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# Species:280
# Excl Vagrants:280
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:40

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

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

2Horned ScreamerAnhima cornuta

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
4Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
5Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola
6Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
7Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
8White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
9Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

10Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera
11Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba livia
13Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
14Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
15Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
16Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyi
17Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
18Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
19Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
20White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
21Pallid DoveLeptotila pallida
22West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
23Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

24Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
25Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
26Striped CuckooTapera naevia
27Little CuckooCoccycua minuta
28Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
29\Dark-billed Cuckoo\Coccyzus melacoryphus
30Gray-capped CuckooCoccyzus lansbergi
31Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

32Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
33Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
34Scrub NightjarNyctidromus anthonyi

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

35Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

36White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
37Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
38Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
39Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

40White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
41Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeri
42White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruqui
43Baron's Hermit**Phaethornis baroni
44Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
45Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
46Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti
47Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
48Green ThorntailDiscosura conversii
49Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
50Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micrura
51Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus
52Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica
53Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
54Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia
55Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilis
56Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julie

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

57Spotted RailPardirallus maculatus
58Brown Wood-RailAramides wolfi
59Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris
60Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
61Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
62White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

63LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

64Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

65American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

66KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
67/Wilson's Plover/Anarhynchus wilsonia
68Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

69Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

70|Hudsonian Godwit|Limosa haemastica
71/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis macularius
72/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria
73/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipes
74/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleuca
75/Sanderling/Calidris alba
76/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutilla
77/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotos
78/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauri
79/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

80Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
81/Laughing Gull/Leucophaeus atricilla
82/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcan
83Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
84Black SkimmerRynchops niger
85\Peruvian Tern\Sternula lorata
86Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
87/Black Tern/Chlidonias niger
88/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo
89|Elegant Tern|Thalasseus elegans
90/Royal Tern/Thalasseus maximus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

91Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

92Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
93Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

94AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

95White IbisEudocimus albus
96Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

97Least BitternBotaurus exilis
98Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
99Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
100Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
101Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
102Snowy EgretEgretta thula
103Striated HeronButorides striata
104Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
105Great EgretArdea alba
106Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

107Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

108King VultureSarcoramphus papa
109Black VultureCoragyps atratus
110Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

111/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

112Pearl KiteGampsonyx swainsonii
113Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
114Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
115Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
116Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
117Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
118Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
119Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
120Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
121Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
122Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
123Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
124Gray-backed HawkPseudastur occidentalis
125Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus
126Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
127Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

128American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

129Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
130Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum
131Mottled OwlStrix virgata
132Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata
133Striped OwlAsio clamator

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

134Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurus
135Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus

 
Motmots: Momotidae

136Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescens

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

137Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
138Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

139White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
140White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

141Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

142Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
143Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
144Red-rumped WoodpeckerDryobates kirkii
145Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerDryobates callonotus
146Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis
147Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
148Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

149Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
150Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
151Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
152American KestrelFalco sparverius
153/Merlin/Falco columbarius
154Bat FalconFalco rufigularis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

155Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhoptera
156Blue-headed ParrotPionus menstruus
157Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterus
158Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
159Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis
160Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severus
161Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenys

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

162Great AntshrikeTaraba major
163Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardi
164Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
165Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
166Checker-throated StipplethroatEpinecrophylla fulviventris
167Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyrannina
168Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricans
169Western Fire-eyePyriglena maura
170Chestnut-backed AntbirdPoliocrania exsul
171Zeledon's AntbirdHafferia zeledoni
172Bicolored AntbirdGymnopithys bicolor

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

173Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegans

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

174Black-headed AntthrushFormicarius nigricapillus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

175Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
176Plain-brown WoodcreeperDendrocincla fuliginosa
177Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
178Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
179Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanus
180Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
181Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeus
182Slaty SpinetailSynallaxis brachyura
183Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithys
184Necklaced SpinetailSynallaxis stictothorax

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

185Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurus
186Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeus
187Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini
188One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

189Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus
190Black-tailed FlycatcherMyiobius atricaudus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

191Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
192Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus
193Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
194Brownish TwistwingCnipodectes subbrunneus
195Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
196Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
197Tumbesian TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanus
198Yellow TyrannuletCapsiempis flaveola
199Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacens
200Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
201Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
202Gray-and-white TyrannuletPseudelaenia leucospodia
203Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrus
204Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus
205Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis
206/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus
207Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
208Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta
209Short-tailed Field TyrantMuscigralla brevicauda
210Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus
211Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
212Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
213Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
214Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii
215Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
216Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularis
217Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

218Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
219Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtata
220Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

221White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

222/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
223Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
224Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
225Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
226/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
227/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
228Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

229Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

230Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
231Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus
232Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateri
233Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillus
234Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliaris

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

235Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

236/Gray-cheeked Thrush/Catharus minimus
237Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris
238Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reevei

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

239House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

240Orange-crowned EuphoniaEuphonia saturata
241Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

242Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
243Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
244Black-capped SparrowArremon abeillei

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

245Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa
246Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
247Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
248White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannae
249Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
250Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
251Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
252Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi
253Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

254Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis
255Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
256/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechia
257Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseri

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

258Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
259/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra
260Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

261White-shouldered TanagerLoriotus luctuosus
262Lemon-rumped Tanager**Ramphocelus icteronotus
263Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
264Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum
265Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
266Yellow-tufted Dacnis**Dacnis egregia
267Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
268Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
269Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
270Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
271Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana
272Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telasco
273Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funerea
274Large-billed Seed-FinchSporophila crassirostris
275Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
276(Crimson-breasted Finch)Rhodospingus cruentus
277BananaquitCoereba flaveola
278Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
279Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
280Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus

 

 *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.