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Uruguay

Birds, destinations and field guides for Uruguay.

Endemic species: 0
Bird species: 420
Destinations: 0
Field guides: 3

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Birds you are likely to see in Uruguay

Black-collared Hawk

Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis

Limpkin Aramus guarauna

Austral Negrito

Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa

Swainson’s Hawk

Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Purple-throated Euphonia

Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica

Red-fronted Coot

Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons

Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana

South Polar Skua

South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki

Violet-capped Woodnymph

Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis

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Field guides for Uruguay

Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America

Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America Robert S. Ridgely, 2009 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and more Experts and researchers

Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica

Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica Martín Rodolfo de la Peña et al., 2001 Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Falkland Islands, Antarctica All levels

Birds of Uruguay Florencia Ocampo et al., 2025 Uruguay All levels