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BOSQUE DE NIEBLA-KM18 & FINCA ALEJANDRIA

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# Species:380
# Excl Vagrants:380
# Endemics:7
# Near Endemics:26
Habitat: Cloud forest, hummingbird feeders

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

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonapartei
2Little TinamouCrypturellus soui

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Colombian ChachalacaOrtalis columbiana
4Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

5Chestnut Wood-QuailOdontophorus hyperythrus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

6Rock PigeonColumba livia
7Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
8Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
9Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
10Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
11Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
12White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
13Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeiceps
14White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
15Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

16Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
17Striped CuckooTapera naevia
18Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
19/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

20Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
21White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensis

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

22Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

23White-chested SwiftCypseloides lemosi
24Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
25White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
26Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
27Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
28White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

29White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
30Green HermitPhaethornis guy
31Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus
32Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
33Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
34White-throated DaggerbillSchistes albogularis
35<Brown Violetear>Colibri delphinae
36Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
37Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
38Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
39Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
40Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortis
41Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
42Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
43Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
44Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestis
45Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliae
46Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
47Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
48Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
49Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescens
50White-booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii
51Rufous-gaped HillstarUrochroa bougueri
52Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
53Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula
54Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
55White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
56<Purple-throated Woodstar>Philodice mitchellii
57Western EmeraldChlorostilbon melanorhynchus
58White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii
59Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
60Steely-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia saucerottei
61Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
62Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciae
63Blue-headed SapphireChrysuronia grayi

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

64Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

65Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

66AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

67Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

68Snowy EgretEgretta thula
69Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
70Great EgretArdea alba

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

71Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

72Black VultureCoragyps atratus
73Turkey VultureCathartes aura
74King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

75/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

76White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
77Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
78Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus
79Tiny HawkMicrospizias superciliosus
80Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
81Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
82Barred HawkMorphnarchus princeps
83Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
84/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
85Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

86Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

87Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
88Cloud-forest Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nubicola
89Mottled OwlStrix virgata
90Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

91Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
92Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
93Collared TrogonTrogon collaris
94Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

95Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

96Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcierii

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

97Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinus

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

98Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta
99Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

100Grayish PiculetPicumnus granadensis
101Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
102Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
103Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
104Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignus
105Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
106Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
107Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
108Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
109Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigula

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

110Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
111Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
112Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
113Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
114American KestrelFalco sparverius
115Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
116Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
117Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

118<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineola
119Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
120Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
121Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus
122Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius
123Spectacled ParrotletForpus conspicillatus
124Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severus
125Scarlet-fronted ParakeetPsittacara wagleri

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

126Bar-crested AntshrikeThamnophilus multistriatus
127Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor
128Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
129Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
130Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticeps
131Parker's AntbirdCercomacroides parkeri
132Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

133Chestnut-crowned GnateaterConopophaga castaneiceps

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

134Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
135Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis
136Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
137Yellow-breasted AntpittaGrallaria flavotincta

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

138White-crowned TapaculoScytalopus atratus
139Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans
140Nariño TapaculoScytalopus vicinior
141Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanni

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

142Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

143South American LeaftosserSclerurus obscurior
144Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
145Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
146Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus
147Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
148Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus
149Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
150Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
151Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
152Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
153Plain XenopsXenops minutus
154Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
155Rusty-winged BarbtailPremnornis guttuliger
156Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura
157Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticeps
158Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
159Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalaris
160Uniform TreehunterThripadectes ignobilis
161Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatus
162Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
163Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticeps
164Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
165Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythrops
166Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
167Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens
168Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura

 
Manakins: Pipridae

169Yellow-headed ManakinChloropipo flavicapilla
170Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterus
171Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinus
172White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

173Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
174Scaled FruiteaterAmpelioides tschudii

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

175Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
176Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
177Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufus
178White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
179Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

180White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
181Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
182Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus
183Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
184Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
185Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectus
186Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicus
187Variegated Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus poecilotis
188Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
189Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
190Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
191Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
192Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
193Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatus
194Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcher
195Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
196Northern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus incomtus
197Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
198Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantzii
199Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps
200Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus
201Ashy-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias cinereiceps
202Plumbeous-crowned TyrannuletPhyllomyias plumbeiceps
203Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
204Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicans
205Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
206/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi
207Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
208/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
209Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
210Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
211/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescens
212Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
213Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
214Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurus
215Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
216Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
217Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
218Apical FlycatcherMyiarchus apicalis
219Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
220/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus
221Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
222Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
223Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
224Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchoneti
225Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
226Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
227Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
228Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
229|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus
230Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

231Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
232Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostris
233Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotis
234Rufous-naped GreenletPachysilvia semibrunnea
235Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
236Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

237Inca JayCyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

238Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
239White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialis
240Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
241Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
242/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
243|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

244Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

245Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus
246House WrenTroglodytes aedon
247Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
248Sooty-headed WrenPheugopedius spadix
249Whiskered WrenPheugopedius mystacalis
250Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
251Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascens
252White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
253Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
254Chestnut-breasted WrenCyphorhinus thoracicus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

255Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

256Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
257Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris
258Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
259|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimus
260/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
261Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus
262Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
263<Pale-eyed Thrush>Turdus leucops
264Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
265Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
266Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

267Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
268Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
269Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrys
270Yellow-collared ChlorophoniaChlorophonia flavirostris
271Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturata
272Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
273Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
274Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
275<Andean Siskin>Spinus spinescens
276<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrus
277<Hooded Siskin>Spinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

278Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
279Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularis
280Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
281Dusky ChlorospingusChlorospingus semifuscus
282Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
283Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
284Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
285White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinucha
286Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
287Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha
288Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

289Red-breasted MeadowlarkLeistes militaris
290Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
291Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
292Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
293Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
294/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbula
295Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
296Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
297Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

298Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
299/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera
300/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia
301/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina
302/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphia
303Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
304/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla
305/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea
306Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
307/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castanea
308/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
309Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
310/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata
311Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
312Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
313Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
314Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
315Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
316Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
317/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
318Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
319Golden-fronted RedstartMyioborus ornatus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

320Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
321/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
322/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivacea
323White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
324/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

325Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalis
326Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
327Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatrii
328White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
329Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerus
330Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus
331Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
332Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
333Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
334Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
335Purplish-mantled TanagerIridosornis porphyrocephalus
336Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertex
337Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
338Glistening-green TanagerChlorochrysa phoenicotis
339Multicolored TanagerChlorochrysa nitidissima
340Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
341Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
342Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
343Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heinei
344Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina
345Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
346Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
347Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
348Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
349Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradorides
350Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornata
351Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
352Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
353Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
354Golden TanagerTangara arthus
355Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
356Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
357Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
358Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus
359Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
360Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
361Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
362White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
363Indigo FlowerpiercerDiglossa indigotica
364Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
365Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
366Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
367<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rustica
368Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
369Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola
370Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
371Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermedia
372Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
373<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistacea
374BananaquitCoereba flaveola
375Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
376Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
377Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
378Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennis
379Olive-gray SaltatorSaltator olivascens
380Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus

 

 *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.