This is a list of the bird species recorded in Venezuela. The avifauna of Venezuela has 1413 confirmed species, of which 45 are endemic, six have been introduced by humans, 48 are rare or vagrants, and one has been extirpated. An additional 20 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 Venezuela
- (E) Endemic - a species endemic to Venezuela
- (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Venezuela as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
- (H) Hypothetical - a species recorded but with "no tangible evidence" according to the SACC
- ^ Miranda, Jhonathan; León, Jose Gustavo; Angelozzi, Gianco; Ascanio, David; Kvarnbäck, John; Lentino, Miguel; Marantz, Curtis A.; Rodríguez, Gustavo (September 20, 2024). "Species lists of birds for South American countries and territories: Venezuela". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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