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# Species:280
# Excl Vagrants:280
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:40

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

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

2Horned ScreamerAnhima cornuta

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
4Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
5Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola
6Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
7Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
8White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
9Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

10Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera
11Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

12Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

13Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
14Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

15Rock PigeonColumba livia
16Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
17Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
18Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
19Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyi
20Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
21Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
22Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
23White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
24Pallid DoveLeptotila pallida
25West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
26Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

27Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
28Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
29Striped CuckooTapera naevia
30Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
31Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
32\Dark-billed Cuckoo\Coccyzus melacoryphus
33Gray-capped CuckooCoccyzus lansbergi
34Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

35Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
36Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
37Scrub NightjarNyctidromus anthonyi

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

38Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

39White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
40Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
41Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
42Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

43White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
44Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri
45White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruqui
46Baron's Hermit**Phaethornis baroni
47Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
48Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
49Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
50Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
51Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
52Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
53Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micrura
54Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus
55Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
56Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
57Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia
58Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis
59Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julie

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

60Spotted RailPardirallus maculatus
61Brown Wood-RailAramides wolfi
62Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris
63Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
64Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
65White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

66LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

67Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

68American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

69KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
70/Wilson's Plover/Anarhynchus wilsonia
71Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

72Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

73|Hudsonian Godwit|Limosa haemastica
74/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
75/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
76/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
77/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
78/Sanderling/Calidris alba
79/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla
80/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotos
81/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauri
82/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

83Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
84/Laughing Gull/Leucophaeus atricilla
85/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcan
86Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
87Black SkimmerRynchops niger
88\Peruvian Tern\Sternula lorata
89Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
90/Black Tern/Chlidonias niger
91/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo
92|Elegant Tern|Thalasseus elegans
93/Royal Tern/Thalasseus maximus

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

94AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

95Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

96Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
97Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
98Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
99Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
100Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
101Snowy EgretEgretta thula
102Striated HeronButorides striata
103Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
104Great EgretArdea alba
105Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

106White IbisEudocimus albus
107Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

108Black VultureCoragyps atratus
109Turkey VultureCathartes aura
110King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

111/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

112Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
113Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
114Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
115Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
116Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
117Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
118Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
119Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
120Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
121Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
122Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
123Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
124Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalis
125Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
126Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
127Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

128Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

129Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
130Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
131Mottled OwlStrix virgata
132Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata
133Striped OwlAsio clamator

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

134Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurus
135Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

136Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescens

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

137Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
138Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

139White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
140White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

141Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

142Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
143Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
144Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkii
145Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerDryobates callonotus
146Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis
147Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
148Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

149Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
150Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
151Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
152American KestrelFalco sparverius
153/Merlin/Falco columbarius
154Bat FalconFalco rufigularis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

155Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhoptera
156Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
157Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus
158Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalis
159Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis
160Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severus
161Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenys

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

162Great AntshrikeTaraba major
163Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardi
164Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
165Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
166Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventris
167Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
168Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricans
169Western Fire-eyePyriglena maura
170Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul
171Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoni
172Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolor

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

173Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegans

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

174Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

175Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
176Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
177Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
178Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
179Plain XenopsXenops minutus
180Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
181Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeus
182Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura
183Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithys
184Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothorax

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

185Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurus
186Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
187Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini
188One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

189Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus
190Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

191Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
192Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
193Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
194Brownish TwistwingCnipodectes subbrunneus
195Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
196Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
197Tumbes TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanus
198Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
199Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacens
200Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
201Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
202Gray-and-white TyrannuletPseudelaenia leucospodia
203Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrus
204Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus
205Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis
206/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
207Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
208Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta
209Short-tailed Field TyrantMuscigralla brevicauda
210Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus
211Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
212Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
213Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
214Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii
215Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
216Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularis
217Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

218Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
219Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata
220Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

221White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

222/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
223Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
224Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
225Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
226/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
227/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
228Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

229Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

230House WrenTroglodytes aedon
231Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
232Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateri
233Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
234Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliaris

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

235Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

236/Gray-cheeked Thrush/Catharus minimus
237Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris
238Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reevei

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

239House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

240Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturata
241Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

242Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
243Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
244Black-capped SparrowArremon abeillei

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

245Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa
246Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
247Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
248White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannae
249Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
250Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
251Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
252Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi
253Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

254Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis
255Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
256/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia
257Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseri

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

258Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
259/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
260Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

261White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
262Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotus
263Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
264Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
265Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
266Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregia
267Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
268Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
269Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
270Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
271Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana
272Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telasco
273Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
274Large-billed Seed-FinchSporophila crassirostris
275Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
276(Crimson-breasted Finch)Rhodospingus cruentus
277BananaquitCoereba flaveola
278Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
279Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
280Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus

 

 *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.