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LAGUNA CHISACA - SUMAPAZ

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# Species:168
# Excl Vagrants:168
# Endemics:7
# Near Endemics:5
Habitat: Montane lakes, montane scrub, paramo

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

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus julius

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discors
3Andean TealAnas andium
4Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus
5Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
6Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

7Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
8Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Rock PigeonColumba livia
10Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
11Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

12Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
13/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

14Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Swifts: Apodidae

15White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
16|Chimney Swift|Chaetura pelagica

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

17Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
18Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
19Longuemare's SunangelHeliangelus clarisse
20Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
21Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
22Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchum
23Bronze-tailed ThornbillChalcostigma heteropogon
24Green-bearded HelmetcrestOxypogon guerinii
25Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
26Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestita
27Coppery-bellied PufflegEriocnemis cupreoventris
28Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
29Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
30Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
31Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
32White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

33Bogota RailRallus semiplumbeus
34SoraPorzana carolina
35Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
36American CootFulica americana
37Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

38|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominica
39Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

40Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoni
41/Wilson's Snipe/Gallinago delicata
42Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis
43|Wilson's Phalarope|Phalaropus tricolor
44Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
45/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
46/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
47/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
48|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdii
49|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollis
50Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
51|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotos

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

52Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

53Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
54Striated HeronButorides striata
55Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
56Great EgretArdea alba

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

57Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

58Black VultureCoragyps atratus
59Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

60/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

61White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
62Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
63Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
64Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
65White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
66Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
67/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
68|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoni

 
Owls: Strigidae

69Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardinii
70Stygian OwlAsio stygius

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

71Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

72American KestrelFalco sparverius
73MerlinFalco columbarius
74Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

75Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
76Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
77Muisca AntpittaGrallaria rufula
78Boyaca AntpittaGrallaria alticola

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

79Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans
80Pale-bellied TapaculoScytalopus griseicollis

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

81Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventris
82Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
83Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
84White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis
85Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
86White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosa
87Silvery-throated SpinetailSynallaxis subpudica
88Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
89Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

90Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

91Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
92White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
93White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
94Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantzii
95Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus
96Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
97Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
98Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
99Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
100Plain-capped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola alpinus
101Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygius
102Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
103Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
104Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
105Chestnut-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris
106Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
107Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
108/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus
109Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
110|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus
111Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

112Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

113|Bank Swallow|Riparia riparia
114Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
115Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
116Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
117/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
118|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

119House WrenTroglodytes aedon
120Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
121Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
122Apolinar's WrenCistothorus apolinari
123Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa
124Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

125White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

126/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
127Great ThrushTurdus fuscater

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

128Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

129Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
130&Andean SiskinlSpinus spinescens
131&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

132Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
133Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
134Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
135Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

136Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
137Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
138Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

139/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
140Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
141Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
142/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
143Golden-fronted RedstartMyioborus ornatus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

144/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
145Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

146Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
147Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
148Black-chested Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis eximia
149Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
150Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
151Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
152Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
153Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
154Rufous-browed ConebillConirostrum rufum
155Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayii
156Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
157White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
158Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
159Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
160Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
161Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
162&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
163Black-headed HemispingusPseudospingus verticalis
164Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
165Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
166Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
167Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
168Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa

 

 *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.