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COLOMBIALOCALE

# Species:243
# Excl Vagrants:243
# Endemics:8
# Near Endemics:10
Habitat: Pastureland, montane 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.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus julius
2Highland TinamouNothocercus bonapartei

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
4/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discors
5Andean TealAnas andium

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
7Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia
9Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
10Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
11Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
12White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
13Lined Quail-DoveZentrygon linearis
14Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

15Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
16/Yellow-billed Cuckoo/Coccyzus americanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

17Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
18Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata
19Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Swifts: Apodidae

20Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
21White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
22Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

23Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
24Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
25Longuemare's SunangelHeliangelus clarisse
26Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
27Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae
28Green-tailed TrainbearerLesbia nuna
29Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchum
30Bronze-tailed ThornbillChalcostigma heteropogon
31Green-bearded HelmetcrestOxypogon guerinii
32Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
33Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestita
34Coppery-bellied PufflegEriocnemis cupreoventris
35Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
36Golden-bellied StarfrontletCoeligena bonapartei
37Blue-throated StarfrontletCoeligena helianthea
38Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
39Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
40Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
41Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescens
42White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
43Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodor
44Short-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon poortmani

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

45Bogota RailRallus semiplumbeus
46SoraPorzana carolina
47Common GallinuleGallinula galeata

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

48Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

49Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

50/Wilson's Snipe/Gallinago delicata
51Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis
52Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
53/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
54/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

55Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

56Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

57Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
58Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
59Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
60Great EgretArdea alba

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

61Black VultureCoragyps atratus
62Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

63White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
64Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
65Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
66White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
67Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
68/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
69Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

70American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

71White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
72Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
73Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardinii
74Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

75Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
76Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
77Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurus
78Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

79Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

80Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta
81Black-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena nigrirostris

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

82Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
83Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
84Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
85Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

86Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
87Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
88American KestrelFalco sparverius
89MerlinFalco columbarius
90Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

91Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
92Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenarius
93Brown-breasted ParakeetPyrrhura calliptera
94Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

95Klages's AntbirdDrymophila klagesi

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

96Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
97Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
98Muisca AntpittaGrallaria rufula
99Boyaca AntpittaGrallaria alticola

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

100Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyx
101Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilis
102Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans
103Pale-bellied TapaculoScytalopus griseicollis

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

104Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
105Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
106Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
107Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
108Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
109Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus
110Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
111Ruddy Foliage-gleanerClibanornis rubiginosus
112Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus
113Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
114White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis
115White-chinned ThistletailAsthenes fuliginosa
116Spectacled PrickletailSiptornis striaticollis
117Ash-browed SpinetailCranioleuca curtata
118Silvery-throated SpinetailSynallaxis subpudica
119Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
120Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa
121Stripe-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis cinnamomea

 
Manakins: Pipridae

122White-bibbed ManakinCorapipo leucorrhoa

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

123Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
124Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
125Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

126Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

127Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
128Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
129Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
130Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
131Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
132Ornate FlycatcherMyiotriccus ornatus
133Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillus
134White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
135White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
136White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
137Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minor
138Agile Tit-TyrantUromyias agilis
139Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantzii
140Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea
141Black-capped TyrannuletTyranniscus nigrocapillus
142Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialis
143Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
144/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
145Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
146Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
147Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
148Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
149Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix diadema
150Chestnut-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris
151Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
152Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
153/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitus
154Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
155Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
156Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
157|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus
158Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

159Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

160Black-collared JayCyanolyca armillata
161Inca Jay**Cyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

162|Bank Swallow|Riparia riparia
163Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
164Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
165Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
166/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

167Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
168Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
169Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
170Whiskered WrenPheugopedius mystacalis
171Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa
172Sharpe's WrenCinnycerthia olivascens
173Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

174White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

175Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

176Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
177Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
178Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

179Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrys
180Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
181Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
182&Andean SiskinlSpinus spinescens

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

183Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
184Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
185Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
186White-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes albinucha
187Ochre-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes semirufus
188Northern Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
189Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

190Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
191Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
192Scarlet-rumped CaciqueCacicus uropygialis
193Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphus
194Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
195Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
196Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

197/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
198Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattrii
199Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
200Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
201Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
202Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
203Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
204Golden-fronted RedstartMyioborus ornatus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

205/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
206/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivacea

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

207White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
208Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
209Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
210Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis
211Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
212Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
213Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
214Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
215Black-chested Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis eximia
216Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
217Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
218Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertex
219Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
220Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
221Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
222Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
223Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
224Rufous-browed ConebillConirostrum rufum
225Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayii
226Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
227White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
228Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
229Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
230Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
231PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
232Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
233&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
234Black-headed HemispingusPseudospingus verticalis
235Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
236Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
237Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermedia
238Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
239Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
240Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
241Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
242Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
243BananaquitCoereba flaveola

 

 *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.