PAPALLACTA PASS
ECUADOR
LOCALE
| Altitude (m): | 2740-4100 |
| # Species*: | 119 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 119 |
| # Endemics*: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 7 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
| Habitat: Higher elevation scrub, paramo | |
TARGET BIRD LIST
List of target species we particularly want to see at this site because we have limited or no chance of seeing them elsewhere on tour, because they are range-restricted or endemic, or because they're rarely seen anywhere but are possible at the site.*
| 1 | Silvery Grebe | Podiceps occipitalis | SS |
| 2 | Ecuadorian Hillstar | Oreotrochilus chimborazo | US |
| 3 | Black-tailed Trainbearer | Lesbia victoriae | US |
| 4 | Blue-mantled Thornbill | Chalcostigma stanleyi | SS |
| 5 | Viridian Metaltail | Metallura williami | OS |
| 6 | Shining Sunbeam | Aglaeactis cupripennis | SS |
| 7 | Giant Hummingbird | Patagona gigas | US |
| 8 | Slate-colored Coot | Fulica ardesiaca | SS |
| 9 | Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus | OS |
| 10 | Tawny Antpitta | Grallaria quitensis | US |
| 11 | Andean Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura andicola | AS |
| 12 | Many-striped Canastero | Asthenes flammulata | SS |
| 13 | White-chinned Thistletail | Asthenes fuliginosa | AS |
| 14 | Red-crested Cotinga | Ampelion rubrocristatus | SS |
| 15 | Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant | Cnemarchus erythropygius | OS |
| 16 | Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca fumicolor | US |
| 17 | Giant Conebill | Conirostrum binghami | SS |
| 18 | Cinereous Conebill | Conirostrum cinereum | US |
| 19 | Black Flowerpiercer | Diglossa humeralis | US |
| 20 | Plumbeous Sierra Finch | Geospizopsis unicolor | US |
| 21 | Ash-breasted Sierra Finch | Geospizopsis plebejus | OS |
| 22 | Plain-colored Seedeater | Catamenia inornata | SS |
| 23 | Paramo Seedeater | Catamenia homochroa | OS |
*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.
LIKELIHOOD CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| AS | Always Seen | 2 |
| US | Usually Seen | 8 |
| SS | Sometimes Seen | 8 |
| OS | Occasionally Seen | 5 |
| RS | Rarely Seen | 0 |