Venezuela bird checklist
1416 bird species in 90 families have been recorded in Venezuela, according to eBird; about 976 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Venezuela right now
1Western Cattle-Egret
2Great Egret
3Rock Pigeon
4Neotropic Cormorant
5Black Vulture
6Tropical Kingbird
7Little Blue Heron
8Southern Lapwing
9Saffron Finch
10Ruddy Ground Dove
Venezuela bird checklist
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Tinamous
- Tawny-breasted Tinamou
- Highland Tinamou
- Great Tinamou
- Gray Tinamou
- White-throated Tinamou
- Cinereous Tinamou
- Tepui Tinamou
- Brown Tinamou
- Variegated Tinamou
- Barred Tinamou
- Little Tinamou
- Undulated Tinamou
- Red-legged Tinamou
- Gray-legged Tinamou
Screamers
- Horned Screamer
- Northern Screamer
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Comb Duck
- Orinoco Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Brazilian Teal
- Torrent Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Andean Teal
- Southern Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Masked Duck
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
- Wattled Guan
- Blue-throated Piping-Guan
- Band-tailed Guan
- Crested Guan
- Marail Guan
- Andean Guan
- Spix's Guan
- Nocturnal Curassow
- Helmeted Curassow
- Crestless Curassow
- Yellow-knobbed Curassow
- Black Curassow
- Variable Chachalaca
- Speckled Chachalaca
- Rufous-vented Chachalaca
New World Quail
- Crested Bobwhite
- Marbled Wood-Quail
- Black-fronted Wood-Quail
- Venezuelan Wood-Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-vented Pigeon
- Scaled Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- Bare-eyed Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Plumbeous Pigeon
- Ruddy Pigeon
- African Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Scaled Dove
- Blue Ground Dove
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- Violaceous Quail-Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- Gray-fronted Dove
- Lined Quail-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Eared Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Ani
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Groove-billed Ani
- Striped Cuckoo
- Pheasant Cuckoo
- Pavonine Cuckoo
- Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo
- Little Cuckoo
- Dwarf Cuckoo
- Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
- Black-bellied Cuckoo
- Dark-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
- Gray-capped Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Nacunda Nighthawk
- Least Nighthawk
- Sand-colored Nighthawk
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- Short-tailed Nighthawk
- Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
- Band-tailed Nighthawk
- Blackish Nightjar
- Common Pauraque
- Roraiman Nightjar
- Lyre-tailed Nightjar
- Todd's Nightjar
- Spot-tailed Nightjar
- Band-winged Nightjar
- White-tailed Nightjar
- Ladder-tailed Nightjar
- Rufous Nightjar
Potoos
- Rufous Potoo
- Great Potoo
- Long-tailed Potoo
- Common Potoo
- Andean Potoo
- White-winged Potoo
Oilbird
- Oilbird
Swifts
- White-chinned Swift
- Spot-fronted Swift
- Chestnut-collared Swift
- Tepui Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Gray-rumped Swift
- Band-rumped Swift
- Vaux's Swift
- Chapman's Swift
- Ashy-tailed Swift
- Short-tailed Swift
- White-tipped Swift
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
- Pygmy Palm Swift
- Fork-tailed Palm Swift
Hummingbirds
- Crimson Topaz
- Fiery Topaz
- White-necked Jacobin
- Rufous-breasted Hermit
- Band-tailed Barbthroat
- Pale-tailed Barbthroat
- White-bearded Hermit
- Green Hermit
- Straight-billed Hermit
- Long-billed Hermit
- Long-tailed Hermit
- Great-billed Hermit
- Pale-bellied Hermit
- Streak-throated Hermit
- Little Hermit
- Stripe-throated Hermit
- Gray-chinned Hermit
- Reddish Hermit
- Sooty-capped Hermit
- Green-fronted Lancebill
- Blue-fronted Lancebill
- Geoffroy's Daggerbill
- Sparkling Violetear
- Brown Violetear
- Lesser Violetear
- Black-eared Fairy
- White-tailed Goldenthroat
- Tepui Goldenthroat
- Green-tailed Goldenthroat
- Fiery-tailed Awlbill
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
- Black-throated Mango
- Green-throated Mango
- Green-breasted Mango
- Orange-throated Sunangel
- Longuemare's Sunangel
- Merida Sunangel
- Black-bellied Thorntail
- Racket-tipped Thorntail
- Tufted Coquette
- Spangled Coquette
- Butterfly Coquette
- Peacock Coquette
- Speckled Hummingbird
- Long-tailed Sylph
- Venezuelan Sylph
- Purple-backed Thornbill
- Bronze-tailed Thornbill
- White-bearded Helmetcrest
- Perija Metaltail
- Tyrian Metaltail
- Glowing Puffleg
- Coppery-bellied Puffleg
- Bronzy Inca
- Collared Inca
- Green Inca
- Perija Starfrontlet
- Merida Starfrontlet
- Blue-throated Starfrontlet
- Mountain Velvetbreast
- Sword-billed Hummingbird
- Buff-tailed Coronet
- White-booted Racket-tail
- Velvet-browed Brilliant
- Gould's Jewelfront
- Violet-fronted Brilliant
- Violet-chested Hummingbird
- Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
- Long-billed Starthroat
- Amethyst Woodstar
- Gorgeted Woodstar
- Rufous-shafted Woodstar
- Blue-tailed Emerald
- Red-billed Emerald
- Short-tailed Emerald
- Narrow-tailed Emerald
- Green-tailed Emerald
- Coppery Emerald
- Violet-headed Hummingbird
- Gray-breasted Sabrewing
- Rufous-breasted Sabrewing
- Buff-breasted Sabrewing
- Lazuline Sabrewing
- White-tailed Sabrewing
- White-vented Plumeleteer
- Crowned Woodnymph
- Fork-tailed Woodnymph
- Buffy Hummingbird
- Steely-vented Hummingbird
- Green-bellied Hummingbird
- Copper-tailed Hummingbird
- Copper-rumped Hummingbird
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
- Versicolored Emerald
- Shining-green Hummingbird
- Golden-tailed Sapphire
- White-chested Emerald
- Plain-bellied Emerald
- Glittering-throated Emerald
- Sapphire-spangled Emerald
- Rufous-throated Sapphire
- White-chinned Sapphire
- Blue-chinned Sapphire
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Mangrove Rail
- Plain-flanked Rail
- Spotted Rail
- Blackish Rail
- Ash-throated Crake
- Paint-billed Crake
- Uniform Crake
- Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
- Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Azure Gallinule
- Ocellated Crake
- Russet-crowned Crake
- Yellow-breasted Crake
- Rusty-flanked Crake
- Rufous-sided Crake
- White-throated Crake
- Gray-breasted Crake
Finfoots
- Sungrebe
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Trumpeters
- Gray-winged Trumpeter
Thick-knees
- Double-striped Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pied Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
- Snowy Plover
Jacanas
- Wattled Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jameson's Snipe
- Wilson's Snipe
- Giant Snipe
- Noble Snipe
- Pantanal Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Baird's Sandpiper
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Kelp Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Yellow-billed Tern
- Large-billed Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
Hoatzin
- Hoatzin
Sunbittern
- Sunbittern
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Black-capped Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Cory's Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Storks
- Maguari Stork
- Jabiru
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
Cormorants and Shags
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- Sharp-tailed Ibis
- Green Ibis
- Bare-faced Ibis
- Buff-necked Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Rufescent Tiger-Heron
- Fasciated Tiger-Heron
- Boat-billed Heron
- Agami Heron
- Zigzag Heron
- Pinnated Bittern
- Stripe-backed Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Capped Heron
- Whistling Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Striated Heron
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
- Cocoi Heron
Pelicans
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- King Vulture
- Andean Condor
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
- Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Pearl Kite
- White-tailed Kite
- Hook-billed Kite
- Gray-headed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Black Hawk-Eagle
- Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle
- Black-and-chestnut Eagle
- Crested Eagle
- Harpy Eagle
- Gray-bellied Hawk
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Bicolored Hawk
- Long-winged Harrier
- Tiny Hawk
- Double-toothed Kite
- Rufous-thighed Kite
- Mississippi Kite
- Plumbeous Kite
- Crane Hawk
- Black-collared Hawk
- Snail Kite
- Slender-billed Kite
- Slate-colored Hawk
- Common Black Hawk
- Rufous Crab Hawk
- Savanna Hawk
- Great Black Hawk
- Solitary Eagle
- Roadside Hawk
- Harris's Hawk
- White-rumped Hawk
- White-tailed Hawk
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
- White Hawk
- Black-faced Hawk
- Gray-lined Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Zone-tailed Hawk
- White-throated Hawk
- Short-tailed Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- White-throated Screech-Owl
- Tropical Screech-Owl
- Rufescent Screech-Owl
- Cinnamon Screech-Owl
- Foothill Screech-Owl
- Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
- Crested Owl
- Spectacled Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Andean Pygmy-Owl
- Amazonian Pygmy-Owl
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Mottled Owl
- Black-and-white Owl
- Black-banded Owl
- Rufous-banded Owl
- Striped Owl
- Stygian Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Buff-fronted Owl
Trogons
- Pavonine Quetzal
- Golden-headed Quetzal
- White-tipped Quetzal
- Crested Quetzal
- Black-tailed Trogon
- Green-backed Trogon
- Gartered Violaceous Trogon
- Guianan Violaceous Trogon
- Amazonian Violaceous Trogon
- Amazonian Black-throated Trogon
- Collared Trogon
- Masked Trogon
Motmots
- Whooping Motmot
- Amazonian Motmot
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
- Amazon Kingfisher
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
- Green Kingfisher
- Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Puffbirds
- White-necked Puffbird
- Guianan Puffbird
- Brown-banded Puffbird
- Pied Puffbird
- Chestnut-capped Puffbird
- Spotted Puffbird
- Collared Puffbird
- Russet-throated Puffbird
- Two-banded Puffbird
- White-chested Puffbird
- Moustached Puffbird
- Rusty-breasted Nunlet
- Black Nunbird
- Black-fronted Nunbird
- White-fronted Nunbird
- Swallow-winged Puffbird
Jacamars
- Brown Jacamar
- Pale-headed Jacamar
- Yellow-billed Jacamar
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar
- Green-tailed Jacamar
- Bronzy Jacamar
- Paradise Jacamar
- Great Jacamar
New World Barbets
- Black-spotted Barbet
- Gilded Barbet
- Red-headed Barbet
Toucans
- Southern Emerald-Toucanet
- Groove-billed Toucanet
- Tepui Toucanet
- Crimson-rumped Toucanet
- Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
- Green Aracari
- Collared Aracari
- Black-necked Aracari
- Many-banded Aracari
- Ivory-billed Aracari
- Guianan Toucanet
- Tawny-tufted Toucanet
- Yellow-throated Toucan
- White-throated Toucan
- Keel-billed Toucan
- Channel-billed Toucan
Woodpeckers
- Golden-spangled Piculet
- Scaled Piculet
- White-bellied Piculet
- Olivaceous Piculet
- Chestnut Piculet
- Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
- Red-crowned Woodpecker
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker
- Red-rumped Woodpecker
- Golden-collared Woodpecker
- Little Woodpecker
- Red-stained Woodpecker
- Powerful Woodpecker
- Red-necked Woodpecker
- Crimson-crested Woodpecker
- Lineated Woodpecker
- Ringed Woodpecker
- Waved Woodpecker
- Cream-colored Woodpecker
- Chestnut Woodpecker
- Yellow-throated Woodpecker
- Golden-green Woodpecker
- Golden-olive Woodpecker
- Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
- Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Laughing Falcon
- Collared Forest-Falcon
- Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
- Barred Forest-Falcon
- Lined Forest-Falcon
- Crested Caracara
- Red-throated Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- Black Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Aplomado Falcon
- Bat Falcon
- Orange-breasted Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
- Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet
- Blue-fronted Parrotlet
- Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
- Barred Parakeet
- Tepui Parrotlet
- Orange-chinned Parakeet
- Cobalt-winged Parakeet
- Golden-winged Parakeet
- Rusty-faced Parrot
- Saffron-headed Parrot
- Orange-cheeked Parrot
- Caica Parrot
- Dusky Parrot
- Red-billed Parrot
- Speckle-faced Parrot
- Blue-headed Parrot
- Bronze-winged Parrot
- Festive Amazon
- Red-lored Amazon
- Blue-cheeked Amazon
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Yellow-shouldered Amazon
- Mealy Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Scaly-naped Amazon
- Dusky-billed Parrotlet
- Green-rumped Parrotlet
- Spectacled Parrotlet
- Black-headed Parrot
- Red-fan Parrot
- Perija Parakeet
- Venezuelan Parakeet
- Painted Parakeet
- Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
- Maroon-tailed Parakeet
- Red-eared Parakeet
- Rose-headed Parakeet
- Brown-throated Parakeet
- Sun Parakeet
- Red-bellied Macaw
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Chestnut-fronted Macaw
- Military Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Blue-crowned Parakeet
- Red-shouldered Macaw
- Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
- White-eyed Parakeet
Typical Antbirds
- Rufous-rumped Antwren
- Ash-winged Antwren
- Fasciated Antshrike
- Black-throated Antshrike
- Great Antshrike
- Black-crested Antshrike
- Barred Antshrike
- Black-crowned Antshrike
- Mouse-colored Antshrike
- Blackish-gray Antshrike
- Northern Slaty-Antshrike
- White-shouldered Antshrike
- Black-backed Antshrike
- Amazonian Antshrike
- Streak-backed Antshrike
- Pearly Antshrike
- Recurve-billed Bushbird
- Plain Antvireo
- White-streaked Antvireo
- Dusky-throated Antshrike
- Cinereous Antshrike
- Rufous-bellied Antwren
- Spot-winged Antshrike
- Brown-bellied Stipplethroat
- Rufous-backed Stipplethroat
- Pygmy Antwren
- Yellow-throated Antwren
- Guianan Streaked-Antwren
- Amazonian Streaked-Antwren
- Cherrie's Antwren
- White-flanked Antwren
- Slaty Antwren
- Long-winged Antwren
- Plain-winged Antwren
- Gray Antwren
- Spot-tailed Antwren
- Todd's Antwren
- Spot-backed Antwren
- Roraiman Antwren
- Rusty-winged Antwren
- Northern White-fringed Antwren
- Southern White-fringed Antwren
- Klages's Antbird
- Guianan Warbling-Antbird
- Imeri Warbling-Antbird
- Dusky Antbird
- Gray Antbird
- Jet Antbird
- White-browed Antbird
- Black-faced Antbird
- Black-chinned Antbird
- Silvered Antbird
- Black-headed Antbird
- Roraiman Antbird
- Spot-winged Antbird
- Caura Antbird
- White-bellied Antbird
- Magdalena Antbird
- Ferruginous-backed Antbird
- Blue-lored Antbird
- Yapacana Antbird
- Black-throated Antbird
- Gray-bellied Antbird
- Wing-banded Antbird
- White-plumed Antbird
- Rufous-throated Antbird
- Spot-backed Antbird
- Dot-backed Antbird
- Common Scale-backed Antbird
- Reddish-winged Bare-eye
Antpittas
- Undulated Antpitta
- Great Antpitta
- Variegated Antpitta
- Scaled Antpitta
- Tachira Antpitta
- Plain-backed Antpitta
- Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
- Gray-naped Antpitta
- Perija Antpitta
- Muisca Antpitta
- Spotted Antpitta
- Thrush-like Antpitta
- Tepui Antpitta
- Scallop-breasted Antpitta
- Rusty-breasted Antpitta
- Slate-crowned Antpitta
- Sucre Antpitta
Tapaculos
- Ocellated Tapaculo
- Ash-colored Tapaculo
- White-crowned Tapaculo
- Blackish Tapaculo
- Caracas Tapaculo
- Pale-bellied Tapaculo
- Perija Tapaculo
- Merida Tapaculo
Antthrushes
- Rufous-capped Antthrush
- Black-faced Antthrush
- Rufous-breasted Antthrush
- Short-tailed Antthrush
- Schwartz's Antthrush
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- South American Leaftosser
- Short-billed Leaftosser
- Black-tailed Leaftosser
- Gray-throated Leaftosser
- Spot-throated Woodcreeper
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper
- Whistling Long-tailed Woodcreeper
- Mournful Long-tailed Woodcreeper
- Tyrannine Woodcreeper
- White-chinned Woodcreeper
- Ruddy Woodcreeper
- Plain-brown Woodcreeper
- Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
- Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper
- Long-billed Woodcreeper
- Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper
- Black-banded Woodcreeper
- Red-billed Woodcreeper
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper
- Striped Woodcreeper
- Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper
- Ocellated Woodcreeper
- Cocoa Woodcreeper
- Buff-throated Woodcreeper
- Olive-backed Woodcreeper
- Straight-billed Woodcreeper
- Red-billed Scythebill
- Curve-billed Scythebill
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper
- Montane Woodcreeper
- Duida Woodcreeper
- Guianan Woodcreeper
- Slender-billed Xenops
- Northern Plain-Xenops
- Amazonian Plain-Xenops
- Streaked Xenops
- Point-tailed Palmcreeper
- Rufous-tailed Xenops
- Streaked Tuftedcheek
- Rusty-winged Barbtail
- Caribbean Hornero
- Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper
- Chestnut-winged Cinclodes
- Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner
- Montane Foliage-gleaner
- Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner
- Guttulate Foliage-gleaner
- Lineated Foliage-gleaner
- White-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
- Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner
- Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
- Flammulated Treehunter
- Striped Treehunter
- Streak-capped Treehunter
- Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner
- Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Eastern Woodhaunter
- Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner
- Spotted Barbtail
- White-throated Barbtail
- Pearled Treerunner
- Andean Tit-Spinetail
- Plain Thornbird
- White-browed Spinetail
- Streak-backed Canastero
- Ochre-browed Thistletail
- Perija Thistletail
- White-chinned Thistletail
- Roraiman Barbtail
- Speckled Spinetail
- Orinoco Softtail
- Delta Amacuro Softtail
- Rusty-backed Spinetail
- Crested Spinetail
- Tepui Spinetail
- Streak-capped Spinetail
- Yellow-chinned Spinetail
- Plain-crowned Spinetail
- McConnell's Spinetail
- Rio Orinoco Spinetail
- Pale-breasted Spinetail
- Azara's Spinetail
- White-whiskered Spinetail
- Rufous Spinetail
- Black-throated Spinetail
- Stripe-breasted Spinetail
- Ruddy Spinetail
Manakins
- Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin
- Tiny Tyrant-Manakin
- Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin
- Lance-tailed Manakin
- Blue-backed Manakin
- Golden-winged Manakin
- White-bibbed Manakin
- White-throated Manakin
- Olive Manakin
- Black Manakin
- Blue-capped Manakin
- Orange-bellied Manakin
- Yellow-crowned Manakin
- White-bearded Manakin
- Crimson-hooded Manakin
- Wire-tailed Manakin
- Striolated Manakin
- Fiery-capped Manakin
- White-crowned Manakin
- Scarlet-horned Manakin
- Golden-headed Manakin
Cotingas
- Green-and-black Fruiteater
- Barred Fruiteater
- Golden-breasted Fruiteater
- Handsome Fruiteater
- Red-banded Fruiteater
- Scaled Fruiteater
- Red-crested Cotinga
- Guianan Red-Cotinga
- Guianan Cock-of-the-rock
- Andean Cock-of-the-rock
- Purple-throated Fruitcrow
- Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
- Amazonian Umbrellabird
- Capuchinbird
- Purple-breasted Cotinga
- Spangled Cotinga
- Rose-collared Piha
- Screaming Piha
- White Bellbird
- Bearded Bellbird
- Pompadour Cotinga
- Bare-necked Fruitcrow
Tityras and Allies
- Black-tailed Tityra
- Black-crowned Tityra
- Masked Tityra
- Varzea Schiffornis
- Olivaceous Schiffornis
- Russet-winged Schiffornis
- Brown-winged Schiffornis
- Cinereous Mourner
- White-browed Purpletuft
- Dusky Purpletuft
- White-naped Xenopsaris
- Green-backed Becard
- Barred Becard
- Cinereous Becard
- Cinnamon Becard
- Chestnut-crowned Becard
- White-winged Becard
- Black-and-white Becard
- Black-capped Becard
- Glossy-backed Becard
- One-colored Becard
- Pink-throated Becard
Sharpbill
- Sharpbill
Royal Flycatchers and Allies
- Tropical Royal Flycatcher
- Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
- Tawny-breasted Flycatcher
- Whiskered Flycatcher
- Black-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Wing-barred Piprites
- Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant
- Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
- White-throated Spadebill
- Golden-crowned Spadebill
- Yellow-throated Spadebill
- White-crested Spadebill
- Olive-striped Flycatcher
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
- McConnell's Flycatcher
- Sierra de Lema Flycatcher
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher
- Rufous-breasted Flycatcher
- Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant
- Variegated Bristle-Tyrant
- Venezuelan Bristle-Tyrant
- Chapman's Bristle-Tyrant
- Rufous-browed Tyrannulet
- Black-fronted Tyrannulet
- Rufous-lored Tyrannulet
- Ringed Antpipit
- Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
- Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
- Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant
- Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant
- White-eyed Tody-Tyrant
- Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
- Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant
- Black-throated Tody-Tyrant
- Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
- Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher
- Smoky-fronted Tody-Flycatcher
- Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher
- Black-chested Tyrant
- Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
- Common Tody-Flycatcher
- Maracaibo Tody-Flycatcher
- Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
- Painted Tody-Flycatcher
- Western Olivaceous Flatbill
- Eastern Olivaceous Flatbill
- Fulvous-breasted Flatbill
- Yellow-olive Flatbill
- Yellow-margined Flatbill
- Gray-crowned Flatbill
- Ochre-lored Flatbill
- Cinnamon Flycatcher
- Cliff Flycatcher
- Brown-capped Tyrannulet
- White-lored Tyrannulet
- Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- White-banded Tyrannulet
- White-throated Tyrannulet
- Agile Tit-Tyrant
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
- Yellow Tyrannulet
- Bearded Tachuri
- Crested Doradito
- Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
- Forest Elaenia
- Amazonian Elaenia
- Yellow-crowned Elaenia
- Greenish Elaenia
- Plain-crested Elaenia
- Rufous-crowned Elaenia
- Slaty Elaenia
- Great Elaenia
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia
- Small-billed Elaenia
- Lesser Elaenia
- Mountain Elaenia
- Tepui Elaenia
- Torrent Tyrannulet
- River Tyrannulet
- Urich's Tyrannulet
- Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
- White-fronted Tyrannulet
- Black-capped Tyrannulet
- Ashy-headed Tyrannulet
- Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet
- Guianan Tyrannulet
- Spectacled Tyrannulet
- Golden-faced Tyrannulet
- Venezuelan Tyrannulet
- Slender-footed Tyrannulet
- Fulvous-crowned Scrub-Tyrant
- Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant
- Slender-billed Tyrannulet
- Amazonian Tyrannulet
- Pale-tipped Tyrannulet
- Flavescent Flycatcher
- Roraiman Flycatcher
- Bran-colored Flycatcher
- Euler's Flycatcher
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Smoke-colored Pewee
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Northern Tropical Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Fuscous Flycatcher
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- Black Phoebe
- Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
- Amazonian Scrub-Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Riverside Tyrant
- Rufous-tailed Tyrant
- Amazonian Black-Tyrant
- Drab Water Tyrant
- Yellow-browed Tyrant
- Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant
- Smoky Bush-Tyrant
- White-headed Marsh Tyrant
- Pied Water-Tyrant
- Crowned Chat-Tyrant
- Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant
- Chestnut-bellied Chat-Tyrant
- Blackish Chat-Tyrant
- Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
- Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
- Rufous-browed Chat-Tyrant
- Long-tailed Tyrant
- Large-headed Flatbill
- Rufous-tailed Flatbill
- Cinnamon Attila
- Citron-bellied Attila
- Bright-rumped Attila
- White-rumped Sirystes
- Grayish Mourner
- Pale-bellied Mourner
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher
- Swainson's Flycatcher
- Venezuelan Flycatcher
- Panama Flycatcher
- Short-crested Flycatcher
- Pale-edged Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Cattle Tyrant
- Lesser Kiskadee
- Great Kiskadee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Rusty-margined Flycatcher
- Social Flycatcher
- Gray-capped Flycatcher
- Dusky-chested Flycatcher
- White-bearded Flycatcher
- Yellow-throated Flycatcher
- Three-striped Flycatcher
- Lemon-browed Flycatcher
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Variegated Flycatcher
- Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
- Sulphury Flycatcher
- White-throated Kingbird
- Tropical Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike
- Ashy-headed Greenlet
- Scrub Greenlet
- Gray-chested Greenlet
- Brown-headed Greenlet
- Lemon-chested Greenlet
- Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo
- Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
- Rufous-fronted Greenlet
- Guianan Greenlet
- Dusky-capped Greenlet
- Buff-cheeked Greenlet
- Golden-fronted Greenlet
- Rufous-naped Greenlet
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Tepui Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Brown-capped Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Chivi Vireo
- Yellow-green Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Black-collared Jay
- Violaceous Jay
- Green Jay
- Black-chested Jay
- Azure-naped Jay
- Cayenne Jay
Donacobius
- Black-capped Donacobius
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- White-winged Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Caribbean Martin
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow
- White-thighed Swallow
- White-banded Swallow
- Blue-and-white Swallow
- Black-collared Swallow
- Tawny-headed Swallow
- Pale-footed Swallow
- Brown-bellied Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Gnatcatchers
- Collared Gnatwren
- Long-billed Gnatwren
- Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
- Tropical Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Scaly-breasted Wren
- Flutist Wren
- Wing-banded Wren
- Southern House Wren
- Mountain Wren
- Tepui Wren
- Grass Wren
- Merida Wren
- Stripe-backed Wren
- Bicolored Wren
- Whiskered Wren
- Coraya Wren
- Rufous-breasted Wren
- Rufous-and-white Wren
- Buff-breasted Wren
- Rufous Wren
- White-breasted Wood-Wren
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
- Musician Wren
Dippers
- White-capped Dipper
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Andean Solitaire
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
- Speckled Nightingale-Thrush
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Rufous-brown Solitaire
- Pale-eyed Thrush
- Chestnut-bellied Thrush
- Glossy-black Thrush
- Black-hooded Thrush
- Great Thrush
- Black-billed Thrush
- Campina Thrush
- Yellow-legged Thrush
- Pantepui Thrush
- Lawrence's Thrush
- White-necked Thrush
- Pale-breasted Thrush
- Hauxwell's Thrush
- Cocoa Thrush
- Spectacled Thrush
Weavers and Allies
- Village Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Java Sparrow
- Tricolored Munia
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Yellowish Pipit
- Paramo Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Golden-rumped Euphonia
- Blue-naped Chlorophonia
- Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia
- Plumbeous Euphonia
- Purple-throated Euphonia
- Finsch's Euphonia
- Trinidad Euphonia
- Golden-bellied Euphonia
- White-vented Euphonia
- Violaceous Euphonia
- Thick-billed Euphonia
- Orange-bellied Euphonia
- Golden-sided Euphonia
- Rufous-bellied Euphonia
- Lesser Goldfinch
- Andean Siskin
- Yellow-bellied Siskin
- Red Siskin
- Hooded Siskin
Thrush-Tanager
- Rosy Thrush-Tanager
New World Sparrows
- Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
- Common Chlorospingus
- Grassland Sparrow
- Yellow-browed Sparrow
- Black-striped Sparrow
- Tocuyo Sparrow
- Perija Brushfinch
- Caracas Brushfinch
- Paria Brushfinch
- Gray-browed Brushfinch
- Golden-winged Sparrow
- Yellow-mandibled Sparrow
- Pectoral Sparrow
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
- Moustached Brushfinch
- Tepui Brushfinch
- Ochre-breasted Brushfinch
- Northern Slaty Brushfinch
- Pale-naped Brushfinch
- Black-fronted Brushfinch
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Red-breasted Meadowlark
- Yellow-billed Cacique
- Russet-backed Oropendola
- Green Oropendola
- Crested Oropendola
- Olive Oropendola
- Solitary Black Cacique
- Scarlet-rumped Cacique
- Yellow-rumped Cacique
- Mountain Cacique
- Red-rumped Cacique
- Orchard Oriole
- Yellow-backed Oriole
- Orange-crowned Oriole
- Yellow-tailed Oriole
- Epaulet Oriole
- Venezuelan Troupial
- Yellow Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Shiny Cowbird
- Giant Cowbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Carib Grackle
- Velvet-fronted Grackle
- Oriole Blackbird
- Golden-tufted Grackle
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Masked Yellowthroat
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Tropical Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Chestnut-capped Warbler
- Golden-crowned Warbler
- Three-striped Warbler
- Gray-headed Warbler
- Citrine Warbler
- Flavescent Warbler
- Black-crested Warbler
- Riverbank Warbler
- Two-banded Warbler
- Gray-throated Warbler
- Russet-crowned Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Slate-throated Redstart
- Tepui Redstart
- Paria Redstart
- White-faced Redstart
- Golden-fronted Redstart
- White-fronted Redstart
Mitrospingid Tanagers
- Olive-backed Tanager
Cardinals and Allies
- Hepatic Tanager
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- White-winged Tanager
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
- Red-and-black Grosbeak
- Yellow-green Grosbeak
- Vermilion Cardinal
- Golden Grosbeak
- Black-backed Grosbeak
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Rose-breasted Chat
- Carrizal Seedeater
- Blue-black Grosbeak
- Amazonian Grosbeak
- Ultramarine Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Masked Cardinal
- Red-capped Cardinal
- Black-faced Tanager
- Magpie Tanager
- White-capped Tanager
- Hooded Tanager
- Black-capped Hemispingus
- Gray-capped Hemispingus
- Oleaginous Hemispingus
- Black-eared Hemispingus
- Orange-headed Tanager
- Fulvous-headed Tanager
- Superciliaried Hemispingus
- Gray-headed Tanager
- Flame-crested Tanager
- White-shouldered Tanager
- Fulvous-crested Tanager
- White-lined Tanager
- Red-shouldered Tanager
- Fulvous Shrike-Tanager
- Silver-beaked Tanager
- Masked Crimson Tanager
- Crimson-backed Tanager
- Blue-backed Tanager
- Hooded Mountain Tanager
- Blue-capped Tanager
- Masked Mountain Tanager
- Black-chested Mountain Tanager
- Lacrimose Mountain Tanager
- Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager
- Blue-winged Mountain Tanager
- Buff-banded Mountain Tanager
- Golden-crowned Tanager
- Fawn-breasted Tanager
- Orange-eared Tanager
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Glaucous Tanager
- Palm Tanager
- Dotted Tanager
- Speckled Tanager
- Yellow-bellied Tanager
- Spotted Tanager
- Black-headed Tanager
- Black-hooded Tanager
- Black-capped Tanager
- Burnished-buff Tanager
- Scrub Tanager
- Masked Tanager
- Blue-necked Tanager
- Blue-and-black Tanager
- Beryl-spangled Tanager
- Turquoise Tanager
- Paradise Tanager
- Opal-rumped Tanager
- Bay-headed Tanager
- Rufous-cheeked Tanager
- Saffron-crowned Tanager
- Green-and-gold Tanager
- Golden Tanager
- Swallow Tanager
- White-bellied Dacnis
- Black-faced Dacnis
- Yellow-bellied Dacnis
- Blue Dacnis
- Short-billed Honeycreeper
- Purple Honeycreeper
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Green Honeycreeper
- Guira Tanager
- Yellow-backed Tanager
- Bicolored Conebill
- Chestnut-vented Conebill
- White-eared Conebill
- Blue-backed Conebill
- Capped Conebill
- Rufous-browed Conebill
- Glossy Flowerpiercer
- Merida Flowerpiercer
- Black Flowerpiercer
- Venezuelan Flowerpiercer
- White-sided Flowerpiercer
- Scaled Flowerpiercer
- Greater Flowerpiercer
- Rusty Flowerpiercer
- Bluish Flowerpiercer
- Masked Flowerpiercer
- Plushcap
- Plumbeous Sierra Finch
- Slaty Finch
- Black-headed Hemispingus
- Pink-billed Cnemoscopus
- Slaty-backed Hemispingus
- Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
- Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch
- Saffron Finch
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Lesson's Seedeater
- Lined Seedeater
- Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
- Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
- Great-billed Seed-Finch
- Large-billed Seed-Finch
- Gray Seedeater
- Wing-barred Seedeater
- White-naped Seedeater
- Black-and-white Seedeater
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater
- Slate-colored Seedeater
- Plumbeous Seedeater
- Plain-colored Seedeater
- Paramo Seedeater
- Pileated Finch
- Bananaquit
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
- Black-faced Grassquit
- Dull-colored Grassquit
- Sooty Grassquit
- Buff-throated Saltator
- Orinocan Saltator
- Olive-gray Saltator
- Bluish-gray Saltator
- Streaked Saltator
- Slate-colored Grosbeak
Most common birds in Venezuela
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Venezuela’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
- Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severus
- Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
- Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
Largest bird families in Venezuela
Among its regular birds.
- Tyrant Flycatchers117
- Tanagers and Allies93
- Hummingbirds68
- Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers48
- New World and African Parrots44
- Typical Antbirds40
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites32
- Troupials and Allies26
Reported in the last 30 days
954 species reported to eBird in Venezuela in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Bananaquit, Black Vulture, Tropical Kingbird, Blue-gray Tanager, Rock Pigeon, Western Cattle-Egret, Saffron Finch, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Southern Lapwing, Southern House Wren, Anhinga, Snail Kite, Little Blue Heron, Bare-faced Ibis, Neotropic Cormorant, Boat-billed Heron, Osprey, Great Egret, Blue-and-white Swallow, Capped Heron, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Green Jay, Tropical Mockingbird, Red-crowned Woodpecker, Ruddy Ground Dove, Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Northern Yellow Warbler, Scaled Dove, Palm Tanager, Black Hawk-Eagle, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Streaked Saltator, Tennessee Warbler, Black Phoebe, King Vulture, Steely-vented Hummingbird, Black-throated Mango, Chestnut-bellied Thrush, …
Get to know some of them
Anhinga
Bananaquit
Turkey Vulture
Barn Swallow
Blue-winged Teal
Black-crowned Night Heron
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Magnificent Frigatebird
Black-bellied Plover
Gray Kingbird
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Black-necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Tennessee Warbler
Semipalmated Plover
Willet
Sanderling