Birds in SurinameBirds in Suriname, 4: Doves, parrots, cuckoos and the Hoatzin.


Suriname has some 27 species of parrots (macaws and parakeets included) and 23 of them are shown here. Of pigeons and doves 15 species are known and 13 have a picture here. Out of 11 cuckoos, 10 are present. Click on the pictures to find more information.

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Doves Pigeons (13 out of 15) stondoifi
  Scaly (common) ground dove Ruddy ground-dove Plain-breasted ground-dove Plumbeous pigeon Scaled pigeon Ruddy pigeon
Doves Pigeons
  Pale-vented pigeon Grey-fronted dove White-tipped dove feral Rock pigeon Eared dove Ruddy quail-dove
Doves Pigeons          
    Blue ground-dove        
Macaws chestnut-fronted macaw, small
  Blue-and-yellow macaw Red-and-green macaw Scarlet macaw Red-bellied macaw Chestnut-fronted macaw Red-shouldered macaw
Other Parrots (23 out of 27)
  Blue-cheeked parrot / amazone Red fan parrot Black-headed parrot Mealy parrot / amazone Orange-winged parrot / amazone Yellow-headed Amazon
More Parrots margriki, margrietje, blue-headed parrot
  Painted parakeet Brown-throated parakeet White-eyed parakeet Blue-headed parrot Dusky parrot Green- rumped parrotlet
More Parrots  
  Caica Parrot Sulphur-breasted parakeet Peach-fronted parakeet Golden-winged parakeet Sapphire-rumped parrotlet  
             
Cuckoos (9 out of 11) kees
  Little cuckoo Mangrove cuckoo Smooth- billed ani Greater ani Squirrel cuckoo Striped cuckoo
Hoatzin    
  Yellow-billed cuckoo Dark-billed cuckoo Black-bellied cuckoo     Hoatzin

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