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Partial bird checklist of this site.

 
TINAMOUS: Tinamidae

1Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
2Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatus

 
PELICANS: Pelecanidae

3Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagus
4Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
FRIGATEBIRDS: Fregatidae

5Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
FLAMINGOS: Phoenicopterid

6Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis

 
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: Anatidae

7Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
8Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
9White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
10Blue-winged TealAnas discors

 
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

11King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae

12Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
13Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
14Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
15Gray-backed HawkLeucopternis occidentalis
16Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
17Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae

18Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus
19Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
20Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
21MerlinFalco columbarius
22Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae

23Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera
24Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens

 
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae

25Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus

 
JACANAS: Jacanidae

26Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
OYSTERCATCHERS: Haematopodidae

27American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus

 
AVOCETS, STILTS: Recurvirostridae

28Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
THICK-KNEES: Burhinidae

29Peruvian Thick-kneeBurhinus superciliaris

 
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS: Charadriidae

30American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
31Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
32Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia
33KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
34Snowy PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
35Collared PloverCharadrius collaris

 
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae

36Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
37Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
38Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
39Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia
40SanderlingCalidris alba
41Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
42Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
43Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
44Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
45Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
46Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
47Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius

 
GULLS: Laridae

48Gray GullLarus modestus
49Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
50Gray-hooded GullLarus cirrocephalus
51Laughing GullLarus atricilla
52Franklin's GullLarus pipixcan

 
TERNS: Sternidae

53Gull-billed TernSterna nilotica
54Elegant TernSterna elegans
55Sandwich TernSterna sandvicensis
56Royal TernSterna maxima
57Common TernSterna hirundo
58Peruvian TernSterna lorata
59Black TernChlidonias niger
60Inca TernLarosterna inca

 
SKIMMERS: Rynchopidae

61Black SkimmerRynchops niger

 
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae

62Rock PigeonColumba livia
63Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
64Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
65West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
66Ecuadorian Ground-DoveColumbina buckleyi
67Blue Ground-DoveClaravis pretiosa
68White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
69Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventris

 
PARROTS: Psittacidae

70Great Green MacawAra ambigua
71Red-masked ParakeetAratinga erythrogenys
72Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis
73Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhopterus
74Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis

 
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae

75Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
76Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
77Striped CuckooTapera naevia

 
OWLS: Strigidae

78Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
79Pacific Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
80Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae

81Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
82PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis

 
SWIFTS: Apodidae

83White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
84Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura

 
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

85Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
86White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
87Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
88Violet-bellied HummingbirdDamophila julie
89Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
90Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micrura

 
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae

91Northern Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatus
92Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurus
93Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena

 
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae

94Ringed KingfisherCeryle torquata
95Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
96Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
MOTMOTS: Momotidae

97Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momota

 
JACAMARS: Galbulidae

98Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
WOODPECKERS: Picidae

99Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateri
100Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
101Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerVeniliornis callonotus
102Golden-olive WoodpeckerPiculus rubiginosus
103Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis

 
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae

104Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeus
105Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithys
106Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothorax
107Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticeps
108Henna-hooded Foliage-gleanerHylocryptus erythrocephalus

 
WOODCREEPERS: Dendrocolaptidae

109Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
110Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
111Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
112Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris

 
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae

113Great AntshrikeTaraba major
114Collared AntshrikeSakesphorus bernardi
115Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
116Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis

 
TAPACULOS: Rhinocryptidae

117Elegant Crescent-chestMelanopareia elegans

 
MANAKINS: Pipridae

118Red-capped ManakinPipra mentalis

 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

119Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
120Tumbesian TyrannuletPhaeomyias tumbezana
121Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacens
122Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
123Gray-and-white TyrannuletPseudelaenia leucospodia
124Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
125Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
126Tawny-crowned Pygmy-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
127Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
128Pacific Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus occidentalis
129Vermillion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
130Short-tailed Field-TyrantMuscigralla brevicauda
131Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
132Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
133Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus
134Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
135Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
136Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
137Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
138Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
139Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
140Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularis
141Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
142Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
143Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseus
144One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous
145Masked TityraTityra semifasciata

 
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae

146Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
147Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
148Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
149Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
WRENS: Troglodytidae

150Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
151Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
152Speckle-breasted WrenThryothorus sclateri
153Superciliated WrenThryothorus superciliaris
154House WrenTroglodytes aedon

 
MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS: Mimidae

155Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
156Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus

 
THRUSHES: Turdidae

157Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
158Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reevei
159Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris

 
GNATCATCHERS: Polioptilidae

160Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
161Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae

162White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalis
163Black-collared JayCyanolyca armillata

 
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae

164Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
165Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, ALLIES: Fringillidae

166Saffron SiskinCarduelis siemiradzkii

 
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

167Tennessee WarblerVermivora peregrina
168Tropical ParulaParula pitiayumi
169Yellow WarblerDendroica petechia
170Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
171Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
172American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
173OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
174Gray-and-gold WarblerBasileuterus fraseri

 
BANANAQUIT: Coerebidae

175BananaquitCoereba flaveola

 
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae

176Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
177White-shouldered TanagerTachyphonus luctuosus
178Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
179Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
180Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
181Golden-hooded TanagerTangara larvata
182Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
183Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus

 
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae

184Collared Warbling-FinchPoospiza hispaniolensis
185Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
186Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
187Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana
188Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telasco
189Thick-billed Seed-FinchOryzoborus funereus
190Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivacea
191Black-capped SparrowArremon abeillei

 
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae

192Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus
193Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
194Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus
195Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoides

 
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae

196Scrub BlackbirdDives warszewiczi
197Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
198Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
199White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannae
200Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
201Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
202Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela


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