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Area (SqMi):98,985
# Species:1688
# Excl Vagrants:1604
# Endemics:43
# Near Endemics:193
Species/1000 SqMi:16.2

List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

color codes

1Black TinamouTinamus osgoodi NE
2Berlepsch's TinamouCrypturellus berlepschiMBS,RPRNE
3Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatusCBR,JFR,RPRNE
4Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisGLR,YRNE
5Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraCBR,JFR,PC
RPR
NE
6Bearded GuanPenelope barbataCC,PCNE
7Baudo GuanPenelope ortoniMBSNE
8Nocturnal CurassowNothocrax urumutum BC
9Salvin's CurassowMitu salvini BC
10Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythropsCBR,MBS,RPRNE
11Dark-backed Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanonotusMBSE
12Peruvian PigeonPatagioenas oenops NE
13Dusky PigeonPatagioenas goodsoniMBS,RPRNE
14Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyiCBR,JFR,PC
RPR
NE
15Purple Quail-DoveGeotrygon purpurataMBSNE
16Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventrisCBR,JFR,PCNE
17Galapagos DoveZenaida galapagoensis E
18Banded Ground-CuckooNeomorphus radiolosusMBSNE
19Scrub NightjarNyctidromus anthonyiCBRNE
20Choco PoorwillNyctiphrynus rosenbergiMBSNE
21White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquiCBR,MBS,RPRNE
22Baron's Hermit**Phaethornis baroniCBR,RPRNE
23White-throated DaggerbillSchistes albogularisMBS,RPRNE
24Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianusMBS,YRNE
25Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortisAN,GLR,SNPNE
26Little SunangelHeliangelus micrasterPCNE
27Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus violaPC,SNPNE
28Royal SunangelHeliangelus regalisCCNE
29Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestisCBR,MBSNE
30Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazoAN,GLR,SNP,YRNE
31Blue-throated HillstarOreotrochilus cyanolaemus E
32Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanni NE
33Viridian MetaltailMetallura williamiAN,GLR,PC,SNPNE
34Violet-throated MetaltailMetallura baroni E
35Neblina MetaltailMetallura odomaePCNE
36Hoary PufflegHaplophaedia lugensRPRNE
37Black-breasted PufflegEriocnemis nigrivestisYRE
38Black-thighed PufflegEriocnemis derbyi NE
39Turquoise-throated PufflegEriocnemis godini E
40Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosqueraGLR,SNP,YRNE
41Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoniMBSNE
42Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisCC,JFR,PCNE
43Velvet-purple CoronetBoissonneaua jardiniMBSNE
44Rufous-gaped HillstarUrochroa bougueriMBSNE
45Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjaminiMBSNE
46Empress BrilliantHeliodoxa imperatrixMBSNE
47Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micruraCBR,JFRNE
48Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyPC,YRNE
49Esmeraldas WoodstarChaetocercus berlepschiCBR,RPRE
50Purple-throated WoodstarPhilodice mitchelliiMBS,RPRNE
51Western EmeraldChlorostilbon melanorhynchusMBS,RPR,YRNE
52Tumbes HummingbirdThaumasius baeriJFRNE
53Spot-throated HummingbirdThaumasius taczanowskii NE
54Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaManyNE
55Humboldt's SapphireChrysuronia humboldtii NE
56Blue-headed SapphireChrysuronia grayi NE
57Purple-chested HummingbirdPolyerata rosenbergiMBS,RPRNE
58Colombian CrakeMustelirallus colombiana BC
59Brown Wood-RailAramides wolfiRPRNE
60Red-winged Wood-RailAramides calopterus BC
61Galapagos RailLaterallus spilonota E
62Lava Heron**Butorides sundevalli E
63Andean CondorVultur gryphusAN,GLR,SNP,YRAT
64Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriManyEN
65Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalisCBR,JFR,MBS
RPR
NE
66Galapagos HawkButeo galapagoensis E
67Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratusCBR,JFR,PCNE
68Cloud-forest Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nubicolaMBSNE
69Blue-tailed TrogonTrogon comptusMBS,RPRNE
70Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurusCBR,JFR,RPRNE
71Choco Black-throated TrogonTrogon cupreicaudaMBSNE
72White-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila fusca BC
73White-eared JacamarGalbalcyrhynchus leucotis BC
74Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazaeCC,SNPNE
75Purplish JacamarGalbula chalcothoraxCCBC
76Orange-fronted BarbetCapito squamatusMBS,RPRNE
77Five-colored BarbetCapito quinticolor NE
78Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinusMBSNE
79Plate-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena laminirostrisMBSNE
80Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateriCBR,JFR,RPRNE
81Choco WoodpeckerDryobates chocoensisRPRNE
82Lita WoodpeckerPiculus litaeRPRNE
83Plumbeous Forest-FalconMicrastur plumbeusMBSNE
84Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatusManyNE
85Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhopteraCBR,JFRNE
86Red-faced ParrotHapalopsittaca pyrrhopsPC,SNPNE
87Rose-faced ParrotPyrilia pulchraMBS,RPRNE
88Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisCBR,JFR,MBS
RPR
NE
89El Oro ParakeetPyrrhura orcesi E
90White-necked ParakeetPyrrhura albipectusCC,SNPNE
91Great Green MacawAra ambiguusCBR,RPRCR
92Yellow-eared ParrotOgnorhynchus icterotis NE
93Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalusPCNE
94Chapman's AntshrikeThamnophilus zarumaeJFRNE
95Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardiCBR,JFR,PCNE
96Marañon Slaty-Antshrike**Thamnophilus leucogaster NE
97Cocha AntshrikeThamnophilus praecox E
98Pearly AntshrikeMegastictus margaritatus BC
99White-streaked AntvireoDysithamnus leucostictus BC
100Rio Suno AntwrenMyrmotherula sunensis BC
101Plain-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula behni BC
102Ancient AntwrenHerpsilochmus gentryi NE
103Yellow-browed AntbirdHypocnemis hypoxanthaCCBC
104Slate-colored AntbirdMyrmelastes schistacea BC
105Gray-headed AntbirdAmpelornis griseicepsJFRNE
106Esmeraldas AntbirdSipia nigricaudaCBR,MBS,RPRNE
107Stub-tailed AntbirdSipia berlepschi NE
108Lunulated AntbirdOneillornis lunulatus NE
109Marañon CrescentchestMelanopareia maranonica NE
110Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegansCBR,JFR,PC
RPR
NE
111Rufous-crowned AntpittaPittasoma rufopileatumRPRNE
112Chestnut-belted GnateaterConopophaga aurita BC
113Giant AntpittaGrallaria giganteaMBSNE
114Moustached AntpittaGrallaria alleni NE
115Ochre-striped AntpittaGrallaria dignissima BC
116Watkins's AntpittaGrallaria watkinsiCBR,JFR,PCNE
117Jocotoco AntpittaGrallaria ridgelyi NE
118Yellow-breasted AntpittaGrallaria flavotincta NE
119Bicolored AntpittaGrallaria rufocinerea NE
120White-lored AntpittaMyrmothera fulviventris BC
121Peruvian AntpittaGrallaricula peruviana NE
122Crescent-faced AntpittaGrallaricula lineifrons NE
123Loja TapaculoScytalopus androstictusPCNE
124Choco TapaculoScytalopus chocoensis NE
125Tatama TapaculoScytalopus alvarezlopezi E
126Ecuadorian TapaculoScytalopus robbinsi E
127Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkeriPCNE
128Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanniGLR,MBS,SNP
YR
NE
129Spot-throated WoodcreeperCerthiasomus stictolaemus BC
130Duida WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes duidaeCC,SNPBC
131Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeusCBR,JFR,MBS
RPR
NE
132Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsiorAN,GLR,SNP,YRNE
133Rufous-necked Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla ruficollisJFRNE
134Henna-hooded Foliage-gleanerClibanornis erythrocephalusCBR,JFRNE
135Uniform TreehunterThripadectes ignobilisMBS,RPRNE
136Fulvous-dotted TreerunnerMargarornis stellatus NE
137Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurinaPCNE
138Equatorial GraytailXenerpestes singularisSNPNE
139Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensisJFR,PCNE
140Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithysCBR,JFRNE
141Marañon SpinetailSynallaxis maranonica NE
142Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothoraxCBRNE
143Yellow-headed ManakinChloropipo flavicapilla NE
144Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolorCCNE
145Orange-crowned ManakinHeterocercus aurantiivertex NE
146Wire-tailed ManakinPipra filicauda BC
147Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosusMBS,RPRNE
148Orange-breasted FruiteaterPipreola jucundaMBSNE
149Black-chested FruiteaterPipreola lubomirskiiSNPBC
150Chestnut-bellied CotingaDoliornis remseniPC,SNPNE
151Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla AT
152Amazonian UmbrellabirdCephalopterus ornatusCCAT
153Long-wattled UmbrellabirdCephalopterus penduligerMBS,RPRNE
154Foothill SchiffornisSchiffornis aeneaCC,SNPNE
155Yellow-cheeked Becard**Pachyramphus xanthogenysSNPNE
156Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurusCBR,JFR,MBS
RPR
NE
157Zimmer's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus minimus BC
158Cinnamon-breasted Tody-TyrantHemitriccus cinnamomeipectusCCNE
159Pacific FlatbillRhynchocyclus pacificusMBS,RPRNE
160Orange-eyed FlycatcherTolmomyias traylori BC
161Orange-banded FlycatcherNephelomyias lintoniCC,PCNE
162Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterusManyNE
163Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatus NE
164Tumbes TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanusCBR,JFR,RPRNE
165Maranon TyrannuletNesotriccus maranonicusPCNE
166Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacensCBR,JFR,RPRNE
167Coopmans's ElaeniaElaenia brachypteraMBS,RPRNE
168Choco TyrannuletZimmerius albigularisMBS,RPRNE
169Loja Tyrannulet**Zimmerius flavidifronsJFRNE
170Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavus NE
171Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulvicepsCBR,JFR,RPRNE
172Gray-and-white TyrannuletPseudelaenia leucospodiaCBRNE
173Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthusCCNE
174Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectusCBR,JFR,MBS
RPR
NE
175Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisCBR,JFR,RPRNE
176Brujo FlycatcherPyrocephalus manus E
177Riverside TyrantKnipolegus orenocensis BC
178Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiPCNE
179Ochraceous AttilaAttila torridusCBR,RPRBC
180Citron-bellied AttilaAttila citriniventris BC
181Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalusCBR,JFR,PC
RPR
NE
182Galapagos FlycatcherMyiarchus magnirostris E
183Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdiiCBR,JFRNE
184Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostrisAN,GLR,MBSNE
185Beautiful JayCyanolyca pulchra NE
186Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaManyBC
187White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalisCBR,JFR,PCNE
188Tumbes SwallowTachycineta stolzmanni NE
189Galapagos MartinProgne modesta E
190Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollarisCBR,JFR,PCNE
191Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusCBR,JFR,PC
RPR
NE
192Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliarisCBR,JFR,RPRNE
193Bar-winged Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucopteraCCNE
194Galapagos MockingbirdMimus parvulus E
195Floreana MockingbirdMimus trifasciatus E
196Espanola MockingbirdMimus macdonaldi E
197San Cristobal MockingbirdMimus melanotis E
198Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusCBR,JFR,PCNE
199Black SolitaireEntomodestes coracinusMBSNE
200Rufous-brown SolitaireCichlopsis leucogenysMBSEN
201Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisManyNE
202Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reeveiCBR,JFR,RPRNE
203Marañon ThrushTurdus maranonicus NE
204Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkiiCBR,JFRNE
205Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonops NE
206Dusky ChlorospingusChlorospingus semifuscusMBSNE
207Tumbes SparrowRhynchospiza stolzmanni NE
208Black-capped SparrowArremon abeilleiCBR,JFRNE
209White-rimmed BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopisGLR,PCNE
210White-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes albicepsJFRNE
211White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterusJFR,MBS,PC,YRNE
212Pale-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidiceps E
213Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiJFRNE
214Ecuadorian CaciqueCacicus sclateri BC
215White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannaeCBR,JFRNE
216Moriche Oriole**Icterus chrysocephalus BC
217Pale-eyed BlackbirdAgelasticus xanthophthalmus NE
218Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularisCBR,JFR,PC
RPR
NE
219Three-banded WarblerBasileuterus trifasciatusJFR,PCNE
220Choco WarblerMyiothlypis chlorophrysMBS,RPRNE
221Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseriCBR,JFR,PC
RPR
NE
222Highland Hepatic Tanager**Piranga lutea BC
223Ochre-breasted TanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanniMBS,RPRNE
224Ecuadorian SeedeaterAmaurospiza aequatorialisRPRNE
225Western Hemispingus**Sphenopsis ochraceus E
226Piura Hemispingus**Sphenopsis piuraeJFRNE
227Buff-bellied TanagerThlypopsis inornata NE
228Golden-chested TanagerBangsia rothschildi NE
229Moss-backed TanagerBangsia edwardsiMBSNE
230Yellow-green TanagerBangsia flavovirensMBSNE
231Orange-throated TanagerWetmorethraupis sterrhopteronCCNE
232Black-chinned Mountain TanagerAnisognathus notabilisMBSNE
233Purplish-mantled TanagerIridosornis porphyrocephalus NE
234Glistening-green TanagerChlorochrysa phoenicotisMBS,RPRNE
235Rufous-throated TanagerIxothraupis rufigulaMBSNE
236Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolinaMBS,YRNE
237Blue-whiskered TanagerTangara johannaeRPRNE
238Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregiaMBS,RPRNE
239Scarlet-breasted DacnisDacnis berlepschi NE
240Scarlet-and-white TanagerChrysothlypis salmoniRPRNE
241Indigo FlowerpiercerDiglossa indigoticaMBS,YRNE
242Black-backed Bush TanagerUrothraupis stolzmanniGLRNE
243Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina NE
244Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisCBR,JFRNE
245Sulphur-throated FinchSicalis taczanowskii NE
246Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruvianaCBRNE
247Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplex NE
248Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentusCBR,JFR,RPRNE
249Green Warbler-FinchCerthidea olivacea E
250Gray Warbler-FinchCerthidea fusca E
251Vegetarian FinchPlatyspiza crassirostris E
252Woodpecker FinchCamarhynchus pallidus E
253Large Tree-FinchCamarhynchus psittacula E
254Medium Tree-FinchCamarhynchus pauper E
255Small Tree-FinchCamarhynchus parvulus E
256Mangrove FinchCamarhynchus heliobates E
257Small Ground-FinchGeospiza fuliginosa E
258Large Ground-FinchGeospiza magnirostris E
259Vampire Ground-FinchGeospiza septentrionalis E
260Genovesa Ground-FinchGeospiza acutirostris E
261Sharp-beaked Ground-FinchGeospiza difficilis E
262Common Cactus-FinchGeospiza scandens E
263Medium Ground-FinchGeospiza fortis E
264Espanola Ground-FinchGeospiza conirostris E
265Genovesa Cactus-FinchGeospiza propinqua E
266Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennisCBR,MBS,RPRNE
267Black-cowled SaltatorSaltator nigricepsJFR,PCNE

 

 *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.

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REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic40
NENear Endemic192
CRCritically Endangered1
ENEndangered2
BCBest Seen in This Country29
ATAlways a Target3

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.