For every species a map of the distribution of the observations in Suriname can be found by clicking on the scientific name in the list below. Recently recognised additions to the list for Suriname are discussed in an extra list. The total for Suriname stands on 735 (May 2011).
More than 135,000 observations of birds have been collected
into a database, with the help of many birders, to be able to
produce distribution maps of all the species in Surinam, South
America. To see a map, you can choose the bird from the list
below.
The most recent data are from May 2011. New, since the 1995
Haverschmidt and Mees' book, are about 65 bird species reported
by Otte Ottema, Steve Hilty, Brian O'Shea, David
Asciano, Dave Stejskal, Dick Jonkers, Bret Whitney, Foek Chin
Joe, KD Dijkstra, J. Mittermeier, K. Zyskowski and others. They have been accounted for
in a "Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Suriname, by Ottema, Ribot and Spaans, WWF ISBN 978-99914-7-022-1"
About 10% of the observation data are reports made of a trapped or photographed
bird. About 4/5 of the observations are from very experienced
observers. Observations of birds rare in the concerned part or
habitat of Suriname (less than 10 accepted observations in that
part) get discussed before acceptance. Half the data are from
observations made before the year 2003.
Collected by J.H.Ribot, (ribot at nhl.nl), part of a site called Birds in Suriname.