Endemic Animals of Venezuela

The Aruba Island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) is a venomous pitviper species. It is native to the island of Aruba and is among the rarest rattlesnakes in the world. Less

The Venezuelan parakeet (Pyrrhura emma ) or Emma's conure is a bird in the parrot family Psittacidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the white-eared parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis ). Less

The tepui tinamou (Crypturellus ptaritepui ) is a type of ground bird found in montane moist forest on tepuis, in southeastern Venezuela. Less

The Venezuelan sylph (Aglaiocercus berlepschi ) is an Endangered species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is restricted to two small mountain ranges in northeastern Venezuela. Less

The Táchira antpitta (Grallaria chthonia ) is a cryptic bird species. It is placed in the family Grallariidae. Until 2016 this species had not been sighted since 1956, and was thought possibly extinct. However, in June 2016, scientists rediscovered the Táchira antpitta in Venezuela's El Tamá National Park. Less

The purplish honeycreeper (Chlorophanes purpurascens ) is a bird in the Thraupidae, or tanager family. It is known only from the type specimen, a trade-skin held in the British Museum, and is thought to be an intergeneric hybrid between the green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza ) and either the red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus ) or the blue dacnis (Dacnis cayana ), though Hellmayr, in his Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the ...
adjacent islands, considered it a good species.The type locality on the specimen's label was given as Caracas in Venezuela. However Storer, when discussing the specimen and the characteristics of its preparation, suggested that it was more likely to derive from the Paria Peninsula of northern Venezuela. Less

The Mérida wren (Cistothorus meridae ), or paramo wren, is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Less

The Sucre antpitta (Grallaricula cumanensis ) is a species of bird placed in the family Grallariidae.It is found in the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Less

The ashy-tailed swift (Chaetura andrei ) is a swift which is endemic to northern and central Venezuela. Less

The slaty-backed hemispingus (Poospiza goeringi ) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae that is endemic to Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The Duida grass finch (Emberizoides duidae ) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.It is endemic to Cerro Duida, a mountain in Venezuela, and is known only from specimens collected in 1928 and 1929. The population is nevertheless believed to be stable because of the remoteness of its range. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Less

Urich's tyrannulet (Phyllomyias urichi ) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.It is a very rare species that had previously only been seen three times: once in 1899, a second time in the 1940s, and a third time in 2005. In May 2021, an expedition to rediscover the species was undertaken in order to verify ...
that it had not yet gone extinct. However, the locality the species was sighted at in 2005 had been deforested by that point, and several other potential habitats had also been degraded. However, a thickly forested mountainside near Yucucual, Monagas was identified in a photo on Instagram as a potential habitat for the species. The expedition to this area was successful in spotting 2 different pairs of P. urichi, marking the first observation of the species in over a decade and the first clear photos and sound recordings ever taken of the species.It is olive-green in color and has a shrill call. Ornithologist David Ascanio, who led the team that rediscovered the species, has described it as resembling a "little tiny Shrek" due to its coloration. Less

The grey-naped antpitta (Grallaria griseonucha ) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Less

The grey-headed warbler (Basileuterus griseiceps ) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae.It is endemic to Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The Caracas brushfinch (Arremon phaeopleurus ) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.It is found in the undergrowth of humid forest, especially near edges, at altitudes of 300 to 1,200 metres (980 to 3,940 ft) in the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Less

The rose-crowned parakeet (Pyrrhura rhodocephala ), also known as the rose-headed parakeet, rose-crowned conure or rose-headed conure (perico cabeza roja or cotorra coronirroja in Spanish and conure tête-de-feu in French), is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae and genus Pyrrhura. It is endemic to Venezuela. Less

The Carrizal seedeater (Amaurospiza carrizalensis ) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is endemic to Venezuela. Less

The scissor-tailed hummingbird (Hylonympha macrocerca ) is an Endangered species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Less

The golden tanager (Tangara arthus ) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is widespread and often common in highland forests of the Andes (from Bolivia and northwards) and Venezuelan Coastal Range in north-western South America.Its plumage is overall golden-yellow with black to the back, wings, tail and ear-coverts. Some subspecies are partially/largely brown below. Less

The Venezuelan wood quail (Odontophorus columbianus ) is a bird species in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Less

The black-dotted piculet (Picumnus nigropunctatus ), also known as the black-spotted piculet, is a Venezuelan endemic species of bird in the Picidae, or woodpecker family. Its taxonomic status is controversial. Less

The white-bearded helmetcrest (Oxypogon lindenii ) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to northwestern Venezuela. Less

The blood-eared parakeet (Pyrrhura hoematotis ) also known as the red-eared conure or red-eared parakeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.It is endemic to the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Less

The plain-flanked rail (Rallus wetmorei ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.It is endemic to Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and coastal saline lagoons.It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The handsome fruiteater (Pipreola formosa ) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is endemic to coastal mountains of northern Venezuela. Two populations of the species live in the northern mountainous regions, separated by 400 km (250 mi). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Less

The rusty-flanked crake (Laterallus levraudi ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.It is endemic to Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and water storage areas.It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The Venezuelan flowerpiercer (Diglossa venezuelensis ) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests in the north of Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss. Protected areas where it is resident include the Cueva del Guácharo National Park. Less

The blackish chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca nigrita ) is a species of passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in eastern Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.The species was formerly treated as conspecific with the slaty-backed chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris ). Less

The scallop-breasted antpitta (Grallaricula loricata ) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to the Venezuelan Coastal Range.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The Mérida sunangel (Heliangelus spencei ) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Less

The Guaiquinima whitestart (Myioborus cardonai ), also known as the Guaiquinima redstart, saffron-breasted whitestart or saffron-breasted redstart, is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is endemic to humid highland forests on Cerro Guaiquinima in south-eastern Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The rufous-cheeked tanager (Tangara rufigenis ) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers.It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Less

The Caracas tapaculo (Scytalopus caracae ) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Less

The Paria whitestart (Myioborus pariae ), also known as the Paria redstart, yellow-faced whitestart or yellow-faced redstart, is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is endemic to the Paria Peninsula in Venezuela, where it occurs in humid forests, especially near the edge. It is threatened by on-going habitat loss within its tiny range. Less

The Maracaibo tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum viridanum ), also known as the short-tailed tody-flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to arid scrub in the region near Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. It has formerly been considered a subspecies of the common tody-flycatcher, which it resembles.It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The Mérida tapaculo (Scytalopus meridanus ) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Less

The Mérida flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa ) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Less

The white-throated barbtail (Premnoplex tatei ) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

The golden starfrontlet (Coeligena bonapartei eos ) or golden-tailed starfrontlet, is usually considered a subspecies of hummingbird endemic to Venezuela. It is often considered a subspecies of the golden-bellied starfrontlet, C. bonapartei. Less

The guttulate foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla guttulata ) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. Until it was pointed out that the word guttulated does not exist in English, it was widely referred to as the guttulated foliage-gleaner.It is endemic to humid forest growing in the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Less

The Venezuelan tyrannulet (Zimmerius petersi ) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in northern Venezuela.The Venezuelan tyrannulet was formerly considered to be conspecific with Zimmerius improbus (now spectacled tyrannulet) but the two species were split after a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that they were not closely related. Less

The ochre-browed thistletail (Asthenes coryi ) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to western Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Less