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EL CAJAS NATIONAL PARK

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Area (ha):28,544
Altitude (m):3100-4450
# Species:270
# Excl Vagrants:270
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:21
Species/100 ha:0.9
Habitat: Cloud forest, paramo, lagoons

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that 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.*

color codes

1Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandiiRR 
2Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisNE 
3White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensisLC 
4Andean DuckOxyura ferrugineaLC 
5Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalisLC 
6Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyiNE 
7Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusLC 
8Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollisRR 
9Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortisNE 
10Little SunangelHeliangelus micrasterNE 
11Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus violaNE 
12Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestisNE 
13Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazoNE 
14Mountain AvocetbillOpisthoprora eurypteraLC 
15Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herraniLC 
16Viridian MetaltailMetallura williamiNE 
17Violet-throated MetaltailMetallura baroniEEN
18Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena irisNE 
19Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeRR 
20Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensiferaLC 
21Purple-throated WoodstarPhilodice mitchelliiNE 
22Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaNE 
23Virginia RailRallus limicolaLC 
24Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiacaRR 
25Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis NT
26Andean CondorVultur gryphusLCV
27White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusLC 
28Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriLCEN
29Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusLC 
30Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaRRNT
31Carunculated CaracaraDaptrius carunculatusNE 
32Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterusRR 
33Red-faced ParrotHapalopsittaca pyrrhopsNE 
34Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisNE 
35<Golden-plumed Parakeet>Leptosittaca branickiiRR 
36Ochre-breasted AntpittaGrallaricula flavirostris NT
37Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsiorNE 
38Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyattiLC 
39Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurinaNE 
40Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensisNE 
41Subtropical DoraditoPseudocolopteryx acutipennisLC 
42/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi NT
43Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostrisRR 
44White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicaudaLCV
45White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrysLC 
46Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisNE 
47White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterusNE 
48Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventrisLC 
49Giant ConebillConirostrum binghamiLCNT
50Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoidesLC 
51Black-backed Bush TanagerUrothraupis stolzmanniNE 
52Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parinaNE 
53Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaRR 
54Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa NT

 

 *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 Visitor5
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant7
[]Accidental4

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic43
LCLocal162
NENear Endemic193
RRRestricted Range117

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered2
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.