Papallacta and Papallacta Pass
High Elevations in the Andes
Ecuador Birding Destination |
Partial bird checklist of this site.
TINAMOUS: Tinamidae |
| 1 | Curve-billed Tinamou | Nothoprocta curvirostris |
GREBES: Podicipedidae |
| 2 | Silvery Grebe | Podiceps occipitalis |
CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 3 | Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus |
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae |
| 4 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: Anatidae |
| 5 | Andean Teal | Anas flavirostris |
| 6 | Yellow-billed Pintail | Anas georgica |
| 7 | Andean Ruddy-Duck | Oxyura ferruginea |
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae |
| 8 | Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus |
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae |
| 9 | Slender-billed Kite | Rostrhamus hamatus |
| 10 | Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle | Geranoaetus melanoleucus |
| 11 | White-rumped Hawk | Buteo leucorrhous |
| 12 | Variable Hawk | Buteo poecilochrous |
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae |
| 13 | Carunculated Caracara | Phalcoboenus carunculatus |
| 14 | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius |
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae |
| 15 | Andean Coot | Fulica ardesiaca |
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae |
| 16 | Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria |
| 17 | Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia |
SEEDSNIPES: Thinocoridae |
| 18 | Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe | Attagis gayi |
GULLS: Laridae |
| 19 | Andean Gull | Larus serranus |
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae |
| 20 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 21 | Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata |
| 22 | Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti |
PARROTS: Psittacidae |
| 23 | Red-fan Parrot | Deroptyus accipitrinus |
SWIFTS: Apodidae |
| 24 | White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris |
| 25 | Short-tailed Swift | Chaetura brachyura |
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae |
| 26 | Shining Sunbeam | Aglaeactis cupripennis |
| 27 | Ecuadorian Hillstar | Oreotrochilus chimborazo |
| 28 | Buff-winged Starfrontlet | Coeligena lutetiae |
| 29 | Sword-billed Hummingbird | Ensifera ensifera |
| 30 | Giant Hummingbird | Patagona gigas |
| 31 | Black-tailed Trainbearer | Lesbia victoriae |
| 32 | Tyrian Metaltail | Metallura tyrianthina |
| 33 | Blue-mantled Thornbill | Chalcostigma stanleyi |
| 34 | Mountain Avocetbill | Opisthoprora euryptera |
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae |
| 35 | Bar-winged Cinclodes | Cinclodes fuscus |
| 36 | Stout-billed Cinclodes | Cinclodes excelsior |
| 37 | Andean Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura andicola |
| 38 | White-chinned Thistletail | Schizoeaca fuliginosa |
| 39 | Many-striped Canastero | Asthenes flammulata |
| 40 | Pearled Treerunner | Margarornis squamiger |
ANTTHRUSHES, ANTPITTAS: Formicariidae |
| 41 | Tawny Antpitta | Grallaria quitensis |
TAPACULOS: Rhinocryptidae |
| 42 | Paramo Tapaculo | Scytalopus canus |
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae |
| 43 | Sierran Elaenia | Elaenia pallatangae |
| 44 | Tufted Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes parulus |
| 45 | Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca fumicolor |
| 46 | Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant | Myiotheretes striaticollis |
| 47 | Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant | Agriornis montana |
| 48 | Paramo Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola alpina |
| 49 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus |
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae |
| 50 | Brown-bellied Swallow | Notiochelidon murina |
DIPPERS: Cinclidae |
| 51 | White-capped Dipper | Cinclus leucocephalus |
WRENS: Troglodytidae |
| 52 | Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis |
THRUSHES: Turdidae |
| 53 | Great Thrush | Turdus fuscater |
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae |
| 54 | Turquoise Jay | Cyanolyca turcosa |
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae |
| 55 | Spectacled Whitestart | Myioborus melanocephalus |
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae |
| 56 | Cinereous Conebill | Conirostrum cinereum |
| 57 | Blue-backed Conebill | Conirostrum sitticolor |
| 58 | Giant Conebill | Oreomanes fraseri |
| 59 | Superciliaried Hemispingus | Hemispingus superciliaris |
| 60 | Oleaginous Hemispingus | Hemispingus frontalis |
| 61 | Blue-gray Tanager | Thraupis episcopus |
| 62 | Blue-and-yellow Tanager | Thraupis bonariensis |
| 63 | Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager | Anisognathus igniventris |
| 64 | Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager | Dubusia taeniata |
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae |
| 65 | Plumbeous Sierra-Finch | Phrygilus unicolor |
| 66 | Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch | Phrygilus plebejus |
| 67 | Plain-colored Seedeater | Catamenia inornata |
| 68 | Paramo Seedeater | Catamenia homochroa |
| 69 | Glossy Flowerpiercer | Diglossa lafresnayii |
| 70 | Black Flowerpiercer | Diglossa humeralis |
| 71 | Masked Flowerpiercer | Diglossopis cyanea |
| 72 | Pale-naped Brush-Finch | Atlapetes pallidinucha |
| 73 | Rufous-naped Brush-Finch | Atlapetes latinuchus |
| 74 | Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis |
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