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Area (ha):700
# Species:172
# Excl Vagrants:172
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:16
Species/100 ha:24.6
Habitat: Cloud 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

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusVR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

2Andean GuanPenelope montagniiVR
3Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotiiC

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

4Dark-backed Wood-QuailOdontophorus melanonotusC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

5Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataC
6Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaFC
7White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiR
8White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenataUC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

9Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

10Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventrisFC
11Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostrisFC
12Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentataUC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

13Common PotooNyctibius griseusC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

14Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherrieiUC
15Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaFC
16White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
17White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

18Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorusFC
19<Brown Violetear>Colibri delphinaeUC
20Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusFC
21Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansC
22Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianusC
23Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysC
24Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestisFC
25#Green-tailed Trainbearer#Lesbia nunaR
26Hoary PufflegHaplophaedia lugensVR
27Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoniFC
28Collared IncaCoeligena torquataA
29#Mountain Velvetbreast#Lafresnaya lafresnayiR
30Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescensC
31White-booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodiiFC
32Purple-bibbed WhitetipUrosticte benjaminiUC
33Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoidesFC
34Purple-throated WoodstarPhilodice mitchelliiFC
35Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlUC
36Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciaeFC

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

37Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
38Turkey VultureCathartes auraC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

39Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusR
40Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusR
41Crested EagleMorphnus guianensisVR
42Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collarisUC
43Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusUC
44Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisFC
45Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorR
46Barred HawkMorphnarchus princepsFC
47Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisC
48White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhousUC
49Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosomaVR
50/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusFC
51Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusR
52#White-throated Hawk#Buteo albigulaVR

 
Owls: Strigidae

53Rufescent Screech-OwlMegascops ingensUC
54Cloud-forest Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nubicolaUC
55Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardiniiR
56Mottled OwlStrix virgataUC
57Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsisR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

58Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsFC
59Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianusUC
60Masked TrogonTrogon personatusFC

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

61White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castaneaR

 
Toucan-Barbets: Semnornithidae

62Toucan BarbetSemnornis ramphastinusFC

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

63Crimson-rumped ToucanetAulacorhynchus haematopygusUC
64Plate-billed Mountain-ToucanAndigena laminirostrisFC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

65Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusUC
66Yellow-vented WoodpeckerDryobates dignusR
67Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensUC
68Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiFC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

69Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusR
70<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineolaUC
71Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidusFC
72Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenariusUC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

73Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticepsUC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

74Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapillaFC
75Yellow-breasted AntpittaGrallaria flavotinctaR

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

76Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyx 
77Spillmann's TapaculoScytalopus spillmanniFC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

78Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyranninaUC
79Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusC
80Brown-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus pusillusVR
81Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymigerC
82Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiFC
83Rusty-winged BarbtailPremnornis guttuligerFC
84Lineated Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla subalarisFC
85Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatusR
86Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictusFC
87Streak-capped TreehunterThripadectes virgaticepsUC
88Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescensFC
89Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerFC
90Red-faced SpinetailCranioleuca erythropsFC
91Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeC
92Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufaFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

93Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiFC
94Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatusR
95Andean Cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianusUC

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

96Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorUC
97Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salviniUC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

98Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollisFC
99Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficepsUC
100Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusC
101White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercusC
102White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsUC
103Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangaeUC
104Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaUC
105Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillusR
106Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialisUC
107Flavescent FlycatcherMyiophobus flavicansFC
108/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiVR
109Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatusFC
110/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulusVR
111Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansFC
112Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatusR
113Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix diademaFC
114Chestnut-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventrisR
115Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysusFC

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

116Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

117Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaFC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

118Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaC
119|Barn Swallow|Hirundo rusticaR

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

120Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisUC
121Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysFC
122Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysC

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

123White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

124Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesC
125Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterUC
126/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusC
127Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterFC
128Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusFC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

129Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisFC
130Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogasterC
131<Yellow-bellied Siskin>Spinus xanthogastrusR
132Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus 

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

133Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonopsUC
134Dusky ChlorospingusChlorospingus semifuscusA
135Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaC
136Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisC
137Tricolored BrushfinchAtlapetes tricolorUC
138White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterusFC
139Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaUC

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

140/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaR
141Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaVR
142/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaC
143Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusUC
144Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristataC
145Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronataC
146Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusC
147Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

148/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraR
149Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogasterC
150Ecuadorian SeedeaterAmaurospiza aequatorialisR

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

151Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus 
152Western Hemispingus**Sphenopsis ochraceusFC
153Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornataUC
154Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephalaFC
155Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferiiC
156Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisR
157Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosusC
158Black-chinned Mountain TanagerAnisognathus notabilisVR
159Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaUC
160Golden-naped TanagerChalcothraupis ruficervixFC
161Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiFC
162Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisC
163Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakiiFC
164Golden TanagerTangara arthusC
165Capped ConebillConirostrum albifronsFC
166White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilateraC
167Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens 
168Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaUC
169PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diademaUC
170<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rusticaR
171<Black-and-white Seedeater>Sporophila luctuosaR
172Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollisFC

 

 *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 Visitor8
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common2
CCommon37
FCFairly/Locally Common51
UCUncommon/Scarce40
RRare/Very Scarce26
VRVery Rare13
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain2

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened5
VVulnerable2
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.