SANTA ELENA PENINSULA
ECUADOR
LOCALE
| # Species*: | 101 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 101 |
| # Endemics*: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 18 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
| Habitat: Dry scrub, dry forest, coastal | |
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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| 1 | Pale-browed Tinamou | Crypturellus transfasciatus | |
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| 2 | Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis | |
| 3 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | |
| 4 | Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
| 5 | White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis | |
| 6 | Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus | |
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| 7 | Chilean Flamingo | Phoenicopterus chilensis | |
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| 8 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| 9 | Croaking Ground Dove | Columbina cruziana | |
| 10 | West Peruvian Dove | Zenaida meloda | |
| 11 | Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata | |
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| 12 | Scrub Nightjar | Nyctidromus anthonyi | |
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| 13 | Black-throated Mango | Anthracothorax nigricollis | |
| 14 | Short-tailed Woodstar | Myrmia micrura | |
| 15 | Amazilia Hummingbird | Amazilis amazilia | |
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| 16 | Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | |
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| 17 | Peruvian Thick-knee | Hesperoburhinus superciliaris | |
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| 18 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | |
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| 19 | American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | |
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| 20 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| 21 | |American Golden-Plover| | Pluvialis dominica | |
| 22 | Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | |
| 23 | /Semipalmated Plover/ | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
| 24 | /Wilson's Plover/ | Anarhynchus wilsonia | |
| 25 | Collared Plover | Anarhynchus collaris | |
| 26 | Snowy Plover | Anarhynchus nivosus | |
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| 27 | Wattled Jacana | Jacana jacana | |
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| 28 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus | |
| 29 | /Wilson's Phalarope/ | Phalaropus tricolor | |
| 30 | /Red Phalarope/ | Phalaropus fulicarius | |
| 31 | /Red-necked Phalarope/ | Phalaropus lobatus | |
| 32 | /Spotted Sandpiper/ | Actitis macularius | |
| 33 | /Solitary Sandpiper/ | Tringa solitaria | |
| 34 | /Wandering Tattler/ | Tringa incana | |
| 35 | /Lesser Yellowlegs/ | Tringa flavipes | |
| 36 | /Willet/ | Tringa semipalmata | |
| 37 | /Greater Yellowlegs/ | Tringa melanoleuca | |
| 38 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres | |
| 39 | /Stilt Sandpiper/ | Calidris himantopus | |
| 40 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba | |
| 41 | /Least Sandpiper/ | Calidris minutilla | |
| 42 | /Pectoral Sandpiper/ | Calidris melanotos | |
| 43 | /Western Sandpiper/ | Calidris mauri | |
| 44 | /Semipalmated Sandpiper/ | Calidris pusilla | |
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| 45 | Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | |
| 46 | \Gray Gull\ | Leucophaeus modestus | |
| 47 | /Laughing Gull/ | Leucophaeus atricilla | |
| 48 | /Franklin's Gull/ | Leucophaeus pipixcan | |
| 49 | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | |
| 50 | Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger | |
| 51 | \Peruvian Tern\ | Sternula lorata | |
| 52 | Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
| 53 | Inca Tern | Larosterna inca | |
| 54 | /Black Tern/ | Chlidonias niger | |
| 55 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo | |
| 56 | |Elegant Tern| | Thalasseus elegans | |
| 57 | /Sandwich Tern/ | Thalasseus sandvicensis | |
| 58 | /Royal Tern/ | Thalasseus maximus | |
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| 59 | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | |
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| 60 | Neotropic Cormorant | Nannopterum brasilianus | |
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| 61 | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 62 | Peruvian Pelican | Pelecanus thagus | |
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| 63 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | |
| 64 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
| 65 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| 66 | Cocoi Heron | Ardea cocoi | |
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| 67 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
| 68 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| 69 | King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa | |
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| 70 | Crane Hawk | Geranospiza caerulescens | |
| 71 | Savanna Hawk | Buteogallus meridionalis | |
| 72 | Harris's Hawk | Parabuteo unicinctus | |
| 73 | Gray-lined Hawk | Buteo nitidus | |
| 74 | Zone-tailed Hawk | Buteo albonotatus | |
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| 75 | Peruvian Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium peruanum | |
| 76 | Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | |
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| 77 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | |
| 78 | /Peregrine Falcon/ | Falco peregrinus | |
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| 79 | Pacific Parrotlet | Forpus coelestis | |
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| 80 | Elegant Crescentchest | Melanopareia elegans | |
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| 81 | Blackish-headed Spinetail | Synallaxis tithys | |
| 82 | Necklaced Spinetail | Synallaxis stictothorax | |
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| 83 | Tropical Royal-Flycatcher | Onychorhynchus coronatus | |
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| 84 | Greenish Elaenia | Myiopagis viridicata | |
| 85 | Fulvous-faced Scrub-Tyrant | Euscarthmus fulviceps | |
| 86 | Gray-and-white Tyrannulet | Pseudelaenia leucospodia | |
| 87 | Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | |
| 88 | Short-tailed Field Tyrant | Muscigralla brevicauda | |
| 89 | Snowy-throated Kingbird | Tyrannus niveigularis | |
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| 90 | White-tailed Jay | Cyanocorax mystacalis | |
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| 91 | Superciliated Wren | Cantorchilus superciliaris | |
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| 92 | Saffron Siskin | Spinus siemiradzkii | |
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| 93 | Peruvian Meadowlark | Leistes bellicosa | |
| 94 | White-edged Oriole | Icterus graceannae | |
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| 95 | Collared Warbling Finch | Poospiza hispaniolensis | |
| 96 | Sulphur-throated Finch | Sicalis taczanowskii | |
| 97 | Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina | |
| 98 | Parrot-billed Seedeater | Sporophila peruviana | |
| 99 | Chestnut-throated Seedeater | Sporophila telasco | |
| 100 | (Crimson-breasted Finch) | Rhodospingus cruentus | |
| 101 | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | |
*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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 27 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 2 |
| || | Transient | 2 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 1 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 7 |
| V | Vulnerable | 1 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.