Ecuador Birding Sites
Northwest Andes
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Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates.*

Presence Codes
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Likelihood of Being Seen
AS=Always Seen; US=Usually Seen; SS=Sometimes Seen
OS=Occasionally Seen; RS=Rarely Seen

1	Plumbeous Hawk	Leucopternis plumbeus	OS
2	Purple-chested Hummingbird	Amazilia rosenbergi	SS
3	Choco Trogon (Blue-tailed Trogon)	Trogon comptus	SS
4	Barred Puffbird	Nystalus radiatus	SS
5	Choco Toucan	Ramphastos brevis	US
6	Scarlet-backed Woodpecker	Veniliornis callonotus	SS
7	Stub-tailed Antbird	Myrmeciza berlepschi	OS
8	Black-headed Antthrush	Formicarius nigricapillus	OS
9	Yellow-margined Flycatcher	Tolmomyias assimilis	SS
10	Club-winged Manakin	Machaeropterus deliciosus	SS
11	Stripe-throated Wren	Thryothorus leucopogon	OS
12	Slate-throated Gnatcatcher	Polioptila schistaceigula	OS
13	Scarlet-browed Tanager	Heterospingus xanthopygius	OS
14	Gray-and-gold Tanager	Tangara palmeri	OS
15	Blue-whiskered Tanager	Tangara johannae	SS
16	Rufous-winged Tanager	Tangara lavinia	SS
17	Yellow-tufted Dacnis**	Dacnis egregia	SS
18	Scarlet-breasted Dacnis	Dacnis berlepschi	OS
19	Ochre-breasted Tanager	Chlorothraupis stolzmanni	OS
20	Orange-crowned Euphonia	Euphonia saturata	OS

* 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.