This list of birds of Alagoas includes species documented in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. The backbone of this list is provided by Avibase, and all additions that differ from this list have citations. As of September 2024, there are 630 recorded bird species in Alagoas.
The following tags note species in each of those categories: (A) Accidental - species not regularly occurring in Alagoas (E) Extinct - species that is extinct globally (EB) Endemic to Brazil - species that is only found in Brazil (ES) Endemic to Alagoas - species that is only found in Alagoas (EW) Extinct in the wild - species that is now only found in captivity (Ex) Extirpated - species that is locally extinct (I) Introduced - species that is not native to Alagoas
Tinamous
Order: TinamiformesFamily: Tinamidae Solitary tinamou (Tinamus solitarius) Little tinamou (Crypturellus soui) Brazilian tinamou (Crypturellus strigulosus) Yellow-legged tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) (EB) Small-billed tinamou (Crypturellus parvirostris) Tataupa tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) Red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) White-bellied nothura (Nothura boraquira) Spotted nothura (Nothura maculosa)
Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Fulvous whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) Masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus) Southern pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis) Comb duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Chachalacas, guans, and curassows
Order: GalliformesFamily: Cracidae Rusty-margined guan (Penelope superciliaris) White-browed guan (Penelope jacucaca) (EB) East Brazilian chachalaca (Ortalis araucuan) (EB) Alagoas curassow (Mitu mitu) (ES)(EW)
New World quail
Order: GalliformesFamily: Odontophoridae Spot-winged wood quail (Odontophorus capueira)
Grebes Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)
Doves and pigeons
Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae Rock pigeon (Columba livia) (I) Scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) Picazuro pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) Pale-vented pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) White-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi) Grey-fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla) Violaceous quail-dove (Geotrygon violacea) Ruddy quail-dove (Geotrygon montana) Eared dove (Zenaida auriculata) Scaled dove (Columbina squammata) Common ground dove (Columbina passerina) Plain-breasted ground dove (Columbina minuta) Ruddy ground dove (Columbina talpacoti) Picui ground dove (Columbina picui) Blue ground dove (Claravis pretiosa)
Potoos Order: NyctibiiformesFamily: Nyctibiidae Common potoo (Nyctibius griseus)
Nightjars
Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae Nacunda nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda) Least nighthawk (Chordeiles pusillus) Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) Short-tailed nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) Pygmy nightjar (Nyctipolus hirundinaceus) (EB) Common pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) Little nightjar (Setopagis parvula) Scissor-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) Rufous nightjar (Antrostomus rufus)
Swifts
Order: ApodiformesFamily: Apodidae Great dusky swift (Cypseloides senex) Biscutate swift (Streptoprocne biscutata) Band-rumped swift (Chaetura spinicaudus) Grey-rumped swift (Chaetura cinereiventris) Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis) Fork-tailed palm swift (Tachornis squamata) Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis)
Hummingbirds
Order: ApodiformesFamily: Trochilidae
Black jacobin (Florisuga fusca) Rufous-breasted hermit (Glaucis hirsutus) Broad-tipped hermit (Anopetia gounellei) (EB) Reddish hermit (Phaethornis ruber) Planalto hermit (Phaethornis pretrei) Great-billed hermit (Phaethornis malaris) Horned sungem (Heliactin bilophus) Black-eared fairy (Heliothryx auritus) White-tailed goldenthroat (Polytmus guainumbi) Ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) Black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) Racket-tailed coquette (Discosura longicaudus) Frilled coquette (Lophornis magnificus) (EB) Glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) Blue-chinned sapphire (Chlorestes notata) Sombre hummingbird (Aphantochroa cirrochloris) (EB) Swallow-tailed hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) Long-tailed woodnymph (Thalurania watertonii) (EB) Plain-bellied emerald (Amazilia leucogaster) Versicolored emerald (Amazilia versicolor) Glittering-throated emerald (Amazilia fimbriata) Rufous-throated sapphire (Hylocharis sapphirina) White-chinned sapphire (Hylocharis cyanus) Stripe-breasted starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) (EB) Amethyst woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina)
Cuckoos
Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae Greater ani (Crotophaga major) Smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani) Guira cuckoo (Guira guira) Striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) Squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana) Ash-colored cuckoo (Micrococcyx cinereus) (A) Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Pearly-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus euleri) Dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus)
Limpkins
Order: GruiformesFamily: Aramidae Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
Rails
Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae Mangrove rail (Rallus longirostris) Russet-crowned crake (Rufirallus viridis) Rufous-sided crake (Laterallus melanophaius) Grey-breasted crake (Laterallus exilis) Little wood rail (Aramides mangle) (EB) Giant wood rail (Aramides ypecaha) (A) Grey-necked wood rail (Aramides cajaneus) Uniform crake (Amaurolimnas concolor) Paint-billed crake (Neocrex erythrops) Spotted rail (Pardirallus maculatus) Blackish rail (Pardirallus nigricans) Yellow-breasted crake (Hapalocrex flaviventer) Ash-throated crake (Porzana albicollis) Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) Common gallinule (Gallinula galeata) Spot-flanked gallinule (Gallinula melanops)
Sungrebes
Order: GruiformesFamily: Heliornithidae Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica)
Austral storm petrels Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Black-bellied storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica) (A)
Albatrosses Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Diomedeidae Light-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) (A)
Northern storm petrels
Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Hydrobatidae Leach's storm-petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous)
Petrels, prions, and shearwaters
Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae White-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) Great shearwater (Ardenna gravis) Scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) (A) Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis) (A) Cape Verde shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii) Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
Storks
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ciconiidae Wood stork (Mycteria americana) Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
Pelicans Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) (A)
Herons and egrets
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae Rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) Boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) Pinnated bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) Stripe-backed bittern (Ixobrychus involucris) Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Striated heron (Butorides striata) Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) (A) Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) Great egret (Ardea alba) Capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus) Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) Snowy egret (Egretta thula)
Ibises and spoonbills
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) Bare-faced ibis (Phimosus infuscatus)
Frigatebirds Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Fregatidae Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Boobies and gannets
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Sulidae Masked booby (Sula dactylatra) Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
Cormorants Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
Anhingas
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Anhingidae Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
Sheathbills Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Chionidae Snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus) (A)
Oystercatchers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) (A)
Stilts and avocets Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Plovers and lapwings
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica) Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Wilson's plover (Charadrius wilsonia) Collared plover (Charadrius collaris) Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) Pied lapwing (Vanellus cayanus)
Jacanas Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Jacanidae Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana)
Sandpipers
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) (A) Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Red knot (Calidris canutus) (A) Sanderling (Calidris alba) Least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) White-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) (A) Pantanal snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae) Giant snipe (Gallinago undulata) Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) Solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Willet (Tringa semipalmata) Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Skuas and jaegers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) (A) Pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) (A) Great skua (Stercorarius skua) (A) South polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) (A)
Gulls, terns, and skimmers
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae
Brown noddy (Anous stolidus) Black noddy (Anous minutus) Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) Brown-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis) (A) Grey-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) (A) Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) (A) Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) (A) Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) Yellow-billed tern (Sternula superciliaris) Black tern (Chlidonias niger) (A) Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) South American tern (Sterna hirundinacea) (A) Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) Cabot's tern (Thalasseus acuflavidus)
New World vultures
Order: CathartiformesFamily: Cathartidae Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) Lesser yellow-headed vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) (A)
Ospreys Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Hawks
Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae
White-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) Pearl kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii) White-collared kite (Leptodon forbesi) (EB) Hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) Swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) Black hawk-eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus) Double-toothed kite (Harpagus bidentatus) Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) Bicolored hawk (Accipiter bicolor) Crane hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) Plumbeous kite (Ictinia plumbea) Snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) Rufous crab hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis) Savanna hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) Great black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) White-tailed hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus) Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) Mantled hawk (Pseudastur polionotus)