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Area (ha):80
Altitude (m):2500
# Species:292
# Excl Vagrants:292
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:66
Species/100 ha:365.0
Habitat: Montane evergreen forest

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatus?
2Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii?

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

3Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera?
4Bearded GuanPenelope barbata?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

5Rock PigeonColumba livia?
6Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata?
7Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyi?
8Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana?
9White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi?
10Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventris?
11White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata 
12West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda?
13Eared DoveZenaida auriculata?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

14Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris?
15Striped CuckooTapera naevia?
16Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

17Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

18Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila?
19White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris?
20Gray-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris?
21Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura?

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

22Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorus?
23Gray-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularis?
24Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus?
25Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans?
26Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis?
27Little SunangelHeliangelus micraster?
28Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus viola?
29Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys?
30Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii?
31Black-tailed TrainbearerLesbia victoriae?
32<Green-tailed Trainbearer>Lesbia nuna?
33Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herrani?
34Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina?
35Sapphire-vented PufflegEriocnemis luciani?
36Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis?
37Bronzy IncaCoeligena coeligena?
38Collared IncaCoeligena torquata?
39Rainbow StarfrontletCoeligena iris?
40Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiae?
41Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi 
42Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii?
43White-booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii?
44Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides?
45Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris?
46Peruvian SheartailThaumastura coraX
47Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micrura?
48Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fanny?
49White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsant 
50Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombus?
51Purple-throated WoodstarPhilodice mitchellii?
52White-vented PlumeleteerChalybura buffonii?
53Tumbes HummingbirdThaumasius baeri?
54Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

55Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

56/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitaria?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

57Snowy EgretEgretta thula?
58Great EgretArdea alba?
59Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi?

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

60Black VultureCoragyps atratus?
61Turkey VultureCathartes aura?
62King VultureSarcoramphus papa?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

63Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus?
64Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus?
65Plain-breasted Hawk**Accipiter ventralis?
66Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor?
67Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis?
68Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris?
69Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus?
70White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous?
71Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma 
72Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus?
73Gray-lined HawkButeo nitidus?
74/Broad-winged Hawk/Buteo platypterus?
75Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus?
76White-throated HawkButeo albigula?
77Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus?

 
Owls: Strigidae

78White-throated Screech-OwlMegascops albogularis?
79Peruvian Screech-OwlMegascops roboratus?
80Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata?
81Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanum?
82Stygian OwlAsio stygius?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

83Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auriceps?
84Ecuadorian TrogonTrogon mesurus?

 
Motmots: Momotidae

85Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescens?
86Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

87Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

88Ecuadorian PiculetPicumnus sclateri?
89Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus?
90Scarlet-backed WoodpeckerDryobates callonotus?
91Bar-bellied WoodpeckerDryobates nigriceps?
92Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus?
93Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus?
94Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

95Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans?
96Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus?
97Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway?
98Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus?
99American KestrelFalco sparverius?
100Bat FalconFalco rufigularis?
101/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus?

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

102<Barred Parakeet>Bolborhynchus lineola?
103Gray-cheeked ParakeetBrotogeris pyrrhoptera?
104Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosus?
105Scaly-naped ParrotAmazona mercenarius?
106Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestis?
107<Golden-plumed Parakeet>Leptosittaca branickii?
108Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenys?

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

109Great AntshrikeTaraba major?
110Chapman's AntshrikeThamnophilus zarumae?
111Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardi?
112Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis?
113Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticeps?
114Gray-headed AntbirdAmpelornis griseicepsUC

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

115Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegans?

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

116Undulated AntpittaGrallaria squamigera?
117Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis?
118Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla?
119Watkins's AntpittaGrallaria watkinsi?
120Leymebamba AntpittaGrallaricula leymebambae?
121Slate-crowned AntpittaGrallaricula nana?

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

122Ash-colored TapaculoMyornis senilis?
123Loja TapaculoScytalopus androstictus?
124Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latrans?

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

125Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus?
126Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris?
127Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii?
128Montane WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes lacrymiger?
129Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans?
130Streaked TuftedcheekPseudocolaptes boissonneautii?
131Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeus?
132Pale-legged HorneroFurnarius leucopus?
133Rufous-necked Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla ruficollis?
134Henna-hooded Foliage-gleanerClibanornis erythrocephalus?
135Spotted BarbtailPremnoplex brunnescens?
136Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamiger?
137White-browed SpinetailHellmayrea gularis?
138Line-cheeked SpinetailCranioleuca antisiensis?
139Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae?
140Rufous SpinetailSynallaxis unirufa?
141Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithys?

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

142Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatus?

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

143Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor?
144Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurus?
145Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus salvini?
146One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous?

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

147Streak-necked FlycatcherMionectes striaticollis?
148Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus?
149Slaty-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon superciliaris?
150Scale-crested Pygmy-TyrantLophotriccus pileatus?
151Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis?
152Rufous-crowned Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus ruficeps?
153Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum?
154Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens?
155Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus?
156Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum?
157White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercus?
158White-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus stictopterus?
159White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys?
160Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatus?
161Tumbes TyrannuletNesotriccus tumbezanus?
162Maranon TyrannuletNesotriccus maranonicus?
163Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacens?
164White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps?
165Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura?
166Sierran ElaeniaElaenia pallatangae?
167Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerea?
168Black-capped TyrannuletPhyllomyias nigrocapillus?
169Tawny-rumped TyrannuletPhyllomyias uropygialis?
170Loja Tyrannulet**Zimmerius flavidifrons?
171Peruvian TyrannuletZimmerius viridiflavus?
172Fulvous-faced Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus fulviceps?
173Mouse-gray FlycatcherMyiophobus crypterythrus?
174Gray-breasted FlycatcherLathrotriccus griseipectus?
175Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus?
176Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis?
177/Western Wood-Pewee/Contopus sordidulus?
178Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans?
179Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus?
180\White-browed Ground-Tyrant\Muscisaxicola albilora?
181Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis?
182Jelski's Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix jelskiiUC
183Yellow-bellied Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix diadema?
184Rufous-breasted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralis?
185Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer?
186Sooty-crowned FlycatcherMyiarchus phaeocephalus?
187Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua?
188Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis?
189Baird's FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii?
190Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus?
191Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

192Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis?
193Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys?
194Chivi VireoVireo chiri?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

195Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosa?
196White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalis?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

197Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea?
198Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis?
199Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca?
200Pale-footed SwallowOrochelidon flavipes?
201Brown-bellied SwallowOrochelidon murina?
202Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris?

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

203White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineata?

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

204House WrenTroglodytes aedon?
205Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis?
206Grass WrenCistothorus platensis?
207Fasciated WrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus?
208Plain-tailed WrenPheugopedius euophrys?
209Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateri?
210Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliaris?
211Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufa?
212Gray-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys?

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

213Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

214Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides?
215Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater?
216/Swainson's Thrush/Catharus ustulatus?
217Ecuadorian ThrushTurdus maculirostris?
218Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reevei?
219Great ThrushTurdus fuscater?
220Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco?
221(Andean Slaty-Thrush)Turdus nigriceps?
222Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

223Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala?
224Thick-billed EuphoniaEuphonia laniirostris?
225Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria?
226Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus?
227Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkii?

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

228Dusky ChlorospingusChlorospingus semifuscus?
229Tumbes SparrowRhynchospiza stolzmanni?
230Gray-browed BrushfinchArremon assimilis?
231Black-capped SparrowArremon abeillei?
232Chestnut-capped BrushfinchArremon brunneinucha?
233Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis?
234White-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes albiceps?
235Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucha?
236White-winged BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopterus?
237Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmi?
238Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinucha?

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

239Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosa?
240Russet-backed OropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons?
241White-edged OrioleIcterus graceannae?
242Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas?
243Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis?
244Scrub BlackbirdDives warczewiczi?

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

245Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis?
246Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi?
247/Blackburnian Warbler/Setophaga fusca?
248Three-banded WarblerBasileuterus trifasciatus?
249Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridis?
250Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristata?
251Gray-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraseri?
252Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronata?
253Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus?
254Spectacled RedstartMyioborus melanocephalus?

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

255Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava?
256/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubra?
257Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster?
258Ecuadorian SeedeaterAmaurospiza aequatorialis?

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

259Black-eared HemispingusSphenopsis melanotis?
260Piura Hemispingus**Sphenopsis piuraeR
261Superciliaried HemispingusThlypopsis superciliaris?
262Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata?
263Blue-capped TanagerSporathraupis cyanocephala?
264Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus?
265Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota?
266Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus?
267Silvery TanagerStilpnia viridicollis?
268Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassorii?
269Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridis?
270Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolor?
271Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons?
272Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayii?
273Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis?
274White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera?
275Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides?
276Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens?
277Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea?
278PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema?
279Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus?
280<Slaty Finch>Haplospiza rustica?
281Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus?
282Gray-hooded Bush TanagerCnemoscopus rubrirostris?
283Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola?
284Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina?
285Parrot-billed SeedeaterSporophila peruviana?
286Drab SeedeaterSporophila simplex?
287Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa?
288Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis?
289BananaquitCoereba flaveola?
290Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus?
291Streaked SaltatorSaltator striatipectus?
292Black-cowled SaltatorSaltator nigriceps?

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor7
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular4
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental1

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon0
FCFairly/Locally Common0
UCUncommon/Scarce5
RRare/Very Scarce1
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain285

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered0

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.