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# Species:290
# Excl Vagrants:290
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:14

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

1Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa
2Huayco TinamouRhynchotus maculicollis
3Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

4Southern ScreamerChauna torquata

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola
6Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
7Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
8Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

9Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis
10Yungas GuanPenelope bridgesi

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

11Rock PigeonColumba livia
12Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
13Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
14Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
15Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
16Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
17Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
18White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
19Large-tailed DoveLeptotila megalura
20White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
21Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

22Guira CuckooGuira guira
23Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
24Striped CuckooTapera naevia
25Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
26Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
27Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

28Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyra
29Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
30Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata
31Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufus

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

32Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

33Rothschild's SwiftCypseloides rothschildi
34White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
35Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis
36White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

37Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
38Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
39Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus
40Blue-capped PufflegEriocnemis glaucopoides
41Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
42Slender-tailed WoodstarMicrostilbon burmeisteri
43Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
44Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura
45White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

46Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
47Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecaha
48Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

49LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

50Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

51Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

52Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

53Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

54Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

55Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

56Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
57Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
58Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

59Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
60Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
61Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
62Snowy EgretEgretta thula
63Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
64Great EgretArdea alba
65Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

66King VultureSarcoramphus papa
67Andean CondorVultur gryphus
68Black VultureCoragyps atratus
69Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

70White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
71Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
72Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
73Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus
74Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori
75Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
76Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
77Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
78Rufous-thighed KiteHarpagus diodon
79Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
80Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
81Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
82Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
83Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
84Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
85Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
86White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
87Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
88Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
89Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
90Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
91Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

92American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

93Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
94Montane Forest Screech-OwlMegascops hoyi
95Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
96Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
97Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
98Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
99Black-banded OwlStrix huhula
100Striped OwlAsio clamator
101Stygian OwlAsio stygius
102Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
103Buff-fronted OwlAegolius harrisii

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

104Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucui

 
Motmots: Momotidae

105Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

106Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
107Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
108Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

109Spot-backed PuffbirdNystalus maculatus

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

110Toco ToucanRamphastos toco

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

111White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
112Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
113Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
114Dot-fronted WoodpeckerDryobates frontalis
115Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
116Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
117Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros

 
Seriemas: Cariamidae

118Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristata
119Black-legged SeriemaChunga burmeisteri

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

120Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
121Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
122Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
123Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
124American KestrelFalco sparverius
125Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
126Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
127Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

128Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
129Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
130Tucuman AmazonAmazona tucumana
131Turquoise-fronted AmazonAmazona aestiva
132Green-cheeked ParakeetPyrrhura molinae
133Yellow-collared MacawPrimolius auricollis
134Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus
135Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
136White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

137Giant AntshrikeBatara cinerea
138Great AntshrikeTaraba major
139Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillus
140Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
141Stripe-backed AntbirdMyrmorchilus strigilatus
142Black-capped AntwrenHerpsilochmus atricapillus

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

143White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigula

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

144White-browed TapaculoScytalopus superciliaris

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

145Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
146Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus
147Great Rufous WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes major
148Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
149Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
150Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
151Chaco EarthcreeperTarphonomus certhioides
152Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
153Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
154Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
155Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
156Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrix
157Spot-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus maculipectus
158Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudina
159Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
160Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
161Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
162Ochre-cheeked SpinetailSynallaxis scutata

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

163White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

164Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
165White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
166Crested BecardPachyramphus validus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

167Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
168Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
169Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
170Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
171Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeiceps
172Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
173Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
174Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
175Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
176Buff-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus hellmayri
177White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
178Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
179Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
180White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
181Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
182Slaty ElaeniaElaenia strepera
183Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
184Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
185White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
186Sclater's TyrannuletPhyllomyias sclateri
187Rough-legged TyrannuletAcrochordopus burmeisteri
188Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
189Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
190Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
191Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
192Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
193Southern Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
194Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
195Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
196Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
197Plumbeous Black-TyrantKnipolegus cabanisi
198Cinereous TyrantKnipolegus striaticeps
199White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
200Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
201Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
202Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
203Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
204Rufous CasiornisCasiornis rufus
205Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
206Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
207Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
208Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
209Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
210Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
211Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
212Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
213Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
214Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
215Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

216Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
217Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

218Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

219White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
220Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
221Southern MartinProgne elegans
222Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
223Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
224Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
225Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

226Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

227Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
228Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
229Grass WrenCistothorus platensis

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

230White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

231Speckled Nightingale-ThrushCatharus maculatus
232Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
233Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
234Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
235Andean Slaty-ThrushTurdus nigriceps
236Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
237Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

238House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

239Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
240Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
241Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
242Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

243Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
244Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
245White-browed BrushfinchArremon torquatus
246Moss-backed SparrowArremon doribnii
247Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
248Yellow-striped BrushfinchAtlapetes citrinellus

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

249White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
250Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
251Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
252Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus
253Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
254Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
255Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
256Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
257Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

258Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
259Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
260Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
261Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
262Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittata
263Brown-capped RedstartMyioborus brunniceps

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

264Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
265Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris
266Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

267Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
268Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
269Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
270Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
271Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps
272Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops
273Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
274Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
275Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
276Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
277Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
278Rusty-browed Warbling FinchPoospiza erythrophrys
279Black-and-chestnut Warbling FinchPoospiza whitii
280Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
281Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
282Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
283Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
284Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineola
285Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
286Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
287Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
288Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
289Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
290Golden-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.