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WAYQECHA BIOLOGICAL STATION

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Altitude (m):2200-3700
# Species:330
# Excl Vagrants:330
# Endemics:15
# Near Endemics:40
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

1Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii
2Taczanowski's TinamouNothoprocta taczanowskii
3Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillus
4Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5Andean GooseOressochen melanoptera
6Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
7Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
8Puna TealSpatula puna
9Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
10Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
11Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

12Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii
13Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
14Speckled ChachalacaOrtalis guttata

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

15Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosus
16Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus balliviani

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

17Rock PigeonColumba livia
18Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
19Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
20Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliae
21White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
22Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

23Common Squirrel-CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

24Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris
25Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata
26Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyra
27Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

28Andean PotooNyctibius maculosus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

29Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
30White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

31Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
32Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
33Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis
34Wire-crested ThorntailDiscosura popelairii
35Peruvian PiedtailPhlogophilus harterti
36Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
37Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
38Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estella
39Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
40Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
41Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficeps
42Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
43Bearded MountaineerOreonympha nobilis
44Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
45Scaled MetaltailMetallura aeneocauda
46Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilis
47Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani
48Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
49White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudii
50Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
51Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
52Gould's IncaCoeligena inca
53Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer
54Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
55Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
56Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
57Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
58Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addae
59Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
60Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri
61Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
62White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
63Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcata
64Many-spotted HummingbirdTaphrospilus hypostictus
65Golden-tailed SapphireChrysuronia oenone
66White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

67Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
68Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
69Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

70Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

71Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoni
72/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolor
73/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
74/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

75Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

76White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

77Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi
78Andean IbisTheristicus branickii

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

79Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
80Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

81Black VultureCoragyps atratus
82Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

83Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori
84Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
85Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
86Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collaris
87Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
88Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
89Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
90Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
91White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
92Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
93Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
94/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
95White-throated HawkButeo albigula

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

96American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

97White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
98Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingens
99Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
100Amazonian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium hardyi
101Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
102Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

103Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
104Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
105Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

106Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

107Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularis

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

108Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianus
109Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
110Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

111Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigriceps
112Crimson-bellied WoodpeckerCampephilus haematogaster
113Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
114Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
115Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

116Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
117Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
118American KestrelFalco sparverius
119Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
120Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

121Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesius
122Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
123Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenarius
124&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickii
125Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
126White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

127Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
128Foothill StipplethroatEpinecrophylla spodionota

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

129Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
130White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigula
131Red-and-white AntpittaGrallaria erythroleuca
132Urubamba AntpittaGrallaria occabambae
133Leymebamba AntpittaGrallaricula leymebambae

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

134Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsi
135Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergi
136Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostris
137White-crowned TapaculoScytalopus atratus

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

138Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisona
139Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissima

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

140Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostris
141Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
142Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
143Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheranii
144Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
145Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
146Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
147Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
148Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutator
149Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
150Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens
151Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
152Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
153Streak-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticeps
154Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensis
155Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgata
156Scribble-tailed CanasteroAsthenes maculicauda
157Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilis
158Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
159Puna ThistletailAsthenes helleri
160Rusty-fronted CanasteroAsthenes ottonis
161Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapatae
162Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapilla
163Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

164Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermedia
165Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
166Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchra
167Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
168Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla
169Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

170Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

171Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
172Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
173Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskii
174Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
175Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
176Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
177Fulvous-breasted FlatbillRhynchocyclus fulvipectus
178Yellow-margined FlatbillTolmomyias assimilis
179Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
180Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcher
181Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventris
182White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
183White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
184White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
185Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
186Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
187Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphia
188Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
189White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
190\Small-billed Elaenia\Elaenia parvirostris
191Mottle-backed ElaeniaElaenia gigas
192Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
193Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
194Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
195Black-capped TyrannuletTyranniscus nigrocapillus
196Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialis
197Bolivian TyrannuletZimmerius bolivianus
198Unadorned FlycatcherMyiophobus inornatus
199Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
200Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
201White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
202Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
203Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
204\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora
205Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennis
206Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
207Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
208Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
209Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
210Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchella
211Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracica
212Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
213Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
214d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
215White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
216Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
217Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
218Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalus
219Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

220Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

221White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanus
222Green JayCyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

223Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
224Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
225Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
226Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

227Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
228Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
229Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
230Moustached WrenPheugopedius genibarbis
231Fulvous WrenCinnycerthia fulva
232Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

233White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

234Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
235Speckled Nightingale-ThrushCatharus maculatus
236/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
237White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotis
238Pale-eyed ThrushTurdus leucops
239Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
240Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
241Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

242Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

243Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
244Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
245Olivaceous SiskinSpinus olivaceus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

246Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
247Short-billed ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
248Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
249Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
250Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
251Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
252Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolor
253Cuzco BrushfinchAtlapetes canigenis
254Black-faced BrushfinchAtlapetes melanolaemus

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

255Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
256Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirens
257Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
258Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotus
259Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

260/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
261Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
262Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
263Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
264Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittata
265Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
266Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
267Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

268White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
269Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
270Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

271Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopis
272Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatus
273Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
274Parodi's HemispingusKleinothraupis parodii
275Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
276Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
277Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps
278Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
279Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
280Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
281Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
282Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
283Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
284Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
285Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
286Streak-crowned Mountain TanagerDubusia stictocephala
287Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
288Yellow-throated TanagerIridosornis analis
289Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskii
290Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
291Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
292Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
293Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervix
294Silvery TanagerStilpnia viridicollis
295Masked TanagerStilpnia nigrocincta
296Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
297Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
298Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
299Paradise TanagerTangara chilensis
300Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
301Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
302Golden TanagerTangara arthus
303Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
304Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami
305White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventre
306Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
307Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
308Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
309Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalis
310Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris
311Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
312Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glauca
313Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
314Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
315PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
316Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis
317Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina
318Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
319Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
320&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
321Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
322Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
323Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmus
324Black-billed CnemoscopusCnemoscopus chrysogaster
325Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatus
326Chestnut-breasted Mountain-FinchPoospizopsis caesar
327Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
328Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
329Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
330Golden-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 Visitor6
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened11
VVulnerable1
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.