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CAPILLA DEL MONTE

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# Species:180
# Excl Vagrants:180
# Endemics:3
# Near Endemics:4

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa
2Brushland TinamouNothoprocta cinerascens
3Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii
4Darwin's NothuraNothura darwinii
5Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
7Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
8Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

9White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
10Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
11Great GrebePodiceps major

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba livia
13Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
14Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
15Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
16White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
17Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Guira CuckooGuira guira
19Striped CuckooTapera naevia
20Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

21Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
22Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Swifts: Apodidae

23White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
24Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

25Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus
26Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
27Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

28Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
29Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
30Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
31Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
32Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
33White-winged CootFulica leucoptera

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

34Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

35Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

36Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

37Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

38Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

39Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
40Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
41Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
42Snowy EgretEgretta thula
43Striated HeronButorides striata
44Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
45Great EgretArdea alba

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

46Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
47Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

48Black VultureCoragyps atratus
49Turkey VultureCathartes aura
50Andean CondorVultur gryphus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

51White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
52Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
53Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
54White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
55Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
56Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

57Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

58Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
59Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
60Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

61Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
62Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

63Spot-backed PuffbirdNystalus maculatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

64White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
65White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
66White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
67Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
68Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
69Black-bodied WoodpeckerDryocopus schulzii
70Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
71Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

72Spot-winged FalconetSpiziapteryx circumcincta
73Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
74Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
75American KestrelFalco sparverius
76Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
77Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

78Gray-hooded ParakeetPsilopsiagon aymara
79Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
80Nanday ParakeetAratinga nenday
81Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

82Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

83Olive-crowned CrescentchestMelanopareia maximiliani

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

84Crested GallitoRhinocrypta lanceolata

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

85Scimitarbilled WoodcreeperDrymornis bridgesii
86Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
87Chaco EarthcreeperTarphonomus certhioides
88Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
89Crested HorneroFurnarius cristatus
90Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus
91Cordoba CinclodesCinclodes comechingonus
92Olrog's CinclodesCinclodes olrogi
93Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginiceps
94Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensis
95Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrix
96Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbi
97Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudina
98Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeri
99Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
100Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotes
101Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
102Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

103White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

104Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
105Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
106Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
107Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
108Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
109Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
110Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
111White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
112Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
113White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
114Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapilla
115Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
116Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
117Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
118Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
119Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
120Cinereous TyrantKnipolegus striaticeps
121Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
122White MonjitaXolmis irupero
123Black-crowned MonjitaNeoxolmis coronatus
124Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterus
125Lesser Shrike-TyrantAgriornis murinus
126Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
127Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
128Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
129Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
130Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
131Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
132Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

133Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
134Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

135White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
136Southern MartinProgne elegans
137Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
138Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
139Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

140Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

141House WrenTroglodytes aedon
142Grass WrenCistothorus platensis

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

143Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicus
144Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
145White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

146Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
147Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
148Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

149House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

150Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
151Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

152Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
153Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

154Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loyca
155Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
156Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
157Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
158Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

159Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
160Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
161Brown-capped RedstartMyioborus brunniceps

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

162Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
163Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

164Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
165Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
166Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
167Black-crested FinchLophospingus pusillus
168Cinnamon Warbling FinchPoospiza ornata
169Black-and-chestnut Warbling FinchPoospiza whitii
170Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
171Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
172Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
173Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
174Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
175Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
176Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
177Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
178Many-colored Chaco FinchSaltatricula multicolor
179Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
180Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.