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# Species:204
# Excl Vagrants:204
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:9

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.*

color codes

 
Rheas: Rheidae

1Lesser RheaRhea pennata

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornata
3Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii
4Puna TinamouTinamotis pentlandii

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5Andean GooseOressochen melanoptera
6Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
7Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
8Puna TealSpatula puna
9Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
10White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
11Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
12Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
13Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

14Rock PigeonColumba livia
15Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
16Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
17Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
18Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliae
19Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
20Golden-spotted Ground DoveMetriopelia aymara
21Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

22Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Swifts: Apodidae

23Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

24Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
25Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus
26Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estella
27White-sided HillstarOreotrochilus leucopleurus
28Wedge-tailed HillstarOreotrochilus adela
29Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
30Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

31Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
32Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
33Horned CootFulica cornuta
34Giant CootFulica gigantea
35Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca
36White-winged CootFulica leucoptera

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

37Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
38Andean AvocetRecurvirostra andina

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

39American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
40Tawny-throated DotterelOreopholus ruficollis
41Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchellii
42Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
43Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens
44Puna PloverAnarhynchus alticola

 
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae

45Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayi
46Gray-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianus
47Least SeedsnipeThinocorus rumicivorus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

48Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
49Puna SnipeGallinago andina
50Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
51Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
52Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
53Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
54Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
55SanderlingCalidris alba
56Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
57Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
58Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

59Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus
60Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

61Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis
62Andean FlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinus
63James's FlamingoPhoenicoparrus jamesi

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

64White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
65Great GrebePodiceps major
66Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

67Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

68Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
69Snowy EgretEgretta thula
70Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
71Great EgretArdea alba

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

72Andean CondorVultur gryphus
73Black VultureCoragyps atratus
74Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

75Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
76Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
77Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
78Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
79Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
80Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

81American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

82Lesser Horned OwlBubo magellanicus
83Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
84Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

85Striped WoodpeckerVeniliornis lignarius
86Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
87Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola
88Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

89Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
90Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
91Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
92American KestrelFalco sparverius
93Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
94Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

95Gray-hooded ParakeetPsilopsiagon aymara
96Mountain ParakeetPsilopsiagon aurifrons

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

97Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostris
98Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
99Puna MinerGeositta punensis
100Rufous-banded MinerGeositta rufipennis
101Rock EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus andaecola
102Straight-billed EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus ruficaudus
103Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
104Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
105Scale-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia dumetaria
106Buff-breasted EarthcreeperUpucerthia validirostris
107Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus
108Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
109White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
110Tawny Tit-SpinetailSylviorthorhynchus yanacensis
111Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginiceps
112Plain-mantled Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura aegithaloides
113Streak-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticeps
114Creamy-breasted CanasteroAsthenes dorbignyi
115Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
116Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
117Maquis CanasteroAsthenes heterura
118Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

119White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

120Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
121Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
122Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
123Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
124Subtropical DoraditoPseudocolopteryx acutipennis
125White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
126White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
127Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
128Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
129Andean NegritoLessonia oreas
130White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
131Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
132Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
133Puna Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola juninensis
134Cinereous Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola cinereus
135Ochre-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola flavinucha
136Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
137Dark-faced Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianus
138Cinnamon-bellied Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola capistratus
139Black-fronted Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola frontalis
140Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennis
141Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
142Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterus
143Lesser Shrike-TyrantAgriornis murinus
144Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
145d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
146White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
147Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
148Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
149Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
150Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
151Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

152Southern MartinProgne elegans
153Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
154Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecola
155Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
156Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

157Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
158Grass WrenCistothorus platensis

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

159Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicus
160White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus
161Brown-backed MockingbirdMimus dorsalis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

162Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
163Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
164Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
165Andean Slaty-ThrushTurdus nigriceps
166Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

167House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

168Puna PipitAnthus brevirostris
169Correndera PipitAnthus correndera
170Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayri

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

171Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostris
172Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
173Black SiskinSpinus atratus
174Yellow-rumped SiskinSpinus uropygialis

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

175Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

176Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
177Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
178Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

179Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

180Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
181Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
182Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
183Black-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus atriceps
184Red-backed Sierra FinchIdiopsar dorsalis
185Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
186Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
187Gray-crested FinchLophospingus griseocristatus
188Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
189Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
190Bolivian Warbling FinchPoospiza boliviana
191Rusty-browed Warbling FinchPoospiza erythrophrys
192Black-and-chestnut Warbling FinchPoospiza whitii
193Rufous-sided Warbling FinchPoospizopsis hypochondria
194Puna Yellow-FinchSicalis lutea
195Bright-rumped Yellow-FinchSicalis uropygialis
196Citron-headed Yellow-FinchSicalis luteocephala
197Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascens
198Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
199Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
200Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
201Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
202Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
203Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
204Golden-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.