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# Species:325
# Excl Vagrants:325
# Endemics:13
# Near Endemics:22
Habitat: 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
2Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata
4Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
5Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacu
6Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii
7Razor-billed CurassowMitu tuberosum

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

8Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus balliviani

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
10Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
11Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
12Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetoura
13White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
14Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
15White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

16Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
17Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

18Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris
19Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
20Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

21Common PotooNyctibius griseus
22Andean PotooNyctibius maculosus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

23Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
24White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
25Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
26White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

27Buff-tailed SicklebillEutoxeres condamini
28Green HermitPhaethornis guy
29Black-throated HermitPhaethornis atrimentalis
30Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
31Geoffroy's DaggerbillSchistes geoffroyi
32Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
33Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
34Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis
35Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
36Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
37Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
38Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
39Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilis
40Emerald-bellied PufflegEriocnemis aline
41Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
42Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
43Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer
44Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
45Peruvian Racket-tailOcreatus peruanus
46Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addae
47Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickii
48Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
49Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri
50White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
51Golden-tailed SapphireChrysuronia oenone
52Sapphire-spangled EmeraldChionomesa lactea
53White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster
54Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicauda

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

55Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

56Black VultureCoragyps atratus
57Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

58Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
59Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
60Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
61Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus
62Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collaris
63Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
64Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
65Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
66White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
67White HawkPseudastur albicollis
68/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
69Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus

 
Owls: Strigidae

70White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
71Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingens
72Cloud-forest Screech-OwlMegascops marshalli
73Band-bellied OwlPulsatrix melanota
74Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
75Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
76Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

77Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
78Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
79Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

80Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

81Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularis
82Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolata

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

83Bluish-fronted JacamarGalbula cyanescens

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

84Blue-chinned Barbet**Eubucco glaucogularis
85Blue-moustached Barbet**Eubucco versicolor

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

86Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
87Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotis
88Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

89Ocellated PiculetPicumnus dorbignyanus
90Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus
91Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
92Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignus
93Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
94Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogaster
95Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
96Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
97Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

98Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
99Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus
100Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
101Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
102Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

103<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineola
104Black-winged ParrotHapalopsittaca melanotis
105Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus
106Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
107Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
108Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephala
109Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius
110Black-capped ParakeetPyrrhura rupicola
111Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
112White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

113Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
114Chestnut-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus palliatus
115Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
116Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor
117Stripe-chested AntwrenMyrmotherula longicauda
118Long-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula longipennis
119Creamy-bellied AntwrenHerpsilochmus motacilloides
120Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticeps
121Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescens
122Western Fire-eyePyriglena maura

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

123Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalis
124Oxapampa AntpittaGrallaria centralis
125Junin AntpittaGrallaria obscura
126Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris
127Leymebamba AntpittaGrallaricula leymebambae

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

128Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris
129Rufous-vented TapaculoScytalopus femoralis
130Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

131Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
132Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
133Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
134Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
135Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
136Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
137Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
138Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
139Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
140Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufum
141Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutator
142Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
143Eastern WoodhaunterAutomolus subulatus
144Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
145Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
146Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtata
147Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
148Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa

 
Manakins: Pipridae

149Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolor

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

150Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchra
151Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla
152Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus
153Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

154Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
155Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
156Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
157White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

158Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
159Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus
160Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
161Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskii
162Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
163Cinnamon-faced TyrannuletPhylloscartes parkeri
164Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicus
165Variegated Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus poecilotis
166Spectacled Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus orbitalis
167Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
168Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
169Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
170Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
171Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectus
172Olive-faced FlycatcherTolmomyias viridiceps
173Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
174Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
175White-lored TyrannuletOrnithion inerme
176White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
177White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
178White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
179Gray ElaeniaMyiopagis caniceps
180Foothill ElaeniaMyiopagis olallai
181\Greenish Elaenia\Myiopagis viridicata
182\Large Elaenia\Elaenia spectabilis
183White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
184\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostris
185Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis
186Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
187Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
188Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
189Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus
190Ashy-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias cinereiceps
191Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
192Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavus
193Slender-footed TyrannuletZimmerius gracilipes
194Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicans
195Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceus
196Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
197/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
198Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
199Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurus
200White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
201Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
202Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
203Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracica
204Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
205Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
206Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
207Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
208Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchoneti
209Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
210Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalus
211\Streaked Flycatcher\Myiodynastes maculatus
212/Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher/Myiodynastes luteiventris
213Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
214Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

215Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
216Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceus
217Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
218Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
219Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

220White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanus
221Inca JayCyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

222Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
223Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
224Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
225Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
226/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

227House WrenTroglodytes aedon
228Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
229Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus
230Coraya WrenPheugopedius coraya
231Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruana
232Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

233White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

234Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
235Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
236/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
237White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotis
238Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
239Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
240Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

241Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
242Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrys
243Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
244Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
245Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
246Bronze-green EuphoniaEuphonia mesochrysa
247Rufous-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia rufiventris
248Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

249Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
250Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
251Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
252Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
253Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
254Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
255Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

256Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
257Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons
258Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirens
259Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

260Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
261/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
262Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
263Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
264Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
265Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
266Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
267/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
268Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
269Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

270White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
271Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

272Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianus
273White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
274Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalis
275Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
276Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
277Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
278Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
279Flame-crested TanagerLoriotus cristatus
280Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
281Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
282Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
283Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
284Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
285Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analis
286Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardti
287Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
288Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
289Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaea
290Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
291Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
292Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctata
293Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
294Silvery TanagerStilpnia viridicollis
295Masked TanagerStilpnia nigrocincta
296Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
297Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
298Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
299Blue-browed TanagerTangara cyanotis
300Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicana
301Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
302Golden-eared TanagerTangara chrysotis
303Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
304Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
305Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
306Golden-collared HoneycreeperIridophanes pulcherrimus
307Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
308Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
309Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
310Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalis
311Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glauca
312Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
313Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
314PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
315<Slaty Finch>Spodiornis rustica
316Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmus
317Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
318Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
319Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
320Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
321BananaquitCoereba flaveola
322Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
323Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
324Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
325Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus

 

 *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 Visitor7
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered0
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.