This list of birds of Pernambuco includes species documented in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The backbone of this list is provided by Avibase, and all additions that differ from this list have citations. , there are 730 recorded bird species in Pernambuco.
The following tags note species in each of those categories: (A) Accidental - species not regularly occurring in Pernambuco (EB) Endemic to Brazil - species that is only found in Brazil (EP) Endemic to Pernambuco - species that is only found in Pernambuco (NO) Fernando de Noronha only - species that are only found in Pernambuco in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago (Ex) Extirpated - species that no longer occurs in Pernambuco but still occurs elsewhere (EW) Extinct in the wild - species that no longer occurs in the wild (X) Extinct - species no longer found anywhere in the world (I) Introduced - species that is not native to Pernambuco
Rheas Order: RheiformesFamily: Rheidae Greater rhea (Rhea americana)
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)
Screamers Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anhimidae Horned screamer (Anhima cornuta)
Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae Fulvous whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) White-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata) Black-bellied whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Comb duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola) Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) Ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys) Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) (A) Northern pintail (Anas acuta) (NO) White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis) Southern pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) Masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus)
Chachalacas, guans, and curassows
Order: GalliformesFamily: Cracidae East Brazilian chachalaca (Ortalis araucuan) (EB) Rusty-margined guan (Penelope superciliaris) White-browed guan (Penelope jacucaca) (EB) Alagoas curassow (Mitu mitu) (EB)(EW)
New World quail Order: GalliformesFamily: Odontophoridae Spot-winged wood quail (Odontophorus capueira)
Doves and pigeons
Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae Rock dove (Columba livia) (I) Pale-vented pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) Scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) Picazuro pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) Common ground dove (Columbina passerina) Plain-breasted ground dove (Columbina minuta) Ruddy ground dove (Columbina talpacoti) Scaled dove (Columbina squammata) Picui ground dove (Columbina picui) Blue ground dove (Claravis pretiosa) Ruddy quail-dove (Geotrygon montana) White-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi) Grey-fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla) Eared dove (Zenaida auriculata)
Cuckoos
Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae Guira cuckoo (Guira guira) Greater ani (Crotophaga major) Smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani) Striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) Pheasant cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) Squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana) Ash-coloured cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) Dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Pearly-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus euleri) Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) (A)
Nightjars
Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae Nacunda nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda) Least nighthawk (Chordeiles pusillus) Lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Short-tailed nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) Pygmy nightjar (Nyctipolus hirundinaceus) (EB) Common pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) Little nightjar (Setopagis parvula) Band-winged nightjar (Systellura longirostris) Scissor-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) Ocellated poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus) Rufous nightjar (Antrostomus rufus)
Potoos Order: NyctibiiformesFamily: Nyctibiidae Common potoo (Nyctibius griseus)
Swifts
Order: ApodiformesFamily: Apodidae Great dusky swift (Cypseloides senex) Biscutate swift (Streptoprocne biscutata) Band-rumped swift (Chaetura spinicaudus) Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis) Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis) Fork-tailed palm-swift (Tachornis squamata)
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) White-vented violetear (Colibri serrirostris) 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-tipped thorntail (Discosura longicaudus) Frilled coquette (Lophornis magnificus) (EB) Stripe-breasted starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) (EB) Amethyst woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina) Glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) Long-tailed woodnymph (Thalurania watertonii) (EB) Fork-tailed woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) Swallow-tailed hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) Sombre hummingbird (Eupetomena cirrochloris) Versicolored emerald (Chrysuronia versicolor) Plain-bellied emerald (Chrysuronia leucogaster) Glittering-throated emerald (Chionomesa fimbriata) Rufous-throated sapphire (Hylocharis sapphirina) White-chinned sapphire (Chlorestes cyanus) Blue-chinned sapphire (Chlorestes notata)
Rails
Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae Corn crake (Crex crex) (A) Mangrove rail (Rallus longirostris) Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) Allen's gallinule (Porphyrio alleni) (A) Russet-crowned crake (Rufirallus viridis) Yellow-breasted crake (Laterallus flavienter) Rufous-sided crake (Laterallus melanophaius) Grey-breasted crake (Laterallus exilis) Ash-throated crake (Mustelirallus albicollis) Paint-billed crake (Mustelirallus erythrops) Blackish rail (Pardirallus nigricans) Spotted rail (Pardirallus maculatus) Uniform crake (Amaurolimnas concolor) Giant wood rail (Aramides ypecaha) Little wood rail (Aramids mangle) (EB) Grey-cowled wood rail (Aramides cajaneus) Spot-flanked gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) Lesser moorhen (Paragallinula angulata) (A) Common gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
Limpkins Order: GruiformesFamily: Aramidae Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
Sheathbills Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Chionididae Snowy sheathbill, Chionis alba (A)
Stilts and avocets Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Oystercatchers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Plovers and Lapwings
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica) Pied plover (Hoploxypterus cayanus) Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) Wilson's plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) Collared plover (Anarhynchus collaris)
Jacanas Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Jacanidae Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana)
Sandpipers
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae Hudsonian whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus) Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) (NO) Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) (NO) Short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) South American snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae) Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) Solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) (A) Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Willet (Tringa semipalmata) Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Red knot (Calidris canutus) Ruff (Calidris pugnax) (A) Stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Sanderling (Calidris alba) Little stint (Calidris minuta) (A) White-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) (A) Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
Skuas and jaegers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae South polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) Great skua (Stercorarius skua) (A)
Gulls, terns, and skimmers
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae Grey-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) (A) Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) (A) Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) White tern (Gygis alba) Brown noddy (Anous stolidus) Black noddy (Anous minutus) Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) Yellow-billed tern (Sternula superciliaris) Large-billed tern (Phaetusa simplex) Gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) Black tern (Chlidonias niger) (A) Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) (A)
Grebes Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)
Tropicbirds Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) (A)
Penguins Order: SphenisciformesFamily: Spheniscidae Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) (A)
Albatrosses Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Diomedeidae Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos)
Southern storm petrels
Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Black-bellied storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica) (NO)
Northern storm petrels Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Hydrobatidae Leach's storm-petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous)
Petrels and shearwaters
Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae Great-winged petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) (A) Trindade petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana) Bulwer's petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) Cory's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) Cape Verde shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii) Great shearwater (Ardenna gravis) Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) Sargasso shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
Storks Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ciconiidae Wood stork (Mycteria americana) Maguari stork (Ciconia maguari) Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
Frigatebirds Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Fregatidae Ascension frigatebird (Fregata aquila) (A) Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
Boobies and gannets Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Sulidae Red-footed booby (Sula sula) Brown booby (Sula leucogaster) (NO) Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
Anhingas Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Anhingidae Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
Cormorants Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) Antarctic shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) (A)
Ibises and spoonbills Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae Bare-faced ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) Buff-necked ibis (Theristicus caudatus) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) (A)
Herons and egrets
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae Rufescent tiger-heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) Boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) Pinnated bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) Stripe-backed bittern (Botaurus involucris) Least bittern (Botaurus exilis) Yellow-crowned night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus) Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) (A) Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) Snowy egret (Egretta thula) Little egret (Egretta garzetta) (A)