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# Species:212
# Excl Vagrants:212
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:56
Habitat: Dry lowland 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

1Little TinamouCrypturellus souiR
2Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatusC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicolaR

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

4Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

5Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyi?
6Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruzianaUC
7Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa 
8White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiC
9Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventrisUC
10White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata 
11West Peruvian DoveZenaida melodaUC
12Eared DoveZenaida auriculataFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

13Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisA
14Striped CuckooTapera naeviaR
15Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaUC
16\Dark-billed Cuckoo\Coccyzus melacoryphus?
17Gray-capped CuckooCoccyzus lansbergiR
18Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusR

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

19Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis?
20Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisFC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

21Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaUC
22White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisFC
23Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyuraUC
24Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisUC

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

25Gray-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularisUC
26<Brown Violetear>Colibri delphinaeR
27Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans 
28Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys 
29Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena iris 
30White-booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii 
31Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostrisFC
32Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micruraR
33White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantR
34Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombusR
35White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii 
36Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica 
37Tumbes HummingbirdThaumasius baeriR
38Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliaC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

39Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisUC

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

40Peruvian Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus superciliarisVR

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

41Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusVR

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

42/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusUC
43/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

44Snowy EgretEgretta thulaUC
45Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisR
46Great EgretArdea albaUC
47Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiR

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

48Black VultureCoragyps atratusC
49Turkey VultureCathartes auraFC
50King VultureSarcoramphus papaUC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

51Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusFC
52Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorR
53Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensR
54Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisFC
55Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisVR
56Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusFC
57Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalisUC
58Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusUC
59Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusR

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

60Barn OwlTyto albaR

 
Owls: Strigidae

61White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis 
62Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratusFC
63Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataUC
64Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanumC
65Mottled OwlStrix virgata 
66Striped OwlAsio clamatorR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

67Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurusFC

 
Motmots: Momotidae

68Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescensFC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

69Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataUC
70Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

71Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateriFC
72Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerDryobates callonotusFC
73Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensisUC
74Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusUC
75Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusFC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

76Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansUC
77Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusR
78Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayUC
79American KestrelFalco sparverius?
80Bat FalconFalco rufigularisR

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

81Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhopteraFC
82Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisC
83Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenysFC

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

84Great AntshrikeTaraba majorUC
85Chapman's AntshrikeThamnophilus zarumae 
86Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardiUC
87Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisFC
88#Gray-headed Antbird#Ampelornis griseiceps?

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

89Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegansFC

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

90Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis 
91Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapillaUC
92Watkins's AntpittaGrallaria watkinsiFC
93Leymebamba AntpittaGrallaricula leymebambae?

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

94Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans 

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

95Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusFC
96Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusR
97Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisUC
98Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiC
99Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger 
100Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansUC
101Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeusC
102Rufous-necked Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla ruficollisFC
103Henna-hooded Foliage-gleanerClibanornis erythrocephalusFC
104Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensis 
105Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae 
106Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithys 

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

107Yellow-cheeked Becard**Pachyramphus xanthogenysX
108Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurusUC
109Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salviniFC
110One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousC

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

111Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusR
112Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus 
113Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumC
114Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensC
115Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumC
116White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus 
117Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterus?
118Tumbes TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanus 
119Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacensFC
120Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis 
121Loja Tyrannulet**Zimmerius flavidifrons 
122Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulvicepsFC
123Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrusFC
124Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectusFC
125/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiR
126Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus 
127Tumbes PeweeContopus punensisFC
128/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus 
129Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansUC
130Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusR
131Short-tailed Field TyrantMuscigralla brevicaudaR
132Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferUC
133Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalusUC
134Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaFC
135Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis?
136Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisUC
137Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdiiUC
138Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusFC
139Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusR
140(Snowy-throated Kingbird)Tyrannus niveigularisVR
141Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusA

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

142Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisC
143Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataUC
144Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys 
145Chivi VireoVireo chiriUC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

146White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalisFC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

147/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia?
148Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaFC
149Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisR
150Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca 
151/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?
152/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota?
153Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollarisR

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

154Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaFC

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

155House WrenTroglodytes aedonC
156Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatusC
157Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateriC
158Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliaris?
159Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys 

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

160White-capped DipperCinclus leucocephalusR

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

161Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusA

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

162Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater 
163/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatusUC
164Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostrisUC
165Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reeveiC
166Great ThrushTurdus fuscater 
167(Andean Slaty-Thrush)Turdus nigriceps 
168Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

169Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostrisC
170Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus 
171Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkiiR

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

172Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilisFC
173Black-capped SparrowArremon abeilleiFC
174Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis 
175White-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes albicepsR
176White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterusUC
177Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmi?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

178Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosaFC
179Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons 
180Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaUC
181White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannaeFC
182Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasFC
183Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisC
184Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewicziA

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

185/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaVR
186Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularisR
187Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiFC
188/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca?
189Three-banded WarblerBasileuterus trifasciatusUC
190Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata 
191Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseriC
192Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus 

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

193Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava?
194Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogasterC

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

195Black-and-white TanagerConothraupis speculigeraR
196Piura Hemispingus**Sphenopsis piurae 
197Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaUC
198Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusFC
199Silvery TanagerStilpnia viridicollis 
200PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema 
201Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensisR
202Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaC
203Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaFC
204Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telascoR
205Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaUC
206<Black-and-white Seedeater>Sporophila luctuosa?
207Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis?
208(Crimson-breasted Finch)Rhodospingus cruentusR
209BananaquitCoereba flaveolaFC
210Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurusFC
211Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectusC
212Black-cowled SaltatorSaltator nigriceps 

 

 *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 Visitor10
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common4
CCommon29
FCFairly/Locally Common59
UCUncommon/Scarce51
RRare/Very Scarce42
VRVery Rare6
XAccidental/Vagrant1
?Uncertain19

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable8
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.