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Sangay National Park
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 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. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
2Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
3Andean TealAnas andium
4Andean Ruddy Duck**Oxyura ferruginea

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

5Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
6Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

7Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

8Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

9Black VultureCoragyps atratus
10Turkey VultureCathartes aura
11Andean CondorVultur gryphus
12King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

13Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
14Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
15Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
16Barred HawkLeucopternis princeps
17Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
18/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
19White-rumped HawkButeo leucorrhous
20Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

21Black CaracaraDaptrius ater
22American KestrelFalco sparverius

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

23Andean Coot
(Slate-colored Coot)
Fulica ardesiaca

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

24Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

25/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
26Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis
27Andean SnipeGallinago jamesoni

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

28Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

29Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
30Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
31Black-winged Ground-DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
32White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenata

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

33Golden-plumed ParakeetLeptosittaca branickii
34Spot-winged ParrotletTouit stictopterus
35Red-faced ParrotHapalopsittaca pyrrhops
36Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus
37Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
38Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenaria

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

39Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Owls: Strigidae

40White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
41Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
42Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardinii
43Rufous-banded OwlCiccaba albitarsis

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

44Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris
45Band-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longirostris
46Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata

 
Swifts: Apodidae

47Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
48White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

49White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila
50Green HermitPhaethornis guy
51Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus
52Wedge-billed HummingbirdSchistes geoffroyi
53Green VioletearColibri thalassinus
54Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
55Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortis
56Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus viola
57Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
58Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingi
59Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora euryptera
60Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
61<Green-tailed Trainbearer>Lesbia nuna
62Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
63Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herrani
64Viridian MetaltailMetallura williami
65Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestita
66Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani
67Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosquera
68Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
69Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
70Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
71Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiae
72Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
73Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
74Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
75Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
76Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii
77Rufous-vented WhitetipUrosticte ruficrissa
78Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri
79Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
80White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
81Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus
82Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti
83Napo SabrewingCampylopterus villaviscensio

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

84Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
85Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
86Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

87Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

88Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazae

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

89Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcierii

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

90Andean Toucanet**Aulacorhynchus albivitta
91Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianus
92Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

93Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatus
94Yellow-vented WoodpeckerVeniliornis dignus
95Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigriceps
96Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
97Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
98Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
99Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
100Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogaster

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

101Tawny-throated LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanus
102Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsior
103Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventris
104Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
105Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa
106White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis
107Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
108Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
109White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosa
110Equatorial GraytailXenerpestes singularis
111Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
112Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
113Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
114Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
115Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalaris
116Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor rufum
117Black-billed TreehunterThripadectes melanorhynchus
118Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
119Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatus
120Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura
121Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
122Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
123Long-tailed WoodcreeperDeconychura longicauda
124Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
125Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
126Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
127Lineated WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes albolineatus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

128Bicolored AntvireoDysithamnus occidentalis
129Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
130Rufous-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatus
131Blackish AntbirdCercomacra nigrescens
132White-backed Fire-eyePyriglena leuconota

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

133Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectus
134Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisona

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

135Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
136Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis
137Plain-backed AntpittaGrallaria haplonota
138Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
139Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalis
140White-bellied AntpittaGrallaria hypoleuca
141Rufous AntpittaGrallaria rufula
142Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensis
143Slate-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nana

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

144Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyx
145Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilis
146Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans
147Long-tailed TapaculoScytalopus micropterus
148White-crowned TapaculoScytalopus atratus
149Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanni
150Paramillo TapaculoScytalopus canus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

151White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
152White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
153White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
154Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minor
155Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
156Agile Tit-TyrantAnairetes agilis
157White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
158Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
159Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
160Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
161Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus
162Variegated Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes poecilotis
163Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes ophthalmicus
164Ashy-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias cinereiceps
165Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
166Plumbeous-crowned TyrannuletPhyllomyias plumbeiceps
167Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
168Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatus
169Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelni
170Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
171Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
172Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant
(Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher)
Poecilotriccus ruficeps
173Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectus
174Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
175Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilis
176White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
177Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
178Tawny-breasted FlycatcherMyiobius villosus
179Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicans
180/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi
181Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
182/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
183/Eastern Wood-Pewee/Contopus virens
184Blackish PeweeContopus nigrescens
185Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
186Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
187\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora
188Paramo Ground-Tyrant
(Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant)
Muscisaxicola alpinus
189Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
190Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
191Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
192Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygius
193Crowned Chat-TyrantOchthoeca frontalis
194Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca diadema
195Slaty-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris
196Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
197Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
198Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
199Gray-capped FlycatcherMyiozetetes granadensis
200Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

201Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
202Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
203Black-chested FruiteaterPipreola lubomirskii
204Scaled FruiteaterAmpelioides tschudii
205Chestnut-bellied CotingaDoliornis remseni
206Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
207Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus
208Olivaceous PihaSnowornis cryptolophus
209Dusky PihaLipaugus fuscocinereus

 
Manakins: Pipridae

210Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterus
211Blue-rumped ManakinLepidothrix isidorei

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

212Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdina
213Yellow-cheeked Becard**Pachyramphus xanthogenys
214Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
215Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseus

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

216Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
217Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

218Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosa
219Green JayCyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

220Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
221Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
222Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
223Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
224/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
225/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
226/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

227Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickii
228Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa
229Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascens
230Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrys
231House WrenTroglodytes aedon
232Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
233Sedge WrenCistothorus platensis
234Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
235Chestnut-breasted WrenCyphorhinus thoracicus

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

236White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

237Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
238Spotted Nightingale-ThrushCatharus dryas
239Pale-eyed ThrushTurdus leucops
240Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
241Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventris
242Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
243Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
244Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

245Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

246/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia
247Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
248/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
249Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
250Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
251Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristatus
252Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronatus
253/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
254Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
255Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

256Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianus
257White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
258Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalis
259Black-capped HemispingusHemispingus atropileus
260Superciliaried HemispingusHemispingus superciliaris
261Oleaginous HemispingusHemispingus frontalis
262Black-headed HemispingusHemispingus verticalis
263Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
264Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
265Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
266Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
267Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
268Giant ConebillOreomanes fraseri
269PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
270Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
271Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
272Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
273Blue-capped TanagerThraupis cyanocephala
274Blue-and-yellow TanagerThraupis bonariensis
275Vermilion TanagerCalochaetes coccineus
276Hooded Mountain-TanagerButhraupis montana
277Black-chested Mountain-TanagerButhraupis eximia
278Masked Mountain-TanagerButhraupis wetmorei
279Lacrimose Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
280Scarlet-bellied Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
281Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
282Buff-breasted Mountain-TanagerDubusia taeniata
283Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analis
284Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertex
285Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
286Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaea
287Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis
288Golden TanagerTangara arthus
289Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
290Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
291Spotted TanagerTangara punctata
292Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
293Golden-naped TanagerTangara ruficervix
294Blue-browed TanagerTangara cyanotis
295Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollis
296Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
297Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
298Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineata
299Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus
300Golden-collared HoneycreeperIridophanes pulcherrimus
301Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescens

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

302Plumbeous Sierra-FinchPhrygilus unicolor
303Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
304Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
305Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
306<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rustica
307Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayii
308Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
309White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
310Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
311Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer
(Deep-blue Flowerpiercer)
Diglossa glauca
312Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
313Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
314Olive FinchArremon castaneiceps
315Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchArremon brunneinucha
316Gray-browed Brush-FinchArremon assimilis
317Pale-naped Brush-FinchAtlapetes pallidinucha
318Slaty Brush-FinchAtlapetes schistaceus
319Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifrons
320Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
321Common Bush-TanagerChlorospingus ophthalmicus
322Yellow-whiskered Bush-Tanager
(Short-billed Bush-Tanager)
Chlorospingus parvirostris
323Yellow-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus flavigularis
324Ashy-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus canigularis

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

325/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
326White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
327Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubriceps
328Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris
329/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

330Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
331Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphus
332Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
333Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
334Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

335Golden-rumped EuphoniaEuphonia cyanocephala
336Bronze-green EuphoniaEuphonia mesochrysa
337Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
338Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
339Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrys
340Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
341Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

342House SparrowPasser domesticus

* 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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