Endangered Birds of South America
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Alagoas Antwren | Brazil |
| Alagoas Curassow | Brazil |
| Alagoas Foliage-gleaner | Brazil |
| Alagoas Tyrannulet | Brazil |
| Allpahuayo Antbird | Peru |
| Amazonian Parrotlet | Bolivia, Peru |
| Ancient Antwren | Ecuador, Peru |
| Andean Condor | Colombia to Chile and Argentina |
| Andean Flamingo | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru |
| Antipodean Albatross | Chile |
| Araripe Manakin | Brazil |
| Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant | Bolivia, Peru |
| Ashy Storm-petrel | Ecuador |
| Atlantic Petrel | Argentina, Brazil, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Uruguay |
| Atlantic Royal Flycatcher | Brazil |
| Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
| Azure Jay | Argentina, Brazil |
| Bald Parrot | Brazil |
| Band-tailed Antwren | Brazil |
| Banded Cotinga | Brazil |
| Bay-capped Wren-spinetail | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
| Bearded Tachuri | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela |
| Beautiful Jay | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Black Rail | South America |
| Black Solitary Eagle | Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela |
| Black-and-chestnut Eagle | Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela |
| Black-browed Albatross | South America |
| Black-capped Petrel | South America |
| Blue Finch | Bolivia, Brazil |
| Blue-billed Curassow | Colombia |
| Blue-cheeked Amazon | French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
| Blue-headed Macaw | Bolivia, Brazil, Peru |
| Blue-throated Macaw | Bolivia |
| Blue-throated Parakeet | Brazil |
| Bogota Rail | Colombia |
| Bolivian Spinetail | Bolivia |
| Brazilian Black-tyrant | Brazil |
| Bristle-thighed Curlew | South America |
| Brown Pelican | Coastal Central and South America |
| Brown Tanager | Brazil |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | South America |
| Buff-browed Chachalaca | Brazil |
| Buffy-fronted Seedeater | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
| Buller's Shearwater | South America |
| Campo Miner | Bolivia, Brazil |
| Cerulean Warbler | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela |
| Chaco Eagle | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
| Chatham Albatross | Chile, Peru |
| Chilean Flamingo | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay |
| Chilean Woodstar | Chile, Peru |
| Collared Petrel | South America |
| Cook's Petrel | Chile |
| Darwin's Rhea | Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru |
| Dot-winged Crake | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
| El Oro Parakeet | Ecuador |
| Elegant Tern | Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Peru |
| Erect-crested Penguin | Argentina, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Eskimo Curlew | Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
| Galapagos Hawk | Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
| Galapagos Penguin | Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
| Galapagos Petrel | Colombia, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), Peru |
| Gentoo Penguin | South America |
| Glaucous Macaw | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
| Golden Parakeet | Brazil |
| Golden-winged Warbler | South America |
| Gould's Petrel | Peru |
| Gray Petrel | South America |
| Great Curassow | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Great Green Macaw | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Harpy Eagle | Mexico south to Argentina |
| Hook-billed Hermit Hummingbird | Brazil |
| Hyacinth Macaw | Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
| Hyacinth Visorbearer | Brazil |
| Inca Tern | Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru |
| Indigo Macaw | Brazil |
| Jocotoco Antpitta | Ecuador, Peru |
| Juan Fernandez Petrel | Chile, Ecuador, Peru |
| Least Tern | Northern South America |
| Lesser Nothura | Brazil, Paraguay |
| Light-mantled Albatross | Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Little Blue Macaw | Brazil |
| Long-wattled Umbrellabird | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Macaroni Penguin | South America |
| Magellanic Penguin | South America |
| Mangrove Finch | Ecuador |
| Mottled Petrel | South America |
| Moustached Antpitta | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Northern Giant-petrel | South America |
| Northern Royal Albatross | South America |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Central and South America |
| Pacific Royal Flycatcher | Ecuador, Peru |
| Pectoral Antwren | Brazil |
| Pink-footed Shearwater | Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru |
| Pirre Warbler | Colombia |
| Plumbeous Hawk | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru |
| Purple-winged Ground Dove | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
| Red Siskin | South America |
| Red-fronted Macaw | Bolivia |
| Red-tailed Parrot | Brazil |
| Russet-bellied Spinetail | Peru |
| Russet-crowned Quail-dove | Colombia |
| Scaled Ground-cuckoo | Brazil |
| Sooty Albatross | South America |
| Sooty Shearwater | South America |
| Sooty-capped Puffbird | Colombia |
| Southern Giant-petrel | South America |
| Southern Rockhopper Penguin | Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Uruguay |
| Southern Royal Albatross | South America |
| Stejneger's Petrel | Chile |
| Sun Parakeet | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
| Tacarcuna Wood-quail | Colombia |
| Toucan Barbet | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Trindade Petrel | Argentina, Brazil |
| Tristan Albatross | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
| Turquoise-throated Puffleg | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Violet-throated Metaltail | Ecuador |
| White-browed Antpitta | Brazil |
| White-browed Woodpecker | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay |
| White-chinned Petrel | South America |
| White-crested Guan | Brazil |
| White-crowned Pigeon | South America |
| Yellow-eared Parrot | Colombia, Ecuador |
**What birds are listed here?:
The South America section of this site lists the folllowing birds appearing on select endangered species lists:- Birds that dwell in or migrate to any part of the South American continent and nearby islands.
- Birds dwelling in the Amazon Basin.
Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total
count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more
information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.
