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ECUADOR SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

Remote Species

NEOTROPICS
ECUADOR

Area (SqMi):98,985
# Species:1688
# Excl Vagrants:1604
# Endemics:43
# Near Endemics:193
Species/1000 SqMi:16.2

OTHER COUNTRIES
IN THE NEOTROPICS

BIRDING LOCALES

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic31
LCLocal11
NENear Endemic11
RRRestricted Range10

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable13
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered4

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.

 

List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

1Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaLC 
2Wattled CurassowCrax globulosaLCEN
3Galapagos DoveZenaida galapagoensisENT
4Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopygaLC 
5Blue-throated HillstarOreotrochilus cyanolaemusECR
6Black-thighed PufflegEriocnemis derbyiNENT
7Turquoise-throated PufflegEriocnemis godiniECR
8Spot-throated HummingbirdThaumasius taczanowskiiNE 
9Humboldt's SapphireChrysuronia humboldtiiNE 
10Blue-headed SapphireChrysuronia grayiNE 
11Galapagos RailLaterallus spilonotaEV
12Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusLC 
13Lava Heron**Butorides sundevalliE 
14Galapagos HawkButeo galapagoensisEV
15Rusty-breasted NunletNonnula rubeculaRR 
16Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolaRR 
17Rose-fronted ParakeetPyrrhura roseifronsRR 
18Yellow-eared ParrotOgnorhynchus icterotisNEV
19Ash-winged AntwrenEuchrepomis spodioptilaLC 
20Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicusLC 
21Ancient AntwrenHerpsilochmus gentryiNE 
22Ash-breasted AntbirdMyrmoborus lugubrisRRV
23Slate-colored AntbirdMyrmelastes schistaceaRR 
24Bicolored AntpittaGrallaria rufocinereaNEV
25Tatama TapaculoScytalopus alvarezlopeziENT
26Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostrisRR 
27Curve-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus procurvoidesRR 
28Chestnut-throated SpinetailSynallaxis cherrieiLC 
29Yellow-headed ManakinChloropipo flavicapillaNEV
30White-bellied Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis albiventrisRR 
31Zimmer's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus minimusLC 
32Cinnamon-breasted Tody-TyrantHemitriccus cinnamomeipectusNE 
33\Slaty Elaenia\Elaenia streperaLC 
34Brujo FlycatcherPyrocephalus manusE 
35Galapagos FlycatcherMyiarchus magnirostrisE 
36Three-striped FlycatcherConopias trivirgatusRR 
37Tumbes SwallowTachycineta stolzmanniNE 
38Galapagos MartinProgne modestaEEN
39Collared GnatwrenMicrobates collarisLC 
40Galapagos MockingbirdMimus parvulusE 
41Floreana MockingbirdMimus trifasciatusEEN
42Espanola MockingbirdMimus macdonaldiEV
43San Cristobal MockingbirdMimus melanotisENT
44<Andean Siskin>Spinus spinescensRR 
45Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolorLCNT
46Sulphur-throated FinchSicalis taczanowskiiNE 
47Green Warbler-FinchCerthidea olivaceaEV
48Gray Warbler-FinchCerthidea fuscaE 
49Vegetarian FinchPlatyspiza crassirostrisE 
50Woodpecker FinchCamarhynchus pallidusENT
51Large Tree-FinchCamarhynchus psittaculaEV
52Medium Tree-FinchCamarhynchus pauperECR
53Small Tree-FinchCamarhynchus parvulusE 
54Mangrove FinchCamarhynchus heliobatesECR
55Small Ground-FinchGeospiza fuliginosaE 
56Large Ground-FinchGeospiza magnirostrisE 
57Vampire Ground-FinchGeospiza septentrionalisEV
58Genovesa Ground-FinchGeospiza acutirostrisEV
59Sharp-beaked Ground-FinchGeospiza difficilisE 
60Common Cactus-FinchGeospiza scandensE 
61Medium Ground-FinchGeospiza fortisE 
62Espanola Ground-FinchGeospiza conirostrisEV
63Genovesa Cactus-FinchGeospiza propinquaEV

 

 *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.