Checklist of some bird and mammal species of the

Xixuaú Reserve, the Amazon

By Mogens Trolle (1997)

BIRDS

TINAMOUS (family Tinamidae)


Undulated tinamou

Crypturellus undulatus

CORMORANTS (family Phalacrocoracidae)


Neotropic cormorant

Phalacracorax olivaceus

DARTERS (family Anhingidae)


Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

HERONS, EGRETS (family Ardeidae)


Cocoi heron

Ardea cocoi


Great egret

Casmerodius albus


Striated heron

Butorides striatus


Rufescent tiger-heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

STORKS (family Ciconildae)


Jabiru

Jabiru mycteria

IBISES, SPOONBILLS (family Threskiornithidae)


Green ibis

sembrinibis cayennensis


Roseate spoonbill(1)

Ajaia ajaja

DUCKS (family Anatidae)


Muscovy duck

Cairina moschata

AMERICAN VULTURES (family Cathartidae)


Turkey vulture

Cathartes aura


Greatar yellow-headed vulture

Cathartes melambrotus


Black vulture

Coragyps atratus


King vulture

Sarcoramphus papa

HAWKS, KITES (family Accipitridae)


Gray-headed kite

Leptodon cayanensis


American swallow-tailed kite

Elanoides forficatus


Plumbeous kite

Ictinia plumbea


Crane hawk

Geranospiza caerulescens


Great black-hawk

Buteogallus urubitinga


Black-collared hawk

Busarellus nigricollis


Roadside hawk

Buteo magnirostris


Pearl kite

Gampsonyx swainsonii

FALCONS, CARACARAS (family Falconidae)


Black caracara

Daptrius ater


Red-throated caracara

Daptrius americanus


Bat falcon

Falco rufigularls

CHACHALACAS, GUANS (famlly Cracidae)


Variable chachalaca

ortalis motmot


Splx's guan

Panelope jacquacu


Common piping-guan

Aburria (Pipile) pipile


Black curassow

Crax alector

FINFOOTS (family Heliomithidae)


Sungrebe

Heliomis fulica

SUNBITTERNS (family Eurypygidae)


Sunbittern

Eurypyga helias

LAPWINGS, ETC. (family Charadriidae)


Southern lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

SANDPIPERS ETC. (family Scolopacidae)


Solitary sandpiper

Tringa solitarla

SKIMMERS (family Rynchopidae)


Black skimmer

Rynchops nigra

PIGEONS, DOVES (family Columbidae)


Scaled pigeon

Columba speciosa


Ruddy pigeon

Columba subvenacea


dove; White-tipped or Gray-fronted

Leptotila verreauxi or rufaxilla


Plain-breasted ground-dove

Columbina minuta


Common ground-dove (1)

Columbina passerina

PARROTS (family Psittacidae)


Blue-and-yallow macaw

Ara ararauna


Scarlet macaw

Ara macao


Red-and-green macaw

Ara chloroptera


Chestnut-fronted macaw

Ara severa


White-eyed parakeet

Aratinga leucophthalmus


Brown-throated parakeet

Aratinga pertinax


parakeet

Brotogeris sp.


Orange-cheeked parrot

Pionopsitta barrabandi


Festive parrot

Amazona festiva


Red-fan parrot

Deroptyus accipitrnus

CUCKOOS (family Cuculidae)


Black-billed cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus


Squirrel cuckoo

Piaya cayana


Greater ani

Crotophaga major

POTOOS (family Nyctibiidae)


Common potoo

Nyctibius griseus

NIGHTHAWKS (family Caprimulgidae)


Band-tailed nighthawk

Nyctiprogne leucopyga


nightjar

?

SWIFTS (family Apodidae)


Swift

Chaetura sp.

HUMMINGBIRDS (family Trochilidae)


Reddish hermit

Phaethornis ruber


Long-tailed hermit

Phaethornis superciliosus

TROGONS (family Trogonidae)


White-tailed trogon

Trogon viridis


Violaceous trogon

Trogon violaceus


trogon (red belly)

Trogon sp.

KlNGFISHERS (family Alcedinidae)


Ringed kingfisher

Ceryle torquata


Amazon klngfisher

Chloroceryle amazona


Green kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

JACAMARS (family Galbulidae)


Green-tailed jacamar

Galbula galbula


Bronzy jacamar

Galbula leucogastra


Paradise jacamar

Galbula dea

PUFFBIRDS (family Bucconidae)


Spotted puffbird

Bucco tamatia


Black nunbird

Monasa atra


Swallow-winged puffbird

Chelidoptera tenebrosa

TOUCANS, ARACARlS (family Ramphastidae)


Chestnut-eared aracari

Pteroglossus castanotis


Green aracari

Pteroglossus viridis


White-throated toucan

Rhamphastos tucanus

WOODPECKERS (family Picidae)


Spot-breasted woodpecker

Chrysoptilus punctigula


Scale-breasted woodpecker

Celeus grammicus


woodpecker

Celeus sp.


Lineated woodpecker

Dryocopus Lineatus


woodpecker; Red-stained or Golden-collared

Veniliomis affinis or cassini


Crimson-crested woodpecker

Campephilus melanoleucos

SPINETAILS, ETC. (family Fumariidae)


xenops; Slender-billed or Plain

Xenops tenuirostris or minutus

ANTBIRDS (family Formicariidae)


Black-crested antskrike

Sakesphorus canadensis


Cherrle's antwren

Myrmotherula cherriei


antbird; Jet (?)

Cercoomacra nigricans (?)


White-browed antbird

Myrmoborus leucophrys


Black-chinned antbird

Hypocnemoides melanopogon

MANAKINS (family Pipridae)


Golden-headed manakin

Pipra erythrocephala


Wire-tailed manakin

Pipra filicauda


White-crowned manakin

Pipra pipra


Band-tailed manakin

Pipra fasciicauda


White-bearded manakin

Manacus manacus


Yellow-crowned manakin

Heterocercus flavivertex

COTINGAS (family Cotingidae)


Black-tailed tityra

Tityra cayana


Screaming piha

Lipaugus vociferans


Pompadour cotinga

Xipholena punicea


Capuchinbird

Perissocephalus tricolor

FLYCATCHERS (family Tyrannidae)


Yellow-crowned tyrannulet

Tyrannulus elatus


Ochre-bellied flycatcher

Mionectes oleaginea


Short-crested flycatcher

Mylarchus ferox


Great kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus


Lesser kiskadee

Pitangus lictor


Rusty-margined flycatcher

Mylozetetes cayanensis


Streaked flycatcher

Mylodynastes maculatus


Streaked flycatcher

Mylodynastes maculatus


Fork-tailed flycatcher

Tyrannus savana


Tropical kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

SWALLOWS, MARTINS (family Hirundinidae)


White-winged swallow

Tachycineta albiventer


Brown-chested martin

Phaeoprogne tapera


Gray-breasted martin

Progne chalybea


White-banded swallow

Atticora fasciata


Southern rough-winged swallow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

WRENS (family Troglodytidae)


Coraya wren

Thryothorus coraya


House wren

Troglodytes aedon


Musician wren

Cyphorhinus arada

THRUSHES (family Turdidae)


Cocoa thrush

Turdus fumigatus

PEPPERSHRIKES (family Vireonidae)


Rufous-browed peppershrike

Cyclarhis gujanensis

OROPENDOLAS (family Icteridae)


Crested oropendola

Psarocolius decumanus


Green oropendola

Psarocolius viridis


Yellow-rumped cacique

Cacicus cela


Red-rumped cacique

Cacicus haemorrhous

HONEYCREEPERS (family Coerebidae)


Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola


Purple honeycreeper

Cyanerpes caeruleus


Green honeycreeper

Chlorophanes spiza


Blue dacnis

Dacnis cayana


Black-faced dacnis

Dacnis lineata


Yellow-bellied dacnis

Dacnis flaviventer

TANAGERS (family Thraupidae)


Blue-aray tanager

Thraupis episcopus


Palm tanager

Thraupis palmarum


Silver-beaked tanager

Ramphocelus carbo


White-shouldered tanager

Tachyphonus luctuosus

FINCHES (family Fringillidae)


saltator

Saltator sp


Red-capped cardinal

Paroaria guiaris


Dull-colored grassquit {?)

Tiaris obscura (?)




MAMMALS


Giant armadillo

Priodontes maximus


Golden-handed tamarin (2)

Sagulnus midas


Red howler monkey

Alouatta seniculus


Capuchin

Cebus sp.


Bearded saki

Chiropotes satanas


White-faced saki

Pithecia pithecia


Squirrel monkey

Saimiri sciureus


Jaguar (3)

Panthera onca


Giant otter (1)

Pteronura brasiliensis


Amazon river dolphin (Bouto)

Inie geoffrensis


Tucuxi dolphin (2)

Sotalia fluviatilis


Brocket deer

Mazama sp.


Amazonian manatee (2)

Trichechus inunguis


Guianan squirrel

Sciurus aestuans



Records by Mogens Trolle, University of Copenhagen between July 19 and
August 11, l996, except species marked by: (1) identified from photos by
Erik Falk; (2) recorded by Erik Falk: (3) occurs according to locals.

References:

DUNNING, J.S. 1987. South American birds - a photographic aid ta
identification. Harrowood Books

HILTY, S.L. & W.L. BROWN. 1986. A guide to the birds of Colombia
Princeton University Press

EISENBERG, J.F. 1989. Mammals of the Neotropics - the northern
Neotropics. Vol.1 , The University of Chicago Press

EMMONS, L.H. 1990. Neotropical rainforest mammals - a field guide. The
University of Chicago Press

WlLSON, D.E. & D.M. REEDER (eds.). 1993. Mammal species of the world -
a taxonomic and geographic reference. 2nd edition, The Smithsonian
Institution Press

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