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# Species:271
# Excl Vagrants:271
# Endemics:21
# Near Endemics:29
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
46Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena iris
47Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
48Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
49Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
50Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
51Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
52White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
53White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

54Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

55Puna SnipeGallinago andina

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

56Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

57Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

58Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

59Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
60Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
61Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
62Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
63White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
64Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
65Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
66Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
67White-throated HawkButeo albigula

 
Owls: Strigidae

68Lesser Horned OwlBubo magellanicus
69Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
70Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

71Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

72Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianus
73Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

74Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps
75Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
76Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

77Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
78Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
79American KestrelFalco sparverius
80Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
81Bat FalconFalco rufigularis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

82<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineola
83Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
84Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius
85<Golden-plumed Parakeet>Leptosittaca branickii
86Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

87Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticeps

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

88Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
89Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolus
90Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalis
91Chestnut AntpittaGrallaria blakei
92Chachapoyas AntpittaGrallaria gravesi
93Leymebamba AntpittaGrallaricula leymebambae

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

94Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilis
95White-winged TapaculoScytalopus krabbei
96Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsi
97Neblina TapaculoScytalopus altirostris
98Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris
99Rufous-vented TapaculoScytalopus femoralis
100Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropus
101Tschudi's TapaculoScytalopus acutirostris

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

102Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
103Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
104Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
105Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
106Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
107Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
108Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serrana
109Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
110Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
111Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutator
112Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
113Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
114Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
115White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis
116Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensis
117Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
118Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilis
119White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosa
120|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensis
121Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
122Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

123Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermedia
124Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
125Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchra
126Bay-vented CotingaDoliornis sclateri
127Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
128Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

129Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

130Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
131Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicus
132Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
133Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
134Yellow-margined FlatbillTolmomyias assimilis
135Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
136Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventris
137White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
138White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
139White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
140Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatus
141Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloides
142Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
143Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
144Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphia
145White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
146Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
147Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
148Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus
149Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
150Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
151Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
152Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurus
153Puna Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola juninensis
154Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
155Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygius
156Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennis
157Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
158Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
159Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
160Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
161Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
162Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskii
163Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchella
164Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracica
165Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
166Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
167d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
168White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
169Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
170Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
171Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
172Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

173Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

174White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

175Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
176Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
177Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
178Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

179House WrenTroglodytes aedon
180Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
181Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
182Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
183Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruana
184Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

185White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

186Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
187White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotis
188Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
189Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
190Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
191Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

192House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

193Puna PipitAnthus brevirostris
194Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

195Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

196Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
197Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
198Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
199Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
200Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

201Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa
202Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

203Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
204Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
205Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
206Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
207Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
208Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
209Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

210Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
211Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
212Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

213Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopis
214White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
215Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
216Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
217Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
218Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
219Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
220Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
221Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralis
222ParduscoNephelornis oneilli
223Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
224Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
225Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
226Golden-backed Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis aureodorsalis
227Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
228Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
229Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
230Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
231Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
232Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analis
233Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskii
234Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardti
235Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
236Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
237Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
238Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
239Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
240Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
241Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
242Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
243White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventre
244Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
245Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
246Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
247Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalis
248Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris
249Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
250Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glauca
251Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
252Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
253PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
254Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis
255Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina
256Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
257Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
258<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rustica
259Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
260Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
261Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmus
262Rufous-browed HemispingusPoospiza rufosuperciliaris
263Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatus
264Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascens
265Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
266Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
267Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
268Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
269Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
270Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris
271Masked 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.