List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or 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	Gray Tinamou	Tinamus tao		V
2	Brown Tinamou	Crypturellus obsoletus	LC
3	Pale-browed Tinamou	Crypturellus transfasciatus	NE	NT
4	Andean Tinamou	Nothoprocta pentlandii	RR
5	Curve-billed Tinamou	Nothoprocta curvirostris	NE
6	Horned Screamer	Anhima cornuta	LC
7	Comb Duck	Sarkidiornis sylvicola	LC
8	White-cheeked Pintail	Anas bahamensis	LC
9	Andean Duck	Oxyura ferruginea	LC
10	Rufous-headed Chachalaca	Ortalis erythroptera	NE	V
11	Bearded Guan	Penelope barbata	NE	NT
12	Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens		NT
13	Wattled Guan	Aburria aburri		NT
14	Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus erythrops	NE
15	Dark-backed Wood-Quail	Odontophorus melanonotus	E	V
16	Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis	LC	NT
17	Silvery Grebe	Podiceps occipitalis	LC
18	Plain-breasted Ground Dove	Columbina minuta	LC
19	Ecuadorian Ground Dove	Columbina buckleyi	NE
20	<Maroon-chested Ground Dove>	Paraclaravis mondetoura	RR
21	Ochre-bellied Dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris	NE	V
22	Short-tailed Nighthawk	Lurocalis semitorquatus	LC
23	Scrub Nightjar	Nyctidromus anthonyi	NE
24	Swallow-tailed Nightjar	Uropsalis segmentata	LC
25	Lyre-tailed Nightjar	Uropsalis lyra	LC
26	Andean Potoo	Nyctibius maculosus	LC
27	Oilbird	Steatornis caripensis	LC
28	/Chimney Swift/	Chaetura pelagica		V
29	White-tipped Swift	Aeronautes montivagus	LC
30	White-whiskered Hermit	Phaethornis yaruqui	NE
31	Baron's Hermit**	Phaethornis baroni	NE
32	Gray-chinned Hermit	Phaethornis griseogularis	LC
33	White-throated Daggerbill	Schistes albogularis	NE
34	Green-breasted Mango	Anthracothorax prevostii	RR
35	Amethyst-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus amethysticollis	RR
36	Gorgeted Sunangel	Heliangelus strophianus	NE
37	Tourmaline Sunangel	Heliangelus exortis	NE
38	Little Sunangel	Heliangelus micraster	NE
39	Purple-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus viola	NE
40	Royal Sunangel	Heliangelus regalis	NE	NT
41	Black-bellied Thorntail	Discosura langsdorffi	LC
42	Spangled Coquette	Lophornis stictolophus	LC
43	Violet-tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis	NE
44	Ecuadorian Hillstar	Oreotrochilus chimborazo	NE
45	Mountain Avocetbill	Opisthoprora euryptera	LC
46	Rufous-capped Thornbill	Chalcostigma ruficeps	RR
47	Rainbow-bearded Thornbill	Chalcostigma herrani	LC
48	Viridian Metaltail	Metallura williami	NE
49	Violet-throated Metaltail	Metallura baroni	E	EN
50	Neblina Metaltail	Metallura odomae	NE
51	Greenish Puffleg	Haplophaedia aureliae	LC
52	Hoary Puffleg	Haplophaedia lugens	NE	NT
53	Brown Inca	Coeligena wilsoni	NE
54	Rainbow Starfrontlet	Coeligena iris	NE
55	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Coeligena lutetiae	RR
56	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Ensifera ensifera	LC
57	Buff-tailed Coronet	Boissonneaua flavescens	RR
58	Velvet-purple Coronet	Boissonneaua jardini	NE
59	Rufous-gaped Hillstar	Urochroa bougueri	NE
60	Purple-bibbed Whitetip	Urosticte benjamini	NE
61	Black-throated Brilliant	Heliodoxa schreibersii	LC
62	Empress Brilliant	Heliodoxa imperatrix	NE
63	Short-tailed Woodstar	Myrmia micrura	NE
64	Purple-collared Woodstar	Myrtis fanny	NE
65	Little Woodstar	Chaetocercus bombus		NT
66	Gorgeted Woodstar	Chaetocercus heliodor	RR
67	Esmeraldas Woodstar	Chaetocercus berlepschi	E	V
68	Purple-throated Woodstar	Philodice mitchellii	NE
69	Western Emerald	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus	NE
70	Napo Sabrewing	Campylopterus villaviscensio		NT
71	White-vented Plumeleteer	Chalybura buffonii	RR
72	Tumbes Hummingbird	Thaumasius baeri	NE
73	Amazilia Hummingbird	Amazilis amazilia	NE
74	Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	LC
75	Spotted Rail	Pardirallus maculatus	RR
76	Plumbeous Rail	Pardirallus sanguinolentus	LC
77	Brown Wood-Rail	Aramides wolfi	NE	V
78	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	LC
79	Slate-colored Coot	Fulica ardesiaca	RR
80	Peruvian Thick-knee	Hesperoburhinus superciliaris	LC
81	Imperial Snipe	Gallinago imperialis	LC	NT
82	Noble Snipe	Gallinago nobilis		NT
83	/Semipalmated Sandpiper/	Calidris pusilla		NT
84	Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	RR
85	\Peruvian Tern\	Sternula lorata		EN
86	|Elegant Tern|	Thalasseus elegans		NT
87	Peruvian Pelican	Pelecanus thagus	LC	NT
88	White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	RR
89	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus	LC	V
90	Pearl Kite	Gampsonyx swainsonii	LC
91	White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	LC
92	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis		NT
93	Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus		NT
94	Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus melanoleucus	LC
95	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Spizaetus isidori	LC	EN
96	Semicollared Hawk	Microspizias collaris	LC
97	Common Black Hawk	Buteogallus anthracinus	RR
98	Solitary Eagle	Buteogallus solitarius	LC	NT
99	Barred Hawk	Morphnarchus princeps	LC
100	Gray-backed Hawk	Pseudastur occidentalis	NE	EN
101	Peruvian Screech-Owl	Megascops roboratus	NE
102	Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium nubicola	NE	V
103	Black-and-white Owl	Strix nigrolineata	LC
104	Stygian Owl	Asio stygius	LC
105	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	LC
106	Buff-fronted Owl	Aegolius harrisii	LC
107	Ecuadorian Trogon	Trogon mesurus	NE
108	Black-streaked Puffbird	Malacoptila fulvogularis	RR
109	White-faced Nunbird	Hapaloptila castanea	LC
110	Coppery-chested Jacamar	Galbula pastazae	NE
111	Toucan Barbet	Semnornis ramphastinus	NE	NT
112	Chestnut-tipped Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus derbianus	LC
113	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Andigena hypoglauca	RR	NT
114	Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan	Andigena laminirostris	NE	NT
115	Yellow-throated Toucan	Ramphastos ambiguus		NT
116	Ecuadorian Piculet	Picumnus sclateri	NE
117	Yellow-vented Woodpecker	Dryobates dignus	RR
118	Guayaquil Woodpecker	Campephilus gayaquilensis	RR
119	Carunculated Caracara	Daptrius carunculatus	NE
120	Mountain Caracara	Daptrius megalopterus	RR
121	Blue-fronted Parrotlet	Touit dilectissimus	LC
122	Spot-winged Parrotlet	Touit stictopterus	LC	NT
123	Gray-cheeked Parakeet	Brotogeris pyrrhoptera	NE	V
124	Red-faced Parrot	Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	NE
125	Rose-faced Parrot	Pyrilia pulchra	NE
126	Red-lored Parrot	Amazona autumnalis	LC
127	Scaly-naped Parrot	Amazona mercenarius	LC
128	Pacific Parrotlet	Forpus coelestis	NE
129	El Oro Parakeet	Pyrrhura orcesi	E	EN
130	White-necked Parakeet	Pyrrhura albipectus	NE	V
131	Military Macaw	Ara militaris	LC	V
132	<Golden-plumed Parakeet>	Leptosittaca branickii	RR
133	Cordilleran Parakeet	Psittacara frontalus	NE	NT
134	Red-masked Parakeet	Psittacara erythrogenys	NE	NT
135	Chapman's Antshrike	Thamnophilus zarumae	NE
136	Lined Antshrike	Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus		V
137	Collared Antshrike	Thamnophilus bernardi	NE
138	White-shouldered Antshrike	Thamnophilus aethiops	LC
139	White-streaked Antvireo	Dysithamnus leucostictus	LC
140	Ornate Stipplethroat	Epinecrophylla ornata	LC
141	Yellow-breasted Antwren	Herpsilochmus axillaris		V
142	Jet Antbird	Cercomacra nigricans	LC
143	Gray-headed Antbird	Ampelornis griseiceps	NE	V
144	Esmeraldas Antbird	Sipia nigricauda	NE
145	Zimmer's Antbird	Sciaphylax castanea	LC
146	Elegant Crescentchest	Melanopareia elegans	NE
147	Chestnut-crowned Gnateater	Conopophaga castaneiceps	LC
148	Giant Antpitta	Grallaria gigantea	NE	V
149	Moustached Antpitta	Grallaria alleni	NE	V
150	Plain-backed Antpitta	Grallaria haplonota	LC
151	Watkins's Antpitta	Grallaria watkinsi	NE	NT
152	Yellow-breasted Antpitta	Grallaria flavotincta	NE
153	Ochre-breasted Antpitta	Grallaricula flavirostris		NT
154	Crescent-faced Antpitta	Grallaricula lineifrons	NE
155	Loja Tapaculo	Scytalopus androstictus	NE
156	Nariño Tapaculo	Scytalopus vicinior	RR
157	Ecuadorian Tapaculo	Scytalopus robbinsi	E	EN
158	Chusquea Tapaculo	Scytalopus parkeri	NE
159	Spillmann's Tapaculo	Scytalopus spillmanni	NE
160	Black-headed Antthrush	Formicarius nigricapillus	RR
161	Gray-throated Leaftosser	Sclerurus albigularis		NT
162	Long-tailed Woodcreeper	Deconychura longicauda	LC
163	Greater Scythebill	Drymotoxeres pucheranii		NT
164	Pacific Hornero	Furnarius cinnamomeus	NE
165	Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper	Lochmias nematura	LC
166	Stout-billed Cinclodes	Cinclodes excelsior	NE
167	Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner	Anabazenops dorsalis	LC
168	Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner	Philydor fuscipenne	LC
169	Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia variegaticeps	RR
170	Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla rufosuperciliata	RR
171	Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla ruficollis	NE	V
172	Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner	Clibanornis erythrocephalus	NE	NT
173	Ruddy Foliage-gleaner	Clibanornis rubiginosus	LC
174	Uniform Treehunter	Thripadectes ignobilis	NE
175	Streak-capped Treehunter	Thripadectes virgaticeps	RR
176	Streak-backed Canastero	Asthenes wyatti	LC
177	Mouse-colored Thistletail	Asthenes griseomurina	NE
178	Equatorial Graytail	Xenerpestes singularis	NE	NT
179	Spectacled Prickletail	Siptornis striaticollis	LC
180	Line-cheeked Spinetail	Cranioleuca antisiensis	NE
181	Blackish-headed Spinetail	Synallaxis tithys	NE	V
182	Dusky Spinetail	Synallaxis moesta	LC
183	Necklaced Spinetail	Synallaxis stictothorax	NE
184	Jet Manakin	Chloropipo unicolor	NE
185	Club-winged Manakin	Machaeropterus deliciosus	NE
186	Orange-breasted Fruiteater	Pipreola jucunda	NE
187	Chestnut-bellied Cotinga	Doliornis remseni	NE	V
188	Chestnut-crested Cotinga	Ampelion rufaxilla	RR
189	Gray-tailed Piha	Snowornis subalaris	LC
190	Olivaceous Piha	Snowornis cryptolophus	LC
191	Amazonian Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus ornatus	LC
192	Long-wattled Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus penduliger	NE	V
193	Dusky Piha	Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC
194	Foothill Schiffornis	Schiffornis aenea	NE
195	Andean Laniisoma	Laniisoma buckleyi	LC	NT
196	Green-backed Becard	Pachyramphus viridis	RR
197	Yellow-cheeked Becard**	Pachyramphus xanthogenys	NE
198	Slaty Becard	Pachyramphus spodiurus	NE	V
199	Sharpbill	Oxyruncus cristatus	RR
200	Rufous-breasted Flycatcher	Leptopogon rufipectus	LC
201	Ecuadorian Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes gualaquizae		NT
202	Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant	Myiornis atricapillus	RR
203	Black-throated Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus granadensis	LC
204	Cliff Flycatcher	Hirundinea ferruginea	LC
205	Handsome Flycatcher	Nephelomyias pulcher	RR
206	Orange-banded Flycatcher	Nephelomyias lintoni	NE	NT
207	Rufous-winged Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus calopterus	NE
208	Black-crested Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes nigrocristatus	NE
209	Tumbes Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus tumbezanus	NE
210	Maranon Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus maranonicus	NE
211	Subtropical Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis	LC
212	Pacific Elaenia	Myiopagis subplacens	NE
213	Coopmans's Elaenia	Elaenia brachyptera	NE
214	Highland Elaenia	Elaenia obscura	LC
215	White-fronted Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias zeledoni	LC
216	Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias plumbeiceps	LC
217	Red-billed Tyrannulet	Zimmerius cinereicapilla	RR	V
218	Choco Tyrannulet	Zimmerius albigularis	NE
219	Loja Tyrannulet**	Zimmerius flavidifrons	NE
220	Peruvian Tyrannulet	Zimmerius viridiflavus	NE
221	Fulvous-faced Scrub-Tyrant	Euscarthmus fulviceps	NE
222	Gray-and-white Tyrannulet	Pseudelaenia leucospodia	NE
223	Orange-crested Flycatcher	Myiophobus phoenicomitra	LC
224	Roraiman Flycatcher	Myiophobus roraimae	LC
225	Olive-chested Flycatcher	Myiophobus cryptoxanthus	NE
226	Gray-breasted Flycatcher	Lathrotriccus griseipectus	NE	V
227	/Olive-sided Flycatcher/	Contopus cooperi		NT
228	Tumbes Pewee	Contopus punensis	NE
229	Blackish Pewee	Contopus nigrescens	LC
230	Rufous-tailed Tyrant	Knipolegus poecilurus	LC
231	Amazonian Black-Tyrant	Knipolegus poecilocercus	LC
232	Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant	Muscisaxicola maculirostris	RR
233	White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant	Agriornis albicauda	LC	V
234	Jelski's Chat-Tyrant	Silvicultrix jelskii	NE
235	White-browed Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca leucophrys	LC
236	Short-tailed Field Tyrant	Muscigralla brevicauda	RR
237	Ochraceous Attila	Attila torridus		V
238	Sooty-crowned Flycatcher	Myiarchus phaeocephalus	NE
239	Lemon-browed Flycatcher	Conopias cinchoneti		V
240	Baird's Flycatcher	Myiodynastes bairdii	NE
241	Black-billed Peppershrike	Cyclarhis nigrirostris	NE
242	Beautiful Jay	Cyanolyca pulchra	NE	NT
243	White-tailed Jay	Cyanocorax mystacalis	NE
244	White-thighed Swallow	Atticora tibialis	LC
245	Chestnut-collared Swallow	Petrochelidon rufocollaris	NE
246	Fasciated Wren	Campylorhynchus fasciatus	NE
247	Superciliated Wren	Cantorchilus superciliaris	NE
248	Long-tailed Mockingbird	Mimus longicaudatus	NE
249	Black Solitaire	Entomodestes coracinus	NE
250	Pale-vented Thrush	Turdus obsoletus	LC
251	Ecuadorian Thrush	Turdus maculirostris	NE
252	Plumbeous-backed Thrush	Turdus reevei	NE
253	Marañon Thrush	Turdus maranonicus	NE
254	Chestnut-bellied Thrush	Turdus fulviventris	LC
255	(Andean Slaty-Thrush)	Turdus nigriceps	RR
256	Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys	RR
257	<Yellow-collared Chlorophonia>	Chlorophonia flavirostris	RR
258	Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	LC
259	<Yellow-bellied Siskin>	Spinus xanthogastrus	RR
260	Saffron Siskin	Spinus siemiradzkii	NE
261	Tanager Finch	Oreothraupis arremonops	NE
262	Dusky Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus semifuscus	NE
263	Tumbes Sparrow	Rhynchospiza stolzmanni	NE
264	Black-capped Sparrow	Arremon abeillei	NE
265	Olive Finch	Arremon castaneiceps		NT
266	White-rimmed Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopis	NE
267	White-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes albiceps	NE
268	Tricolored Brushfinch	Atlapetes tricolor	RR
269	White-winged Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopterus	NE
270	Bay-crowned Brushfinch	Atlapetes seebohmi	NE
271	Chestnut-headed Oropendola	Psarocolius wagleri	RR
272	White-edged Oriole	Icterus graceannae	NE
273	Black-lored Yellowthroat	Geothlypis auricularis	NE
274	/Cerulean Warbler/	Setophaga cerulea		NT
275	/Blackpoll Warbler/	Setophaga striata		NT
276	Three-banded Warbler	Basileuterus trifasciatus	NE
277	Choco Warbler	Myiothlypis chlorophrys	NE
278	Gray-and-gold Warbler	Myiothlypis fraseri	NE
279	Ochre-breasted Tanager	Chlorothraupis stolzmanni	NE
280	Black-backed Grosbeak	Pheucticus aureoventris	LC
281	Ecuadorian Seedeater	Amaurospiza aequatorialis	NE
282	Black-faced Tanager	Schistochlamys melanopis	RR
283	Black-and-white Tanager	Conothraupis speculigera	RR
284	White-capped Tanager	Sericossypha albocristata		V
285	Black-eared Hemispingus	Sphenopsis melanotis	LC
286	Piura Hemispingus**	Sphenopsis piurae	NE
287	Moss-backed Tanager	Bangsia edwardsi	NE
288	Orange-throated Tanager	Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron	NE	V
289	Masked Mountain Tanager	Tephrophilus wetmorei	LC	V
290	Black-chinned Mountain Tanager	Anisognathus notabilis	NE
291	Yellow-throated Tanager	Iridosornis analis	LC
292	Glistening-green Tanager	Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	NE
293	Rufous-throated Tanager	Ixothraupis rufigula	NE
294	Gray-and-gold Tanager	Poecilostreptus palmeri	RR
295	Silvery Tanager	Stilpnia viridicollis	RR
296	Black-capped Tanager	Stilpnia heinei	RR
297	Golden-hooded Tanager	Stilpnia larvata	RR
298	Metallic-green Tanager	Tangara labradorides	RR
299	Yellow-tufted Dacnis**	Dacnis egregia	NE
300	Chestnut-vented Conebill	Conirostrum speciosum	LC
301	Giant Conebill	Conirostrum binghami	LC	NT
302	Indigo Flowerpiercer	Diglossa indigotica	NE
303	Rusty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa sittoides	LC
304	Black-backed Bush Tanager	Urothraupis stolzmanni	NE
305	Tit-like Dacnis	Xenodacnis parina	NE
306	Collared Warbling Finch	Poospiza hispaniolensis	NE
307	Saffron Finch	Sicalis flaveola	RR
308	Parrot-billed Seedeater	Sporophila peruviana	NE
309	Drab Seedeater	Sporophila simplex	NE
310	Large-billed Seed-Finch	Sporophila crassirostris	LC
311	Black-billed Seed-Finch	Sporophila atrirostris	LC
312	Paramo Seedeater	Catamenia homochroa		NT
313	Red-crested Finch	Coryphospingus cucullatus	RR
314	Crimson-breasted Finch	Rhodospingus cruentus	NE
315	Yellow-faced Grassquit	Tiaris olivaceus	RR
316	Black-winged Saltator	Saltator atripennis	NE
317	Black-cowled Saltator	Saltator nigriceps	NE
318	Masked Saltator	Saltator cinctus	LC

 

 *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.

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BIRDING LOCALES

• Ayampe Reserve
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• El Cajas National Park
• Huashapamba Forest Reserve
• Jorupe Reserve
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DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	43
LC	Local	162
NE	Near Endemic	193
RR	Restricted Range	117

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	40
V	Vulnerable	30
EN	Endangered	6
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.