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# Species:365
# Excl Vagrants:365
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:52

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

1Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
2Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatus

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

3Horned ScreamerAnhima cornuta

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
5Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
6White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

7Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera
8Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

9Rufous-fronted Wood-QuailOdontophorus erythrops

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Rock PigeonColumba livia
11Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
12Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
13Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea
14Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyi
15Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
16Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
17White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
18Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventris
19Pallid DoveLeptotila pallida
20West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
21Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

22Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
23Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
24Striped CuckooTapera naevia
25Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
26Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
27\Dark-billed Cuckoo\Coccyzus melacoryphus
28Gray-capped CuckooCoccyzus lansbergi
29Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

30Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
31Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
32Scrub NightjarNyctidromus anthonyi

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

33Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

34White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
35Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
36Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
37Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

38White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
39White-tipped SicklebillEutoxeres aquila
40White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruqui
41Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
42Baron's Hermit**Phaethornis baroni
43Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
44Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
45Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
46Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
47Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
48Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestis
49Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula
50Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
51Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micrura
52Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus
53Esmeraldas WoodstarChaetocercus berlepschi
54Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
55Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
56Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia
57Andean EmeraldUranomitra franciae
58Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis
59Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julie

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

60Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris
61Common GallinuleGallinula galeata

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

62LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

63Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

64American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

65/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
66/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatus
67/Wilson's Plover/Anarhynchus wilsonia
68Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

69Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

70/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
71/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseus
72/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
73/Willet/Tringa semipalmata
74/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
75/Sanderling/Calidris alba
76/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla
77/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

78Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
79/Laughing Gull/Leucophaeus atricilla
80/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcan
81/Black Tern/Chlidonias niger
82/Royal Tern/Thalasseus maximus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

83Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
84Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

85&Wood StorklMycteria americana

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

86Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

87Nazca BoobySula granti

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

88AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

89Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

90White IbisEudocimus albus
91Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

92Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
93Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
94Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
95Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
96Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
97Snowy EgretEgretta thula
98Striated HeronButorides striata
99Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
100Great EgretArdea alba
101Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

102Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

103King VultureSarcoramphus papa
104Black VultureCoragyps atratus
105Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

106/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

107Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
108White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
109Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
110Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
111Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
112Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
113Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
114Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
115Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
116Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
117Plumbeous HawkCryptoleucopteryx plumbea
118Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
119Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
120Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
121Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
122Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
123Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
124Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalis
125Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
126/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
127Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
128Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

129American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

130Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratus
131Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
132Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
133Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
134Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata
135Striped OwlAsio clamator
136Stygian OwlAsio stygius

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

137Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
138Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurus
139White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurus
140Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

141Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescens

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

142Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
143Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
144Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

145White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
146Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus
147White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

148Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

149Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus
150Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus
151Choco ToucanRamphastos brevis

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

152Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateri
153Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
154Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
155Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkii
156Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerDryobates callonotus
157Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis
158Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
159Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

160Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
161Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
162Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
163Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
164Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus
165American KestrelFalco sparverius
166/Merlin/Falco columbarius
167Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
168/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

169White-winged ParakeetBrotogeris versicolurus
170Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhoptera
171Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
172Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus
173Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
174Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa
175Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis
176Great Green MacawAra ambiguus
177Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenys

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

178Great AntshrikeTaraba major
179Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
180Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardi
181Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
182Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor
183Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
184Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor
185Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
186Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricans
187Western Fire-eyePyriglena maura
188Esmeraldas AntbirdSipia nigricauda
189Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoni

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

190Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegans

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

191Watkins's AntpittaGrallaria watkinsi

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

192Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
193Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
194Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
195Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
196Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
197Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
198Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus
199Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
200Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus
201Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeus
202Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticeps
203Henna-hooded Foliage-gleanerClibanornis erythrocephalus
204Eastern WoodhaunterAutomolus subulatus
205Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura
206Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithys
207Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothorax

 
Manakins: Pipridae

208White-bearded ManakinManacus manacus
209Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalis

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

210Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
211Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacis
212Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurus
213Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
214Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini
215One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

216Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus
217Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygius
218Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

219White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceus
220Olive-striped FlycatcherMionectes galbinus
221Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
222Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris
223Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
224Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
225Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
226Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
227Brown-capped TyrannuletOrnithion brunneicapillus
228Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterus
229Tumbesian TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanus
230Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
231Yellow-crowned TyrannuletTyrannulus elatus
232Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacens
233Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
234Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
235Sooty-headed TyrannuletPhyllomyias griseiceps
236Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulviceps
237Gray-and-white TyrannuletPseudelaenia leucospodia
238Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
239Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrus
240Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus
241/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi
242Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis
243/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
244Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
245Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
246Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta
247Short-tailed Field TyrantMuscigralla brevicauda
248Ochraceous AttilaAttila torridus
249Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
250Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
251Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus
252Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
253Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
254Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
255Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
256Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii
257Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
258/Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher/Myiodynastes luteiventris
259Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
260Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularis
261Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
262/Eastern Kingbird/Tyrannus tyrannus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

263Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
264Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata
265Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

266Black-collared JayCyanolyca armillata
267White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

268/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
269Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
270Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
271Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
272Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
273/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
274/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
275Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

276Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurus
277Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
278White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

279Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus
280Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
281Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
282Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
283Whiskered WrenPheugopedius mystacalis
284Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateri
285Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
286Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliaris
287Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
288Song WrenCyphorhinus phaeocephalus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

289Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus
290Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

291/Gray-cheeked Thrush/Catharus minimus
292/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
293Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris
294Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reevei

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

295House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

296Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturata
297Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris
298Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster
299&Yellow-bellied SiskinlSpinus xanthogastrus
300Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkii

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

301Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
302Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularis
303Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
304Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
305Black-capped SparrowArremon abeillei

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

306Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa
307Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
308Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
309White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannae
310Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
311Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
312Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
313Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
314Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi
315Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

316OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
317/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta varia
318Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
319Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis
320Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava
321/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticilla
322Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
323/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia
324Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
325Three-striped WarblerBasileuterus tristriatus
326Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicauda
327Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseri

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

328Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
329/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
330White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
331Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster
332Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoides

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

333Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
334White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
335White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
336Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotus
337Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
338Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
339Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
340Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
341Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrola
342Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala
343Swallow TanagerTersina viridis
344Black-faced DacnisDacnis lineata
345Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
346Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
347Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
348Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
349Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensis
350Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
351Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
352Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana
353Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telasco
354Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
355Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
356Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
357Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
358Crimson-breasted FinchRhodospingus cruentus
359BananaquitCoereba flaveola
360Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
361Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
362Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
363Black-winged SaltatorSaltator atripennis
364Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus
365Slate-colored GrosbeakSaltator grossus

 

 *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.