RIO CHONTA VALLEY
PERU
LOCALE
| # Species: | 191 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 191 |
| # Endemics: | 12 |
| # Near Endemics: | 28 |
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.
| 1 | Curve-billed Tinamou | Nothoprocta curvirostris | NE |
| 2 | Purple-throated Sunangel | Heliangelus viola | NE |
| 3 | Bronze-tailed Comet | Polyonymus caroli | E |
| 4 | Gray-bellied Comet | Taphrolesbia griseiventris | E |
| 5 | Green-headed Hillstar | Oreotrochilus stolzmanni | NE |
| 6 | Black Metaltail | Metallura phoebe | E |
| 7 | Rainbow Starfrontlet | Coeligena iris | NE |
| 8 | Short-tailed Woodstar | Myrmia micrura | NE |
| 9 | Purple-collared Woodstar | Myrtis fanny | NE |
| 10 | Spot-throated Hummingbird | Thaumasius taczanowskii | NE |
| 11 | Amazilia Hummingbird | Amazilis amazilia | NE |
| 12 | Black-necked Woodpecker | Colaptes atricollis | E |
| 13 | Andean Parakeet | Bolborhynchus orbygnesius | NE |
| 14 | Pacific Parrotlet | Forpus coelestis | NE |
| 15 | Cordilleran Parakeet | Psittacara frontalus | NE |
| 16 | Marañon Crescentchest | Melanopareia maranonica | NE |
| 17 | Stripe-headed Antpitta | Grallaria andicolus | NE |
| 18 | Cajamarca Antpitta | Grallaria cajamarcae | E |
| 19 | Striated Earthcreeper | Geocerthia serrana | E |
| 20 | Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura pileata | E |
| 21 | Streak-throated Canastero | Asthenes humilis | NE |
| 22 | |Line-cheeked Spinetail| | Cranioleuca antisiensis | NE |
| 23 | Marañon Spinetail | Synallaxis maranonica | NE |
| 24 | Great Spinetail | Synallaxis hypochondriaca | E |
| 25 | Black-crested Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes nigrocristatus | NE |
| 26 | Maranon Tyrannulet | Nesotriccus maranonicus | NE |
| 27 | Fulvous-faced Scrub-Tyrant | Euscarthmus fulviceps | NE |
| 28 | Gray-breasted Flycatcher | Lathrotriccus griseipectus | NE |
| 29 | Tumbes Pewee | Contopus punensis | NE |
| 30 | Jelski's Chat-Tyrant | Silvicultrix jelskii | NE |
| 31 | Piura Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca piurae | E |
| 32 | Long-tailed Mockingbird | Mimus longicaudatus | NE |
| 33 | Marañon Thrush | Turdus maranonicus | NE |
| 34 | Rufous-eared Brushfinch | Atlapetes rufigenis | E |
| 35 | Black-lored Yellowthroat | Geothlypis auricularis | NE |
| 36 | Buff-bellied Tanager | Thlypopsis inornata | NE |
| 37 | Peruvian Sierra Finch | Phrygilus punensis | NE |
| 38 | Tit-like Dacnis | Xenodacnis parina | NE |
| 39 | Rufous-backed Inca-Finch | Incaspiza personata | E |
| 40 | Plain-tailed Warbling Finch | Poospiza alticola | E |
*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
REASON CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 12 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 28 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| BC | Best Seen in This Country | 0 |
| AT | Always a Target | 0 |