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HUASCARAN NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:232
# Excl Vagrants:232
# Endemics:25
# Near Endemics:30

TARGET BIRD LIST

List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.

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1Bronze-tailed CometPolyonymus caroliE
2Gray-bellied CometTaphrolesbia griseiventrisE
3Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanniNE
4Black-breasted HillstarOreotrochilus melanogasterE
5Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceumNE
6Black MetaltailMetallura phoebeE
7Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisNE
8Peruvian SheartailThaumastura coraNE
9Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fannyNE
10Spot-throated HummingbirdThaumasius taczanowskiiNE
11Koepcke's Screech-OwlMegascops koepckeaeNE
12Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratusNE
13Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollisE
14Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusNE
15Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisNE
16Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolusNE
17Ancash TapaculoScytalopus affinisE
18Thick-billed MinerGeositta crassirostrisE
19Dark-winged MinerGeositta saxicolinaE
20Striated EarthcreeperGeocerthia serranaE
21White-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia albigulaNE
22White-bellied CinclodesCinclodes palliatusE
23Rusty-crowned Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura pileataE
24White-browed Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura xenothoraxE
25Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striataNE
26Chestnut-backed ThornbirdPhacellodomus dorsalisE
27Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataE
28Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisNE
29Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibundaNE
30Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaE
31|Line-cheeked Spinetail|Cranioleuca antisiensisNE
32Great SpinetailSynallaxis hypochondriacaE
33White-cheeked CotingaZaratornis stresemanniE
34Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatusNE
35Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesNE
36Ash-breasted Tit-TyrantAnairetes alpinusNE
37Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulvicepsNE
38Taczanowski's Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola griseusNE
39Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiNE
40Piura Chat-TyrantOchthoeca piuraeE
41Peruvian MartinProgne murphyiNE
42Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliarisNE
43Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusNE
44Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenisE
45Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmiNE
46Rusty-bellied BrushfinchAtlapetes nationiE
47Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisNE
48Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaNE
49Great Inca-FinchIncaspiza pulchraE
50Rufous-backed Inca-FinchIncaspiza personataE
51Plain-tailed Warbling FinchPoospiza alticolaE
52Rufous-breasted Warbling FinchPoospiza rubeculaE
53Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisNE
54Raimondi's Yellow-FinchSicalis raimondiiE
55Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplexNE

 

 *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.