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SPECIALTIES

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# Species*:180
# Excl Vagrants*:180
# Endemics*:1
# Near Endemics*:19
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
3Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola
4Puna TealSpatula puna
5/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discors
6Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
7White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
8Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
9Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
10Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

11/Chilean Flamingo/Phoenicopterus chilensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

12White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
13Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
14Great GrebePodiceps major
15Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

16Rock PigeonColumba livia
17Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
18West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
19Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

21Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
22Tschudi's NightjarSystellura decussata

 
Swifts: Apodidae

23/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagica

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

24Peruvian SheartailThaumastura cora
25Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fanny
26Oasis HummingbirdRhodopis vesper
27Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

28Paint-billed CrakeMustelirallus erythrops
29Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
30/Sora/Porzana carolina
31Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
32Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca
33\White-winged Coot\Fulica leucoptera
34Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
35Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

36Peruvian Thick-kneeBurhinus superciliaris

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

37Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

38American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
39Blackish OystercatcherHaematopus ater

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

40/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
41/American Golden-Plover/Pluvialis dominica
42\Tawny-throated Dotterel\Oreopholus ruficollis
43Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens
44Snowy PloverCharadrius nivosus
45Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia
46/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatus
47KilldeerCharadrius vociferus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

48/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
49/Hudsonian Godwit/Limosa haemastica
50/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
51/Red Knot/Calidris canutus
52/Surfbird/Calidris virgata
53/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopus
54/Sanderling/Calidris alba
55/Baird's Sandpiper/Calidris bairdii
56/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla
57/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotos
58/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla
59/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauri
60/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseus
61/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolor
62/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus
63/Red Phalarope/Phalaropus fulicarius
64/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
65/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
66/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
67/Willet/Tringa semipalmata
68/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

69/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus
70/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

71/Swallow-tailed Gull/Creagrus furcatus
72/Sabine's Gull/Xema sabini
73Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus
74Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
75Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
76\Gray Gull\Leucophaeus modestus
77/Laughing Gull/Leucophaeus atricilla
78/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcan
79Belcher's GullLarus belcheri
80Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
81Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
82#Yellow-billed Tern#Sternula superciliaris
83Peruvian TernSternula lorata
84#Inca Tern#Larosterna inca
85/Black Tern/Chlidonias niger
86/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo
87|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaea
88South American TernSterna hirundinacea
89/Royal Tern/Thalasseus maximus
90/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensis
91/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegans
92Black SkimmerRynchops niger

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

93Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldti

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

94/Waved Albatross/Phoebastria irrorata

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

95\Wilson's Storm-Petrel\Oceanites oceanicus
96Elliot's Storm-PetrelOceanites gracilis

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

97Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus
98Peruvian Diving-PetrelPelecanoides garnotii

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

99/Magnificent Frigatebird/Fregata magnificens

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

100Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii
101Peruvian BoobySula variegata

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

102Red-legged CormorantPoikilocarbo gaimardi
103Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus
104Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvillii

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

105/Brown Pelican/Pelecanus occidentalis
106Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

107Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
108Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
109Great EgretArdea alba
110Snowy EgretEgretta thula
111Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
112Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
113Striated HeronButorides striata
114Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
115Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

116Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi
117Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

118Black VultureCoragyps atratus
119Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

120/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

121Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
122Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
123Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

124Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

125Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

126Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

127American KestrelFalco sparverius
128Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
129Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

130White-winged ParakeetBrotogeris versicolurus
131Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis
132Scarlet-fronted ParakeetPsittacara wagleri
133Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenys

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

134Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
135Surf CinclodesCinclodes taczanowskii

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

136Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
137\Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet\Camptostoma obsoletum
138White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
139Rufescent FlycatcherMyiophobus rufescens
140/Alder Flycatcher/Empidonax alnorum
141Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
142Short-tailed Field TyrantMuscigralla brevicauda
143Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
144/Eastern Kingbird/Tyrannus tyrannus
145/Fork-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus savana

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

146Inca JayCyanocorax yncas
147White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

148Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
149/Purple Martin/Progne subis
150Peruvian MartinProgne murphyi
151/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
152/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
153/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
154Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

155House WrenTroglodytes aedon

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

156Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

157House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

158Peruvian PipitAnthus peruvianus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

159Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

160Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

161|Bobolink|Dolichonyx oryzivorus
162Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa
163White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannae
164Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
165Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi
166Oriole BlackbirdGymnomystax mexicanus
167Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

168Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

169Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
170Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
171Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
172Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
173Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
174Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana
175Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telasco
176Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplex
177Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
178BananaquitCoereba flaveola
179Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
180Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus

 *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 Visitor50
\\Austral Visitor5
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened14
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered1

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.