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# Species:267
# Excl Vagrants:267
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0

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?
2Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatus?

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Blue-winged TealSpatula discors?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera?

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

5Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis?

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

6Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus?
7Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia?
9Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis?
10Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa?
11Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea?
12Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyi?
13Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana?
14Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa?
15White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?
16Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventris?
17Pallid DoveLeptotila pallida?
18West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda?
19Eared DoveZenaida auriculata?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
21Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris?
22Striped CuckooTapera naevia?
23Little CuckooCoccycua minuta?
24Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?
25Gray-capped CuckooCoccyzus lansbergi?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

26Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis?
27Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

28Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris?
29Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura?
30Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

31White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora?
32Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri?
33Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris?
34Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis?
35Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti?
36Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii?
37Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis?
38Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii?
39Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula?
40Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris?
41Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micrura?
42Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus?
43Esmeraldas WoodstarChaetocercus berlepschi?
44Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica?
45Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl?
46Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia?
47Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis?
48Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julie?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

49Spotted RailPardirallus maculatus?
50Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris?
51Common GallinuleGallinula galeata?

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

52LimpkinAramus guarauna?

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

53Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus?

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

54Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

55/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus?
56/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?
57/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

58/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcan?
59|Elegant Tern|Thalasseus elegans?
60/Royal Tern/Thalasseus maximus?

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

61Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens?

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

62AnhingaAnhinga anhinga?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

63Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus?

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

64Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis?
65Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagus?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

66Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum?
67Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea?
68Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax?
69Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea?
70Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor?
71Snowy EgretEgretta thula?
72Striated HeronButorides striata?
73Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis?
74Great EgretArdea alba?
75Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi?

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

76White IbisEudocimus albus?
77Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

78Black VultureCoragyps atratus?
79Turkey VultureCathartes aura?
80King VultureSarcoramphus papa?

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

81/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

82Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus?
83Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus?
84Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis?
85Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea?
86Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor?
87Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens?
88Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus?
89Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga?
90Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
91Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus?
92Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalis?
93Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus?
94Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus?
95Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus?

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

96Barn OwlTyto alba?

 
Owls: Strigidae

97Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata?
98Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

99Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurus?
100Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus?

 
Motmots: Momotidae

101Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescens?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

102Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata?
103Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana?

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

104White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

105Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus?
106Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus?
107Choco ToucanRamphastos brevis?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

108Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateri?
109Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus?
110Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani?
111Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkii?
112Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerDryobates callonotus?
113Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis?
114Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
115Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

116Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans?
117Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus?
118Bat FalconFalco rufigularis?
119/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

120Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus?
121Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus?
122Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis?
123Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenys?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

124Great AntshrikeTaraba major?
125Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardi?
126Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha?
127Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis?
128Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor?
129Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina?
130Western Fire-eyePyriglena maura?

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

131Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegans?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

132Watkins's AntpittaGrallaria watkinsi?

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

133Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillus?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

134Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus?
135Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa?
136Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris?
137Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii?
138Plain XenopsXenops minutus?
139Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans?
140Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus?
141Henna-hooded Foliage-gleanerClibanornis erythrocephalus?
142Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemus?
143Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura?
144Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothorax?

 
Manakins: Pipridae

145White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

146Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor?
147Masked TityraTityra semifasciata?
148Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacis?
149Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurus?
150Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus?
151Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini?
152One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous?

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

153Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus?
154Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius?
155Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

156Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus?
157Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris?
158Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus?
159Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
160Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens?
161Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
162Tumbes TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanus?
163Northern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus incomtus?
164Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola?
165Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatus?
166Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacens?
167Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata?
168Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster?
169Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps?
170Choco TyrannuletZimmerius albigularis?
171Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulviceps?
172Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus?
173Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrus?
174Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus?
175/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi?
176Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis?
177/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus?
178Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis?
179/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescens?
180Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus?
181Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta?
182Ochraceous AttilaAttila torridus?
183Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
184Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus?
185Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
186Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
187Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis?
188Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii?
189Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus?
190Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius?
191Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularis?
192Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

193Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis?
194Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata?
195Chivi VireoVireo chiri?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

196Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
197Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera?
198Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
199Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca?
200/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

201Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus?
202White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

203Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus?
204House WrenTroglodytes aedon?
205Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus?
206Whiskered WrenPheugopedius mystacalis?
207Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateri?
208Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus?
209Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliaris?
210Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

211Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

212/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus?
213Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris?
214Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reevei?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

215Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturata?
216Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris?
217Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster?
218Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkii?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

219Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris?
220Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris?
221Black-capped SparrowArremon abeillei?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

222Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus?
223Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis?
224Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela?
225White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannae?
226Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas?
227Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
228Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus?
229Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

230Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis?
231Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava?
232Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi?
233/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia?
234Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda?
235Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseri?
236/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis?
237Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

238Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava?
239/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra?
240White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera?
241Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster?
242Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

243White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus?
244White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus?
245Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotus?
246Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
247Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum?
248Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis?
249Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola?
250Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineata?
251Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza?
252Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira?
253Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensis?
254Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola?
255Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
256Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana?
257Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telasco?
258Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea?
259Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina?
260Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa?
261Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis?
262Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentus?
263BananaquitCoereba flaveola?
264Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus?
265Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
266Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus?
267Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus?

 

 *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 Visitor15
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient1
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon0
FCFairly/Locally Common0
UCUncommon/Scarce0
RRare/Very Scarce0
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain266

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened10
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered1
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.