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Yanacocha 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.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusR
2Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisUC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Andean GuanPenelope montagniiUC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

4Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusUC
5Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisFC
6White-throated HawkButeo albigulaR
7Variable HawkButeo polyosomaUC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

8Carunculated CaracaraPhalcoboenus carunculatusUC
9American KestrelFalco sparveriusUC
10Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisR
11/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusR

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

12Andean LapwingVanellus resplendensVR

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

13/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicaudaR
14|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiVR
15Andean SnipeGallinago jamesoniFC
16Imperial SnipeGallinago imperialisUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

17Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataFC
18Eared DoveZenaida auriculataUC
19White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiR
20White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenataUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

21Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosusVR

 
Owls: Strigidae

22Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusR
23Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardiniiUC
24Black-banded OwlCiccaba huhulaR
25Stygian OwlAsio stygiusVR
26Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

27Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventrisR
28Band-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longirostrisFC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

29White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

30Green VioletearColibri thalassinusVR
31Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansUC
32Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysUC
33Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriaeUC
34<Green-tailed Trainbearer>Lesbia nunaR
35Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchumUC
36Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herraniUC
37Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinaC
38Black-breasted PufflegEriocnemis nigrivestisR
39Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis lucianiC
40Golden-breasted PufflegEriocnemis mosqueraFC
41Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennisFC
42Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeC
43Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayiUC
44Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaUC
45Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterusC
46Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescensVR
47Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigasR
48White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

49Masked TrogonTrogon personatusUC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

50Plate-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena laminirostrisVR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

51Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigricepsUC
52Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiUC
53Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensR

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

54Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeC
55White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosaUC
56Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerC
57Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiUC
58Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheraniiVR

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

59Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigeraUC
60Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapillaUC
61Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalisUC
62Rufous AntpittaGrallaria rufulaC
63Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensisC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

64Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyxUC
65Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilisUC
66Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

67White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterusC
68White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysC
69Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulusFC
70Agile Tit-TyrantAnairetes agilisUC
71White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsUC
72Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialisR
73/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescensVR
74Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollisUC
75Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatusUC
76Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygiusVR
77Crowned Chat-TyrantOchthoeca frontalisFC
78Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisUC
79Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

80Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataUC
81Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatusUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

82Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorR

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

83Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaUC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

84Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaR
85Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murinaC
86/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaVR
87/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaR
88/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaVR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

89Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaFC
90Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysUC
91Sedge WrenCistothorus platensisFC
92Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysR

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

93Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterC
94Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusUC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

95Tennessee WarblerOreothlypis peregrinaFC
96Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristatusC
97Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

98Superciliaried HemispingusHemispingus superciliarisC
99Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereumC
100Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorFC
101Giant ConebillOreomanes fraseriUC
102PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diademaUC
103Hooded Mountain-TanagerButhraupis montanaFC
104Black-chested Mountain-TanagerButhraupis eximiaUC
105Scarlet-bellied Mountain-TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisC
106Buff-breasted Mountain-TanagerDubusia taeniataUC
107Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertexUC

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

108Plumbeous Sierra-FinchPhrygilus unicolorFC
109Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornataC
110Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroaR
111<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaR
112Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayiiC
113Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralisUC
114Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaC
115<Grassland Yellow-Finch>Sicalis luteolaR
116Gray-browed Brush-FinchArremon assimilisUC
117Rufous-naped Brush-FinchAtlapetes rufinuchaC
118Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

119Southern Yellow Grosbeak
(Golden-bellied Grosbeak)
Pheucticus chrysogasterUC

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

120Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusFC

* 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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