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# Species:167
# Excl Vagrants:167
# Endemics:9
# Near Endemics:13

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
2Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornata
3Taczanowski's TinamouNothoprocta taczanowskii

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Andean GooseOressochen melanoptera
5Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
6Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
7Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
8Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
9Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Rock PigeonColumba livia
11Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
12Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
13White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
14Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

15Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

16Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Swifts: Apodidae

17White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
18Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

19Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
20Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estella
21Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
22Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
23Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchum
24Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceum
25Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
26Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
27Scaled MetaltailMetallura aeneocauda
28Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani
29Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
30White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudii
31Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer
32Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
33Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
34Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
35Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
36White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
37White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster
38Green-and-white HummingbirdElliotomyia viridicauda

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

39Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae

40Gray-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

41/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolor
42/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

43Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

44Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

45Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
46Great EgretArdea alba

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

47Andean CondorVultur gryphus
48Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

49Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
50Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
51Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
52White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
53Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
54Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
55/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
56White-throated HawkButeo albigula

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

57American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

58White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
59Koepcke's Screech-OwlMegascops koepckeae
60Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
61Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
62Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

63White-eared PuffbirdNystalus chacuru

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

64Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
65Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

66Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
67American KestrelFalco sparverius
68Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
69Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

70Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesius
71Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

72Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
73Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolus

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

74Ampay TapaculoScytalopus whitneyi

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

75Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
76Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
77Royal CinclodesCinclodes aricomae
78White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
79Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
80Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgata
81Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
82Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilis
83Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
84Rusty-fronted CanasteroAsthenes ottonis
85Creamy-crested SpinetailCranioleuca albicapilla
86Apurimac SpinetailSynallaxis courseni

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

87Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

88Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
89Crested BecardPachyramphus validus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

90Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
91White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
92White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
93White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
94Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
95Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
96White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
97Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
98Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
99Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
100Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialis
101Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
102/Alder Flycatcher/Empidonax alnorum
103Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
104White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
105Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
106Puna Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola juninensis
107\Cinereous Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola cinereus
108White-fronted Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola albifrons
109Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
110\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora
111Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennis
112Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
113Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
114Rufous-bellied Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fuscorufus
115Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
116Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
117Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
118d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
119White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
120Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

121Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

122Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
123Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
124Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecola
125/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

126Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

127White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

128/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
129Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
130Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
131Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

132Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

133Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

134Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
135Apurimac BrushfinchAtlapetes forbesi

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

136/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
137Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

138Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
139Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

140Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps
141Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
142Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
143Chestnut-bellied Mountain TanagerDubusia castaneoventris
144Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
145Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
146White-browed ConebillConirostrum ferrugineiventre
147Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
148Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
149Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris
150Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
151Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
152PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
153Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis
154Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculifera
155Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina
156Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
157Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
158&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
159Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
160Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
161Chestnut-breasted Mountain-FinchPoospizopsis caesar
162Bright-rumped Yellow-FinchSicalis uropygialis
163Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascens
164Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
165Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
166Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
167Golden-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 Visitor7
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened1
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered0
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.