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CHAMICERO DEL PERIJA

COLOMBIALOCALE

# Species:330
# Excl Vagrants:330
# Endemics:5
# Near Endemics:22
Habitat: Montane Forest, Paramo

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

1Highland TinamouNothocercus bonapartei
2Gray TinamouTinamus tao

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Rufous-vented ChachalacaOrtalis ruficauda
4Band-tailed GuanPenelope argyrotis
5Andean GuanPenelope montagnii
6Wattled GuanAburria aburri
7Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

8Crested BobwhiteColinus cristatus
9Black-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus atrifrons

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
11Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
12Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
13Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
14Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
15White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
16Lined Quail-DoveZentrygon linearis
17Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
19Striped CuckooTapera naevia
20Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

21Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris
22Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Swifts: Apodidae

23Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
24White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
25Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
26Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
27White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus
28Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

29White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
30Green HermitPhaethornis guy
31Pale-bellied HermitPhaethornis anthophilus
32Sooty-capped HermitPhaethornis augusti
33&Brown VioletearlColibri delphinae
34Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
35Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
36Longuemare's SunangelHeliangelus clarisse
37Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
38Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
39Perija MetaltailMetallura iracunda
40Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
41Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
42Perija StarfrontletCoeligena consita
43Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
44White-booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii
45Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateri
46Rufous-shafted WoodstarChaetocercus jourdanii
47Red-billed EmeraldChlorostilbon gibsoni
48Coppery EmeraldChlorostilbon russatus
49Lazuline SabrewingCampylopterus falcatus
50White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii
51Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
52Steely-vented HummingbirdSaucerottia saucerottei
53Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

54Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

55|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicauda
56/Wilson's Snipe/Gallinago delicata

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

57Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

58Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

59King VultureSarcoramphus papa
60Andean CondorVultur gryphus
61Black VultureCoragyps atratus
62Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

63/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

64White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
65Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
66Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
67Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
68Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
69Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
70Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
71White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
72Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
73Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
74/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
75Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
76|Swainson's Hawk|Buteo swainsoni
77Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
78Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

79American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

80White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
81Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
82Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
83Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardinii
84Mottled OwlStrix virgata
85Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis
86Striped OwlAsio clamator
87Stygian OwlAsio stygius

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

88Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
89White-tipped QuetzalPharomachrus fulgidus
90Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianus
91Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
92Collared TrogonTrogon collaris
93Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

94Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescens

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

95Moustached PuffbirdMalacoptila mystacalis

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

96Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

97Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta
98Groove-billed ToucanetAulacorhynchus sulcatus
99Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygus
100Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
101Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus
102Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

103Scaled PiculetPicumnus squamulatus
104Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
105Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
106Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
107Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
108Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
109Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
110Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

111Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
112Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
113Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
114Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
115Yellow-headed CaracaraDaptrius chimachima
116American KestrelFalco sparverius
117MerlinFalco columbarius
118Bat FalconFalco rufigularis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

119&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineola
120Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
121Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus
122Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
123Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenarius
124Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinus
125Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinax
126Military MacawAra militaris
127Scarlet-fronted ParakeetPsittacara wagleri

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

128Klages's AntbirdDrymophila klagesi

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

129Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
130Perija AntpittaGrallaria saltuensis

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

131Perija TapaculoScytalopus priganus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

132Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus
133Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
134Cocoa WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus susurrans
135Straight-billed WoodcreeperDendroplex picus
136Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillus
137Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
138Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
139Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
140Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
141Montane Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia striaticollis
142Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticeps
143Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
144White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis
145Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
146Perija ThistletailAsthenes perijana
147Streak-capped SpinetailCranioleuca hellmayri
148Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens
149Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa
150Stripe-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis cinnamomea

 
Manakins: Pipridae

151Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolata

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

152Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
153Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
154Golden-breasted FruiteaterPipreola aureopectus
155Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

156Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
157Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
158Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor
159Cinereous BecardPachyramphus rufus
160Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

161Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus
162Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
163Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
164Pale-eyed Pygmy-TyrantAtalotriccus pilaris
165Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
166Rufous-crowned Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus ruficeps
167Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
168Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
169Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
170White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
171Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
172Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
173Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensis
174Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantzii
175Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps
176Black-capped TyrannuletTyranniscus nigrocapillus
177Spectacled TyrannuletZimmerius improbus
178Golden-faced TyrannuletZimmerius chrysops
179Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicans
180Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
181/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi
182Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
183/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
184Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensis
185Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
186/Acadian Flycatcher/Empidonax virescens
187/Willow Flycatcher/Empidonax traillii
188Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
189Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
190Rufous-tailed TyrantKnipolegus poecilurus
191Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
192Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
193Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix diadema
194Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
195Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
196Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
197Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
198Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
199Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
200Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
201Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
202Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
203Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
204Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
205|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannus
206Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

207Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipes
208/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifrons
209Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys
210Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
211Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

212Inca Jay**Cyanocorax yncas
213Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

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

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

220Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus
221Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
222Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
223Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
224Bicolored WrenCampylorhynchus griseus
225Whiskered WrenPheugopedius mystacalis
226Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilus
227Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbus
228Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa
229Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
230Bangs's Wood-Wren**Henicorhina bangsi

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

231Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

232Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
233Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris
234Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
235|Veery|Catharus fuscescens
236|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimus
237/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
238Yellow-legged ThrushTurdus flavipes
239Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas
240Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
241Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventris
242Black-hooded ThrushTurdus olivater
243Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
244Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

245Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
246Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrys
247Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
248Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
249Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
250&Andean SiskinlSpinus spinescens

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

251Rosy Thrush-TanagerRhodinocichla rosea

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

252Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
253Perija BrushfinchArremon perijanus
254Golden-winged SparrowArremon schlegeli
255Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
256Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
257Northern Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceus
258Black-fronted Brushfinch**Atlapetes nigrifrons
259Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

260Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
261Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons
262Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
263Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
264Yellow OrioleIcterus nigrogularis
265/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbula
266Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
267Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
268Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

269/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia
270/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrina
271/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla
272/Cerulean Warbler/Setophaga cerulea
273Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
274/Bay-breasted Warbler/Setophaga castanea
275/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
276Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
277/Blackpoll Warbler/Setophaga striata
278Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattrii
279Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
280Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
281Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
282Gray-throated WarblerMyiothlypis cinereicollis
283/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
284Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

285Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
286/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
287/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivacea
288Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
289/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianus

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

290Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopis
291Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
292Fulvous-headed TanagerThlypopsis fulviceps
293White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
294Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus
295Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
296Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
297Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
298Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
299Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
300Glaucous TanagerThraupis glaucocolpa
301Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
302Black-headed TanagerStilpnia cyanoptera
303Black-capped TanagerStilpnia heinei
304Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
305Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
306Saffron-crowned TanagerTangara xanthocephala
307Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
308Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
309Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
310Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
311White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
312Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
313Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
314Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
315PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
316&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
317Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
318Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
319Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
320Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
321Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
322Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
323Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
324Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
325BananaquitCoereba flaveola
326Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
327#Sooty Grassquit#Asemospiza fuliginosus
328Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
329Olive-gray SaltatorSaltator olivascens
330Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus

 

 *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.