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The table below lists species found at this locale that have restricted ranges or occur only locally in the country. It also shows species with threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN. Finally, it indicates whether the species is migratory, very rare, or accidental. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

Presence Codes
/name/=Boreal Visitor; \name\=Austral Visitor; |name|=Transient Migrant
#name#=Non-breeding Dispersal; <name>=Erratic; (name)=Breeding Season Only
{name}=Very Rare, Casual, or Vagrant; [name]=Accidental

Distribution Codes
E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); LC=Local; NE=Near Endemic; RR=Range Restricted

Status Codes
CR=Critically Endangered; EN=Endangered; V=Vulnerable; NT=Near Threatened

1	Orange-breasted Falcon	Falco deiroleucus	LC
2	Blackish Rail	Pardirallus nigricans	RR
3	Military Macaw	Ara militaris		V
4	Swallow-tailed Nightjar	Uropsalis segmentata	LC
5	White-chested Swift	Cypseloides lemosi	NE
6	Violet-headed Hummingbird^	Klais guimeti	RR
7	Ecuadorian Piedtail	Phlogophilus hemileucurus	NE	NT
8	Striolated Puffbird^	Nystalus striolatus	LC
9	Black-streaked Puffbird	Malacoptila fulvogularis	RR
10	Coppery-chested Jacamar	Galbula pastazae	NE	V
11	Chestnut-tipped Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus derbianus	LC
12	Ash-browed Spinetail	Cranioleuca curtata	RR
13	Montane Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia striaticollis	RR
14	Black-billed Treehunter	Thripadectes melanorhynchus	RR
15	Olive-backed Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus triangularis	RR
16	Lined Antshrike	Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus	RR
17	White-streaked Antvireo**	Dysithamnus leucostictus	LC
18	Foothill Antwren	Epinecrophylla spodionota	RR
19	Blackish Antbird^	Cercomacra nigrescens	RR
20	Rufous-breasted Antthrush	Formicarius rufipectus	RR
21	Short-tailed Antthrush	Chamaeza campanisona	RR
22	Plain-backed Antpitta	Grallaria haplonota	LC
23	Foothill Elaenia	Myiopagis olallai	NE	NT
24	Ecuadorian Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes gualaquizae	RR
25	Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant	Hemitriccus rufigularis	RR	NT
26	Cliff Flycatcher	Hirundinea ferruginea	LC
27	Euler's Flycatcher	Lathrotriccus euleri	LC
28	Large-headed Flatbill	Ramphotrigon megacephalum	LC
29	Lemon-browed Flycatcher	Conopias cinchoneti	RR
30	Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater	Pipreola frontalis	RR
31	Fiery-throated Fruiteater	Pipreola chlorolepidota	RR	NT
32	Amazonian Umbrellabird	Cephalopterus ornatus	LC
33	Blue-rumped Manakin	Lepidothrix isidorei	RR
34	Olivaceous Greenlet	Hylophilus olivaceus	RR
35	Gray-mantled Wren	Odontorchilus branickii	RR
36	Wing-banded Wren^	Microcerculus bambla	RR
37	Spotted Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus dryas	RR
38	Yellow-whiskered Bush-Tanager (Short-billed Bush-Tanager)	Chlorospingus parvirostris	RR
39	Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus flavigularis	RR
40	White-lined Tanager^	Tachyphonus rufus	LC
41	Yellow-throated Tanager	Iridosornis analis	LC
42	Orange-eared Tanager	Chlorochrysa calliparaea	RR
43	Golden Tanager	Tangara arthus	RR
44	Golden-eared Tanager	Tangara chrysotis	RR
45	Spotted Tanager^	Tangara punctata	RR
46	Black-and-white Seedeater	Sporophila luctuosa	LC
47	Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer (Deep-blue Flowerpiercer)	Diglossa glauca	NE
48	Red-breasted Blackbird^	Sturnella militaris	LC
49	Bronze-green Euphonia	Euphonia mesochrysa	RR
50	Olivaceous Siskin	Spinus olivaceus	RR

^ edge of extensive range or more easily seen in other locales or countries.
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2009 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** 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.