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# Species:232
# Excl Vagrants:232
# Endemics:24
# Near Endemics:32

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaLC 
2Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosaRR 
3/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagica V
4Bronze-tailed CometPolyonymus caroliE 
5Gray-bellied CometTaphrolesbia griseiventrisEEN
6Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanniNE 
7Black-breasted HillstarOreotrochilus melanogasterE 
8Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceumNE 
9Black MetaltailMetallura phoebeE 
10Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisNE 
11Peruvian SheartailThaumastura coraNE 
12Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyNE 
13Spot-throated HummingbirdThaumasius taczanowskiiNE 
14Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchelliiLCNT
15/Chilean Flamingo/Phoenicopterus chilensis NT
16Andean IbisTheristicus branickii NT
17Andean CondorVultur gryphus V
18Koepcke's Screech-OwlMegascops koepckeaeNE 
19Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratusNE 
20Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollisE 
21Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusNE 
22Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisNE 
23Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolusNE 
24Ancash TapaculoScytalopus affinisE 
25Thick-billed MinerGeositta crassirostrisE 
26Dark-winged MinerGeositta saxicolinaE 
27Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serranaE 
28White-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia albigulaNE 
29White-bellied CinclodesCinclodes palliatusECR
30Rusty-crowned Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura pileataE 
31White-browed Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura xenothoraxEEN
32Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striataNE 
33Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicolaLC 
34Chestnut-backed ThornbirdPhacellodomus dorsalisENT
35Dark-winged CanasteroAsthenes arequipaeLC 
36Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulataRR 
37Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataE 
38Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisNE 
39Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibundaNE 
40Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaE 
41|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensisNE 
42Great SpinetailSynallaxis hypochondriacaENT
43White-cheeked CotingaZaratornis stresemanniEV
44Pacific Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma sclateriNE 
45White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysRR 
46Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatusNE 
47Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesNE 
48Ash-breasted Tit-TyrantAnairetes alpinusNEEN
49Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraLC 
50Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulvicepsNE 
51White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimusRR 
52Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseusNE 
53\Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola frontalisRR 
54White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicaudaLCV
55Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiNE 
56Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisRR 
57Piura Chat-TyrantOchthoeca piuraeE 
58Peruvian MartinProgne murphyiNENT
59Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecolaRR 
60Grass WrenCistothorus platensisLC 
61Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliarisNE 
62Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusNE 
63Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusRR 
64Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostrisRR 
65Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenisE 
66Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaRR 
67Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiNE 
68Rusty-bellied BrushfinchAtlapetes nationiE 
69Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristataRR 
70Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami NT
71Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisNE 
72Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculiferaRR 
73Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaNE 
74Great Inca-FinchIncaspiza pulchraE 
75Rufous-backed Inca-FinchIncaspiza personataE 
76Plain-tailed Warbling FinchPoospiza alticolaEEN
77Rufous-breasted Warbling FinchPoospiza rubeculaEEN
78Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisNE 
79Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaRR 
80Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaLC 
81Raimondi's Yellow-FinchSicalis raimondiiNE 
82Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplexNE 
83Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa NT

 

 *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.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic131
LCLocal167
NENear Endemic209
RRRestricted Range324

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered5
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.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescriptionCodeDescription
EEndemicLCLocal
NENear EndemicRRRestricted Range

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1Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaLC
2Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosaRR
3/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagica 
4Bronze-tailed CometPolyonymus caroliE
5Gray-bellied CometTaphrolesbia griseiventrisE
6Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanniNE
7Black-breasted HillstarOreotrochilus melanogasterE
8Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceumNE
9Black MetaltailMetallura phoebeE
10Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisNE
11Peruvian SheartailThaumastura coraNE
12Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyNE
13Spot-throated HummingbirdThaumasius taczanowskiiNE
14Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchelliiLC
15/Chilean Flamingo/Phoenicopterus chilensis 
16Andean IbisTheristicus branickii 
17Andean CondorVultur gryphus 
18Koepcke's Screech-OwlMegascops koepckeaeNE
19Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratusNE
20Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollisE
21Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusNE
22Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisNE
23Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolusNE
24Ancash TapaculoScytalopus affinisE
25Thick-billed MinerGeositta crassirostrisE
26Dark-winged MinerGeositta saxicolinaE
27Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serranaE
28White-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia albigulaNE
29White-bellied CinclodesCinclodes palliatusE
30Rusty-crowned Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura pileataE
31White-browed Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura xenothoraxE
32Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striataNE
33Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicolaLC
34Chestnut-backed ThornbirdPhacellodomus dorsalisE
35Dark-winged CanasteroAsthenes arequipaeLC
36Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulataRR
37Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataE
38Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisNE
39Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibundaNE
40Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaE
41|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensisNE
42Great SpinetailSynallaxis hypochondriacaE
43White-cheeked CotingaZaratornis stresemanniE
44Pacific Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma sclateriNE
45White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysRR
46Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatusNE
47Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesNE
48Ash-breasted Tit-TyrantAnairetes alpinusNE
49Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraLC
50Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulvicepsNE
51White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimusRR
52Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseusNE
53\Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola frontalisRR
54White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicaudaLC
55Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiNE
56Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisRR
57Piura Chat-TyrantOchthoeca piuraeE
58Peruvian MartinProgne murphyiNE
59Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecolaRR
60Grass WrenCistothorus platensisLC
61Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliarisNE
62Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusNE
63Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusRR
64Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostrisRR
65Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenisE
66Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaRR
67Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiNE
68Rusty-bellied BrushfinchAtlapetes nationiE
69Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristataRR
70Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami 
71Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisNE
72Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculiferaRR
73Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaNE
74Great Inca-FinchIncaspiza pulchraE
75Rufous-backed Inca-FinchIncaspiza personataE
76Plain-tailed Warbling FinchPoospiza alticolaE
77Rufous-breasted Warbling FinchPoospiza rubeculaE
78Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisNE
79Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaRR
80Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaLC
81Raimondi's Yellow-FinchSicalis raimondiiNE
82Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplexNE
83Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa