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# Species*:249
# Excl Vagrants*:249
# Endemics*:0
# Near Endemics*:9
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

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

1Great TinamouTinamus majorR
2Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereusR
3Little TinamouCrypturellus souiR

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

4Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosusUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

5Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaUC
6Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea?
7White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenataUC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

8Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?
9Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

10Blackish NightjarNyctipolus nigrescensR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

11White-chested SwiftCypseloides lemosiUC
12Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaUC
13White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisUC
14Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisR
15Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura?
16White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

17White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaUC
18Green HermitPhaethornis guyFC
19Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorusUC
20Gray-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularis?
21Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae?
22Blue-fronted LancebillDoryfera johannaeFC
23Geoffroy's DaggerbillSchistes geoffroyiR
24Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusFC
25Black-eared FairyHeliothryx auritusR
26Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollisFC
27Wire-crested ThorntailDiscosura popelairiiR
28Ecuadorian PiedtailPhlogophilus hemileucurusUC
29Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysFC
30Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingiiUC
31Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinaR
32Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliaeFC
33Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligenaFC
34Collared IncaCoeligena torquataUC
35Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsiiUC
36Peruvian Racket-tailOcreatus peruanusFC
37Green-backed HillstarUrochroa leucuraR
38Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjaminiFC
39Rufous-vented WhitetipUrosticte ruficrissa?
40Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateriFC
41Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiR
42Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcataFC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

43Chestnut-headed CrakeRufirallus castaneiceps?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

44/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?
45/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

46SunbitternEurypyga heliasR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

47Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumR

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

48Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
49Turkey VultureCathartes aura 

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

50/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

51Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusUC
52Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriUC
53Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusUC
54Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaFC
55Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisUC
56Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusUC
57Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsUC
58Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisR
59White-throated HawkButeo albigulaR

 
Owls: Strigidae

60Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingensFC
61Cinnamon Screech-OwlMegascops petersoniR
62Subtropical Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium parkeriR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

63Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsUC
64Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianusR
65Masked TrogonTrogon personatusUC

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

66Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazaeUC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

67Gilded BarbetCapito auratus?
68Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

69Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianusFC
70Ivory-billed AracariPteroglossus azara 
71Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

72Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus?
73Little WoodpeckerDryobates passerinusR
74Red-stained WoodpeckerDryobates affinisR
75Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterUC
76Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusFC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

77Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisUC
78Black CaracaraDaptrius aterFC
79Bat FalconFalco rufigularis 

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

80Spot-winged ParrotletTouit stictopterusUC
81Cobalt-winged ParakeetBrotogeris cyanoptera 
82Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidusFC
83Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanuraUC
84White-necked ParakeetPyrrhura albipectusUC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

85Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaUC
86Lined AntshrikeThamnophilus tenuepunctatusUC
87Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolorUC
88White-shouldered AntshrikeThamnophilus aethiopsR
89Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusR
90Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisR
91White-streaked AntvireoDysithamnus leucostictusFC
92Foothill StipplethroatEpinecrophylla spodionotaR
93Stripe-chested AntwrenMyrmotherula longicauda?
94White-flanked AntwrenMyrmotherula axillarisFC
95Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorFC
96Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticepsUC
97Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescensFC
98Western Fire-eyePyriglena mauraFC
99Scale-backed AntbirdWillisornis poecilinotusR

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

100Chestnut-crowned GnateaterConopophaga castaneicepsFC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

101Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis?
102Plain-backed AntpittaGrallaria haplonotaUC
103White-bellied AntpittaGrallaria hypoleucaFC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

104White-crowned TapaculoScytalopus atratus?
105Long-tailed TapaculoScytalopus micropterusFC
106Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransFC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

107Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusUC
108Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisonaUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

109Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusFC
110Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaUC
111Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusUC
112Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus?
113Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularisFC
114Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusR
115Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheraniiR
116Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansFC
117Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiFC
118Rusty-winged BarbtailPremnornis guttuligerUC
119Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollisFC
120Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalaris?
121Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumR
122Eastern WoodhaunterAutomolus subulatusFC
123Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensFC
124Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerR
125Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurinaFC
126Equatorial GraytailXenerpestes singularisR
127Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtataFC
128Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufaFC
129Dusky SpinetailSynallaxis moestaR

 
Manakins: Pipridae

130Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolorR
131Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterusUC
132White-crowned ManakinPseudopipra pipraUC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

133Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiFC
134Scarlet-breasted FruiteaterPipreola frontalisFC
135Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianusR
136Gray-tailed PihaSnowornis subalarisVR
137Amazonian UmbrellabirdCephalopterus ornatusR

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

138Masked TityraTityra semifasciataFC
139Foothill SchiffornisSchiffornis aeneaR
140Yellow-cheeked Becard**Pachyramphus xanthogenysUC
141Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salviniUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

142White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusR
143Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollisFC
144Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinusR
145Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisFC
146Rufous-browed TyrannuletPhylloscartes superciliarisUC
147Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicusUC
148Variegated Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus poecilotisR
149Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelniFC
150Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusFC
151Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensisUC
152Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumUC
153Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectusUC
154Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensUC
155Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusFC
156Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaFC
157Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusFC
158Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minorR
159Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaFC
160Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysopsFC
161Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicansUC
162Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleriUC
163/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi?
164/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus?
165Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansFC
166Jelski's Black-TyrantKnipolegus signatusR
167Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus 
168Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferR
169Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotesFC
170Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisUC
171Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchoneti?
172Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusUC

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

173Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisFC
174Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceus?
175Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotisUC
176Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysUC
177Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

178Inca JayCyanocorax yncasFC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

179Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisR
180Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaFC
181/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

182Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatusR
183Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickiiUC
184House WrenTroglodytes aedonFC
185Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisFC
186Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus 
187Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascensFC
188Bar-winged Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucopteraFC
189Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysFC

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

190White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusFC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

191Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesUC
192Speckled Nightingale-ThrushCatharus maculatusUC
193<Pale-eyed Thrush>Turdus leucops?
194Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilisUC
195Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventrisUC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

196Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysR
197Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterFC
198Bronze-green EuphoniaEuphonia mesochrysaFC
199Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceusR

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

200Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularisFC
201Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularisFC
202Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusUC
203Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsFC
204Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaUC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

205Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifronsFC
206Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisFC
207Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela 

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

208Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
209Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusFC
210Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaR
211Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronataFC
212/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis?
213Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusFC
214Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

215White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraR

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

216Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianusUC
217Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalisFC
218White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusR
219Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboFC
220Vermilion TanagerCalochaetes coccineusFC
221Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferiiUC
222Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosusFC
223Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosusUC
224Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analisUC
225Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaeaUC
226Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusR
227Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum 
228Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctataFC
229Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollisFC
230Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisUC
231Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradoridesUC
232Blue-browed TanagerTangara cyanotisUC
233Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicana 
234Paradise TanagerTangara chilensisFC
235Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaUC
236Golden-eared TanagerTangara chrysotisUC
237Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephalaUC
238Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakiiFC
239Green-and-gold TanagerTangara schrankiiUC
240Golden TanagerTangara arthusFC
241Golden-collared HoneycreeperIridophanes pulcherrimusUC
242Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorR
243Capped ConebillConirostrum albifronsUC
244White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilateraFC
245Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glaucaFC
246Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescensFC
247Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaFC
248BananaquitCoereba flaveolaR
249Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusR

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor7
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon1
FCFairly/Locally Common89
UCUncommon/Scarce79
RRare/Very Scarce53
VRVery Rare1
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain25

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.