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# Species:268
# Excl Vagrants:268
# Endemics:21
# Near Endemics:28
Habitat: Wet elfin forest

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 globally 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.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus julius
2Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatus
3Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornata
4Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostris

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
6Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
7Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

8Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
9Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii
10Razor-billed CurassowMitu tuberosum

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

11Rock PigeonColumba livia
12Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
13Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
14Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
15Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
16White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
17White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
18Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

19Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

20Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris
21Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
22Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata

 
Swifts: Apodidae

23Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
24White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
25Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

26Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
27Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
28Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis
29Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
30Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
31Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanni
32Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
33Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
34Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchum
35Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficeps
36Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
37Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
38Coppery MetaltailMetallura theresiae
39Black MetaltailMetallura phoebe
40Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani
41Emerald-bellied PufflegEriocnemis aline
42Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
43White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudii
44Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
45Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer
46Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
47Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
48Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
49Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
50Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
51White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
52White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

53Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

54Puna SnipeGallinago andina

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

55Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

56Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

57Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

58Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
59Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
60Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
61Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
62Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
63Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
64Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
65White-throated HawkButeo albigula

 
Owls: Strigidae

66Lesser Horned OwlBubo magellanicus
67Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
68Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

69Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

70Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianus
71Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

72Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps
73Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
74Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

75Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
76Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
77American KestrelFalco sparverius
78Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
79Bat FalconFalco rufigularis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

80<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineola
81Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
82Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius
83<Golden-plumed Parakeet>Leptosittaca branickii
84Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

85Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticeps

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

86Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
87Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolus
88Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalis
89Chestnut AntpittaGrallaria blakei
90Chachapoyas AntpittaGrallaria gravesi
91Leymebamba AntpittaGrallaricula leymebambae

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

92Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilis
93White-winged TapaculoScytalopus krabbei
94Neblina TapaculoScytalopus altirostris
95Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris
96Rufous-vented TapaculoScytalopus femoralis
97Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropus
98Tschudi's TapaculoScytalopus acutirostris

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

99Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
100Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
101Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
102Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
103Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
104Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
105Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serrana
106Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
107Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
108Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutator
109Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
110Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
111Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
112White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis
113Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensis
114Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
115Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilis
116White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosa
117|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensis
118Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
119Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

120Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermedia
121Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
122Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchra
123Bay-vented CotingaDoliornis sclateri
124Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
125Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

126Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

127Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
128Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicus
129Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
130Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
131Yellow-margined FlycatcherTolmomyias assimilis
132Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
133Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventris
134White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
135White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
136White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
137Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatus
138Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloides
139Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
140Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
141Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphia
142White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
143Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
144Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
145Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus
146Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
147Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
148Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
149Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurus
150Puna Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola juninensis
151Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
152Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygius
153Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennis
154Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
155Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
156Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
157Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
158Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
159Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskii
160Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchella
161Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracica
162Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
163Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
164d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
165White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
166Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
167Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
168Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
169Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

170Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

171White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

172Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
173Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
174Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
175Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

176House WrenTroglodytes aedon
177Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
178Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
179Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
180Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruana
181Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

182White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

183Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
184White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotis
185Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
186Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
187Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
188Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

189House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

190Puna PipitAnthus brevirostris
191Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

192Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

193Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
194Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
195Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
196Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
197Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

198Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa
199Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

200Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
201Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
202Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
203Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
204Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
205Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
206Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

207Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
208Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
209Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

210Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopis
211White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
212Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
213Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
214Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
215Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
216Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
217Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
218Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralis
219ParduscoNephelornis oneilli
220Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
221Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
222Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
223Golden-backed Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis aureodorsalis
224Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
225Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
226Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
227Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
228Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
229Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analis
230Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskii
231Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardti
232Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
233Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
234Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
235Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
236Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
237Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
238Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
239Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
240White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventre
241Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
242Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
243Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
244Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalis
245Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris
246Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
247Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glauca
248Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
249Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
250PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
251Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis
252Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina
253Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
254Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
255<Slaty Finch>Spodiornis rustica
256Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
257Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
258Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmus
259Rufous-browed HemispingusPoospiza rufosuperciliaris
260Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatus
261Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascens
262Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
263Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
264Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
265Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
266Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
267Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris
268Masked SaltatorSaltator cinctus

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor0
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular3
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.