BIRDING LOCALES

• Antisana Reserve (AN)
• Cerro Blanco Reserve (CBR)
• Cerro Toledo (CT)
• Cutucu Ridge (CR)
• El Para Reserve (EPR)
• Macara Area (MAC)
• Sangay National Park (SNP)
• Santa Elena Peninsula (SEP)
• Upano Valley (UPV)

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	30
LC	Local	12
NE	Near Endemic	9
RR	Restricted Range	8

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	7
V	Vulnerable	11
EN	Endangered	3
CR	Critically Endangered	2

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.

 

List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

1	Orinoco Goose	Oressochen jubata	LC	NT
2	Southern Pochard	Netta erythrophthalma	LC
3	Wattled Curassow	Crax globulosa	LC	EN
4	Galapagos Dove	Zenaida galapagoensis	E	NT
5	Band-tailed Nighthawk	Nyctiprogne leucopyga	LC
6	White-tailed Nightjar	Hydropsalis cayennensis	RR
7	Black-thighed Puffleg	Eriocnemis derbyi	NE	NT
8	Turquoise-throated Puffleg	Eriocnemis godini	E	CR
9	Spot-throated Hummingbird	Thaumasius taczanowskii	NE
10	Humboldt's Sapphire	Chrysuronia humboldtii	NE
11	Galapagos Rail	Laterallus spilonota	E	V
12	Pinnated Bittern	Botaurus pinnatus	LC
13	Lava Heron	Butorides sundevalli	E
14	Lava Heron	Butorides sundevalli	E
15	Galapagos Hawk	Buteo galapagoensis	E	V
16	Rusty-breasted Nunlet	Nonnula rubecula	RR
17	Andean Flicker	Colaptes rupicola	RR
18	Yellow-eared Parrot	Ognorhynchus icterotis	NE	V
19	Ash-winged Antwren	Euchrepomis spodioptila	LC
20	Amazonian Antshrike	Thamnophilus amazonicus	LC
21	Ancient Antwren	Herpsilochmus gentryi	NE
22	Slate-colored Antbird	Myrmelastes schistacea	RR
23	Bicolored Antpitta	Grallaria rufocinerea	NE	V
24	Tatama Tapaculo	Scytalopus alvarezlopezi	E	NT
25	Slender-billed Miner	Geositta tenuirostris	RR
26	Curve-billed Scythebill	Campylorhamphus procurvoides	RR
27	Chestnut-throated Spinetail	Synallaxis cherriei	LC
28	Johannes's Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus iohannis	RR
29	Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus minimus	LC
30	Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus	NE
31	\Slaty Elaenia\	Elaenia strepera	LC
32	Brujo Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus manus	E
33	Galapagos Flycatcher	Myiarchus magnirostris	E
34	Three-striped Flycatcher	Conopias trivirgatus	RR
35	Tumbes Swallow	Tachycineta stolzmanni	NE
36	Galapagos Martin	Progne modesta	E	EN
37	Collared Gnatwren	Microbates collaris	LC
38	Galapagos Mockingbird	Mimus parvulus	E
39	Floreana Mockingbird	Mimus trifasciatus	E	EN
40	Espanola Mockingbird	Mimus macdonaldi	E	V
41	San Cristobal Mockingbird	Mimus melanotis	E	NT
42	Bicolored Conebill	Conirostrum bicolor	LC	NT
43	Sulphur-throated Finch	Sicalis taczanowskii	NE
44	Green Warbler-Finch	Certhidea olivacea	E	V
45	Gray Warbler-Finch	Certhidea fusca	E
46	Vegetarian Finch	Platyspiza crassirostris	E
47	Woodpecker Finch	Camarhynchus pallidus	E	NT
48	Large Tree-Finch	Camarhynchus psittacula	E	V
49	Medium Tree-Finch	Camarhynchus pauper	E	CR
50	Small Tree-Finch	Camarhynchus parvulus	E
51	Small Ground-Finch	Geospiza fuliginosa	E
52	Large Ground-Finch	Geospiza magnirostris	E
53	Vampire Ground-Finch	Geospiza septentrionalis	E	V
54	Genovesa Ground-Finch	Geospiza acutirostris	E	V
55	Sharp-beaked Ground-Finch	Geospiza difficilis	E
56	Common Cactus-Finch	Geospiza scandens	E
57	Medium Ground-Finch	Geospiza fortis	E
58	Espanola Ground-Finch	Geospiza conirostris	E	V
59	Genovesa Cactus-Finch	Geospiza propinqua	E	V

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 *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.