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# Species:326
# Excl Vagrants:326
# Endemics:12
# Near Endemics:42
Habitat: Temperate forest, cloud 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.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillus
2Black TinamouTinamus osgoodi
3Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

5Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii
6Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
7Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

8Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosus
9Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus balliviani

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
11Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
12Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
13Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
14Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetoura
15Golden-spotted Ground DoveMetriopelia aymara
16White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

17Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
18Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

19Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris
20Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata
21Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyra
22Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

23Andean PotooNyctibius maculosus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

24Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
25White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

26Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutus
27Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
28Geoffroy's DaggerbillSchistes geoffroyi
29Brown VioletearColibri delphinae
30Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
31Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
32Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis
33Wire-crested ThorntailDiscosura popelairii
34Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
35Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
36Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estella
37Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
38Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
39Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficeps
40Bearded MountaineerOreonympha nobilis
41Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
42Scaled MetaltailMetallura aeneocauda
43Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilis
44Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani
45Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
46White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudii
47Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
48Gould's IncaCoeligena inca
49Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer
50Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
51Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
52Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
53Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
54Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addae
55Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickii
56Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
57Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri
58Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
59White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
60Many-spotted HummingbirdTaphrospilus hypostictus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

61Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoni
62Puna SnipeGallinago andina

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

63Black VultureCoragyps atratus
64Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

65Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori
66Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
67Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
68Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
69Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
70White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
71Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
72/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
73White-throated HawkButeo albigula

 
Owls: Strigidae

74White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
75Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingens
76Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
77Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
78Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
79Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

80Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
81Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
82Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucui
83Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

84Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota
85Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

86Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularis

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

87Bluish-fronted JacamarGalbula cyanescens

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

88Blue-moustached BarbetEubucco versicolor

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

89Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta
90Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
91Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

92Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigriceps
93Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogaster
94Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
95Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
96Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

97Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
98Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
99American KestrelFalco sparverius

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

100&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineola
101Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesius
102Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
103Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa
104Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenarius
105Blue-headed MacawPrimolius couloni
106Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna
107Scarlet MacawAra macao
108&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickii
109Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
110White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

111Western Fire-eyePyriglena maura

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

112Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
113Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolus
114White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigula
115Red-and-white AntpittaGrallaria erythroleuca
116Urubamba AntpittaGrallaria occabambae
117Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris
118Leymebamba AntpittaGrallaricula leymebambae

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

119Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsi
120Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergi
121Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris
122White-crowned TapaculoScytalopus atratus

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

123Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissima

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

124Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
125Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
126Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
127Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheranii
128Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
129Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
130Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
131Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
132Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
133Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
134Chestnut-winged HookbillAncistrops strigilatus
135Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutator
136Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
137Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
138Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
139Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensis
140Scribble-tailed CanasteroAsthenes maculicauda
141Puna ThistletailAsthenes helleri
142Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapatae
143Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapilla
144Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtata
145Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
146Dark-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albigularis

 
Manakins: Pipridae

147Yungas ManakinChiroxiphia boliviana

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

148Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermedia
149Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
150Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchra
151Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
152Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla
153Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

154Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
155White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
156Crested BecardPachyramphus validus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

157Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
158Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus
159Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
160Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskii
161Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
162Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicus
163Variegated Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus poecilotis
164Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
165Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
166Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeiceps
167Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
168Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcher
169Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventris
170White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
171White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
172White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
173Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
174Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
175Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
176White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
177\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostris
178Mottle-backed ElaeniaElaenia gigas
179Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
180Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
181Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
182Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialis
183Bolivian TyrannuletZimmerius bolivianus
184Unadorned FlycatcherMyiophobus inornatus
185Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceus
186Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
187/Eastern Wood-Pewee/Contopus virens
188Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
189White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
190Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
191Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
192Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
193Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchella
194Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracica
195Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
196Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
197d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
198White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
199Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
200Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
201Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
202Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
203Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
204Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalus
205Sulphury FlycatcherTyrannopsis sulphurea
206Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

207Rufous-fronted GreenletTunchironis ferrugeifrons
208Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

209White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanus
210Green JayCyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

211Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
212Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
213Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

214Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickii
215Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
216Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
217Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
218Moustached WrenPheugopedius genibarbis
219Fulvous WrenCinnycerthia fulva
220Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

221White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

222Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
223White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotis
224Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
225\Andean Slaty-Thrush\Turdus nigriceps
226Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
227Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
228Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

229Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
230Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
231Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
232Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
233Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

234Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
235Short-billed ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
236Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
237Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
238Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
239Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
240Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
241Cuzco BrushfinchAtlapetes canigenis
242Black-faced BrushfinchAtlapetes melanolaemus

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

243Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
244Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons
245Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirens
246Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
247Olive OropendolaPsarocolius bifasciatus
248Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
249Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

250Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
251Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
252/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
253Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
254Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
255Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
256Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittata
257Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
258/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
259Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
260Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

261White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
262Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
263Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

264Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatus
265Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
266Parodi's HemispingusKleinothraupis parodii
267Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
268Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps
269Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
270Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
271White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
272Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
273Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
274Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
275Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
276Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
277Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
278Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
279Streak-crowned Mountain TanagerDubusia stictocephala
280Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
281Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analis
282Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskii
283Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
284Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
285Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaea
286Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
287Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
288Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctata
289Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
290Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
291Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
292Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
293Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis
294Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
295Golden-eared TanagerTangara chrysotis
296Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
297Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
298Golden TanagerTangara arthus
299Yellow-bellied DacnisDacnis flaviventer
300Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
301Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus
302White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventre
303Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
304Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
305Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
306Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalis
307Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris
308Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
309Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glauca
310Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
311Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
312PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
313Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis
314Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
315&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
316Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmus
317Black-billed CnemoscopusCnemoscopus chrysogaster
318Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatus
319Chestnut-breasted Mountain-FinchPoospizopsis caesar
320Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascens
321Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
322Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
323BananaquitCoereba flaveola
324Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
325Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
326Golden-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 Visitor4
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular3
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
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.