MERIDA
VENEZUELA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 256 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 256 |
| # Endemics: | 7 |
| # Near Endemics: | 11 |
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.*
| 1 | Band-tailed Guan | Penelope argyrotis | NE | |
| 2 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens | NT | |
| 3 | Orange-throated Sunangel | Heliangelus mavors | NE | |
| 4 | Merida Sunangel | Heliangelus spencei | E | |
| 5 | White-bearded Helmetcrest | Oxypogon lindenii | E | |
| 6 | Coppery-bellied Puffleg | Eriocnemis cupreoventris | NE | NT |
| 7 | Green Inca | Coeligena conradii | NE | |
| 8 | Buff-tailed Coronet | Boissonneaua flavescens | RR | |
| 9 | Narrow-tailed Emerald | Chlorostilbon stenurus | NE | |
| 10 | Lazuline Sabrewing | Campylopterus falcatus | LC | |
| 11 | Steely-vented Hummingbird | Saucerottia saucerottei | NE | |
| 12 | Green-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia viridigaster | NE | |
| 13 | Black-and-chestnut Eagle | Spizaetus isidori | EN | |
| 14 | Groove-billed Toucanet | Aulacorhynchus sulcatus | NE | |
| 15 | Rose-headed Parakeet | Pyrrhura rhodocephala | E | |
| 16 | Golden-breasted Fruiteater | Pipreola aureopectus | NE | |
| 17 | Spectacled Tyrannulet | Zimmerius improbus | NE | |
| 18 | Rufous-browed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca superciliosa | E | |
| 19 | Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Catharus aurantiirostris | RR | |
| 20 | Andean Siskin | Spinus spinescens | LC | |
| 21 | Moustached Brushfinch | Atlapetes albofrenatus | NE | |
| 22 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | NT | |
| 23 | Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | NT | |
| 24 | Cerulean Warbler | Setophaga cerulea | NT | |
| 25 | Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | NT | |
| 26 | White-fronted Redstart | Myioborus albifrons | E | NT |
| 27 | Gray-capped Hemispingus | Kleinothraupis reyi | E | NT |
| 28 | Crimson-backed Tanager | Ramphocelus dimidiatus | LC | |
| 29 | Blue-and-black Tanager | Tangara vassorii | LC | |
| 30 | Beryl-spangled Tanager | Tangara nigroviridis | LC | |
| 31 | Saffron-crowned Tanager | Tangara xanthocephala | LC | |
| 32 | White-sided Flowerpiercer | Diglossa albilatera | LC | |
| 33 | Slaty-backed Hemispingus | Poospiza goeringi | E | NT |
| 34 | Paramo Seedeater | Catamenia 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
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 47 |
| LC | Local | 43 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 96 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 54 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 10 |
| V | Vulnerable | 0 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.