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# Species:392
# Excl Vagrants:392
# Endemics:8
# Near Endemics:51
Habitat: Middle elevation forest

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

1Little TinamouCrypturellus soui

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
3Torrent DuckMerganetta armata

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Colombian ChachalacaOrtalis columbiana
5Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

6Chestnut Wood-QuailOdontophorus hyperythrus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

7Rock PigeonColumba livia
8Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
9Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
10Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
11Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
12Dusky PigeonPatagioenas goodsoni
13Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
14Purple Quail-DoveGeotrygon purpurata
15Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
16White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
17Pallid DoveLeptotila pallida
18White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
19Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
21Striped CuckooTapera naevia
22Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
23Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

24Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyra

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

25Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

26Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
27White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
28Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

29White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
30White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila
31Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus
32White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruqui
33Green HermitPhaethornis guy
34Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus
35Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
36Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
37White-throated DaggerbillSchistes albogularis
38<Brown Violetear>Colibri delphinae
39Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
40Tooth-billed HummingbirdAndrodon aequatorialis
41Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
42Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
43Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
44Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
45Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
46Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestis
47Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliae
48Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosquera
49Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoni
50Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
51Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
52Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescens
53Velvet-purple CoronetBoissonneaua jardini
54White-booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii
55Rufous-gaped HillstarUrochroa bougueri
56Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjamini
57Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
58Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula
59Empress BrilliantHeliodoxa imperatrix
60<Purple-throated Woodstar>Philodice mitchellii
61Western EmeraldChlorostilbon melanorhynchus
62Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia
63White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii
64Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
65Steely-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia saucerottei
66Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
67Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciae

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

68Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

69Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

70Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

71Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
72Snowy EgretEgretta thula
73Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

74Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

75Black VultureCoragyps atratus
76Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

77/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

78White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
79Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
80Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
81Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
82Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus
83Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collaris
84Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
85Barred HawkMorphnarchus princeps
86Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
87/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

88Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
89Blue-tailed TrogonTrogon comptus
90White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurus
91Collared TrogonTrogon collaris
92Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

93Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis
94Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
95Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

96Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
97Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
98Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

99White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis
100Moustached PuffbirdMalacoptila mystacalis
101Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolata

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

102Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

103Spot-crowned BarbetCapito maculicoronatus
104Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcierii

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

105Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinus

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

106Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygus
107Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
108Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
109Choco ToucanRamphastos brevis

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

110Grayish PiculetPicumnus granadensis
111Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
112Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
113Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
114Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
115Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus
116Lita WoodpeckerPiculus litae
117Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
118Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigula

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

119Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
120Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
121Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
122American KestrelFalco sparverius
123Bat FalconFalco rufigularis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

124<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineola
125Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchra
126Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
127Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus
128Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius
129Spectacled ParrotletForpus conspicillatus
130Scarlet-fronted ParakeetPsittacara wagleri

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

131Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinota
132Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatus
133Great AntshrikeTaraba major
134Bar-crested AntshrikeThamnophilus multistriatus
135Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor
136Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus
137Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
138Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticeps
139Bicolored AntvireoDysithamnus occidentalis
140Pacific AntwrenMyrmotherula pacifica
141Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
142Yellow-breasted AntwrenHerpsilochmus axillaris
143Parker's AntbirdCercomacroides parkeri
144Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul
145Esmeraldas AntbirdSipia nigricauda
146Stub-tailed AntbirdSipia berlepschi
147Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoni

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

148Rufous-crowned AntpittaPittasoma rufopileatum

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

149Thicket AntpittaMyrmothera dives

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

150Nariño TapaculoScytalopus vicinior
151Choco TapaculoScytalopus chocoensis
152Tatama TapaculoScytalopus alvarezlopezi
153Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanni

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

154Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
155Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
156Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
157Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
158Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
159Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
160Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillus
161Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
162Plain XenopsXenops minutus
163Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
164Pacific TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes johnsoni
165Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticeps
166Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
167Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalaris
168Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufum
169Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosus
170Uniform TreehunterThripadectes ignobilis
171Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticeps
172Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemus
173Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
174Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
175Double-banded GraytailXenerpestes minlosi
176Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythrops
177Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
178Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens
179Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa
180Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura

 
Manakins: Pipridae

181Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterus
182Velvety ManakinLepidothrix velutina
183Golden-collared ManakinManacus vitellinus
184White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus
185Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosus

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

186Golden-breasted FruiteaterPipreola aureopectus
187Orange-breasted FruiteaterPipreola jucunda
188Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus
189Olivaceous PihaSnowornis cryptolophus
190Purple-throated FruitcrowQuerula purpurata
191Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduliger

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

192Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
193Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufus
194Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
195White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
196Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

197Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
198Tawny-breasted FlycatcherMyiobius villosus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

199Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
200Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus
201Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
202Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
203Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectus
204Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicus
205Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelni
206Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
207Black-capped Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis atricapillus
208Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
209Rufous-crowned Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus ruficeps
210Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
211Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps
212Pacific FlatbillRhynchocyclus pacificus
213Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectus
214Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
215Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
216Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatus
217Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
218White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
219Northern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus incomtus
220Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatus
221Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
222Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantzii
223Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
224Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps
225Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus
226Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
227Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
228/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi
229Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
230/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
231Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
232Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
233/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescens
234Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
235Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
236Chestnut-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris
237Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
238Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
239Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
240Apical FlycatcherMyiarchus apicalis
241Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
242Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
243Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
244Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
245Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
246Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
247White-ringed FlycatcherConopias albovittatus
248Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchoneti
249Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
250Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
251|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventris
252Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
253Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

254Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
255Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostris
256Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotis
257Rufous-naped GreenletPachysilvia semibrunnea
258/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons
259Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
260Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

261Inca JayCyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

262|Bank Swallow|Riparia riparia
263Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
264White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialis
265Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

266Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventris

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

267Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus
268House WrenTroglodytes aedon
269White-headed WrenCampylorhynchus albobrunneus
270Sooty-headed WrenPheugopedius spadix
271Whiskered WrenPheugopedius mystacalis
272Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
273White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
274Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
275Chestnut-breasted WrenCyphorhinus thoracicus

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

276White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

277Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

278Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
279/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
280Black SolitaireEntomodestes coracinus
281Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus
282White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilis
283Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
284Great ThrushTurdus fuscater

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

285Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
286Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
287Yellow-collared ChlorophoniaChlorophonia flavirostris
288Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturata
289White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minuta
290Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
291Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
292Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
293<Andean Siskin>Spinus spinescens
294<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

295Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
296Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularis
297Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
298Dusky ChlorospingusChlorospingus semifuscus
299Black-headed BrushfinchArremon atricapillus
300Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
301Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
302Olive FinchArremon castaneiceps
303Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
304White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinucha
305Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
306Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
307Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

308Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
309Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
310Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
311Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphus
312Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
313Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
314Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

315Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
316/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera
317/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia
318/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphia
319Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
320/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea
321Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
322/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castanea
323/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
324Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
325Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
326Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
327Choco WarblerMyiothlypis chlorophrys
328/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
329Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus

 
Mitrospingid Tanagers: Mitrospingidae

330Dusky-faced TanagerMitrospingus cassinii

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

331Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
332/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
333/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivacea
334Crested Ant-TanagerHabia cristata
335Lemon-spectacled TanagerChlorothraupis olivacea
336Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanni
337/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus
338Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

339Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalis
340Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
341White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
342Tawny-crested TanagerTachyphonus delatrii
343White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
344Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerus
345Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus
346Golden-chested TanagerBangsia rothschildi
347Yellow-green TanagerBangsia flavovirens
348Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
349Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
350Black-chinned Mountain TanagerAnisognathus notabilis
351Purplish-mantled TanagerIridosornis porphyrocephalus
352Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
353Glistening-green TanagerChlorochrysa phoenicotis
354Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
355Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
356Rufous-throated TanagerIxothraupis rufigula
357Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
358Gray-and-gold TanagerPoecilostreptus palmeri
359Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heinei
360Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina
361Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
362Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
363Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
364Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
365Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradorides
366Plain-colored TanagerTangara inornata
367Rufous-winged TanagerTangara lavinia
368Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
369Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
370Golden TanagerTangara arthus
371Emerald TanagerTangara florida
372Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
373Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
374Scarlet-thighed DacnisDacnis venusta
375Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
376Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
377Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
378Golden-collared HoneycreeperIridophanes pulcherrimus
379Scarlet-browed TanagerHeterospingus xanthopygius
380Scarlet-and-white TanagerChrysothlypis salmoni
381Indigo FlowerpiercerDiglossa indigotica
382Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
383Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
384Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
385Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
386Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
387Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
388Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
389Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermedia
390Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
391Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
392<Slate-colored Seedeater>Sporophila schistacea

 

 *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.