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Papallacta Pass & Water Plant Road
Bird Checklist

List of species recorded at this locale along with frequency of occurrence. The table indicates whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the locale. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae
1	Curve-billed Tinamou	Nothoprocta curvirostris	PP	FC
Ducks: Anatidae
2	Yellow-billed Pintail	Anas georgica	PP	FC
3	Andean Teal	Anas andium	PP	FC
4	Andean Ruddy Duck**	Oxyura ferruginea	PP	FC
Grebes: Podicipedidae
5	Silvery Grebe	Podiceps occipitalis	PP	UC
New World Vultures: Cathartidae
6	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus	CY,PP	R
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
7	Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle	Geranoaetus melanoleucus	PP	UC
8	Plain-breasted Hawk**	Accipiter ventralis	PP
9	White-rumped Hawk	Buteo leucorrhous	PP	UC
10	Variable Hawk	Buteo polyosoma	PP	FC
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
11	Carunculated Caracara	Phalcoboenus carunculatus	PP	R
12	American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	PP	UC
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
13	Andean Coot (Slate-colored Coot)	Fulica ardesiaca	PP	FC
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
14	/Spotted Sandpiper/	Actitis macularius	PP
15	/Solitary Sandpiper/	Tringa solitaria	PP
16	/Upland Sandpiper/	Bartramia longicauda	PP	R
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae
17	Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe	Attagis gayi	CY,PP	FC
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
18	Andean Gull	Chroicocephalus serranus	PP	FC
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
19	Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	PP,WP	FC
20	Band-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas fasciata	PP	FC
21	Ruddy Ground-Dove	Columbina talpacoti	PP	FC
Swifts: Apodidae
22	White-collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris	PP	FC
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae
23	Sparkling Violetear	Colibri coruscans	WP
24	Ecuadorian Hillstar	Oreotrochilus chimborazo	PP	FC
25	Mountain Avocetbill	Opisthoprora euryptera	PP	R
26	Black-tailed Trainbearer	Lesbia victoriae	PP	FC
27	Purple-backed Thornbill	Ramphomicron microrhynchum	WP
28	Blue-mantled Thornbill	Chalcostigma stanleyi	PP	FC
29	Tyrian Metaltail	Metallura tyrianthina	PP	C
30	Viridian Metaltail	Metallura williami	PP,WP	UC
31	Shining Sunbeam	Aglaeactis cupripennis	PP,WP	FC
32	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Coeligena lutetiae	PP,WP	FC
33	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Ensifera ensifera	PP	UC
34	Giant Hummingbird	Patagona gigas	PP	UC
Woodpeckers: Picidae
35	Bar-bellied Woodpecker	Veniliornis nigriceps	WP
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae
36	Stout-billed Cinclodes	Cinclodes excelsior	CY,PP	FC
37	Chestnut-winged Cinclodes	Cinclodes albidiventris	CY,PP	C
38	Andean Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura andicola	PP	FC
39	White-browed Spinetail	Hellmayrea gularis	WP
40	Many-striped Canastero	Asthenes flammulata	PP	FC
41	White-chinned Thistletail	Asthenes fuliginosa	PP	FC
42	Pearled Treerunner	Margarornis squamiger	PP	FC
Antpittas: Grallariidae
43	Rufous Antpitta	Grallaria rufula	WP
44	Tawny Antpitta	Grallaria quitensis	PP,WP	C
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae
45	Ocellated Tapaculo	Acropternis orthonyx	WP
46	Spillmann's Tapaculo	Scytalopus spillmanni	WP
47	Paramo Tapaculo	Scytalopus opacus	WP
48	Paramillo Tapaculo	Scytalopus canus	PP,WP	FC
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae
49	White-banded Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus stictopterus	WP
50	White-throated Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus leucophrys	WP
51	Tufted Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes parulus	PP,WP	FC
52	Agile Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes agilis	WP
53	Sierran Elaenia	Elaenia pallatangae	PP	FC
54	Paramo Ground-Tyrant (Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant)	Muscisaxicola alpinus	CY,PP	FC
55	Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant	Agriornis montanus	PP	UC
56	Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant	Myiotheretes striaticollis	PP	FC
57	Smoky Bush-Tyrant	Myiotheretes fumigatus	PP	UC
58	Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant	Cnemarchus erythropygius	PP	UC
59	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca fumicolor	PP	C
60	Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus	PP	UC
Cotingas: Cotingidae
61	Chestnut-bellied Cotinga	Doliornis remseni	CY
62	Red-crested Cotinga	Ampelion rubrocristatus	PP	UC
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae
63	Barred Becard	Pachyramphus versicolor	WP
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
64	Turquoise Jay	Cyanolyca turcosa	PP	UC
Swallows: Hirundinidae
65	Brown-bellied Swallow	Orochelidon murina	PP,WP	FC
Wrens: Troglodytidae
66	Rufous Wren	Cinnycerthia unirufa	WP
67	Sedge Wren	Cistothorus platensis	PP	FC
Dippers: Cinclidae
68	White-capped Dipper	Cinclus leucocephalus	PP	UC
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
69	Great Thrush	Turdus fuscater	PP,WP	C
New World Warblers: Parulidae
70	Spectacled Redstart	Myioborus melanocephalus	PP,WP	FC
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae
71	Superciliaried Hemispingus	Hemispingus superciliaris	PP
72	Oleaginous Hemispingus	Hemispingus frontalis	PP
73	Cinereous Conebill	Conirostrum cinereum	PP	FC
74	Blue-backed Conebill	Conirostrum sitticolor	PP,WP	FC
75	Giant Conebill	Oreomanes fraseri	PP	UC
76	Plushcap	Catamblyrhynchus diadema	WP
77	Black-backed Bush Tanager	Urothraupis stolzmanni	WP
78	Blue-gray Tanager	Thraupis episcopus	PP	UC
79	Blue-and-yellow Tanager	Thraupis bonariensis	PP	FC
80	Hooded Mountain-Tanager	Buthraupis montana	WP
81	Black-chested Mountain-Tanager	Buthraupis eximia	WP
82	Masked Mountain-Tanager	Buthraupis wetmorei	WP
83	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager	Anisognathus igniventris	PP	FC
84	Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager	Dubusia taeniata	PP	UC
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae
85	Plumbeous Sierra-Finch	Phrygilus unicolor	PP	FC
86	Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch	Phrygilus plebejus	PP	FC
87	Plain-colored Seedeater	Catamenia inornata	PP	FC
88	Paramo Seedeater	Catamenia homochroa	PP
89	Glossy Flowerpiercer	Diglossa lafresnayii	PP	FC
90	Black Flowerpiercer	Diglossa humeralis	PP,WP	FC
91	Masked Flowerpiercer	Diglossa cyanea	PP
92	Gray-browed Brush-Finch	Arremon assimilis	WP
93	Pale-naped Brush-Finch	Atlapetes pallidinucha	PP,WP	FC
94	Rufous-naped Brush-Finch	Atlapetes rufinucha	PP	FC
95	Rufous-collared Sparrow	Zonotrichia capensis	PP,WP	C

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2011 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.

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