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PODOCARPUS-CAJANUMA

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# Species:336
# Excl Vagrants:336
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:40
Habitat: Temperate 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

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusC
2Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus 
3Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii?

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Andean TealAnas andiumFC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

5Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera?
6Bearded GuanPenelope barbataC
7Sickle-winged GuanChamaepetes goudotii?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia?
9Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataC
10Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyi?
11Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana?
12White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?
13Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventris?
14White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenataC
15Eared DoveZenaida auriculata?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

16Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris?
17Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

18Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventrisUC
19Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisR
20Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentataUC
21Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostrisC

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

22Andean PotooNyctibius maculosus?

 
Oilbird: Steatornithidae

23OilbirdSteatornis caripensisR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

24Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaC
25White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisC
26Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisUC
27/Chimney Swift/Chaetura pelagicaUC
28Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

29Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus?
30Gray-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularis?
31Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus?
32Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans?
33Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis?
34Little SunangelHeliangelus micrasterC
35Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus violaUC
36Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys?
37Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii?
38Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora eurypteraR
39Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae?
40&Green-tailed TrainbearerlLesbia nunaFC
41Purple-backed ThornbillRamphomicron microrhynchumUC
42Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficepsR
43Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi?
44Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herraniR
45Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinaC
46Viridian MetaltailMetallura williamiUC
47Neblina MetaltailMetallura odomaeFC
48Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliae?
49Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestitaFC
50Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis lucianiUC
51Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennisFC
52Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena?
53Collared IncaCoeligena torquataC
54Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisC
55Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeC
56Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayiC
57Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaFC
58Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterusFC
59Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsiiR
60Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides?
61Violet-fronted BrilliantHeliodoxa leadbeateriR
62Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas?
63Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris?
64Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fanny?
65White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantR
66Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugusUC
67Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaUC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

68/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicauda?
69Imperial SnipeGallinago imperialisFC
70Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoniFC
71Noble SnipeGallinago nobilisUC
72/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius?
73|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdiiR
74/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotosFC

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

75Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusFC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

76Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

77Black VultureCoragyps atratus?
78Turkey VultureCathartes aura?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

79Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus?
80Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusR
81Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriR
82Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralisFC
83Bicolored HawkAstur bicolorR
84Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens?
85Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga?
86Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
87Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus?
88White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous?
89Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosomaUC
90Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusUC
91/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterusUC
92White-throated HawkButeo albigulaUC

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

93American Barn OwlTyto furcata?

 
Owls: Strigidae

94White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularisFC
95Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratus?
96Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus?
97Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardiniiFC
98Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum?
99Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsisUC
100Stygian OwlAsio stygiusR
101Buff-fronted OwlAegolius harrisiiR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

102Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsUC
103Masked TrogonTrogon personatusUC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

104Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

105Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata?

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

106White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castanea?

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

107Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivittaUC
108Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

109Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusR
110Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerDryobates callonotus?
111Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigricepsFC
112Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensUC
113Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
114Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusR
115Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

116Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatus?
117American KestrelFalco sparveriusUC
118Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis?
119Bat FalconFalco rufigularis?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

120&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineolaFC
121Red-faced ParrotHapalopsittaca pyrrhopsR
122Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus?
123Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosusFC
124Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenariusUC
125&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickiiFC
126Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontalusR
127Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenys?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

128Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardi?
129Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor?

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

130Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegans?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

131Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigeraFC
132Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapillaUC
133Watkins's AntpittaGrallaria watkinsi?
134Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalisC
135Equatorial AntpittaGrallaria saturataC
136Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensisC
137Slate-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nanaFC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

138Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyxFC
139Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilisC
140Loja TapaculoScytalopus androstictus?
141Paramo TapaculoScytalopus opacusUC
142Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransFC
143Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkeriUC

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

144Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusR
145Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissima?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

146Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus?
147Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyranninaUC
148Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusUC
149Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularisUC
150Greater ScythebillDrymotoxeres pucheraniiR
151Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymigerFC
152Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans?
153Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautiiC
154Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus?
155Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventrisFC
156Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliataR
157Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatusUC
158Striped TreehunterThripadectes holostictus?
159Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger?
160White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularisC
161Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulataC
162Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurinaC
163Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensisR
164Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeC
165Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufaFC

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

166Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferiiUC
167Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuataC
168Chestnut-bellied CotingaDoliornis remseniR
169Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatusC
170Dusky PihaLipaugus fuscocinereus?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

171Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor?
172Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salviniR
173One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

174Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollisFC
175Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus?
176Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris?
177Variegated Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus poecilotis?
178Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficepsUC
179Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus?
180Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensisUC
181Rufous-crowned Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus ruficepsUC
182Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
183Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusFC
184Orange-banded FlycatcherNephelomyias lintoniUC
185Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
186White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercusUC
187White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterusUC
188White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysUC
189Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterus?
190Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minorUC
191Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus?
192Maranon TyrannuletNesotriccus maranonicus?
193White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsFC
194Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangaeC
195Black-capped TyrannuletTyranniscus nigrocapillusFC
196Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialisUC
197Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus?
198Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans?
199Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus?
200\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora?
201Plain-capped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola alpinus?
202Red-rumped Bush-TyrantCnemarchus erythropygiusFC
203Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanusR
204White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicaudaR
205Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollisFC
206Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatusFC
207Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis?
208Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiUC
209Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix diademaFC
210Chestnut-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventrisFC
211Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisC
212Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolorUC
213White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys?
214Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferFC
215Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus?
216Pale-edged FlycatcherMyiarchus cephalotes?
217Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
218Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus?
219Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

220Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisFC
221Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrysUC
222Chivi VireoVireo chiri?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

223Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosaFC
224White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalis?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

225Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
226Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
227Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaC
228Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipesUC
229Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murinaC
230/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaUC
231Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

232Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusUC
233Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisC
234Grass WrenCistothorus platensis?
235Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus?
236Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrysC
237Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaC
238Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrysUC
239Northern Chestnut-breasted WrenCyphorhinus thoracicusUC

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

240White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusUC

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

241Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

242Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloidesFC
243Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater?
244/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusUC
245Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris?
246Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventris?
247Great ThrushTurdus fuscaterC
248Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusFC
249Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco?

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

250Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensisFC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

251Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephalaR
252Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrysUC
253Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster?
254Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria?
255&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrus?
256Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusUC

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

257Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularis 
258Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus?
259Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilisC
260Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinuchaUC
261Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisC
262White-rimmed BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopis?
263Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinuchaC
264White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterus?
265Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchaC

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

266Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa?
267Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusFC
268Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela?
269Northern Mountain Cacique**Cacicus leucoramphusFC
270Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas?
271Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
272Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewicziR

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

273/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia?
274Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis?
275/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaR
276Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi?
277/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fuscaC
278Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatusUC
279Three-banded WarblerBasileuterus trifasciatus?
280Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridisFC
281Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristataC
282Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseri?
283Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronataC
284/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis?
285Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatusR
286Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalusC

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

287Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubricepsFC
288Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogasterFC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

289White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristataR
290Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileusC
291Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis?
292Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis?
293Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliarisFC
294Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornataC
295Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montanaC
296Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephalaC
297Masked Mountain TanagerTephrophilus wetmoreiFC
298Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferiiC
299Black-chested Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis eximiaUC
300Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosusC
301Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventrisC
302Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus?
303Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniataC
304Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertexC
305Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota?
306Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
307Silvery TanagerStilpnia viridicollis?
308Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriiC
309Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisUC
310Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorC
311Capped ConebillConirostrum albifronsFC
312Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum?
313Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayiiC
314Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralisFC
315White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilateraC
316Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides?
317Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescensFC
318Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyaneaC
319PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diademaC
320Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolorUC
321Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus?
322&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rusticaUC
323Black-headed HemispingusPseudospingus verticalisC
324Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostrisC
325Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola?
326Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
327Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisUC
328Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina?
329Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa?
330Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analisR
331Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata?
332Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroaR
333BananaquitCoereba flaveola?
334Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus?
335Black-cowled SaltatorSaltator nigriceps?
336Masked SaltatorSaltator cinctusR

 

 *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 Visitor11
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient1
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon59
FCFairly/Locally Common49
UCUncommon/Scarce59
RRare/Very Scarce34
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain134

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened10
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered1
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.