ECUADOR TARGET BIRDS LIST
NEOTROPICS
ECUADOR
Area (SqMi): | 98,985 |
# Species: | 1691 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 1606 |
# Endemics: | 43 |
# Near Endemics: | 194 |
Species/1000 SqMi: | 16.2 |
List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*
1 | Black Tinamou | Tinamus osgoodi | NE | |
2 | Berlepsch's Tinamou | Crypturellus berlepschi | MBS,RPR | NE |
3 | Pale-browed Tinamou | Crypturellus transfasciatus | CBR,JFR,RPR | NE |
4 | Curve-billed Tinamou | Nothoprocta curvirostris | GLR,YR | NE |
5 | Rufous-headed Chachalaca | Ortalis erythroptera | CBR,JFR,PC RPR | NE |
6 | Bearded Guan | Penelope barbata | CC,PC | NE |
7 | Baudo Guan | Penelope ortoni | MBS | NE |
8 | Nocturnal Curassow | Nothocrax urumutum | BC | |
9 | Salvin's Curassow | Mitu salvini | BC | |
10 | Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail | Odontophorus erythrops | CBR,MBS,RPR | NE |
11 | Dark-backed Wood-Quail | Odontophorus melanonotus | MBS | E |
12 | Peruvian Pigeon | Patagioenas oenops | NE | |
13 | Dusky Pigeon | Patagioenas goodsoni | MBS,RPR | NE |
14 | Ecuadorian Ground Dove | Columbina buckleyi | CBR,JFR,PC RPR | NE |
15 | Purple Quail-Dove | Geotrygon purpurata | MBS | NE |
16 | Ochre-bellied Dove | Leptotila ochraceiventris | CBR,JFR,PC | NE |
17 | Galapagos Dove | Zenaida galapagoensis | E | |
18 | Banded Ground-Cuckoo | Neomorphus radiolosus | MBS | NE |
19 | Scrub Nightjar | Nyctidromus anthonyi | CBR | NE |
20 | Choco Poorwill | Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi | MBS | NE |
21 | Fiery Topaz | Topaza pyra | BC | |
22 | White-whiskered Hermit | Phaethornis yaruqui | CBR,MBS,RPR | NE |
23 | Baron's Hermit** | Phaethornis baroni | CBR,RPR | NE |
24 | White-throated Daggerbill | Schistes albogularis | MBS,RPR | NE |
25 | Gorgeted Sunangel | Heliangelus strophianus | MBS,YR | NE |
26 | Tourmaline Sunangel | Heliangelus exortis | AN,GLR,SNP | NE |
27 | Little Sunangel | Heliangelus micraster | PC | NE |
28 | Purple-throated Sunangel | Heliangelus viola | PC,SNP | NE |
29 | Royal Sunangel | Heliangelus regalis | CC | NE |
30 | Violet-tailed Sylph | Aglaiocercus coelestis | CBR,MBS | NE |
31 | Ecuadorian Hillstar | Oreotrochilus chimborazo | AN,GLR,SNP,YR | NE |
32 | Blue-throated Hillstar | Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus | E | |
33 | Green-headed Hillstar | Oreotrochilus stolzmanni | NE | |
34 | Viridian Metaltail | Metallura williami | AN,GLR,PC,SNP | NE |
35 | Violet-throated Metaltail | Metallura baroni | E | |
36 | Neblina Metaltail | Metallura odomae | PC | NE |
37 | Hoary Puffleg | Haplophaedia lugens | RPR | NE |
38 | Black-breasted Puffleg | Eriocnemis nigrivestis | YR | E |
39 | Black-thighed Puffleg | Eriocnemis derbyi | NE | |
40 | Turquoise-throated Puffleg | Eriocnemis godini | E | |
41 | Golden-breasted Puffleg | Eriocnemis mosquera | GLR,SNP,YR | NE |
42 | Brown Inca | Coeligena wilsoni | MBS | NE |
43 | Rainbow Starfrontlet | Coeligena iris | CC,JFR,PC | NE |
44 | Velvet-purple Coronet | Boissonneaua jardini | MBS | NE |
45 | Rufous-gaped Hillstar | Urochroa bougueri | MBS | NE |
46 | Purple-bibbed Whitetip | Urosticte benjamini | MBS | NE |
47 | Empress Brilliant | Heliodoxa imperatrix | MBS | NE |
48 | Short-tailed Woodstar | Myrmia micrura | CBR,JFR | NE |
49 | Purple-collared Woodstar | Myrtis fanny | PC,YR | NE |
50 | Esmeraldas Woodstar | Chaetocercus berlepschi | CBR,RPR | E |
51 | Purple-throated Woodstar | Philodice mitchellii | MBS,RPR | NE |
52 | Western Emerald | Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus | MBS,RPR,YR | NE |
53 | Tumbes Hummingbird | Thaumasius baeri | JFR | NE |
54 | Spot-throated Hummingbird | Thaumasius taczanowskii | NE | |
55 | Olive-spotted Hummingbird | Talaphorus chlorocercus | BC | |
56 | Amazilia Hummingbird | Amazilis amazilia | Many | NE |
57 | Humboldt's Sapphire | Chrysuronia humboldtii | NE | |
58 | Blue-headed Sapphire | Chrysuronia grayi | NE | |
59 | Purple-chested Hummingbird | Polyerata rosenbergi | MBS,RPR | NE |
60 | Ecuadorian Rail | Rallus aequatorialis | BC | |
61 | Colombian Crake | Mustelirallus colombiana | BC | |
62 | Brown Wood-Rail | Aramides wolfi | RPR | NE |
63 | Red-winged Wood-Rail | Aramides calopterus | BC | |
64 | Galapagos Rail | Laterallus spilonota | E | |
65 | Lava Heron** | Butorides sundevalli | E | |
66 | Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus | AN,GLR,SNP,YR | AT |
67 | Black-and-chestnut Eagle | Spizaetus isidori | Many | EN |
68 | Gray-backed Hawk | Pseudastur occidentalis | CBR,JFR,MBS RPR | NE |
69 | Galapagos Hawk | Buteo galapagoensis | E | |
70 | Peruvian Screech-Owl | Megascops roboratus | CBR,JFR,PC | NE |
71 | Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium nubicola | MBS | NE |
72 | Blue-tailed Trogon | Trogon comptus | MBS,RPR | NE |
73 | Ecuadorian Trogon | Trogon mesurus | CBR,JFR,RPR | NE |
74 | Choco Black-throated Trogon | Trogon cupreicauda | MBS | NE |
75 | Brown Nunlet | Nonnula brunnea | BC | |
76 | White-eared Jacamar | Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis | BC | |
77 | Coppery-chested Jacamar | Galbula pastazae | CC,SNP | NE |
78 | Purplish Jacamar | Galbula chalcothorax | CC | BC |
79 | Orange-fronted Barbet | Capito squamatus | MBS,RPR | NE |
80 | Five-colored Barbet | Capito quinticolor | NE | |
81 | Toucan Barbet | Semnornis ramphastinus | MBS | NE |
82 | Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan | Andigena laminirostris | MBS | NE |
83 | Ecuadorian Piculet | Picumnus sclateri | CBR,JFR,RPR | NE |
84 | Choco Woodpecker | Dryobates chocoensis | RPR | NE |
85 | Lita Woodpecker | Piculus litae | RPR | NE |
86 | Plumbeous Forest-Falcon | Micrastur plumbeus | MBS | NE |
87 | Carunculated Caracara | Daptrius carunculatus | Many | NE |
88 | Gray-cheeked Parakeet | Brotogeris pyrrhoptera | CBR,JFR | NE |
89 | Red-faced Parrot | Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops | PC,SNP | NE |
90 | Rose-faced Parrot | Pyrilia pulchra | MBS,RPR | NE |
91 | Pacific Parrotlet | Forpus coelestis | CBR,JFR,MBS RPR | NE |
92 | El Oro Parakeet | Pyrrhura orcesi | E | |
93 | White-necked Parakeet | Pyrrhura albipectus | CC,SNP | NE |
94 | Great Green Macaw | Ara ambiguus | CBR,RPR | CR |
95 | Yellow-eared Parrot | Ognorhynchus icterotis | NE | |
96 | Cordilleran Parakeet | Psittacara frontalus | PC | NE |
97 | Chapman's Antshrike | Thamnophilus zarumae | JFR | NE |
98 | Collared Antshrike | Thamnophilus bernardi | CBR,JFR,PC | NE |
99 | Marañon Slaty-Antshrike** | Thamnophilus leucogaster | NE | |
100 | Cocha Antshrike | Thamnophilus praecox | E | |
101 | Pearly Antshrike | Megastictus margaritatus | BC | |
102 | White-streaked Antvireo | Dysithamnus leucostictus | BC | |
103 | Rio Suno Antwren | Myrmotherula sunensis | BC | |
104 | Plain-winged Antwren | Myrmotherula behni | BC | |
105 | Ancient Antwren | Herpsilochmus gentryi | NE | |
106 | Yellow-browed Antbird | Hypocnemis hypoxantha | CC | BC |
107 | Slate-colored Antbird | Myrmelastes schistacea | BC | |
108 | Gray-headed Antbird | Ampelornis griseiceps | JFR | NE |
109 | Esmeraldas Antbird | Sipia nigricauda | CBR,MBS,RPR | NE |
110 | Stub-tailed Antbird | Sipia berlepschi | NE | |
111 | Lunulated Antbird | Oneillornis lunulatus | NE | |
112 | Marañon Crescentchest | Melanopareia maranonica | NE | |
113 | Elegant Crescentchest | Melanopareia elegans | CBR,JFR,PC RPR | NE |
114 | Rufous-crowned Antpitta | Pittasoma rufopileatum | RPR | NE |
115 | Chestnut-belted Gnateater | Conopophaga aurita | BC | |
116 | Giant Antpitta | Grallaria gigantea | MBS | NE |
117 | Moustached Antpitta | Grallaria alleni | NE | |
118 | Ochre-striped Antpitta | Grallaria dignissima | BC | |
119 | Watkins's Antpitta | Grallaria watkinsi | CBR,JFR,PC | NE |
120 | Jocotoco Antpitta | Grallaria ridgelyi | NE | |
121 | Yellow-breasted Antpitta | Grallaria flavotincta | NE | |
122 | Bicolored Antpitta | Grallaria rufocinerea | NE | |
123 | White-lored Antpitta | Myrmothera fulviventris | BC | |
124 | Peruvian Antpitta | Grallaricula peruviana | NE | |
125 | Crescent-faced Antpitta | Grallaricula lineifrons | NE | |
126 | Loja Tapaculo | Scytalopus androstictus | PC | NE |
127 | Choco Tapaculo | Scytalopus chocoensis | NE | |
128 | Tatama Tapaculo | Scytalopus alvarezlopezi | E | |
129 | Ecuadorian Tapaculo | Scytalopus robbinsi | E | |
130 | Chusquea Tapaculo | Scytalopus parkeri | PC | NE |
131 | Spillmann's Tapaculo | Scytalopus spillmanni | GLR,MBS,SNP YR | NE |
132 | Spot-throated Woodcreeper | Certhiasomus stictolaemus | BC | |
133 | Duida Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes duidae | CC,SNP | BC |
134 | Pacific Hornero | Furnarius cinnamomeus | CBR,JFR,MBS RPR | NE |
135 | Stout-billed Cinclodes | Cinclodes excelsior | AN,GLR,SNP,YR | NE |
136 | Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner | Syndactyla ruficollis | JFR | NE |
137 | Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner | Clibanornis erythrocephalus | CBR,JFR | NE |
138 | Uniform Treehunter | Thripadectes ignobilis | MBS,RPR | NE |
139 | Fulvous-dotted Treerunner | Margarornis stellatus | NE | |
140 | Mouse-colored Thistletail | Asthenes griseomurina | PC | NE |
141 | Equatorial Graytail | Xenerpestes singularis | SNP | NE |
142 | Line-cheeked Spinetail | Cranioleuca antisiensis | JFR,PC | NE |
143 | Blackish-headed Spinetail | Synallaxis tithys | CBR,JFR | NE |
144 | Marañon Spinetail | Synallaxis maranonica | NE | |
145 | Necklaced Spinetail | Synallaxis stictothorax | CBR | NE |
146 | Yellow-headed Manakin | Chloropipo flavicapilla | NE | |
147 | Jet Manakin | Chloropipo unicolor | CC | NE |
148 | Orange-crowned Manakin | Heterocercus aurantiivertex | NE | |
149 | Wire-tailed Manakin | Pipra filicauda | BC | |
150 | Club-winged Manakin | Machaeropterus deliciosus | MBS,RPR | NE |
151 | Orange-breasted Fruiteater | Pipreola jucunda | MBS | NE |
152 | Black-chested Fruiteater | Pipreola lubomirskii | SNP | BC |
153 | Chestnut-bellied Cotinga | Doliornis remseni | PC,SNP | NE |
154 | Chestnut-crested Cotinga | Ampelion rufaxilla | AT | |
155 | Amazonian Umbrellabird | Cephalopterus ornatus | CC | AT |
156 | Long-wattled Umbrellabird | Cephalopterus penduliger | MBS,RPR | NE |
157 | Foothill Schiffornis | Schiffornis aenea | CC,SNP | NE |
158 | Yellow-cheeked Becard** | Pachyramphus xanthogenys | SNP | NE |
159 | Slaty Becard | Pachyramphus spodiurus | CBR,JFR,MBS RPR | NE |
160 | Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus minimus | BC | |
161 | Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant | Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus | CC | NE |
162 | Pacific Flatbill | Rhynchocyclus pacificus | MBS,RPR | NE |
163 | Orange-eyed Flycatcher | Tolmomyias traylori | BC | |
164 | Orange-banded Flycatcher | Nephelomyias lintoni | CC,PC | NE |
165 | Rufous-winged Tyrannulet | Mecocerculus calopterus | Many | NE |
166 | Black-crested Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes nigrocristatus | NE | |
167 | Tumbesian Tyrannulet | Nesotriccus tumbezanus | CBR,JFR,RPR | NE |
168 | Maranon Tyrannulet | Nesotriccus maranonicus | PC | NE |
169 | Pacific Elaenia | Myiopagis subplacens | CBR,JFR,RPR | NE |
170 | Coopmans's Elaenia | Elaenia brachyptera | MBS,RPR | NE |
171 | Choco Tyrannulet | Zimmerius albigularis | MBS,RPR | NE |
172 | Loja Tyrannulet** | Zimmerius flavidifrons | JFR | NE |
173 | Peruvian Tyrannulet | Zimmerius viridiflavus | NE | |
174 | Fulvous-faced Scrub-Tyrant | Euscarthmus fulviceps | CBR,JFR,RPR | NE |
175 | Gray-and-white Tyrannulet | Pseudelaenia leucospodia | CBR | NE |
176 | Olive-chested Flycatcher | Myiophobus cryptoxanthus | CC | NE |
177 | Gray-breasted Flycatcher | Lathrotriccus griseipectus | CBR,JFR,MBS RPR | NE |
178 | Tumbes Pewee | Contopus punensis | CBR,JFR,RPR | NE |
179 | Brujo Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus manus | E | |
180 | Riverside Tyrant | Knipolegus orenocensis | BC | |
181 | Jelski's Chat-Tyrant | Silvicultrix jelskii | PC | NE |
182 | Ochraceous Attila | Attila torridus | CBR,RPR | BC |
183 | Citron-bellied Attila | Attila citriniventris | BC | |
184 | Sooty-crowned Flycatcher | Myiarchus phaeocephalus | CBR,JFR,PC RPR | NE |
185 | Galapagos Flycatcher | Myiarchus magnirostris | E | |
186 | Baird's Flycatcher | Myiodynastes bairdii | CBR,JFR | NE |
187 | Black-billed Peppershrike | Cyclarhis nigrirostris | AN,GLR,MBS | NE |
188 | Beautiful Jay | Cyanolyca pulchra | NE | |
189 | Turquoise Jay | Cyanolyca turcosa | Many | BC |
190 | White-tailed Jay | Cyanocorax mystacalis | CBR,JFR,PC | NE |
191 | Tumbes Swallow | Tachycineta stolzmanni | NE | |
192 | Galapagos Martin | Progne modesta | E | |
193 | Chestnut-collared Swallow | Petrochelidon rufocollaris | CBR,JFR,PC | NE |
194 | Fasciated Wren | Campylorhynchus fasciatus | CBR,JFR,PC RPR | NE |
195 | Superciliated Wren | Cantorchilus superciliaris | CBR,JFR,RPR | NE |
196 | Bar-winged Wood-Wren | Henicorhina leucoptera | CC | NE |
197 | Galapagos Mockingbird | Mimus parvulus | E | |
198 | Floreana Mockingbird | Mimus trifasciatus | E | |
199 | Espanola Mockingbird | Mimus macdonaldi | E | |
200 | San Cristobal Mockingbird | Mimus melanotis | E | |
201 | Long-tailed Mockingbird | Mimus longicaudatus | CBR,JFR,PC | NE |
202 | Black Solitaire | Entomodestes coracinus | MBS | NE |
203 | Rufous-brown Solitaire | Cichlopsis leucogenys | MBS | EN |
204 | Ecuadorian Thrush | Turdus maculirostris | Many | NE |
205 | Plumbeous-backed Thrush | Turdus reevei | CBR,JFR,RPR | NE |
206 | Marañon Thrush | Turdus maranonicus | NE | |
207 | Saffron Siskin | Spinus siemiradzkii | CBR,JFR | NE |
208 | Tanager Finch | Oreothraupis arremonops | NE | |
209 | Dusky Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus semifuscus | MBS | NE |
210 | Tumbes Sparrow | Rhynchospiza stolzmanni | NE | |
211 | Black-capped Sparrow | Arremon abeillei | CBR,JFR | NE |
212 | Marañon Sparrow | Arremon nigriceps | NE | |
213 | White-rimmed Brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopis | GLR,PC | NE |
214 | White-headed Brushfinch | Atlapetes albiceps | JFR | NE |
215 | White-winged Brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopterus | JFR,MBS,PC,YR | NE |
216 | Pale-headed Brushfinch | Atlapetes pallidiceps | E | |
217 | Bay-crowned Brushfinch | Atlapetes seebohmi | JFR | NE |
218 | Ecuadorian Cacique | Cacicus sclateri | BC | |
219 | White-edged Oriole | Icterus graceannae | CBR,JFR | NE |
220 | Moriche Oriole** | Icterus chrysocephalus | BC | |
221 | Pale-eyed Blackbird | Agelasticus xanthophthalmus | NE | |
222 | Black-lored Yellowthroat | Geothlypis auricularis | CBR,JFR,PC RPR | NE |
223 | Three-banded Warbler | Basileuterus trifasciatus | JFR,PC | NE |
224 | Choco Warbler | Myiothlypis chlorophrys | MBS,RPR | NE |
225 | Gray-and-gold Warbler | Myiothlypis fraseri | CBR,JFR,PC RPR | NE |
226 | Highland Hepatic Tanager** | Piranga lutea | BC | |
227 | Ochre-breasted Tanager | Chlorothraupis stolzmanni | MBS,RPR | NE |
228 | Ecuadorian Seedeater | Amaurospiza aequatorialis | RPR | NE |
229 | Western Hemispingus** | Sphenopsis ochraceus | E | |
230 | Piura Hemispingus** | Sphenopsis piurae | JFR | NE |
231 | Buff-bellied Tanager | Thlypopsis inornata | NE | |
232 | Golden-chested Tanager | Bangsia rothschildi | NE | |
233 | Moss-backed Tanager | Bangsia edwardsi | MBS | NE |
234 | Yellow-green Tanager | Bangsia flavovirens | MBS | NE |
235 | Orange-throated Tanager | Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron | CC | NE |
236 | Black-chinned Mountain Tanager | Anisognathus notabilis | MBS | NE |
237 | Purplish-mantled Tanager | Iridosornis porphyrocephalus | NE | |
238 | Glistening-green Tanager | Chlorochrysa phoenicotis | MBS,RPR | NE |
239 | Rufous-throated Tanager | Ixothraupis rufigula | MBS | NE |
240 | Scrub Tanager | Stilpnia vitriolina | MBS,YR | NE |
241 | Blue-whiskered Tanager | Tangara johannae | RPR | NE |
242 | Yellow-tufted Dacnis** | Dacnis egregia | MBS,RPR | NE |
243 | Scarlet-breasted Dacnis | Dacnis berlepschi | NE | |
244 | Scarlet-and-white Tanager | Chrysothlypis salmoni | RPR | NE |
245 | Indigo Flowerpiercer | Diglossa indigotica | MBS,YR | NE |
246 | Black-backed Bush Tanager | Urothraupis stolzmanni | GLR | NE |
247 | Tit-like Dacnis | Xenodacnis parina | NE | |
248 | Collared Warbling Finch | Poospiza hispaniolensis | CBR,JFR | NE |
249 | Sulphur-throated Finch | Sicalis taczanowskii | NE | |
250 | Parrot-billed Seedeater | Sporophila peruviana | CBR | NE |
251 | Drab Seedeater | Sporophila simplex | NE | |
252 | Crimson-breasted Finch | Rhodospingus cruentus | CBR,JFR,RPR | NE |
253 | Green Warbler-Finch | Certhidea olivacea | E | |
254 | Gray Warbler-Finch | Certhidea fusca | E | |
255 | Vegetarian Finch | Platyspiza crassirostris | E | |
256 | Woodpecker Finch | Camarhynchus pallidus | E | |
257 | Large Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus psittacula | E | |
258 | Medium Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus pauper | E | |
259 | Small Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus parvulus | E | |
260 | Mangrove Finch | Camarhynchus heliobates | E | |
261 | Small Ground-Finch | Geospiza fuliginosa | E | |
262 | Large Ground-Finch | Geospiza magnirostris | E | |
263 | Vampire Ground-Finch | Geospiza septentrionalis | E | |
264 | Genovesa Ground-Finch | Geospiza acutirostris | E | |
265 | Sharp-beaked Ground-Finch | Geospiza difficilis | E | |
266 | Common Cactus-Finch | Geospiza scandens | E | |
267 | Medium Ground-Finch | Geospiza fortis | E | |
268 | Espanola Ground-Finch | Geospiza conirostris | E | |
269 | Genovesa Cactus-Finch | Geospiza propinqua | E | |
270 | Black-winged Saltator | Saltator atripennis | CBR,MBS,RPR | NE |
271 | Black-cowled Saltator | Saltator nigriceps | JFR,PC | NE |
*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.
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REASON CODES
Code | Description | ## |
E | Endemic | 40 |
NE | Near Endemic | 193 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
EN | Endangered | 2 |
BC | Best Seen in This Country | 32 |
AT | Always a Target | 3 |
Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.