SPECIES SEEN IN VENEZUELA 25 NOVEMBER – 7 DECEMBER 2007.
Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
Heard at Sabocual and at Cerro Negro and one seen briefly at Caño Colorado on 30th December.
Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus
Heard only in the Imataca Forest.
Audubon’s Shearwater Puffinus Iherminieri
One rather frail looking bird on the estuary at Caño Ajies.
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Hundreds along the Caribbean coast.
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Ones and twos on bodies of water near Caripe.
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
One near Caripe.
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Common in the north in the first four days of the tour. Hundreds along the Caribbean coast.
Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta
One at Caño Colorado on 30th December.
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Eight on lakes near Maturin on 30th December.
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Single at Caño Ajies.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Seen at Caño Ajies (one) and near Maturin (6).
American (Caribbean) Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
Hundreds seen on the Araya Peninsula on 25th November.
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
One at Caño Colorado.
White-necked Heron Ardea cocoi
Singles near El Palmar and on the Rio Cuyuni.
Great Egret Ardea alba
Seen in small numbers on four dates.
Snowy Egret Egreta thula
Common on the Araya Peninsula and on lakes at Carupano.
Little Blue Heron Egreta caerulea
Fairly common at Caño Ajies.
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Small numbers on the Araya Peninsula and near Carupano.
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Seen on seven dates.
Striated Heron Butoroides striatus
Singles near Caripe, Caño Colorado and on two dates near Imataca.
Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
A couple of birds seen near Maturin.
Capped Heron Pilherodius pilatus
Seen on two dates near El Palmar and Imataca with four records on both days.
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nyticorax
Three birds near Carupano.
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Three at Caño Ajies.
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
Four on the Araya Peninsula and 25+ at Caño Ajies.
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
One between El Palmar and Las Claritas.
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
One at Caño Colorado.
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Common and widespread. Seen most dates.
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Common and widespread. Seen on most dates.
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
Small numbers at Caño Colorado, Carupano and Caño Ajies.
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
Small numbers in the Imataca area.
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Five on the Araya Peninsula was the daily max. Four were seen at Caño Ajies and a single at Rio Cuyuni were the only other records.
Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
A single seen on two dates at Imataca.
Pearl Kite Gamsonyx swainsonii
Four en route to the Araya Peninsula on our first day in the field, thereafter singles were seen at Carupano, near Maturin and on two dates at Imataca.
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Singles on four dates between Caripe and Imataca, mainly from the vehicle between sites.
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
One over El Palmar.
Slender-billed Kite Rostrhamus hamatus
Singles near Caño Ajies and Caripe.
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Four birds recorded over two dates at Imataca.
Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni
One probable at Caño Ajies and another at Caño Colorado.
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
One at Imataca.
White Hawk Leucopternis albicolis
One at Cerro Humo and another on La Escalera.
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
Five seen at Caño Colorado was the daily max. Thereafter singles near El Palmar on two dates.
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Small numbers on three dates in the north, namely Caño Ajies and Cerro Humo.
Harris’s Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
One in the Araya Peninsula.
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
One seen en route to the Araya Peninsula and a couple at Caño Ajies.
Grey Hawk Buteo nitidus
Singles at Caño Ajies and on two dates in Imataca.
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
Widespread in small numbers with records on seven dates.
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Small numbers on 4 dates in Imataca and from Sierra de Lema on the Escalera.
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
One on La Escalera.
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
One at Caño Ajies.
White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus
Small numbers at the Araya Peninsula, near Maturin, near El Palmar and La Escalera.
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
Bird of the tour: A single (immature of approx. 12 months) seen exceptionally well near El Palmar on 1st December.
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
One at Caño Colorado.
Black & White Hawk Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus
Two at Cerro Humo.
Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus
Heard on two dates at Imataca and finally seen at Las Claritas near our lodge.
Northern Crested Caracara Cracara cheriway
Widespread and seen on seven dates.
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Widespread in small numbers and seen on six dates.
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Seen in the Araya Peninsula and Imataca.
Merlin Falco columbarius
Singles on three dates at Cerro Negro and Imataca.
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Small numbers on five dates.
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
One seen in the Araya Peninsula.
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Singles on two dates in Imataca.
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda
Singles on two dates near Caripe and Caño Colorado.
Spix’s Guan Penelope jacquacu
Small numbers in Imataca and on the Escalera.
Marail Guan Penelope marail
A pair in Imataca.
Black Curassow Crax alector
A pair seen in Imataca and one on the lower Escalera.
Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus
Small numbers seen at Caño Colorado and Imataca.
Grey-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea
Heard at Caño Ajies.
Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica
Small numbers on wetlands between El Palmar and Las Claritas.
Common Gallinule Gallinula chloropus
Small numbers on wetlands visited between Caripe, El Palmar and Las Claitas.
Azure Gallinule Porphyrula flavirostris
One on a lake near Maturin.
Caribbean Coot Fulica caribaea
At least one on a lake near Carupano.
Limpkin Aramus guaruana
A couple seen at Caño Ajies and Sabocual.
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Small numbers daily in the El Palmar area.
Grey Plover Pluvalis squatarola
One at the Araya Peninsula.
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliates
One at the Araya Peninsula.
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
Small numbers on four dates on wetlands between birding sites.
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Eight at Araya Peninsula and a single near Maturin.
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
One at Caño Colorado.
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Three at the Araya Peninsula and then 15 at Carupano.
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Common (50+) at Caño Ajies.
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Four at the Araya Peninsula.
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Three at the Araya Peninsula.
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
A couple of flocks totalling more than a hundred at the Araya Peninsula.
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
One at the Araya Peninsula
Royal Tern Sterna maxima
Hundreds at the Araya Peninsula.
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Numbers in excess of a hundred at the Araya Peninsula.
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Feral birds seen in town on several dates.
Scaled Pigeon Columba speciosa
One at the Rio Cuyuni.
Bare-eyed Pigeon Columba corensis
Six at the Araya Peninsula.
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis
Single at Caño Ajies and a couple at Caño Colorado.
Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea
Recorded on 6 dates, mostly from Imataca.
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
Fifteen near Maturin.
Scaled Dove Columbina squammata
Ten in the Araya Peninsula and Caño Colorado.
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Small numbers on the Araya Peninsula and at Caño Colorado.
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Recorded in good numbers on several dates.
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
A pair near El Palmar.
Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
Heard at Caño Colorado.
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
One heard at Sabocual.
Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
At least 6 at Caño Colorado.
Blue & Yellow Macaw Ara araruana
Six at Caño Colorado.
Red & Green Macaw Ara chloroptera
Frequently seen in the Imataca and Escalera areas.
Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata
Eight at Caño Colorado.
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet Aratinga wagleri
Common at the foot of Cerro Negro.
White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucopthalmus
Recorded at Sabocual, Caño Colorado and Imataca.
Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax
Small numbers near Caño Ajies and Caripe.
Venezuelan Parakeet Pyrrhura emma
At least 30 birds around the refugio on Cerro Humo.
Fiery-shouldered Parakeet Pyrrhura egregia
This Tepui Endemic was recorded on two dates on La Escalera.
Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus
Frequently seen in small numbers in the Imataca area and Caño Colorado.
Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysopterus
Five were a bit of surprise on Cerro Humo. Small numbers daily in Imataca.
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavica
Heard at Cerro Humo and Cerro Negro.
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet Touit purpurata
Seen on two dates on the Escalera with a daily max. 6.
Tepui Parrotlet Nannopsttaca panychlora
Small (and always distant) parties seen on La Escalera on two dates.
Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephala
Seen on five dates in Imataca and in the Las Claritas area.
Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus
Seen on one date in the northern mountains.
Caica Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi
Small numbers on two dates in Imataca.
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Common in Imataca and small numbers on La Escalera.
Dusky Parrot Pionus fuscus
Regular in small numbers in the Imataca area. Four near Las Claritas at the end of the tour.
Blue-cheeked Parrot Amazona dufresniana
Pairs seen on two dates at the foot of the Escalera and near Las Claritas.
Yellow-shouldered Parrot Amazona barbadensis
At least seventeen of these rare parrots in the Araya Peninsula.
Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala
One at Imataca.
Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica
The most frequently seen Amazona with records from seven dates.
Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
Small numbers in Imataca.
Red-fan Parrot Deroptyus acciptrinius
After hearing this bird for two days we finally saw five at Imataca on our last morning there.
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Widespread and seen on nine dates in small numbers.
Little Cuckoo Piaya minuta
One at Sabucual.
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Seen at Caño Ajies, Carupano and Caño Colorado but nowhere numerous.
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Common – seen on ten dates.
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Identified only at Caño Colorado.
Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
Seen at Caño Colorado and heard on two other dates.
Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus rufipennis
Heard in the distance at Imataca.
Barn Owl Tyto alba
One at our hotel near Macuto.
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Seen near Caripe and at Las Claritas.
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Three at the Araya Peninsula.
Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
We saw hundreds leaving their roost at the type locality near Caripe. One of the spectacles of the tour.
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Heard at El Palmar.
Blackish Nightjar Caprimulgus nigrescens
One seen well by the side of the road in Imataca.
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
A couple of sightings on the Gran Sabana and the Escalera.
Tepui Swift Cypseloides phelpsi
Four seen on the Escalera.
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
Widespread with records from seven dates.
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicauda
Small numbers on two dates at Imataca and near Las Claritas.
Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
At least thirty near Cerro Humo and at Imataca.
White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus
At least fifty at the Oilbird Caves near Caripe.
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Singles on three dates at Imataca.
Neotropical Palm-Swift Tachornis sqaumata
Ones and twos recorded on the first four days of the tour in the north.
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsuta
Two at the feeders at Barquilla de Fresa, Las Claritas.
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
Two at Barquilla de Fresa, Las Claritas.
Straight-billed Hermit Phaethornis bourcieri
Seen on three dates on La Escalera.
Sooty-capped Hermit Phaethornis augusti
One around the entrance to our hotel in Macuto and a couple at Cerro Humo.
Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
Seen on seven dates in the lowlands at Sabocual, Imataca and near Las Claritas.
Blue-fronted Lancebill Doryfera johannae
One on La Escalera.
Grey-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
One at Barquilla de Fresa.
Rufous-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus hyperythrus
Three seen on two dates on La Escalera.
White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis
This range-restricted species was quite common on Cerro Negro. A few people on Cerro Humo saw one as well.
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Singles at Caño Colorado and Imataca with up to 5 at Barquilla de Fresa.
Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
Common on the upper Escalera.
Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus
Common on Cerro Negro and a couple on the lower Escalera.
Black-throated Mango Antracothorax nigricolis
One at Caño Ajies and at least 15 at Barquilla de Fresa near Las Claritas.
Crimson Topaz Topaza pella
Three at Barquilla de Fresa.
Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus
A nice male on La Escalera on our first stop on the road.
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
One at Macuto.
Green-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon alice
A few on Cerro Negro and near our hotel.
Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
One below Cerro Humo and then small numbers near Las Claritas and on the lower Escalera.
Tepui Goldenthroat Polytmus milleri
Three on the Gran Sabana.
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax
At least 6 at the Araya Peninsula.
White-chested Emerald Amazilia chinopectus
Singles at Sabocual, Caño Colorado and near Imataca.
Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata
One near Caño Ajies and four at Caño Colorado.
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Amazilia tobaci
Seen at Cerros Humo and Negro (5+).
Velvet-browed Brilliant Heliodoxa xanthogonys
Recorded on two dates on La Escalera.
Venezuelan Sylph Aglaiocercus berlepschi
Well, we kept hearing this species on Cerro Negro but just couldn’t see it! Very frustrating indeed.
Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
Five at Caño Ajies and another at Barquilla de Fresa.
Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystine
One on the Grand Sabana.
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii
A male seen well on Cerro Negro.
Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
One at Caño Ajies and another on La Escalera.
Amazonian White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis
Seen on seven dates and most numerous in Imataca where 7 birds were seen in a day.
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
Singles on Cerro Humo and Cerro Negro.
Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
Several over two dates on La Escalera.
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
One in Imataca.
Amazonian Violaceous Trogon Trogon violacea
A male at Imataca.
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Recorded on four dates.
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
One at Sabocual.
Green & Rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
One at Sabocual.
Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris
One seen well at Imataca.
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
Seen at Sabocual and Caño Colorado.
Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea
Five at Imataca and a pair near Las Claritas.
Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus
A fine male in Imataca.
Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
A pair at Imataca and one on a trail near Las Claritas.
White-necked Puffbird Notharchus machrorhynchus
One at Sabocual.
Russet-throated (Two-banded) Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis bicinctus
Seen on the Araya Peninsula, near Sabocual and heard at Caño Colorado.
Black Nunbird Monasa atra
Three birds in Imataca on two dates.
Swallow-winged Puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Good numbers over five dates in Imataca and on La Escalera.
Black-spotted Barbet Capito niger
Three birds on two dates in Imataca.
Groove-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus
Three birds at the foot of Cerro Negro.
Chestnut-tipped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus derbianus
Heard on La Escalera.
Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari
Seen on eight dates, most frequently in Imataca.
Green Aracari Pteroglossus viridis
A pair in Imataca and another near Las Claritas.
Channel-billed Toucan Rhamphastos vitellinus
About twenty birds seen over three dates in Imataca.
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus
A pair at Caño Ajies and then more frequently seen in Imataca and near Las Claritas.
Golden-spangled Piculet Picumnus exillis
One at Imataca was the only record.
Black-dotted Piculet Picumnus nigropunctatus
This Venezuelan endemic was seen most readily in the Sabocual and Caño Colorado areas.
Spot-breasted Woodpecker Chrysoptilus punctigula
One near Sabocual.
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus
Present on Cerros Humo and Negro and La Escalera but nowhere numerous.
Waved Woodpecker Celeus undatus
One at Imataca.
Cream-coloured Woodpecker Celeus flavus
A pair at Caño Colorado.
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Widespread but only in small numbers. Recorded on eight dates.
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
Heard on three dates at Imataca and near Las Claritas.
Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
Recorded on the first nine dates of the tour and seemingly only absent from La Escalera on our tour.
Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini
Twos and threes seen on two dates in Imataca and La Escalera.
Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii
One in Imataca.
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucus
Recorded on three dates in Imataca.
Red-necked Woodpecker Campephilus rubricollis
One heard in Imataca and another seen near Las Claritas.
McConnell’s Spinetail Synallaxis macconnelli
Two seen at the Alcabala trail on La Escalera and heard at higher elevations the following day.
Stripe-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis cinnamomea
One on Cerro Negro.
Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomea
One seen near Caño Ajies.
Tepui Spinetail Cranioleuca demissa
Recorded on three dates on La Escalera.
Common Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons
Seen near Cerro Negro and Caño Colorado.
White-throated Barbtail Premnoplex tatei
Heard only on Cerro Negro.
Guttulated Foliage-Gleaner Syndactyla guttulata
One heard on Cerro Negro.
Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-Gleaner Phylidor pyrrhodes
One in Imataca.
White-throated Foliage-Gleaner Automolus roraimae
One near the Alcabala on La Escalera.
Buff-throated Foliage-Gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
One heard at the foot of La Escalera.
Eastern Striped Woodhaunter Hylocistes sublatus
Heard on La Escalera.
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
Recorded on four dates on Cerro Humo, Imataca and La Escalera.
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorhynchus spirurus
Seen on three dates in Imataca and near Las Claritas.
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
One seen below Cerro Negro and another heard on La Escalera.
Black-banded Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus
A couple seen on Cerro Negro and one in Imataca.
Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus pardolotus
Seen on four dates in Imataca and on La Escalera.
Buff-throated Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Recorded on three dates in Imataca.
Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
One seen near Cerro Humo.
Straight-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus picus
One on the Araya Peninsula.
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetti
Singles near Saboucual on two dates.
Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
Two at Caño Colorado.
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
One seen in Imataca.
Black-throated Antshrike Frederickena viridis
A female calling and located along a “Guyana Trail” near San Miguel. Highlight of the tour for the leader and a tick for almost everyone.
Great Antshrike Taraba major
One seen in Imataca.
Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis
A male seen well at Caño Ajies.
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
A pair at Caño Colorado and heard near Las Claritas.
Mouse-coloured Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus
A male seen from the trails at Imataca.
Guianan Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus
A female seen at Caño Colorado and a pair in Imataca.
Streak-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus insignis
We found one on our third day of searching in the usual spot at the Alcabala on La Escalera. Three seen in total.
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
A family party of 3 seen on La Escalera.
Dusky-throated Antshrike Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Six in Imataca in a mixed species flock and a pair near San Miguel.
Cinereous Antshrike Thamnomanes caesius
One with the above species in Imataca and a couple with them on the trail near San Miguel.
Pygmy Antwren Myrmotherula brachyura
Heard in Imataca.
Guianan Streaked Antwren Myrmotherula surinamensis
A female at Imataca.
Rufous-bellied Antwren Myrmotherula guttata
A male on a “Guyana Trail” near San Miguel.
Brown-bellied Antwren Myrmotherula guttaralis
One in a mixed species flock at Imataca.
Long-winged Antwren Myrmotherula longipennis
Four in flocks at Imataca.
Grey Antwren Myrmotherula memtriesii
Three in flocks in Imataca and a single on a “Guyana Trail” near San Miguel.
Plain-winged Antwren Myrmotherula behni
One responded well to playback on La Escalera.
Roraiman Antwren Herpsilochmus roraimae
Recorded on three dates on La Escalera.
White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea
Some authorities consider that F. grisea consists of more than one species. Hilty describes major vocal differences in grisea and intermedia (the one we saw - Northern White-fringed Antwren). The AOU South American Classification Committee currently retains them as the same species though. We saw them at the Araya Peninsula and at Caño Colorado.
Long-tailed Antbird Drymophila caudata
One on Cerro Humo. This singing bird sounded very different to birds heard by the leader previously the same month in the Ecuadorian Andes.
Ash-winged Antwren Terenura spodioptila
Singles in Imataca and on La Escalera.
Grey Antbird Cercomacra cinerascens
Encountered fairly frequently in Imataca and on La Escalera.
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
Recorded on three dates in Imataca.
Imeri Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis flavescens
The species limits of the Warbling Antbird H. cantator has recently been reassessed and this is the one on La Escalera. Located on two days of the tour.
Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia
Heard at Caño Ajies.
White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes
Heard in Imataca, along the Rio Cuyuni and on the trail near San Miguel (near Las Claritas). A forest edge species that just would not come out!
Ferruginous-backed Antbird Mymeciza ferruginea
We saw this attractive antbird on two consecutive dates in Imataca.
Rufous-throated Antbird Gymnopithys rufigula
One in Imataca.
Short-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza campanisoma
Heard on La Escalera.
Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
Heard on Cerro Humo.
Spotted Antpitta Hylopezus macularius
Heard on two dates in Imataca. We got close but just could not see it.
Tepui Antpitta Myrmothera simplex
We were close to two birds calling on La Escalera and one did pop up and perch for a split second but dived down into cover again immediately. A “heard only”.
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Singles every day from the El Palmar – Imataca area.
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
Heard at Caño Ajies and seen at Caño Colorado, Imataca and near Las Claritas.
Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius improbus
One on La Escalera.
Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii
Singles at Caño Ajies, Sabocual, Imataca and La Escalera.
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
Heard on four dates.
Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata
Five on the Gran Sabana.
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum
One on the Araya Peninsula.
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
A couple at Caño Colorado.
Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
Recorded on Cerros Humo and Negro.
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Two at Sabocual.
McConnell’s Flycatcher Mionectes macconnelli
Seen on two dates in Imataca.
Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
A couple of birds on Cerro Humo.
Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
One on La Escalera.
White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme
One at the Capuchinbird lek site near Las Claritas.
Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus
One seen on La Escalera and then heard the following few days in the same area.
Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus
A couple at Sabocual and then recorded on three dates in Imataca.
Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pilaris
One seen well at Caño Colorado.
Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus russatum
One (a tricky customer) seen on La Escalera, but scarce this year there.
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus Sylvia
A couple of sightings at Caño Colorado.
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Heard at Caño Ajies and seen at Caño Colorado.
Olivaceous Flatbill Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
One seen well at Sabocual.
Grey-crowned Flycatcher Tolmomyias poliocephalus
Singles at Imataca and on La Escalera.
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris
Heard at Caño Colorado and Rio Cuyuni. Some authorities consider that T. flaviventris almost certainly involves more than one species. Hilty’s Birds of Venezuela considers flaviventris (Ochre-lored Flatbill) separate from birds from s. Peru to s. Brazil (Olive-faced Flatbill T. viridiceps). At present the SACC does not recognise this in the absence of published data (or the change from “Flycatcher” to “Flatbill” in the lack of a formal proposal).
Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrhinchus coronatus
One seen at Imataca.
Bran-coloured Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
One on La Gran Sabana.
Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
One at Cerro Humo
Smoke-coloured Pewee Contopus fumigatus
Several sightings on three dates on La Escalera.
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Pairs on two dates on La Escalera.
Cliff Flycatcher Hirundea ferruginea
One on La Escalera.
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
Pairs on two dates in Imataca.
Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosus
Two at Barcelona airport.
Pied Water-Tyrant Fluvicola pica
At least 5 at Caño Ajies and a female near Maturin.
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundicola leucocephala
Small numbers in wetland areas near Maturin and El Palmar.
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
One at Cerro Humo.
Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus
Singles at Caño Ajies and on three dates in Imataca.
Greyish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
One in Imataca.
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Singles on Cerro Negro, in Imataca and on La Escalera.
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox
Small numbers at Caño Ajies and Sabocual.
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Small numbers on eight dates.
Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor
One in Imataca.
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megaryhnchus pitangua
Recorded on several dates.
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Recorded on seven dates, most numerous near Imataca.
Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
Singles at Sabocual and Imataca.
Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias pava
One seen well at Imataca.
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
One at Cerro Negro and on La Escalera.
Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius
One below Cerro Humo.
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Seen every day in good numbers.
Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
Three on the Araya Peninsula.
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
Ten at Cano Colorado and a single at Imataca.
Thrush-like Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus
Heard on two dates in Imataca.
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Pairs recorded at Sabocual, Caño Colorado and La Escalera.
Black-capped Becard Pachyramphus marginatus
A male on Cerro Negro.
Black & White Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus
Heard on Cerro Negro.
Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus
One at Cerro Humo.
Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor
A female on a “Guyana Trail” near San Miguel.
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
Six at Caño Ajies and a pair at Caño Colorado.
Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana
Two pairs at Imataca.
Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
Recorded on four dates in Imataca.
Rose-collared Piha Lipaugus streptophorus
We did well for this Tepui endemic seeing a male on our first day on La Escalera and then a pair in the same spot (near the Alcabala) on our final day there.
Sharpbill Oxyruncus cristatus
Two in a mixed species flock on the lower Escalera.
Handsome Fruiteater Pipreola formosa
A male and female seen on Cerro Negro.
Red-banded Fruiteater Pipreola whitelyi
A nice male from the Alcabala trail on La Escalera.
Bearded Bellbird Procnias averano
A pair on the upper Escalera.
White Bellbird Procnias alba
Recorded on three dates on La Escalera and Gran Sabana.
Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata
Eight on the trail near San Miguel (Las Claritas).
Capuchinbird Perissocephalus tricolor
Seeing five males “singing” at a lek near Las Claritas was one of the highlights of the tour.
Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock Rupcola rupicola
Males on two dates on the lower Escalera.
Olive Manakin Chloropipo uniformis
This Tepui endemic was seen on two dates on La Escalera with 3 sightings on each day.
Crimson-hooded Manakin Pipra aureola
Seen at Sabocual.
Scarlet-horned Manakin Pipra cornuta
A male on the lower Escalera.
Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala
Several birds seen in Imataca and near San Miguel.
White-crowned Manakin Pipra pipra
Heard in Imataca.
Orange-bellied (Tepui) Manakin Pipra suavissima
Quite common on La Escalera.
Tiny Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes virescens
Heard on two dates in Imataca.
Wing-barred Piprites Piprites chloris
Seen on La Escalera on heard on three dates.
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
Recorded on several dates.
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis
Seen on two dates in Imataca and heard on La Escalera.
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
One on La Escalera.
Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes
Seen at Caño Colorado and heard near Imataca.
Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus
One in Imataca.
Tepui Greenlet Hylophilus sclateri
Seen on two dates on La Escalera.
Golden-fronted Greenlet Hylophilus aurantiifrons
Three at Sabocual.
Buff-cheeked Greenlet Hylophilus muscicapinus
Recorded on four dates in Imataca and on La Escalera.
Cayenne Jay Cyanocorax cayanus
A single seen briefly in Imataca and 6 on La Escalera.
Inca Jay Cyanocorax yncas
A pair on Cerro Negro.
Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
One at Caño Ajies.
Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Seen on six dates with most occurring in the El Palmar and Imataca areas.
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
Recorded near El Palmar, Imataca and Las Claritas area.
Blue & White Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Small numbers near Cerro Negro and on two dates on La Escalera.
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Small numbers on six dates.
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
One at the Rio Cuyuni.
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus
Small numbers at Sabocual and Caño Colorado.
Bicolored Wren Campylorhynchus griseus
A couple of records near Caripe.
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis
Fairly common near Sabocual.
Coraya Wren Thryothorus coraya
Recorded in Imataca and seen on La Escalera.
Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus
One near Cerro Humo.
Buff-breasted Wren Thryotherus leucotis
Seen at Caño Colorado.
Rufous & White Wren Thryotherus rufalbus
Heard at Cerro Negro and seen well at Sabocual.
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Recorded on several dates.
White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
One seen in Imataca.
Musician Wren Cyphorhincus arada
One heard at Imataca.
Flutist Wren Microcerculus ustulatus
A pair seen on La Escalera and heard in the same spot the next day.
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
One seen at Caño Ajies.
Tropical Gnatcatcher Poiloptila plumbea
At least 12 on the Araya Peninsula.
Rufous-brown Solitaire Cichlopsis leucogenys
Individuals seen on two dates on La Escalera.
Yellow-legged Thrush Platycichla flavipes
One on Cerro Humo.
Black-hooded Thrush Turdus olivater
Fairly common on La Escalera.
Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus nudigenis
One seen by at least one member of the group at Caño Colorado.
Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis
Fairly common on the lower Escalera and near Las Claritas.
Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
Small numbers on the Araya Peninsula, Sabocual, near Caripe and near El Palmar.
White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis
One on La Escalera.
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
Seen on seven dates.
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
A few on Cerro Humo and Cerro Negro.
Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi
Recorded on seven dates.
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Seen on five dates.
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
Some members of the party saw one on Cerro Humo.
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Small numbers on Cerros Humo and Negro.
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
One on Cerro Humo.
Black & White Warbler Mniotilta varia
One on Cerro Negro.
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Small numbers on Cerro Humo, Cerro Negro and on La Escalera.
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Seen regularly in the Sabocual area.
Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus
One on Cerro Negro and several on La Escalera.
Paria Whitestart Myioborus pariae
A couple seen on Cerro Humo.
Tepui Whitestart Myioborus castaneocapillus
At least five seen on La Escalera.
Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus
Six on Cerro Humo and heard on Cerro Negro.
Two-banded Warbler Basileuterus bivittatus
A bird of the subspecies roraimae was seen on La Escalera. Hilty treated these Tepui birds as a separate species Roraiman Warbler B. roraimae but in view of the lack of published data the SACC prefer to retain it as a subspecies of Two-banded.
Riverside Warbler Basileuterus rivularis
One seen on La Escalera.
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Seen every day.
Bicolored Conebill Conirostrum bicolor
A couple at Caño Ajies.
Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys melanopis
One on the Gran Sabana.
Magpie Tanager Cissopis leveriana
A couple of sightings in Imataca.
Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira
Small numbers on the lower slopes of Cerro Humo and Cerro Negro.
Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis
Small numbers o three dates in Imataca.
Olive-backed Tanager Mitrospingus oleagineus
Small flocks seen on three dates on La Escalera.
Fulvous Shrike-Tanager Lanio fulvus
A pair in Imataca and small numbers on La Escalera.
White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus
Recorded on seven dates.
Fulvous-crested Tanager Tachyphonus surinamus
A pair seen on La Escalera.
Red-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus phoenicircus
Several birds seen in the sandy-soil forest scrub near the Alcabala on La Escalera.
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosus
Seen in Imataca and on La Escalera.
Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
A male on Cerro Humo.
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
At least 3 on Cerro Humo.
White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera
A few seen on Cerros Humo and Negro.
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
Common and widespread.
Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Common and widespread.
Glaucous Tanager Thraupis glaucocolpa
One seen by one observer on the Araya Peninsula.
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Seen in small numbers on most days.
Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala
Three on Cerro Humo.
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Seen on four dates at the start of the tour near Caño Ajies, Cerro Humo, and Cerro Negro and in Imataca.
Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
Pairs seen in Imataca and La Escalera.
Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
Quite common on La Escalera.
Trinidad Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis
Seen at Sabocual and in Imataca.
Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica
Heard near Las Claritas.
[Rufous-bellied E. rufiventris or Golden-sided Euphonia E. cayennensis]
A euphonia sp. heard briefly at Imataca was one of these species.
Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea
One on Cerro Negro and singles on two dates on La Escalera.
Black-headed Tanager Tangara cyanoptera
Quite common on La Escalera.
Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana
Ones and twos at El Palmar and on La Escalera.
Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana
Four at Sabocual and then regularly seen in Imataca.
Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia
One near Las Claritas.
Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis
At least ten on La Escalera.
Spotted Tanager Tangara punctata
A couple at Imataca.
Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata
Four on Cerro Humo and thereafter regularly seen on La Escalera.
Yellow-bellied Tanager Tangara xanthogastra
Small numbers on three dates on La Escalera.
Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola
At least 200 near the Cerro Humo refugio and then small numbers in Imataca and on La Escalera.
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Small numbers daily at Imataca.
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Small numbers daily in Imataca.
Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
Seen on eight dates and most common in Imataca.
Red & Black Grosbeak Periporphyrus erythromeias
A pair showed well on the trail near San Miguel just after we’d been watching Black-throated Antshrike!
Greyish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
Seen at Caño Colorado.
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
A few sightings from the Araya Peninsula and Imataca.
Slate-coloured Grosbeak Saltator grossus
Heard in Imataca and one seen on La Escalera.
Yellow-green Grosbeak Caryothraustes canadensis
Ten at Imataca.
Blue-black Grassquit Volatina jacarina
Small numbers near Maturin and at Imataca.
Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor
Three at the Araya Peninsula.
Grey Seedeater Sporophila intermedia
At least ten at Caño Colorado and one near El Palmar.
Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
Five near Cerro Negro.
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta
Three on the Gran Sabana.
Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
Small numbers near El Palmar.
Ochre-breasted Brush-Finch Atlapetes semirufus
A pair seen on Cerro Negro.
Tepui Brush-Finch Atlapetes personatus
Small numbers on two dates from La Escalera.
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Small numbers on La Escalera.
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
One near El Palmar.
Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris
Frequently seen in small numbers between El Palmar and Imataca.
Golden-tufted Mountain-Grackle Macroagelaius imthurni
Common on the Escalera.
Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
Common in the north.
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
Small numbers on the Araya Peninsula and Caño Colorado.
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Recorded near Caripe.
Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
Small numbers on the Araya Peninsula and at Imataca.
Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
A couple of pairs at El Palmar.
Orange-crowned Oriole Icterus auricapillus
Birds seen near Cerro Humo and Cerro Negro.
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Many seen at Caño Ajies, Caño Colorado and at Imataca.
Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous
One near Las Claritas.
Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus
Half a dozen near Cerro Negro.
Crested Oropendola Psaracolius decumanus
Recorded on eight dates.
Green Oropendola Psaracolius viridis
Small numbers at Caño Colorado but more common near Imataca.
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus
A female seen at the eleventh hour on the Araya Peninsula.
Mammals: Crab-eating Racoon and Red Howler Monkeys were seen at Caño Ajies, a Guianan Saki was seen in Imataca and Red-tailed Squirrel was seen at Sabocual.
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