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The table below lists species found at this locale that have restricted ranges or occur only locally in the country. It also shows species with threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN. Finally, it indicates whether the species is migratory, very rare, or accidental. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

Presence Codes
/name/=Boreal Visitor; \name\=Austral Visitor; |name|=Transient Migrant
#name#=Non-breeding Dispersal; <name>=Erratic; (name)=Breeding Season Only
{name}=Very Rare, Casual, or Vagrant; [name]=Accidental

Distribution Codes
E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); LC=Local; NE=Near Endemic; RR=Range Restricted

Status Codes
CR=Critically Endangered; EN=Endangered; V=Vulnerable; NT=Near Threatened

1	Pale-browed Tinamou	Crypturellus transfasciatus	NE	NT
2	Comb Duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos	LC
3	Rufous-headed Chachalaca	Ortalis erythroptera	NE	V
4	Gray-backed Hawk	Leucopternis occidentalis	NE	EN
5	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	LC
6	Peruvian Thick-knee^	Burhinus superciliaris	LC
7	West Peruvian Dove	Zenaida meloda	RR
8	Ecuadorian Ground-Dove	Columbina buckleyi	NE
9	Ochre-bellied Dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris	NE	V
10	White-throated Quail-Dove	Geotrygon frenata	RR
11	Red-masked Parakeet	Aratinga erythrogenys	NE	NT
12	Pacific Parrotlet	Forpus coelestis	NE
13	Gray-cheeked Parakeet	Brotogeris pyrrhoptera	NE	EN
14	Peruvian Screech-Owl	Megascops roboratus	NE
15	White-throated Screech-Owl	Megascops albogularis	RR
16	Pacific Pygmy-Owl (Peruvian Pygmy-Owl)	Glaucidium peruanum	RR
17	Striped Owl^	Pseudoscops clamator	LC
18	Tumbes Swift**	Chaetura ocypetes	NE
19	Gray-chinned Hermit	Phaethornis griseogularis	LC
20	<Brown Violetear>	Colibri delphinae	RR
21	Tumbes Hummingbird	Leucippus baeri	NE
22	Amazilia Hummingbird	Amazilia amazilia	NE
23	White-vented Plumeleteer^	Chalybura buffonii	LC
24	Rainbow Starfrontlet	Coeligena iris	NE
25	Booted Racket-tail	Ocreatus underwoodii	RR
26	Short-tailed Woodstar	Myrmia micrura	NE
27	Little Woodstar	Chaetocercus bombus	NE	V
28	Ecuadorian Trogon	Trogon mesurus	E
29	Ecuadorian Piculet	Picumnus sclateri	NE
30	Guayaquil Woodpecker	Campephilus gayaquilensis	RR	NT
31	Pacific Hornero**	Furnarius cinnamomeus	NE
32	Blackish-headed Spinetail	Synallaxis tithys	NE	EN
33	Line-cheeked Spinetail	Cranioleuca antisiensis	NE
34	Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla ruficollis	NE	V
35	Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner	Hylocryptus erythrocephalus	NE	V
36	Montane Woodcreeper	Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger	RR
37	Chapman's Antshrike	Thamnophilus zarumae	NE
38	Collared Antshrike	Thamnophilus bernardi	NE
39	Gray-headed Antbird^	Myrmeciza griseiceps	NE	V
40	Watkins's Antpitta	Grallaria watkinsi	NE
41	Blackish Tapaculo	Scytalopus latrans	RR
42	Elegant Crescentchest	Melanopareia elegans	NE
43	Rufous-winged Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus calopterus	NE
44	Tumbesian Tyrannulet**	Phaeomyias tumbezana	NE
45	Pacific Elaenia	Myiopagis subplacens	NE
46	Loja Tyrannulet**	Zimmerius flavidifrons	NE
47	Gray-breasted Flycatcher	Lathrotriccus griseipectus	NE	V
48	/Olive-sided Flycatcher/	Contopus cooperi		NT
49	Tumbes Pewee**	Contopus punensis	NE
50	Short-tailed Field-Tyrant	Muscigralla brevicauda	RR
51	Sooty-crowned Flycatcher	Myiarchus phaeocephalus	NE
52	Baird's Flycatcher	Myiodynastes bairdii	NE
53	Slaty Becard	Pachyramphus spodiurus	NE	EN
54	White-tailed Jay	Cyanocorax mystacalis	NE
55	Chestnut-collared Swallow	Petrochelidon rufocollaris	NE
56	Fasciated Wren	Campylorhynchus fasciatus	NE
57	Superciliated Wren	Thryothorus superciliaris	NE
58	Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush^	Catharus fuscater	RR
59	Plumbeous-backed Thrush	Turdus reevei	NE
60	(Andean Slaty-Thrush)^	Turdus nigriceps	LC
61	Long-tailed Mockingbird	Mimus longicaudatus	NE
62	Gray-and-gold Warbler	Basileuterus fraseri	NE
63	Three-banded Warbler	Basileuterus trifasciatus	NE
64	Black-and-white Tanager	Conothraupis speculigera	RR	NT
65	Piura Hemispingus**	Hemispingus piurae	LC
66	Plushcap	Catamblyrhynchus diadema	LC
67	Fawn-breasted Tanager	Pipraeidea melanonota	RR
68	Silver-backed Tanager^ (Silvery Tanager)	Tangara viridicollis	RR
69	Black-cowled Saltator	Saltator nigriceps	NE
70	Collared Warbling-Finch	Poospiza hispaniolensis	NE
71	Black-and-white Seedeater	Sporophila luctuosa	LC
72	Saffron Finch	Sicalis flaveola	RR
73	White-winged Brush-Finch	Atlapetes leucopterus	NE
74	White-headed Brush-Finch	Atlapetes albiceps	NE
75	Bay-crowned Brush-Finch	Atlapetes seebohmi	NE
76	Crimson-breasted Finch	Rhodospingus cruentus	RR
77	Black-capped Sparrow	Arremon abeillei	NE
78	Highland Hepatic Tanager**	Piranga lutea	RR
79	White-edged Oriole	Icterus graceannae	NE
80	Saffron Siskin	Spinus siemiradzkii	NE	V

^ edge of extensive range or more easily seen in other locales or countries.
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2009 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** 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.