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ALCAZARES CITY PARK

COLOMBIALOCALE

# Species:335
# Excl Vagrants:335
# Endemics:6
# Near Endemics:16
Habitat: Secondary forest

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

1Little TinamouCrypturellus soui

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discors
3Andean TealAnas andium
4Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

5Colombian ChachalacaOrtalis columbiana
6Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
7Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia
9Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
10Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
11Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea
12Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
13Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
14White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
15Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeiceps
16Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

17Greater AniCrotophaga major
18Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
19Striped CuckooTapera naevia
20Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
21Dwarf CuckooCoccycua pumila
22Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
23/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

24|Common Nighthawk|Chordeiles minor
25Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
26Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
27Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

28Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

29Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
30White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
31Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

32White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
33Green HermitPhaethornis guy
34Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus
35Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
36Green-fronted LancebillDoryfera ludovicae
37&Brown VioletearlColibri delphinae
38Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
39Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
40Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
41Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortis
42Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
43Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
44Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliae
45Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
46Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
47Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescens
48White-booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii
49Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
50Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
51White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
52Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodor
53&Purple-throated WoodstarlPhilodice mitchellii
54Western EmeraldChlorostilbon melanorhynchus
55White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii
56Steely-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia saucerottei
57Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
58Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciae

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

59Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
60Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

61Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

62Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

63/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
64/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
65/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

66Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
67Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

68AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

69Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

70Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

71Snowy EgretEgretta thula
72Striated HeronButorides striata
73Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
74Great EgretArdea alba

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

75Andean CondorVultur gryphus
76Black VultureCoragyps atratus
77Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

78White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
79Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
80Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
81White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
82Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
83/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
84Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
85|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoni

 
Owls: Strigidae

86Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
87Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

88Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
89Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

90Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

91White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis
92Moustached PuffbirdMalacoptila mystacalis

 
New World Barbets: Capitonidae

93Red-headed BarbetEubucco bourcierii

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

94Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta
95Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

96Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
97Grayish PiculetPicumnus granadensis
98Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
99Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
100Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
101Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignus
102Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
103Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
104Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros
105Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
106Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii
107Spot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigula

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

108Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
109Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
110Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
111Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatus
112American KestrelFalco sparverius
113MerlinFalco columbarius
114Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
115Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

116Rufous-fronted ParakeetBolborhynchus ferrugineifrons
117Rusty-faced ParrotHapalopsittaca amazonina
118Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
119Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
120Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus
121Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenarius
122Spectacled ParrotletForpus conspicillatus
123&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickii
124Scarlet-fronted ParakeetPsittacara wagleri

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

125Great AntshrikeTaraba major
126Bar-crested AntshrikeThamnophilus multistriatus
127Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
128Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
129Parker's AntbirdCercomacroides parkeri
130Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricans
131Blue-lored AntbirdHafferia immaculata

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

132Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis
133Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

134White-crowned TapaculoScytalopus atratus
135Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans
136Stiles's TapaculoScytalopus stilesi
137Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanni

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

138South American LeaftosserSclerurus obscurior
139Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
140Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
141Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
142Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis
143Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillus
144Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
145Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
146Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus
147Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
148Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
149Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
150Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythrops
151Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
152Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens
153Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa
154Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

155Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

156Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
157Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufus
158White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

159Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
160Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
161Rufous-breasted FlycatcherLeptopogon rufipectus
162Marble-faced Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus ophthalmicus
163Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
164Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
165Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
166Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
167Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
168Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
169White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
170Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinus
171Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
172Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
173Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantzii
174Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
175Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
176Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps
177Ashy-headed TyrannuletTyranniscus cinereiceps
178Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
179Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
180/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi
181Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
182/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
183Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
184Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
185/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescens
186/Alder Flycatcher/Empidonax alnorum
187/Willow Flycatcher/Empidonax traillii
188Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
189Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
190Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
191Long-tailed TyrantColonia colonus
192Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes
193/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus
194Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
195Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
196Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
197Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
198Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
199|Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher|Myiodynastes luteiventris
200Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
201|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus
202Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

203Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostris
204Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipes
205Rufous-naped GreenletPachysilvia semibrunnea
206/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons
207Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
208Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
209Chivi VireoVireo chiri
210Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

211Inca Jay**Cyanocorax yncas
212Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

213Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
214Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
215Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
216Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
217Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
218Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
219/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
220|Cliff Swallow|Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

221Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

222Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus
223Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
224Whiskered WrenPheugopedius mystacalis
225Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateri
226Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascens
227White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucosticta
228Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

229White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

230Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

231Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
232Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris
233Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
234|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimus
235/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
236Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
237Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis
238Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
239Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

240Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
241Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
242Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
243Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
244Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
245&Andean SiskinlSpinus spinescens
246&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrus
247&Hooded SiskinlSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

248Black-headed BrushfinchArremon atricapillus
249Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
250Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
251Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
252White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinucha
253Northern Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
254Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

255Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
256Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
257Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
258Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
259/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbula
260Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
261Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
262Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

263Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
264/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysoptera
265/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia
266/Prothonotary Warbler/Protonotaria citrea
267/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina
268/Mourning Warbler/Geothlypis philadelphia
269Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
270/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla
271/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea
272Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
273/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castanea
274/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
275Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
276/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata
277Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
278Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
279Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
280Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
281Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
282Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
283Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
284/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
285Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
286Golden-fronted RedstartMyioborus ornatus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

287Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
288/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
289/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivacea
290Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubriceps
291/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

292Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
293Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
294Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
295Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
296White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
297Flame-rumped TanagerRamphocelus flammigerus
298Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus
299Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
300Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
301Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
302Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
303Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
304Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
305Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heinei
306Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina
307Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
308Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
309Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
310Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradorides
311Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
312Golden TanagerTangara arthus
313Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
314Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
315Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
316White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
317Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
318Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
319Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
320Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
321Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
322Wedge-tailed Grass-FinchEmberizoides herbicola
323Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
324Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta
325Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
326Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
327&Slate-colored SeedeaterlSporophila schistacea
328Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
329BananaquitCoereba flaveola
330Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
331Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
332Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennis
333Olive-gray SaltatorSaltator olivascens
334Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus
335Masked SaltatorSaltator cinctus

 

 *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.