List of birds of French Guiana

This is a list of the bird species recorded in French Guiana. The avifauna of French Guiana has 665 species, of which one is endemic, two have been introduced by humans, and 44 are rare or accidental. An additional 46 species are hypothetical (see below).

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2016 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the counts. Except as an entry is cited otherwise, the list of species is that of the South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithologists' Union. The taxonomy used by the SACC differs from "Clements", and significant differences in names are noted. Differences from "Clements" in the sequence of orders, families, and species within families are not noted.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.

Order: Tinamiformes   Family: Tinamidae

The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling birds like quail and grouse, they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family, Tinamidae, within their own order, the Tinamiformes. They are distantly related to the ratites (order Struthioniformes), that includes the rheas, emus, and kiwis. Seven species have been recorded in French Guiana.

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anhimidae

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