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Altitude (m):2740-4100
# Species*:222
# Excl Vagrants*:222
# Endemics*:0
# Near Endemics*:9
*Based on partial or incomplete data.
Habitat: Higher elevation scrub, paramo

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

1Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisFC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Torrent DuckMerganetta armata?
3Blue-winged TealSpatula discors?
4Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataX
5Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaFC
6Andean TealAnas andiumFC
7Andean DuckOxyura ferrugineaFC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

8Andean GuanPenelope montagnii?

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

9Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalisUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Rock PigeonColumba liviaFC
11Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataFC
12Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina?
13Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti 
14Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera?
15Eared DoveZenaida auriculata?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

16Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

17Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris?

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

18OilbirdSteatornis caripensis?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

19Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila?
20White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisFC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

21Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans?
22Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortis?
23Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii?
24Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazoFC
25Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora eurypteraR
26Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriaeFC
27&Green-tailed TrainbearerlLesbia nuna?
28Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchum?
29Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyiFC
30Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herrani?
31Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinaC
32Viridian MetaltailMetallura williamiUC
33Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestita?
34Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani?
35Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosquera?
36Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennisFC
37Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena?
38Collared IncaCoeligena torquata?
39Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeFC
40Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi?
41Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaUC
42Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus?
43Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescens?
44Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii?
45Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas 
46White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

47Virginia RailRallus limicola?
48Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiacaFC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

49Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis?
50Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens?

 
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae

51Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayiFC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

52/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicaudaR
53Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoni?
54Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis?
55/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?
56/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?
57/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes?
58/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca?
59|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdii?
60/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

61Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusFC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

62Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

63Great EgretArdea alba?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

64Black VultureCoragyps atratus?
65Turkey VultureCathartes aura?
66Andean CondorVultur gryphusR

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

67Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori?
68Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus?
69Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis?
70Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
71Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus?
72White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhousUC
73Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosomaFC
74Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

75Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus?
76Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

77Masked TrogonTrogon personatus?

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

78Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcierii?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

79Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta?
80Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

81Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps?
82Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus?
83Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

84Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatus 
85American KestrelFalco sparveriusUC
86/Merlin/Falco columbarius?
87Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis?
88/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

89Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

90Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera?
91Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla?
92Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalis?
93Equatorial AntpittaGrallaria saturata?
94Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensisC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

95Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyx?
96Paramo TapaculoScytalopus opacusFC
97Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans?
98Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanni?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

99Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis?
100Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger?
101Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii?
102Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventrisC
103Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsiorFC
104Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerFC
105Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicolaFC
106White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis?
107Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulataFC
108Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti?
109White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosaFC
110Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae?
111Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa?

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

112Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata?
113Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatusUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

114Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

115Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis?
116Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectus?
117Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus?
118White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus?
119White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys?
120Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulusFC
121Agile Tit-TyrantUromyias agilis?
122Foothill ElaeniaMyiopagis olallai?
123White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps?
124Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae 
125Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea?
126Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis?
127Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops?
128/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi?
129Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus?
130/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus?
131Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans?
132Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus?
133Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris?
134\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora?
135Plain-capped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola alpinusFC
136Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygiusUC
137Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanusUC
138Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollisFC
139Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus 
140Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis?
141Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix diadema?
142Chestnut-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris?
143Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis?
144Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorC
145Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusUC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

146Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaUC
147Inca JayCyanocorax yncas?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

148Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca?
149Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes?
150Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murinaFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

151Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis?
152Grass WrenCistothorus platensisFC
153Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrys?
154Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa?
155Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys?

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

156White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

157Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater?
158Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis?
159Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterC
160Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus?

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

161Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

162Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala?
163Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster?
164Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

165Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifrons?
166Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis?
167Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha?
168Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisC
169Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinuchaFC
170Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaFC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

171Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons?
172Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphus?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

173Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi?
174/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca?
175Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis?
176Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata?
177Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusFC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

178/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra?
179Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

180Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus?
181Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis?
182Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis?
183Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris?
184Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana?
185Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala?
186Masked Mountain TanagerTephrophilus wetmorei?
187Black-chested Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis eximia?
188Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus?
189Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisFC
190Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniataUC
191Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertex?
192Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota?
193Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensisFC
194Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus 
195Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heinei?
196Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis?
197Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii?
198Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis?
199Golden TanagerTangara arthus?
200Giant ConebillConirostrum binghamiUC
201Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorFC
202Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons?
203Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereumFC
204Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayiiFC
205Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralisFC
206White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera?
207Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides?
208Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens?
209Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea?
210PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema?
211Black-backed Bush TanagerUrothraupis stolzmanni?
212Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolorFC
213Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejusFC
214&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica?
215Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus?
216Black-headed HemispingusPseudospingus verticalis?
217Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris?
218Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventris?
219Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa?
220Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis?
221Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornataFC
222Paramo 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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor12
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient1
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental1

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon6
FCFairly/Locally Common41
UCUncommon/Scarce17
RRare/Very Scarce4
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain153

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened5
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.