What animals live in Brazil?
27,528,648 animal records from Brazil cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 27,528,648 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Brazil
| Animal | Group | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus |
Aves Tyrannidae |
509,303 | |
| Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus |
Aves Cathartidae |
348,619 | |
| Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca |
Aves Thraupidae |
339,738 | |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti |
Aves Columbidae |
299,115 | |
| Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro |
Aves Columbidae |
297,223 | |
| Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola |
Aves Thraupidae |
288,967 | |
| Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus |
Aves Troglodytidae |
288,177 | |
| Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis |
Aves Charadriidae |
272,221 | |
| Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus |
Aves Furnariidae |
267,879 | |
| Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus |
Aves Tyrannidae |
260,201 | |
| Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris |
Aves Turdidae |
258,413 | |
| Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola |
Aves Thraupidae |
254,210 | |
| Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas |
Aves Turdidae |
245,805 | |
| blue-and-white swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca |
Aves Hirundinidae |
215,482 | |
| Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus |
Aves Falconidae |
199,500 | |
| House Sparrow
Passer domesticus |
Aves Passeridae |
197,089 | |
| Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum |
Aves Thraupidae |
184,103 | |
| Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata |
Aves Columbidae |
180,145 | |
| Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis |
Aves Passerellidae |
170,058 | |
| Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris |
Aves Accipitridae |
169,683 | |
| Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis |
Aves Vireonidae |
166,369 | |
| white-eyed conure
Aratinga leucophthalma |
Aves Psittacidae |
157,571 | |
| Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus |
Aves Mimidae |
156,824 | |
| Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani |
Aves Cuculidae |
148,902 | |
| Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Eupetomena macroura |
Aves Trochilidae |
144,665 | |
| Rock Pigeon
Columba livia |
Aves Columbidae |
139,104 | |
| Great Egret
Ardea alba |
Aves Ardeidae |
135,468 | |
| Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis |
Aves Tyrannidae |
134,426 | |
| White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi |
Aves Columbidae |
130,935 | |
| Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua |
Aves Tyrannidae |
128,773 | |
| Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Brotogeris chiriri |
Aves Psittacidae |
127,986 | |
| Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus |
Aves Parulidae |
127,414 | |
| Plain Parakeet
Brotogeris tirica |
Aves Psittacidae |
122,600 | |
| West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus |
Mammalia Trichechidae |
121,687 | |
| Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana |
Aves Cuculidae |
118,164 | |
| Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis |
Aves Icteridae |
117,570 | |
| Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum |
Aves Tyrannidae |
114,484 | |
| Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta |
Aves Tyrannidae |
111,280 | |
| Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana |
Aves Thraupidae |
110,366 | |
| Purple-throated Euphonia
Euphonia chlorotica |
Aves Fringillidae |
106,903 | |
| Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura |
Aves Cathartidae |
104,951 | |
| Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus |
Aves Turdidae |
104,445 | |
| Snowy Egret
Egretta thula |
Aves Ardeidae |
102,851 | |
| Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus |
Aves Phalacrocoracidae |
102,491 | |
| Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira |
Aves Cuculidae |
101,113 | |
| Ruby-crowned Tanager
Tachyphonus coronatus |
Aves Thraupidae |
100,632 | |
| Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis |
Aves Hirundinidae |
97,944 | |
| jaguar
Panthera onca |
Mammalia Felidae |
95,850 | |
| Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina |
Aves Thraupidae |
95,233 | |
| Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster |
Aves Tyrannidae |
95,122 | |
| Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris |
Aves Picidae |
94,281 | |
| Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum |
Aves Tyrannidae |
90,335 | |
| Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana |
Aves Jacanidae |
89,411 | |
| Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana |
Aves Thraupidae |
88,531 | |
| Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea |
Aves Hirundinidae |
86,880 | |
| Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi |
Aves Parulidae |
82,487 | |
| Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens |
Aves Tyrannidae |
81,718 | |
| Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa |
Aves Tyrannidae |
81,551 | |
| Violet-capped Woodnymph
Thalurania glaucopis |
Aves Trochilidae |
80,724 | |
| Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus |
Aves Tyrannidae |
79,752 |
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a
common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see
whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.