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Partial bird checklist of this site.

 
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae

1Great EgretArdea alba
2Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum

 
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

3Black VultureCoragyps atratus
4Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae

5Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
6Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
7Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
8Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
9Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
10Barred HawkLeucopternis princeps
11Gray-backed HawkLeucopternis occidentalis
12Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitinga
13Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
14Harris' HawkParabuteo unicinctus
15Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
16Solitary EagleHarpyhaliaetus solitarius
17Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
18Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
19Variable HawkButeo poecilochrous
20Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
21Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus

 
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae

22Northern Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
23Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
24Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
25Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
26American KestrelFalco sparverius
27Bat FalconFalco rufigularis

 
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae

28Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera
29Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
30Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
NEW WORLD QUAIL: Odontophoridae

31Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythrops

 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae

32White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis

 
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae

33Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria

 
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae

34Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
35Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
36Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
37Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
38Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosa
39White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
40White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenata
41Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana

 
PARROTS: Psittacidae

42Red-masked ParakeetAratinga erythrogenys
43Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanura
44El Oro ParakeetPyrrhura orcesi
45Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis
46Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhopterus
47Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissima
48Rose-faced ParrotPionopsitta pulchra
49Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
50Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus

 
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae

51Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
52Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
53Gray-capped CuckooCoccyzus lansbergi
54Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
55Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
56Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
57Striped CuckooTapera naevia

 
OWLS: Strigidae

58Choco Screech-OwlMegascops centalis
59Mottled OwlCiccaba virgata
60Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineata
61Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
62Cloud-forest Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nubicola
63Pacific Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
64Striped OwlPseudoscops clamator

 
POTOOS: Nyctibiidae

65Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae

66Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
67PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis

 
SWIFTS: Apodidae

68White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
69Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
70Tumbes SwiftChaetura ocypetes
71Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

72White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila
73Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri
74White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruqui
75Baron's HermitPhaethornis baroni
76Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus
77Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
78White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
79Brown VioletearColibri delphinae
80Green VioletearColibri thalassinus
81Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
82Emerald-bellied WoodnymphThalurania hypochlora
83Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julie
84Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
85Andean EmeraldAgyrtria franciae
86White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii
87Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
88Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
89Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula
90Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescens
91Velvet-purple CoronetBoissonneaua jardini
92Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoni
93Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
94Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianus
95Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjamini
96Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii
97Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingi
98Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestis
99Wedge-billed HummingbirdAugastes geoffroyi
100Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
101Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
102Purple-throated WoodstarCalliphlox mitchellii
103Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus

 
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae

104Collared TrogonTrogon collaris
105Masked TrogonTrogon personatus
106Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps

 
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae

107Ringed KingfisherCeryle torquata
108Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
MOTMOTS: Momotidae

109Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momota
110Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
111Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchum

 
PUFFBIRDS: Bucconidae

112Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatus
113White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis

 
BARBETS: Capitonidae

114Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinus

 
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae

115Andean ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta
116Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygus
117Pale-mandibled AracariPteroglossus erythropygius
118Plate-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena laminirostris
119Choco ToucanRamphastos brevis
120Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsonii

 
WOODPECKERS: Picidae

121Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
122Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
123Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerVeniliornis callonotus
124Smoky-brown WoodpeckerVeniliornis fumigatus
125Golden-olive WoodpeckerPiculus rubiginosus
126Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerPiculus rivolii
127Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
128Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
129Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis

 
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae

130Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeus
131Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa
132Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
133Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura
134Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensis
135Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
136Plain XenopsXenops minutus
137Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
138Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticeps
139Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
140Pacific TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes johnsoni
141Uniform TreehunterThripadectes ignobilis
142Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalaris
143Rufous-necked Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla ruficollis
144Western WoodhaunterHyloctistes virgatus
145Slaty-winged Foliage-gleanerPhilydor fuscipennis

 
WOODCREEPERS: Dendrocolaptidae

146Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
147Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
148Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
149Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
150Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
151Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
152Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
153Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
154Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillus

 
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae

155Great AntshrikeTaraba major
156Collared AntshrikeSakesphorus bernardi
157Chapman's AntshrikeThamnophilus zarumae
158Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor
159Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
160Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinus
161Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
162Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
163Yellow-breasted AntwrenHerpsilochmus axillaris
164Rufous-rumped AntwrenTerenura callinota
165White-backed Fire-eyePyriglena leuconota
166Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsul
167Esmeraldas AntbirdMyrmeciza nigricauda
168Immaculate AntbirdMyrmeciza immaculata

 
ANTTHRUSHES, ANTPITTAS: Formicariidae

169Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectus
170Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis
171Plain-backed AntpittaGrallaria haplonota
172Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
173Watkins' AntpittaGrallaria watkinsi

 
TAPACULOS: Rhinocryptidae

174Elegant Crescent-chestMelanopareia elegans
175Spillman's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanni
176El Oro TapaculoScytalopus robbinsi

 
COTINGAS: Cotingidae

177Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
178Scaled FruiteaterAmpelioides tschudii
179Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduliger
180Andean Cock-of-the-RockRupicola peruviana

 
MANAKINS: Pipridae

181White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus
182Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterus
183Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosus
184Orange-crested ManakinHeterocercus aurantiivertex

 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

185Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillus
186Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
187Tumbesian TyrannuletPhaeomyias tumbezana
188Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
189Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacens
190Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
191Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
192Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
193Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
194Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
195Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
196Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus
197Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
198Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelni
199Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps
200Ashy-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias cinereiceps
201Loja TyrannuletZimmerius flavidifrons
202White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
203Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterus
204Tawny-crowned Pygmy-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
205Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
206Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps
207Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
208Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
209White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
210Pacific Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus occidentalis
211Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatus
212Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicans
213Orange-crested FlycatcherMyiophobus phoenicomitra
214Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
215Tawny-breasted FlycatcherMyiobius villosus
216Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius
217Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus
218Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus
219Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
220Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
221Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
222Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis
223Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
224Vermillion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
225Ochraceous AttilaAttila torridus
226Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
227Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
228Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
229Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
230Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalus
231Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii
232Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
233Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
234White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
235Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseus
236Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurus
237One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous

 
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae

238Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
239Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
240Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
241Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
242Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
WRENS: Troglodytidae

243Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
244Sepia-brown WrenCinnycerthia olivascens
245Whiskered WrenThryothorus mystacalis
246Speckle-breasted WrenThryothorus sclateri
247Bay WrenThryothorus nigricapillus
248Superciliated WrenThryothorus superciliaris
249House WrenTroglodytes aedon
250Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
251Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalus

 
THRUSHES: Turdidae

252Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
253Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
254Spotted Nightingale-ThrushCatharus dryas
255Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
256Pale-eyed ThrushPlatycichla leucops
257Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
258Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
259Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reevei
260Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletus
261Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris

 
GNATCATCHERS: Polioptilidae

262Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventris
263Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
264Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae

265White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalis
266Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosa

 
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae

267Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
268Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
269Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
270Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, ALLIES: Fringillidae

271Yellow-bellied SiskinCarduelis xanthogastra

 
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

272Tropical ParulaParula pitiayumi
273Blackburnian WarblerDendroica fusca
274Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
275Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
276Slate-throated WhitestartMyioborus miniatus
277Gray-and-gold WarblerBasileuterus fraseri
278Russet-crowned WarblerBasileuterus coronatus
279Three-banded WarblerBasileuterus trifasciatus
280Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
281Buff-rumped WarblerBasileuterus fulvicauda

 
BANANAQUIT: Coerebidae

282BananaquitCoereba flaveola

 
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae

283Black-and-white TanagerConothraupis speculigera
284Common Bush-TanagerChlorospingus ophthalmicus
285Dusky Bush-TanagerChlorospingus semifuscus
286Yellow-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus flavigularis
287Ashy-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus canigularis
288Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanni
289White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosus
290Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
291White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
292Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerus
293Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
294Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
295Blue-winged Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
296Black-chinned Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus notabilis
297Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
298Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturata
299Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
300Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
301Glistening-green TanagerChlorochrysa phoenicotis
302Golden TanagerTangara arthus
303Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
304Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
305Rufous-throated TanagerTangara rufigula
306Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
307Golden-naped TanagerTangara ruficervix
308Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollis
309Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
310Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
311Yellow-tufted DacnisDacnis egregia
312Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
313Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus
314Swallow-TanagerTersina viridis

 
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae

315Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentus
316Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
317Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
318Dull-colored GrassquitTiaris obscura
319White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
320Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossopis cyanea
321Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
322Tricolored Brush-FinchAtlapetes tricolor
323Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchBuarremon brunneinucha
324Stripe-headed Brush-FinchBuarremon torquatus
325Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
326Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
327Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae

328Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus
329Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
330Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus
331Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennis
332Southern Yellow GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
333Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoides

 
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae

334Scrub BlackbirdDives warszewiczi
335Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
336Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
337Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
338White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannae
339Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
340Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus microrhynchus


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