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Podocarpus National Park-Cajanuma Section
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.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusC
2Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus 

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Andean TealAnas andiumFC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Bearded GuanPenelope barbataC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

5Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusR
6Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusUC
7Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisFC
8Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorR
9/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusUC
10White-throated HawkButeo albigulaUC
11Variable HawkButeo polyosomaUC
12Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

13American KestrelFalco sparveriusUC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

14|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiR
15/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotosFC
16Noble SnipeGallinago nobilisUC
17Andean SnipeGallinago jamesoniFC
18Imperial SnipeGallinago imperialisFC

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

19Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

20Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataC
21White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenataC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

22Golden-plumed ParakeetLeptosittaca branickiiFC
23Scarlet-fronted ParakeetAratinga wagleriR
24Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineolaFC
25Red-faced ParrotHapalopsittaca pyrrhopsR
26Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosusFC
27Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenariaUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

28White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularisFC
29Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardiniiFC
30Rufous-banded OwlCiccaba albitarsisUC
31Stygian OwlAsio stygiusR
32Buff-fronted OwlAegolius harrisiiR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

33Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventrisUC
34Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisR
35Band-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longirostrisC
36Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentataUC

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

37OilbirdSteatornis caripensisR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

38Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaC
39White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
40/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagicaUC
41Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

42Flame-throated Sunangel
(Little Sunangel)
Heliangelus micrasterC
43Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus violaUC
44Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora eurypteraR
45<Green-tailed Trainbearer>Lesbia nunaFC
46Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchumUC
47Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficepsR
48Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herraniR
49Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinaC
50Viridian MetaltailMetallura williamiUC
51Neblina MetaltailMetallura odomaeFC
52Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestitaFC
53Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis lucianiUC
54Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennisFC
55Collared IncaCoeligena torquataC
56Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeC
57Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisC
58Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayiC
59Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaFC
60Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterusFC
61Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsiiR
62Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateriR
63White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantR
64Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugusUC
65Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilia amaziliaUC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

66Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsUC
67Masked TrogonTrogon personatusUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

68Peruvian Toucanet**Aulacorhynchus atrugularisUC
69Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

70Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatusR
71Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigricepsFC
72Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusR
73Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiC
74Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

75Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventrisFC
76Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeC
77Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufaFC
78White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularisC
79Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensisR
80Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulataC
81Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurinaC
82Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiC
83Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliataR
84Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatusUC
85Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyranninaUC
86Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheraniiR
87Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusUC
88Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularisUC
89Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymigerFC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

90Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusR

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

91Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigeraFC
92Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapillaUC
93Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalisC
94Rufous AntpittaGrallaria rufulaC
95Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensisC
96Slate-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nanaFC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

97Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyxFC
98Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilisC
99Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransFC
100Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkeriUC
101Paramillo TapaculoScytalopus canusUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

102White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercusUC
103White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterusUC
104White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysUC
105Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minorUC
106White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsFC
107Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangaeC
108Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollisFC
109Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillusFC
110Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialisUC
111Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficepsUC
112Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensisUC
113Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant
(Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher)
Poecilotriccus ruficepsUC
114Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusFC
115Orange-banded FlycatcherNephelomyias lintoniUC
116Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanusR
117White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicaudaR
118Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollisFC
119Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatusFC
120Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygiusFC
121Jelski's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca jelskiiUC
122Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca diademaFC
123Slaty-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventrisFC
124Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisC
125Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorUC
126Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

127Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiUC
128Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataC
129Chestnut-bellied CotingaDoliornis remseniR
130Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatusC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

131Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusR

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

132Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysUC
133Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisFC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

134Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaFC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

135Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaC
136Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipesUC
137Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murinaC
138/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaUC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

139Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaC
140Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysC
141House WrenTroglodytes aedonUC
142Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisC
143Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysUC
144Chestnut-breasted WrenCyphorhinus thoracicusUC

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

145White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

146Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesFC
147/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusUC
148Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterC
149Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusFC

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

150Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensisFC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

151/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaR
152/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaC
153Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusUC
154Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridisFC
155Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristatusC
156Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronatusC
157Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusR
158Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

159White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristataR
160Black-capped HemispingusHemispingus atropileusC
161Superciliaried HemispingusHemispingus superciliarisFC
162Black-headed HemispingusHemispingus verticalisC
163Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostrisC
164Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornataC
165Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorC
166Capped ConebillConirostrum albifronsFC
167PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diademaC
168Blue-capped TanagerThraupis cyanocephalaC
169Hooded Mountain-TanagerButhraupis montanaC
170Black-chested Mountain-TanagerButhraupis eximiaUC
171Masked Mountain-TanagerButhraupis wetmoreiFC
172Lacrimose Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosusC
173Scarlet-bellied Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisC
174Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferiiC
175Buff-breasted Mountain-TanagerDubusia taeniataC
176Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertexC
177Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisUC
178Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiC
179Masked SaltatorSaltator cinctusR

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

180Plumbeous Sierra-FinchPhrygilus unicolorUC
181Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisUC
182Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analisR
183Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroaR
184<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaUC
185Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayiiC
186Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralisFC
187White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilateraC
188Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescensFC
189Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaC
190Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchArremon brunneinuchaUC
191Gray-browed Brush-FinchArremon assimilisC
192Pale-naped Brush-FinchAtlapetes pallidinuchaC
193Rufous-naped Brush-FinchAtlapetes rufinuchaC
194Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisC
195Ashy-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus canigularisUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

196Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubricepsFC
197Southern Yellow Grosbeak
(Golden-bellied Grosbeak)
Pheucticus chrysogasterFC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

198Scrub BlackbirdDives warszewicziR
199Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusFC
200Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphusFC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

201Golden-rumped EuphoniaEuphonia cyanocephalaR
202Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysUC
203Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusUC

* 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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