List of birds of Suriname

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Suriname. The avifauna of Suriname has 744 confirmed species, of which one is endemic, one has been introduced by humans, and 35 are rare or vagrants. An additional 16 species are hypothetical (see below).

Except as an entry is cited otherwise, the list of species is that of the South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological Society.[1][2] The list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) are also those of the SACC unless noted otherwise. Capitalization within English names follows Wikipedia practice, i.e. only the first word of a name is capitalized unless a place name such as São Paulo is used.[3]

The following tags have been used to highlight certain categories of occurrence.

  • (V) Vagrant - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Suriname
  • (E) Endemic - a species endemic to Suriname
  • (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Suriname as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  • (H) Hypothetical - a species recorded but with "no tangible evidence" according to the SACC


  1. ^ Ottema, Otte; Ribot, Jan Hein; Spaans, Arie (November 15, 2023). "Species lists of birds for South American countries and territories: Suriname". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 28 September 2024. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved September 29, 2024
  3. ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 28 September 2024. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved September 29, 2024