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# Species:364
# Excl Vagrants:364
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:51

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
2Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatus

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

3Horned ScreamerAnhima cornuta

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
5Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
6White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

7Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens
8Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

9Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythrops

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Rock PigeonColumba livia
11Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
12Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
13Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
14Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyi
15Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
16Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
17White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
18Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventris
19Pallid DoveLeptotila pallida
20West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
21Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

22Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
23Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
24Striped CuckooTapera naevia
25Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
26Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayana
27\Dark-billed Cuckoo\Coccyzus melacoryphus
28Gray-capped CuckooCoccyzus lansbergi
29Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

30Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
31Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
32Scrub NightjarNyctidromus anthonyi

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

33Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

34White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
35Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
36Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
37Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

38White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
39White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila
40White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruqui
41Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
42Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
43Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
44Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
45Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
46Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
47Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestis
48Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula
49Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
50Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micrura
51Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus
52Esmeraldas WoodstarChaetocercus berlepschi
53Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
54Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
55Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia
56Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciae
57Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis
58Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julie

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

59Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris
60Common GallinuleGallinula galeata

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

61LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

62Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

63American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

64/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
65/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatus
66/Wilson's Plover/Anarhynchus wilsonia
67Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

68Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

69/Hudsonian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
70/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseus
71/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
72/Willet/Tringa semipalmata
73/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
74/Sanderling/Calidris alba
75/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla
76/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

77Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
78/Laughing Gull/Leucophaeus atricilla
79/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcan
80/Black Tern/Chlidonias niger
81/Royal Tern/Thalasseus maximus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

82Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
83Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

84&Wood StorklMycteria americana

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

85Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

86Nazca BoobySula granti

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

87AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

88Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

89White IbisEudocimus albus
90Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

91Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
92Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
93Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
94Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
95Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
96Snowy EgretEgretta thula
97Striated HeronButorides striata
98Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
99Great EgretArdea alba
100Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

101Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

102King VultureSarcoramphus papa
103Black VultureCoragyps atratus
104Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

105/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

106Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
107White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
108Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
109Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
110Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
111Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
112Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
113Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
114Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
115Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
116Plumbeous HawkCryptoleucopteryx plumbea
117Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
118Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
119Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
120Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
121Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
122Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
123Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalis
124Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
125/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
126Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
127Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

128American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

129Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratus
130Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
131Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
132Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
133Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata
134Striped OwlAsio clamator
135Stygian OwlAsio stygius

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

136Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
137Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurus
138White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurus
139Gartered Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

140Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescens

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

141Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
142Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
143Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

144White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
145Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus
146White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

147Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

148Pale-mandibled AracariPteroglossus erythropygius
149Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
150Choco ToucanRamphastos brevis

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

151Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateri
152Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
153Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
154Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkii
155Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerVeniliornis callonotus
156Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis
157Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
158Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

159Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
160Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
161Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
162Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
163Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus
164American KestrelFalco sparverius
165/Merlin/Falco columbarius
166Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
167/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

168White-winged ParakeetBrotogeris versicolurus
169Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhoptera
170Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
171Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus
172Lilacine AmazonAmazona lilacina
173Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa
174Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis
175Great Green MacawAra ambiguus
176Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenys

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

177Great AntshrikeTaraba major
178Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
179Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardi
180Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
181Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor
182Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
183Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
184Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
185Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricans
186Western Fire-eyePyriglena maura
187Esmeraldas AntbirdSipia nigricauda
188Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoni

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

189Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegans

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

190Watkins's AntpittaGrallaria watkinsi

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

191Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
192Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
193Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
194Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
195Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
196Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
197Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus
198Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
199Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeus
200Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus
201Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticeps
202Henna-hooded Foliage-gleanerClibanornis erythrocephalus
203Eastern WoodhaunterAutomolus subulatus
204Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura
205Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithys
206Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothorax

 
Manakins: Pipridae

207White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus
208Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalis

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

209Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
210Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacis
211Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurus
212Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
213Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini
214One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

215Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus
216Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius
217Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

218White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
219Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus
220Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
221Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
222Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
223Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
224Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
225Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
226Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillus
227Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterus
228Tumbesian TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanus
229Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
230Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatus
231Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacens
232Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
233Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
234Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps
235Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulviceps
236Gray-and-white TyrannuletPseudelaenia leucospodia
237Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
238Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrus
239Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus
240/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi
241Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis
242/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
243Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
244Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
245Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta
246Short-tailed Field TyrantMuscigralla brevicauda
247Ochraceous AttilaAttila torridus
248Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
249Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
250Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus
251Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
252Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
253Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
254Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
255Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii
256Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
257/Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher/Myiodynastes luteiventris
258Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
259Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularis
260Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
261/Eastern Kingbird/Tyrannus tyrannus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

262Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
263Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata
264Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

265Black-collared JayCyanolyca armillata
266White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

267/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
268Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
269Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
270Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
271Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
272/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
273/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
274Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

275Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
276Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
277White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

278Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus
279Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
280Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
281Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
282Whiskered WrenPheugopedius mystacalis
283Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateri
284Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
285Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliaris
286Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
287Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

288Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus
289Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

290/Gray-cheeked Thrush/Catharus minimus
291/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
292Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reevei
293Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

294House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

295Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturata
296Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
297Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
298&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrus
299Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkii

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

300Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
301Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularis
302Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
303Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
304Black-capped SparrowArremon abeillei

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

305Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa
306Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
307Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
308White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannae
309Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
310Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
311Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
312Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
313Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi
314Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

315OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
316/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia
317Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
318Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis
319Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
320/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla
321Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
322/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia
323Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
324Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
325Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
326Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseri

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

327Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
328/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
329White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
330Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
331Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

332Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
333White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
334White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
335Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerus
336Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
337Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
338Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
339Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
340Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
341Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
342Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
343Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineata
344Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
345Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
346Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
347Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
348Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensis
349Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
350Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
351Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana
352Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telasco
353Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
354Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
355Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
356Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
357Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentus
358BananaquitCoereba flaveola
359Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
360Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
361Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
362Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennis
363Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus
364Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**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.