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# Species:250
# Excl Vagrants:250
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:23

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.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus julius

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

2Bearded GuanPenelope barbata

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

3Rock PigeonColumba livia
4Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
5Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
6&Maroon-chested Ground DovelParaclaravis mondetoura
7White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
8White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
9Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

10Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
11Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

12Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
13Swallow-tailed NightjarUropsalis segmentata
14Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Swifts: Apodidae

15Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherriei
16Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
17White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
18Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
19Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

20Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus
21Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
22Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis
23Little SunangelHeliangelus micraster
24Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus viola
25Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
26Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii
27&Green-tailed TrainbearerlLesbia nuna
28Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficeps
29Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi
30Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herrani
31Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina
32Viridian MetaltailMetallura williami
33Neblina MetaltailMetallura odomae
34Glowing PufflegEriocnemis vestita
35Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani
36Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis
37Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena
38Collared IncaCoeligena torquata
39Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena iris
40Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiae
41Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi
42Sword-billed HummingbirdEnsifera ensifera
43Great SapphirewingPterophanes cyanopterus
44Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii
45Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides
46Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
47White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant
48Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

49/Upland Sandpiper/Bartramia longicauda
50Jameson's SnipeGallinago jamesoni
51|Baird's Sandpiper|Calidris bairdii

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

52Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

53Black VultureCoragyps atratus
54Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

55Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
56Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
57Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori
58Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis
59Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
60White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
61Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
62Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
63/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus
64Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus

 
Owls: Strigidae

65White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis
66Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratus
67Andean Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium jardinii
68Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
69Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

70Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps
71Masked TrogonTrogon personatus

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

72Southern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivitta
73Gray-breasted Mountain-ToucanAndigena hypoglauca

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

74Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
75Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps
76Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
77Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
78Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

79Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
80American KestrelFalco sparverius
81/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

82&Barred ParakeetlBolborhynchus lineola
83Red-faced ParrotHapalopsittaca pyrrhops
84Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidus
85Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus
86Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenarius
87&Golden-plumed ParakeetlLeptosittaca branickii

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

88Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegans

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

89Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera
90Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla
91Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalis
92White-bellied AntpittaGrallaria hypoleuca
93Equatorial AntpittaGrallaria saturata
94Tawny AntpittaGrallaria quitensis
95Slate-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nana

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

96Ocellated TapaculoAcropternis orthonyx
97Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilis
98Loja TapaculoScytalopus androstictus
99Paramo TapaculoScytalopus opacus
100Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans
101Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkeri

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

102Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
103Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyrannina
104Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
105Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger
106Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
107Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii
108Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus
109Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventris
110Flammulated TreehunterThripadectes flammulatus
111Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger
112Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola
113White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis
114Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata
115Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
116Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurina
117Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensis
118Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
119Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

120Green-and-black FruiteaterPipreola riefferii
121Barred FruiteaterPipreola arcuata
122Chestnut-bellied CotingaDoliornis remseni
123Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus
124Chestnut-crested CotingaAmpelion rufaxilla

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

125Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

126Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis
127Rufous-headed Pygmy-TyrantPseudotriccus ruficeps
128Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
129Rufous-crowned Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus ruficeps
130Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
131Orange-banded FlycatcherNephelomyias lintoni
132Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
133White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus
134White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus
135White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
136Sulphur-bellied TyrannuletMecocerculus minor
137White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
138Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
139Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae
140Black-capped TyrannuletTyranniscus nigrocapillus
141Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialis
142/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperi
143Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
144Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
145Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
146Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
147Smoky Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes fumigatus
148Crowned Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix frontalis
149Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix diadema
150Chestnut-bellied Chat-TyrantOchthoeca cinnamomeiventris
151Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis
152Brown-backed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca fumicolor
153Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
154Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
155Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

156Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
157Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

158Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosa
159Inca Jay**Cyanocorax yncas

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

160Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
161Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
162Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
163Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes
164Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina
165Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

166White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

167Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
168Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
169Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
170Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
171Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrys
172Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa
173Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

174White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

175Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

176Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides
177Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater
178/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus
179Chestnut-bellied ThrushTurdus fulviventris
180Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
181Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
182Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

183Chestnut-breasted ChlorophoniaChlorophonia pyrrhophrys
184Orange-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia xanthogaster

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

185Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
186Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis
187Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha
188Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
189Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha
190White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterus
191Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmi
192Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

193Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
194Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
195Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

196Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
197/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca
198Three-banded WarblerBasileuterus trifasciatus
199Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis
200Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata
201Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseri
202Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata
203/Canada Warbler/Cardellina canadensis
204Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
205Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

206Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
207/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
208Red-hooded TanagerPiranga rubriceps
209Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

210Black-capped HemispingusKleinothraupis atropileus
211Oleaginous HemispingusSphenopsis frontalis
212Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris
213Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata
214Hooded Mountain TanagerButhraupis montana
215Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala
216Masked Mountain TanagerTephrophilus wetmorei
217Grass-green TanagerChlorornis riefferii
218Black-chested Mountain TanagerCnemathraupis eximia
219Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
220Scarlet-bellied Mountain TanagerAnisognathus igniventris
221Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
222Buff-breasted Mountain TanagerDubusia taeniata
223Golden-crowned TanagerIridosornis rufivertex
224Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
225Silvery TanagerStilpnia viridicollis
226Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii
227Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis
228Flame-faced TanagerTangara parzudakii
229Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor
230Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons
231Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereum
232Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayii
233Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis
234White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera
235Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens
236Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea
237PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
238Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
239Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
240&Slaty FinchlHaplospiza rustica
241Black-headed HemispingusPseudospingus verticalis
242Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris
243Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
244Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa
245Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis
246Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
247Paramo SeedeaterCatamenia homochroa
248BananaquitCoereba flaveola
249Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
250Masked SaltatorSaltator cinctus

 

 *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.