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Wild Sumaco 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

1Gray TinamouTinamus taoVR
2Great TinamouTinamus majorUC
3Little TinamouCrypturellus souiFC
4Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatusR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

5Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttataR
6Wattled GuanAburria aburriR
7Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiUC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

8Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosusUC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

9Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
10Turkey VultureCathartes auraFC
11Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotusUC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

12Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
13Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusR
14Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaR
15Tiny HawkAccipiter superciliosusVR
16Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisR
17Barred HawkLeucopternis princepsVR
18White HawkLeucopternis albicollisR
19Roadside HawkButeo magnirostrisC
20/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusR
21Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusUC
22Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusVR
23Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriVR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

24Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisFC
25Lined Forest-FalconMicrastur gilvicollisUC
26Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusR
27Buckley's Forest-FalconMicrastur buckleyiUC
28Black CaracaraDaptrius aterUC
29Bat FalconFalco rufigularisR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

30Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisR
31Chestnut-headed CrakeAnurolimnas castaneicepsUC
32Blackish RailPardirallus nigricansUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

33Rock PigeonColumba liviaUC
34Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaUC
35Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataR
36Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaC
37Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaUC
38White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenataUC
39Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaVR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

40Maroon-tailed ParakeetPyrrhura melanuraFC
41White-eyed ParakeetAratinga leucophthalmaFC
42Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severusUC
43Military MacawAra militarisVR
44Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineolaVR
45Dusky-billed ParrotletForpus modestusUC
46Spot-winged ParrotletTouit stictopterusR
47Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruusR
48Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidusFC
49Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenariaUC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

50Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusFC
51Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniC

 
Owls: Strigidae

52Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaUC
53Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingensUC
54Napo River Screech-Owl**Megascops napensisR
55Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataVR
56Band-bellied OwlPulsatrix melanotaFC
57Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumUC
58Mottled OwlCiccaba virgataVR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

59Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisFC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

60Great PotooNyctibius grandisUC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

61Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiC
62Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaFC
63White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisFC
64Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraFC
65Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

66White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraR
67White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquilaUC
68Pale-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes leucurusVR
69Green HermitPhaethornis guyR
70Gray-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularisFC
71Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicaeUC
72Blue-fronted LancebillDoryfera johannaeR
73Wedge-billed HummingbirdSchistes geoffroyiVR
74<Brown Violetear>Colibri delphinaeR
75Green VioletearColibri thalassinusVR
76Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansFC
77Black-eared FairyHeliothryx auritusR
78Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollisVR
79Wire-crested ThorntailDiscosura popelairiiUC
80Ecuadorian PiedtailPhlogophilus hemileucurusFC
81Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysUC
82Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingiR
83Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligenaR
84Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodiiFC
85White-tailed HillstarUrochroa bougueriR
86Rufous-vented WhitetipUrosticte ruficrissaVR
87Black-throated BrilliantHeliodoxa schreibersiiUC
88Gould's JewelfrontHeliodoxa aurescensR
89Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoidesR
90Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateriUC
91Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisVR
92White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantR
93Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodorR
94Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystinaR
95Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimetiFC
96Napo SabrewingCampylopterus villaviscensioUC
97Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcataFC
98Many-spotted HummingbirdTaphrospilus hypostictusUC
99Andean EmeraldAmazilia franciaeR
100Glittering-throated EmeraldAmazilia fimbriataR
101Golden-tailed SapphireChrysuronia oenoneFC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

102Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsVR
103Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianusR
104Amazonian White-tailed Trogon
(Green-backed Trogon)
Trogon viridisVR
105Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucuiVR
106Collared TrogonTrogon collarisFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

107Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialisR
108Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martiiVR

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

109Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaUC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

110Striolated PuffbirdNystalus striolatusR
111Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularisR

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

112Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazaeUC

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

113Gilded BarbetCapito auratusFC
114Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcieriiFC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

115Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianusUC
116Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotisVR
117Many-banded AracariPteroglossus pluricinctusFC
118Golden-collared ToucanetSelenidera reinwardtiiUC
119Black-mandibled ToucanRamphastos ambiguusFC
120White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanusR
121Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinusFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

122Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayiUC
123Rufous-breasted PiculetPicumnus rufiventrisR
124Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatusC
125Smoky-brown WoodpeckerPicoides fumigatusUC
126Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinusR
127Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusFC
128Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigulaR
129Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusUC
130Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogasterR
131Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosUC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

132Tawny-throated LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusR
133Gray-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisR
134Dark-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albigularisFC
135Dusky SpinetailSynallaxis moestaFC
136Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtataFC
137Spectacled PrickletailSiptornis striaticollisVR
138Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensUC
139Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollisFC
140Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisUC
141Eastern Woodhaunter**Hyloctistes subulatusR
142Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleanerPhilydor ruficaudatumUC
143Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleanerPhilydor erythrocercumVR
144Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerPhilydor rufumR
145Black-billed TreehunterThripadectes melanorhynchusFC
146Ruddy Foliage-gleanerAutomolus rubiginosusUC
147Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematuraR
148Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansUC
149Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosaR
150Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusFC
151Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusUC
152Long-billed WoodcreeperNasica longirostrisVR
153Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusR
154Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatusR
155Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularisFC
156Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisR
157Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusVR

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

158Fasciated AntshrikeCymbilaimus lineatusVR
159Lined AntshrikeThamnophilus tenuepunctatusC
160Plain-winged AntshrikeThamnophilus schistaceusR
161White-shouldered AntshrikeThamnophilus aethiopsUC
162Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusFC
163Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisC
164White-streaked AntvireoDysithamnus leucostictusR
165Foothill AntwrenEpinecrophylla spodionotaFC
166Ornate AntwrenEpinecrophylla ornataUC
167Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorUC
168Plain-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula behniR
169Yellow-breasted AntwrenHerpsilochmus axillarisFC
170Rufous-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatusFC
171Rufous-rumped AntwrenTerenura callinotaFC
172Blackish AntbirdCercomacra nigrescensFC
173Black AntbirdCercomacra servaUC
174White-backed Fire-eyePyriglena leuconotaFC
175Black-faced AntbirdMyrmoborus myotherinusR
176Spot-winged AntbirdSchistocichla leucostigmaVR
177Spot-backed AntbirdHylophylax naeviusFC
178Scale-backed AntbirdWillisornis poecilinotusUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

179Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusUC
180Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisonaFC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

181Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensisVR
182Plain-backed AntpittaGrallaria haplonotaFC
183White-bellied AntpittaGrallaria hypoleucaR
184Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostrisVR

 
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae

185Chestnut-crowned GnateaterConopophaga castaneicepsFC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

186Long-tailed TapaculoScytalopus micropterusR
187White-crowned TapaculoScytalopus atratusFC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

188Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveolaUC
189Foothill ElaeniaMyiopagis olallaiR
190\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostrisR
191Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangaeVR
192Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaR
193Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes olivaceusFC
194Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliarisFC
195Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes ophthalmicusFC
196Spectacled Bristle-TyrantPhylloscartes orbitalisR
197Ecuadorian TyrannuletPhylloscartes gualaquizaeFC
198White-fronted Tyrannulet**Phyllomyias zeledoniUC
199Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseicepsUC
200Ashy-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias cinereicepsR
201Red-billed TyrannuletZimmerius cinereicapillaR
202Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysopsC
203Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatusC
204Bronze-olive Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus pelzelniR
205Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatusFC
206Buff-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus rufigularisR
207Black-and-white Tody-Tyrant
(Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher)
Poecilotriccus capitalisR
208Golden-winged Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus calopterusUC
209Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumFC
210Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectusVR
211Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescensUC
212Yellow-breasted FlycatcherTolmomyias flaviventrisR
213White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusUC
214Yellow-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus flavigularisR
215Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusR
216Tawny-breasted FlycatcherMyiobius villosusUC
217Orange-crested FlycatcherMyiophobus phoenicomitraVR
218Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthusC
219Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleriUC
220/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiUC
221/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulusC
222/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensR
223Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansR
224Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonusFC
225Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferUC
226Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus feroxUC
227Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaR
228Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisFC
229Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalusUC
230Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusVR
231Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusVR
232Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

233Scarlet-breasted FruiteaterPipreola frontalisR
234Fiery-throated FruiteaterPipreola chlorolepidotaR
235Scaled FruiteaterAmpelioides tschudiiVR
236Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianusR
237Gray-tailed PihaSnowornis subalarisR
238Amazonian UmbrellabirdCephalopterus ornatusR

 
Manakins: Pipridae

239Golden-winged ManakinMasius chrysopterusUC
240Western Striped Manakin**Machaeropterus striolatusVR
241Blue-rumped ManakinLepidothrix isidoreiFC
242Green ManakinXenopipo holochloraVR
243White-crowned ManakinPipra pipraFC
244Wing-barred PipritesPiprites chlorisR

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

245Masked TityraTityra semifasciataFC
246Thrush-like SchiffornisSchiffornis turdinaR
247#Andean Laniisoma#**Laniisoma buckleyiR
248Yellow-cheeked Becard**Pachyramphus xanthogenysUC
249White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusUC
250Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusUC

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

251Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysUC
252Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusR
253Rufous-naped GreenletHylophilus semibrunneusFC
254Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceusFC
255Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotisFC
256Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostrisR

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

257Green JayCyanocorax yncasUC
258Violaceous JayCyanocorax violaceusUC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

259Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaC
260White-thighed SwallowAtticora tibialisUC
261Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

262Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinusFC
263Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickiiUC
264Coraya WrenPheugopedius corayaFC
265House WrenTroglodytes aedonFC
266Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisVR
267White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaFC
268Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysUC
269Wing-banded WrenMicrocerculus bamblaFC
270Chestnut-breasted WrenCyphorhinus thoracicusVR
271Musician WrenCyphorhinus aradaUC

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

272Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapillaVR

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

273Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesVR
274Spotted Nightingale-ThrushCatharus dryasFC
275/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusC
276Pale-eyed ThrushTurdus leucopsUC
277Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilisC
278White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollisUC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

279/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaR
280/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphiaR
281/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaR
282/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga ceruleaUC
283Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiC
284/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaFC
285/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striataUC
286Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusUC
287Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudaR
288/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensisC
289Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusC

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

290BananaquitCoereba flaveolaC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

291Fulvous Shrike-TanagerLanio fulvusUC
292White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusUC
293Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboFC
294Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusC
295Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumC
296Vermilion TanagerCalochaetes coccineusVR
297Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analisFC
298Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaFC
299Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaeaFC
300Paradise TanagerTangara chilensisC
301Green-and-gold TanagerTangara schrankiiUC
302Golden TanagerTangara arthusFC
303Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephalaVR
304Golden-eared TanagerTangara chrysotisUC
305Yellow-bellied TanagerTangara xanthogastraR
306Spotted TanagerTangara punctataFC
307Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaFC
308Golden-naped TanagerTangara ruficervixUC
309Blue-browed TanagerTangara cyanotisR
310Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollisC
311Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisVR
312Black-capped TanagerTangara heineiVR
313Straw-backed TanagerTangara argyrofenges 
314Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineataUC
315Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaUC
316Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaUC
317Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusUC
318Golden-collared HoneycreeperIridophanes pulcherrimusUC
319Swallow TanagerTersina viridisUC
320Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescensC
321Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusUC
322Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossusUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

323Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaR
324Caqueta SeedeaterSporophila murallaeUC
325#Black-and-white Seedeater#Sporophila luctuosaFC
326Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisVR
327Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisC
328Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensisUC
329Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer
(Deep-blue Flowerpiercer)
Diglossa glaucaFC
330Chestnut-capped Brush-FinchArremon brunneinuchaUC
331Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisUC
332Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsC
333Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisVR
334Yellow-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus flavigularisC
335Ashy-throated Bush-TanagerChlorospingus canigularisUC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

336/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraFC
337/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivaceaUC
338White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraR
339Southern Yellow Grosbeak
(Golden-bellied Grosbeak)
Pheucticus chrysogasterVR
340/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusUC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

341Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialisUC
342Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaUC
343Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifronsC
344Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusFC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

345Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisR
346Golden-rumped EuphoniaEuphonia cyanocephalaUC
347White-lored Euphonia
(Golden-bellied Euphonia)
Euphonia chrysopastaVR
348White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaFC
349Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterC
350Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyaneaUC
351Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceusFC

* 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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