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PILLAHUATA

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# Species:327
# Excl Vagrants:327
# Endemics:12
# Near Endemics:41
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.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

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

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

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

 
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
18Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

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

 
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
45Coppery-naped Puffleg**Eriocnemis sapphirophygia
46Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
47White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudii
48Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
49Gould's IncaCoeligena inca
50Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer
51Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
52Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
53Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
54Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
55Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addae
56Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickii
57Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
58Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri
59Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
60White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
61Many-spotted HummingbirdTaphrospilus hypostictus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

62Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoni
63Puna SnipeGallinago andina

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

64Black VultureCoragyps atratus
65Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

66Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori
67Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
68Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
69Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
70Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
71White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
72Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
73/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
74White-throated HawkButeo albigula

 
Owls: Strigidae

75White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
76Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingens
77Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
78Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
79Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
80Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

81Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
82Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
83Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucui
84Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

85Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota
86Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

87Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularis

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

88Bluish-fronted JacamarGalbula cyanescens

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

89Blue-moustached BarbetEubucco versicolor

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

90Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta
91Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
92Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

93Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps
94Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogaster
95Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
96Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
97Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

98Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
99Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
100American KestrelFalco sparverius

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

101&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineola
102Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesius
103Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
104Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosa
105Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius
106Blue-headed MacawPrimolius couloni
107Blue-and-yellow MacawAra ararauna
108Scarlet MacawAra macao
109&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickii
110Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
111White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

112Western Fire-eyePyriglena maura

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

113Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
114Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolus
115White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigula
116Red-and-white AntpittaGrallaria erythroleuca
117Urubamba AntpittaGrallaria occabambae
118Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris
119Leymebamba AntpittaGrallaricula leymebambae

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

120Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsi
121Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergi
122Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris
123White-crowned TapaculoScytalopus atratus

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

124Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissima

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

125Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
126Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
127Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
128Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheranii
129Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
130Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
131Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
132Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
133Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
134Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
135Chestnut-winged HookbillAncistrops strigilatus
136Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutator
137Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
138Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
139Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
140Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensis
141Scribble-tailed CanasteroAsthenes maculicauda
142Puna ThistletailAsthenes helleri
143Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapatae
144Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapilla
145Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtata
146Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
147Dark-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albigularis

 
Manakins: Pipridae

148Yungas ManakinChiroxiphia boliviana

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

149Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermedia
150Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
151Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchra
152Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
153Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla
154Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

155Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
156White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
157Crested BecardPachyramphus validus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

158Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
159Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus
160Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
161Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskii
162Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
163Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicus
164Variegated Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus poecilotis
165Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
166Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
167Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeiceps
168Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
169Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcher
170Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventris
171White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
172White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
173White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
174Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
175Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
176Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
177White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
178\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostris
179Mottle-backed ElaeniaElaenia gigas
180Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
181Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
182Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
183Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
184Bolivian TyrannuletZimmerius bolivianus
185Unadorned FlycatcherMyiophobus inornatus
186Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceus
187Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
188/Eastern Wood-Pewee/Contopus virens
189Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
190White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
191Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
192Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
193Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
194Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchella
195Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracica
196Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
197Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
198d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
199White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
200Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
201Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
202Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
203Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
204Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
205Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalus
206Sulphury FlycatcherTyrannopsis sulphurea
207Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

208Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceiceps
209Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

210White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanus
211Inca JayCyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

212Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
213Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
214Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

215Gray-mantled WrenOdontorchilus branickii
216House WrenTroglodytes aedon
217Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
218Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
219Moustached WrenPheugopedius genibarbis
220Fulvous WrenCinnycerthia fulva
221Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

222White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

223Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
224White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotis
225Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
226Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
227Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
228\Andean Slaty-Thrush\Turdus nigriceps
229Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

230Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
231Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
232Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
233Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
234Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

235Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
236Short-billed ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
237Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
238Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
239Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
240Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
241Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
242Cuzco BrushfinchAtlapetes canigenis
243Black-faced BrushfinchAtlapetes melanolaemus

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

244Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
245Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons
246Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirens
247Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
248Olive OropendolaPsarocolius bifasciatus
249Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
250Southern Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

251Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
252Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
253/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
254Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
255Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
256Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
257Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittata
258Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
259/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
260Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
261Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

262White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
263Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
264Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

265Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatus
266Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
267Parodi's HemispingusKleinothraupis parodii
268Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
269Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps
270Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
271Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
272White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
273Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
274Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
275Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
276Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
277Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
278Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
279Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
280Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
281Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
282Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analis
283Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskii
284Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
285Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
286Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaea
287Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
288Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
289Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctata
290Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
291Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
292Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
293Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
294Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis
295Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
296Golden-eared TanagerTangara chrysotis
297Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
298Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
299Golden TanagerTangara arthus
300Yellow-bellied DacnisDacnis flaviventer
301Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
302Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus
303White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventre
304Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
305Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
306Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
307Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalis
308Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris
309Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
310Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glauca
311Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
312Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
313PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
314Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis
315Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
316&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
317Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmus
318Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
319Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatus
320Chestnut-breasted Mountain-FinchPoospizopsis caesar
321Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascens
322Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
323Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
324BananaquitCoereba flaveola
325Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
326Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
327Golden-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.