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Altitude (m):3300
# Species*:156
# Excl Vagrants*:156
# Endemics*:10
# Near Endemics*:15
*Based on partial or incomplete data.
Habitat: Arid scrub

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

1Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
3Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

4Rock PigeonColumba livia
5Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
6Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
7Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliae
8Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
9White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
10Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

11Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
12Striped CuckooTapera naevia

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

13Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Swifts: Apodidae

14White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
15Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

16Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
17Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus viola
18Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
19Gray-bellied CometTaphrolesbia griseiventris
20Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanni
21Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
22Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
23Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
24Black MetaltailMetallura phoebe
25Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
26Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena iris
27Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
28Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
29Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
30Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
31Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fanny
32White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
33Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciae

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

34Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

35Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

36Puna SnipeGallinago andina

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

37Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

38Snowy EgretEgretta thula
39Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
40Great EgretArdea alba

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

41Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

42Black VultureCoragyps atratus
43Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

44Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
45Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
46Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
47Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus

 
Owls: Strigidae

48Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

49Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
50Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollis
51Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

52Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
53Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
54American KestrelFalco sparverius
55Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
56Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

57Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesius

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

58Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
59Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolus
60Cajamarca AntpittaGrallaria cajamarcae

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

61Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

62Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostris
63Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serrana
64Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
65White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
66Rusty-crowned Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura pileata
67Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
68Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
69Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilis
70|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensis
71Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

72Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

73Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
74White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
75White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
76Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatus
77Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
78Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
79White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
80Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
81Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
82Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
83Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
84Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
85White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
86Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
87Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseus
88Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
89\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora
90Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennis
91Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
92White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicauda
93Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
94Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskii
95Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
96Piura Chat-TyrantOchthoeca piurae
97White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
98Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
99Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

100Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

101White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciata
102Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
103Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

104House WrenTroglodytes aedon
105Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
106Grass WrenCistothorus platensis

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

107White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

108Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
109Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

110House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

111Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

112Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
113Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

114Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
115Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
116Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenis
117Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha
118Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

119Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

120Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis
121Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
122Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
123Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
124Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
125Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

126Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
127Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

128Buff-bellied TanagerThlypopsis inornata
129Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
130Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
131Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
132Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
133Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
134Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
135Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
136Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris
137White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
138Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
139Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
140Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis
141Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina
142Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
143Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
144Gray-winged Inca-FinchIncaspiza ortizi
145Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
146Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
147Plain-tailed Warbling FinchPoospiza alticola
148Bright-rumped Yellow-FinchSicalis uropygialis
149Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
150Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
151Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
152Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
153Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
154Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
155Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus
156Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris

 

 *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 Visitor1
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened1
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered2
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.