ECUADOR SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

Remote Species

NEOTROPICS ECUADOR

Area (SqMi):98,985
# Species:1686
# Excl Vagrants:1601
# Endemics:44
# Near Endemics:194
Species/1000 SqMi:16.2

OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE NEOTROPICS

BIRDING LOCALES

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic32
LCLocal13
NENear Endemic12
RRRestricted Range11

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable12
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered4

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.

 

List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

1Orinoco GooseOressochen jubataLCNT
2Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaLC 
3Wattled CurassowCrax globulosaLCEN
4Galapagos DoveZenaida galapagoensisENT
5Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopygaLC 
6White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisRR 
7Blue-throated HillstarOreotrochilus cyanolaemusECR
8Black-thighed PufflegEriocnemis derbyiNENT
9Turquoise-throated PufflegEriocnemis godiniECR
10Spot-throated HummingbirdThaumasius taczanowskiiNE 
11Humboldt's SapphireChrysuronia humboldtiiNE 
12Blue-headed SapphireChrysuronia grayiNE 
13Galapagos RailLaterallus spilonotaEV
14Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusLC 
15Lava HeronButorides sundevalliE 
16Lava HeronButorides sundevalliE 
17Galapagos HawkButeo galapagoensisEV
18Rusty-breasted NunletNonnula rubeculaRR 
19Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolaRR 
20Rose-fronted ParakeetPyrrhura roseifronsRR 
21Yellow-eared ParrotOgnorhynchus icterotisNEV
22Ash-winged AntwrenEuchrepomis spodioptilaLC 
23Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicusLC 
24Ancient AntwrenHerpsilochmus gentryiNE 
25Slate-colored AntbirdMyrmelastes schistaceaRR 
26Bicolored AntpittaGrallaria rufocinereaNEV
27Tatama TapaculoScytalopus alvarezlopeziENT
28Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostrisRR 
29Curve-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus procurvoidesRR 
30Chestnut-throated SpinetailSynallaxis cherrieiLC 
31Yellow-headed ManakinChloropipo flavicapillaNEV
32White-bellied Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis albiventrisRR 
33Johannes's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus iohannisRR 
34Zimmer's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus minimusLC 
35Cinnamon-breasted Tody-TyrantHemitriccus cinnamomeipectusNE 
36\Slaty Elaenia\Elaenia streperaLC 
37Brujo FlycatcherPyrocephalus manusE 
38Galapagos FlycatcherMyiarchus magnirostrisE 
39Three-striped FlycatcherConopias trivirgatusRR 
40Tumbes SwallowTachycineta stolzmanniNE 
41Galapagos MartinProgne modestaEEN
42Collared GnatwrenMicrobates collarisLC 
43Bar-winged Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucopteraNENT
44Galapagos MockingbirdMimus parvulusE 
45Floreana MockingbirdMimus trifasciatusEEN
46Espanola MockingbirdMimus macdonaldiEV
47San Cristobal MockingbirdMimus melanotisENT
48<Andean Siskin>Spinus spinescensRR 
49Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolorLCNT
50Sulphur-throated FinchSicalis taczanowskiiNE 
51Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaLC 
52Green Warbler-FinchCerthidea olivaceaEV
53Gray Warbler-FinchCerthidea fuscaE 
54Vegetarian FinchPlatyspiza crassirostrisE 
55Woodpecker FinchCamarhynchus pallidusENT
56Large Tree-FinchCamarhynchus psittaculaEV
57Medium Tree-FinchCamarhynchus pauperECR
58Small Tree-FinchCamarhynchus parvulusE 
59Mangrove FinchCamarhynchus heliobatesECR
60Small Ground-FinchGeospiza fuliginosaE 
61Large Ground-FinchGeospiza magnirostrisE 
62Vampire Ground-FinchGeospiza septentrionalisEV
63Genovesa Ground-FinchGeospiza acutirostrisEV
64Sharp-beaked Ground-FinchGeospiza difficilisE 
65Common Cactus-FinchGeospiza scandensE 
66Medium Ground-FinchGeospiza fortisE 
67Espanola Ground-FinchGeospiza conirostrisEV
68Genovesa Cactus-FinchGeospiza propinquaEV

 

 *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.