Hoatzin
Scientific name: Opisthocomus hoazin
English: Hoatzin
Dutch: Hoatzin
Sranan: Hoatzin
Trio: Arahkaimë
Wayana: Akawakëimë
Class: Birds
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Opisthocomidae
Hook-billed Kite
Scientific name: Chondrohierax uncinatus
English: Hook-billed Kite
Dutch: Langsnavelwouw
Sranan: Aka
Trio: Tenaware
Wayana: Pupuli
Class: Birds
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Jabiru
Scientific name: Jabiru mycteria
English: Jabiru
Dutch: Jabiroe / Reuzenooievaar
Sranan: Blasman
Trio: Wara
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Distribution
Common in the estuarine zone, the rest of the coastal plain and the southern savanna area.
King Vulture
Scientific name: Sarcoramphus papa
English: King Vulture
Dutch: Koningsgier
Sranan: Granman Tingifowru
Trio: Akarama
Wayana: Kulum
Class: Birds
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Cathartidae
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Scientific name: Hydropsalis climacocerca
English: Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Dutch: Trapstaartnachtzwaluw
Sranan: Yorkafowru / Butabuta
Trio: Pihpë
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Laughing Falcon
Scientific name: Herpetotheres cachinnans
English: Laughing Falcon
Dutch: Lachvalk
Sranan: Alen-aka
Trio: Wiuikane / Winikane
Wayana: Kutkutuli
Class: Birds
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Laughing Gull
Scientific name: Leucophaes atricilla
English: Laughing Gull
Dutch: Lachmeeuw
Sranan: Sedoifi (Fisman)
Trio: Kahke
Wayana: Walamisïmë
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Distribution
Unknown in southern Suriname, common in the estuarine zone and the rest of the coastal plain.
Least Bittern
Scientific name: Ixobrychus exilis
English: Least Bittern
Dutch: Amerikaanse Woudaap
Sranan: Stontyontyon
Trio: Kujawiwi
Wayana: Kujawi
Class: Birds
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Lesser Kiskadee
Scientific name: Pitangus lictor
English: Lesser Kiskadee
Dutch: Kleine Kiskadie
Sranan: Swampugrikibi
Trio: Tawari
Wayana:
Distribution: Common in the coastal plain.
Class: Birds
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Lesser Nighthawk
Scientific name: Chordeiles acutipennis
English: Lesser Nighthawk
Dutch: Texasnachtzwaluw
Sranan: Yorkafowru / Butabuta
Trio: Kuhpe
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Distribution
Common in the nortnern savanna area.