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BOSQUE SHOLLET

PERULOCALE

# Species:332
# Excl Vagrants:332
# 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
3Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata
5Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
6Spix's GuanPenelope jacquacu
7Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii
8Razor-billed CurassowMitu tuberosum

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

9Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus balliviani

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
11Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
12Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
13Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
14Maroon-chested Ground DoveParaclaravis mondetoura
15White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
16Gray-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
17White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
19Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

20Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris
21Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
22Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

23Common PotooNyctibius griseus
24Andean PotooNyctibius maculosus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

25Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
26White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
27Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
28White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

29Buff-tailed SicklebillEutoxeres condamini
30Green HermitPhaethornis guy
31Black-throated HermitPhaethornis atrimentalis
32Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
33Geoffroy's DaggerbillSchistes geoffroyi
34Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
35Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
36Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis
37Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
38Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
39Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
40Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
41Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilis
42Emerald-bellied PufflegEriocnemis aline
43Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
44Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
45Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer
46Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
47Peruvian Racket-tailOcreatus peruanus
48Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addae
49Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickii
50Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
51Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri
52White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
53Golden-tailed SapphireChrysuronia oenone
54Sapphire-spangled EmeraldChionomesa lactea
55White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster
56Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicauda

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

57Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

58/Baird's Sandpiper/Calidris bairdii

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

59Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

60Black VultureCoragyps atratus
61Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

62Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
63Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
64Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannus
65Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus
66Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collaris
67Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
68Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
69Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
70White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
71White HawkPseudastur albicollis
72/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
73Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus

 
Owls: Strigidae

74White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
75Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingens
76Cloud-forest Screech-OwlMegascops marshalli
77Band-bellied OwlPulsatrix melanota
78Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
79Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
80Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

81Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
82Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
83Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

84Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

85Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularis
86Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolata

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

87Bluish-fronted JacamarGalbula cyanescens

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

88Blue-chinned Barbet**Eubucco glaucogularis
89Blue-moustached BarbetEubucco versicolor

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

90Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
91Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotis
92Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

93Ocellated PiculetPicumnus dorbignyanus
94Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatus
95Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
96Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignus
97Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps
98Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
99Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogaster
100Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
101Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
102Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

103Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
104Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus
105Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
106Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
107Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

108&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineola
109Black-winged ParrotHapalopsittaca melanotis
110Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus
111Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
112Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
113Yellow-crowned ParrotAmazona ochrocephala
114Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius
115Black-capped ParakeetPyrrhura rupicola
116Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
117White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

118Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
119Chestnut-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus palliatus
120Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
121Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor
122Stripe-chested AntwrenMyrmotherula longicauda
123Long-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula longipennis
124Creamy-bellied AntwrenHerpsilochmus motacilloides
125Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticeps
126Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescens
127Western Fire-eyePyriglena maura

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

128Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalis
129Oxapampa AntpittaGrallaria centralis
130Junin AntpittaGrallaria obscura
131Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris
132Leymebamba AntpittaGrallaricula leymebambae

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

133Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris
134Rufous-vented TapaculoScytalopus femoralis
135Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

136Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
137Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
138Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
139Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
140Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
141Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
142Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
143Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
144Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
145Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufum
146Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleanerDendroma erythropterum
147Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutator
148Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
149Eastern WoodhaunterAutomolus subulatus
150Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
151Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
152Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtata
153Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
154Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa

 
Manakins: Pipridae

155Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolor

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

156Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchra
157Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla
158Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus
159Red-ruffed FruitcrowPyroderus scutatus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

160Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
161Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
162Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
163White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

164Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
165Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus
166Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
167Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskii
168Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
169Cinnamon-faced TyrannuletPhylloscartes parkeri
170Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicus
171Variegated Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus poecilotis
172Spectacled Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus orbitalis
173Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
174Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
175Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
176Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
177Western Olivaceous FlatbillRhynchocyclus aequinoctialis
178Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectus
179Olive-faced FlatbillTolmomyias viridiceps
180Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
181Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
182White-lored TyrannuletOrnithion inerme
183White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
184White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
185White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
186Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
187Choco ElaeniaMyiopagis parambae
188\Greenish Elaenia\Myiopagis viridicata
189\Large Elaenia\Elaenia spectabilis
190White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
191\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostris
192Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis
193Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
194Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
195Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
196Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus
197Ashy-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias cinereiceps
198Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis
199Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavus
200Slender-footed TyrannuletZimmerius gracilipes
201Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicans
202Olive FlycatcherMitrephanes olivaceus
203Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
204/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
205Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
206Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurus
207White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
208Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
209Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
210Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracica
211Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
212Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
213Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
214Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
215Lemon-browed FlycatcherConopias cinchoneti
216Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
217Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalus
218\Streaked Flycatcher\Myiodynastes maculatus
219/Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher/Myiodynastes luteiventris
220Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
221Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

222Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
223Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceus
224Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
225Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
226Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

227White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanus
228Inca JayCyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

229/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
230Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
231Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
232Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
233Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

234House WrenTroglodytes aedon
235Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
236Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus
237Coraya WrenPheugopedius coraya
238Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruana
239Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

240White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

241Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
242Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
243/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
244White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotis
245Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
246Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
247Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

248Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
249Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrys
250Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
251Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
252Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
253Bronze-green EuphoniaEuphonia mesochrysa
254Rufous-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia rufiventris
255Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

256Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
257Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
258Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
259Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
260Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
261Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
262Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

263Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
264Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons
265Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirens
266Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

267Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
268/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
269Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
270Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
271Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
272Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
273Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
274/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
275Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
276Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

277White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
278Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

279Magpie TanagerCissopis leverianus
280White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
281Rufous-crested TanagerCreurgops verticalis
282Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
283Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
284Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
285Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
286Flame-crested TanagerLoriotus cristatus
287Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
288Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
289Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
290Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
291Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
292Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analis
293Yellow-scarfed TanagerIridosornis reinhardti
294Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
295Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
296Orange-eared TanagerChlorochrysa calliparaea
297Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
298Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
299Spotted TanagerIxothraupis punctata
300Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
301Silvery TanagerStilpnia viridicollis
302Masked TanagerStilpnia nigrocincta
303Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
304Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
305Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
306Blue-browed TanagerTangara cyanotis
307Turquoise TanagerTangara mexicana
308Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
309Golden-eared TanagerTangara chrysotis
310Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
311Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
312Blue DacnisDacnis cayana
313Golden-collared HoneycreeperIridophanes pulcherrimus
314Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
315Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
316Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
317Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalis
318Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glauca
319Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
320Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
321PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
322&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
323Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmus
324Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
325Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
326Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
327Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
328BananaquitCoereba flaveola
329Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
330Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
331Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
332Slate-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 Visitor8
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]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.