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Tapichalaca Forest 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.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusR
2Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiR

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Torrent DuckMerganetta armataUC
4Andean TealAnas andiumUC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

5Bearded GuanPenelope barbata 
6Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiUC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

7Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosusR

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

8Wood StorkMycteria americanaVR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

9Green HeronButorides virescensVR

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

10Black VultureCoragyps atratusUC
11Turkey VultureCathartes auraUC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

12Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusUC
13Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusR
14Semicollared HawkAccipiter collarisVR
15Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisUC
16Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorVR
17Solitary EagleHarpyhaliaetus solitariusVR
18Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisFC
19/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusFC
20White-rumped HawkButeo leucorrhousFC
21White-throated HawkButeo albigulaR
22Variable HawkButeo polyosomaR
23Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

24American KestrelFalco sparveriusR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

25Blackish RailPardirallus nigricansR

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

26/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusR
27/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicaudaR
28|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiR
29Andean SnipeGallinago jamesoniFC
30Imperial SnipeGallinago imperialisUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataC
32Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaUC
33<Maroon-chested Ground-Dove>Claravis mondetouraR
34White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiUC
35White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenataUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

36Golden-plumed ParakeetLeptosittaca branickiiUC
37White-necked ParakeetPyrrhura albipectusR
38Scarlet-fronted ParakeetAratinga wagleriR
39White-eyed ParakeetAratinga leucophthalmaUC
40Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineolaUC
41Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidusFC
42Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosusFC
43Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenariaFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

44Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaUC
45Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

46Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingensR
47White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularisUC
48Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardiniiR
49Pacific Pygmy-Owl
(Peruvian Pygmy-Owl)
Glaucidium peruanum 
50Rufous-banded OwlCiccaba albitarsisUC
51Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

52Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventrisR
53Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisFC
54Band-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longirostrisUC
55Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentataUC
56Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraR

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

57Common PotooNyctibius griseusR
58Andean PotooNyctibius maculosusR

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

59OilbirdSteatornis caripensisR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

60Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaUC
61White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisUC
62White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus 

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

63White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaR
64Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorusUC
65Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeUC
66Green VioletearColibri thalassinusR
67Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansR
68Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollisC
69Flame-throated Sunangel
(Little Sunangel)
Heliangelus micrasterC
70Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysFC
71Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingiFC
72Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estellaR
73Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficepsUC
74Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herraniUC
75Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinaUC
76Viridian MetaltailMetallura williamiVR
77Neblina MetaltailMetallura odomaeFC
78Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliaeUC
79Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestitaFC
80Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennisUC
81Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligenaUC
82Collared IncaCoeligena torquataC
83Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeFC
84Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisFC
85Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayiUC
86Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterusUC
87Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsiiC
88Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodiiR
89Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoidesFC
90White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantFC
91Andean EmeraldAmazilia franciaeR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

92Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsUC
93Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianusR
94Masked TrogonTrogon personatusUC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

95Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialisR

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

96Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaR

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

97White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castaneaR

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

98Peruvian Toucanet**Aulacorhynchus atrugularisUC
99Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaUC
100Black-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena nigrirostrisR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

101Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayiUC
102Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatusFC
103Yellow-vented WoodpeckerVeniliornis dignusFC
104Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigricepsUC
105Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusUC
106Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiFC
107Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensUC
108Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterR

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

109Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventrisR
110Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeFC
111Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufaFC
112White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularisFC
113Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtataUC
114Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulataFC
115Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurinaC
116Spectacled PrickletailSiptornis striaticollisR
117Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensUC
118Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerC
119Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiFC
120Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollisFC
121Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisUC
122Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictusUC
123Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatusFC
124Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematuraR
125Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansUC
126Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyranninaUC
127Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheraniiR
128Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusR
129Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularisUC
130Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymigerFC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

131Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolorR
132Bicolored AntvireoDysithamnus occidentalisR
133Long-tailed AntbirdDrymophila caudataUC
134Rufous-rumped AntwrenTerenura callinotaR

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

135Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusUC
136Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissimaR

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

137Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigeraR
138Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapillaR
139Jocotoco AntpittaGrallaria ridgelyiR
140Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalisFC
141White-bellied AntpittaGrallaria hypoleucaUC
142Rufous AntpittaGrallaria rufulaUC
143Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensisUC
144Peruvian AntpittaGrallaricula peruvianaR
145Slate-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nanaFC

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

146Chestnut-crowned GnateaterConopophaga castaneicepsR

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

147Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyxUC
148Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilisFC
149Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransUC
150Long-tailed TapaculoScytalopus micropterusUC
151Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkeriFC
152Paramillo TapaculoScytalopus canusC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

153White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercusFC
154White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterusUC
155White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysUC
156Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterusVR
157Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minorUC
158Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterUC
159White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps 
160Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraR
161Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangaeUC
162Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaUC
163Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollisFC
164Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectusUC
165Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes ophthalmicusR
166Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillusUC
167Ashy-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias cinereicepsR
168Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis 
169Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops 
170Loja Tyrannulet**Zimmerius flavidifronsUC
171Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelniUC
172Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficepsUC
173Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensisFC
174Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant
(Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher)
Poecilotriccus ruficepsUC
175Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumUC
176Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectusR
177Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusFC
178Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicansUC
179Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthusUC
180Orange-banded FlycatcherNephelomyias lintoniFC
181Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatusFC
182Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansUC
183Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurusUC
184Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollisR
185Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatusUC
186Crowned Chat-TyrantOchthoeca frontalisFC
187Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca diademaFC
188Slaty-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventrisFC
189Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisFC
190Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorFC
191Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferFC
192Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotesUC
193Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisUC
194Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchonetiR
195Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalusR
196Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusUC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

197Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiFC
198Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataFC
199Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxillaR
200Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianusR
201Olivaceous PihaSnowornis cryptolophusR
202Dusky PihaLipaugus fuscocinereusUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

203Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorUC
204Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusVR
205Crested BecardPachyramphus validusVR

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

206Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysFC
207Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisFC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

208Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaFC
209Green JayCyanocorax yncasC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

210Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaC
211Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipesUC
212Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murinaFC
213Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

214Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickiiR
215Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaFC
216Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascensUC
217Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysFC
218Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateriUC
219House WrenTroglodytes aedonUC
220Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisUC
221Sedge WrenCistothorus platensisFC
222Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysC
223Chestnut-breasted WrenCyphorhinus thoracicusR

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

224White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

225Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesFC
226Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterR
227/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusUC
228Pale-eyed ThrushTurdus leucopsR
229Marañon ThrushTurdus maranonicusUC
230Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventrisUC
231Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterFC
232Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguancoUC
233Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusFC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

234Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
235/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaFC
236Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusFC
237Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridisFC
238Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristatusC
239Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronatusUC
240/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensisUC
241Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusC
242Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

243BananaquitCoereba flaveolaUC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

244Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopisUC
245White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristataUC
246Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalisUC
247Black-capped HemispingusHemispingus atropileusFC
248Oleaginous HemispingusHemispingus frontalisR
249Black-eared HemispingusHemispingus melanotisR
250Black-headed HemispingusHemispingus verticalisUC
251Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostrisFC
252Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornataUC
253Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorFC
254Capped ConebillConirostrum albifronsUC
255PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diademaUC
256White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusUC
257Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboUC
258Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusFC
259Blue-capped TanagerThraupis cyanocephalaUC
260Hooded Mountain-TanagerButhraupis montanaFC
261Black-chested Mountain-TanagerButhraupis eximiaR
262Masked Mountain-TanagerButhraupis wetmoreiR
263Lacrimose Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosusFC
264Scarlet-bellied Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisFC
265Blue-winged Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus somptuosusFC
266Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferiiFC
267Buff-breasted Mountain-TanagerDubusia taeniataFC
268Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analisUC
269Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertexUC
270Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaUC
271Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephalaFC
272Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakiiFC
273Golden-naped TanagerTangara ruficervixUC
274Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradoridesFC
275Blue-browed TanagerTangara cyanotisVR
276Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollisUC
277Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisFC
278Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiFC
279Silver-backed Tanager
(Silvery Tanager)
Tangara viridicollisUC
280Golden-collared HoneycreeperIridophanes pulcherrimusR
281Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusUC
282Masked SaltatorSaltator cinctusR
283Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

284Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisUC
285Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornataR
286Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroaUC
287Dull-colored GrassquitTiaris obscurusUC
288<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaR
289Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayiiC
290Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralisFC
291White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilateraC
292Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescensUC
293Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaC
294Olive FinchArremon castaneicepsR
295Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchArremon brunneinuchaR
296Gray-browed Brush-FinchArremon assimilis 
297Pale-naped Brush-FinchAtlapetes pallidinuchaFC
298Rufous-naped Brush-FinchAtlapetes rufinuchaFC
299Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsUC
300Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisFC
301Common Bush-TanagerChlorospingus ophthalmicusUC
302Yellow-whiskered Bush-Tanager
(Short-billed Bush-Tanager)
Chlorospingus parvirostrisUC
303Ashy-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus canigularisUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

304/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraR
305Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubricepsUC
306Southern Yellow Grosbeak
(Golden-bellied Grosbeak)
Pheucticus chrysogasterVR

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

307Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisR
308Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusUC
309Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphusUC
310Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisUC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

311Bronze-green EuphoniaEuphonia mesochrysaR
312Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterFC
313Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysR
314Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceusUC

* 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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