Birds found here and in only few other places include white-bellied seedeaters Sporophila leucoptera, grassland yellow-finches Sicalis luteola, chalk-browed mockingbirds Mimus saturninus, tropical peewees Contopus cinereus, rufous-throated antbirds Gymnopithys rufigula, black-breasted puffbirds Notharchus pectoralis, and plain-bellied emeralds Amazilia leucogaster. From Wordnik.com. [Marajó varzea] Reference
Wood-pewee, Eastern Contopus virens 268, 292. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
Flycatcher, Olive-sided Contopus borealis 168. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
The moist forests also have great diversity, including white-cheeked pintail Anas bahamensis, aplomado falcon Falco femoralis, brown-throated parakeet Aratinga pertinax, pavonine cookoo Dromococcyx pavoninus, vermiculated screech owl Otus guatemalae, burrowing owl Athene cunicularia, five species of emeralds and hummingbirds, chestnut-tipped toucan Aulacorhynchus derbianus, smoke-colored peewee Contopus fumigatus, orange-crowned oriole Icterus auricapillus, gray seedeater Sporophila intermedia, two-banded warbler Basileuterus bivittatus and black-backed water-tyrant Fluvicola albiventer (Sears 2001a). From Wordnik.com. [Canaima National Park, Venezuela] Reference
A number of species have a restricted distribution; however, including white-cheeked pintails (Anas bahamensis), aplomado falcons (Falco femoralis), brown-throated parakeets (Aratinga pertinax), pavonine cookoos (Dromococcyx pavoninus), vermiculated screech owls (Otus guatemalae), burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia), five species of emeralds and hummingbirds in the Amazilia genera, chestnut-tipped toucans (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), smoke-colored peewees (Contopus fumigatus), orange-crowned orioles (Icterus auricapillus), gray seedeaters (Sporophila intermedia), two-banded warblers (Basileuterus bivittatus), and black-backed water-tyrants (Fluvicola albiventer). From Wordnik.com. [Guayanan Highlands moist forests] Reference
The stolid flycatcher or "manuelito" (Myiarchus stolidus), the endemic peewee or "maroita" (Contopus hispaniolensis), the rufous throated solitaire (Myadestes genibarbis), the woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus), the white necked crow (Corvus leucognaphalus), the palm chat (Dulus dominicus), declared the national bird of the Dominican Republic, the Hispaniolan trogon (Temnotrogon roseigaster), the ruddy quail dove (Geotrygon montana), the red-tailed hawk or "guaraguao" (Buteo jamaicensis), the white-winged warbler (Xeboligea montana), and the green tailed ground warbler (Microligea palusrtris), the antillean siskin (Carduelis dominicensis), the la Selle thrush (Turdus swalesi), the chat-tanager or "chirri de los Bahorucos" (Calyptophilus frugivorus), and white winged crossbills (Loxia leucoptera). From Wordnik.com. [Hispaniolan moist forests] Reference
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