Birdwatching – Charming Itineraries
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Preliminary and Cumulative List of Birds of São Miguel dos Milagres, AL
by Antonio Silveira

TINAMIDAE
Nothura maculosa; Codorna-comum; Spotted Nothur

ANATIDAE
Dendrocygna viduata; Irerê; White-faced Tree-Duck

ARDEIDAE
Nyctanassa violacea; Matirão; Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Butorides striata; Socozinho; Striated Heron
Bulbucus ibis; Garça-vaqueira; Cattle Egret

CATHARTIDAE
Cathartes aura; Urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha; Turkey Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus; Urubu-de-cabeça-amarela; Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Coragyps atratus; Urubu; Black Vulture

ACCIPITRIDAE
Rupornis magnirostris; Gavião-carijó; Roadside Hawk
Buteo albonotatus; Gavião-preto; Zone-Tailed Hawk

FALCONIDAE
Caracara plancus; Caracara; Crested Caracará

CHARADRIIDAE
Vanellus chilensis; Quero-quero; Southern Lapwing
Charadrius semipalmatus; Batuíra-de-bando; Semipalmated Plover

SCOLOPACIDAE
Actitis macularia; Maçarico-pintado; Spotted Sandpiper
Arenaria interpres; Agachadeira; Ruddy Turnstone
Calidris alba; Maçarico-branco; Sanderling

JACANIDAE
Jacana jacana; Jaçanã; Wattled Jacana

COLUMBIDAE
Columbina talpacoti; Rolinha; Ruddy Ground-dove
Columbina squammata; Fogo-apagou; Scaled Dove
Columbina picui; Rolinha-picuí; Picui Ground-Dove
Patagioenas picazuro; Asa-branca; Picazuro Pigeon
Leptotila verreauxi; Juriti; White-Tipped Dove

PSITTACIDAE
Aratinga leucophtalmus; Ararinha; White-eyed Parakeet
Aratinga aurea; Aratinga-estrela; Peach-fronted Parakeet
Forpus xanthopterygius; Tuim; Blue-winged Parrotlet

CUCULIDAE
Piaya cayana; Alma-de-gato; Squirrel Cuckoo
Crotophaga ani; Anu-preto; Smooth-billed Ani
Guira guira; Anu-branco; Guira Cuckoo
Tapera naevia; Saci; Striped Cuckoo

STRIGIDAE
Megascops choliba; Corujinha-do-mato; Tropical Screech-owl
Glaucidium brasilianum; Caburé-ferrugem; Ferruginous Pigmy-Owl

CAPRIMULGIDAE
Lurocalis semitorquatus; Tuju; Semicollared Nighthawk

TROCHILIDAE
Phaethornis ruber; Rabo-branco-rubro; Reddish Hermit
Eupetomena macroura; Tesourão; Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia versicolor; Beija-flor-de-banda-branca; Versicolored Emerald
Amazilia fimbriata; Beija-flor-de-garganta-verde; Glittering-throated Emerald

ALCEDINIDAE
Ceryle torquata; Matraca; Ringed Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana; Martim-pescador-pequeno; Green Kingfisher

GALBULIDAE
Galbula ruficauda; Ariramba-de-cauda-ruiva; Rufous-tailed Jacamar

PICIDAE
Picumnus limae; Pica-pau-anão-do-nordeste; Ochraceous Piculet
Celeus flavescens; Pica-pau-de-topete-amarelo; Blond-crested Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus; Pica-pau-de-topete-vermelho; Lineated Woodpecker

DENDROCOLAPTIDAE
Xiphorhynchus guttatus; Arapaçu-de-garganta-camurça; Buff-throated Woodcreeper

FURNARIIDAE
Furnarius figulus;João-nordestino; Wing-banded Hornero
Synallaxis frontalis; João-crispim; Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomea; Curutié; Yellow-throated Spinetail
Phacellodomus rufifrons; João-graveto; Rufous-fronted Thorn

TYRANNIDAE
Elaenia flavogaster; Guaracava-de-barriga-amarela; Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Platyrinchus mystaceus; Patinho; White-throated Spadebill
Fluvicola nengeta; Lavadeira-mascarada; Masked Water-Tyrant
Machetornis rixosus; Suiriri-cavaleiro; Cattle Tyrant
Legatus leucophaius; Bentevi-pirata; Piratic Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis; Bentevizinho; Vermilion-crowned (or Social) Flycatcher
Pitangus sulphuratus; Bentevi; Great Kiskadee
Tyrannus melancholicus; Suiriri; Tropical Kingbird

PIPRIDAE
Chiroxiphia pareola; Tangará-de-costa-azul; Blue-backed Mankin
Pipra rubrocapilla;Dançador-de-cabeça-encarnada; Red-headed Manakin

TITYRIDAE
Pachyramphus polychopterus; Caneleiro-preto; White-winged Becard

VIREONIDAE
Cyclarhis gujanensis; Pitiguari; Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Vireo sp

HIRUNDINIDAE
Tachycineta albiventer; Andorinha-de-rio; White-winged Swallow
Progne tapera; Andorinha-do-campo; Brown-chested Martin
Progne chalybea; Andorinha-grande; Gray-breasted Martin

TROGLODYTIDAE
Troglodytes musculus; Corruíra; House Wren

TURDIDAE
Turdus rufiventris; Sabiá-laranjeira; Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus leucomelas; Sabiá-branco; Pale-breasted Thrush

MOTACILLIDAE
Anthus lutescens; Caminheiro-zumbidor; Yellowish Pipit

COEREBIDAE
Coereba flaveola; Cambacica; Bananaquit

THRAUPIDAE
Habia rubica; Tie-da-mata; Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus; Pipira-preta; White-lined Tanager
Thraupis sayaca; Sanhaço; Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis palmarum; Sanhaço-do-coqueiro; Palm Tanager
Tangara fastuosa; Saíra-pintor; Seven-colored Tanager
Tersina viridis; Saí-andorinha; Swallow-Tanager
Dacnis cayana; Saí-azul; Blue Dacnes

EMBEREZIDAE
Sicalis flaveola; Canário-da-terra; Saffron Finch
Volatinia jacarina; Tiziu; Blue-black Grassquit
Sporophila nigricollis; Papa-capim-capuchinho; Yellow-billed Seedeater

PARULIDAE
Basileuterus sp

ICTERIDAE
Icterus cayanensis; Encontro; Epaulet Oriole
Chrysimus ruficapillus; Garibaldi; Chestnut-capped Blackbird
Molothrus bonariensis; Chopim; Shiny Cowbird
Sturnella superciliaris; Polícia-inglesa; White-browed Blacfkbird

FRINGILLIDAE
Euphonia violacea; Gaturamo-verdadeiro; Violaceous Euphonia

PASSERIDAE
Passer domesticus; Pardal; House Sparrow (nas vilas)

Note: Systematic order and scientific names according to that adopted by the Brazilian Committee of Ornithological Records. Lists of birds of Brazil. Version 10/2/2006. (http://www.cbro.org.br/CBRO/listabr.htm), names in English R.M. de Schauensee. A guide to the birds of South America. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1970, and names in Portuguese according to H. Sick, 1997. Ornitologia Brasileira. RJ, Ed. Nova Fronteira.