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

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Taczanowski's TinamouNothoprocta taczanowskiiNEV
2Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillusNE 
3Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletusRR 
4Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiLC 
5Rufous-breasted Wood-QuailOdontophorus speciosusRR 
6Stripe-faced Wood-QuailOdontophorus ballivianiNE 
7Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosaRR 
8Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraLC 
9Andean PotooNyctibius maculosusLC 
10Wire-crested ThorntailDiscosura popelairiiRR 
11Peruvian PiedtailPhlogophilus hartertiE 
12Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysRR 
13Bearded MountaineerOreonympha nobilisE 
14Scaled MetaltailMetallura aeneocaudaNE 
15Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilisNE 
16White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudiiENT
17Gould's IncaCoeligena incaNE 
18Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayiRR 
19Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addaeNE 
20Many-spotted HummingbirdTaphrospilus hypostictusRR 
21Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoniRR 
22Andean IbisTheristicus branickii NT
23Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriLCEN
24Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collarisLC 
25Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius NT
26Chestnut-tipped ToucanetAulacorhynchus derbianusRR 
27Blue-banded ToucanetAulacorhynchus coeruleicinctisNE 
28Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaRRNT
29Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiRR 
30Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusNE 
31&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickiiRR 
32Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratusRR 
33Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigeraRR 
34White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigulaRR 
35Red-and-white AntpittaGrallaria erythroleucaE 
36Urubamba AntpittaGrallaria occabambaeE 
37Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsiNE 
38Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergiNE 
39Trilling TapaculoScytalopus parvirostrisNE 
40Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissimaRR 
41Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheranii NT
42Rufous-backed TreehunterThripadectes scrutatorNE 
43Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerRR 
44Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicolaLC 
45Streak-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticepsLC 
46Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensisNENT
47Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataE 
48Scribble-tailed CanasteroAsthenes maculicaudaLC 
49Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisNE 
50Puna ThistletailAsthenes helleriNE 
51Rusty-fronted CanasteroAsthenes ottonisE 
52Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapataeE 
53Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapillaE 
54Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeRR 
55Band-tailed FruiteaterPipreola intermediaNE 
56Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataRR 
57Masked FruiteaterPipreola pulchraE 
58Inca FlycatcherLeptopogon taczanowskiiENT
59Handsome FlycatcherNephelomyias pulcherRR 
60Ochraceous-breasted FlycatcherNephelomyias ochraceiventrisNE 
61White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysRR 
62Unstreaked Tit-TyrantUromyias agraphiaE 
63Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterLC 
64Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraLC 
65Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialisRR 
66Bolivian TyrannuletZimmerius bolivianusNE 
67Unadorned FlycatcherMyiophobus inornatusNE 
68White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimusRR 
69Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufusNE 
70Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchellaNE 
71Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracicaNE 
72Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisRR 
73Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorRR 
74Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusRR 
75White-collared JayCyanolyca viridicyanusNENT
76Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecolaRR 
77Grass WrenCistothorus platensisLC 
78Fulvous WrenCinnycerthia fulvaNE 
79White-eared SolitaireEntomodestes leucotisNE 
80Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusRR 
81Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolorRR 
82Cuzco BrushfinchAtlapetes canigenisE 
83Black-faced BrushfinchAtlapetes melanolaemusNE 
84Dusky-green OropendolaPsarocolius atrovirensNE 
85Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotusRR 
86Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thiliusRR 
87Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittataRR 
88Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronataRR 
89Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventrisRR 
90Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopisLC 
91Slaty TanagerCreurgops dentatusNE 
92Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileusRR 
93Parodi's HemispingusKleinothraupis parodiiENT
94Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotisNE 
95Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficepsRR 
96Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephalaRR 
97Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisRR 
98Streak-crowned Mountain TanagerDubusia stictocephalaNE 
99Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventrisNE 
100Golden-collared TanagerIridosornis jelskiiNE 
101Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervixRR 
102Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiRR 
103Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami NT
104White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventreNE 
105Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorRR 
106Moustached FlowerpiercerDiglossa mystacalisNE 
107Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaRR 
108Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisNE 
109Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaNE 
110Drab HemispingusPseudospingus xanthophthalmusNE 
111Black-billed CnemoscopusCnemoscopus chrysogasterNE 
112Three-striped HemispingusPoospiza trifasciatusNE 
113Chestnut-breasted Mountain-FinchPoospizopsis caesarE 
114Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa NT

 

 *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

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic131
LCLocal167
NENear Endemic205
RRRestricted Range326

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.