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Partial bird checklist of this site.

 
TINAMOUS: Tinamidae

1Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii

 
GREBES: Podicipedidae

2Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis

 
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: Anatidae

3Andean TealAnas flavirostris
4Andean Ruddy-DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

5Andean CondorVultur gryphus

 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae

6Plain-breasted HawkAccipiter ventralis
7Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
8Variable HawkButeo poecilochrous

 
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae

9Carunculated CaracaraPhalcoboenus carunculatus
10Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis

 
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS: Charadriidae

11Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae

12Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis
13Andean SnipeGallinago jamesoni
14Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia
15Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
16Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
GULLS: Laridae

17Andean GullLarus serranus

 
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae

18Rock PigeonColumba livia
19Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
20Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
OWLS: Strigidae

21Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
22Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae

23Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
24Band-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longirostris

 
SWIFTS: Apodidae

25White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris

 
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

26Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
27Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
28Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazo
29Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
30Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
31Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena iris
32Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
33Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis
34Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortis
35Flame-throated SunangelHeliangelus micraster
36Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestitus
37Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani
38Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
39Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchum
40Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
41Violet-throated MetaltailMetallura baroni
42Viridian MetaltailMetallura williami
43Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
44Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herrani
45Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora euryptera

 
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae

46Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae

47Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca

 
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae

48Bar-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus
49Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsior
50Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
51Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa
52Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
53Mouse-colored ThistletailSchizoeaca griseomurina
54Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
55Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
56Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger

 
ANTTHRUSHES, ANTPITTAS: Formicariidae

57Rufous AntpittaGrallaria rufula
58Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensis

 
TAPACULOS: Rhinocryptidae

59Unicolored TapaculoScytalopus unicolor

 
COTINGAS: Cotingidae

60Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristata

 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

61White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
62Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
63Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
64Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
65White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
66White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
67Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
68Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomea
69Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
70Crowned Chat-TyrantOchthoeca frontalis
71Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
72White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
73Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygius
74Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
75Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montana
76White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis andicola
77Paramo Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola alpina
78White-browed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola albilora
79Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
80Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor
81Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius

 
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae

82Purple MartinProgne subis
83Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
84Brown-bellied SwallowNotiochelidon murina

 
WAGTAILS, PIPITS: Motacillidae

85Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
DIPPERS: Cinclidae

86White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
WRENS: Troglodytidae

87Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus
88Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
89Sedge WrenCistothorus platensis
90White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
91Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
92Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomela
93Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalus

 
THRUSHES: Turdidae

94Pale-eyed ThrushPlatycichla leucops
95Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
96White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis

 
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae

97Violaceous JayCyanocorax violaceus
98Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosa

 
OLD WORLD SPARROWS: Passeridae

99House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, ALLIES: Fringillidae

100Hooded SiskinCarduelis magellanica

 
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

101Slate-throated WhitestartMyioborus miniatus
102Spectacled WhitestartMyioborus melanocephalus
103Black-crested WarblerBasileuterus nigrocristatus

 
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae

104Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
105Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
106Giant ConebillOreomanes fraseri
107Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
108Gray-hooded Bush-TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
109Superciliaried HemispingusHemispingus superciliaris
110Hooded Mountain-TanagerButhraupis montana
111Lacrimose Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
112Scarlet-bellied Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
113Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertex
114Buff-breasted Mountain-TanagerDubusia taeniata
115Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
116Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina
117Black-backed Bush-TanagerUrothraupis stolzmanni

 
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae

118Plumbeous Sierra-FinchPhrygilus unicolor
119Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
120Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
121Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
122Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayii
123Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
124Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossopis cyanea
125Pale-naped Brush-FinchAtlapetes pallidinucha
126Rufous-naped Brush-FinchAtlapetes latinuchus
127Stripe-headed Brush-FinchBuarremon torquatus
128Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis


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