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San Isidro Reserve
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.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusR
2Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiR

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Torrent DuckMerganetta armataFC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Andean GuanPenelope montagniiUC
5Wattled GuanAburria aburriUC
6Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiFC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

7Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosusVR

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

8AnhingaAnhinga anhingaX

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

9Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumR
10Great EgretArdea albaR
11Snowy EgretEgretta thulaVR
12Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisUC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

13Black VultureCoragyps atratusR
14Turkey VultureCathartes auraR

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

15/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusUC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

16Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusVR
17Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusR
18White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusVR
19Semicollared HawkAccipiter collarisR
20Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisUC
21Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorVR
22Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensVR
23Barred HawkLeucopternis princepsFC
24Solitary EagleHarpyhaliaetus solitariusR
25Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisC
26/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusFC
27White-rumped HawkButeo leucorrhousFC
28White-throated HawkButeo albigulaR
29|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoniVR
30Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusVR
31Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriFC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

32Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusFC
33|American Kestrel|Falco sparveriusR
34|Merlin|Falco columbariusVR
35Bat FalconFalco rufigularisR
36Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusR
37|Peregrine Falcon|Falco peregrinusVR

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

38Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

39/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusFC
40|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaR

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

41Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusVR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

42Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataC
43Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaVR
44<Maroon-chested Ground-Dove>Claravis mondetouraVR
45White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenataFC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

46Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineolaC
47Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidusFC
48Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosusC
49Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenariaFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

50Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC
51|Yellow-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus americanusVR
52Greater AniCrotophaga majorX
53Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniFC

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

54Barn OwlTyto albaUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

55White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularisUC
56Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardiniiVR
57Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataUC
58Rufous-banded OwlCiccaba albitarsisFC
59Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusVR
60"San Isidro" Owl**Ciccaba ??UC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

61Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventrisC
62Band-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longirostrisUC
63Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentataUC
64Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

65Andean PotooNyctibius maculosusUC

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

66OilbirdSteatornis caripensisR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

67White-chested SwiftCypseloides lemosiUC
68Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiR
69Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaFC
70White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
71Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraR
72Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisR
73White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

74White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaUC
75Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorusFC
76Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeUC
77Wedge-billed HummingbirdSchistes geoffroyiUC
78<Brown Violetear>Colibri delphinaeR
79Green VioletearColibri thalassinusR
80#Sparkling Violetear#Colibri coruscansC
81Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortisR
82Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysA
83Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingiA
84Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinaR
85Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliaeUC
86Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosqueraVR
87Emerald-bellied PufflegEriocnemis alinaeR
88Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligenaA
89Collared IncaCoeligena torquataA
90Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeVR
91Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayiUC
92Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescensR
93Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsiiA
94Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodiiR
95#White-tailed Hillstar#Urochroa bougueriUC
96Rufous-vented WhitetipUrosticte ruficrissaR
97Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoidesA
98Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateriR
99White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantR
100Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodorUC
101Lazuline SabrewingCampylopterus falcatusVR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

102Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsC
103Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianusFC
104Masked TrogonTrogon personatusC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

105Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialisFC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

106White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castaneaFC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

107Andean Toucanet**Aulacorhynchus albivittaFC
108Black-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena nigrirostrisUC
109Black-mandibled ToucanRamphastos ambiguusVR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

110Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatusUC
111Yellow-vented WoodpeckerVeniliornis dignusUC
112Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigricepsR
113Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusUC
114Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiFC
115Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusR
116Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensUC
117Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterR

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

118Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeA
119Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufaUC
120Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtataR
121Rusty-winged BarbtailPremnornis guttuligeraUC
122Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensFC
123Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerC
124Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiUC
125Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollisUC
126Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisFC
127Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictusUC
128Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticepsFC
129Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatusR
130Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematuraR
131Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyranninaUC
132Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheraniiR
133Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusUC
134Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularisFC
135Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymigerC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

136Bicolored AntvireoDysithamnus occidentalisUC
137Long-tailed AntbirdDrymophila caudataC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

138Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissimaUC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

139Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigeraR
140Giant AntpittaGrallaria giganteaR
141Moustached AntpittaGrallaria alleniR
142Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapillaC
143Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalisUC
144White-bellied AntpittaGrallaria hypoleucaC
145Rufous AntpittaGrallaria rufulaR
146Peruvian AntpittaGrallaricula peruvianaR
147Slate-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nanaFC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

148Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyxUC
149Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilisFC
150Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransC
151Long-tailed TapaculoScytalopus micropterusC
152Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanniFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

153White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercusC
154Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minorC
155White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsFC
156Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaFC
157Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollisFC
158Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectusFC
159Variegated Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes poecilotisFC
160Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes ophthalmicusC
161Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillusR
162Ashy-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias cinereicepsFC
163Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelniFC
164Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficepsFC
165Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant
(Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher)
Poecilotriccus ruficepsC
166Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectusUC
167Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusA
168Tawny-breasted FlycatcherMyiobius villosusVR
169Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicansC
170Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthusR
171Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcherC
172/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiFC
173Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatusA
174|Western Wood-Pewee|Contopus sordidulusVR
175|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensVR
176Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansC
177Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatusFC
178Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca diademaUC
179Slaty-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventrisFC
180Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisR
181Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotesC
182Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisR
183Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchonetiR
184Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalusC
185Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusA
186|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusR
187|Fork-tailed Flycatcher|Tyrannus savanaR

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

188Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiC
189Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataUC
190Black-chested FruiteaterPipreola lubomirskiiFC
191Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatusUC
192Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianusFC
193Olivaceous PihaSnowornis cryptolophusR
194Dusky PihaLipaugus fuscocinereusUC

 
Manakins: Pipridae

195Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterusUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

196Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorFC
197Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusR

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

198Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysA
199Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusVR
200Rufous-naped GreenletHylophilus semibrunneusX
201Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostrisFC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

202Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaFC
203Green JayCyanocorax yncasC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

204Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaA
205Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipesUC
206Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murinaUC
207|Purple Martin|Progne subisVR
208|Bank Swallow|Riparia ripariaR
209|Barn Swallow|Hirundo rusticaR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

210Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaFC
211Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascensFC
212Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysC
213House WrenTroglodytes aedonUC
214Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisC
215Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysA

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

216White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusFC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

217Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesC
218Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterUC
219/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusUC
220Pale-eyed ThrushTurdus leucopsUC
221Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilisUC
222Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventrisUC
223Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterA
224Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

225Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusX

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

226|Northern Waterthrush|Parkesia noveboracensisR
227|Black-and-white Warbler|Mniotilta variaVR
228|Tennessee Warbler|Oreothlypis peregrinaVR
229|American Redstart|Setophaga ruticillaR
230|Cerulean Warbler|Setophaga ceruleaR
231Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
232/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaA
233|Blackpoll Warbler|Setophaga striataR
234Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensVR
235Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusC
236Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridisFC
237Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristatusA
238Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronatusC
239/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensisFC
240Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusA
241Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

242BananaquitCoereba flaveolaR

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

243<White-capped Tanager>Sericossypha albocristataUC
244Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalisUC
245Black-capped HemispingusHemispingus atropileusUC
246Superciliaried HemispingusHemispingus superciliarisVR
247Oleaginous HemispingusHemispingus frontalisFC
248Black-eared HemispingusHemispingus melanotisC
249Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostrisR
250Capped ConebillConirostrum albifronsC
251PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diademaUC
252White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusVR
253Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
254Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumVR
255Hooded Mountain-TanagerButhraupis montanaFC
256Lacrimose Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosusFC
257Scarlet-bellied Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisUC
258Blue-winged Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus somptuosusUC
259Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferiiFC
260Buff-breasted Mountain-TanagerDubusia taeniataUC
261Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertexR
262Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaFC
263Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaeaUC
264Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephalaC
265Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakiiC
266Golden-naped TanagerTangara ruficervixFC
267Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollisFC
268Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisC
269Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiFC
270Black-capped TanagerTangara heineiC
271Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusR
272Golden-collared HoneycreeperIridophanes pulcherrimusUC
273Masked SaltatorSaltator cinctusVR

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

274#Black-and-white Seedeater#Sporophila luctuosaR
275Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisR
276<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaUC
277Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayiiR
278Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer
(Deep-blue Flowerpiercer)
Diglossa glaucaR
279Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescensA
280Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaC
281Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchArremon brunneinuchaFC
282Gray-browed Brush-FinchArremon assimilisUC
283White-rimmed Brush-FinchAtlapetes leucopisUC
284Slaty Brush-FinchAtlapetes schistaceusR
285Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsUC
286Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisA
287Common Bush-TanagerChlorospingus ophthalmicusA
288Yellow-whiskered Bush-Tanager
(Short-billed Bush-Tanager)
Chlorospingus parvirostrisUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

289/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraUC
290Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubricepsUC
291|Rose-breasted Grosbeak|Pheucticus ludovicianusR

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

292Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusX
293Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusUC
294Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphusC
295Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisC
296Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifronsA

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

297Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisVR
298Golden-rumped EuphoniaEuphonia cyanocephalaFC
299Bronze-green EuphoniaEuphonia mesochrysaR
300Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterC
301<Blue-naped Chlorophonia>Chlorophonia cyaneaC
302Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysUC
303Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceusFC

* 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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