List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

1	Gray Tinamou	Tinamus tao		V
2	Brown Tinamou	Crypturellus obsoletus	LC
3	Pale-browed Tinamou	Crypturellus transfasciatus	NE	NT
4	Andean Tinamou	Nothoprocta pentlandii	RR
5	Curve-billed Tinamou	Nothoprocta curvirostris	NE
6	Horned Screamer	Anhima cornuta	LC
7	Comb Duck	Sarkidiornis sylvicola	LC
8	White-cheeked Pintail	Anas bahamensis	LC
9	Andean Duck	Oxyura ferruginea	LC
10	Rufous-headed Chachalaca	Ortalis erythroptera	NE	V
11	Bearded Guan	Penelope barbata	NE	NT
12	Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens		NT
13	Wattled Guan	Aburria aburri		NT
14	Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail	Odontophorus erythrops	NE
15	Dark-backed Wood-Quail	Odontophorus melanonotus	E	V
16	Plain-breasted Ground Dove	Columbina minuta	LC
17	Ecuadorian Ground Dove	Columbina buckleyi	NE
18	&Maroon-chested Ground Dovel	Paraclaravis mondetoura	RR
19	Ochre-bellied Dove	Leptotila ochraceiventris	NE	V
20	Short-tailed Nighthawk	Lurocalis semitorquatus	LC
21	Scrub Nightjar	Nyctidromus anthonyi	NE
22	Swallow-tailed Nightjar	Uropsalis segmentata	LC
23	Lyre-tailed Nightjar	Uropsalis lyra	LC
24	Andean Potoo	Nyctibius maculosus	LC
25	Oilbird	Steatornis caripensis	LC
26	/Chimney Swift/	Chaetura pelagica		V
27	White-tipped Swift	Aeronautes montivagus	LC
28	White-whiskered Hermit	Phaethornis yaruqui	NE
29	Baron's Hermit**	Phaethornis baroni	NE
30	Gray-chinned Hermit	Phaethornis griseogularis	LC
31	White-throated Daggerbill	Schistes albogularis	NE
32	Green-breasted Mango	Anthracothorax prevostii	RR
33	Amethyst-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus amethysticollis	RR
34	Gorgeted Sunangel	Heliangelus strophianus	NE
35	Tourmaline Sunangel	Heliangelus exortis	NE
36	Little Sunangel	Heliangelus micraster	NE
37	Purple-throated Sunangel	Heliangelus viola	NE
38	Royal Sunangel	Heliangelus regalis	NE	NT
39	Black-bellied Thorntail	Discosura langsdorffi	LC
40	Spangled Coquette	Lophornis stictolophus	LC
41	Violet-tailed Sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis	NE
42	Ecuadorian Hillstar	Oreotrochilus chimborazo	NE
43	Mountain Avocetbill	Opisthoprora euryptera	LC
44	Rufous-capped Thornbill	Chalcostigma ruficeps	RR
45	Rainbow-bearded Thornbill	Chalcostigma herrani	LC
46	Viridian Metaltail	Metallura williami	NE
47	Violet-throated Metaltail	Metallura baroni	E	EN
48	Neblina Metaltail	Metallura odomae	NE
49	Greenish Puffleg	Haplophaedia aureliae	LC
50	Hoary Puffleg	Haplophaedia lugens	NE	NT
51	Brown Inca	Coeligena wilsoni	NE
52	Rainbow Starfrontlet	Coeligena iris	NE
53	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Coeligena lutetiae	RR
54	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Ensifera ensifera	LC
55	Buff-tailed Coronet	Boissonneaua flavescens	RR
56	Velvet-purple Coronet	Boissonneaua jardini	NE
57	Rufous-gaped Hillstar	Urochroa bougueri	NE
58	Purple-bibbed Whitetip	Urosticte benjamini	NE
59	Black-throated Brilliant	Heliodoxa schreibersii	LC
60	Empress Brilliant	Heliodoxa imperatrix	NE
61	Short-tailed Woodstar	Myrmia micrura	NE
62	Purple-collared Woodstar	Myrtis fanny	NE
63	Little Woodstar	Chaetocercus bombus		NT
64	Gorgeted Woodstar	Chaetocercus heliodor	RR
65	Esmeraldas Woodstar	Chaetocercus berlepschi	E	V
66	Purple-throated Woodstar	Philodice mitchellii	NE
67	Western Emerald	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus	NE
68	Napo Sabrewing	Campylopterus villaviscensio		NT
69	White-vented Plumeleteer	Chalybura buffonii	RR
70	Tumbes Hummingbird	Thaumasius baeri	NE
71	Amazilia Hummingbird	Amazilis amazilia	NE
72	Ecuadorian Rail	Rallus aequatorialis	LC
73	Spotted Rail	Pardirallus maculatus	RR
74	Plumbeous Rail	Pardirallus sanguinolentus	LC
75	Brown Wood-Rail	Aramides wolfi	NE	V
76	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	LC
77	Slate-colored Coot	Fulica ardesiaca	RR
78	Peruvian Thick-knee	Hesperoburhinus superciliaris	LC
79	Imperial Snipe	Gallinago imperialis	LC	NT
80	Noble Snipe	Gallinago nobilis		NT
81	/Semipalmated Sandpiper/	Calidris pusilla		NT
82	Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	RR
83	\Peruvian Tern\	Sternula lorata		EN
84	|Elegant Tern|	Thalasseus elegans		NT
85	Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis	LC	NT
86	Silvery Grebe	Podiceps occipitalis	LC
87	White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	RR
88	Peruvian Pelican	Pelecanus thagus	LC	NT
89	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus	LC	V
90	Pearl Kite	Gampsonyx swainsonii	LC
91	White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	LC
92	Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus		NT
93	Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus melanoleucus	LC
94	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Spizaetus isidori	LC	EN
95	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis		NT
96	Semicollared Hawk	Microspizias collaris	LC
97	Barred Hawk	Morphnarchus princeps	LC
98	Common Black Hawk	Buteogallus anthracinus	RR
99	Solitary Eagle	Buteogallus solitarius	LC	NT
100	Gray-backed Hawk	Pseudastur occidentalis	NE	EN
101	Peruvian Screech-Owl	Megascops roboratus	NE
102	Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium nubicola	NE	V
103	Black-and-white Owl	Strix nigrolineata	LC
104	Stygian Owl	Asio stygius	LC
105	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	LC
106	Buff-fronted Owl	Aegolius harrisii	LC
107	Ecuadorian Trogon	Trogon mesurus	NE
108	Black-streaked Puffbird	Malacoptila fulvogularis	RR
109	White-faced Nunbird	Hapaloptila castanea	LC
110	Coppery-chested Jacamar	Galbula pastazae	NE
111	Toucan Barbet	Semnornis ramphastinus	NE	NT
112	Chestnut-tipped Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus derbianus	LC
113	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Andigena hypoglauca	RR	NT
114	Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan	Andigena laminirostris	NE	NT
115	Yellow-throated Toucan	Ramphastos ambiguus		NT
116	Ecuadorian Piculet	Picumnus sclateri	NE
117	Yellow-vented Woodpecker	Dryobates dignus	RR
118	Guayaquil Woodpecker	Campephilus gayaquilensis	RR
119	Carunculated Caracara	Daptrius carunculatus	NE
120	Mountain Caracara	Daptrius megalopterus	RR
121	Blue-fronted Parrotlet	Touit dilectissimus	LC
122	Spot-winged Parrotlet	Touit stictopterus	LC	NT
123	Gray-cheeked Parakeet	Brotogeris pyrrhoptera	NE	V
124	Red-faced Parrot	Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops	NE
125	Rose-faced Parrot	Pyrilia pulchra	NE
126	Red-lored Amazon	Amazona autumnalis	LC
127	Scaly-naped Amazon	Amazona mercenarius	LC
128	Pacific Parrotlet	Forpus coelestis	NE
129	El Oro Parakeet	Pyrrhura orcesi	E	EN
130	White-necked Parakeet	Pyrrhura albipectus	NE	V
131	Military Macaw	Ara militaris	LC	V
132	&Golden-plumed Parakeetl	Leptosittaca branickii	RR
133	Cordilleran Parakeet	Psittacara frontalus	NE	NT
134	Red-masked Parakeet	Psittacara erythrogenys	NE	NT
135	Chapman's Antshrike	Thamnophilus zarumae	NE
136	Lined Antshrike	Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus		V
137	Collared Antshrike	Thamnophilus bernardi	NE
138	White-shouldered Antshrike	Thamnophilus aethiops	LC
139	White-streaked Antvireo	Dysithamnus leucostictus	LC
140	Ornate Stipplethroat	Epinecrophylla ornata	LC
141	Yellow-breasted Antwren	Herpsilochmus axillaris		V
142	Jet Antbird	Cercomacra nigricans	LC
143	Gray-headed Antbird	Ampelornis griseiceps	NE	V
144	Esmeraldas Antbird	Sipia nigricauda	NE
145	Zimmer's Antbird	Sciaphylax castanea	LC
146	Elegant Crescentchest	Melanopareia elegans	NE
147	Chestnut-crowned Gnateater	Conopophaga castaneiceps	LC
148	Giant Antpitta	Grallaria gigantea	NE	V
149	Moustached Antpitta	Grallaria alleni	NE	V
150	Plain-backed Antpitta	Grallaria haplonota	LC
151	Watkins's Antpitta	Grallaria watkinsi	NE	NT
152	Yellow-breasted Antpitta	Grallaria flavotincta	NE
153	Ochre-breasted Antpitta	Grallaricula flavirostris		NT
154	Crescent-faced Antpitta	Grallaricula lineifrons	NE
155	Loja Tapaculo	Scytalopus androstictus	NE
156	Nariño Tapaculo	Scytalopus vicinior	RR
157	Ecuadorian Tapaculo	Scytalopus robbinsi	E	EN
158	Chusquea Tapaculo	Scytalopus parkeri	NE
159	Spillmann's Tapaculo	Scytalopus spillmanni	NE
160	Black-headed Antthrush	Formicarius nigricapillus	RR
161	Gray-throated Leaftosser	Sclerurus albigularis		NT
162	Mournful Woodcreeper	Deconychura pallida	LC
163	Greater Scythebill	Drymotoxeres pucheranii		NT
164	Pacific Hornero	Furnarius cinnamomeus	NE
165	Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper	Lochmias nematura	LC
166	Stout-billed Cinclodes	Cinclodes excelsior	NE
167	Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner	Anabazenops dorsalis	LC
168	Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner	Neophilydor fuscipenne	LC
169	Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia variegaticeps	RR
170	Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla rufosuperciliata	RR
171	Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner	Syndactyla ruficollis	NE	V
172	Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner	Clibanornis erythrocephalus	NE	NT
173	Ruddy Foliage-gleaner	Clibanornis rubiginosus	LC
174	Uniform Treehunter	Thripadectes ignobilis	NE
175	Streak-capped Treehunter	Thripadectes virgaticeps	RR
176	Streak-backed Canastero	Asthenes wyatti	LC
177	Mouse-colored Thistletail	Asthenes griseomurina	NE
178	Equatorial Graytail	Xenerpestes singularis	NE	NT
179	Spectacled Prickletail	Siptornis striaticollis	LC
180	Line-cheeked Spinetail	Cranioleuca antisiensis	NE
181	Blackish-headed Spinetail	Synallaxis tithys	NE	V
182	Dusky Spinetail	Synallaxis moesta	LC
183	Necklaced Spinetail	Synallaxis stictothorax	NE
184	Jet Manakin	Chloropipo unicolor	NE
185	Club-winged Manakin	Machaeropterus deliciosus	NE
186	Orange-breasted Fruiteater	Pipreola jucunda	NE
187	Chestnut-bellied Cotinga	Doliornis remseni	NE	V
188	Chestnut-crested Cotinga	Ampelion rufaxilla	RR
189	Gray-tailed Piha	Snowornis subalaris	LC
190	Olivaceous Piha	Snowornis cryptolophus	LC
191	Amazonian Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus ornatus	LC
192	Long-wattled Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus penduliger	NE	V
193	Dusky Piha	Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC
194	Foothill Schiffornis	Schiffornis aenea	NE
195	Andean Laniisoma	Laniisoma buckleyi	LC	NT
196	Green-backed Becard	Pachyramphus viridis	RR
197	Yellow-cheeked Becard**	Pachyramphus xanthogenys	NE
198	Slaty Becard	Pachyramphus spodiurus	NE	V
199	Sharpbill	Oxyruncus cristatus	RR
200	Rufous-breasted Flycatcher	Leptopogon rufipectus	LC
201	Ecuadorian Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes gualaquizae		NT
202	Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant	Myiornis atricapillus	RR
203	Black-throated Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus granadensis	LC
204	Cliff Flycatcher	Hirundinea ferruginea	LC
205	Handsome Flycatcher	Nephelomyias pulcher	RR
206	Orange-banded Flycatcher	Nephelomyias lintoni	NE	NT
207	Rufous-winged Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus calopterus	NE
208	Black-crested Tit-Tyrant	Anairetes nigrocristatus	NE
209	Tumbesian Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus tumbezanus	NE
210	Maranon Tyrannulet	Nesotriccus maranonicus	NE
211	Subtropical Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis	LC
212	Pacific Elaenia	Myiopagis subplacens	NE
213	Coopmans's Elaenia	Elaenia brachyptera	NE
214	Highland Elaenia	Elaenia obscura	LC
215	Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias plumbeiceps	LC
216	White-fronted Tyrannulet	Acrochordopus zeledoni	LC
217	Red-billed Tyrannulet	Zimmerius cinereicapilla	RR	V
218	Choco Tyrannulet	Zimmerius albigularis	NE
219	Loja Tyrannulet**	Zimmerius flavidifrons	NE
220	Peruvian Tyrannulet	Zimmerius viridiflavus	NE
221	Fulvous-faced Scrub-Tyrant	Euscarthmus fulviceps	NE
222	Gray-and-white Tyrannulet	Pseudelaenia leucospodia	NE
223	Orange-crested Flycatcher	Myiophobus phoenicomitra	LC
224	Roraiman Flycatcher	Myiophobus roraimae	LC
225	Olive-chested Flycatcher	Myiophobus cryptoxanthus	NE
226	Gray-breasted Flycatcher	Lathrotriccus griseipectus	NE	V
227	/Olive-sided Flycatcher/	Contopus cooperi		NT
228	Tumbes Pewee	Contopus punensis	NE
229	Blackish Pewee	Contopus nigrescens	LC
230	Rufous-tailed Tyrant	Knipolegus poecilurus	LC
231	Amazonian Black-Tyrant	Knipolegus poecilocercus	LC
232	Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant	Muscisaxicola maculirostris	RR
233	White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant	Agriornis albicauda	LC	V
234	Jelski's Chat-Tyrant	Silvicultrix jelskii	NE
235	White-browed Chat-Tyrant	Ochthoeca leucophrys	LC
236	Short-tailed Field Tyrant	Muscigralla brevicauda	RR
237	Ochraceous Attila	Attila torridus		V
238	Sooty-crowned Flycatcher	Myiarchus phaeocephalus	NE
239	Lemon-browed Flycatcher	Conopias cinchoneti		V
240	Baird's Flycatcher	Myiodynastes bairdii	NE
241	Black-billed Peppershrike	Cyclarhis nigrirostris	NE
242	Beautiful Jay	Cyanolyca pulchra	NE	NT
243	White-tailed Jay	Cyanocorax mystacalis	NE
244	White-thighed Swallow	Atticora tibialis	LC
245	Chestnut-collared Swallow	Petrochelidon rufocollaris	NE
246	Fasciated Wren	Campylorhynchus fasciatus	NE
247	Superciliated Wren	Cantorchilus superciliaris	NE
248	Long-tailed Mockingbird	Mimus longicaudatus	NE
249	Black Solitaire	Entomodestes coracinus	NE
250	Pale-vented Thrush	Turdus obsoletus	LC
251	Ecuadorian Thrush	Turdus maculirostris	NE
252	Plumbeous-backed Thrush	Turdus reevei	NE
253	Marañon Thrush	Turdus maranonicus	NE
254	Chestnut-bellied Thrush	Turdus fulviventris	LC
255	(Andean Slaty-Thrush)	Turdus nigriceps	RR
256	Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia	Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys	RR
257	&Yellow-collared Chlorophonial	Chlorophonia flavirostris	RR
258	Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	LC
259	&Yellow-bellied Siskinl	Spinus xanthogastrus	RR
260	Saffron Siskin	Spinus siemiradzkii	NE
261	Tanager Finch	Oreothraupis arremonops	NE
262	Dusky Chlorospingus	Chlorospingus semifuscus	NE
263	Tumbes Sparrow	Rhynchospiza stolzmanni	NE
264	Black-capped Sparrow	Arremon abeillei	NE
265	Marañon Sparrow	Arremon nigriceps	NE
266	Olive Finch	Arremon castaneiceps		NT
267	White-rimmed Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopis	NE
268	White-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes albiceps	NE
269	Tricolored Brushfinch	Atlapetes tricolor	RR
270	White-winged Brushfinch	Atlapetes leucopterus	NE
271	Bay-crowned Brushfinch	Atlapetes seebohmi	NE
272	Chestnut-headed Oropendola	Psarocolius wagleri	RR
273	White-edged Oriole	Icterus graceannae	NE
274	Black-lored Yellowthroat	Geothlypis auricularis	NE
275	/Cerulean Warbler/	Setophaga cerulea		NT
276	/Blackpoll Warbler/	Setophaga striata		NT
277	Three-banded Warbler	Basileuterus trifasciatus	NE
278	Choco Warbler	Myiothlypis chlorophrys	NE
279	Gray-and-gold Warbler	Myiothlypis fraseri	NE
280	Ochre-breasted Tanager	Chlorothraupis stolzmanni	NE
281	Black-backed Grosbeak	Pheucticus aureoventris	LC
282	Ecuadorian Seedeater	Amaurospiza aequatorialis	NE
283	Black-faced Tanager	Schistochlamys melanopis	RR
284	Black-and-white Tanager	Conothraupis speculigera	RR
285	White-capped Tanager	Sericossypha albocristata		V
286	Black-eared Hemispingus	Sphenopsis melanotis	LC
287	Piura Hemispingus**	Sphenopsis piurae	NE
288	Moss-backed Tanager	Bangsia edwardsi	NE
289	Orange-throated Tanager	Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron	NE	V
290	Masked Mountain Tanager	Tephrophilus wetmorei	LC	V
291	Black-chinned Mountain Tanager	Anisognathus notabilis	NE
292	Yellow-throated Tanager	Iridosornis analis	LC
293	Glistening-green Tanager	Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	NE
294	Rufous-throated Tanager	Ixothraupis rufigula	NE
295	Gray-and-gold Tanager	Poecilostreptus palmeri	RR
296	Silvery Tanager	Stilpnia viridicollis	RR
297	Black-capped Tanager	Stilpnia heinei	RR
298	Golden-hooded Tanager	Stilpnia larvata	RR
299	Metallic-green Tanager	Tangara labradorides	RR
300	Yellow-tufted Dacnis**	Dacnis egregia	NE
301	Chestnut-vented Conebill	Conirostrum speciosum	LC
302	Giant Conebill	Conirostrum binghami	LC	NT
303	Indigo Flowerpiercer	Diglossa indigotica	NE
304	Rusty Flowerpiercer	Diglossa sittoides	LC
305	Black-backed Bush Tanager	Urothraupis stolzmanni	NE
306	Tit-like Dacnis	Xenodacnis parina	NE
307	Collared Warbling Finch	Poospiza hispaniolensis	NE
308	Saffron Finch	Sicalis flaveola	RR
309	Parrot-billed Seedeater	Sporophila peruviana	NE
310	Drab Seedeater	Sporophila simplex	NE
311	Large-billed Seed-Finch	Sporophila crassirostris	LC
312	Black-billed Seed-Finch	Sporophila atrirostris	LC
313	Paramo Seedeater	Catamenia homochroa		NT
314	Red-crested Finch	Coryphospingus cucullatus	RR
315	Crimson-breasted Finch	Rhodospingus cruentus	NE
316	Yellow-faced Grassquit	Tiaris olivaceus	RR
317	Black-winged Saltator	Saltator atripennis	NE
318	Black-cowled Saltator	Saltator nigriceps	NE
319	Masked Saltator	Saltator cinctus	LC

 

 *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.

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BIRDING LOCALES

• Ayampe Reserve
• Buenaventura Reserve
• Cerro Toledo
• Copalinga Lodge
• Cordillers del Condor
• El Cajas National Park
• Huashapamba Forest Reserve
• Jorupe Reserve
• Manglares-Churute
• Old Loja-Zamora Road
• Podocarpus-Bombuscaro
• Podocarpus-Cajanuma
• Utuana Reserve

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	43
LC	Local	162
NE	Near Endemic	194
RR	Restricted Range	117

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	40
V	Vulnerable	30
EN	Endangered	6
CR	Critically Endangered	0

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.