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# Species:219
# Excl Vagrants:219
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:22

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
2Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Bearded GuanPenelope barbata
4Andean GuanPenelope montagnii

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

5Rock PigeonColumba livia
6Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
7Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
8White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
9White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
10Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

11Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
12Striped CuckooTapera naevia
13Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

14Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
15Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

16Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
17White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
18White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

19Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus
20Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
21Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
22Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis
23Little SunangelHeliangelus micraster
24Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus viola
25Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
26Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
27&Green-tailed TrainbearerlLesbia nuna
28Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchum
29Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herrani
30Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
31Viridian MetaltailMetallura williami
32Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliae
33Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestita
34Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani
35Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
36Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
37Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena iris
38Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiae
39Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
40Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
41Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
42Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
43Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
44Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
45White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
46Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

47Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

48Imperial SnipeGallinago imperialis
49Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoni
50Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

51Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
52Great EgretArdea alba

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

53Black VultureCoragyps atratus
54Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

55Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
56Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
57Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
58Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
59Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus

 
Owls: Strigidae

60White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
61Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
62Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardinii
63Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
64Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

65Amazonian Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus
66Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

67Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

68Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
69Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerDryobates callonotus
70Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps
71Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
72Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
73Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

74Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatus
75Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
76American KestrelFalco sparverius
77Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
78Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
79/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

80Red-faced ParrotHapalopsittaca pyrrhops
81Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius
82&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickii
83Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalus

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

84Chestnut-crowned GnateaterConopophaga castaneiceps

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

85Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
86Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
87Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalis
88Equatorial AntpittaGrallaria saturata
89Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensis
90Slate-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nana
91Crescent-faced AntpittaGrallaricula lineifrons

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

92Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyx
93Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilis
94Paramo TapaculoScytalopus opacus
95Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans
96Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkeri

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

97Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
98Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
99Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
100Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeus
101Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventris
102Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
103White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis
104Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
105Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
106Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurina
107Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensis
108Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
109Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

110Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
111Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
112Chestnut-bellied CotingaDoliornis remseni
113Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

114Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

115Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
116Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
117Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
118Orange-banded FlycatcherNephelomyias lintoni
119White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
120White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
121White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
122Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatus
123Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
124Agile Tit-TyrantUromyias agilis
125White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
126Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
127Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
128Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus
129Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
130Loja Tyrannulet**Zimmerius flavidifrons
131Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
132Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis
133Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
134Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
135Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
136White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicauda
137Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
138Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
139Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
140Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskii
141Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix diadema
142Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
143Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
144Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

145Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosa
146Inca JayCyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

147Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
148Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
149/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
150/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

151House WrenTroglodytes aedon
152Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
153Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
154Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
155Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrys
156Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa
157Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

158White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

159Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

160Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
161Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
162Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

163House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

164Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

165Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
166Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrys
167Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

168Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
169Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
170Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
171Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha
172Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

173Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa
174Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
175Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons
176Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphus
177Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

178/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
179Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
180Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
181Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
182/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
183Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
184Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

185Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

186White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
187Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
188Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
189Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
190Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
191Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
192Masked Mountain TanagerTephrophilus wetmorei
193Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
194Black-chested Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis eximia
195Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
196Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
197Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
198Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
199Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertex
200Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
201Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
202Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
203Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
204Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
205Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayii
206Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
207White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
208Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
209Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
210PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
211Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
212Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
213&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
214Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
215Black-headed HemispingusPseudospingus verticalis
216Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
217&Grassland Yellow-FinchlSicalis luteola
218Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
219Paramo 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.