ECUADOR SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
Remote Species
NEOTROPICS ECUADOR
Area (SqMi): | 98,985 |
# Species: | 1691 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 1606 |
# Endemics: | 43 |
# Near Endemics: | 194 |
Species/1000 SqMi: | 16.2 |
OTHER COUNTRIESIN THE NEOTROPICS
BIRDING LOCALES
DISTRIBUTION CODES
Code | Description | ## |
E | Endemic | 30 |
LC | Local | 13 |
NE | Near Endemic | 11 |
RR | Restricted Range | 12 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 7 |
V | Vulnerable | 13 |
EN | Endangered | 3 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 3 |
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.*
1 | Orinoco Goose | Oressochen jubata | LC | NT |
2 | Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | LC | |
3 | Wattled Curassow | Crax globulosa | LC | EN |
4 | Galapagos Dove | Zenaida galapagoensis | E | NT |
5 | Band-tailed Nighthawk | Nyctiprogne leucopyga | LC | |
6 | White-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis cayennensis | RR | |
7 | Blue-throated Hillstar | Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus | E | CR |
8 | Black-thighed Puffleg | Eriocnemis derbyi | NE | NT |
9 | Turquoise-throated Puffleg | Eriocnemis godini | E | CR |
10 | Spot-throated Hummingbird | Thaumasius taczanowskii | NE | |
11 | Humboldt's Sapphire | Chrysuronia humboldtii | NE | |
12 | Blue-headed Sapphire | Chrysuronia grayi | NE | |
13 | Galapagos Rail | Laterallus spilonota | E | V |
14 | Pinnated Bittern | Botaurus pinnatus | LC | |
15 | Lava Heron** | Butorides sundevalli | E | |
16 | Galapagos Hawk | Buteo galapagoensis | E | V |
17 | Rusty-breasted Nunlet | Nonnula rubecula | RR | |
18 | Andean Flicker | Colaptes rupicola | RR | |
19 | Rose-fronted Parakeet | Pyrrhura roseifrons | RR | |
20 | Yellow-eared Parrot | Ognorhynchus icterotis | NE | V |
21 | Ash-winged Antwren | Euchrepomis spodioptila | LC | |
22 | Amazonian Antshrike | Thamnophilus amazonicus | LC | |
23 | Ancient Antwren | Herpsilochmus gentryi | NE | |
24 | Ash-breasted Antbird | Myrmoborus lugubris | RR | V |
25 | Slate-colored Antbird | Myrmelastes schistacea | RR | |
26 | Bicolored Antpitta | Grallaria rufocinerea | NE | V |
27 | Tatama Tapaculo | Scytalopus alvarezlopezi | E | NT |
28 | Slender-billed Miner | Geositta tenuirostris | RR | |
29 | Curve-billed Scythebill | Campylorhamphus procurvoides | RR | |
30 | Chestnut-throated Spinetail | Synallaxis cherriei | LC | |
31 | Yellow-headed Manakin | Chloropipo flavicapilla | NE | V |
32 | White-bellied Pygmy-Tyrant | Myiornis albiventris | RR | |
33 | Johannes's Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus iohannis | RR | |
34 | Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus minimus | LC | |
35 | Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus | NE | |
36 | \Slaty Elaenia\ | Elaenia strepera | LC | |
37 | Brujo Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus manus | E | |
38 | Galapagos Flycatcher | Myiarchus magnirostris | E | |
39 | Three-striped Flycatcher | Conopias trivirgatus | RR | |
40 | Tumbes Swallow | Tachycineta stolzmanni | NE | |
41 | Galapagos Martin | Progne modesta | E | EN |
42 | Collared Gnatwren | Microbates collaris | LC | |
43 | Galapagos Mockingbird | Mimus parvulus | E | |
44 | Floreana Mockingbird | Mimus trifasciatus | E | EN |
45 | Espanola Mockingbird | Mimus macdonaldi | E | V |
46 | San Cristobal Mockingbird | Mimus melanotis | E | NT |
47 | &Andean Siskinl | Spinus spinescens | RR | |
48 | Bicolored Conebill | Conirostrum bicolor | LC | NT |
49 | Sulphur-throated Finch | Sicalis taczanowskii | NE | |
50 | Ruddy-breasted Seedeater | Sporophila minuta | LC | |
51 | Green Warbler-Finch | Certhidea olivacea | E | V |
52 | Gray Warbler-Finch | Certhidea fusca | E | |
53 | Vegetarian Finch | Platyspiza crassirostris | E | |
54 | Woodpecker Finch | Camarhynchus pallidus | E | NT |
55 | Large Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus psittacula | E | V |
56 | Medium Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus pauper | E | CR |
57 | Small Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus parvulus | E | |
58 | Small Ground-Finch | Geospiza fuliginosa | E | |
59 | Large Ground-Finch | Geospiza magnirostris | E | |
60 | Vampire Ground-Finch | Geospiza septentrionalis | E | V |
61 | Genovesa Ground-Finch | Geospiza acutirostris | E | V |
62 | Sharp-beaked Ground-Finch | Geospiza difficilis | E | |
63 | Common Cactus-Finch | Geospiza scandens | E | |
64 | Medium Ground-Finch | Geospiza fortis | E | |
65 | Espanola Ground-Finch | Geospiza conirostris | E | V |
66 | Genovesa Cactus-Finch | Geospiza propinqua | E | V |
*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.