BIRDS
BRAZIL’S THREATENED BIRDS
Brazil is one of the countries that has the biggest diversity of birds in the world, having 1677 species, as Helmut Sick says (“Ornitologia Brasileira, Ed. Nova Fronteira”, 1997).
As is said in the Birdlife International, in it’s publication Key areas for threatened birds in the Neotropics (Wege and Long 1995), that mainly had as basis the book “Threatened birds of the Americas: the ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book” (Collar et al. 1992) there are 97 species of Brazilian birds threatened of extinction, which list follows bellow. In the relation there are the scientific names, the names in Portuguese and in English, in this order:
Nothura minor;Codorna-mineira, buraqueira; Lesser Nothura
Taoniscus nanus; Inhambu-carapé; DwarfTinamou
Mergus octosetaceus; Pato-mergulhão; Brazilian Merganzer
Leucopternis lacernulata; Gavião-pomba; White-necked Hawk
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus; Águia-cinzenta; Crowned Eagle
Penelope ochrogaster; Jacu-de-barriga-castanha; Chestnud-bellied Guan
Pipile jacutinga; Jacutinga; Black-fronted Piping-guan
Mitu mitu; Mutum-do-nordeste; Alagoas Curassow
Crax blumenbachii; Mutum-do-sudeste; Red-billed Curassow
Crax globulosa; Mutum-fava; Wattled Curassow
Laterallus xenopterus; Sanã-de-cara-ruiva; Rufous-faced Crake
Coturnicops notata; Pinto-d’água-carijó; Speckled Crake
Larus atlanticus; S/N; Olrog’s Gull
Columbina cyanopis; Rolinha-do-planalto; Blue-eyed Ground-dove
Claravis godefrida; Pararu; Purple-winged Ground-dove
Anodorhynchus glaucus; Arara-azul-pequena; Glaucous Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus; Arara-azul-grande; Hyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus leari; Arara-azul-de-Lear; Lear’s Macaw
Cyanopsitta spixii; Ararinha-azul; Spix’s Macaw
Aratinga auricapilla; Periquito-rei; Golden-capped Parakeet
Guaruba guarouba; Guaruba; Golden Parakeet
Pyrrhura cruentata; Fura-mato; blue-chested Parakeet
Touit melanonota; Apuim-de-cauda-vermelha; Brown-backed Parrotlet
Touit surda; Apuim-de-cauda-amarela; Golden-tailed Parrotlet
Amazona brasiliensis; Papagaio-de-cara-roxa; Red-tailed Amazon
Amazona pretrei; Papagaio-da-serra; Red-spectacled Amazon
Amazona rhodocorytha; Chauá; Red-browed Amazon
Amazona vinacea; Papagaio-de-peito-roxo; Vinaceous Amazon
Triclaria malachitacea; Sabiá-cica; Blue-bellied Parrot
Caprimulgus candicans; Bacurau-rabo-branco; White-winged Nightjar
Eleothreptus anomalus; Curiango-do-banhado; Sickle-winged Nightjar
Glaucis dohrnii; Balança-rabo-canela; Hook-billed Hermit
Jacamaralcyon tridactyla; Cuitelão; Three-toed Jacamar
Dryocopus galeatus; Pica-pau-de-cara-amarela; Helmeted Woodpecker
Xiphocolaptes falcirostris; Arapaçu-do-nordeste; Moustached woodcreeper
Synallaxis cherriei; Puruchém; Chestnud-thriated Spinetail
Synallaxis infuscata; Tatac; Plain Spinetail
Synallaxis kollari; S/N; Hoary-throated Spinetail
Asthenes luizae; Lenheiro-da-serra-do-cipó; Cipó Canastero
Thripophaga macroura; Rabo-amarelo; Striated Softtail
Philydor novaesi; Limpa-folha-do-nordeste; Alagoas Foliage-gleaner
Megaxenops parnaguae; Bico-virado-da-caatinga; Gret Xenops
Biatas nigropectus; Papo-branco; White-bearded Antshrike
Clytoctantes atrogularis; Choca-de-garganta-preta; Rondônia Bushbird
Dysithamnus plumbeus; Choquinha-chumbo; Plumbeous Antvireo
Myrmotherula fluminensis; Choquinha-fluminense; Rio de Janeiro Antwren
Myrmotherula snowi; Choquinha-de-alagoas; Alagoas Antwren
Herpsilochmus pectoralis; Chorozinho-de-papo-preto; Pectoral Antwren
Formicivora erythronotos; Formigueiro-de-cabeça-negra; Black-hooded Antwren
Formicivora iheringi; Formigueiro-do-nordeste; Narrow-billed Antwren
Formicivora litorallis; Formigueiro-do-litoral; Restinga Antwren
Terenura sicki; Zidedê-do-nordeste; Orange-bellied Antwren
Cercomacra carbonaria; Chororó-do-rio-branco; Rio Branco Antbird
Pyriglena atra; Papa-taoca-da-bahia; Fringe-backed Fire-eye
Rhopornis ardesiaca; Gravatazeiro; Slender Antbird
Myrmeciza ruficauda; Formigueiro-de-cauda-ruiva; Scalloped Antbird
Merulaxis stresemanni; Entufado-baiano; Stresemann’s Bristlefront
Scytalopus novacapitalis; Tapaculo-de-brasília; Brasília Tapaculo
Scytalopus psychopompus; Macuquinho-baiano; Bahia Tapaculo
Laniisoma elegans; Chibante; Shrike-like Cotinga
Tijuca condita; Saudade-de-asa-cinza; Grey-winged Cotinga
Carponis melanocephalus; Sabiá-pimenta; Black-headed Berryeater
Iodopleura pipra; Anambezinho; Buff-throated Purpletuft
Calyptura cristata; Tietê-de-coroa; Kinglet Calyptura
Lipaugus lanioides; Tropeiro-da-serra; Cinnamon-vented Piha
Cotinga maculata; Crejoá; Banded Cotinga
Xipholena atropurpurea; Anambé-de-asa-branca; White-winged Cotinga
Pipra vilasboasi; Dançador-de-coroa-dourada; Golden-crowned Manakin
Piprites pileatus; Caneleirinho-de-chapéu-preto; Black-capped Manakin
Euscarthmus rufomarginatus; Maria-corruíra; Rufous-sided Pygmy-tyrant
Phylloscartes ceciliae; Cara-pintada; Long-tailed Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes paulistus; Não-pode-parar; São Paulo Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes roquettei; Cara-dourada; Minas Gerais Tyrannulet
Hemitriccus furcatus; Papa-moscas-estrela; Fork-tailed Pygmy-tyrant
Hemitriccus mirandae; Maria-do-nordeste; Buff-breasted Tody-tyrant
Hemitriccus kaempferi; Maria-catarinense; Kaempfer’s Tody-tyrant
Todirostrum senex; Maria-do-madeira; Buff-cheeked Tody-flycatcher
Platyrinchus leucoryphus; Patinho-grande; Russet-winged Spadebill
Yetapa risora; S/N; Strange-tailed Tyrant
Anthus nattereri; Caminheiro-grande; Ochre-breasted Pipit
Poospiza cinerea; Capacetinho-do-oco-do-pau; Cinereous Warbling-finch
Sporophila falcirostris; Cigarra-verdadeira; Temminck’s Seedeater
Sporophila frontalis; Pichochó; Buffy-throated Seedeater
Sporophila hypochroma; Caboclinho-de-sobre-ferrugem; Rufous-rumped Seedeater
Sporophila melanops; Papa-capim-do-bananal; Hooded Seedeater
Sporophila nigrorufa; Caboclinho-do-sertão; Black-and-tawny Seedeater
Sporophila palustris; Caboclinho-de-papo-branco; Marsh Seedeater
Gubernatrix cristata; Cardeal-amarelo; Yellow Cardinal
Conothraupis mesoleuca; Tiê-bicudo; Cone-billed Tanager
Nemosia rourei; Saíra-apunhalada; Cherry-throated Tanager
Tangara fastuosa; Pintor-verdadeiro; Seven-coloured Tanager
Tangara peruviana; Saíra-sapucaia; Black-backed Tanager
Dacnis nigripes; Saí-de-pernas-pretas; Black-legged Dacnis
Xanthopsar flavus; Pássaro-preto-de-veste-amarela; Saffron-cowled Blackbird
Sturnella militaris; Peito-vermelho-grande; Pampas Meadowlark
Curaeus forbesi; Anumará; Forbe’s Blackbird
Carduelis yarrellii; Coroinha, Pintassilgo-do-nordeste; Yellow-faced Siskin
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