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CHAMAYA VALLEY

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# Species:90
# Excl Vagrants:90
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:16

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

1Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupaGA,TP

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicolaCH,GA,TP

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttataGA,TP

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

4Rock PigeonColumba liviaGA,TP
5Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataGA,TP
6Peruvian PigeonPatagioenas oenopsGA,TP
7Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaGA
8Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiGA
9Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyiCH,GA,TP
10Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruzianaCH,GA,TP
11Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaCH,GA,TP
12Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliaeCH,GA
13White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiCH,GA,TP
14West Peruvian DoveZenaida melodaTP
15Eared DoveZenaida auriculataCH,GA,TP

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

16Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniGA,TP
17Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisCH,GA,TP
18Striped CuckooTapera naeviaCH,GA,TP
19Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaGA,TP
20Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusGA

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

21Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisCH,GA,TP
22Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostrisCH,GA
23Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisGA
24Scrub NightjarNyctidromus anthonyiCH,GA,TP

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

25Common PotooNyctibius griseusGA

 
Swifts: Apodidae

26Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaGA,TP
27White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisGA,TP
28White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusTP
29Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolusTP

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

30Gray-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularisCH,GA,TP
31Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusCH,TP
32Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansGA,TP
33Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysTP
34Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingiiTP
35Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinaTP
36Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennisTP
37Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligenaTP
38Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsiiTP
39Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateriTP
40Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisTP
41Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyCH,GA,TP
42White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantGA,TP
43Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombusGA,TP
44Spot-throated HummingbirdThaumasius taczanowskiiCH,GA,TP
45Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaGA,TP
46Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciaeGA,TP

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

47Paint-billed CrakeMustelirallus erythropsTP
48Spotted RailPardirallus maculatusCH,TP
49Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentusTP
50Common GallinuleGallinula galeataCH,TP
51Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaGA,TP
52Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisGA

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

53Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanusCH,TP
54KilldeerCharadrius vociferusGA
55Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisTP

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

56Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusGA,TP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

57Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumTP
58Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxTP
59Snowy EgretEgretta thulaCH,GA,TP
60Striated HeronButorides striataCH,GA,TP
61Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisCH,GA,TP
62Great EgretArdea albaCH,GA,TP
63Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiGA

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

64Black VultureCoragyps atratusCH,GA,TP
65Turkey VultureCathartes auraCH,GA,TP

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

66OspreyPandion haliaetusCH,GA,TP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

67Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiCH,GA,TP
68Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusGA
69Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusTP
70Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisTP
71Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensGA
72Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisGA,TP
73Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisGA,TP
74Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusCH,GA,TP
75White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusCH,GA
76Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosomaCH,GA,TP
77Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusGA,TP
78Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusTP
79Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusGA

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

80Barn OwlTyto albaGA

 
Owls: Strigidae

81Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratusGA,TP
82Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanumCH,GA,TP
83Stygian OwlAsio stygiusGA

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

84Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataGA,TP
85Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaTP
86Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaCH,TP

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

87Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivittaTP

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

88Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateriTP
89Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatusTP
90Little WoodpeckerDryobates passerinusCH,GA,TP
91Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerDryobates callonotusGA,TP
92Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusGA
93Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusGA

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

94Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansGA,TP
95American KestrelFalco sparveriusCH,GA,TP
96Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusGA,TP

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

97Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisCH,GA,TP
98Military MacawAra militarisTP
99Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalusCH,GA,TP
100Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratusTP

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

101Great AntshrikeTaraba majorGA,TP
102Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusGA,TP
103Lined AntshrikeThamnophilus tenuepunctatusGA,TP
104Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardiCH,GA,TP
105Marañon Slaty-Antshrike**Thamnophilus leucogasterGA,TP
106Northern Slaty-AntshrikeThamnophilus punctatusCH,GA,TP

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

107Marañon CrescentchestMelanopareia maranonicaCH,GA,TP

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

108Unicolored TapaculoScytalopus unicolorGA

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

109Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansGA,TP
110Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopusCH,GA,TP
111Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifronsCH,GA,TP
112Chestnut-backed ThornbirdPhacellodomus dorsalisGA
113Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensisGA
114Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeGA
115Marañon SpinetailSynallaxis maranonicaCH,GA,TP
116Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothoraxGA
117Chinchipe SpinetailSynallaxis chinchipensisCH,GA,TP

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

118Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiTP

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

119Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridisGA,TP
120Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurusGA
121Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salviniGA,TP

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

122Tawny-breasted FlycatcherMyiobius villosusTP

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

123Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumCH,GA,TP
124Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensGA
125Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusTP
126Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaTP
127Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumCH,GA,TP
128White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterusGA
129Maranon TyrannuletNesotriccus maranonicusCH,GA,TP
130Northern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus incomtusCH,GA
131Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterCH,GA,TP
132White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsGA
133Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisGA,TP
134Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraTP
135Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaTP
136Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulvicepsCH,GA,TP
137Gray-and-white TyrannuletPseudelaenia leucospodiaGA
138Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusGA
139Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrusCH,GA,TP
140Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectusGA,TP
141Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisGA
142Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumGA
143Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansTP
144Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusCH,GA,TP
145Short-tailed Field TyrantMuscigralla brevicaudaCH,GA,TP
146Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferGA,TP
147Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalusCH,GA,TP
148Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotesGA,TP
149Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusCH,GA,TP
150Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusGA,TP
151Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictorGA
152Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisGA,TP
153Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusGA
154Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusCH,GA,TP

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

155Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisCH,GA,TP
156Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysGA
157Chivi VireoVireo chiriGA,TP

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

158Inca JayCyanocorax yncasCH,GA,TP

 
Donacobius: Donacobiidae

159Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapillaTP

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

160White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventerTP
161Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaGA,TP
162Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisGA,TP
163Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaGA,TP
164Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipesTP
165Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murinaTP
166Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaGA

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

167Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaCH,GA,TP
168Marañon Gnatcatcher**Polioptila majorGA,TP

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

169House WrenTroglodytes aedonCH,GA,TP
170Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusCH,GA,TP
171Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateriGA,TP
172Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliarisGA,TP

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

173Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusCH,GA,TP

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

174Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusGA,TP
175Marañon ThrushTurdus maranonicusCH,GA,TP
176Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterCH,TP
177Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguancoTP
178Andean Slaty-ThrushTurdus nigricepsTP
179Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusTP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

180House SparrowPasser domesticusCH,GA,TP

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

181Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyaneaTP
182Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chloroticaCH,GA,TP
183Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisTP
184Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaCH,GA,TP
185Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusGA,TP

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

186Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularisGA
187Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifronsGA
188Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilisTP
189Black-capped SparrowArremon abeilleiGA,TP
190Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisCH,GA,TP
191Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiTP
192Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaTP

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

193Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosaGA,TP
194Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaTP
195White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannaeGA
196Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasCH,GA,TP
197Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisCH,GA,TP
198Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusCH,GA
199Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewicziCH,GA,TP
200Oriole BlackbirdGymnomystax mexicanusCH

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

201Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiGA,TP
202Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fuscaTP
203Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusGA,TP

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

204Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaCH,GA,TP
205Summer TanagerPiranga rubraCH
206Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaCH
207Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogasterCH,GA,TP

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

208Buff-bellied TanagerThlypopsis inornataGA,TP
209Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornataTP
210White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusCH,GA,TP
211Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carboGA,TP
212Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephalaTP
213Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferiiTP
214Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosusTP
215Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosusTP
216Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaTP
217Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensisTP
218Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusCH,GA,TP
219Palm TanagerThraupis palmarumGA,TP
220Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervixTP
221Silvery TanagerStilpnia viridicollisCH,TP
222Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollisTP
223Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiTP
224Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisTP
225Paradise TanagerTangara chilensisGA,TP
226Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolaTP
227Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephalaTP
228Blue DacnisDacnis cayanaTP
229Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereumGA,TP
230White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilateraTP
231Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoidesTP
232Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaTP
233Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejusCH
234Little Inca-FinchIncaspiza watkinsiCH,GA,TP
235Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaCH,GA,TP
236Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaCH,GA,TP
237Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telascoCH,GA,TP
238Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplexCH,GA,TP
239Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosaCH,GA,TP
240Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisGA,TP
241Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analisTP
242Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatusCH,GA,TP
243BananaquitCoereba flaveolaCH,GA,TP
244Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurusCH,GA,TP
245Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusCH,GA,TP

 

 *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 Visitor3
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened1
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered1

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.