Scientific name: Elanoides forficatus
English: Swallow-tailed Kite
Dutch: Zwaluwstaartwouw
Sranan: Sesei-aka / Sipifowru
Trio: kumarake
Wayana: Kumalak / Komomalakë
Class: Birds
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
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Scientific name: Gampsonyx swainsonii
English: Pearl Kite
Dutch: Parelwouw
Sranan: Aka
Trio: Sawataru
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Scientific name: Leptodon cayanensis
English: Gray-headed Kite
Dutch: Grijskopwouw
Sranan: Aka
Trio: Jawiwi
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Scientific name: Chondrohierax uncinatus
English: Hook-billed Kite
Dutch: Langsnavelwouw
Sranan: Aka
Trio: Tenaware
Wayana: Pupuli
Class: Birds
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Scientific name: Elanus leucurus
English: White-tailed Kite
Dutch: Amerikaanse Grijze Wouw
Sranan: Aka
Trio: Wanawara
Wayana: Helijek
Class: Birds
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Scientific name: Pandion haliaetus
English: Osprey
Dutch: Visarend
Sranan: Fisi-aka
Trio: Noraike
Wayana: Henekhenek
Class: Birds
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Pandionidae
Scientific name: Cathartes burrovianus
English: Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Dutch: Kleine Geelkopgier
Sranan: Geri-ede tingifowru
Trio: Soni
Wayana: Awïla
Class: Birds
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Cathartidae
Distribution
Common in the estuarine zone and the rest of the coastal plain.
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Scientific name: Cathartes aura
English: Turkey Vulture
Dutch: Roodkopgier / Kalkoengier
Sranan: Redi-ede Tingifowru
Trio: Wajaka
Wayana: Alankwan / Awïla
Class: Birds
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Cathartidae
English: Green Ibis
Dutch: Groene Ibis
Sranan: Korokoro
Trio: Kurukë
Wayana: Toko(toko)
Class: Birds
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Scientific name: Eudocimus ruber
English: Scarlet Ibis
Dutch: Rode Ibis
Sranan: Korikori / Flamingo
Trio: Kurukë
Wayana: Takpilem Toko
Class: Birds
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Distribution
Unknown in southern Suriname.