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LAGUNA ALALAY

BOLIVIALOCALE

Altitude (m):2560
# Species:240
# Excl Vagrants:240
# Endemics:3
# Near Endemics:7
Habitat: Freshwater lake, open scrub

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

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
3Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
4Andean GooseOressochen melanoptera
5Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
6\Ringed Teal\Callonetta leucophrys
7Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
8\Silver Teal\Spatula versicolor
9Puna TealSpatula puna
10Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
11/Cinnamon Teal/Spatula cyanoptera
12\Red Shoveler\Spatula platalea
13White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
14Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
15Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
16\Rosy-billed Pochard\Netta peposaca
17Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

18Rock PigeonColumba livia
19Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
20Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
21Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
22Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
23Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
24Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliae
25Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
26Golden-spotted Ground DoveMetriopelia aymara
27Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

28Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

29Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda

 
Swifts: Apodidae

30White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
31(Sick's Swift)Chaetura meridionalis
32Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

33Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
34Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
35Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus
36Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estella
37Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
38Gould's IncaCoeligena inca
39Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
40Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
41White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

42Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
43Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
44Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanops
45Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
46Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
47Giant CootFulica gigantea
48Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca
49\White-winged Coot\Fulica leucoptera
50Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

51Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
52Andean AvocetRecurvirostra andina

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

53/American Golden-Plover/Pluvialis dominica
54Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanus
55Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
56Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens
57Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris
58Puna PloverAnarhynchus alticola

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

59Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

60/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicauda
61|Hudsonian Godwit|Limosa haemastica
62Puna SnipeGallinago andina
63#Wilson's Phalarope#Phalaropus tricolor
64/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
65/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
66/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
67/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
68/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopus
69|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollis
70SanderlingCalidris alba
71/Baird's Sandpiper/Calidris bairdii
72/White-rumped Sandpiper/Calidris fuscicollis
73/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla
74/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotos

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

75Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus
76Black SkimmerRynchops niger
77Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

78Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

79White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
80Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
81Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

82JabiruJabiru mycteria
83Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

84AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

85Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

86\White-faced Ibis\Plegadis chihi
87Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi
88Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

89Stripe-backed BitternBotaurus involucris
90Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
91Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
92Snowy EgretEgretta thula
93Striated HeronButorides striata
94Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
95Great EgretArdea alba
96Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

97Black VultureCoragyps atratus
98Turkey VultureCathartes aura
99Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

100White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
101Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
102Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
103Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
104Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
105Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
106Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
107Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
108Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
109Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
110Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

111American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

112Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

113Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

114Striped WoodpeckerVeniliornis lignarius
115Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

116Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
117Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
118Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
119American KestrelFalco sparverius
120Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
121Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

122Gray-hooded ParakeetPsilopsiagon aymara
123Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
124Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiriri
125Dusky-headed ParakeetAratinga weddellii
126Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus
127Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
128White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

129Olive-crowned CrescentchestMelanopareia maximiliani

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

130Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
131Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
132Rock EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus andaecola
133Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus
134Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
135Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
136Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
137White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
138Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginiceps
139Streak-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticeps
140Creamy-breasted CanasteroAsthenes dorbignyi
141Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

142White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

143Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
144Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
145Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
146Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
147Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
148Subtropical DoraditoPseudocolopteryx acutipennis
149(White-crested Elaenia)Elaenia albiceps
150Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
151\White-crested Tyrannulet\Serpophaga subcristata
152Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
153\Vermilion Flycatcher\Pyrocephalus rubinus
154Andean NegritoLessonia oreas
155White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
156Little Ground-TyrantSyrtidicola fluviatilis
157Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
158Cinereous Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola cinereus
159Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertex
160Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennis
161Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
162\Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant\Agriornis micropterus
163Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
164d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
165Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
166Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
167Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor
168Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
169Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
170/Eastern Kingbird/Tyrannus tyrannus
171(Fork-tailed Flycatcher)Tyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

172Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
173Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

174/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
175/Purple Martin/Progne subis
176Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
177Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
178Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecola
179/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
180/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

181Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

182Brown-backed MockingbirdMimus dorsalis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

183White-necked ThrushTurdus albicollis
184Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
185Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
186Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
187Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
188Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

189House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

190Puna PipitAnthus brevirostris

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

191Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
192Yellow-bellied SiskinSpinus xanthogastrus
193Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostris
194Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
195Black SiskinSpinus atratus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

196Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
197Yellow-browed SparrowAmmodramus aurifrons
198Moss-backed SparrowArremon doribnii
199Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

200/Bobolink/Dolichonyx oryzivorus
201White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
202Southern Mountain CaciqueCacicus chrysonotus
203Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
204Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
205Bolivian BlackbirdOreopsar bolivianus
206Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius
207Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

208Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
209Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

210Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
211Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

212Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
213Red-capped CardinalParoaria gularis
214Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
215Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
216Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
217Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
218Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
219Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
220Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
221Gray-bellied FlowerpiercerDiglossa carbonaria
222Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
223Black-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus atriceps
224Short-tailed FinchIdiopsar brachyurus
225Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
226Gray-crested FinchLophospingus griseocristatus
227Cochabamba Mountain-FinchPoospiza garleppi
228Ringed Warbling FinchPoospiza torquata
229Rufous-sided Warbling FinchPoospizopsis hypochondria
230Puna Yellow-FinchSicalis lutea
231Citron-headed Yellow-FinchSicalis luteocephala
232Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascens
233Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
234\Grassland Yellow-Finch\Sicalis luteola
235Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
236Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
237Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
238Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
239Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
240Golden-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 Visitor18
\\Austral Visitor10
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental3

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened4
VVulnerable0
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered0

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.