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Zumba-Maranon Valley
Bird Checklist

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. 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

1Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatus
2Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Wattled GuanAburria aburri

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

4Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosus

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

5Black VultureCoragyps atratus
6Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

7Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
8/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
9White-rumped HawkButeo leucorrhous
10Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

11Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
12Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

13/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

14Rock PigeonColumba livia
15Marañon Pigeon
(Peruvian Pigeon)
Patagioenas oenops
16White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
17White-throated Quail-DoveGeotrygon frenata
18Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

19Scarlet-fronted ParakeetAratinga wagleri
20White-eyed ParakeetAratinga leucophthalma
21Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

22Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
23Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
24Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

25Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
26Rufous NightjarCaprimulgus rufus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

27Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
28White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

29White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila
30Green HermitPhaethornis guy
31Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus
32Green VioletearColibri thalassinus
33Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
34Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
35Rufous-vented WhitetipUrosticte ruficrissa
36Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri
37Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus
38Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcata
39Andean EmeraldAmazilia franciae

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

40Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

41Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazae

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

42Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcierii

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

43Lafresnaye's PiculetPicumnus lafresnayi
44Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinus
45Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

46Marañon SpinetailSynallaxis maranonica
47Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtata
48Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
49Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura
50Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
51Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
52Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
53Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
54Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

55Great AntshrikeTaraba major
56Lined AntshrikeThamnophilus tenuepunctatus
57Maranon Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus leucogaster
58Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor
59Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
60Yellow-breasted AntwrenHerpsilochmus axillaris
61White-backed Fire-eyePyriglena leuconota
62White-browed AntbirdMyrmoborus leucophrys

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

63Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

64Marañon CrescentchestMelanopareia maranonica
65Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegans

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

66Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
67Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
68Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes olivaceus
69Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
70Ecuadorian TyrannuletPhylloscartes gualaquizae
71Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
72Loja Tyrannulet**Zimmerius flavidifrons
73Tawny-crowned Pygmy-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
74Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
75Yellow-olive FlycatcherTolmomyias sulphurescens
76White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
77Olive-chested FlycatcherMyiophobus cryptoxanthus
78Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
79Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus
80/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
81Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
82Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
83Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
84Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus
85Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
86Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
87Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
88Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
89Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Manakins: Pipridae

90White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus
91Wing-barred PipritesPiprites chloris

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

92Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseus

 
Vireos: Vireonidae

93Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
94Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
95Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceus
96Slaty-capped Shrike-VireoVireolanius leucotis
97Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

98Green JayCyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

99Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
100Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
101Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
102/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
103/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
104/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

105Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateri
106House WrenTroglodytes aedon

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

107Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

108/Gray-cheeked Thrush/Catharus minimus
109Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
110Marañon ThrushTurdus maranonicus
111White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

112Black-lored Yellowthroat**Geothlypis auricularis
113Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
114Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
115/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
116Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus

 
Bananaquit: Coerebidae

117BananaquitCoereba flaveola

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

118Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopis
119Buff-bellied TanagerThlypopsis inornata
120Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
121White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
122Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
123Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
124Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
125Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
126Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis
127Golden TanagerTangara arthus
128Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
129Blue-browed TanagerTangara cyanotis
130Blue-necked TanagerTangara cyanicollis
131Straw-backed TanagerTangara argyrofenges
132Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineata
133Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus
134Golden-collared HoneycreeperIridophanes pulcherrimus
135Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
136Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus
137Grayish SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
138Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus

 
Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies: Emberizidae

139Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
140Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
141Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
142Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchOryzoborus angolensis
143Dull-colored GrassquitTiaris obscurus
144Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
145Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
146Olive FinchArremon castaneiceps
147Black-capped SparrowArremon abeillei
148Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifrons
149Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

150Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoides

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

151Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons

 
Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies: Fringillidae

152Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
153Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
154Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea

* 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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