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SIBERIA YUNGAS FOREST

BOLIVIALOCALE

Altitude (m):2000-2500
# Species:346
# Excl Vagrants:346
# Endemics:6
# Near Endemics:43
Habitat: Yungas

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

1Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillus
2Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
3Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus
4Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatus
5Huayco TinamouRhynchotus maculicollis
6Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornata
7Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii
8Darwin's NothuraNothura darwinii

 
Ducks: Anatidae

9Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
10Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

11Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
12Yungas GuanPenelope bridgesi

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

13Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus balliviani

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

14Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

15Rock PigeonColumba livia
16Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
17Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
18Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
19Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
20Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliae
21Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
22White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
23Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
24Large-tailed DoveLeptotila megalura
25White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
26Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

27Guira CuckooGuira guira
28Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

29Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
30Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Swifts: Apodidae

31Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
32White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
33White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus
34Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

35Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruber
36Planalto HermitPhaethornis pretrei
37Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
38Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
39Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
40Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
41Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus
42Wedge-tailed HillstarOreotrochilus adela
43Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
44Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
45Scaled MetaltailMetallura aeneocauda
46Blue-capped PufflegEriocnemis glaucopoides
47Black-hooded SunbeamAglaeactis pamela
48Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
49Gould's IncaCoeligena inca
50Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer
51Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addae
52Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri
53Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
54Slender-tailed WoodstarMicrostilbon burmeisteri
55White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
56Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
57Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcata
58Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriata
59Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura
60White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

61Common GallinuleGallinula galeata

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

62Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
63Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

64/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

65Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

66Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

67Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

68Black VultureCoragyps atratus
69Turkey VultureCathartes aura
70Andean CondorVultur gryphus
71King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

72White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
73Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
74Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
75Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
76Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
77Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
78Rufous-thighed Hawk**Accipiter erythronemius
79Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
80Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
81Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
82White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
83White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
84Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
85Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
86Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
87Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
88Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
89\White-throated Hawk\Buteo albigula

 
Owls: Strigidae

90Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
91Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
92Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

93Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
94Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
95Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

96Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

97Spot-backed PuffbirdNystalus maculatus

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

98Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
99Hooded Mountain-ToucanAndigena cucullata

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

100Ocellated PiculetPicumnus dorbignyanus
101White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
102Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
103Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps
104Striped WoodpeckerVeniliornis lignarius
105Red-necked WoodpeckerCampephilus rubricollis
106Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
107Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
108Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
109Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

110Slaty-backed Forest-FalconMicrastur mirandollei
111Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
112Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
113Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
114Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
115American KestrelFalco sparverius
116Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

117Gray-hooded ParakeetPsilopsiagon aymara
118Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineola
119Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiriri
120Black-winged ParrotHapalopsittaca melanotis
121Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus
122Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
123Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
124Turquoise-fronted ParrotAmazona aestiva
125Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius
126Green-cheeked ParakeetPyrrhura molinae
127Dusky-headed ParakeetAratinga weddellii
128Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus
129Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
130White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

131Giant AntshrikeBatara cinerea
132Great AntshrikeTaraba major
133Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillus
134Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

135Olive-crowned CrescentchestMelanopareia maximiliani

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

136Bolivian AntpittaGrallaria cochabambae
137Rufous-faced AntpittaGrallaria erythrotis

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

138Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergi
139Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris
140Bolivian TapaculoScytalopus bolivianus

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

141Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisona
142Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissima

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

143Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
144Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
145Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus
146Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
147Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
148Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
149Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
150Bolivian EarthcreeperTarphonomus harterti
151Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
152Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura
153Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
154Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
155Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
156Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufum
157Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
158Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
159Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
160Tawny Tit-SpinetailSylviorthorhynchus yanacensis
161Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginiceps
162Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
163Streak-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticeps
164Spot-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus maculipectus
165Creamy-breasted CanasteroAsthenes dorbignyi
166Black-throated ThistletailAsthenes harterti
167Light-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca albiceps
168Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
169Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
170Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
171Ochre-cheeked SpinetailSynallaxis scutata

 
Manakins: Pipridae

172Yungas ManakinChiroxiphia boliviana

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

173Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermedia
174Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
175Scarlet-breasted FruiteaterPipreola frontalis
176White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila
177Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
178Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

179(Green-backed Becard)Pachyramphus viridis
180Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
181Crested BecardPachyramphus validus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

182Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
183Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
184Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
185Spectacled Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus orbitalis
186White-bellied Tody-TyrantHemitriccus griseipectus
187Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
188Western Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus aequinoctialis
189Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
190Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
191Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
192White-lored TyrannuletOrnithion inerme
193Buff-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus hellmayri
194White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
195Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
196Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
197(White-crested Elaenia)Elaenia albiceps
198(Small-billed Elaenia)Elaenia parvirostris
199Slaty ElaeniaElaenia strepera
200Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis
201Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
202Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
203\White-crested Tyrannulet\Serpophaga subcristata
204Sclater's TyrannuletPhyllomyias sclateri
205Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
206Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
207\Bran-colored Flycatcher\Myiophobus fasciatus
208Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
209/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
210Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
211\Vermilion Flycatcher\Pyrocephalus rubinus
212Jelski's Black-TyrantKnipolegus signatus
213Plumbeous Black-TyrantKnipolegus cabanisi
214White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
215\Hudson's Black-Tyrant\Knipolegus hudsoni
216\Yellow-browed Tyrant\Satrapa icterophrys
217Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
218Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
219Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
220Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
221Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchella
222Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracica
223Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
224White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
225Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
226Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
227Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
228Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
229Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalus
230Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
231(Crowned Slaty Flycatcher)Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
232Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

233Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
234Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
235Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

236Purplish JayCyanocorax cyanomelas
237Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

238/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
239/Purple Martin/Progne subis
240Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
241(Southern Martin)Progne elegans
242Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
243Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
244Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
245/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

246Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

247House WrenTroglodytes aedon
248Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
249Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus
250Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

251Brown-backed MockingbirdMimus dorsalis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

252Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
253Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
254Speckled Nightingale-ThrushCatharus maculatus
255/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
256White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotis
257Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
258Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
259Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
260Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
261Andean Slaty-ThrushTurdus nigriceps
262Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

263House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

264Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayri

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

265Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
266Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
267Rufous-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia rufiventris
268Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostris
269Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
270Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

271Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
272White-browed BrushfinchArremon torquatus
273Pectoral SparrowArremon taciturnus
274Moss-backed SparrowArremon doribnii
275Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
276Bolivian BrushfinchAtlapetes rufinucha
277Fulvous-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes fulviceps

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

278Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
279Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis
280Orange-backed TroupialIcterus croconotus
281Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
282Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
283Bolivian BlackbirdOreopsar bolivianus
284Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

285Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
286Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
287Yungas WarblerBasileuterus punctipectus
288Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
289Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
290Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittata
291Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
292Brown-capped RedstartMyioborus brunniceps
293Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

294Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
295Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris
296Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides
297Amazonian GrosbeakCyanoloxia rothschildii
298Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

299Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatus
300Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
301Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps
302Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
303Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
304Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
305Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
306Rufous-bellied Mountain TanagerPseudosaltator rufiventris
307Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskii
308Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
309Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
310Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
311Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
312Green-throated TanagerStilpnia argyrofenges
313Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
314Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
315Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
316Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
317Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus
318Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
319White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventre
320Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
321Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
322Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
323Gray-bellied FlowerpiercerDiglossa carbonaria
324Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
325Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
326PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
327Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
328&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
329Gray-crested FinchLophospingus griseocristatus
330Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
331Bolivian Warbling FinchPoospiza boliviana
332Rusty-browed Warbling FinchPoospiza erythrophrys
333Black-and-rufous Warbling FinchPoospiza nigrorufa
334Black-and-chestnut Warbling FinchPoospiza whitii
335Ringed Warbling FinchPoospiza torquata
336Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
337Rufous-sided Warbling FinchPoospizopsis hypochondria
338Citron-headed Yellow-FinchSicalis luteocephala
339Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
340Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
341White-bellied SeedeaterSporophila leucoptera
342Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
343Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
344Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
345Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
346Golden-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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor6
\\Austral Visitor6
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only5
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened1
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.