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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

CodeDescription##
EEndemic30
LCLocal13
NENear Endemic11
RRRestricted Range12

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable13
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered3

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

1Orinoco GooseOressochen jubataLCNT
2Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaLC 
3Wattled CurassowCrax globulosaLCEN
4Galapagos DoveZenaida galapagoensisENT
5Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopygaLC 
6White-tailed NightjarHydropsalis cayennensisRR 
7Blue-throated HillstarOreotrochilus cyanolaemusECR
8Black-thighed PufflegEriocnemis derbyiNENT
9Turquoise-throated PufflegEriocnemis godiniECR
10Spot-throated HummingbirdThaumasius taczanowskiiNE 
11Humboldt's SapphireChrysuronia humboldtiiNE 
12Blue-headed SapphireChrysuronia grayiNE 
13Galapagos RailLaterallus spilonotaEV
14Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusLC 
15Lava Heron**Butorides sundevalliE 
16Galapagos HawkButeo galapagoensisEV
17Rusty-breasted NunletNonnula rubeculaRR 
18Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolaRR 
19Rose-fronted ParakeetPyrrhura roseifronsRR 
20Yellow-eared ParrotOgnorhynchus icterotisNEV
21Ash-winged AntwrenEuchrepomis spodioptilaLC 
22Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicusLC 
23Ancient AntwrenHerpsilochmus gentryiNE 
24Ash-breasted AntbirdMyrmoborus lugubrisRRV
25Slate-colored AntbirdMyrmelastes schistaceaRR 
26Bicolored AntpittaGrallaria rufocinereaNEV
27Tatama TapaculoScytalopus alvarezlopeziENT
28Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostrisRR 
29Curve-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus procurvoidesRR 
30Chestnut-throated SpinetailSynallaxis cherrieiLC 
31Yellow-headed ManakinChloropipo flavicapillaNEV
32White-bellied Pygmy-TyrantMyiornis albiventrisRR 
33Johannes's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus iohannisRR 
34Zimmer's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus minimusLC 
35Cinnamon-breasted Tody-TyrantHemitriccus cinnamomeipectusNE 
36\Slaty Elaenia\Elaenia streperaLC 
37Brujo FlycatcherPyrocephalus manusE 
38Galapagos FlycatcherMyiarchus magnirostrisE 
39Three-striped FlycatcherConopias trivirgatusRR 
40Tumbes SwallowTachycineta stolzmanniNE 
41Galapagos MartinProgne modestaEEN
42Collared GnatwrenMicrobates collarisLC 
43Galapagos MockingbirdMimus parvulusE 
44Floreana MockingbirdMimus trifasciatusEEN
45Espanola MockingbirdMimus macdonaldiEV
46San Cristobal MockingbirdMimus melanotisENT
47&Andean SiskinlSpinus spinescensRR 
48Bicolored ConebillConirostrum bicolorLCNT
49Sulphur-throated FinchSicalis taczanowskiiNE 
50Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minutaLC 
51Green Warbler-FinchCerthidea olivaceaEV
52Gray Warbler-FinchCerthidea fuscaE 
53Vegetarian FinchPlatyspiza crassirostrisE 
54Woodpecker FinchCamarhynchus pallidusENT
55Large Tree-FinchCamarhynchus psittaculaEV
56Medium Tree-FinchCamarhynchus pauperECR
57Small Tree-FinchCamarhynchus parvulusE 
58Small Ground-FinchGeospiza fuliginosaE 
59Large Ground-FinchGeospiza magnirostrisE 
60Vampire Ground-FinchGeospiza septentrionalisEV
61Genovesa Ground-FinchGeospiza acutirostrisEV
62Sharp-beaked Ground-FinchGeospiza difficilisE 
63Common Cactus-FinchGeospiza scandensE 
64Medium Ground-FinchGeospiza fortisE 
65Espanola Ground-FinchGeospiza conirostrisEV
66Genovesa 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.