BIRDS

Some birding places and its checklists

(by Antonio Silveira)

Avifauna da Praia da Pipa - Tibau do Sul - RN

  

 

        From September 19th to 26th, 2005, we (Antonio Silveira followed by Gianine Luiza) have been at Tibau do Sul region, Rio Grande do Norte, more exactly at the famous Pipa Beach, national and international touristic route, where we have observed the local avifauna, in 24 observation hours and reaching 61 observed species.

        Our observations were made specially at natural areas in Pipa Village, and, mainly, at Pipa Ecological Sanctuary, particular property that is explored for tourism and that still preserves native vegetation im Tibau do Sul, and also, maybe, in the near Counties. 

        

PRELIMINARY AND CUMULATIVE BIRDS CHECKLIST FROM PRAIA DA PIPA REGION - TIBAU DO SUL - RN

                                                            by Antonio Silveira


Here follows the English, Scientific and Portuguse names.
                                         
 

CRACIDAE
Rusty-margined Guan; Penelope superciliaris; Jacupemba *

 

FREGATIDAE
Magnificent Frigatebird;
Fregata magnificens; Fragata-comum

 

ARDEIDAE

Cattle Egret; Bulbucus ibis; Garça-vaqueira
Great Egret; Ardea alba; Garça-branca-grande

Snowy Egret; Egretta thula; Garcinha-branca
 

CATHARTIDAE
Turkey Vulture; Cathartes aura; Urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha

Black Vulture; Coragyps atratus; Urubu

ACCIPITRIDAE
Roadside Hawk; Rupornis magnirostris; Gavião-carijó

FALCONIDAE
Crested Caracara; Caracara plancus; Caracara

Yellow-Headed Caracara; Milvago chimachima; Gavião-pinhé
American Kestrel; Falco sparverius; Quiriquiri

JACANIDAE
Wattled Jacana; Jacana jacana; Jaçanã
 

COLUMBIDAE
Ruddy Ground-dove; Columbina talpacoti; Rolinha

Scaled Dove; Columbina squammata; Fogo-apagou

White-Tipped Dove; Leptotila verreauxi; Juriti

 

PSITTACIDAE
Peach-fronted Parakeet; Aratinga aurea; Aratinga-estrela

Cactus Parakeet; Aratinga cactorum; Aratinga-vaqueira

 

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

 

STRIGIDAE
Burrowing Owl; Athene cunicularia; Buraqueira

 

CAPRIMULGIDAE
Pauraque; Nyctidromus albicollis; Curiango

 

TROCHILIDAE

Reddish Hermit; Phaethornis ruber; Rabo-branco-rubro

Planalto Hermit; Phaethornis pretrei; Rabo-branco-de-sobre-amarelo

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird; Eupetomena macroura; Tesourão
Blue-chinned Sapphire; Chlorestes notata; Safira-de-garganta-azul

 

TROGONIDAE
Blue-crowned Trogon; Trogon curucui; Surucuá-de-coroa-azul

    

ALCEDINIDAE
Ringed Kingfisher; Ceryle torquatus; Matraca

 

GALBULIDAE

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

 

THAMNOPHILIDAE
Pectoral Antwren; Herpsilochmus pectoralis; Chororozinho-distinto

White-fringed Antwren; Formicivora grisea; Formigueiro-pardo

 

CONOPOPHAGIDAE

Rufous Gnateater; Conopophaga lineata; Chupa-dente

 

TYRANNIDAE

Yellow-bellied Elaenia; Elaenia flavogaster; Guaracava-de-barriga-amarela

Southern Beardless Tyrannulet; Camptostoma obsoletum; Risadinha
Masked Water-Tyrant; Fluvicola nengeta; Lavadeira-mascarada  

Vermilion-crowned Flycatcher; Myiozetetes similis; Bentevizinho

Great Kiskadee; Pitangus sulphuratus; Bentevi
Boat-billed Flycatcher; Megarynchus pitangua; Neinei
Tropical Kingbird; Tyrannus melancholicus; Suiriri

VIREONIDAE
Rufous-browed Peppershrike; Cyclarhis gujanensis; Pitiguari
Red-eyed Vireo; Vireo olivaceus; Juruviara
 

HIRUNDINIDAE
White-winged Swallow; Tachycineta albiventer; Andorinha-de-rio
Gray-breasted Martin; Progne chalybea; Andorinha-grande
Rough-winged Swallow; Stelgidopteryx ruficollis; Andorinha-serrador

 

TROGLODYTIDAE

House Wren; Troglodytes musculus; Corruira
Long-billed Wren; Thryothorus longirostis; Corruira-do-brejo

 

POLIOPTILIDAE

Tropical Gnatcatcher; Polioptila plumbea; Balança-rabo-de-chapéu-preto

 

MIMIDAE
Tropical Mockingbird; Mimus gilvus; Tejo-da-praia

Chalk-browed Mockingbird; Mimus saturninus; Sabiá-do-campo

 

COEREBIDAE

Bananaquit; Coereba flaveola; Cambacica

 

THRAUPIDAE

Orange-headed Tanager; Thlypopsis sordida; Saíra-canário

White-lined Tanager; Tachyphonus rufus; Pipira-preta

Sayaca Tanager; Thraupis sayaca; Sanhaço
Palm Tanager; Thraupis palmarum; Sanhaço-do-coqueiro

Blue Dacnis; Dacnis cayana; Saí-azul

 

EMBEREZIDAE

Yellow-billed Seedeater; Sporophila nigricollis; Papa-capim-capuchinho

Pectoral Sparrow; Arremon taciturnus; Tico-tico-da-mata

 

PARULIDAE
Flavescent Warbler; Basileuterus flaveolus; Pula-pula-amarelo

 

ICTERIDAE

Chopi Blackbird; Gnorimopsar chopi; Melro *
Shiny Cowbird; Molothrus bonariensis; Chopim
*

 

FRINGILIDAE

Purple-throated Euphonia; Euphonia chlorotica; Vivi

 

PASSERIDAE
House Sparrow; Passer domesticus; Pardal

 

* Local information

 

PS: systematic amd scientific names adopted acccording to Brazilian Ornithological Registers Comitee. Listas das aves do Brasil. Version 02.10.2006. (http://www.cbro.org.br/CBRO/listabr.htm), English names: R.M.de Schauensee. A guide to the birds of South America. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1970, and Portuguese names: H. Sick, 1997. Ornitologia Brasileira. RJ, Ed. Nova Fronteira.

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