
Columbidae / Pigeons, Doves
81.1 Columba livia / Rock Dove
81.32 Columba speciosa / Scaled Pigeon
81.33 Columba picazuro / Picazuro Pigeon
81.39 Columba cayennensis / Pale-vented Pigeon
81.43 Columba plumbea / Plumbeous Pigeon
81.111 Zenaida auriculata / Eared Dove
81.117 Columbina minuta / Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
81.119 Columbina talpacoti / Ruddy Ground-Dove
81.120 Columbina picui / Picui Ground-Dove
81.124 Columbina squammata / Scaled Dove
81.125 Claravis pretiosa / Blue Ground-Dove
81.126 Claravis godefrida / Purple-winged Ground-Dove
81.133 Leptotila verreauxi / White-tipped Dove
81.135 Leptotila rufaxilla / Gray-fronted Dove
81.158 Geotrygon violacea / Violaceous Quail-Dove
81.159 Geotrygon montana / Ruddy Quail-Dove
Psittacidae, Nestorinae / New World Parrots
87.9 Ara chloropterus / Green-winged Macaw
87.14 Primolius maracana / Blue-winged Macaw
87.16 Diopsittaca nobilis / Red-shouldered Macaw
87.30 Aratinga leucopthalmus / White-eyed Parakeet
87.35 Aratinga auricapilla / Golden-capped Parakeet
87.40 Aratinga aurea / Peach-fronted Parakeet
87.45 Pyrrhura cruentata / Ochre-marked Parakeet
87.47 Pyrrhura frontalis / Reddish-bellied Parakeet
87.53 Pyrrhura leucotis / Maroon-faced Parakeet
87.74 Forpus xanthopterygius / Blue-winged Parrotlet
87.79 Brotogeris tirica / Plain Parakeet
87.80 Brotogeris versicolurus / Canary-winged Parakeet
87.94 Touit melanonotus / Black-eared Parrotlet
87.95 Touit surda / Golden-tailed Parrotlet
87.105 Pionopsitta pileata / Pileated Parrot
87.113 Pionus maximiliani / Scaly-headed Parrot
87.126 Amazona pretrei / Red-spectacled Parrot
87.130 Amazona dufresniana / Blue-cheeked Parrot
87.132 Amazona brasiliensis / Red-tailed Parrot
87.136 Amazona aestiva / Turquoise-fronted Parrot
87.141 Amazona amazonica / Orange-winged Parrot
87.143 Amazona farinosa / Mealy Parrot
87.144 Amazona vinacea / Vinaceous-breasted Parrot
87.150 Triclaria malachitacea / Blue-bellied Parrot
Cuculidae, Coccyzinae / New World Cuckoos
92.4 Coccyzus americanus / Yellow-billed Cuckoo
92.5 Coccyzus euleti / Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
92.8 Coccyzus melacoryphus / Dark-billed Cuckoo
92.16 Piaya cayana / Squirrel Cuckoo
Cuculidae, Crotophaginae / Anis
93.1 Crotophaga major / Greater Ani
93.2 Crotophaga ani / Smooth-billed Ani
93.4 Guira guira / Guira Cuckoo
Cuculidae, Neomorphinae / Ground Cuckoos
94.1 Tapera naevia / Striped Cuckoo
94.2 Dromococcyx phasianellus / Pheasant Cuckoo
94.3 Dromococcyx pavoninus / Pavonine Cuckoo
94.8 Neomorphus geoffroyi / Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
Tytonidae, Tytoninae / Barn Owls
95.14 Tyto alba / Barn Owl
Strigidae / Owls
97.49 Otus choliba / Tropical Screech-Owl
97.62 Otus atricapillus / Black-capped Screech-Owl
97.71 Bubo virginianus / Great Horned Owl
97.104 Strix hylophila / Rusty-barred Owl
97.111 Ciccaba virgata / Mottled Owl
97.113 Ciccaba huhula / Black-banded Owl
97.117 Pulsatrix perspicillata / Spectacled Owl
97.118 Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana / Tawny-browed Owl
97.137 Glaucidium minutissimum / Least Pygmy-Owl
97.138 Glaucidium brasilianum / Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
97.154 Athene cunicularia / Burrowing Owl
97.161 Aegolius harrisii / Buff-fronted Owl
97.184 Pseudoscops clamator / Striped Owl
97.185 Asio stygius / Stygian Owl
97.189 Asio flammeus / Shost-eared Owl
Nyctibiidae / Potoos
101.1 Nyctibius grandis / Great Potoo
101.2 Nyctibius aethereus / Long-tailed Potoo
101.5 Nyctibius griseus / Common Potoo
Caprimulgidae, Chordeilinae / Nighthawks
102.1 Lurocalis semitorquatus / Semicollared Nighthawk
102.6 Chordeiles acutipennis / Lesser Nighthawk
102.7 Chordeiles minor / Common Nighthawk
102.9 Podager nacunda / Nacunda Nighthawk
Caprimulgidae, Caprimulginae / Nightjars
103.8 Nyctidromus albicollis / Pauraque
103.14 Nyctiphrynus ocellatus / Ocellated Poorwill
103.16 Caprimulgus rufus / Rufous Nightjar
103.21 Caprimulgus sericocaudatus / Silky-tailed Nightjar
103.26 Caprimulgus longirostris / Band-winged Nightjar
103.27 Caprimulgus candicans / White-winged Nightjar
103.29 Caprimulgus parvulus / Little Nightjar
103.30 Caprimulgus maculicaudus / Spot-tailed Nightjar
103.77 Hydropsalis brasiliana / Scissor-tailed Nightjar
103.78 Macropsalis creagra / Long-trained Nightjar
103.79 Eleothreptus anomalus / Sickle-winged Nightjar
Apodidae, Cypseloidinae / Cypseloid Swifs
104.5 Cypseloides fumigatus / Sooty Swift
104.9 Cypseloides senex / Great Dusky Swift
104.12 Streptoprocne zonaris / White-collared Swift
104.13 Streptoprocne biscutata / Biscutate Swift
Apodidae, Apodinae / Apodine Swifts
105.51 Chaetura cinereiventris / Gray-rumped Swift
105.57 Chaetura meridionalis / Ashy-tailed Swift
105.63 Tachornis squamata / Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
105.65 Panyptila cayennensis / Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Trochilidae / Hummingbirds
107.1 Ramphodon naevius / Saw-billed Hermit
107.4 Glaucis dohrnii / Hook-billed Hermit
107.5 Glaucis hirsuta / Rufous-breasted Hermit
107.21 Phaethornis eurynome / Scale-throated Hermit
107.22 Phaethornis pretrei / Planalto Hermit
107.25 Phaethornis squalidus / Dusky-throated Hermit
107.28 Phaethornis idaliae / Minute Hermit
107.30 Phaethornis ruber / Reddish Hermit
107.50 Campylopterus cirrochloris / Sombre Hummingbird
107.51 Eupetomena macroura / Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
107.53 Florisuga fuscus / Black Jacobin
107.57 Colibri serrirostris / White-vented Violet-ear
107.60 Anthracothorax nigricollis / Black-throated Mango
107.70 Chrysolampis mosquitus / Ruby-topaz Hummingbid
107.73 Stephanoxis lalandi / Black-breasted Plovercrest
107.77 Lophornis magnificus / Frilled Coquette
107.81 Lophornis chalybeus / Festive Coquette
107.86 Popelairia langsdorffi / Black-bellied Thorntail
107.98 Chlorostilbon aureoventris / Glittering-bellied Emerald
107.122 Thalurania furcata / Fork-tailed Woodnymph
107.124 Thalurania glaucopis / Violet-capped Woodnymph
107.130 Hylocharis sapphirina / Rufous-throated Sapphire
107.131 Hylocharis cyanus / White-chinned Sapphire
107.132 Hylocharis chrysura / Gilded Hummingbird
107.137 Leucochloris albicollis / White-throated Hummingbird
107.138 Polytmus guainumbi / White-tailed Goldenthroat
107.155 Agyrtria versicolor / Versicolored Emerald
107.163 Polyerata lactea / Sapphire-spangled Emerald
107.164 Polyerata fimbriata / Glittering-throated Emerald
107.194 Clytolaema rubricauda / Brazilian Ruby
107.295 Heliothryx aurita / Black-eared Fairy
107.299 Heliomaster longirostris / Long-billed Starthroat
107.300 Heliomaster squamosus / Stripe-breasted Starthroat
107.301 Heliomaster furcifer / Blue-tufted Starthroat
107.310 Calliphlox amethystina / Amethyst Woodstar
Trogonidae / Trogons
109.8 Trogon viridis / White-tailed Trogon
109.13 Trogon collaris / Collared Trogon
109.17 Trogon rufus / Black-throated Trogon
109.18 Trogon surrucura / Surucua Trogon
Alcedinidae, Alcedininae / Alcedine Kingfishers
111.4 Ceryle torquata / Ringed Kingfisher
111.6 Chloroceryle amazona / Amazon Kingfisher
111.7 Chloroceryle americana / Green Kingfisher
111.8 Chloroceryle inda / Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
111.39 Chloroceryle aenea / American Pygmy Kingfisher
Momotidae / Motmots
113.7 Baryphthengus ruficapillus / Rufous-capped Motmot
Galbulidae / Jacamars
122.7 Jacamaralcyon tridactyla / Three-toed Jacamar
122.10 Galbula ruficauda / Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Bucconidae / Puffbirds
123.1 Notharchus macrorhynchos / White-necked Puffbird
123.10 Nystalus chacuru / White-eared Puffbird
123.16 Malacoptila striata / Crescent-chested Puffbird
123.23 Nonnula rubecula / Rusty-breasted Nunlet
123.33 Chelidoptera tenebrosa / Swallow-wing
Ramphastidae / Toucans
127.13 Pteroglossus aracari / Black-necked Aracari
127.20 Baillonius bailloni / Saffron Toucanet
127.29 Selenidera maculirostris / Spot-billed Toucanet
127.35 Ramphastos vitellinus / Channel-billed Toucan
127.36 Ramphastos dicolorus / Red-breasted Toucan
Picidae, Picumninae / Piculets
130.12 Picumnus cirratus / White-barred Piculet
130.15 Picumnus temminckii / Ochre-collared Pirculet
130.21 Picumnus nebulosus / Mottled Picutet
Picidae, Picinae / Woodpeckers
131.1 Melanerpes candidus / White Woodpecker
131.10 Melanerpes flavifrons / Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
131.94 Veniliornis passerinus / Little Woodpecker
131.96 Veniliornis spilogaster / White-spotted Woodpecker
131.102 Veniliornis maculifrons / Yellow-eated Woodpecker
131.107 Piculus flavigula / Yellow-throated Woodpecker
131.108 Piculus chrysochloros / Golden-green Woodpecker
131.109 Piculus aurulentus / White-browed Woodpecker
131.115 Colaptes melanochloros / Green-barred Woodpecker
131.122 Colaptes campestris / Campo Flicker
131.130 Celeus flavescens / Blond-crested Woodpecker
131.134 Dryocopus galeatus / Helmeted Woodpecker
131.135 Dryocopus lineatus / Lineated Woodpecker
131.144 Campephilus robustus / Robust Woodpecker
131.145 Campephilus melanoleucos / Crimson-crested Woodpecker