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GUANGO LODGE RESERVE

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Altitude (m):2100
# Species:298
# Excl Vagrants:298
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:11
Habitat: Gardens, riverine woodland

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

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus julius
2Highland TinamouNothocercus bonapartei
3Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostris

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
5Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
6Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
7Andean TealAnas andium
8Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

9Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
10Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

11Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba livia
13Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
14Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
15Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
16Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
17White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
18Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

19Greater AniCrotophaga major
20|Yellow-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus americanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

21Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris
22Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
23Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

24Andean PotooNyctibius maculosus

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

25OilbirdSteatornis caripensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

26Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
27White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
28White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

29Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus
30Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
31Geoffroy's DaggerbillSchistes geoffroyi
32&Brown VioletearlColibri delphinae
33Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
34Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
35Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortis
36Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
37Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
38Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazo
39Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora euryptera
40Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
41&Green-tailed TrainbearerlLesbia nuna
42Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchum
43Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
44Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herrani
45Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
46Viridian MetaltailMetallura williami
47Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestita
48Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani
49Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosquera
50Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
51Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
52Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
53Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiae
54Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
55Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
56Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
57Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescens
58Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
59Peruvian Racket-tailOcreatus peruanus
60Green-backed HillstarUrochroa leucura
61Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
62Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
63White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
64Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodor

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

65Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

66/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatus
67Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
68Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae

69Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayi

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

70/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
71/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
72/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
73|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdii

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

74Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

75Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

76Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
77Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
78Great EgretArdea alba

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

79Andean IbisTheristicus branickii

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

80Black VultureCoragyps atratus
81Turkey VultureCathartes aura
82Andean CondorVultur gryphus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

83/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

84Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
85Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
86Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori
87Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
88Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
89White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
90Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
91Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
92/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
93White-throated HawkButeo albigula

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

94Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

95White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
96Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
97Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardinii
98Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

99Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
100Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
101Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

102Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

103Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta
104Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

105Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignus
106Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps
107Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
108Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

109Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatus
110American KestrelFalco sparverius
111/Merlin/Falco columbarius
112Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
113Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
114/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

115&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineola
116Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
117Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

118Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticeps

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

119Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
120Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
121Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalis
122White-bellied AntpittaGrallaria hypoleuca
123Equatorial AntpittaGrallaria saturata
124Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensis
125Slate-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nana

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

126Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyx
127Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilis
128Paramo TapaculoScytalopus opacus
129Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans
130Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanni

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

131Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissima

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

132Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
133Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
134Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
135Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
136Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
137Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventris
138Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsior
139Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatus
140Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
141Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
142Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
143Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
144White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis
145Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
146Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
147White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosa
148Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
149Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

150Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
151Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
152Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
153Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus
154Dusky PihaLipaugus fuscocinereus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

155Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

156Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
157Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectus
158Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
159Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
160Rufous-crowned Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus ruficeps
161Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
162Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcher
163White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
164White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
165White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
166Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minor
167Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
168Agile Tit-TyrantUromyias agilis
169White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
170Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
171Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
172Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus
173Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
174Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
175/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
176Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
177Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
178Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
179\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora
180Plain-capped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola alpinus
181Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygius
182Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
183Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
184Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
185Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
186Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix diadema
187Chestnut-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris
188Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
189Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
190Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
191Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
192/Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher/Myiodynastes luteiventris
193Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

194Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostris
195Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

196Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosa
197Inca JayCyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

198Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
199Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
200Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
201/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

202House WrenTroglodytes aedon
203Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
204Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
205Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrys
206Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa
207Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascens
208Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

209White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

210Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
211/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
212Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
213Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

214Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

215Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
216Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrys
217Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
218Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

219Short-billed ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
220Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
221Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
222Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
223Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
224White-rimmed BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopis
225Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
226Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha
227Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

228Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
229Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons
230Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
231Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

232/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia
233/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla
234/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea
235Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
236Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
237/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
238/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia
239/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata
240Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
241Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
242Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
243Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
244/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
245Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
246Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

247/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
248Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubriceps
249Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
250/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

251White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
252Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
253Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
254Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
255Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
256Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
257Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
258Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
259Masked Mountain TanagerTephrophilus wetmorei
260Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
261Black-chested Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis eximia
262Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
263Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
264Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
265Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
266Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertex
267Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
268Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
269Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
270Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
271Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heinei
272Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
273Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
274Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
275Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis
276Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
277Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami
278Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
279Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
280Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
281Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayii
282Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
283White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
284Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
285Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
286Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
287PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
288Black-backed Bush TanagerUrothraupis stolzmanni
289Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
290Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
291&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
292Black-headed HemispingusPseudospingus verticalis
293Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
294&Grassland Yellow-FinchlSicalis luteola
295Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
296Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
297Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
298Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa

 

 *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.