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Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve
Bird Checklist

List of species recorded at this locale along with frequency of occurrence. The table indicates whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the locale. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusVR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

2Andean GuanPenelope montagniiVR
3Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

4Dark-backed Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanonotusC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

5Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
6Turkey VultureCathartes auraC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

7Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusR
8Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusR
9Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusUC
10Semicollared HawkAccipiter collarisUC
11Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisFC
12Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorR
13Barred HawkLeucopternis princepsFC
14Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisC
15/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusFC
16White-rumped HawkButeo leucorrhousUC
17Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusR
18#White-throated Hawk#Buteo albigulaVR
19Variable HawkButeo polyosomaVR
20Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisVR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

21Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataC
22Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaFC
23White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiR
24White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenataUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

25Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineolaUC
26Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusR
27Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidusFC
28Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenariaUC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

29Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC

 
Owls: Strigidae

30Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingensUC
31Cloud-forest Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nubicolaUC
32Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardiniiR
33Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataUC
34Rufous-banded OwlCiccaba albitarsisR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

35Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventrisFC
36Band-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longirostrisFC
37Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentataUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

38Common PotooNyctibius griseusC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

39Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiUC
40Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaFC
41White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
42White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

43Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorusFC
44<Brown Violetear>Colibri delphinaeUC
45Green VioletearColibri thalassinusFC
46Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansC
47Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianusC
48Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysC
49Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestisFC
50#Green-tailed Trainbearer#Lesbia nunaR
51Hoary PufflegHaplophaedia lugensVR
52Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoniFC
53Collared IncaCoeligena torquataA
54#Mountain Velvetbreast#Lafresnaya lafresnayiR
55Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescensC
56Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodiiFC
57Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjaminiUC
58Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoidesFC
59Purple-throated WoodstarCalliphlox mitchelliiFC
60Andean EmeraldAmazilia franciaeFC
61Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlUC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

62Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsFC
63Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianusUC
64Masked TrogonTrogon personatusFC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

65White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castaneaR

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

66Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinusFC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

67Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygusUC
68Plate-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena laminirostrisFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

69Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatusUC
70Yellow-vented WoodpeckerVeniliornis dignusR
71Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiFC
72Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

73Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeC
74Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufaFC
75Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsFC
76Rusty-winged BarbtailPremnornis guttuligeraFC
77Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensFC
78Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerFC
79Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiFC
80Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisFC
81Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictusFC
82Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticepsUC
83Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatusR
84Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyranninaUC
85Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusC
86Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymigerC
87Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusVR

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

88Long-tailed AntbirdDrymophila caudataUC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

89Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapillaFC
90Yellow-breasted AntpittaGrallaria flavotinctaR

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

91Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyx 
92Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanniFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

93White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercusC
94White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsUC
95Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangaeUC
96Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaUC
97Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollisFC
98Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillusR
99Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialisUC
100Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficepsUC
101Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusC
102Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicansFC
103/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiVR
104Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatusFC
105/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulusVR
106Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansFC
107Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatusR
108Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca diademaFC
109Slaty-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventrisR
110Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalusFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

111Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiFC
112Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatusR
113Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianusUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

114Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorUC
115Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusUC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

116Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

117Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaFC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

118Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaC
119|Barn Swallow|Hirundo rusticaR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

120Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysFC
121Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisUC
122Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysC

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

123White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

124Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesC
125Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterUC
126/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusC
127Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterFC
128Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusFC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

129/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaR
130Tennessee WarblerOreothlypis peregrinaVR
131/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaC
132Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusUC
133Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristatusC
134Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronatusC
135Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusC
136Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

137Black-capped HemispingusHemispingus atropileus 
138Western Hemispingus**Hemispingus ochraceusFC
139Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornataUC
140Capped ConebillConirostrum albifronsFC
141PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diademaUC
142Blue-capped TanagerThraupis cyanocephalaFC
143Scarlet-bellied Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisR
144Blue-winged Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus somptuosusC
145Black-chinned Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus notabilisVR
146Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferiiC
147Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaUC
148Golden TanagerTangara arthusC
149Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakiiFC
150Golden-naped TanagerTangara ruficervixFC
151Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisC
152Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiFC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

153<Black-and-white Seedeater>Sporophila luctuosaR
154Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisFC
155<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaR
156White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilateraC
157Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescensVR
158Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaUC
159Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonopsUC
160Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchArremon brunneinuchaC
161Tricolored Brush-FinchAtlapetes tricolorUC
162White-winged Brush-FinchAtlapetes leucopterusFC
163Rufous-naped Brush-FinchAtlapetes rufinuchaUC
164Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisC
165Dusky Bush-TanagerChlorospingus semifuscusA

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

166/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraR
167Southern Yellow Grosbeak
(Golden-bellied Grosbeak)
Pheucticus chrysogasterC
168Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorR

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

169Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisFC
170Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterC
171<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusR
172Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusVR

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2011 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** 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.


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