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Buenaventura 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

1Little TinamouCrypturellus souiUC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

2Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraFC
3Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensUC
4Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiUC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

5Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythropsFC

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

6Wood StorkMycteria americanaVR

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

7Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensX

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

8Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumR
9Great EgretArdea albaVR
10Snowy EgretEgretta thulaVR
11Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisR

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

12Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
13Turkey VultureCathartes auraC
14King VultureSarcoramphus papaVR

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

15/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusVR

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

16Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisR
17Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
18Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusVR
19Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaUC
20Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus 
21Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosusVR
22Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisR
23Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorVR
24Barred HawkLeucopternis princepsUC
25Gray-backed HawkLeucopternis occidentalisFC
26Great Black-HawkButeogallus urubitingaR
27Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisR
28Solitary EagleHarpyhaliaetus solitariusVR
29Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisUC
30/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusUC
31Gray HawkButeo nitidusUC
32Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusUC
33Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoniVR
34Variable HawkButeo polyosomaR
35Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusVR
36Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusR
37Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusVR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

38Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
39Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayUC
40Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansUC
41American KestrelFalco sparveriusR
42Bat FalconFalco rufigularisR

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

43SunbitternEurypyga heliasVR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

44White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularisFC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

45/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusVR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

46Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataUC
47Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaUC
48Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaR
49Eared DoveZenaida auriculataR
50Ecuadorian Ground-DoveColumbina buckleyiUC
51Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosaR
52White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiFC
53Pallid DoveLeptotila pallidaUC
54Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventrisR
55White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenataUC
56Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaVR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

57El Oro ParakeetPyrrhura orcesiUC
58Red-masked ParakeetAratinga erythrogenysFC
59Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisUC
60Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhopteraUC
61Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusR
62Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchraR
63Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterusC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

64Little CuckooCoccycua minutaR
65Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC
66\Dark-billed Cuckoo\Coccyzus melacoryphus 
67Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusR
68Striped CuckooTapera naeviaR
69Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniUC
70Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

71Choco Screech-Owl**Megascops centalisR
72Crested OwlLophostrix cristataVR
73Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataUC
74Cloud-forest Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nubicolaVR
75Pacific Pygmy-Owl
(Peruvian Pygmy-Owl)
Glaucidium peruanumR
76Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataUC
77Black-and-white OwlCiccaba nigrolineataUC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

78Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusVR
79Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisFC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

80Common PotooNyctibius griseusUC

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

81OilbirdSteatornis caripensisVR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

82Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaUC
83White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisUC
84Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisFC
85Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

86White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraFC
87White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaUC
88Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriVR
89White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquiC
90Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorusR
91Baron's Hermit**Phaethornis baroniFC
92Little Hermit
(Stripe-throated Hermit)
Phaethornis striigularisUC
93Wedge-billed HummingbirdSchistes geoffroyiUC
94<Brown Violetear>Colibri delphinaeUC
95Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansVR
96Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiUC
97Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianusVR
98Green ThorntailDiscosura conversiiC
99Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingiVR
100Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestisFC
101Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoniUC
102Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsiiVR
103Velvet-purple CoronetBoissonneaua jardiniR
104Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodiiR
105Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjaminiR
106Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoidesUC
107Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jaculaC
108Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisUC
109Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombusX
110Purple-throated WoodstarCalliphlox mitchelliiVR
111White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffoniiUC
112Green-crowned WoodnymphThalurania fannyiC
113Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilia amaziliaUC
114Andean EmeraldAmazilia franciaeC
115Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlC
116Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julieC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

117Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsFC
118Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurusVR
119Northern Violaceous Trogon
(Gartered Trogon)
Trogon caligatusUC
120Collared TrogonTrogon collarisFC
121Masked TrogonTrogon personatusR

 
Motmots: Momotidae

122Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescensUC
123Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiFC
124Broad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumUC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

125Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataR
126Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaR

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

127Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatusR
128White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

129Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygusFC
130Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusFC
131Chestnut-mandibled ToucanRamphastos swainsoniiFC
132Choco ToucanRamphastos brevisUC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

133Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceusUC
134Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniFC
135Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatusFC
136Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkiiUC
137Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerVeniliornis callonotusVR
138Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusUC
139Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusUC
140Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens 
141Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensisUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

142Pacific Hornero**Furnarius cinnamomeusUC
143Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeFC
144Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyuraFC
145Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensisFC
146Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensUC
147Buffy TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes lawrenciiUC
148Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsFC
149Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisUC
150Western Woodhaunter**Hyloctistes virgatusUC
151Slaty-winged Foliage-gleanerPhilydor fuscipenneR
152Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor rufumUC
153Uniform TreehunterThripadectes ignobilisR
154Plain XenopsXenops minutusUC
155Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansFC
156Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina 
157Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaFC
158Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusUC
159Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusUC
160Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusC
161Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiUC
162Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymigerR
163Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusR

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

164Great AntshrikeTaraba majorUC
165Western Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaUC
166Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolorUC
167Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusUC
168Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisUC
169Checker-throated AntwrenEpinecrophylla fulviventrisUC
170White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisR
171Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorUC
172Rufous-rumped AntwrenTerenura callinotaR
173White-backed Fire-eyePyriglena leuconotaUC
174Chestnut-backed AntbirdMyrmeciza exsulUC
175Esmeraldas AntbirdMyrmeciza nigricaudaR
176Immaculate AntbirdMyrmeciza immaculataFC
177Gray-headed AntbirdMyrmeciza griseicepsVR

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

178Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusUC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

179Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisUC
180Plain-backed AntpittaGrallaria haplonotaUC
181Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisUC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

182El Oro Tapaculo
(Ecuadorian Tapaculo)
Scytalopus robbinsiR

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

183Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegansUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

184Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillusR
185Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumUC
186Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterusUC
187Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaFC
188Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacensR
189Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataFC
190Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterUC
191Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangaeVR
192Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaUC
193Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusC
194Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusR
195Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisC
196Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsUC
197Ashy-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias cinereicepsR
198Loja Tyrannulet**Zimmerius flavidifronsFC
199Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusFC
200Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelniUC
201Tawny-crowned Pygmy-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphusUC
202Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusC
203Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumFC
204Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsR
205Brownish TwistwingCnipodectes subbrunneusR
206White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusUC
207Pacific Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus occidentalisR
208Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusFC
209Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudusUC
210Orange-crested FlycatcherMyiophobus phoenicomitraVR
211Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusFC
212Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectusR
213/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiUC
214Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatusFC
215/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulusVR
216Tumbes Pewee**Contopus punensisR
217/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensUC
218Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansR
219Ochraceous AttilaAttila torridusUC
220Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferFC
221Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaUC
222Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensisR
223Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisUC
224Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalusUC
225Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusUC
226Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusUC
227Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularisVR
228Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

229Scaled FruiteaterAmpelioides tschudiiUC
230Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduligerUC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

231Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterusUC
232Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosusFC
233White-bearded ManakinManacus manacusUC
234Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalisVR

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

235Masked TityraTityra semifasciataR
236Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdinaR
237Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusVR
238Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusUC
239#One-colored Becard#Pachyramphus homochrousUC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

240Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysFC
241Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusUC
242Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatusUC
243Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisUC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

244White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalisVR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

245Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaFC
246Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisFC
247Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaUC
248/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaVR
249/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

250Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusUC
251Whiskered WrenPheugopedius mystacalisUC
252Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateriUC
253House WrenTroglodytes aedonUC
254Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusC
255Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisUC
256Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysC
257Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalusUC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

258Tawny-faced GnatwrenMicrobates cinereiventrisUC
259Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaUC

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

260White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusR

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

261Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesFC
262Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterVR
263Spotted Nightingale-ThrushCatharus dryasFC
264/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusUC
265Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reeveiVR
266Pale-vented ThrushTurdus obsoletusUC
267Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisFC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

268/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaVR
269Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaFC
270Black-lored Yellowthroat**Geothlypis auricularisUC
271Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiC
272/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaUC
273#Three-banded Warbler#Basileuterus trifasciatusUC
274Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaUC
275#Gray-and-gold Warbler#Myiothlypis fraseriC
276Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

277BananaquitCoereba flaveolaFC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

278Black-and-white TanagerConothraupis speculigeraUC
279Guira TanagerHemithraupis guiraUC
280White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosusUC
281Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotusC
282Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
283Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumFC
284Black-chinned Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus notabilisR
285Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaUC
286Glistening-green TanagerChlorochrysa phoenicotisR
287Golden TanagerTangara arthusFC
288Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephalaFC
289Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakiiR
290Rufous-throated TanagerTangara rufigulaUC
291Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaC
292Golden-naped TanagerTangara ruficervixUC
293Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollisUC
294Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisFC
295Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregiaUC
296Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaVR
297Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaFC
298Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusR
299Swallow TanagerTersina viridisR
300Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusUC
301Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusC
302Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisFC
303Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

304Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaFC
305Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaFC
306Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosaUC
307Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisC
308Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensisFC
309Dull-colored GrassquitTiaris obscurusUC
310Indigo FlowerpiercerDiglossa indigoticaVR
311Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaUC
312Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentusR
313Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchArremon brunneinuchaVR
314Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisFC
315Gray-browed Brush-FinchArremon assimilisUC
316Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostrisFC
317Tricolored Brush-FinchAtlapetes tricolorUC
318Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisFC
319Common Bush-TanagerChlorospingus ophthalmicusFC
320Yellow-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus flavigularisFC
321Ashy-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus canigularisFC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

322Highland Hepatic Tanager**Piranga luteaUC
323/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraVR
324White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraUC
325Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanniUC
326Southern Yellow Grosbeak
(Golden-bellied Grosbeak)
Pheucticus chrysogasterR
327Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoidesUC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

328Scrub BlackbirdDives warszewicziUC
329Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisUC
330Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusR
331Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasUC
332Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusUC
333Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis 
334Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaR
335Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriR

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

336Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturataVR
337Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisFC
338Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterC
339Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaR
340<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusR
341Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusR
342Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkiiVR

* 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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