Birding Factoids

656 species
in 55 families

No endemics
26 speciality species
27 endangered species
10 day trip expectation -
250 species

Paraguay
Hotspots

Paraguay Specialities
Bare-throated Bell-bird - National Bird of Paraguay

Photographer Unknown

....Paraguay's Pristine Chaco - by Charles Brennick.

February, 1997

...

....Mbaracayu Preserve - the preserve remains

a haven for wildlife, too. In this humid subtropical forest, several unusual birds, such as the bare-throated bellbird, flit about.

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Photo copyright Peter LaTourrette

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Endemics and Specialities

in Paraguay

Information on endemics and specialities is derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists and bird distribution lists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.05, supplemented by material found in Where to Watch Birds in South America - by Nigel Wheatley. South American speciality birds, while not endemic, are those that can only be found in three or less countries of South America. Information on endangered birds is derived from the IUCN Red List, Birdlife International. The endemic, endangered and speciality birds may be uncommon, extremely rare vagrants, may be extirpated in the country now or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of each species noted below have been made in Paraguay.

No Endemics in Paraguay
Endangered Birds in Paraguay (endemics are printed in *bold italic*)
Breeding Birds		Non-Breeding Birds
___ Black-and-white Monjita ___ Black-fronted Piping-Guan ___ Black-masked Finch ___ Blue-winged Macaw ___ Brazillian Merganser ___ Buffy-fronted Seedeater ___ Crowned Eagle ___ Golden-capped Parakeet ___ Helmeted Woodpecker ___ Hyacinth Macaw ___ Marsh Seed-eater ___ Ochre-breasted Pipit ___ Purple-winged Ground-Dove	___ Red-spectacled Parrot ___ Rufous-faced Crake ___ Rufous-sided Pygmy-Tyrant ___ Russet-winged Spadebill ___ Sao Paulo Tyrannulet ___ Saffron-cowled Black-bird ___ Speckled Rail ___ Strange-tailed Tyrant ___ Temminck's Seedeater ___ Vinaceous Parrot ___ White-winged Nightjar ___ Yellow Cardinal	___ Dinelli's Doradito ___ Marsh Seedeater
Other Speciality Birds in Paraguay (from *Where to Watch Birds in South America* - by Nigel Wheatley.)
___ Bare-throated Bellbird ___ Black-fronted Piping-Guan ___ Black-legged Seriema ___ Blue-winged Macaw ___ Crowned Eagle ___ Dinelli's Doradito ___ Giant Wood-Rail ___ Great Rufous Woodcreeper ___ Greater Rhea	___ Green-chinned Euphonia ___ Grey-and-chestnut Seedeater ___ Helmeted Woodpecker ___ Long-tailed Potoo ___ Marsh Seedeater ___ Ochre-breasted Pipit ___ Plovercrest ___ Red-Spectacled Parrot ___ Ringed Teal	___ Russet-winged Spadebill ___ Sao Paulo Tyrannulet ___ Saffron-cowled Blackbird ___ Solitary Tinamou ___ Strange-tailed Tyrant ___ Toco Toucan ___ Vinaceous Parrot ___ White-tipped Plantcutter